Official Trinidad Rockfish Wars 4 Thread - Sept. 13th 2014

Signed up this morning!

Wanna team up Scott?

Hey Aaron,

Greg has done a fabulous job getting the event to where it is today. I am glad to see you are taking the reigns and organizing this years TRW4.  I may have overlooked it on the PacOut site, but what is the charity for the event?

Thanks, Brandi

Hey Aaron,

Greg has done a fabulous job getting the event to where it is today. I am glad to see you are taking the reigns and organizing this years TRW4.  I may have overlooked it on the PacOut site, but what is the charity for the event?

Thanks, Brandi

Great question Brandi. We actually spent some time on this matter. The last three tournaments we've split our proceeds with various charities. This is an awesome tournament, because of where it's located and I see a lot of potential for growth with this tournament. Everyone that comes over for the tournament loves the area and fishing grounds. The first year we had almost 25 teams. The second year we had 20 teams. The third year we had around 15 teams. I see the potential of having 50 teams. We were brainstorming ways to give this tournament a bigger draw, so we could tap into it's potential. After long thought, we've decided that offering more prizes to more people and/or bigger prize packages would be more enticing. In order to do that, we need to apply all the money brought in to the prizes, including the prizes that get donated. So for that reason we don't have a charity this year. However, if we wanted to offer some "side bets" like Barbie Pole Challenge, we could have people "buy in" to that and that money could go to a charity. I love the idea of the charity, once we really tap into the potential of this tournament; I can see bringing back in, as part of the entry fee. But the prizes cost money and we need to be able to pay for them. Hope that clarifies things for you and I am open to suggestions.

Thanks Brandi.

Well said, Aaron.  Cool that you brought it up, Brandi.  I respect the amount of time and energy that Aaron and the team have put into TRW over the past few years of building the tournament up and hope that we can hit that 50 team goal.

Come on, People!   

My team is looking to take back our title! We just are a bit lazy (cheap) in signing up for things in a timely manner.

Team Moose & Squirrel (Igor and Amos) is ready to fish and have fun.Large fish will perish and/or be CPR'd
-Amos & Igor

My team is looking to take back our title! We just are a bit lazy (cheap) in signing up for things in a timely manner.

Same here 

  Lingcod - 6 points per inch
• Halibut - 8 points per inch
• Greenling - 11 points per inch
• Black Rockfish - 8 points per inch
• Blue Rockfish - 8 points per inch
• China - 13 points per inch
• Cabezon - 7 points per inch
• Vermillion - 9 points per inch

What about coppers, browns, or the many other rockfish? 

Also what time is weigh in?

  Lingcod - 6 points per inch
• Halibut - 8 points per inch
• Greenling - 11 points per inch
• Black Rockfish - 8 points per inch
• Blue Rockfish - 8 points per inch
• China - 13 points per inch
• Cabezon - 7 points per inch
• Vermillion - 9 points per inch

What about coppers, browns, or the many other rockfish? 

Are those the actual point values? They seem a little off in some cases.

Down to 87 seats available.

  Lingcod - 6 points per inch
• Halibut - 8 points per inch
• Greenling - 11 points per inch
• Black Rockfish - 8 points per inch
• Blue Rockfish - 8 points per inch
• China - 13 points per inch
• Cabezon - 7 points per inch
• Vermillion - 9 points per inch

What about coppers, browns, or the many other rockfish? 

Also what time is weigh in?

What is listed is what can be turned in. That shouldn't be a problem for you. You can catch anything.

Hey Aaron,

Greg has done a fabulous job getting the event to where it is today. I am glad to see you are taking the reigns and organizing this years TRW4.  I may have overlooked it on the PacOut site, but what is the charity for the event?

Thanks, Brandi

Great question Brandi. We actually spent some time on this matter. The last three tournaments we've split our proceeds with various charities. This is an awesome tournament, because of where it's located and I see a lot of potential for growth with this tournament. Everyone that comes over for the tournament loves the area and fishing grounds. The first year we had almost 25 teams. The second year we had 20 teams. The third year we had around 15 teams. I see the potential of having 50 teams. We were brainstorming ways to give this tournament a bigger draw, so we could tap into it's potential. After long thought, we've decided that offering more prizes to more people and/or bigger prize packages would be more enticing. In order to do that, we need to apply all the money brought in to the prizes, including the prizes that get donated. So for that reason we don't have a charity this year. However, if we wanted to offer some "side bets" like Barbie Pole Challenge, we could have people "buy in" to that and that money could go to a charity. I love the idea of the charity, once we really tap into the potential of this tournament; I can see bringing back in, as part of the entry fee. But the prizes cost money and we need to be able to pay for them. Hope that clarifies things for you and I am open to suggestions.

Thanks Brandi.

Thanks Aaron! 

  Lingcod - 6 points per inch
• Halibut - 8 points per inch
• Greenling - 11 points per inch
• Black Rockfish - 8 points per inch
• Blue Rockfish - 8 points per inch
• China - 13 points per inch
• Cabezon - 7 points per inch
• Vermillion - 9 points per inch

What about coppers, browns, or the many other rockfish? 

Are those the actual point values? They seem a little off in some cases.

Whats wrong with the point values? This isnt AOTY Where everyone gets to whine. Don't fuck with tournament directors.

Count The aMayesing Brothers in on this one!  We faired poorly last year, but I'm blaming that on the crappy ocean conditions barring us from my favorite T-Dad reefs  .

Looks like I'll need to carry a pocket calculator OTW for the point system  .  At first glance, it looks as if a mess of decent-sized china rockfish could take the gold.  I'm cool with that  .  Species-specific tactics for the win!

With the way the points are laid out, Tony and I should have no problem getting 4 30"+ lings, a good cabezone, and a big china.  Hopefully I get some time fishing halibut and find them closer cause 300+pt halibut will be easy for me.  This will be fun if the weather cooperates