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The annual TKKA tournament has been a great time both times I have fished it. Its a perfect excuse to head south for three days and fish hard. Hemminway and I left Friday morning. The plan was to pre fish the ESVA until the wind ran us off the water. We fished until about noon and finally ran into some nice upper 20's reds. Good pullage until the wind picked up, the tide turned, and the water became a muddy mess. Sorry for the crappy cell phone pics.
On the morning of the tournament we planned on going for the slam. Speck, an easy red, and a flounder. About 30 minutes after we launched I pick up a 17 inch speck. Off to a good start, onto the reds, I thought. Ha. Well, they never showed. Insert end of the slam, no need to search for flounder, beer time, etc. A few snaggedline guys (grilled, slap, and jeff) braved the winds, went after bulls and connected. Jeff won the red division with a giant and grilled won 3rd with a slightly smaller giant. Awesome job, again, fellas.
On Sunday with the winds projected to be next to nothing, the above three, Hemminway, and myself went to the CBBT. We launched to awesome conditions.
The bite was pretty consistent for about 4 hours. I believe there were 9 reds landed out of five of us. I am still pumped after landing a new personal best, hog that taped out at 51.5 inches. A second one pulled the hook after about 3-4 minutes. I could honestly have cared less. A huge thank you to Hemminway for taking these pics. I owe you big time, man.
On the morning of the tournament we planned on going for the slam. Speck, an easy red, and a flounder. About 30 minutes after we launched I pick up a 17 inch speck. Off to a good start, onto the reds, I thought. Ha. Well, they never showed. Insert end of the slam, no need to search for flounder, beer time, etc. A few snaggedline guys (grilled, slap, and jeff) braved the winds, went after bulls and connected. Jeff won the red division with a giant and grilled won 3rd with a slightly smaller giant. Awesome job, again, fellas.
On Sunday with the winds projected to be next to nothing, the above three, Hemminway, and myself went to the CBBT. We launched to awesome conditions.
The bite was pretty consistent for about 4 hours. I believe there were 9 reds landed out of five of us. I am still pumped after landing a new personal best, hog that taped out at 51.5 inches. A second one pulled the hook after about 3-4 minutes. I could honestly have cared less. A huge thank you to Hemminway for taking these pics. I owe you big time, man.
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