I'm now a professional fisherman!


finally got myself a ride on the SKA tour!

[Edited on September 28, 2007 at 2:46 AM. Reason : 38' Donzi, triple 275 verados! TEAM DONZI WHAT WHAT]

9/28/2007 2:43:20 AM

i'll never be a fisherman...i havent bought a fishing license since i was like 16

9/28/2007 2:54:00 AM

whats that gotta do with anything



I'm now getting paid to do what I love!!!!

9/28/2007 2:55:18 AM

That's great, man!

9/28/2007 2:56:19 AM

GG, dude!

9/28/2007 2:57:16 AM

thanks yall


I've been trying to get this, it finally happened


my first tournament is Oct 8!

9/28/2007 2:58:59 AM

bttt

I'm excited

10/3/2007 4:01:40 PM

whatchagonnabefishingfor?

10/3/2007 4:02:19 PM

King Mackerel


no billfish, unless we're just messing around

http://abkmt.com/ <-- our first NC tournament, we're fishing a SC tournament next week

10/3/2007 4:03:28 PM

congrats dude.....i wish i were into competitive fishing...just leisure

10/3/2007 4:05:07 PM

I haven't been fishing in years but I'd love to do it again. So how do the tournaments work? Yeah there is a lot of skill involved in fishing but isn't a big part of it luck? So are the winners the guys who get the most/biggest fish?

10/3/2007 4:08:37 PM

^^I'm sure it's gonna be more of a headache than any recreational fishing...

but I'm looking forward to it


plus if I can pad my outdoor resume with some wins it will help me out down the road since I am looking to start guiding fishing trips along with the hunts I do

^yeah, well it's luck and skill...
you gota know where the fish are, not just the fish, but the big ones... which can be tricky in the ocean... but every offshore fisherman knows where the rocks, wrecks, hard bottoms, and breaks are... which is usually where the fish are. It's just knowing which ones have been producing your winning fish.

over the last couple weekends, tournaments have been won with fish in the 40 pound range, but earlier in the summer (esp in NC) a 25 pound fish can win it... when we fish the gulf coast(Fl,AL, LA, TX) it'll probably in the 50-60 pound range that wins the money

it helps to have a fast boat, some of our trips can be a 200+ mile run depending on where the weigh in is located



[Edited on October 3, 2007 at 4:12 PM. Reason : .]

10/3/2007 4:08:48 PM

damn dude....bad ass life

10/3/2007 4:09:30 PM

you jump the breakers? Saw a guy rip a prop clean off doin that... crazy...

10/3/2007 4:13:15 PM

^^I guess it's nice to not pay to fish anymore

^ ehhh, what do you mean?

usually the most breakers are in the inlet at low tide with some wind


unless it's blowing up pretty good, then you can have some big waves...

well, an exception is the Cape Lookout Shoals about 10 miles out of Beaufort Inlet... I've seen the depthfinder go from 70' to 10' in a hundred yards! and yeah, there are some monster waves there

[Edited on October 3, 2007 at 4:15 PM. Reason : ..]

10/3/2007 4:13:26 PM

So I guess you have to do a lot of research before hand of the area you are fishing at then.

10/3/2007 4:16:31 PM

well, you can go online and look at current temperature charts to see where the temp breaks are (usually fish are there)

but most of the "structure" that holds fish is common knowledge among the people that fish the area

it's all marked on charts, maps, and even on the internet

plus we don't fish the bluewater usually (gulf stream) so all you really need to know is what spots have the big fish

10/3/2007 4:18:34 PM

if any of yall are at Atlantic Beach Oct 20th or are in the area

come to the weigh in and cheer for me!

10/3/2007 6:03:13 PM

you assholes better come cheer for us!

10/4/2007 1:38:45 PM

are you doing the big rock blue marlin tournament

10/4/2007 1:39:48 PM

nah, I fished that this year, but that was with a friend who asked me to come along

thats billfishing, you're talking about 5 million dollar boats out fishing that tournament

but we fish King Mackerel tournaments from here to texas

http://abkmt.com/ there ya go, thats the site for our tournament here

10/4/2007 1:44:06 PM

congrats Greg! i'm really happy for you!

10/4/2007 1:51:19 PM

thanks yo


I'm really looking forward to it!

10/4/2007 1:55:17 PM

Cool man, didn't know you were getting paid to do this.

Recreational/weekend warrior here.

Are you fishing the Open?

10/4/2007 2:40:17 PM

thats cool man, thats what I started doing and lucked into this


http://www.fishska.com/tournamenttrail/index.asp

thats our schedule for October

[Edited on October 4, 2007 at 2:43 PM. Reason : .]

10/4/2007 2:42:52 PM

hey greg i want to go hunting and fishing. how do i sign up?

10/4/2007 3:11:53 PM

I catch fish with sticks of dynamite. I also get arrested and can't go near fish anymore.

10/4/2007 3:13:15 PM

i hear hand grenades and depth charges work well also...

10/4/2007 3:15:08 PM

is this a full time job or something on the side?

10/4/2007 3:24:02 PM

Something on the side. Sometimes the guys who do one every weekend, own their own ride, and are already rich do it as a full-time gig.


Not to belittle this, but it's basically an "anyone can join" type of thing and you just need to either A)own a big enough boat and have the money or B)know someone.

It's still really cool and I'll prally dabble in it a bit when I can in the future, but it's not like he's become Mark Sosin or anything.

No offense at all pwr, it's just that most of these cats are clueless.

[Edited on October 4, 2007 at 4:02 PM. Reason : ]

10/4/2007 3:57:40 PM

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"hey greg i want to go hunting and fishing. how do i sign up?"

slack off a lot to hunt and fish, stumble your way into a career!

Quote :

"is this a full time job or something on the side?"

on the side, even my captain has a job.. well, he owns a business lol

my regular job allows me the time to go out and do this, plus the other things I do are all on the side also, so it works out

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"Something on the side. Sometimes the guys who do one every weekend, own their own ride, and are already rich do it as a full-time gig."

well, yeah... but we're in the pro division, everythings pretty much sponsored... boat, reels, clothes, etc

Quote :

"Not to belittle this, but it's basically an "anyone can join" type of thing and you just need to either A)own a big enough boat and have the money or B)know someone."

I'd compare it to racing really... know people and have sponsors, or have enough money to do it on your own

Quote :

"It's still really cool and I'll prally dabble in it a bit when I can in the future, but it's not like he's become Mark Sosin or anything."

I'm not expecting to become famous or anything, it's just a way to help build my resume, since most of my career involves the outdoors

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"No offense at all pwr, it's just that most of these cats are clueless"

yeah, it's a different world out there, the money involved in it is overwhelming

10/4/2007 4:24:52 PM

ok, hellbound, there are some threads which I do brag


this happens to be one of them

10/4/2007 9:54:41 PM

That's freakin' sweet!! Congrats!!

10/4/2007 9:58:36 PM

"jumping the breakers" - there are places where breakers form from the water getting really shallow, really quick (as you mentioned). There is a technique for larger boats with tons of power (2-4 engines) where you can hit the wave right and literally jump the breaker. Everyone else has to ride down to the end of the inlet, go around, then come back. Saves you tons of time, except in the event of missing the wave, catching the ground at full tilt and ripping a prop off.

10/4/2007 9:59:42 PM

^^ thanks


yeah, ok... I've always just gone over them on the boats I've been on

10/4/2007 10:11:22 PM

You take me fishing, and I will take you hunting when I become a pro female hunter and have my own show!

10/4/2007 10:11:59 PM

congrats... my father in law won the ABKMT around 8-9 years ago... before he sold his boat, was a nice payday. A friend of the family's fishes in the ska stuff, boat is the Chevy II out of Snead's Ferry in Division I, he was on one of the fishing shows a while back, they were filming on his boat. my bro-in-law would kill to have the opportunity!

10/4/2007 10:19:59 PM

^^ lol, we might have a show together... I do hunt remember


^ awesome, hell yeah... there are some good fishermen on the tour

10/4/2007 10:23:41 PM

^ That's what I'm saying... you, the pro fisherman, can be my guest hunter.

10/4/2007 10:32:57 PM

Dude, bring back some damn fish. We need to do some cookin!

10/4/2007 10:34:47 PM

that's awesome. congrats!

10/4/2007 10:41:03 PM

sweet!!!!
high five greg!

10/4/2007 10:58:38 PM

Dude... If you EVER need some help. let me know. I used to fish king all the time. I'd love to be your damn bait boy/just go out with ya and help sometime. no pay necessary, i love fishing

grats man. its always been a dream of mine as well.

10/4/2007 11:03:46 PM

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"^ That's what I'm saying... you, the pro fisherman, can be my guest hunter. "

k, that works

Quote :

"Dude, bring back some damn fish. We need to do some cookin!"

I'll be fishing monday, tuesday, and maybe wednesday... look for me after that, I'll bring some meat back

^^^ thanks yo, you know I'm all about it

^^ thanks, celebratory beer at the Goat?

^
word, thats cool... I'll let you know if we need some help with anything

10/5/2007 8:49:14 AM

10/5/2007 10:04:36 AM

Can someone really make a living being a "professional" fisherman? I mean how much money do you think you'll bring in on avg from a tourney? Is this going to be your only job now?

10/5/2007 10:12:20 AM

10/5/2007 10:19:53 AM

yes they can


no it's not my only job


it's one of about 4 things I do

the atlantic beach tournament is supposed to be ~$40K for first place in the pro division

plus you can get a ton of it from your sponsors too

10/5/2007 10:21:36 AM

I just had to post a pic of bikini clad women holding a king

10/5/2007 12:15:52 PM

Some people just have no idea, do they Greg?

10/5/2007 12:17:26 PM