Lucky Enuff's 29lb 7oz king pic

[Fishtails]

Short report......I'll give a more detailed report on everything after the Sodus Pro Am cause It's late and I'm only home for one day till I leave again.

Prefished on Friday in the Fat Nancy's shootout (well run Tom....great job and really sweet entry package!) Thanks to all the sponsors and Fat Nancy's!! We started inside and found lousy temp after Thursday's blow, so we trolled out to deeper water and picked up our first king over about 425 fow off the rigger. Next king came on the copper.... that smaller king would turn out to be our only copper hit for the 3 days we fished :shock: .

As I was taking that fish out of the net, I looked up just in time to see the rigger fire. The rod never popped up, but bounced and went strait down to the water. I grabbed it and the fish was off to Canada. 700+ ft of line out and I realized I could see the spool. Jeff Jackson did a great job clearing the wire and we did a sharp starboard turn to get some line back on the reel. I was never able to move the fish, so we kept doing large starboard turns and I fought the fish out the side of the boat. Our circles got tighter and tighter until the fish tired and we got it in the net.....what a rush!!

We kept fishing and managed two more kings until we decided we better run in and weigh the fish.

Here is a pic, along with our 3rd place box of fish from Friday.

[Rich D]

I told you to run that fish in earlier, you would be in the Gradn Prize spot right now. lol Way to go Rod, you deserve it after this weekend, hope you get the boat fixed.

Rich

[Fishtails]

Thanks Rich.....it was tough fishing, wasn't it?

She'll be good to go for Sodus. I blew two gaskets on the port motor running full bore Sat.....had her doing 37mph with a tank of gas, crew of 5 and loaded with "stuff". Ran it to hard for to long I guess.....the Oswego Pro am and my boat don't get along so well

Didn't help us being down to one motor on Sunday, but that's the way it goes somedays. Give me a call on the cell when you get to Sodus!

[jason]

nice fish fishtails

[REELJERKS]

Rod;

fintastic fish!!

I fouled hook a 25 lb King once in thr drosal fin I thought I had shamoo on...driving in circles until fish was at boot also...What a rush!!!

CONGRATS

Mark

[waterlogged]

Congrats on your salmon division frst place fish.

Like Rich said you may have had th egrand prize and $6K more had you weighed earlier. But what the heck $1500 isn't a sharp stick in the eye!!

Clarke

[Fishtails]

Yes...I know Clarke. But it's probably all for not cause I called Dave Chilson first thing on Monday to inform him I found one guy one the boat didn't have a ticket. Dave and I talked on the phone at length about it. That's why I'm not making a big deal on it being a loc fish....

Next time...I will make sure EVERYONE on the boat shows me the ticket.

[jason]

your a real man for being honest rod

[on the lam]

Nice catch, sorry about the ticket issue. good luck on the next leg. Pete

[fishman08]

still a great fish to be proud of, btw it was nice meeting you this weekend fishtails

[Fishtails]

Thanks........I must have talked with Dave 3 times yesterday. I called him as soon as the Pro Am was over and things settled down a little. Everyone on my boat is supposed to have a loc ticket. From now on....I'm gonna have to see it with me own two eyes.

I asked Dave yesterday if he could leave it up one more day till I got home and could print it out I guess I'll just go catch another one in Sodus

I gotta be real clear and direct about it with anyone who steps on the boat from now on. My fault for assuming

Ditto Matt.....see you guys this weekend

[unkeljim]

Rod,

Congrats, Great fish. Sorry I missed you at in Oswego. I left right after we docked the boat. My 6 year old daughts birthday party as Sunday afternoon.

We are docking the boat in Sodus right behind Capt. Jacks, stop by and say hi.

Jim

[Fishtails]

I will Jim......I'm heading up tomorrow. Are you fishing the Pro Am? I will have the boat behind Cowboy 37. Give me a shout on my cell when your around.

[Fishtails]

Thanks.....Don't know where I got that from? I appreciate the correction!! You'd think all the times I've contacted him over the past day and 1/2 I'd know that....lol I'm such a nimrod sometimes!!

[waterlogged]

Rodney,

Sorry to hear about the misfortune. As you said "chit happens" and that's why Smitty and I sprung for the original derby ticket for you and Dave last season, because you never know.

I know you are an upstanding guy and would never doubt you would do other than the right thing. I learned that much about you through our fishing experiences.

Sorry to hear about the engine problems...as yopu said ...you and the Oswego Pro AM... hmmmmm. what's up with that.???

Clarke

[Fishtails]

I'm a lil slow Clarke, but now I get it. I said that exact thing to Dave Chilson last time we spoke. I'm now entering everyone myself on line, and I'll collect when we hit the 600 fow mark

This is all taking away from a great fish that I feel privileged to have done battle with. I refuse to let this side bar dampen my experience of catching that fish. I am already looking forward to hunting down another and next time all aboard will be entered, I'll make sure of that

[FISHINMAN]

It's the Nascar in ya Rod. If you were a Stewart fan like you should be it wouldn't have happened or maybe you would have called him Dave Gibbs

BTW nice job on both the fish and the honesty too! Hope to meet you at Sodus as I am coming down for the weigh in and so the Mrs. can meet Ray,Bob and Jason and try to make things a little clearer when I discuss about them to her :? :? :?

[unkeljim]

Rod,

Yes we are fishing the Pro Am. I am fishing with Brian Garrett on the TallTails boat for the east end Pro Am's.

Tom, are sure you want the Mrs. to meet those guy's?..............

[TOP SECRET]

Rod,

Don't worry man, I have a few spots saved on my GPS for us this weekend. I KNOW I lost some that big two weekends ago, so they should be even bigger by now Oswego is known for their big fish simply because us sodus guys just don't tell when we find the big ones The really big ones get too tired to keep swimming to Oswego and just stop out front of sodus hehe.

Nick