Tails from the Tour

[fishnlab]

Here is Kasey's write up from last weekend's Majek Owners Tournament....

08/01/09 - *1st Annual Majek Owners Tournament - Bluff's Landing, Corpus Christi*
Jayson and I finally got the guys from Hookset to get on the boat with us for a competitive day of fishing. Hookset's Chris Yost & Taylor Pagano joined us for the first ever Majek Boats Owner's Tournament out of Bluff's Landing Marina in Corpus Christi. After a shrimp boil and some good conversation that lasted half the night, the alarm rang at an early 4:15 AM and we had props turning at 4:55 AM. I think Yost and Taylor were trying to catch up on some sleep as Jayson and I navigated a solid 40 miles in the dark with no spotlight, and we were waist deep by 6:00 AM. The four of us set up a wade along the edge of a large flat where we've been on a lot of fish that have been relocated due to the low tides. We are targeting schools of mixed reds and drum, and there have been some large Trout hanging close to the schools taking advantage of the easy feeding.
The plan was to fan out until one of us located the school, and the others would wade over to them. Jayson and I have fished two tournaments here and have run several client trips on these fish, so we've got their number. We needed three species for the stringer (Redfish, Trout, & a Drum or Flounder) and had all three by 8:30 AM. Yost caught a nice 25" Trout on top, and we can't figure out who had the Redfish, but it was a solid 28" fish. We'll give it to Taylor! The kicker was the sweet drum we stumbled upon. We were back in the boat, and I thought I saw a perfect FAT Redfish swimming down a prop scar. I threw to him, dropped it in the trail, and he inhaled it! 27" hump backed ugly ol' Black Drum..... 8 lbs! Huge upgrade! We ended up 3rd in the team division behind the Watkins team in 2nd, and David Pena who fished solo finished 1st. The Majek family, along with the TX Saltwater Series directors did a great job putting on the tournament, and we'll be back next year to win the boat.
Kasey Mock
Team Hookset Marine Gear


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[WestEndAngler]

Great job Team Hookset!

[Milkjug]

Nice work, yall's stringer is my favorite.

I ranted and raved about it so much that one of my buddies bought one too recently. Saw ya'll had upgraded the non-pointy end to have a short metal piece to stick back into the float. I had lost my float (along with a flounder ) a while back, and ended up just tying a knarly knot in it. Any chance I could upgrade to the newest model for a trade-in?

[fishnlab]

Milkjug,
If you buy a 2004 F150, can you call up Ford in 2009 and ask for a swap for the new model just because they made upgrades?!?!?

Just kidding...send us an email at hooksetgear@hotmail.com and we'll figure something out for ya.

Thanks for using the product. Glad you like it.

[Milkjug]

Haha, I wouldn't buy a truck that could be broken into in 5 seconds with a screwdriver

Thanks for the offer, I will get with ya'll when work calms down.

[FlatoutFishin]

Nice write up and congrats on the 25". I love the ULM, you were in my home waters there Chris.
And I want something new and upgraded!

Monte

[lurefisher]

Nice report good fishing guys.

[fishnlab]

Here's Kasey Mock's write up from last weekend's Port Lavaca TRS stop.

Team Hookset picks up a 6th place finish to wrap up the season.

You can follow Team Hookset all season at http://hooksetgear.com/tails-from-the-tour

08/08/09 – Texas Redfish Series – Port Lavaca, TX
Port Lavaca hosted the final stop of the 2009 Texas Redfish Series. The city of Port Lavaca consistently sets the bar for hospitality, and as usual they rolled out the red carpet for the anglers. The Lavaca/West Matagorda system is very different than most others in the state, and can get real mean real fast. The marsh and pond systems in the area are very limited, so teams usually make some of their longest runs of the year from this venue. The top six teams ranged from a 6 to a 260 mile round trip, with less than a half pound separating us (6th) from the win.
We’ve been on some great fish in Corpus, but we elected to stay close and maximize our fishing time. It just made sense to fish this area. There were some large schools of mullet that had pulled out of the ponds, and though we couldn’t really see the redfish, slicks and large mud boils under the mullet schools send up the flags. Playing the tide has been a vital factor in our success this year as we’ve dealt with very low water levels all summer. Our peak tide movement wasn’t until noon, so it was very important to preserve the area early so the fish would feel comfortable moving onto the flat later in the day. We caught our first weigh fish early, and like clock work the first school showed up at 12:01. We boated ten fish all day, and half were over the 28” slot limit. We finished a close 6th place with 14.28 lbs, exactly 0.5 lb shy of the win. I believe we had the winning weight in our livewell, but we had a fish get sick and lost a lot of weight. Congratulations to Demetric Wells and Leslie Littles for the win, and Team of The Year honors. They are great fishermen, and great guys. We’ll be in Port Aransas next month for the final stop of the IFA Redfish Tour. The fish are schooling in the Laguna, so it should be a fun one.

• Be looking for the release of the new Power Tackle Thinwater Series rods. Jayson and I have been demoing them for a couple months, and these things are sweet! I set the hook on a 30” 12 lb redfish yesterday and jerked it out of the water! Super light, super sensitive, and bullet proof.

Kasey Mock
Team Hookset Marine Gear