Go Time! 07/14/2009
 
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It is all coming down to the final week before the HeadHunt and things need to get cleaned up and “fired up” a bit.   July 25th seemed so far but it has now crept up on us like an eel that escaped the bucket .

The HeadHunt planning continues to be in full force and this year it seems to be more work than usual – at least for me.  At this time I often wonder why I/we do this as the planning, promoting, website, t-shirt sales, banquet set-up, and blah blah – it takes a ton of time and I lose focus on what exactly all of the reward is?

This tournament has never been a money making endeavor on any level and in fact we have lost money every year.  I bring this up because the bigger the tournament gets, the more people criticize and critique every move.   But what can you do? We just want to do this for fun.

This year we are even going to donate some $$ (if we get enough people) to create a scholarship for local Harwich high school student.  This tournament was started for the locals, and will always be about them, so we want to make it so we can give something back. 

I have a 2 and 4 year old and a new boat and all I want to do is fish and spend time with my kids this summer but once again, the headhunt takes time, planning, money, and work.  I’m not sure people understand how much, but we’d love some more help next year.  Tara, O’Brien, Sunrise and everyone have been huge in helping us, but we can always use some more help. 

Alright enough of my whining! But thanks for letting me get that off my chest you chumps and for all our hard work we just need those who are in to sign up and pay up now so we can make this whole thing happen in a quality manner.

We have a sweet group of new entries and a bunch of awesome sponsors but it is now time to sign up to actually be in this thing so we can check out the full “field” of teams. 

I am off cape for a couple of days but will be back this weekend to hype this up and back to fish next week as much as possible and hit the Hot Stove and other local spots with my teammates in preparation to win it this year.  It is year six and we have come in second by ounces 3 times now so I want this more this year than any other past seasons.

Where are Escape landscape and Rob’s team?  Lewis and Corduroy?  Platinum builders and Spirro and his crew?  Jack and Jamie and and and and….

The outsiders are taking this thing over which is cool with my brother and me as it means more exposure but I/we do not want to hear that other teams are taking the event away from Harwich.  As far as I am concerned this is REAL fishing tournament again this year so I/we do not want to hear any more excuses as to why you could not fish July 25th in a legit bass fishing tournament, which is what we thought this area needed.

 It is go time TEAMS!!!!

So let’s go !

Side bets?

Before I go we once again need to give a full shout out to our great sponsors!

Harwich Port Boat Yard  

Artist Jean Burke

Sunrise Bait and Tackle

Goose Hummock

Villa Roma Restaurant

Flipkey.com

Platinum Building/Remodeling

Hot Stove Saloon

ESPtees screen printing and embroidery

Escape Landscaping

Jail Break Sportfishing

DeCharles Plastering

O’Brien Pest Control

Talk of the Town Café’

Monahan & Co. Fine Jewelers, est. 1815

Harwich Opticians

Jake Rooney’s Restaurant

Kusmin Family Builders

Hatch Restorations

Locario’s Tennis Center

Fred Murtha-Home/R.V. service/repairs

Hedmark General Contracting

Summit Insulation

 

 


Comments

Ryan

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:15:02

Where the heck is Cordoroy? Team Powe sounds like their back but still have too many chemistry issues to be a force.

 

PT

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:21:14

We are back and we are winning this tourney....Looking forward to a great weekend!!

Chief Operating Officer of Team Powe.

 

Petey

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:22:17

We are back and we are going to win this tourney....Looking forward to a great weekend.

Chief Operating Officer of Team Powe

 

Dega

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:00:39

be afraid of team powe, be very afraid

 

Ben

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:38:27

Note to Team Powe-

You stiffs could reel in a 40 pounder and still not "win". The win would be Seamus'.

Without him you twits couldn't catch squat. Hell, without him you twits couldn't even tie a hook on the end of the line.

 

Ben

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:43:15

And Sean-

You are going to make a great cranky old man someday.

Throw in a little senility, a lot more bitterness, a healthy dose of cirrhosis and off you go.

I predict you'll be there in 5 years.

 

Team Powe

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 05:49:22

Wait Ben are you even participating in the tourney this year ? Oh wait your not soo shut the hell up...cause even If I catch a 6 pounder I still caught more than you !!!!

Advantage Team Powe!!!

 

Harry Corduroy

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:22:04

I told you were were serious this year. Complete radio silence for the last month. We decided it would be better for us to be out fishing rather than yapping. We each decided to split up for the last week of our exhaustive training to fine tune a few final issues. I Rode my bike to the Outer Banks with a a bamboo rod and a few hooks whittled from whale bone. Once their I dug my own sand fleas and caught blackdrum to 40lbs. The Wizard flew to southern california where he chased humboldt squid with a can of cat food and a cast net. But we are back and focused on the Headhunter..... now we wait. There is nor preparation left, its go time. I can't wait to add that trophy to others I have collected over the years. Like ... Oklahoma Saltwater Angler of the Year, Massachusetts Choggie Champion 1987-1994... Blue Gill Shootout Champ 2004, 2005, (incarcerated), 2006... Boston Harbor Winter Flounder 5th Place Runner Up... and so on. I am off the week leading up so if anybody wants to find me I'll be sitting at the Hot Stove while my bother slings drinks. I'll be wearing a red beret and a denim jacket. Hand stitched into the back of the jacket is picture of a stiped bass on the back chuggin a beer out of a frosty beer mug.

-Corduroy

 

Ben

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:40:41

Team Powe-

Your worst nightmare has come true. I finally found by balls, got my priorities back in order and am back onboard Team Assquatch. Prepare to be dominated.

A couple side bets we should get going:

A. 1.5 = The over/under on the number of Team Powe crew that get seasick at some point during the tourney.

I like the over here.

B. 2.5 = The over/under on the total number of striped bass that the whole Team Powe crew combined have ever caught in their entire lives (not counting last year's headhunt).

I LOVE the under on this one.

C. 23 = The over/under on the number of times Seamus has to fight the urge to beat a member of Team Powe senseless with a fishing pole out of frustration next Saturday.

I'm thinking this is going to go WAY over here.

 



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