Chuck Tourney - ON
 

Chuck is On - Good Luck Folks :btu:

Ha! Beat this monster you liver bellies! And if 12" bluefish counted I'd be smoking ya all. :rude:

Nice start, George. Did you catch that at night on a pencil popper or is the photo just dark?

Way to go George!!

WTG! Nice reel
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6:30 am. Photo is just dark...........so the wrinkled up ruler doesn't show too much. :uhuh:

I thought we started 6:00 pm 10/4?
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i think it was 6am, chris

I thought so too but it says this is my email containing the tag....

RULES:
1. The tournament will run from 6 p.m. Thursday (October 4th) to 12 p.m. Sunday (October 7th

Honestly I didn't join this to win, just to help a good cause, but we should all be fishing the same hours no?
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I forgot my camera this morn or i'd have you by an inch:biglaugh:

Good one!! :rotf2:

Dave must have mis typed. It started this morning. go get em.

I posted the actual time a few times... the tourney started yesterday morning at 6 AM

Go numbskull..
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Had one real good fish last night. The problem was, due to where I was, by the time I got setup and took a picture, the fish would have been dead. Doesn't matter as this is for Chuck not for the prizes. If it were, I wouldn't have paid $60 for Roberts Ranger the other night:rotf2:

You gotta keep all the stuff on you. It doesn't have to be an Ansel Adams photo, set it up quick shoot the shot, back in the drink. :)
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STANDINGS AS OF 6 PM FRIDAY...

Josh Clogston with his impressive score of 129" (41" tiebreaker)
Dave Anderson with 105"
Greg McNamara with 71"
John Acompora with 65"
George Grisman with 34"

CENTURY BIG FISH: 44" Josh Clogston

DZ's NEEDLEFISH PRIZE: Vacant

RELEASE PHOTO: Vacant

Tonight should be a big night, despite the bright moon, we have a front approaching and everyone is off work. Plan to get out early in the night and see if you can score some good fish before the moon gets high in the sky. Calm seas should make tonight a good eeling or needling night. The surf report for tomorrow night looks like rough seas and wind... good for offsetting the moon but making eeling tough. Good luck everyone!

Come on. Josh just photoed the same fish 4 times.:) Crap looks like I'll be bring up the rear as usual in any tournaments I ever enter.

hopefully I can fill that vacancy


I wish I was not working, no rest for the weary, I'll just fish instead of sleep. I try not to complain about having work :hidin:

don't worry Paul, you still have a chance at second place, bring a camera with you

last night Lt.Chris Nelson USN 35"

hoping for big upgrades tonite

And Numbskull falls off the charts!

Nice release pic too!!

May fire light up your eels like an alien's #^&#^&#^&#^&
May mung clog your guides like a 2 year old's snot
May the moon burn your neck like the august sun
May weeds fill the canal like plaque on Sauerkraut's teeth
May tow trucks meet you at your spots with a smirk.
May the wind blow harder than gas from Slip's butt

Just sayin..........cause I got my three (and I need all the help I can get)

34" both with tape tight. That gives me a 33, 34 and 34 for a grand total of 101".
Don't trip on that bar.

This one ate a purple danny.

Nice - I'll be selling popcorn instead of fishing (again) so come down to Salks in NK from 8-11 next couple days :wall:

Yeah Dave. Realized I screwed up after I hooked up. Will give it hell tonight. Tape, tag and camera will be in a waterproof bag inside my waders.

More impressive are the times. A 40+ inch fish every 7-10 minutes! Hell, it takes me 7-10 minutes just to stand up straight again after unhooking one.

Also great is the progression of the the Chuck paper. If he had gotten a 50" after those four he'd not been able to enter it.

Fished all night, had all my fish in 1:15 of it. Every cast for 1 hour, smallest 38". Worked up a sweat. Had a backup tag.

In jersey now for wedding so that's it for me.
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I respectfully submit this for the DZ Needlefish Prize if no bass happen to be caught on Needlefish:)

Nice job George! I knew that you wouldn't let an eel keep you out of the running for long....think I found all of your small bluefish last night

I like the message on the needle.

For the record, my second fish was on one of Tagger's needles. Only 34".

Sadly, I dropped a slightly better fish on a Habs needle clone. Loosened my drag and pussied around landing it because I sorely wanted to enter a fish on something to do with Habs. Bumped it into a rock beaching it and off she went.

Sauerkraut also dropped a serious fish on a needle (his cheapass hook straightened) that likely would have rivaled the largest Josh posted so they were there to be had on plugs until the moon got too high.

Thank God!! Now us scrubs have a chance.

I ran a poll on the Facebook page yesterday and people voted to extend the tournament until tomorrow at 6 p.m. so we have another night/day to give it hell so... give it hell!

Standings as of 7:40 a.m. Sunday

Josh Clogston with 129" (41" tiebreaker)
Sean Kearney with 111” (36” tiebreaker)
Greg McNamara with 108"
Dan Schiappa with 108”
Dave Anderson with 105"

Century Big Fish: Matt Sheridan 46"

DZ Needle Prize: George Christman 34"

Release Photo: We have a few submissions now, vote will take place tomorrow.

Lt Chris Nelson added another nice fish last night on a Left Hook Eelie which is quickly becoming his favorite plug, he's relatively new to surfcasting for bass in this area so this was also a personal best....42"..Congrats Chris!

had to work very hard for fish, hope this weather coming in tonight turns it around a bit, thanks for extending Dave, having an absolute blast! hope this is a big winner for Chuck...

That's a nice looking fish! And a very nice release photo!

PRIZE DETAILS!!!
Something else may be added last minute, but here is the breakdown of the loot. A little more incentive to fish harder tonight--drool away! :drool:

1st Place:
$100 Gift Certificate to The Edge
3.25 oz Afterhours Pencil
RM Smith Giant Swimmer
Small Guppy Pencil
Lemire Surfster
Big Fish Prey Swimmer
Surf Asylum “Beefed Up” Lefty Swimmer
TDF Small Pikie
Unknown Jointed Needlefish
Book: The Hunt for Big Stripers By Zeno Hromin
Six Month Subscription to The Fisherman Magazine

2nd Place:
$50 Gift Certificate to The Edge
Cyclone Swimmer
RM Smith Small Jointed Swimmer
LeftHook Pilgrim Pencil
Lemire GooGoo
SeaView Small Surfster
Large Guppy Pencil
BigFish Prey Swimmer
Chef Chris Danny
Surf Asylum Atom Jr (Tiny Tog)
Unknown Jointed Needlefish
Book: The Art of Surfcasting With Lures By Zeno Hromin
Six Month Subscription to The Fisherman Magazine

3rd Place:
RM Smith Three Piece Mackerel Swimmer
J.Stirpe Bunker Swimmer
Paul Moriarty Flaptail
Large Guppy Pencil
Left Hook Pilgrim Pencil
Mackerel Super Strike Zig Zag Darter
Ghostescent CC Tackle Magic Swimmer
Troublemaker Small Danny
BigFish Prey Swimmer
ChefChris Scaled Danny
Surf Asylum Atom Jr (Beeswax)
Unknown Small Needle
Book: Fishing the Bucktail by John Skinner
Six Month Subscription to The Fisherman Magazine

4th Place:
RM Smith Scaled Sea Strider
Afterhours Floating Needle
Paul Moriarty Small Pencil
J. Stirpe Large Swimmer
Mackerel CC Tackle Magic Swimmer
Lemire Pencil Popper
Sea View Big Mouth Popper
Surf Asylum Atom Jr (Salamander)
Tattoo Small Darter
ChefChris Tiger Maple Needle
Unknown Small Needle
Book: Surfcaster by Doc Muller
Six Month Subscription to The Fisherman Magazine

5th Place:
RM Smith Medium Swimmer
3.25 oz Afterhours Pencil
BC Small Danny
Guppy Small Pencil
BigFish Doubleshot Pencil
Lemire Sea Fly
Lemire Calamari Popper
ChefChris Scaled A40
Unknown Small Pencil Popper
SB 3 oz Darter
Book: Secrets of Surf Fishing at Night
Six Month Subscription to The Fisherman Magazine

Looks like there are some nice contenders here - good job, men! Can't wait to see the final results.

I'd like to thank Dave (Canalman) and JohnR for putting the Tourney together, all who contributed to the prizes and all those who entered.

Thanks too for all the well wishes - just started up on chemo again last week, which is an *ss-kicker but keeps everything going in the right direction.

I can't thank you all enough for everything you've done, it's greatly appreciated.

:cheers:

Best to you Chuck...feel better!:)

Godspeed to you Chuck

God Bless You Chuck!
hope this all gives you some comfort and healthy distraction from what you are dealing with...

Chris Nelson added a fish tonight, not as big as last night but helps get him up in the standings 30"....total 107" I think...