Barta Boys and Girls Club Billfish Tournament Coverage!!

[Dave Sikorski]

We have 108 boats fishing in this wonderful event.

Check in to www.bartabillfish.com to keep an eye on the releases and standings.

Keep an eye on this thread for photos COMING SOON.

-D

[Dave Sikorski]

Impulse has released a sailfish.

Capt. Tred and crew are 0-9 on Dolphin.

-D

[Dave Sikorski]

Sea Witch with a Sailfish @ 8:48.

There are two other boats hooked up w/ Sails too!!

-D

[Dave Sikorski]

7 Sailfish releases as in a little over the first hour of fishing, with a few more hooked up right now.

-D

[PurpleGold]

What boat is Capt. Tred on?

[Captain Fred Archer]

DAVID,

I SEE THAT BOX MANAGED TO GET THE SPREADERBARS THAT WE MADE UP SPECIALLY FOR THE TOURNAMENT INTO THE BIDDING THING. I KNOW HE'S VERY BUSY. PLEASE THANK HIM FOR ME. AND I APOLOGIZE FOR THE LATE NOTICE. I HAVE BEEN SO INCREDIBLY BUSY LATELY AND THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER ISSUES THAT HAVE SLOWED ME DOWN, SO I HAVEN'T IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD EXCEPT FOR QUICK SHOTS IN AND OUT AND I NEVER DID FIND A THREAD ON THE TOURNAMENT.

THAT SAID, AND MAKING A FURTHER PEST OUT OF MYSELF, ALL SIX OF THESE BARS GOING TO ONE PERSON WOULDN'T BE A GOOD IDEA, I DON'T THINK. YOU SEE, I DESIGNED, BUILT AND TOOK PICTURES, ETC. OF SPECIAL BARS FOR KIDS THAT I CALLED "KIDS' FUNBARS". THEY ARE VERY SMALL, VERY LIGHT AND EASY FOR EVEN THE LITTLE SHAVERS TO HANDLE AND USE AND HAVE TINY LITTLE, 2 3/4" TEASERS AND THE SAME SIZED CHASED BAIT THAT EVERYTHING IN FRESH AND SALTWATER HITS. THEY TRULY ARE DESIGNED JUST FOR KIDS, RIGHT DOWN TO THE CIRCLE HOOK ON THE CHASEBAIT THAT IT WOULD TAKE A MIRACLE FOR A LITTLE ONE TO GET HOOKED ON.

THESE BARS TRULY WERE SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR KIDS AND YOUNG PEOPLE AND THAT'S THE REASON WHY I WOULD SURE LIKE TO SEE THEM GO ONE-AT-A-TIME (WE'LL PAY THE SHIPPING TO EACH) TO INDIVIDUAL KIDS. WE ALREADY KNOW THAT KIDS JUST LOVE GOING ON A BOAT RIDE WITH MOM, DAD, OR BOTH. AND BECAUSE WE ARE TALKING TROLLING HERE, THERE IS NO BAIT, NO CASTING, OR EVEN WAITING PATIENTLY (MOST KIDS AREN'T VERY GOOD AT THAT) FOR A BITE. INSTEAD, THEY CAN PLAY, ENJOY THE BOAT RIDE, QUALITY TIME WITH MOM OR DAD, BUT WITH THE EXCITEMENT OF A SUDDEN STRIKE POSSIBLE AT ANY MINUTE. AND BECAUSE OF THE CIRCLE HOOK, THE FISH WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY HOOKED AND THERE IS NO CHANCE OF A LITTLE ONE GETTING HOOKED. AND ALL OF THE STRIKES ARE EXCITING SURFACE ONES THAT WILL HOOK KIDS ON FISHING, PLUS KIDS JUST LOVE HAVING THEIR OWN LURE "THAT'S THE SAME AS DADDY'S".

SO, IF POSSIBLE, IF YOU CAN WORK OUT SOME WAY OF CHANGING BOX'S OFFER IN MID-STREAM SO THAT THESE BARS GET SPREAD AROUND TO SEVERAL KIDS AND THEIR FAMILIES, INSTEAD OF JUST ONE, I'D SURE APPRECIATE IT. AND FINALLY, I WAS GOING TO MAKE THE DONATION IN TRED'S NAME. HE'S AN OLD FRIEND AND PEER AND IT THINK THAT THE THINGS HE DOES FOR CHILDREN ARE EXEMPLARY.

HERE'S THE PICTS OF THESE LITTLE DEVILS. (WE'VE DECIDED TO PUT THEM IN THE LINE BASED ON OUR OWN GUYS WHO BUILT THEM MAKING SOME FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR KIDS. THEY TELL ME THAT THE KIDS JUST LOVE THEM.)

(MAYBE, IF YOU ARE HAVING AN AWARDS THING, TRED COULD GIVE THESE OUT TO SIX KIDS WHOSE NAMES COULD BE DRAWN AT RANDOM OR SOMETHING? I'M SURE THAT WOULD MAKE THEM EVEN MORE SPECIAL TO THE RECIPIENTS?)

AGAIN, I'M VERY SORRY THAT I WAS SO LATE ON THIS AND AM SORRY TO HAVE TO TROUBLE YOU WHEN YOU ARE BUSY.

NOW THE COMPUTER OR SITE WON'T LET ME POST PICTURES, SO I WILL TRY A NEW POST

[Captain Fred Archer]

DAVID,

LET'S SEE IF THIS WORKS...GOT IT! SORRY FOR THE PICTURE QUALITY...I WAS IN A BIG HURRY.

STANDING BY.

[Captain Fred Archer]

THANK YOU, DAVID. I SURE WISH THAT I COULD BE THERE TO SEE THOSE KIDS LIGHT UP IF IT WORKS OUT THAT WAY.

MEANTIME, I HOPE YOU GUYS HAVE A WONDERFUL EVENT.

AND THANK YOU, FROM "THE PEST".

[Dave Sikorski]

Tred is now 0-16 on dolphin on the circle hooks.

Tred's on the Delta Dawn, and we're up to 10 releases 9 Sails and 1 White Marlin.

Fred, I will make sure your wonderful donation is used in the best way possible to help the Boys and Girls. I will send you a PM when we get things figured out. You're anything but a pest!

THANKS ALL!!

-D

[Capt_John]

Tred is now 0-16 on dolphin on the circle hooks.

Tred's on the Delta Dawn, and we're up to 10 releases 9 Sails and 1 White Marlin.

Fred, I will make sure your wonderful donation is used in the best way possible to help the Boys and Girls. I will send you a PM when we get things figured out. You're anything but a pest!

THANKS ALL!!

-D

0 for 16 on dolphin? WOWW!!.....that's gotta hurt. They're just quick releasing them and making more time for the bills.