What is the best day offshore you have ever had and why?

[swell rider]

I'll keep it recent... Last winter's BFT season 4 fish back to back between 400 and 650lb.. made for a good week$$$. We had a good BFT season on the Swell Rider. Have to thank the Box for a couple tips, made the diffrence.. Ken

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[SeaBiscuit]

MY BEST DAY(S)..........TOUGH TOUGH QUESTION HERE....

THERE ARE MANY GUYS WHO CAN LAY CLAIM TO BIGGER DAYS THAN I.....BUT SOME OF MINE HAVE INTANGIBLES THAT CAN NEVER BE UNEQUALED IMO

I'LL JUST LIST SOME OF THE FUNTIMES THAT STAND OUT IN MY MINDS EYE AND NO PARTICULAR ORDER

1.WADING IN THE NEUSE RIVER WITH CAPT BRIAN IN 40 KNOT WINDS AND CATCHING 4 POUND PUPPY DRUM SEPT 2000.....WITH A TROPICAL STORM ON TOP OF US

2.FREEGAFFING A 35 LB COBIA SWIMMING AROUND MY OUTBOARD AT THE CHICKEN ROCK 1991

3. 24 WAHOOS IN A DAY WITH CAPT BRIAN SWANSBORO HOLE 2003

4. FIGHTING A BLUE ONE FOR 5HR 40 MIN WITH CAPT BRIAN AND MYSELF ON DOUBLE MATE DUTY ON THE SCARLET FEVER 2001 DUCKS UNLIMITED

5. WINNING THE CAPE FEAR BLUE WATER 1989 WITH A 431 BLUE ON THE NEXT TO LAST DAY OF TOURNY AND KNOWING IT WAS GOING TO BLOW 30-40 KNOTS THE LAST DAY AND GIVING US A LOCK.

6. CAPT BRIAN SETTING ME DOWN IMMEDIATELY IN A POD OF SAILFISH (WE CAUGHT FIVE IN 30 MINUTES) AND THE PARTY DEMANDED WE NOT CATCH ANYMORE BILLFISH AFTER #2 WAS RELEASED UNLESS WE KILLED THEM...THEY SAID THEY WERE NOT PAYING US FOR THE TRIP UNLESS WE PUT THEM IN DA BOX........I THEN TOLD THEM I WOULD PAY FOR THE TRIP BECAUSE THIS WAS WHERE IT WAS AT!!! ....AFTER 5 DOGS WERE RELEASED WE PROCEEEDED TO CATCH 500 LBS OF YFT.....THEY SURE TASTED GOOD CAUSE THE YFT WERE NOW MINE

7. 12 BILLFISH AT PIRATES COVE TOURNY WITH GLENN , SQUIDNATION & CREW...RUN-OFF

8. 7 BILLFISH WMO ABOARD THE SEA SPLENDOUR

9. FISHING WITH PITCHBAIT ON THE SUREPOWER AND CATCHING SEVERAL WHITES IN MID ATL - WMO

10. CATCHING 11 MAHI IN ONE DAY....IN MY C/C....AND NONE WEIGHED LESS THAN 40........TRUE STORY

11. WATCHING PONEYTAIL FIGHT A BLUE ABOARD THE "JOBSITE" MHC ON A FIFTY WIDE...#9 WIRE...8/0 HOOK...MED HOO...SAILURE...BRIDGE POLE.....AND GET THE RELEASE...... EST WEIGHT 700 EASY

12. CATCHING A 250 LB BFT TROLLING AND THE LURE WAS A MERE 23 FT BEHIND THE STERN.....CAUGHT ON TAPE.

13. LOSING 2 TOURNAMENTS IN MY CAREER BY VIRTUE OF A TIE BREAKER (ON TIME) AND NOT WINNING ONE THIN DIME.....THINK ABOUT THIS ONE

14. BEING KNOCKED OUT OF 3RD PLACE IN 5 TOURNYS IN MY CAREER FROM THE TIE BREAKER OF "TIME RELEASED"....THIRD PLACE AIN'T ALL THAT MUCH BUT I STILL HATED THE HELL OUT OF IT....AND NO CHECK TO BOOT!

15. GROUPER FISHING WITH THE BISCUIT IN WB AND RUNNING FOR OUR SOULS IN LIGHTNING STORM THAT NIGHT....

16. OBSERVING/FILMING BASKING SHARKS WITH SHURDZ AND GOTTAFLYLEE AT POINT BLANK RANGE

17. CATCHING RED DRUM WITH MY BROTHER IN THE NEUSE

18. FISHING THE GREEN RIVER UTAH....

19. TEASING UP SQUADS OF MAHI ALL DAY LONG ON A FLY FISHING CHARTER ABOARD THE RUN-OFF

20. CATCHING A SAIL AND A BLUE WITH BISCOTOS BOYS

21. WINNING THE FIRST BARTA TOURNY ON THE RUNOFF


I COULD GO ON AN ON...SORRY FOR RELIVING SO MANY MOMENTS

Dang Marty. Haven't had the time to check this thread out before today and now I am sooooooo honored to have been with you twice on this list. Thanks for thinking of those times.

There is no doubt that my greatest day offshore was memorial weekend Sunday 2005 on the RUN OFF with you, Brian and Jake. A rat blue for my then 9 year old Jason (Lil' Biscuit) and a sail for then 12 year old Phillip to go along with a box full of wahoos, mahis and tooners. Brilliant, calm & gorgeous late spring day. Will never forget it.

SeaBiscuit