Fly Rod Legal Flat Boys and Blackwater Loses Another Bet. 7/6/08

[Wingnut]

2008 W.S.O.P. update: Survived the 1st round on Friday with only about half of my chips remaining. :Evil: Second round on Tuesday... it's do or die. Time to pick my spot and go all-in!

So Phuong (Blackwater) and I were on the flight back to L.A. Saturday night and he was in "full tilt" mode. Phuong's all-in on pocket Queens went down in flames as the "Donkey's" pocket nines made trips on the river. :mad: He was in quite a foul mood during the hour long flight and was looking for a way to get me to join the whine-fest. :LOL: He says that we haven't made a fishing bet against each other in quite a while. I told him don't even think about it... since he's 0 for 3 in our little private fishing wagering game.

So this is what he proposed. He will bet that I can't outfish him in the surf by only using my fly gear. He can use his conventional gear but I would be restricted to only use my fly fishing gear. After thinking on it for about ten minutes or so I told him, okay, but all artificials only, he cannot use any kind of bait. Phuong's confidence level is at an all-time high right now, because he scored a legal Butt the last two times that he hit the surf with me. I realize that this was probably a foolish bet on my part, because all I ever caught out of the surf with my fly gear are a bunch of Perch. But that's alright, it'll be fun and I figured that he deserves to win once in awhile. The bet was dinner at Ruth Chris Steakhouse when we head back up to Vegas next Tuesday. Let the fun begin!

Got to our ultra-low tide spot before sunrise and geared up in the dark. It was foggy, cool and with a slight drizzle. The fog acts like cloud cover on a overcast day... Halibut weather... yes indeed!
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Been quite a while since I put my fly gear into action. I brought about a dozen assorted surf flies that was hand tied by City Dad himself. Beautifully done and looks every bit as good as the flies you find in stores. Somehow, it was more meaningful using these flies, since it was made by a friend. :cool: All I have with me today was my fly gear. Left ALL my conventional toys at home.
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Really foggy... spooky. :Shocked:
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We waded out and I told Phuong for safety reasons that we should stay within sight of each other, or at least until the fog has lifted a little bit.
Phuong started casting the Nashiki LC and I was just wading in looking to see what kind of baitfish was in the water. I didn't have to look too hard because before long we started to see little silver baitfish scattering and popping out of the water... hmmmm, what could be causing this kind of behavior? :Twisted: Match the hatch, I tied on a 2" Silver Clouser Minnow and went into action.
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Concentrating on the areas where I see baitfish scattering, I stripped the fly at different speeds... hoping to catch a bunch of Perch and win this little bet. Maybe even a Corbina and add a new species to my list.
I was stripping the line when all of the sudden I felt a violent tug. I set the hook and slowly let out the remaining line in the wading basket making sure that there were always tension on the line. I initially thought that it was a big Perch, but look at who was out chasing all the little baitfish... my first Flattie on the fly. :Envious:
Just a little Shortie, but I was so happy & really proud!
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I looked over at Phuong as I was sliding the fish onto the sand and saw him shaking his head with a disgusted look on his face. :LOL: He knew right then, that it wasn't going to be as easy as he thought today. You're in for a dogfight buddy.

Phuong gets himself a Short about ten minutes later as we continued to work the shoreline together. Lucky for me today, Blackwater had the farmer's touch as I watched him farmed at least three or four fish while working various LC's all day.
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By now the fog have lifted and the sun was coming out, so I switched to a larger 3" Chartreuse color Clouser Minnow. Kept working the surf, perfectly content with the day so far. If I would not catch another fish... I don't care, my day has already been made by catching my first Hali on a fly. :D

Then it was my turn again. A violent strike and line stripping through my hands. My first legal Flat Boy on the fly! 23 inches and will live to see another day. :cool: I love fighting these Flat Boys on the fly rod... simply awesome. Note to self: Go fly fishing in the surf more often!
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Phuong also gets himself another short in the meantime so we are tied at two Butts apiece (but I do have a legal). ;)

But the Fish Gods have one more surprise in store for me. Late in the morning, we came up on a large patch of floating kelp close to the surf line within casting distance. Phuong sent his LC to the edge of the kelp bed and was greeted with his third short Hali and took the fish count lead. His lead didn't last very long because a few minutes later as my City Dad Special Clouser Minnow was darting thru the edge of the kelp it suddenly stops dead. I gave it a firm tug, convinced that I was caught up in the kelp when the line started to peel through my hand at a high rate of speed. Took all of the slack in my basket and then started pulling line off the drag. I was stunned for a moment and watched as the fish took all of the yellow fly line and I was on the orange backing line with the drag still running. I could not apply too much pressure because I only had a 6lb tippet leader. The fish finally started slowing down and I had it turned back towards the shoreline. I get it close in and it would see me and make a strong run stripping line off again. This happened about a half dozen times, but I knew that the fish was getting tired because the runs weren't as fierce as the one before. I told Phuong that I'm not going to try and drag the fish to shore because of the light tippet leader. Instead, I was going to get it into knee deep water and perform a tail-grab maneuver. I was kicking myself for not bringing my Boga Grip because I honestly thought that I was only going to catch Perch & Corbina today. :LOL:
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What a beautiful fish and a terrific fighter... it will live to fight again another day. Please remember to be extra kind out there sportsmen.
"We can't catch tomorrow, what we keep today." :D

So Blackwater & Wingnut is at a dead tie of three Flatties each. I have to keep reminding Phuong that two of my Flatties are of the legal variety, but he didn't care. The bet was for the most fish. With one hour left until we have to head home, it's time for me to apply some strategy. The incoming tide was bringing in lots of salad and the water has turned quite murky making it difficult to fish. So I decided to fish for quantity to close out this bet. While Phuong continues the throw the LC and getting frustrated with every cast because of all the vegetation in the water, I put on a sandcrab pattern fly (another City Dad special) and went Perch hunting.

Caught six BSP's in the last hour to blow Blackwater away and collect on yet another friendly wager. :Cool:
These sandcrab flies are great. The soft spongy body soaks up the ProCure scent and the Perch just inhales the offering with wreckless abandonment.
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This one is around 10 inches.
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And the WINNER is...
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Mission accomplished... I started the day with little or low expectations and ended the day with out of this world results. I am Poseidon's favorite son. :Envious:

Phuong, sorry again buddy... I honestly made this bet believing that you would finally win your first wager against me. Maybe next time. Oh yeah, don't forget to make dinner reservations for Tuesday night. :Twisted:

Thanks for reading everyone, until next time... I wish you all peace of mind.

Arthur (Wingnut) :Envious:

"If the only tool you have is a hammer... you tend to see every problem as a nail."

Extras:

Weapon & armor.
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Ammunition (courtesy of City Dad).
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[Fisherman57]

AWESOME! :Thumbs Up:

LEGALS on the fly rod! Cool!

Great to see you guys out on the water again and Phuong seems to be stepping up his game!

.... and those are some very cool surf flies that Tim made!
</end of flagrant begging for custom fly donation from CD> :p


Dana

[crappiemike]

Way To Go Bro!!!! Fly Rod At It's Best Uh....


Crappiemike

[tacklejunkie]

Haha! JEez man, I was waiting for that report.
That's a huge fish on the fly man. That takes some serious skill for sure.
Why would anyone bet against WN? :LOL: Nice butts Phuong!

[pipelayer5150]

WOWWWWW!!!!!!! simply amazing.

[mth1997]

Wow! Very cool!

I hope you guys get some better service than I had the last time I was up at Ruth's Chris in Vegas. A bunch of us were there for a friend's wedding and the servers were utterly rude. Snobs to say the least. Worst service at ANY eatery I've been to.

[soulsurfer]

sensei

Learn me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BIGRED KILLA]

Omg your killing it out there the fishing gods is rewarding you good out there unless you are the fishing god keep it up out there thanks.










Bigred

[boxl0bster]

awesome job arthur!!! great report!

maybe phuong should bet me, im a surf newbie. :p

[troutdog]

Awesome job Wingnut! All those halibut pics are sweet, nice looking fish. Don't ever expect me to make any bets with you....unless I am betting ON you! :LOL: Once again good luck Tuesday.


TD

[chris]

awesome. that is a great report

[City Dad]

Woa... That's, like... woa.

[PUDD MASTER BAITER]

Thats What Im Talking About Walter. I Know Better Than To Wager With You,when It Comes To Your Fishing Skills. Its Got To Be A Fish God Thing. Thats Like Betting My Son At Golf With No Strokes. We Went Sun ,and I To Used My 8wt Set Up ,and Caught A Couple Of Shorts,and A Few Needle Fish Of Course My Son Mike Jr. Thought Its Was A Laugh, Till The Old Man Put The Spanking With The Fly Rod..its Nice To Read Your Reports. We Will Have To Hook Up Sometime ,and Do The Fly Rod Thing . Peace Out, And God Bless............................ Mike The Pmb....

[sweetfish]

Wow. You need to change your screen name from Wingnut to "Hali slayer". I thought you are successful on catching them on the LC minnow, but to go out there and slay them on fly rods, truly amazing. Congrats.

[Shock]

Nice Job Arthur!!!

Man that 2nd legal was a big one!!

I think Phuong made the bet because he WANTED to buy you dinner!!! lol

By the way, i had no luck on my first outing from the surf...

[crappie stalker]

Arthur you are the MANNNNN What are your guide fees?? I am sold and want to be taught by the Fishonator himself WINGNUT

CS

[blackwater]

the Blingnutster did it again... i'm amazed...
good job buddy...

[sansou]

Kudos, kudos, kudos. I'm out of accolades for you, cause just when I think you hit the apex of fishing.....you shatter the ceiling again. I wish you one solid good draw at the WSOP so you can go all-in and make your stand!! Say "hi" to Jennifer Tilly for me....

[gletemfeelsteelgary]

Really nice job there....tearin 'em up, especially on the flies......saweet !...

That chartreuse and white one would slay some stripey....

Those flies look great....good job City Dad...I used to tie regularly many years back...


Awesome job...

A well deserved congratulations goes to you not only on the nice fish but the bet as well...


Salute,
Gary

[kill_obet]

one word bro..AWESOOOOME!!!!!!!!

[Brian_GSC]

:Shocked::Shocked::Shocked:

AWESOME! Congrats on a great day!!! ...and when is Blackwater going to learn to stop betting against you! :Envious: ;)

[supasportkid]

gOOd jOb!!! beautiful fish.

[gletemfeelsteelgary]

P.S.
I want to see a picture of the winners MEAL !!!!!!...post it up !

[Badbeat]

I think Phuong will have a better chance betting against me. I've only been surf fishing twice. Stay in your own league Phuong. ;) At least you get to fish with Art, he took me surf fishing once a few months ago, I was pretty much hopeless. :LOL:

Good luck tomorrow, keep doubling up and you'll be fine. :D

[socalrippin]

wha wha wha what!!! thats sick!!!

[sonic]

Nice job on the fly

[FishNFurious]

Speechless as usual. Don't teach Phuong everything you know, he'll sell the information to the highest bidder! :ROFL: Just kidding boss. :LOL:
Looks like another killer outing, love it! Good luck in the second round Arthur.

Vincent :cool:

[lizzay]

All I have to say is... GREAT STORY! I'm reading this in my store and everytime a customer comes in, I have to leave with so much intensity and anticipation to return to my laptop to finish the story. Awesome report!

[samgann93]

nice hali's

great report.

[Wingnut]

AWESOME! :Thumbs Up:

LEGALS on the fly rod! Cool!

Great to see you guys out on the water again and Phuong seems to be stepping up his game!

.... and those are some very cool surf flies that Tim made!
</end of flagrant begging for custom fly donation from CD> :p

Dana
Phuong is getting pretty cocky out there Dana. You should hear some of the smack he was talking all the way up until I landed that first Hali. :Twisted: But I have to admit, his skills have been improving with every trip.
City Dad has a fly-tying factory in his garage... I saw it myself. ;) I'm sure he can spare the "Godfather" a handful of flies. :cool:
BTW - Wingnut Pug wants to know when we're going to finalize the "Legends of the Surf" event. ;) She wants to negotiate the appearance fee. :ROFL:


Way To Go Bro!!!! Fly Rod At It's Best Uh...
Crappiemike
Uh... thanks! :cool:


Haha! JEez man, I was waiting for that report.
That's a huge fish on the fly man. That takes some serious skill for sure.
Why would anyone bet against WN? :LOL: Nice butts Phuong!
Yeah Casey, that Hali just about whooped my butt on the fly rod. :LOL: With my baitcaster, the fight would have been over in a couple of minutes, but with the fly gear, it was an awesome ten minute seesaw battle.
Phuong will never learn... I expect another wager here sometime soon. ;)


WOWWWWW!!!!!!! simply amazing.
Thanks buddy. :cool:


Wow! Very cool!

I hope you guys get some better service than I had the last time I was up at Ruth's Chris in Vegas. A bunch of us were there for a friend's wedding and the servers were utterly rude. Snobs to say the least. Worst service at ANY eatery I've been to.
Wow, I've been there several times and never ran into that kind of rough treatment. No excuses for it, but maybe you caught them on a bad night. :Neutral:


sensei

Learn me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sensei is still learning himself. ;) :Envious:


Omg your killing it out there the fishing gods is rewarding you good out there unless you are the fishing god keep it up out there thanks.

Bigred
Nope, I'm as mortal as can be. Hooked myself accidently with a fly on Sunday and bled for five minute. :Evil:


awesome job arthur!!! great report!

maybe phuong should bet me, im a surf newbie. :p
Thanks Ernie, been out there lately?


Awesome job Wingnut! All those halibut pics are sweet, nice looking fish. Don't ever expect me to make any bets with you....unless I am betting ON you! :LOL: Once again good luck Tuesday.

TD
Thanks for the vote of confidence Aaron. I'll see ya at Legends II. :D
You better make it to my surf event next summer. ;)


awesome. that is a great report
It was a fun one to write.


Woa... That's, like... woa.
:ROFL: Thanks for the flies Tim. I want my name on the packaging when they go into mass production. ;) :Envious:


Thats What Im Talking About Walter. I Know Better Than To Wager With You,when It Comes To Your Fishing Skills. Its Got To Be A Fish God Thing. Thats Like Betting My Son At Golf With No Strokes. We Went Sun ,and I To Used My 8wt Set Up ,and Caught A Couple Of Shorts,and A Few Needle Fish Of Course My Son Mike Jr. Thought Its Was A Laugh, Till The Old Man Put The Spanking With The Fly Rod..its Nice To Read Your Reports. We Will Have To Hook Up Sometime ,and Do The Fly Rod Thing . Peace Out, And God Bless............................ Mike The Pmb....
Sounds like you had a great day with your fly gear on Sunday too Mike. Nice job on schooling the kid. ;) Take care buddy.


Wow. You need to change your screen name from Wingnut to "Hali slayer". I thought you are successful on catching them on the LC minnow, but to go out there and slay them on fly rods, truly amazing. Congrats.
It's fun to mix things up once in awhile. The fly trip was a nice change of pace... I do get bored easily. ;)


Nice Job Arthur!!!

Man that 2nd legal was a big one!!

I think Phuong made the bet because he WANTED to buy you dinner!!! lol

By the way, i had no luck on my first outing from the surf...
That second legal really worked me good on the fly rod.
Phuong gave me a choice of Ruth Chris or the Olympic Gardens. Tough one, but I chose fine dining. ;)
Hey, don't let one unsuccessful trip to the surf get you down. As long as you learned something from it, it wasn't a complete loss. :cool:


Arthur you are the MANNNNN What are your guide fees?? I am sold and want to be taught by the Fishonator himself WINGNUT

CS
Thanks man, but I'd go broke guiding people... like I said so many times, you can't teach "luck". :Envious:


the Blingnutster did it again... i'm amazed...
good job buddy...
You didn't think I'd lay down and hand you the victory on a silver platter did you buddy? I will go down swinging all the way. I'm flying out in a couple of hours, see ya up there tomorrow night for dinner! :Envious:


Kudos, kudos, kudos. I'm out of accolades for you, cause just when I think you hit the apex of fishing.....you shatter the ceiling again. I wish you one solid good draw at the WSOP so you can go all-in and make your stand!! Say "hi" to Jennifer Tilly for me....
I saw Jennifer Tilly standing with Phil Laak outside the "O" Theatre at the Bellagio last Friday night. I think they were catching the show. You know who's really pretty is Evelyn Ng, nice... smile. :D


Really nice job there....tearin 'em up, especially on the flies......saweet !...

That chartreuse and white one would slay some stripey....

Those flies look great....good job City Dad...I used to tie regularly many years back...

Awesome job...

A well deserved congratulations goes to you not only on the nice fish but the bet as well...

Salute,
Gary
Thanks Gary, I think I'll head back to the fresh this weekend for a Striper kill. :Twisted:


one word bro..AWESOOOOME!!!!!!!!
:cool:


:Shocked::Shocked::Shocked:

AWESOME! Congrats on a great day!!! ...and when is Blackwater going to learn to stop betting against you! :Envious: ;)
He'll never learn Brian, but the bets are getting tougher every time.
Just giving you heads up way in advance buddy. Next summer is my surf event... better bring the whole family out okay? :Envious:


gOOd jOb!!! beautiful fish.
Thanks a lot!


P.S.
I want to see a picture of the winners MEAL !!!!!!...post it up !
No Filet O Butt this time. I rarely keep anything from the surf. But the next time that I do take one home, I'm gonna try that beer batter recipe that you mentioned... sounds yummy.


I think Phuong will have a better chance betting against me. I've only been surf fishing twice. Stay in your own league Phuong. ;) At least you get to fish with Art, he took me surf fishing once a few months ago, I was pretty much hopeless. :LOL:

Good luck tomorrow, keep doubling up and you'll be fine. :D
You just had a bad day Binh, give it another chance. Look at Phuong, he has seen quite a few bad days and he kicking butt now. :cool:
I have no wild expectations for the second round, whatever happens, happens...


wha wha wha what!!! thats sick!!!
I'll take a few more "sick" days like that... no problem! :D


Nice job on the fly
Thanks.


Speechless as usual. Don't teach Phuong everything you know, he'll sell the information to the highest bidder! :ROFL: Just kidding boss. :LOL:
Looks like another killer outing, love it! Good luck in the second round Arthur.

Vincent :cool:
He's already starting to blackmail me with it Vince. :LOL: But what the Fish Gods giveth... the Fish Gods can taketh away, remember that Phuong. :Twisted:


All I have to say is... GREAT STORY! I'm reading this in my store and everytime a customer comes in, I have to leave with so much intensity and anticipation to return to my laptop to finish the story. Awesome report!
It was a really fun report to write. Hopefully I can experience a few more days like that. Thanks for your show of enthusiasm. :cool: :D


nice hali's

great report.
Thank you and good luck out there.

[fish_sauce]

Nice toad on the fly rod Arthur! Thats funny how you guys bet on most fish caught...whenever we bet like that my buddies and i always end up catching perch and YFC's....hahahah

Your reports are making me want to ditch the charter boats and come back to fishing the surf :rolleyes:;)

[pokerface12]

Who needs a WSOP bracelet when you got fishing skills like that. Congrats on out fishing Phoung, hope you enjoy that nice prime rib dinner.

[tr0psn4j]

Nice fish Arthur :D

[CASTAWAY]

Sounds like BW needs to pick up his game.lol...:D


Nice going Arthur.:cool::Envious:

[Granny Fish]

Wingnut, I never thought I would see you out do yourself in such a manner. Nice job dude! :cool:

[steve092]

Great report!

Thanks for the pics!

[BingJr]

Ok winger,

Im upping the ante. I want to see a Salmon on the fly rod in the surf!

The wager is Sushi! I noticed the flys you were throwing look alot like a kokanee fly. You should be dialed in!

:)

Great catch as always. U Da MAN!

And you won an ESPY to boot!

[TroutOnly]

MAN ART YOU JUST KEEP WHOOPIN ON POOR OLD PHUONG ON THE FISHING BETS,HES GOT TO WIN SOONER OR LATER,I LIKE THAT CHARTEUSE FLY REMINDS ME OF SOMETHING,,,LOL,,,GREAT FISH ON THE FLY,,,t/o

[Troutman65]

Yet another great feat by you Art. Congrats bro.

Phuong, You really should stop betting with Art. ;)


TM65

[CrabMan]

Wing and Blackwater nice job!:D

Now everyone knows the secret of the clauser minnow! They work great on the carolina rig also.

Regarding the fishing competiton I know that Blackwater has caught a buttermouth perch has Wingnut?:ROFL:

[Wingnut]

2008 W.S.O.P News: Got knocked out right before the dinner session last night. Lasted a lot longer than I expected. I went "all-in" at least five times yesterday. :Shocked: I was moved to one of the featured outer tables for about an hour... maybe I'll make one of the ESPN's event clips. :cool: It was fun... I'll be back again next year. Ruth Chris have the best prime rib dinner! :Envious: Thanks again Phuong (Blackwater). :D Looking forward to doing some fishing in the fresh & salt this weekend. ;)


Nice toad on the fly rod Arthur! Thats funny how you guys bet on most fish caught...whenever we bet like that my buddies and i always end up catching perch and YFC's....hahahah

Your reports are making me want to ditch the charter boats and come back to fishing the surf :rolleyes:;)
Come back to the surf man... it's calling you back... ;) :D


Who needs a WSOP bracelet when you got fishing skills like that. Congrats on out fishing Phoung, hope you enjoy that nice prime rib dinner.
A Bracelet wouldn't be too shabby at all. :Cool: Dinner was great, put me back in a good mood after getting eliminated.


Nice fish Arthur :D
Thanks Chris, are you ready to head out with me again soon? ;) :cool:


Sounds like BW needs to pick up his game.lol...:D

Nice going Arthur.:cool::Envious:
Phuong has actually improved his surf fishing skills tremendously... my coat tails is getting a little dirty. :LOL: :Envious:


Wingnut, I never thought I would see you out do yourself in such a manner. Nice job dude! :cool:
Thanks Tammy, fishing is like golfing... you can NEVER be at your absolute best. ;) There's always room for improvement.


Great report!

Thanks for the pics!
Thank you Steve. :cool:


Ok winger,

Im upping the ante. I want to see a Salmon on the fly rod in the surf!

The wager is Sushi! I noticed the flys you were throwing look alot like a kokanee fly. You should be dialed in!

:)

Great catch as always. U Da MAN!

And you won an ESPY to boot!
Haha, now that's a real challenge... might take a lifetime to accomplish.
Thanks for the nice words. :cool:


MAN ART YOU JUST KEEP WHOOPIN ON POOR OLD PHUONG ON THE FISHING BETS,HES GOT TO WIN SOONER OR LATER,I LIKE THAT CHARTEUSE FLY REMINDS ME OF SOMETHING,,,LOL,,,GREAT FISH ON THE FLY,,,t/o
Guess who I got the chartreuse idea from Bob? ;) :Secret:
See ya Sunday... those Stripers will have no place to hide! :Twisted:


Yet another great feat by you Art. Congrats bro.

Phuong, You really should stop betting with Art. ;)

TM65
Thanks Patrick, Phuong will never learn, but he's overdue for a victory soon. I might give him a courtesy win one of these days. :Envious:


Wing and Blackwater nice job!:D

Now everyone knows the secret of the clauser minnow! They work great on the carolina rig also.

Regarding the fishing competiton I know that Blackwater has caught a buttermouth perch has Wingnut?:ROFL:
I caught a Buttermouth Perch before... but it wasn't as big as Blackwater's. Hey Phuong, you got one on me there buddy! :ROFL:
Bill, thanks for your PM... if I can assist you with that "project", let me know. ;) :D

[troutslayer05]

Good job on the win and good luck on Tue. Get the ribeye medium rare...side of sweet potato and broc agrautin...bommbbb ....I used to work there..... Ruths Chris is awsome.

[maxpowers]

Hey Wingnut (Arthur),

You are like a much more successful version of me hahaha. Anyways I just lurked here a lot because I don't have much time to fish anymore, although my schedule just got free up tremedously recently (laid-off). So far I have been a range rat more than fishing because of the cost of gas. If you ever go fishing closer to the OC give me a heads up so that I can join you guys. Or if you go golfing let me know too. I carried an unofficial 10~12 handicap.

Mike

PS. Congrats on your WSOP showing.

[KID CREOLE]

Another great trip Wingnut!

Your post are some of the best on any site!

Where is the pic of the speedo?

[Fisherman57]

BTW - Wingnut Pug wants to know when we're going to finalize the "Legends of the Surf" event. ;) She wants to negotiate the appearance fee. :ROFL:

I'm looking forward to "Legends of the Surf" in 2009!...... but "Wingnut Pug" is a TOUGH negotiator!

First she wanted to have the event at "Dog Beach".... then she asked that we give away free dog treats and after that there was some kind of demand about raccoon repellant. :LOL:

I think I may have to send in my "ace" negotiator to "sway" her over to our side................. don't worry, he's fixed. :ROFL:

http://fishinghotpage.com/users/tmp3/pug003.jpg



Oh........ and I need to place an order with the Wingnut Pug tackle store.........


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[Wingnut]

Good job on the win and good luck on Tue. Get the ribeye medium rare...side of sweet potato and broc agrautin...bommbbb ....I used to work there..... Ruths Chris is awsome.
That's almost exactly what I ordered... fabulous! :D


Hey Wingnut (Arthur),

You are like a much more successful version of me hahaha. Anyways I just lurked here a lot because I don't have much time to fish anymore, although my schedule just got free up tremedously recently (laid-off). So far I have been a range rat more than fishing because of the cost of gas. If you ever go fishing closer to the OC give me a heads up so that I can join you guys. Or if you go golfing let me know too. I carried an unofficial 10~12 handicap.

Mike

PS. Congrats on your WSOP showing.
Thanks Mike, good luck in the job hunt. PM me your resume and I'll see if any of my associates can take advantage of your qualifications. :cool:
I used to be a 10 handicap, but it's more like a 20 right now... been fishing more than golfing the past year... lost my golfing touch. :Neutral: Can't have your cake & eat it too I guess.
My showing at the W.S.O.P. was disappointing, I also got knocked out last year in the second round. :mad: But cashed out pretty decent on the side games so it wasn't a total loss. ;) Good luck to you out there.


Another great trip Wingnut!

Your post are some of the best on any site!

Where is the pic of the speedo?
We're on a roll KC, trying to keep it up.
No speedometer pic this time... but it was around 250 miles. ;)


I'm looking forward to "Legends of the Surf" in 2009!...... but "Wingnut Pug" is a TOUGH negotiator!

First she wanted to have the event at "Dog Beach".... then she asked that we give away free dog treats and after that there was some kind of demand about raccoon repellant. :LOL:

I think I may have to send in my "ace" negotiator to "sway" her over to our side................. don't worry, he's fixed. :ROFL:




Oh........ and I need to place an order with the Wingnut Pug tackle store.........

:ROFL: 57 Pug is the coolest! Wingnut Pug has a crush on him! :Envious:
But can he handle THREE negotiators!!! :Twisted:

P.S. I get a "good guys" discount when I visit WP's Tackle Shop. But only if I show my FNN Team 57 Pro Staff ID card. ;)
I'm sure you'll get the same discount too Dana. :Big Smile:

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[flyngby]

I would never make a challenge to you with your talents!!!!!!!

Steve

[Nhatster]

Poor Phuong, mom told me to tell you to stop picking on him! :LOL:

[Wingnut]

I would never make a challenge to you with your talents!!!!!!!

Steve
It's all done in fun & games. Sometimes a little friendly competition is good for the frienship. See ya soon Steve. :cool: :D


Poor Phuong, mom told me to tell you to stop picking on him! :LOL:
Mom also says that "You make your own bed... you get to lie in it..." Phuong is a big boy, he can handle it. ;) See you guys Friday night. :cool: