EPIC REPORT!!!

[JD5652]

Personally, if someone has a flair for story telling and takes the time to write it up that way, I like hearing detailed descriptions of what happened.....having said that I also like the short, sweet and to the point reports as well..........

[Captain Fred Archer]

To me, the word "Epic" is much the same as the word "love" - it is in the eye of the beholder more than it is (or should be) anything else. It is subjective as hell...one man's "epic" might be another man's "ho-hum". One man's epic trip might be a huge pile of big tunas, mahis, or whatever, while another man's epic trip might be the one that his son, daughter, wife, or even a good friend catches their first saltwater fish, no matter what it is. I welcome them all to this forum, regardless of their definition of epic, or anyone else's.

And why "epic" in the first place? What about "great", "terrific", "world class", "super" or the other words and expressions that bespeak a person's feelings and opinion on how they feel about their day on the water? Who are we to measure that sort of thing?

To me, it's all about another person's feeling about the day that they had and I do not ever try to measure their standards to or against mine. And some of the most "epic" reports I've read have been those ones where kids, friends, or mates catch that first or those first fish, see their first pod of dolphins, that first whale, that first magnificent, orange throated frigate doing impossible tricks in the air, a whale shark up live and personal and maybe actually swimming with it...and many, many more of the wonderful and yes, epic things to glory over on those magnificent oceans.

I just received an email from the mother of a family of four from Alaska that fished with me many years ago down in Cabo. Her daughters were little girls back then and her mail told me that they were both married and had little children of their own now. The younger of those two little girls, a redhead named Amy, was the most extremely talented fishing kid I'd ever met. And she still loves fishing and the oceans to this day.

They fished with us for three days, I think. And they caught 'em all, from marlin to inshore pargos. But you know what Mom said about those trips years ago, which the family relives many times when they're together?

She said the fishing was great, but the highlights in all of their minds were the broaching bull humpbacks we got very close to, the pack of killer whales with the leader that was regularly attracted to my boat for some reason and came into and under us on two of those days, the huge pod of those wonderful acrobats, the spinner dolphins, that rode alongside of us for nearly an hour, a huge and rare leatherback turtle that we showed them, and most of all, the big whaleshark that we ran slowly alongside for a very long time. She wrote that their biggest disappointment was not going into the water and swimming with that gentle giant.

Yeah, to them it was an epic trip and one that they all treasure to this day, as do I. Yes, it's all in the eye of the beholder. At least in my eye it is.

[thoffman]

damn Mr. Archer, for a lack of better words, you're dialed in. Great words.

[Albatross32]

damn Mr. Archer, for a lack of better words, you're dialed in. Great words.

Roger that Thoffman....you have an impressive way with words to say the least Mr. Archer.

I just stumbled upon this thread...interesting.....Check out the report that I just posted in the Northeast forum. We did back to back day trips trips out East of Cape Cod Tuna fishing this past Sunday and Monday. First day Skunk, second day 3 nice fish to 73 inches...neither day "epic" but one things for sure - the day we caught fish was better than the skunk outing...

"9/21 RipDog Redemption Day" is the title of that thread.

Good luck guys.

-Brian

[sushi42]

A very good friend of mine and a SFC member had an "EPIC" day on Monday but no-one will be able to read his post or the story. Why? Because of all of the negative replies we have been struggling with lately. I will however give you guys here the cliff notes.

He's fished on average 4 days p/week all season long. Has a full comm. tuna permit. Has landed somewhere in the neighborhood of 30 bluefin tuna. Almost all were released unharmed. Monday was a different day, he landed and killed his first true giant. It went 95" and weighed in at 580lbs. I am elated for the young man, he deserves this fish moreso than anyone and it is a shame that he feels that if he posts this, somehow the jackasses will come out of the woodwork. Well, THAT IS AN EPIC DAY!!

[thoffman]

sorry he feels that way sushi, I wish he'd post up a pic, tell him to give it another try and to forget about the haters.

[Jer]

I will post a report if I ever go fishing in 2009. Have yet to go for the first time in the year I think I posted a report every time I went fishing, can probably count using both hands

I miss posting my saltwater catfish catches

[Albatross32]

A very good friend of mine and a SFC member had an "EPIC" day on Monday but no-one will be able to read his post or the story. Why? Because of all of the negative replies we have been struggling with lately. I will however give you guys here the cliff notes.

He's fished on average 4 days p/week all season long. Has a full comm. tuna permit. Has landed somewhere in the neighborhood of 30 bluefin tuna. Almost all were released unharmed. Monday was a different day, he landed and killed his first true giant. It went 95" and weighed in at 580lbs. I am elated for the young man, he deserves this fish moreso than anyone and it is a shame that he feels that if he posts this, somehow the jackasses will come out of the woodwork. Well, THAT IS AN EPIC DAY!!

I debated posting my report for the same reasons Sushi....Its too bad that that stuff is happening in the NE forum. The admin should really step in and handle it. This website is only as good as the people that contribute to it...Tell your friend congrats! That is awesome.....

[Sea Draggin]

I miss posting my saltwater catfish catches

We miss them too!!!

It doesn't have to be an Epic report, just sharing is good enough for me. Thats the whole point.