MakoMania 6th place!

SkunkBoat

SkunkBoat

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PLAN CAME TOGETHER!!!!

Got in Mako Mania tournament Sunday on the 23 Sea Hunt.
Went to just shy of Texas Tower and set up a drift. Got & released about a 150 Dusky early which helped us get our ship together.

Then a couple of different love taps without a take. Read them on the fishfinder coming in, a couple clicks and nothing. Another one you could tell got wrapped in the wire. So were drifting along listening to Thin Lizzy and I see some birds and commotion about 1/4 mile ahead. "I think thats tuna"..."No, thats just dolphins"......."THAT"S TUNA!" Crank 'em in and get 2 daisy chains back...big tuna and 3 sharks crushing sand eels. Made a circle and got hit on the second go around. 66" Bluefin!

So we set out 2 shark baits and were bleeding the tuna and then gutting and taking pix on the bow and not paying attention.....bahzeeeeee! screamer mako!

Handled him pretty easy on the 80 and I put a slug in his brain.:bat:

We were due and we got rewarded. 76" and weighed in at 160...6th place:sun:
 

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So, we got our "big" check.
My brother and I go up and they're like, "that's the whole crew?" and we said "no, the other guy is in Florida".

All the other boats go up with 6 man crews. They probably all spent $900 on gas in the tournament....

The 1st place boat was not in any calcuttas (side bets) and got a check for $19000. The 2nd place boat was in all of the calcuttas and took a check for $114000!
 

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$500 Entry
$500 calcutta
$300 calcuttta
$150 calcutta
-------didn't get in $1000 calcutta
$180 gas
$ 0 9 bluefish we caught on Skunkboat weeks ago( caught the mako on one)
$ 0 one already half used bucket of frozen mackeral chum from last season

$100 3 un-used buckets of chum and a partially used flat of mackeral


but I ain't complaining....:sun:
 
I guess you have to sell more flowers.:sun:OK how did the mako and tuna taste !!!!! By any chance is that 23' runner in the future?????
 
step up here said:
I guess you have to sell more flowers.:sun:OK how did the mako and tuna taste !!!!! By any chance is that 23' runner in the future?????
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ATE TUNA 5 times this week (had a yellowfin from last Thurs). I cannot describe how f-ing good it is but here are some pix. Had to take a break from tuna one night. we put $100 worth of bft sashimi in the trap at the dock. Got seven keeper blueclaws next day. I haven't eaten steamed blueclaws in 25 years (I'm a sucker for a soft-shell crab sammich though!). They were a pain in the *** until the beer kicked in....

The mako...I gave it all away. Didn't care for it last time and I have a shipload of bluefin so why settle?????

Guy with the 23cc wanted $35k last year but why buy the cow when you can fish it thru the fence? Love the ride but just don't like center consoles. I have big feet and they have no room. I know cuddys/expresses don't ride as nice due to position of the pilot but I need an express layout. Been seriously looking at late '80s 24 North Coast and early 2000s Grady 265 Express:love:. But I'm a cheap bastard....:hi:

btw...Monday/Tuesday is tuna weather..... If its Skunkboat its Chicken Canyon...might have a ride to canyons on a 42cc Scout
 

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SkunkBoat said:
Guy with the 23cc wanted $35k last year but why buy the cow when you can fish it thru the fence? Love the ride but just don't like center consoles. I have big feet and they have no room. I know cuddys/expresses don't ride as nice due to position of the pilot but I need an express layout. Been seriously looking at late '80s 24 North Coast and early 2000s Grady 265 Express:love:.
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When I started my quest for my little Airslot I only found 4 of them for sale nationwide. I was just lucky that one of them was semi-local. BUT I did find lots (about a dozen) Airslot 24's for sale. You might want to consider one of them also. I know they are older and you have to think outside the box on them as far as looks go. They are not a Tri-hull, or a Cathedral hull either. More like a Deep-V hull with sponsons. They have an absolutely great ride, are stable as a rock and have a TON of deck room.
 
Destroyer said:
When I started my quest for my little Airslot I only found 4 of them for sale nationwide. I was just lucky that one of them was semi-local. BUT I did find lots (about a dozen) Airslot 24's for sale. You might want to consider one of them also. I know they are older and you have to think outside the box on them as far as looks go. They are not a Tri-hull, or a Cathedral hull either. More like a Deep-V hull with sponsons. They have an absolutely great ride, are stable as a rock and have a TON of deck room.
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Those 24s are beasts and would look really cool if someone did one up right.
 
Here's a couple more nice pix
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