Between chartering every day and working at the shop, I haven't had much down time lately. Here is a late report for Wednesday:
CTO and Daiwa teamed up for our first annual customer appreciation day aboard the Black Hawk party boat. We had been planning this for month and weren't sure how well it would be received. As it turns out, we shouldn't have worried as the trip sold out in less than 24 hours. For $45, the customers got an all inclusive trip. Gear, rigs, bait, lures, food and drink were on us for the 6 hour trip. Daiwa provided us with hats, shirts and 16 different combos to pass out around the boat for customers to test out. We had every thing from Saltists to Saltigas to Dendoh electric reels and to top it all off, we gave away 2 Saltist 30's spooled with braid and mounted on Saltiga rods! THANKS DAIWA!!!
The boat left the dock at 4 and we headed out to the Race. It poured the entire way out but our crew were dressed for it. It took a little for the tide to get moving and for the bite to start, but eventually the fish began to eat. It wasn't fast and furious but it was a steady pick of bass with a few blues in the mix. We used diamond jigs, Daiwa Sacrifice jigs, bucktails and eels. Everything caught... Just about everyone on the boat entered the pool and the big fish won $500 along with a Daiwa rod and reel... That's about a $900 night! I can't recall the winners name but don't think he was a CTF'er.
The conditions were miserable for much of the night, so I didn't get as much video and pictures as I had planned. Captain Greg even went into extra innings for us and stayed out for well over another hour. We got back to the dock somewhere around midnight.
Greg and his crew couldn't have worked any harder than they did for us. Everyone was a pleasure to be around and it's easy to see why the Black Hawk has so many regular customers... THANKS Grag and crew!!!!
#1329772 - 06/26/1104:40 PM
Re: Customer appreciation day. VERY late report
[Re: Blaine]
OHMYGOD
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Registered: 06/23/04
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Loc: Suffield Ct
Sweet!!! Looks like a great time was had by all.
You can take what you want from life......As long as you give a little Back. "We never get over the fishing fever, it's a delightful disease and thank the lord there is no cure". "CTF, is a lure I can not afford to NOT have in my pocket"
Don’t argue with Idiots.. They will bring you down to their level and beat you with experience.
Our freedoms are being choked, big brother's grip is getting tighter.
I was on this trip, all the anglers brought their skills added to that was instruction from the boat crew tangles and booboos where at a minimun. This trip was a cut above any party boat trip I've been on, everybody worked together. I would do this again in a heartbeat, thanks to all who put this together
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