Those of you who fished the Optimist Club’s tournament this weekend, or who saw my story in today’s Roanoke Times on the tournament, know that Tom Gerakaris won the striped bass division with this 42.88-pounder.
Gerakaris (right) kindly forwarded this shot of him and fishing buddy David “Mr. Boo” Williamson last night. Robert Baker was also on the boat when the big fish hit on Friday morning.
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While growing up in rural Southern Oregon, Mark Taylor developed a passion for the outdoors while he and his younger brother tagged along with their father on fishing, hunting and camping adventures.
Graduating from Northwestern University in 1988, Taylor spent four years as an officer in the U.S. Navy based in Norfolk before moving into journalism.
After five years writing about the military for a Norfolk-based publishing company, he became the outdoors editor at The Roanoke Times in 1998. He lives in Roanoke with his wife and twin daughters.
Great fish and I enjoyed how you guys seemed to have such a good time fishing together. No jealousy displayed and you showed what good sportsmanship means. Congratulations to all of you on the boat.
That’s a great striper for the HRBT, let alone SML! Great job. Mark, the website photos from the tourney article article, was the underwater shot of the bass a GoPro shot?
Now That’s a HAWG !!!
Congratulations Tom on that fantastic striper !
wow
John — Re: the underwater shot. I have a GoPro, but I shot that with my Canon Powershot D10, a waterproof point-and-shoot camera. It’s my go-to fishing camera because it’s waterproof and shockproof, so I can beat it up in my canoe and boat.
Thanks for all the comments guys! A special thanks to Mr. Boo & Robert, a true team effort!
Mark, I appreciate you taking the time to post the photo!
Happy fishing!
Not to hijack the thread, but have you tried the flat lens conversion for the gopro? You might be surprised at the results.