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2007 FSDA Southern Open Florida Championship The dates for the Southern Open Spearfishing tournament are June 22, 23 & 24 (Rain date 6/29 – 7/1) |
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06-23-2007, 09:34 AM | #1 |
Richard Daniel
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1st Open casualties
Well after a week long preparation by Fizisition and **********tampa of their new boat for the trip, we were foiled at the dock by a bad transmission shift cable that broke and would allow nothing but reverse. We regret not getting out to stick some bigun's in that beautiful weather we haven't seen in a long time! Oh well....Hope everyone else has better luck!
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06-23-2007, 09:47 AM | #2 |
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Re: 1st Open casualties
We were foiled by bad impellers and electrical stuff........... C'est la vie! Maybe next time.
Gonna try out of Jupiter this afternoon, will show up if there's anything worth weighing in........
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06-23-2007, 11:42 AM | #3 |
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Re: 1st Open casualties
BwanaR, next time that happens, just shift it by hand. You may have to tie it up with cord, as in an outboard. The neutral saftey switch is in the shifter on an outboard and it will start in gear. I/O s are a little different, but can be started in gear, as can inboards. Or start it in nuetral(shift by hand) and shift back into gear but tie off. It will save a trip.
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06-23-2007, 05:05 PM | #4 |
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Re: 1st Open casualties
Well, we were ten miles or less outside of the middlegrounds when the new wiring harness on my motors shorted out and overheated. We got one of the motors back up and running, and limped back in. Stopped at a few spots, and got a few fish, but nothing to speak of. Sucks, but it is the only time EVER that I have had to limp in from 90 miles out, I guess I was due....
I will see you at the weigh in to weigh my wimpy ass fish. |
06-23-2007, 06:02 PM | #5 |
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Re: 1st Open casualties
man bad day for boats! we got towed in from the reef as well. still a nice day on the water though. jeff will post the story in miami/keys
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06-23-2007, 06:41 PM | #6 |
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Re: 1st Open casualties
Well, SW, not to make light of your predicament, but I would have traded being towed in 4 miles versus limping in 90 miles anyday
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06-23-2007, 09:02 PM | #7 |
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Re: 1st Open casualties
The most beautiful conditions, too.
I was so frustrated, I said F**K it at 6:30 AM and proceeded to fill my stringer of bluegills. I just want to appeal to the moderators that although I was over my limit, there were 4 people on the boat, including the one holding the camera. So please don't remove the picture due to our massive stringers of bluegills and cite your "photo policy" Here is one of me pissing on the down motor, too. |
06-23-2007, 09:03 PM | #8 |
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Re: 1st Open casualties
You know, John cannot stand to be anything less than 1st place on his own boat. He tells me all the time, "Steve, its a long swim back to the weigh-in line". So, not being outdone today, he fills up his own healthy stringers of bluegills.
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06-23-2007, 09:07 PM | #9 |
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Re: 1st Open casualties
I actually freedove for this bluegill. Ritchie was convinced its a world record, because as you can see in the picture it is huge, not the typical 12 ounce bluegill you usually find everywhere. This thing weighed 64 ounces, empty. I'd imagine the beer was 12 ounces, too, making the total 76 ounces.
We had seen this phenomenon before, and were convinced that this particular bluegill must have came from Jupiter, where 10 pound gags always go 20 pounds. Not to be outdone, John dove to 225 feet on air for a bigger one of his own. Unfortunately he was a little narced and left it on the bottom while riding the lift bag up. Yes, that is Jerry pissing in the background. You are very observant. Possibly even gay. Quit looking at Jerry pissing and focus on my world record bluegill. |
06-23-2007, 09:09 PM | #10 |
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Re: 1st Open casualties
Last but not least, all this bluegill shooting called for a nap in the sun.
Sorry it isn't the best picture, John had to tuck Ritchie's balls back in his speedo before the shot without waking him up. |
06-23-2007, 09:35 PM | #11 |
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Re: 1st Open casualties
Next year guy's seems like the Southern Open is going to be my every other year tourney did well last year broke down the year before and this year I'll be making up for it out of Sebastion Tomarrow
Thanks for the boat ride John |
06-24-2007, 09:30 AM | #12 |
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Re: 1st Open casualties
Thanks Steve...(it's an IO), I asked if it was shiftable directly and we did make an attempt but Pat said the cable went into the case so the shifting linkage was probably in there. It would have been one thing $&##*@rigging it to get in, but to do that for a trip 100 miles due west was a differant story!
Maybe the SO will take pity on us and invite us back next year, for our donation. Talk about a highjacked thread.
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06-24-2007, 10:36 AM | #13 |
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Sorry about ya'lls bad luck.
At least you had nice seas for the limp back in John. Did you run out of bluegills? |
06-24-2007, 01:57 PM | #14 |
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Re: 1st Open casualties
Now those are some mother@#$ing HOD's!!!!
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