Very sad news about the Big E and the rest of 2008. It seems that they may cancel the remainder of their trips for the rest of the year.
I hope that they regroup and start up again in 2009. The service level of the deckhands, captain and front office has been outstanding. On the TBB '08 the deckhands loaded all of my gear, ice chests and bags from the truck to the boat and even upstairs to the upper deck. I didn't have to lift a finger. Now that is great service!
I have caught numerous fish on the Big E and have a load of memories that I will never forget. I tip my hat to the entire organization and hope that I have the privilege of fishing on their platform again in the future.
Thanks again to all of the individuals associated with The Big E and Underwater Expeditions. You have been a very classy act.
Richard I will make sure a reef section is named after Jerry "Snagged" in the Corpus area. I am not a fair weather friend. Don't worry about the offer or retraction there of as I will not loose any sleep over it.
The first sections of the Texas Great Barrier Reef will be one near Freeport and one North of Port A Jetties. We will be applying for the permit soon. FYI.
Pilar- My daughter is taking radiation for BC. I still have time to weigh in for a friend. Thanks for the push for slack but I can weather it as I have Alligator hide. LOL
I used to be chastised as the Alligator shoe wearing, Mercedes driving, Cigar chewing Lobbyist in the old days by a few. Not much has changed. All that matters in the end is Texas fishing will the best in the Gulf of Mexico. I hope to play a small role in making that happen with the TGBR Reefing team. Reefman will be deploying some for us in the future to honor Jack Cowan.
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