X-Generation Haulover Swordfish Tournament - pregame thread

[Momentum]

The tournament is still 100% on for this Saturday night. Unless something drastically changes, I'll make the final decision on Saturday morning when I take my boat out to the gulf stream to check the seas and weather out. I'll post it on this thread and on the website.

I am still very confident in the weather because they still haven't got the forecast right for today. 15-20 knot prediction is 10 knots right now.

We are still fishing...and the kickoff party (what you all have been waiting for) is this Friday night starting at 6 PM. The schedule is on the website. Haulover Swordfish - Leg 2 of the Broadbill Circuit

We just bought all the drinks and there will be TWICE as much as there was at the Lauderdale event....and we didn't even run out then!

The raffle prizes keep getting bigger and better....this is one you all won't want to miss!

See you Friday night at Banyan Bay Marina at 6 PM! The directions are below.

I-95 to Griffin, go west. Make first right on Anglers Avenue and take that .25 mi. north to Banyan Bay Marina before the bridge. Make left (you'll see banner on the fence) and go 300 ft. to the gate and make a right and park....then drink!

[WhItEoUt 23]

VERY NICE MIKE !!!!!!!!!!!

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TIGHT LINES AND SHARP HOOK'S

[BLUELIGHT SPECIAL]

let the smack talk begin. get in the calcuttas your donations are greatfully welcomed......who's your daddy

[TeamOceanview]

keep on checking the website for details, hope to see you all at the capts. meeting!

[Jesslyn]

Locked and Loaded

[miamiangler1]

The weather is not looking to good .. now they are saying 70% chance of rain for Sat... winds are still up also ... what s with this ...

[weekendbender]

Buoy weather shows it kicking up on Friday and likely carrying through to Saturday . Regardless, I am in and will be at the captains meeting. I am looking forward to it.

BUOYWEATHER.COM
Virtual Buoy for 26.0º N / 80.0º W
Model Cycle 2007 MAY 31 00Z
Time Zone: GMT - 4 Hours
Conditions suitable for most marine activities

Caution. Small Craft Advisory

Hazardous Conditions. Use Extreme Caution


Thursday 5/31
Morning
Breezy whitecaping conditions with moderate choppy seas. Small short period wind waves.
Winds: E 13 to 17 knots
Seas: E 4 feet at 5 sec.
Afternoon
Breezy whitecaping conditions with moderate choppy seas. Small short period wind waves.
Winds: E 15 to 20 knots
Seas: E 4 feet at 5 sec.
Friday 6/1
Morning
Very windy with large choppy seas. Small craft advisory. Moderate short period wind waves.
Winds: E 24 to 33 knots
Seas: E 8 feet at 6 sec.
Afternoon
Very windy with large choppy seas. Small craft advisory. Moderate short period wind waves.
Winds: SSE 23 to 31 knots
Seas: SE 9 feet at 6 sec.

[TeamOceanview]

We will let everyone know at the Capts meeting if we will go on for this weekend or not, keep an eye out for updates.

[Momentum]

I still am not buying the forecast...bulk of the rain seems to be on Friday...fine....but they keep saying E winds 15-20 knots for today....

It's still barely blowing 10 knots here and I live a few houses down from the ICW in Fort Lauderdale. They are STILL getting the wind forecast wrong and I wouldn't be surprised if this kept happening through the weekend...actually I would be very pleased but they can't even get the forecast right on the same day!!!

[quack quack]

It's blowing 15 to 20 in Boca right now. gust to 22

[Jesslyn]

If it blows like this on friday night it looks bad for Saturday night, Looking forward to fishing this Saturday night or next Saturday night.


Reported from Fort Lauderdale 05/31/2007 9:53 AM EDT
Temperature: 79°F 26°C
Conditions: Partly Cloudy
Winds: E 15 MPH
Thursday: Mostly cloudy skies. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. High 83F. Winds E at 15 to 25 mph.
Thursday night: Showers and a few thundershowers. Low 74F. Winds E at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 60%.
Friday: Showers and thundershowers likely. High 81F. Winds E at 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 80%. Rainfall possibly over one inch.
Friday night: Showers and thundershowers likely. Low around 75F. Winds ESE at 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 80%. Significant rainfall amounts possible.

[Captain Juan]

For what it's worth, here's NOAA's forecast from Deerfield to Ocean Reef. Let's do it.

COASTAL WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF
1029 AM EDT THU MAY 31 2007

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION

THIS AFTERNOON
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY IN EXPOSED AREAS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY IN EXPOSED AREAS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

FRIDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO
5 TO 7 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY IN EXPOSED
AREAS. SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.

FRIDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY
IN EXPOSED AREAS. SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.

SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.

SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET
NEAR SHORE AND UP TO 4 TO 6 FEET WELL OFFSHORE. INTRACOASTAL WATERS
A MODERATE CHOP. SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.

SUNDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET NEAR
SHORE AND UP TO 3 TO 5 FEET WELL OFFSHORE. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.

SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

[Captain Joe McGivern]

Originally Posted by Momentum

I still am not buying the forecast...bulk of the rain seems to be on Friday...fine....but they keep saying E winds 15-20 knots for today....

It's still barely blowing 10 knots here and I live a few houses down from the ICW in Fort Lauderdale. They are STILL getting the wind forecast wrong and I wouldn't be surprised if this kept happening through the weekend...actually I would be very pleased but they can't even get the forecast right on the same day!!!

Mike where are you getting 10kts from. I was out all morning, and its definetly 20+ i am pretty sure we are fishing it, but we will make the call saturday morning.

[quack quack]

East winds 15 to 25 for the last 3 weeks and now they think that low will become tropical and cross Fl this weekend.




WONT41 KNHC 311549
DSAAT
SPECIAL TROPICAL DISTURBANCE STATEMENT
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1150 AM EDT THU MAY 31 2007

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA...
SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO AND ADJACENT LAND AREAS ARE ASSOCIATED
WITH A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED ABOUT 75 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF COZUMEL MEXICO. ALTHOUGH THIS SYSTEM HAS SOME POTENTIAL FOR
TROPICAL DEVELOPMENT OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO...THE LOW IS EXPECTED
TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTHWARD INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO WHERE
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS WOULD LIKELY FAVOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT AS
A NON-TROPICAL LOW. REGARDLESS OF DEVELOPMENT...THIS SYSTEM SHOULD
BRING HEAVY RAINS ACROSS WESTERN CUBA AND SOUTHERN FLORIDA OVER THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR MORE DETAILS.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS SYSTEM CAN BE FOUND IN HIGH SEAS
FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE... UNDER AWIPS
HEADER NFDHSFAT1 AND WMO HEADER FZNT01 KWBC.

$$

[catching]

perfect weather for fishing this weekend





out of my fish tank that is

[Momentum]

I'm thinking all the registered teams can come over and fish for my groupers in my fish tank. If you catch my biggest grouper, you win.

I was out yesterday and this morning and it wasn't all that bad. It's starting to pick up now and get a little worse. Turtle's fishing right now and he says it's pretty chunky. The way it sits now with this tropical 'system' inbound and what not, I will MOST LIKELY make the call on Friday night unless it magically lets off.

What we're praying for right now is that the rain holds off until Sunday/Monday so we can at least party it up tomorrow night. As of right now, the tournament is still on, it is subject to postponement due to weather, and the kickoff party is still on unless otherwise stated. See ya'll tomorrow night. We'll have a decision for you then.

[Jesslyn]

WOW At least its going to be one heck of a party Friday night- see you all there look for the big guy in the Purple Shirt, - No Not Barney

[Momentum]

Just praying on the rain here.....unless something drastically changes over night on the rain....my best guess is that we'll be okay for tomorrow night and the rain will start heavily the following afternoon.....my guess is as good as NOAA's.

I'll post up on the kickoff party tomorrow morning...

[just2fish]

Originally Posted by Captain Joe McGivern

Mike where are you getting 10kts from. I was out all morning, and its definetly 20+ i am pretty sure we are fishing it, but we will make the call saturday morning.

dude, your in a 32' boat. theres a big difference in the comfort level from your boat to mine. i can deal with the rain but not 4-6' seas. this decision has to be good for everyone...

[Captain Joe McGivern]

Originally Posted by just2fish

dude, your in a 32' boat. theres a big difference in the comfort level from your boat to mine. i can deal with the rain but not 4-6' seas. this decision has to be good for everyone...

I know thats why i asked Mike "where are you getting 10kts from?" I fish when its rough, but only if my charter says they want to, and its no unsafe. After all i have bills to pay