After 6 weeks of meticulous maintenance to get the boat perfectly dialed in, we departed yesterday morning, on our exciting 16 Day Graftech Rods/Avet Reels Invitational with the legendary Rick Ozaki and a fantastic group of anglers! We jugged the boat with beautiful sardines and started our journey south. After a hearty breakfast this morning, Captain Brian led a comprehensive tackle seminar, covering everything from fly line baits and sinker rigs to chunk, man baits, balloon rigs, kite fishing, and trolling techniques. Following the seminar, Rick and a fewfew generous guests handed out a ton of useful giveaways for the trip. Tonight, the anticipation is building for the big raffle featuring many top-of-the-line Avet reels and Graftech rods. We still have 3 days of travel ahead of us before we get to wet a line!