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JJ Tabor Wins Billfish Classic
Posted on 7/17/15 at 1:36 pm
Posted on 7/17/15 at 1:36 pm
*Apologies if already posted*
BR native JJ Tabor won the 2015 the Wharf's Blue Marlin Grand Championship by boating a 700+ lb Marlin in his 37 Freeman. The average boat in the contest was 20 feet longer than his boat. His marlin was nearly 300 lbs larger than the next closet competitor.
Unreal. He won $266K for his efforts. He has to be considered one of the preeminent fisherman in the Northern Gulf...maybe the preeminent competitive fisherman.
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BR native JJ Tabor won the 2015 the Wharf's Blue Marlin Grand Championship by boating a 700+ lb Marlin in his 37 Freeman. The average boat in the contest was 20 feet longer than his boat. His marlin was nearly 300 lbs larger than the next closet competitor.
Unreal. He won $266K for his efforts. He has to be considered one of the preeminent fisherman in the Northern Gulf...maybe the preeminent competitive fisherman.
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Posted on 7/17/15 at 1:45 pm to DeltaDoc
Also almost missed weigh in.
Posted on 7/17/15 at 1:52 pm to DeltaDoc
Didn't know who he is, or that he was from here, but saw Freeman posted this pic yesterday. He definitely had the smallest expenses by a long shot.
Posted on 7/17/15 at 2:18 pm to DeltaDoc
This post was edited on 7/17/15 at 2:21 pm
Posted on 7/17/15 at 2:19 pm to YOURADHERE
JJ and his team are ridiculously good at this 
Posted on 7/17/15 at 2:40 pm to DeltaDoc
quote:
The average boat in the contest was 20 feet longer than his boat.
So you're saying size doesn't matter?!?!
Posted on 7/17/15 at 2:48 pm to YOURADHERE
That is one of my favorite pictures.
Old boy stopped at Port Eads to fill up on the way in and their gas pumps weren't working so he had to run up to Venice. Made weigh in by 20 minutes and apparently got beat up pretty good. Great story.
ETA: The pic makes that Freeman look like a bateau. The thing has 900 hp on the back.
Old boy stopped at Port Eads to fill up on the way in and their gas pumps weren't working so he had to run up to Venice. Made weigh in by 20 minutes and apparently got beat up pretty good. Great story.
ETA: The pic makes that Freeman look like a bateau. The thing has 900 hp on the back.
This post was edited on 7/17/15 at 2:51 pm
Posted on 7/17/15 at 2:58 pm to Artie Rome
Wow, that pic. His boat looks tiny
Posted on 7/17/15 at 2:58 pm to YOURADHERE
Hooly shite. He needs to get that picture blown up and framed, that is awesome.
What sizes are those other boats if his is 37ft? 50s-70s?
Posted on 7/17/15 at 3:34 pm to DeltaDoc
i mentioned it in the jellyfish thread...didnt see that pic of the sport fishers around his freeman though. That is bad arse.
Posted on 7/17/15 at 3:58 pm to DeltaDoc
Isn't he the guy that was so good at catching Wahoo that a Mississippi tournament tried to keep him out or make him enter a billfish first?
Awesome that he's winning at Marlin now.
Awesome that he's winning at Marlin now.
Posted on 7/17/15 at 4:05 pm to YOURADHERE
Frame-worthy picture right there.
Posted on 7/17/15 at 4:30 pm to dat yat
Yes he's a savage on the Wahoo bite as well
Posted on 7/17/15 at 4:34 pm to DeltaDoc
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BR native
thought he was a thibodaux boy
Posted on 7/17/15 at 4:43 pm to yellowfin
That's what I thought. I think he just went to LSU and is a surgeon in BR. 
Posted on 7/17/15 at 4:54 pm to yellowfin
he is from Thib. fished w/ him summer before he started med school out of fourchon. the guy is a beast offshore and a nice guy. someone on the boat caught a star winning snapper on the trip too.
Posted on 7/17/15 at 5:00 pm to PapaPogey
JJ is from Thibodaux and helped put himself through LSU medical school by fishing for wahoo in tournaments across the gulf. Many thought he was a cheater, but has always passed the polygraph tests! He was just a damn good fisherman.
He fished 300 miles from Orange Beach last weekend and actually lost a big marlin Friday morning-pulled the hook. He fought the 716 lb blue on 80 lb stand up tackle Saturday morning for 5.5 hours then it took them 45 minutes to get it in the Freeman.
Yes, he tried to get fuel at Port Eads, but pumps malfunctioned and had to go to Cypress Cove, then blast to OB. Ran the Yamahas like scalded puppies???? and made it with 20 minutes to spare.
He's an honest man, a damn good fisherman, and one helluva surgeon --he's cut on me 3 times--I trust him with my life!!!!
He deserves the respect and the $$$ they won--$266k.
He loves the sport and the competition and represented Louisiana in the winners circle-hats off to him and his crew!
He fished 300 miles from Orange Beach last weekend and actually lost a big marlin Friday morning-pulled the hook. He fought the 716 lb blue on 80 lb stand up tackle Saturday morning for 5.5 hours then it took them 45 minutes to get it in the Freeman.
Yes, he tried to get fuel at Port Eads, but pumps malfunctioned and had to go to Cypress Cove, then blast to OB. Ran the Yamahas like scalded puppies???? and made it with 20 minutes to spare.
He's an honest man, a damn good fisherman, and one helluva surgeon --he's cut on me 3 times--I trust him with my life!!!!
He deserves the respect and the $$$ they won--$266k.
He loves the sport and the competition and represented Louisiana in the winners circle-hats off to him and his crew!
Posted on 7/17/15 at 5:04 pm to Gulffisherman
Question
How are you a good offshore fishermen? I've only been once I have no idea on targeting offshore fish or tournament winning ones for the matter.
How are you a good offshore fishermen? I've only been once I have no idea on targeting offshore fish or tournament winning ones for the matter.
Posted on 7/17/15 at 5:33 pm to jimbeam
Practice and doing homework studying charts, satellite imaging, etc. spending money on good equipment and maintaining it.
Some days you get lucky, some you don't!
Some days you get lucky, some you don't!
Posted on 7/17/15 at 6:28 pm to jimbeam
Nothing beats time on the water.
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