OCOLADES ARE IN ORDER HERE!

[WAHOONBOX]

PLEASE ALL RISE...........................NOW!











THERE.............THAT'S BETTER.....THANK YOU.



























COMMERCIAL GIANT BLUEFIN FISHING IS A HARD HARD NUT TO CRACK.....IT CAN BRING THE BEST OUT OF THE BEST....AND UNFORTUNATELY EVEN THE WORST OUT OF THE BEST.........IT CAN BRING OUT THE HARSHNESS IN ONES VHF....IT CAN MAKE A MAN SAY THE BEST OF THE UGLY DURING THE HEAT OF BATTLE.....YOU EITHER HAVE ICE WATER IN THE VEIN.....OR EXHAUSTED VOCAL CHORDS FROM IMPROPER DRAG.

TO SOME ANGLERS COMMERCIAL FISHING MUST APPEAR TO BE A GET RICH SCHEME......."MMMM" ......some think........"I CAN DO THAT....I WILL GET ME A LICENSE AND BECOME A COMMERCIAL BLUEFIN FISHERMAN"...........

SOME DO $UCCEED.....AND SOME ....WELL THEY JUST HELP SUPPORT OUR GOOD BUDDY MACK AT THE MHC GULF DOCKS AND BUY FUEL..........AND ALL WHO ATTEMPT WILL SPEND MUCHO DENERO IN THEIR ATTEMPT TO MAKE A YEN HERE AND A YEN THERE.

NOW TO THOSE FEW WHO EARNED THEIR FISH .....TO THOSE FEW WHO PUT IN THE HOURS EVERY DAY....TO THOSE THAT STAYED ON LATE AND CLEANED EISENGLASS AFTER DARK......I TIP MY RIGGERS TO YA! YEP.........YOU EARNED THOSE FISH!

SINCE WE ARE ALL STILL STANDING HERE....I WISH TO SALUTE CAPT BRIAN HARRINGTON WHO JUST MOUNTED UP ON THE BLACK TUNA REAPER .....AKA DA RUN-OFF... 49 DAYS OUT OF THE LAST 54 .......49 PEOPLE!

TRY CLIMBING OUT OF A WARM FART SACK 49 DAYS AND GO BEAT YOUR BRAINS OUT CHASIN TUNAS! NOW THAT I PROMISE WILL MAKE A MAN OUT OF YA!

THE RUNOFF ROTATED CREW DUTIES BETWEEN CAPT B EVERYDAY..., ....O-SEA-D... BILLY, ART AND ROB ... THEY DARTED A MINIMUM OF 15 ANIMALS,,,,AND LIKE THE REST OF US, BROKE OFF A FEW YEN AT THE CASKET DOOR .....AND SET FREE SEVERAL SHORT PUPS.....! NOW I CALL THAT GETTIN ER DONE!

I ASKED BRIAN JUST THIS MORNING WHY HE DIDN'T GO TODAY....HE SAID " I AM GOING TO HOLD MY BABY DAUGHTER TODAY AND SPEND SOME TIME WITH MY WIFE!

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......THEN THERE IS ANOTHER OF SFC'S OWN .....CAPT MARK OF THE LEGANDARY WARSHIP CANYON RUNNER....GEEZUS H THRICE HERE PEOPLE!!!!......MARK REPORTED TO ME LAST NIGHT IN A ONE ON ONE INTERVIEW AT THE BEACH BUMZ CHOW HALL ..THAT THE CR RIG FUNERALED 16 GIANTS!

I ASKED MARK TO REVEAL SOME OF HIS "SECRETS" TO ME AND THEN I PROCEEDED TO SIT WITH MOUTH AGAPE...... THANKS MARK.....THANKS FOR SHARING !

I ASKED HIM THE KEY INGREDIENTS FOR HIS SUCCESSFUL SEASON AND HE SAID......................UHHH............... WELL .............LET'S JUST SAY HE SHARED A FEW TIDBITS WITH THE OL BOX..... ....YOU KNOW....ONE YOUNG PRO TO AN OLDER .....UHHHH PIT MONKEY.

MY MY MY .....OVER 30 GIANTS BETWEEN THESE TWO WATER BOSSES!.....

"ARE YOU GUYS OUT THERE READING THIS EPIC STILL STANDING?" .....YOU BETTER BE! ......OKAY,,,,,,,,NEXT,,,,,,,,,,,


THEN THERE IS THE BAYWOLF...AKA DA BLOCK...AKA PIT ANIMAL...AKA GUNG-HO DEMONIZER.....AKA ANY NAME YOU WANT TO CALL HIM!...... MY BRO' HERE HAS GOT 'ER DONE THIS SEASON! ........I THINK HE HAS STUCK TEN THIS YEAR.............AND IN CONJUCTION WITH A PIT ZIP CODE CHANGE ....HE BOUNCED RIGHT BACK 2 DAYS LATER WITH BOTH POONS FLYING AND NAILED YET ANOTHER ONE YESTERDAY! PRETTY WORK DUDE! PRETTY FREAKING WORK!

AND NOW COMES T-N-T WITH OUR OWN CAPTJAKEG....I AM CERTAIN THEY WERE ALSO IN DOUBLE DIGITS THIS YEAR AND WOULD LOVE TO HEAR HIS FINAL STORY!

AND CERTAINLY NOT LAST AND FINISHING VERY STRONG....... SENDING NINE CREATURES OFF ON DA ORIENT EXPRESS....HC CANYON'S CAPT MIKE AND THE BEE-UWE-TI-FUL MISS TARADISE ..................YEP.....29 DAYS I JUST SPENT WITH THESE TWO....MEETING ALL THEIR WONDERFUL FRIENDS WHO JOINED US FOR FEAST AND BLOOD......CAN YOU BELIEVE WE ATE A HOT BREAKFAST EVERY MORNING WHILE FISHING!!! LET'S SEE ANYONE TOP THAT ONE!

I CAN STILL HEAR THE 30 MINUTE SIMON & GARFUNKLE MOMENT OF SILENCE AFTER WE BROKE A MAINLINE 50 FEET FROM DART ....IT WOULD HAVE BEEN OUR PIG OF THE SEASON!! ............AND THEN THERE IS TOMORROW.....

WORKING WITH DA PITCHICK HAS BEEN AWESOME.....HANDS DOWN ONE OF THE BEST TEAM PLAYERS I HAVE WORKED WITH TO DATE.........SHARING THAT RARE HONOR WITH EXTREME MEASURES.....PITCHBAIT.... OVERBOARD,....

NINE PIGS AIN'T TOO SHABBY EITHER ....AND WITH 3 MORALE BREAKING SHORTS SENT BACK TO GROW.........THANKS MIKE AND T FOR THE WONDERFUL RIDE!


ONE MORE DAY (31ST) TIL DA CURTAIL FALLS......GOOD LUCK TO ALL IN THE HUNT!

IF I WERE A MAN OUT THERE WANTING TO LEARN ....AND WANTING TO BE AS GOOD AS HE COULD BE OFFSHORE .....I'LL BE DARNED IF I WOULDN'T CHARTER EITHER THE "RUN-OFF" OR THE "CANYON RUNNER".......AND GET ME SOME LEARNIN !!! THE PROOF IS IN THE PUDDIN....I MEAN THE BOX!

PEOPLE THE YELLOWFIN TUNA SEASON STARTS MID FEBRUARY HERE IN MHC ALONG WITH BLACKFINS , WAHOOS AND MAYBE A BILL...MARCH 1ST HAS ALWAYS FILLED THE BOX OF THE RUN-OFF SO DON'T WAIT! AND EVERY ONE KNOWS WHAT APRIL BRINGS....MORE TUNAS AND WAHOOS!

BOOK NOW AND I RECOMMEND YOU BOOKING TWO DAYS BACK TO BACK BECAUSE MOTHER NATURE USUALLY COMES CALLING IN THE SPRING!

RCOK ON...........

[FINRAZOR RODS]

BOX,
Nicely said. I've read the posts this season and find those guys just plain awesome to read about. Their write-ups give those of us on shore a rush everytime we read them. 90% of the readers here (just guessing) are in awe of the thought of handling a 500# fish, let alone a dozen or more in a season.

My best regards to all of them mentioned and those that have braved the elements to put food on the table.

[hotrodmarlin]

Nice write up Box- Congrats to all of you!!

[pitch bait]

Marty, Thank you, It is always a pleasure to be a part of your crew.

[Randy Stinchcomb]

Good Job Guys boy 'Box, you musta' been saving all that up from the start of the season....

[capt. jakeg]

Thanks Box. I went home on monday thinking it was over. Having not caught one in over a week, I decided it was time to get home after a slow cold beating on monday. Matt decided to take another slow cold beating on tuesday without me and caught TNT's twelvth and final fish of the 2007-08 MHC season, an 84'' 242# dresser. Figures.... the day I go home produces a paycheck. Congrats to everyone who worked hard out there and got it worked out this year. Good on you if you made a couple bucks. If you didnt, hit it hard next year. I'll be there. To all my friends down there, I'll be seeing you all soon.

[hunt4fish]

Congrats men and women on your successful yr. Nice read BOX..

[Ravens16]

CONGRATS TO ALL YOU HARDCORE FISHERMEN !!!!
NICE TO HEAR EVERYONE HAD A DECENT SEASON
WHAT A GREAT WRITE UP BOX!
VERY NICE!

[35viking]

Well said,Box, cant wait till here about the yellow fine tunas.

[fish doctor]

Well said Marty, thanks for the great tips this season