Marlin Tournament article

This might be of interest to some:

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/f...ion=2006101108

And when I saw the mention of a "fantasy-fishing league," my first
reaction was "WTF?," so I Googled it. The first hit lead to:


http://games.espn.go.com/basschallenge/bass/frontpage

You gotta be kidding...

TC,
R
....wasn't "Billy Bass" stupid enough?

well, shoot, this Bass Fishing thing may be stirring enough to drop out of
my Fantasy Curling League!!

As for the actual Marlin Tournaments, I was in Ocean City,MD at a dockside
bar last year for weigh-in after day 2 of the OC White Marlin Open(same kind
of ungodly prizes for White, Blue Marlins and Sharks). It was sort of an
exciting process, but after a couple hours of beers and steamed shrimp, my
threshold for excitement was somewhat low........I certainly didn't plan my
trip to the Eastern Shore around it, nor would I, personally.
Tom

"Tom Littleton" wrote in message
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well, shoot, this Bass Fishing thing may be stirring enough to drop out of
my Fantasy Curling League!!

As for the actual Marlin Tournaments, I was in Ocean City,MD at a dockside
bar last year for weigh-in after day 2 of the OC White Marlin Open(same
kind
of ungodly prizes for White, Blue Marlins and Sharks). It was sort of an
exciting process, but after a couple hours of beers and steamed shrimp, my
threshold for excitement was somewhat low........I certainly didn't plan
my
trip to the Eastern Shore around it, nor would I, personally.
Tom



sweartagod, i believe that the first prize at the "big rock" marlin
tournament, centered at morehead city, nc, is about one ****ing million
amurican dollars.
rumors around pitt county, nc, have it that the cash saddam kept with
him in his spider hole was intended to be an entry fee for this year's
tourney. boat captain? who else, but the infidel from hell, cap'n pj
roberts...

yfitons
wayno

"Wayne Harrison" wrote in message
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rumors around pitt county, nc, have it that the cash saddam kept with
him in his spider hole was intended to be an entry fee for this year's
tourney. boat captain? who else, but the infidel from hell, cap'n pj
roberts...

yfitons
wayno



hey friends, somewhat bored and tyin' bugs fer the catawba browns this
am.... heck, wonder what's up at roff?

****, to be first mate on that boat...... gotta love dem pitt county
rumors....

speakin' of rumors....

rumor has it that gatah is gonna chase albies and *marlin?* in november down
there in moorehead (gotta love that name) with a world travellin' fish
chasin' pitt county barrister....

rumor has it same gatah and 'ole tom brown went a fishin' in va last
week.... great time, big fish, and a wisconsin big poppa pickle.

rumor has it the mighty gatahs of b-ball fame are ranked second behind some
chapel hill wannabies..... i can already smell the aroma of a fine single
malt..... (that would be a wager wayno, but you already surmised that ;-)

sadly, no rumor.... the gatahs were slain on the plain last night....
whimper.

take care guys and hope the fishin' is good when yer line is wet....

wally gatah, aka's..... waldo, wataugan walt, and just plain ole walt

On Wed, 11 Oct 2006 22:15:49 GMT, "Tom Littleton"
wrote:


well, shoot, this Bass Fishing thing may be stirring enough to drop out of
my Fantasy Curling League!!

Um, virtual brooms?

As for the actual Marlin Tournaments, I was in Ocean City,MD at a dockside
bar last year for weigh-in after day 2 of the OC White Marlin Open(same kind
of ungodly prizes for White, Blue Marlins and Sharks). It was sort of an
exciting process, but after a couple hours of beers and steamed shrimp, my
threshold for excitement was somewhat low........I certainly didn't plan my
trip to the Eastern Shore around it, nor would I, personally.

We're just finishing up the "Rodeo" season (although the various
Tournaments are still hoppin' along), and IMO, the all-species open
"rodeo"-type things are a lot more fun for the spectators than the
high-dollar limiteds unless someone really shatters a record. First,
there tends to be much more to do dockside/pavilion, but also, once
you've seen the second (the first, up close, is certainly something)
7-800 lb big blue gal, white or tiger, they tend to become "another big
fish" for those not into that type of fishing. And frankly, I wish the
big, high-dollar pelagic limiteds would go to strictly catch-and-release
OR have a kill fee/boating penalty (vs. release points). There's not a
person in one that hasn't hooked up on a bunch of honkers, so the
mandatory killing of one for weigh-in doesn't sit all that well with me.
Granted, some are doing _some_ CnR, but not enough. And I know it ain't
gonna happen anytime soon...

TC,
R
Tom

wrote in message me.
Granted, some are doing _some_ CnR, but not enough. And I know it ain't
gonna happen anytime soon...

TC,
R
I do know that the Marlin tournament out of Wachaprague
is a release Tournament, but they are less common that the "hoist a dead
marlin onto the scale" types.
Tom

On Thu, 12 Oct 2006 23:04:04 GMT, "Tom Littleton"
wrote:


wrote in message me.
Granted, some are doing _some_ CnR, but not enough. And I know it ain't
gonna happen anytime soon...

TC,
R
I do know that the Marlin tournament out of Wachaprague
is a release Tournament, but they are less common that the "hoist a dead
marlin onto the scale" types.
Tom

Glad to hear of such.

TC,
R