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S.O.S!! Help me fund Fisherman, Joe!

Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2014 3:49 pm
by Rare
I went this this website http://www.gofundme.com and was inspired by all the crazy funding of your average folks and pets on a mission. At that very moment a small beam of light came casting through the blinds & a shadow appeared on the wall....That shadow was a fisherman holding a huge snook bigger than he. Not just any snook fisherman cause this shadow had a long beard too & if the snook was bigger than he...... It was unmistakably that this was none other then, Fisherman, Joe....Our very own, Grunt King.

This was a sign of higher powers telling me to do something. Joe long ago wanted to go live off the gridlock in a place like, Costa Rica forest/beach . If you guys dont know, the snook there are massive size that every snook fisherman will envy with a beast from there. We wont send him there to live, but sent him on an inspiration journey to Costa Rica in a remote area for 2/3 week. This website will help fund his way, an adventure of a life time and we can all chip in a few bucks to get him started and the rest our friends in the WWW can do the rest.

If Yorkie the dog can raise 19k to help him walk again....no doubt others around the world can help send Joe to Costa Rica once we tally up the total cost of it all & location on which coast in Coast Rica. We can put it under faith or whatever. Please, join me so that way KrisSnook will never have a bigger snook then our very own, Joe.

Re: S.O.S!! Help me fund Fisherman, Joe!

Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2014 3:53 pm
by gruntking
one of the most beautifull things ive ever seen :cry:

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Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2014 4:08 pm
by MrEnigma
He's clearly going to need an apprentice to accompany him and document this historic adventure. Someone fairly new and therefore far from being set in his ways...

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Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2014 7:39 pm
by Poseidon10/31
:happyfisherman: I used that site to help fund my much needed nose reduction. They felt sorry for me since I have no facebook friends... lol

Re: S.O.S!! Help me fund Fisherman, Joe!

Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2014 7:54 pm
by Rare
Poseidon10/31 wrote::happyfisherman: I used that site to help fund my much needed nose reduction. They felt sorry for me since I have no facebook friends... lol
Could you please provide a link to your sad story.

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Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2014 9:20 pm
by Poseidon10/31
That's great, "nose" was not the appendage I typed. Lol. Ya got me!!!! :cheers

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Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2014 9:35 pm
by Rare
First came to mind was bagel. But ya...got ya :elephant: lol

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Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2014 10:32 pm
by swordfish
Another place that has absolute monster snook is Cuba. Imagine hawkin down in South America!

-Swordfish

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Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2014 12:22 pm
by Rare
No one wants to see Joe head to CR for an adventure of a lifetime? Some wheels rolling on where to put his story on that website and a nice write up.

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Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2014 12:43 pm
by gruntking
alot of views

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Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2014 5:58 pm
by kblue
Rare


This is exciting...

But in my humble opinion, some more details have to be further developed.

For example,
What is the world record of snook?
Cost of collecting all local intelligence about snooking in CR ( Obviously, we want Joe to be in right place and right time)
Flight fare with excess baggage charge if we don't want Joe swim to CR with all of his gears.
Cost of stay including hotel, meal, etc if we don't want Joe to sleep on street.
Local transportation if we don't want Joe to waste all of his time by walking from air port to fishing spot and also he may need some boat travel to get a certain place.
Cost of local guide. This will make the trip more successful.
Cost of baits
Cost of gears
Cost of Internet communication (Obviously, we would like to hear his daily fishing activities.)
...

Then total = $$$$$

And then, how many people do you want to participate...


-kblue

Re: S.O.S!! Help me fund Fisherman, Joe!

Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2014 6:29 pm
by Rare
This is a boatless team effort so thanks for joining. The trip is indeed about him snook fishing and other fishing possibility. There was thread & Joe spoke about living in a place like CR; away from it all. So this trip is a two fold in it's own way.

The world record snook is 57lb. Not too long ago a guy name Ward Michaels (guide here in Florida) caught a 60lb in CR. I'm not sure if it made it to the record or not. I spoke to Joe about which coast, the Pacific snook is where it's at so that is a starting point. We are late for the season till next year. Not to say he cant catch them, but the big girls just like here go out to the ocean to spawn. Ward Michaels should be the guy to hit up and head out with Joe in this trip. He is a soflo guide & has been to CR 80times and knows their spots & allthe above. Pretty much we can get all the above info from him and set him up with Joe to head out there.


We talk about snook by inch's....They talk about snooks in lbs. I dont think you guys understand how big they can get...lol


That snook is about as big as Joe!
Image

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Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2014 4:36 am
by gruntking
miguel456 wrote:Joe post a pic of your biggest snook !!!

i wish i could by my largest snook was caught a few years ago befor i was into taking pics but lets just say it was around 50 inches

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Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2014 10:12 am
by Rare
miguel456 wrote:It looks to me that the rod he used to land that monster snook is a Ugly Stik-more proof that Ugly Stiks are great rods.
Its a star rod... :lol:

Re: S.O.S!! Help me fund Fisherman, Joe!

Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2014 10:18 am
by Rare
gruntking wrote:
miguel456 wrote:Joe post a pic of your biggest snook !!!

i wish i could by my largest snook was caught a few years ago befor i was into taking pics but lets just say it was around 50 inches
40/45lb? Backyard or out in the open?

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Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2014 1:49 pm
by kblue
Our goal should be the world record snook or something like that, sponsored by Boatless fishing forum.
I agree we need Ward Michaels as a guide in CR.
We should figure out a way to get sponsored from rod and reel vendors, fishing magazines, local bass pro shops,

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Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2014 1:52 pm
by Rare
Ward Michaels wont be a happy camper if Joe gets a 60+ lbers after going that many times over there. Good deal on all accounts, Blue

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Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2014 1:59 pm
by Kingofthesea
Rare....I think .kblue just found the hook. We are sending the very best out of all of us to go down to Costa Rico to catch the world record snook. Balls to the wall for two whole weeks chasing the record. Joey should get up to speed in a couple of days. I would put in some time to help make that happen. And btw the airfare from Miami is short money.

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Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2014 2:07 pm
by Rare
The balls is rolling now!! :toast:

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Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2014 2:16 pm
by kblue
Rare wrote:Ward Michaels wont be a happy camper if Joe gets a 60+ lbers after going that many times over there. Good deal on all accounts, Blue
http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/excursio ... ld-record/

We need local/native commercial fishermen called Big John and Jeffrey, who help Ward to find the 60 LB snook.
These native guys would be cheaper.

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Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2014 6:06 pm
by shos260288
60 lbs is even more impressive. :thumright:

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Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2014 9:52 pm
by gruntking
Rare wrote:
gruntking wrote:
miguel456 wrote:Joe post a pic of your biggest snook !!!

i wish i could by my largest snook was caught a few years ago befor i was into taking pics but lets just say it was around 50 inches
40/45lb? Backyard or out in the open?

on the bridge one of the many between jupiter and miami

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Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2014 10:19 pm
by gruntking
i can almost guarantee if the fish are there i will catch them

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Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 7:39 pm
by gruntking
Image

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Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 10:11 pm
by Rare
Looks like the snook at sobe :biglaugh:

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Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 1:03 pm
by gruntking
if sobe had fish like that i would be down there everynight

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Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 1:07 pm
by Kingofthesea
gruntking wrote:if they sobe had fish like that i would down there everynight
Guess you just don't know the 'spot' down here bud. Rare DO NOT tell him. He's got a big mouth if you know what I mean. Half the world will be fishing the honey hole by dark.

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Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 2:51 pm
by Canazo
Hello everybody. My name is Alejandro. I started snook fishing a couple of years ago here in Costa Rica.

I ran across your board and wanted to make my contribution.

Snook fishing is a religion among local fisherman. There are countless stories and legends about Snooks that have been caught here and there in different places in Costa Rica.
We measure Snooks by Kilograms not by pounds and several local fisherman from both Pacific and Caribbean shores have caught 30+ kilogram Snooks. Obviously it was
easier 50-40-30 years ago but every year a couple of monsters are caught. None of these Snooks have been submitted to the IGFA basically because they don't know what that
is and also because they depend on selling the fish to support their families. Nevertheless, every town has their own heroes that everybody knows that have caught legendary Snooks.
Some of them have pictures, some of them have the stuffed head, but the most important, all of them have a great story complemented by the fishing partners that were present
that glorious day.
If you guys come down here to try to break the IGFA record, I would suggest you guys to also reserve some time to listen to these stories and sit down with some of these heroes.
It has been a unique experience for me. You guys could also make an award winning documentary.

Tight lines brothers,

Alejandro

Re: S.O.S!! Help me fund Fisherman, Joe!

Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 2:59 pm
by Kingofthesea
Alejandro are you down there now? How can I get in touch with you?

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Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 5:43 pm
by kblue
Alejandro

That is an exciting story...


Who was supposed to talk to discovery channel abut sending Joe there next year?
Hurry up!!!