SOA July 5-8, 2026

Keta · July 09, 2026, 03:25:20 AM

Quote from: pjstevko on July 09, 2026, 03:13:52 AM
Quote from: Keta on July 08, 2026, 05:07:51 PMAre the "I hate BFT" stickers and shirts available?

There are a few stickers left but Alan has the only t-shirt that was made and I have the only sweatshirt....

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Let me know where I can get 2 stickers and how much.

Hamachi · July 09, 2026, 02:34:40 PM

420 old school generic jig 9/0 galvanized mustard, 200lb. Yozuri bite leader, calstar xxh railroad, okuma 30wide. Somebody said under 10 minutes. Over 100lbs. That's Steve's foot trying to help me stand it up!
So I'm in the corner after everybody already went by, trying to stay up and down and close to the numbers given. I think mostly it was between 250-300. When the fish hit with so much force, it ripped the rod from my grip! Luckily the reel flipped down and was caught by the rail! Line going out, trying to get gain control, as my line goes under the boat. The whole time I'm thinking I'm going to lose this fish! Don't come off! Somebody yelling drop it into low, after it was coming straight at me! A couple of lunges at the end trying gain freedom, gaffs were sunk and the battle was over.

alantani · July 09, 2026, 03:54:17 PM

Yeah, brutal trip. The real hero of the trip was Mohammed Subeh. He's an ER doc that actually lives a block and a half from me. El Pescador had a massive laceration mid shin. Our doc had a suture kit. Must have taken a dozen stitches. Sorry, no gorey pics.

Keta · July 09, 2026, 04:37:56 PM

Nice fish Warren.
Bummer about Wayne's leg but good a doctor was on the boat.

pjstevko · July 10, 2026, 03:59:42 AM

I'll update the thread with a few pics in the next day or so....

tommyd · July 10, 2026, 02:57:08 PM

Was the bait as bad as the recent bait reports? 2-3 inch anchovy seems almost worthless

alantani · July 10, 2026, 03:15:31 PM

they actually had some nice baits.

pjstevko · July 11, 2026, 03:41:34 AM

Pics from both trips...

pjstevko · July 11, 2026, 03:44:24 AM

More pics....

stoked4fishin · July 11, 2026, 03:58:15 AM

Thanks for the pics!

Keta · July 11, 2026, 04:22:24 AM

TY

Gfish · July 11, 2026, 04:52:16 PM

Yeah, great pictures PJ, shaka's!

Dickerson · July 11, 2026, 09:47:41 PM

I come strolling into the salon and there's Mohammed casually stitching up a leg at the table. Didn't see that coming.

He said he worked as a flight doc on a helicopter in Chicago and was used to working on a moving platform. Handy skill out there!

I'd just joked with him a few hours earlier that hopefully his skills wouldn't be needed lol.

Dickerson · July 11, 2026, 11:56:36 PM

I was just thinking about it, Mohammed cleaned the wound, left it to disinfect for a while, then went outside and caught a tuna. He came back in and stitched things up.

I took pics of his fish for him. He mentioned later it needed time to disinfect so it worked out well. Well deserved fish!