Last trip we spent about $40 buck for 3 people on food. That included fajitas, breakfast tacos and and other chili meat for other tacos along with some snacks.

Does the cook price include munchies, chips etc. ?
I am with light liner on the I dont eat very much on these trips...

I vote "Yes" for the cook and "Yes" for the sponsor. I don't want to mess with food if possible, and I love goodies too. The space on the Big E is OK with 40 people- plenty of room to fish.

-Pat

If Chris Newman is the cook, let me tell you, each meal is first rate. He spends days and days getting ready for this trip. This isn't some microwave burrito food. And if you look at the actual cost of food on a trip, it is generally more than $40-50 per person by the time you get enough variety to last an entire trip.

As mentioned before, I was one of the guys who said no to it before. But after seeing what Newman did for the TBB trip, for $35 bucks, hell yes I'll let him do it.

These new OTI Jigging Rods are pretty sweet. Only one more rig to get before BigE. I'll keep the Saltist on it for this Summer and get either Avet or Accurate for Tuna Madness in November.

wow, that is a purdy rod/reel setup ... bling bling

Kerry,
is that the 2008 jigging rod blank? last time i talked to TJ he was waiting on the new rods to come in.

There in but kind of hard to get. TJ and Ragman are trying to get them to their Dealers first. I got mine from Mike.

http://www.mikesgulfcoasttackle.com/


He got Three in and I got the second one. I believe you can contact TJ or Ragman and get them also. Very impressed so far.

I think by Summers end I'll have at least two of the Jigging and one 7' Spinner.

ok thanks Kerry, i just talked to TJ and he got a shipment in yesterday so i might be going to see him shortly.

Look at their 7.6" spinner. I've got the 80 lbr and LOVE it. It casts and handles like a dream!

My vote,
Yes to cook
Yes to sponsor

We have a running total for cook and sponsor, but are lacking a number of votes. We'll do what the group wants, just want to offer the group options that can make Seite Tuna more memorable and enjoyable. Just need folks to vote.
K. Neal is that a Saltist 40? Is it high speed or standard? Got a customer with a 40 highspeed looking to swap to a standard speed Saltist 40.
Is there a reason you want to change from the 40? That's a good reel for 99% of the fish you'd jig up. Maybe upgrade the drags a bit, but other than that it will do just fine.
If it is a 40 standard speed Saltist, would you consider swapping for the high speed 40 my client has? Let me know if you would.

Willy,
Think I'll keep it and get another Oti Jigging with Accurate 665. This one is sweet for lighter stuff. Snapper and Kings and so forth.

Good choice in keeping the Saltsit, for the money and drag upgrade it is a fantastic reel.
Just got to know, is it a 40 and is it a 4.8 or whatever is standard? My client is really looking to swap his 40 high to a stadard gear 40. Highspeeds are better for kings and snapper, IMO. Trying the swap really hard, eh?

Willy,

I bet it's the same Reel your Client has. It's part of a Kingfish Combo offered by Bass Pro. There is nothing on the Reel to let you know.

Are we there yet?

I'm so looking forward to this..

k

It's easy enough to count the revolutions of the spool to one revolution of the crank.

yes food, yes spons.

Me and two buddy, yes to cook and sponsor.

yes to cook and sponsor

Willie,
Add Dad and I both...
Yes to cook, yes to sponsors...

Damn! The word on 360Tuna is that U.E. is cancelling all "Big E" trips through the end of 2008.

http://www.360tuna.com/forum/f18/big-e-cancelled-3274/#post33166

Any confirmation, Willie?

all trips are cancelled. Talked to them today. If you are still going and If you have room and need to fill spots I can fill them. Steve