Danielle and Billy set on Monday and Tuesday morning in Enron, Ohio to hunt some deer… and boy did they come back with a handful! Billy shot 2 deer, Danielle 1 (see picture of her gangster self holding the head up) and they used team work for the 8 point. Great job guys! Can’t wait to try some of that homemade jerky! (OK maybe)

Zach Childs, Grant Terry, and Jason Lee set out in Lake Wimico to find an alligator this past weekend, and boy did they. They harpooned a 10’ 6” alligator with a muzzy sting ray tip, bought from Bluewater Outriggers. Scott Krause, who frequently shares his unconventional and somewhat questionable alligator hunting and cleaning tips with Bluewater Outriggers customers, was impressed with the three amigos and their tenacity against this large alligator.  He thinks they may have to trade in their polo shirts and khakis for some alligator boots pretty soon….

There are lots of things we bet you didn’t know about us here at Bluewater Outriggers. For instance, not only do we sell the best brands in Hunting, Fishing, and Marine, but we also have a gun and ammo selection that would make even Dirty Harry squeal like a little girl. Here are some other things you probably didn’t know:

1. We sell Meat Slicers, Sausage Grinders, and other Weston products 
2. We sell trailer parts, boat parts, and trolling motors
3. We sell ladies camo as well as mens (in store and online)
4. Mr. Bear has frequent dreams about David Hasselhoff
5. You can get your bass fishing tackle in our store
6. We have a great Guy Harvey and Browning Jewelry Selection
7. The ladies can get a handbag specifically designed to hold a gun
8. Our kayaks and kayak accessorries are very competitively priced
9. We have an enormous amount of hats and caps in the store. Enormous.
10. If you order apparel and footwear from us online, we’ll ship it to you for free.  
If there’s not at least one thing in that list that made you go, “Really?? Shut the front door!” then email us and we’ll try even harder to impress you.
  Sincerely,   Your friends at Bluewater Outriggers
www.BWOFish.com

Photos from the previous story!

Before heading out for our next session of shark fishing, Joel and I decided to stop by Bluewater Outriggers for some bait and possibly some advice on where to fish.  Scott told us about a nearby spot that would likely hold some big sharks, and we decided to check it out.  We ran out some baits in our kayak a little after sunset and waited for the first run.  After an hour or so, Joel had a powerful run but failed to get a solid hookset.  We ran his bait back out, and about an hour later my Penn 9/0 growls to life with a slow steady run.  I scramble to grab the rod and let the fish run for another 10 seconds before setting the hook.  Immediately, I realize that this is a serious fish.  Over the next hour I fail to make any sort of serious progress in getting the fish closer to the beach, any line I regain is stripped off in the long steady runs of the fish. The fish feels like I’ve hooked a slow moving truck, it stays out in the deep water of the channel and slowly pulls drag.  Eventually, the fish tires out and I’m able to coax it over the sand bar and into shallower water. After ten more minutes of tug of war, I manage to get the fish to the beach, and the big head of a lemon shark sticks up onto the sand.  With the help of a few others, we manage to get the shark into good position to de-hook and measure the fish. It was a beautiful lemon shark that taped out to 9’ 2”, and after an hour and thirty-three minutes of grueling tug of war, I had great respect of this magnificent shark.  We snapped a few quick pictures, removed another broken off leader and hook that the shark had been carrying around, and sent the shark on its way. It was awesome to see such an amazing fish swim slowly away like nothing had happened.  I’m really glad I had the opportunity to catch and release such an awesome fish. Big thanks to Scott and everyone else at Bluewater for the advice and service!

Peter Drevets and Joel Jamison

The results of the 3rd annual Bluewater Outrigger  Offshore Charity Classic. A total of 66 boats fished the event and over 40 weighed fish. The proceeds of this tournament benefits the Forgotten Coast Warrior Weekend. This year 10 wounded warriors joined us for fishing and a weekend of activities in Port St Joe.

Wahoo
1st/ Team Illustrious 65.98
2nd/ Team Gag Reflex  41.57
3rd/ Team Cat Ching  33.68


King Mackerel
1st/ Team Green Banana        37.02
2nd/ Team Floridaze Adventures 36.92
3rd/ Team Fish Tales          33.59

Mahi-Mahi
1st/ Team Illustrious 18.39
2nd/ Team Willie E    8.21
3rd/ Team Gotta Lovett 3.43

Red Snapper
1st/ Team Fish Tales  24.47
2nd/ Team Willie E    22.82
3rd/Team Perfect Bite 21.59

Spanish Mackerel
1st/ Team Hot Water        4.33
2nd/ Team Hard Tail        4.28
3rd/ Team Comfortably Numb  4.21

Capt Mitch Coleman
Tournament Director

Starla and John went shore fishing in Mexico Beach and Cape San Blas and caught some Pompano for supper! Starla sautee’d it up in garlic and butter and John cooked them up for a seafood feast fit for a king!

I’m not really sure why this is called a “Tent Sale” because it’s more like a, “biggest, hugest, most awesomest and funnest event EVER….Sale.” I’m just sayin’.

Anyway, here are the details you need to know:

Sale starts at 7am and ends at 7pm, on April 8th and 9th.

It’s located at Bluewater Outriggers in Port St. Joe, Fl - 121 W Hwy 98

Sometimes I wish I were a Pirate dog.

There will be literally hundreds, dare I say thousands, of items at HUGE discounts

There will be food and entertainment (live music, spontaneous dancing, etc.)

On Saturday, there will be fishing seminars and here’s the line up….

12-1pm……Cast net throw demo - George Kelly

1-1:30-ish………FWC Boat Requirements and safety  

2pm……………..Fly cast demos - Jim Penrod

2:45……………..Surf Fishing/Pier fishing demo - Fox28 Winston Chester

3:30……………..Offshore rigging/trolling temp breaks - Dewey Blaylock

4:15……………..Jigging with new wax wing and vortex jig and rigs - Shimano

4:45……………..Brent will do a juggling act on one foot while blindfolded (TBD)

5:30……………..Kayak Fishing 101 and other fun topics - D.O.A. Jerry McBride 

DISCLAIMER: The lineup and topics can change at any time, at my descretion, depending on my mood. Bluewater Outriggers is not responsible for any comments or opinions expressed by the fishing professionals, dirty old men, or huge gorillas. We’re just tryin’ to keep it real.

See you tomorrow!

Mr. Bear a.k.a “The Dog”
Customer Relations Mgr.
Bluewater Outriggers
www.BWOfish.com

…but Mr. Bear can only count to 10 so that number could be off.

Every year we send our secret negotiator person out to find the lowest prices on the best fishing, hunting, and apparel items in the world. Then he negotiates the prices down even

further and brings these products to our Tent Sale, where we pass these savings on to you.

This year our tent sale will be April 8th and 9th from 7am-7pm, at our Flagship store in Port St. Joe, FL. There will be food. There will be music. And there will be some REALLY cheap, name brand stuff!

On Saturday there will be fishing seminars given by the pros (No not us, the other pros). More details to come…. 

On the other hand, if you’re one of those people who likes to pay top dollar for everything and hates saving money, you probably shouldn’t come. There won’t be anything for you.

Sincerely,

Your friends at Bluewater Outriggers 

121 W Hwy 98

Port St. Joe, FL 32456

1-877-216-9600

This is an article in Florida Sportsman last year, about the Bluewater Outriggers Charity Classic and the Forgotten Coast Warrior Weekend. Pretty sweet. Looking forward to BWO Charity Classic 2011!

http://www.floridasportsman.com/tournaments/panhandle_kingfish_slam_1008/index.html