Blakes Nose or Spur

[Duck Tape]

The current is 4 in Gulf, 1 on Blakes and 2 from the Nose to Elbow. All headed north. 1200 gallons plus a fuel bladder would give me confidence.

Seas tend to be calmer by mid May but you never know. Especially because I am talking about 2028. It can be delayed for weather but I sure would like to catch the full moon bite.

Does anyone know about Blakes Nose (Spur) fishing?

[Duck Tape]

You asked AI to plot your course, speed and fuel burn? And then it left out important factors like current and wind? What else did it leave out?

Weather pattern, wave height, thousands of pounds of fish, stopping and fighting 12 granders, hitting the reef, three kegs of beer, and my 150 ft fuel tender. Wink.

[Duck Tape]

Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy me a boat.

[ecu1984]

Lots of variables out of your control in that plan.
On another note, we are fishing the Big Rock this year, crew and funds came together last night.
Kind of excited about it

[lil 2 sleepy]

There was a group a couple years ago that made that run from Charleston. I saw some of the pics on the facepage. They had a hookup with some offshore longliners that were feeding them info. It turned out good, but the margin for error is pretty large out that far.

[DRDUCK]

Lots of variables out of your control in that plan.
On another note, we are fishing the Big Rock this year, crew and funds came together last night.
Kind of excited about it

I bet you are. Was on my list but never could put it together. Seems like everybody was gung ho until it came time to pony up.

[ecu1984]

I bet you are. Was on my list but never could put it together. Seems like everybody was gung ho until it came time to pony up.

We "pony'd up" last night but holding off on paying the entrance fee right up until the last day
so we can have a look at the weather forecast before handing them $30k
Purse this year estimated at $7.7M

[Hogg]

$7.7 million brings out the worst in people.

[ecu1984]

$7.7 million brings out the worst in people.

greed is a horrible thing

[trkykilr]

I always thought I wanted to fish a billfish tournament, until I actually did it. Screw all that tension and seriousness over a fish.

[Saltydog235]

I always thought I wanted to fish a billfish tournament, until I actually did it. Screw all that tension and seriousness over a fish.

I get the excitement over the tourneys but, fishing for me is a release and fun, if stress is ever involved in it, I'll sell the boat and be done. Glad I'm just a lowly bottom fisherman.

[Whackumstackum]

We "pony'd up" last night but holding off on paying the entrance fee right up until the last day
so we can have a look at the weather forecast before handing them $30k
Purse this year estimated at $7.7M

30k only gets you halfway in on the big money.

[ecu1984]

30k only gets you halfway in on the big money.

I think we are going to be at $42k when it's all said and done.
We will be in everything except the release calcutta

[DRDUCK]

Hope diesal comes down before that.

[Whackumstackum]

I think we are going to be at $42k when it's all said and done.
We will be in everything except the release calcutta

There ya go, a Costa Rican crew is gonna win the release division anyway.

I always thought I wanted to fish a billfish tournament, until I actually did it. Screw all that tension and seriousness over a fish.

You were obviously with the wrong group of people.

[trkykilr]

There ya go, a Costa Rican crew is gonna win the release division anyway.


You were obviously with the wrong group of people.

They are great people and great friends. And they are good at it. I just didn't like the seriousness of it. I understand why, but it just wasn't my thing.

[Silentweapon338]

I think we are going to be at $42k when it's all said and done.
We will be in everything except the release calcutta

Well that may buy you Half a tank of fuel.......

[ecu1984]

I always thought I wanted to fish a billfish tournament, until I actually did it. Screw all that tension and seriousness over a fish.

We will have a blast if the weather cooperates, everyone on the boat life long friends since elementary school.
We all talk to each other most days for many years
It's the backyard we grew up in
5 of us, of which one has been a mate on the Morehead water front since he was 16 and fished it many many times, and bill fish mates for a living.
The other won it 10 or 12 years ago while being paid to run someone else's boat.
We draw straws every trip to see the order of who gets in the chair if we hook up.
We going to have fun.........we need pretty weather.

[GBelly]

I’m excited to hear about plowes adventure when he makes the run. Sounds like a fun time

[FEETDOWN]

We will have a blast if the weather cooperates, everyone on the boat life long friends since elementary school.
We all talk to each other most days for many years
It's the backyard we grew up in
5 of us, of which one has been a mate on the Morehead water front since he was 16 and fished it many many times, and bill fish mates for a living.
The other won it 10 or 12 years ago while being paid to run someone else's boat.
We draw straws every trip to see the order of who gets in the chair if we hook up.
We going to have fun.........we need pretty weather.

Good stuff Rick, hope y'all win the thing. Whats the boat name?