Well , Fog No Luck Ducker bombed , we sucked...
the Main Event, Highly anticipated First Hali Outting came head ta head with 8- 12 ft brain smashers on Friday ,around the 1 mile
venture point ,30-40 knot winds from the South and West , what a fricken mess , i actually almost lost it man , disaster ,
thx ta Jeff and Jerry for attempting ta get us out , wasn't ta be that day , we were all devastated , Jeff was jacked....
next time i guess
Derby was fun , weather kept us close at bay ,limited on the tinny ,hooked into several yung-ins on thursday and saturday ,
but nothin worth weighing . Sat and Sunday was fricken wet man , da sac is still a dryin lol...
Had a couple of lunatics camp out beside my trailer in a friggen " TENT " WTF...lol... Crazy dudes man , 60 k winds , monsoon rain ,
funny thing , they had a blast !!
we kept low , seen a few guys poundin em at the fire , spent our nights defrosting , haven a few outta the elements....
x2 , thx to all involved , great time by all ,
Poett Nook did a great job , Nadine and Paul kept things rollin , thx ta both of you especially !!!
yes , biggest fish were , 16-17-and 18 , Trevor from Poett got 3rd ,( we'll never here the end of that : ( ...
Nice work.. our consistent top finishers were held off the score sheet ,
better luck next year Matt !! ( Bucky )
Gas was a issue for alot , not many gas docks were open , Poett Nook was one of few , careful next year guys , call ur suppliers in advance !!
it is off season for most...
anyways , last note , thx to Reel Knotty for his Awesome painting he donated to the derby , Ken was unable to attend due to health issues ,
ur painting went immediately , Don Deforest ( Co-ordinator) was very great-full for ur generosity ) , I wanted that painting so bad , would looked great in the trailer...
get well soon Ken ,,
***** the killer whale pod ( 6-8 of them )came right to the nook entrance on Monday ,
guess they came ta mop up on the last few stragglers... !!!
see ya all next year ,
FD
