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Playing to Win

6/17/2012

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The new shirt design is legit (thanks again Nick and get ready for us Karen at ESP tees located here in Harwich). It could not be better working with people like Nick and Karen on this tournament every year as without them and others being available to help us out.  If it were not for being able to do business in such an open and cooperative manner I would have been totally done with this tournament a long time
ago. 

Don’t get me wrong –there is a solid chance that this event pushes me over the edge as it always does but I am feeling positive.  The worst thing about planning
the tourney is when I feel like I have to “wheel and deal” too much to make it happen.  The headhunt has never been even close to a money making venture for us and I hate when people think it is especially when it starts to become too much work and not enough fun. 

My brother nags me when I do not post and when I do I ramble on and vent like I am on this blog I will also hear it.  (Stick with me bro as I am not saying that this is going on too much this year which is cool the 9th time around . ) I just cannot personally put up a post without getting something out of it myself and course for Peetey who always listens.  

Everything is good with the headhunt this year even though Tria and the two new members to our fishing team better step it up on the blog.  All Tria does is fish all day down in Rhode Island and crush fish and send us pictures.  Tria actually has it made the most with the Headhunt.  He comes out to my house here in Harwich for three days and my wife makes sure that he has everything he needs (not “everything” of course Tria so easy buddy), he gets to be involved in
the final day or so of planning just sitting back and watching me and my brother and my dad finalize things under stress, and then step on the Jackal and hit the edges for what usually is a solid day of fishing. He is fully “on”tourney day and a nice polar opposite presence to me for the event which works.

One thing I do know is that I really want to win our event one of these years.  Most tourney planners are not able to fish their own tourney  like our boy Andrew Wade at the Monomoy Shootout which is also a sweet local fishing tournament that we plan to fish again this year two weeks after the Headhunt. 

For my brother and me the Headhunt started as a more competitive reason to get out fishing and that is what is best thing for me about the tourney. On the other hand,  it would be nice to win this thing one of these years as we have been so close a few times. 

Since I know that I am annoying at least my brother and my dad with my rambling I am going to continue for a bit longer. As for winning it is nice to know that we have a shot at winning our own tournament every year even though we have fallen short the past 8 years. 

True story - my 4 almost 5 year old son just finished his t-ball  rec league thing at the local community center and after his final week all of the kids received ribbons with a baseball medal on it.  I did not hear anything about the  medal until I pulled into my folks house the other day and my 7 year old daughter saw the medal in between the two of them in the car
where it had been for couple days I guess and she said "Braden?   "There is a baseball medal for you - did you win?"

My son pauses for a second and  seriously says  "wait a  minute, I didn't win anything, everyone got a medal" and he threw it on the floor of the car and hopped out eager to play with my old star wars toys that my mother kept in solid condition for 30 years or so. I loved that simple recognition by my little wild man 4 as he figured out on his own that the medal did not mean anything to him because he did not win anything. 

So, on that note, I sometimes think about how we have not been able to win our own tourney for 8 years which is sort of a freaking bummer. On the other hand, we have always been in the running in the Harwich Headhunt and that alone keeps me
at least coming back as I hope it does others.  

Ihate every other team even thinking of participating in this tourney as you are
  the enemy.

6 Comments
#22
6/18/2012 09:00:31 am

Last year I dipped my toes into the Headhunt for the first time, with much gratitude, aboard Blue Gem as a boatswain. This year the MV Hale Bopp will be underway with a handpicked crew made up of Burnie and Stallion.

The thought that my name could grace the trophy of Headhunt is enough motivation for me to slather my bag with Icy Hot, just like the recently acquitted Roger Clemens did before a big game.

Asses will be flashed, mackerels will be drained, buzzes will be caught - legends will be made.

After a horrible misunderstanding about ten years ago, a Harwich police officer pointed out to me, “Just because you are from Chatham, it doesn’t mean Harwich is your shitting ground.” You’re right officer. I never shit in my trophy room.

And if we don’t win, it’s quite alright. We just have to beat Petey.

Hail Mary full of grace...
#22

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Ryan
6/18/2012 12:09:34 pm

Damn, these comments are gold, what the hell is up with the last few comments being so thoughtful and well - written, I'm impressed, and used to Petey's 98 spelling errors in two sentences or my brothers use of questions marks nine times in a sentence.

Either way, love the trash talk, although #22 has been eating bath salts if he's tying his luck to Burnie and Stallion. We may need a little side calcutta action between the boats bringing the heat on this board, losing boat has the to get the ass prints of the crew of the winning boat down the side of their hull for a year, or some cold hard cash, or at least tins of skoal to make it a little more interesting. Any takers?

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Harry Corduroy
6/18/2012 11:09:56 pm

Hey #22, I like the cut of your jib young fella. Don't let the Burke brothers get under your skin. I am fairly sure they don't even fish in their own tournament. Nobody has ever seen them out there. My guess is that they jump on the boat and do a few laps around the harbor, talk into the radio for a bit,, get some sun and then head to the bar and tell everyone they "killed em' down the rips." I am watching you #22, so far you seem like the only competition that Team Dangler has this year. As I spent the morning shining my trophies and autographing old jockstraps, I couldn't help but ponder who can compete with the talent on Team Dangler.... is it you #22?

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Reverand Storm DuPont "The Boston Dangler"
6/19/2012 01:38:45 am

Hello boys,

The good Reverend here back from the UK, if you’ve read my previous posts, I’ll let you in on an update “Kate was Great!”. I’d like to welcome #22 and wish him the best of luck this year.

As I thought about the #22, many things came to mind. 22 is the number of consecutive days “Team Dangler” caught a grander off Maui this past winter, it is also the number of IGFA records Corduroy owns. Captain Dangler himself had 22 hole in ones before he left the game. Me you ask? Well, 22 represents inches my friends. For the #22 we are welcoming here, I hope the name doesn’t represent a personal best or even worse, the first time being laid. I like to think positive so I assume this gentleman is a fan of an athlete that wore #22. Here is a short list of #22’s that Captain Dangler, Harry and I have personally fished (and partied) with.

Emmitt Smith (sea sick)
Clyde Drexler (boring)
Jim Palmer (slick)
Elgin Baylor (gay)
Doug Flutie (midget)
Bob Hayes (bullet)
Roger Clemens (cheater & referenced in your original post???)
Mike Bossy (stud)
Ed Macauley (celtics pride)
Bobby Lane (old)
Will Clark (drunk)
Shawn Thornton (haymaker)
Dave DeBuschere (nobody knows me)
Daniel Sedin (pussy)
Brad Radke (wanna be)
John Salley (hammer)
Kurt Busch (redneck)

So #22 if it’s Roger, “Steers and Queers my friend, Steers and Queers”. Team Dangler does truly wish you the best this year!! We may keep a close eye on you (we may not). Keep saying your “Hail Mary’s” and taking your vitamins. You say you will be fishing on the MV Hale Bopp, Team Dangler will be on the FV Wizard.

For the rest of you men, Team Dangler has decided to keep things a little more interesting this year. Instead of weighing in our biggest fish, we will donate that one to the food shelter and only weigh our second biggest fish. Like Corduroy said, “Nobody likes a pony show”

Final thought, the Titanic was traveling at a speed of 22 knots before it crashed into an iceberg, maybe think about changing it up #22…………….

-Reverend

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The Sport Bag
6/19/2012 03:48:58 am

I can't help but figure that "team dangler" might come up a little short in this years tourney. By no means was that a penis joke either cause that would just be rude and I try to lie so it doesn't hurt others feelings. So as they say if you can't hit the bottom then bang the hell out of the sides.
Bath salts should be used properly and not for pumping the neighbors dog,Ryan.
Speling corectly is optional in these posts.
Would anyone find it offensive if my wrinkly, hairy bag was on the trophy instead of my name? Personally I think people would like it.
Lastly when all doubters said #22 and his crew had no shot, he was too short to do it in the NFL, couldn't get on a box of Wheaties, the hail mary happened, the pooch punt and playoff games happened and Wheaties loved him so much Flutie Flakes were invented. Let me splash some cold milk on my bag cause I'm heating up! C'mon!

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#22
6/20/2012 07:55:39 am

That is some good bulletin board material Rev. Team Dangler has quite a resume. Exotic fishing, celebrity charters and a philanthropist for weighing the second largest fish! This is unheard of. In fact, it sounds like it is Team Dangler’s to lose.



But be aware. There's a silent fisherman among us, a vigilant bass slayer. A dark knight.

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