- 1995- The first annual fishing break was
conceived by 6 over
worked electricians who loved to fish and since they had all gotten
married and older could no longer justify the trip to the coast during
spring
break so they decided to make their own coast break that included
something
they all loved fishing and drinking beer. So they chartered a deep sea
fishing
boat out of deep sea headquarters. With a captain named Bill Culpepper.
The
trip was a huge success with sharks, kingfish and dolphin being caught
to their
limit by everyone. If that wasn’t enough fishing the weekend always
included
some heavy duty bay fishing. Fishing break founders: Keith Coons, Jason
Cones,
Todd Purcell, Chris Breaux, Scott Breen and Charlie Boutin.
- 1996-1998 The party was getting bigger so we had to rent two
deep sea charters to get everyone on the boats. After our first trip and
all the
complaints from our spouses; we had to throw all of our favorite fishing
shirts
away before we were allowed in the house. We decided to create our own
throw
away shirt hence the tradition of the t shirts. Adding to our regulars
was Jeff
Mosty, Doug Smith and Corey Costillo.
- 1999-2000
We needed even a bigger boat to accommodate all
the people who felt like they needed a break. So we chartered one of the
big
party boats and fished on! Once again in 2000 we came to another
milestone as
we all agreed we had caught and eaten all the king fish we could stand
and the
fun of watching people get sick had worn off.
- 2001 The original six decided that we were all expert enough
that we could out fish any one and made the decision to put a pot
together for
the biggest red fish and invite people to try and out fish us.
- 2002-2003 The true fishing break tournaments had come of age
and we were able to get some sponsors and have trophies for the winners
and
prizes in a raffle. We cooked sausage for the sign up and fried fish on
Saturday night for all to enjoy.
- 2004 The
fishing break was out growing its home which was in
the back yard of one of the organizers. Caps were also added to the
t-shirts to
commemorate the 10th annual event. It was the first year we had money to
donate
to a young girl in Dripping Springs who had a brain tumor and mounting
medical
bills.
- 2005 We moved to the pavilion at
the Port Aransas harbor.
Over the last few years we had some great people cooking and setting up
for the
event but they were not getting to fish much. So in 2005 The Salt Lick
joined
our tournament and took a huge burden by catering our event. Also this
same
year Ron White said I bringing the band Carport Casanovas which was
great and
really added to the event. We are able through our sponsors to provide
great
trophies and prizes for out contestants all 300 of them and were able to
donate
over $5,000.00 to the Austin firefighters relief and outreach fund. Our
11th
Annual Fishing Break had some great event organizers. Wesley Wright,
Trey and
Kelli Tucker, Todd and Connie Purcell, Ron White, Mr. and Mrs. Scott
Roberts,
Doug and Traci Smith. So come join the tradition of the Annual Fishing
Break.
- 2006 12th Annual Event
- 2007 14th Annual Event
- 2008 15th
Annual Event
- 2009 16th Annual Event
- 2010 17th Annual Event
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