Received this email and pictures from Charles Perry:
The story on this fish is that it was caught off of Jacksonville, NC by a Canaveral based tug traveling to South Carolina last week and trolling a line @ 9 kts.. These guys estimated it to be in the 100# range and didn't have the ice/capacity to keep it cold till they got to S.C., so they had to cut it up!!!! Little did they know that it was potentially the WORLD RECORD!!! It's nice to know that there's fish this size roaming our waters.
I love this business! Not only do I get to play with new toys all the time, but I also get to meet awesome people. And yes, occasionally we sell a few things to help keep us going.
Early on when I was planning what is today StingRay Tackle, I asked for feedback and advice from many people, some of them long time professionals like IGFA’s hall of famer Cpt. Peter Wright (a wealth of unselfish knowledge), wireman Cpt. Charles Perry and Master Rod Builder Neil Drumheller. These people contributed greatly to the creation of our company by sharing their years of experience in their respective areas of professional expertise. In addition to that professional advice, I also sought (and continue to do so) the feedback from the weekend warriors.
A great way of getting feedback from the everyday anglers is to read the fishing blogs. I constantly check these blogs for comments on subjects of interest and that is how I met Roddy Brodie better known as Heavy-Hooksetter (HH) in the blogging community.
Roddy is an extraordinary angler. The pursuit of stripers using old and homemade plugs is more than a passion. It seems to be a religion. He is part of a group of people that are constantly discussing fishing tackle and are always willing to provide honest and critical feedback. More important, Roddy and most of his friends are surf anglers in the northeast coast. A fishing style and area I know very little about but that has become our second largest market after Florida. As you can imagine, their feedback is ‘golden’.
Roddy and his friends are helping us with the development of our new surf line of rods. We plan to name the rod series Heavy-Hooksetter in honor of a guy that has been instrumental in the creation and success of our company.
Heavy-Hooksetter surf rods will be available in three casting and three spinning models late this year. The prototypes look great and we believe that the product will be one that Roddy and his friends will be proud of.
Tomorrow we are headed to Ocean City to participate in the White Marlin Open. We will be fishing with Dave Ferrell of Marlin Magazine and wireman extraordinaire Charles Perry. Walker Holcomb of Marlin University is a late addition to the team and will be handling cockpit duties. In all, there are seven of us that may make for a crowded boat. This year’s boat is the new Jarrett Bay 34 outfitted with three Merc 300s. (http://forum.jarrettbay.com/introducing-the-jarrett-bay-34-semi-production-express-t40.html )
The red Jarret Bay 34 will be docked at Sunset Marina. Look for us there.
I’ll try my best to post updates from OC. Stay tuned.
