Trinidad Rockfish Wars- 1 (TRW1)- October 29th 2011

Almost there ....
 Crossing Richmond bride

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Holy crap!  I love it when the forecast goes from shitty to unbelievable!!!  Here's the latest:

 .SAT...NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. NW SWELL 3 TO 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.

I wrote the other day that "Epic" conditions weren't probable - I'd edited after first writing "not going to happen" - glad I changed it!  I'm taken aback that they have gone from 10 foot swells to 3-5.  If this materializes we are in for a nice ocean - amen!   and Wow! 

We had a great turnout - probably half the tournament field - at the safety meeting and orientation at Pacific Outfitters.  Then about 15 of us hit up Babes Pizza in Cutten for pitchers and good BS session through 9ish...  Good Times seeing old buddies, meeting a few new friends, and the usual best vibe that accompanies NCKA get togethers.  Looking forward to tomorrow - I'll try to keep you posted by i-phone...   

Just got to the room ... 2 hours early
Now if I can just get some sleep
See ya all in the morn.

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Just got to the room ... 2 hours early
Now if I can just get some sleep
See ya all in the morn.

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Glad you made it in safely, Eric.   

The New Nantucket Sleigh Ride
 

The most extreme kayak angler may be Chicago futures and options trader Dave Lamoureux, who paddles a modified 12-foot-long recreational kayak off the tip of Cape Cod in pursuit of bluefin tuna. He’s had strikes powerful enough to tow him at 15 mph—a contemporary variation of a whale pulling a whaling boat in what Herman Melville described as a Nantucket sleigh ride. In November Lamoureux reeled in his biggest catch to date—a 157-pound bluefin (above). “Tuna are so big and fast,” he says, “the initial hit is extremely violent. I’ve had my kayak cracked.”

Read more: New Kayak Fishing Rigs For Big-Fish Angling - Popular Mechanics


See ya'll otw

Lets get ready to rumble.....

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GOOD LUCK NCKA!!!   CATCH SOME MONSTERS!!!  WAR!!!  

-JT

Good luck you guys!  Go get'm!   

Oh, good - Rob was up late posting old ling photos - maybe that'll slow him down today!   

Let's do this, Boys!!!   

I was up late doing my homework and it paid off. 

I was up late and didn't make it hope you guys took some great photos...

I was driving all night ...
And it was worth it

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Badass!  Way to back it up, Rob.  Success today - I'll get a thread started within a couple hours if no one else has by then.   

Awesome job Rob.  What a great example of showing how doing your homework pays off.

Here is a link to the Official album for Trinidad Rockfish Wars 2011:

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.269541443089678.65644.163849720325518&type=1

Special thanks to everyone that made time to participated in the first annual Trinidad Rockfish Wars! I was absolutely blown away with the success of this tournament. Thank you to everyone who is a part of Pacific Outfitters, all their vendors for stepping up to the plate and kicking down some great prizes. Lost Coast Kayak Anglers, you guys came and represented well. Thanks to everyone at NCKA for helping us pump up our tournament. Your excitement in the TRW1 forum really helped out a great deal. Next year we will be branching out to other Angler sites in central California, all over Orgeon and Washington. We realized that anglers are willing to drive 8+ hours to visit beautiful Humboldt and fish our epic coastline. We had a fantastic turnout for our first event and next year it should be even that much bigger. I'm really glad everyone liked the format. It was a little bit of a gamble because it's different from your usual tournaments, but I think it made it a lot of fun.

Don't forget, if anyone has a great picture or illustration they would like to email me for the event poster for next year, I will pay your entry fee and hook you up with a gift card for Pacific Outfitters.

Thanks again Anglers and see you at GS6

Pacman