So we show up to a few days of super good weather and fun fishing! First day we took Reno Phil and Hook M Dano, our regular pre fish crew from Myrtle Beach/Reno and annual Key West groupies! Had a blast, boat ran great! Day Two had our monkeys, our camera guy Bob, W B O B , he would be shadowing us almost 24/7 for the next five days, filming the Reel-ality Fishing TV pilot, and Jerry, the tech rep from Sebago Shoes. Fun was had by all, caught some fish, caught a bunch of bait, and then saw some amazing sunrise, sunsets! Followed the days of pre fishing with a day of cold and wind, the only brought on a crazy night at the Beau Rivage casino and disco! Sold shoes at the tournament site next day, and began spoofing the other teams, in the way of changing Reno 911 Lieutenant Dangle, into Sarasota 911 Sargeant Mark Maus,
and posted posters all over hotels, elevators, room doors, and handed out at captains meeting. Then Jimmy dressed up in his gorilla suit for the check out day two, and oddly enough, some folks, 'nameless', though bad influence sister Karen showed up, had decorated Mark Maus 'aka monkey man's boat with monkey pinata's, leighs, beach towels, balloons, and more Sarasota 911 posters! All the fun led to a decent fish day one, lots of stories and jokes, and an even better fish on day two for a 34 lb and a 41 lb aggregate to finish in 16th place..Not bad out of 350 boats.
Fun week, all on film, 100 hours of live craziness to be cut into one hour of Reel-ality Fishing TV! Day One also got us a trip to the local ER after fishing, as Capt Mike, now Capt Hook, buried a pair of needlenose rusty pliers into his hand, puncturing it to the point of danger, first thing in the am, so he is on the antibiotic train, and got a tetnus shot and a giant waterproof glove, and of course, lots of sympathy from his loyal crew!
Thanks for the luck, my sister Karen showed up to support and be 'land crew' and we always have fun together, and thanks to Erika in New York for the lucky fish pendant, which I have yet to take off! And thanks to all who ran around the country with us this year, either on the boat, or from your computer, either way, you were with us 100% - THANKS CREW !
Peace Love and Fishing Folks,
off till Key West in January,
Holiday Happiness to all!
smiles-susan
1 comment:
hello fishing world
thanks to karen M i got to watch the weigh in with some friends...we had some beers...chips....and lounge chairs.....and never left my house....perfect way to fish...or as we call it "arm-chair fisherman" no fuss ,no mess....no worms or bait....and best of all we did not smell like ...well you know ...FISH......it was fun....thanks for letting us into your world...tom
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