Caught the whole family! OI 9-23-05

[HIT N RUN]

Boat: Reel Fancy
Crew: Brian, Jim, Sandy, Gene, Tilford and Me

Mission: Big Eye on the troll

Fished the 650 hole all day amongst 50 million charters on a fart flat sea. Super slow and tough due to 6 straight days of heavy pressure.

5 for 10 on YFT due to pulled hooks. Not sure why, just one of those days.

1 for 2 on Big Eye's. 1 broke off

Coolest part of the day was when we saw the BIG EYE mark and started jigging and the first EYE smashed my center rigger with a boil as big as the bow of my boat and I about $hit my pants. It didn't come tight but everyone saw it and grabbed lines and started jigging and Sandy hooked up on the right short. If that wasn't enough then came the YFT crashing the other baits which results in 3 more hook ups of which a hook pulled but we landed 2!!! [excited][excited][excited]

Sandy's Big Eye broke the main line. [sad]

In the last half hour the short rigger popped and Tilly's 146 lb citation was hooked and fought for approx. 30 minutes and came to Jim's gaff and our mission was accomplished.

The fishing is tough right now and we need another blow and a break from the fleet in this area. It is pounded.

A buddy of mine was on a charter and left the 650 hole and steamed north to the 800 and a nice class of YFT were up there and snapping.

Thanks crew for doing a great job w/ zero mistakes all day! Any fish that were lost were out of our control.

Bill

Sandy


Jim


Tilford


Tilford's Eyeball hits the deck right at dark!


Angler and Gaff man!


Mission accomplished! Eye on the troll.


Small to big, got the whole family! Tilford's 146 lb EYE!!!


Look at these slabs of meat our butcher Jim is preparing.


Tilford's paper!

[JUGGERNAUT II]

Great job Bill and crew. Can't seem to get down there at the right time for them Eyes.........

Kelly "JUGGERNAUT"

[Tom Kidwell]

Great report! Congrads to you & crew. [excited]

[jimmy k]

YAAAAAAAAAAAA....Pretty work Bill & crew.....Congrats Tilly old boy..[excited]

[Fishboy OV8]

I didn't expect to top last weekends trip soooo soon, but getting that EYE on the troll was way cool

Thanks again Bill for another outstanding day of fishin' in the stream. Great to meet Sandy, Tillford, Gene, and fish again with you Jim.[excited][excited]

[TommyTuna]

congrats, u have sure put in your time

[pursuit_2150]

Way to get em. OI was alot better than Norfolk this week!!

[lmontagnaj]

Now that's REAL FISHING!!!

Pretty Work[excited]

[jfish]

Good Deal Bill!! You ssaid you were going after those guys... What bait did the Big Guy fall for? Congrads JIM

[Capt.Roscoe]

I hate to use vulgar language on a family web sight,but as we sailors say you busted that ass.Bet the experience was kick ass.Nothing like it huh,nice damn fish.I'll get out there with ya'll mates soon.Thats called catching not fishing LOL,,,