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Old 08-14-2006, 09:30 AM   #1
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What's your excuse

So everybody is all excited about shooting the St. Pete Open, but obiviously we aren't all going to be there. What's your excuse for not showing up this year?

I'll start.

A friend of mine is a research biologist in California. He has invited me on a five day trip down to the island of Guadalupe to help him with some tagging and video work involving great white sharks. We'll be fishing our way down there, then anchorring up and deploying a shark cage. When the sharks come in, we'll get in and videotape and take stills. He uses the footage to note distinguishing color patterns on the sharks so that he can track them individually. We've been doing this for a couple of years and have seen some of the same sharks year after year. While we're waiting for the sharks, we'll be catching yellowtail and yellowfin tuna for dinner and shark chum.

so what's your excuse.
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Old 08-14-2006, 09:43 AM   #2
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How about everyone that will BE IN THE TOURNAMENT sounding off!

I will be there with bells and whistles (and Bud Light)
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Old 08-14-2006, 09:54 AM   #3
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I will be there with my gimpy knee and Miller Lite in hand
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Old 08-14-2006, 10:02 AM   #4
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Re: What's your excuse

I'll be there with a crew doing the middle grounds on a go fast cat.
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Old 08-14-2006, 10:13 AM   #5
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I'll be there sandwiched between two fat broads, rich hermes' room!!!
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Old 08-14-2006, 10:18 AM   #6
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My boat is in with full crew. Personally my first tournement. My main goal is to have fun! And, hopefully will weigh in some fish and kill some beers Sat night.

I pray for nice weather and sea conditions
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Old 08-14-2006, 10:39 AM   #7
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Psycho Killer is in the hunt.

This is going to be so much friggin' fun that it will take two weeks just to get the smile off of your face.
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Old 08-14-2006, 11:16 AM   #8
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Me too!
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Old 08-14-2006, 11:57 AM   #9
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Water Hawg II is in 'da house as well!
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Old 08-14-2006, 12:09 PM   #10
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Looking forward to seeing the "Billy Howell Ford" leaderboard!!
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Old 08-14-2006, 03:12 PM   #11
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Water Hawg II is in 'da house as well!
Official tank boy on Water Hawg II. Turn up the AC!
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Old 08-14-2006, 03:22 PM   #12
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What Capt Gene said!!! Tank Boy!!Anchor Bitch!!Beer Boy!!
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Old 08-14-2006, 04:01 PM   #13
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I'll be there with my blue camo shorts and a beer.
Something new, something different.
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Old 08-14-2006, 04:08 PM   #14
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I'll be there with my blue camo shorts and a beer.

ritchie you forgot your 6 pack cooler with winning sheephead no doubt. must be the blue camo. my goal is the winning red i mean strawberry grouper and don't tell me its not i am a marine biologist. hahaha

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Old 08-14-2006, 04:29 PM   #15
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Be there shooting with my eyes closed, again!! Hopefully no boat problems this year
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