JB's Last Cast

Finally,,,I know, I know...I've been weak on this deal but here ya go...I'll try to get an album up with all the pics up sometime this week as there are a bunch of good ones...

Pretty much the first question I got from my buddies when Amanda and I got engaged was not when the wedding was or where it was at, it was "When and where are the bachelor party?" Of course, I could have chose a Vegas or beach type location but from the get go I knew where I wanted to throw this shin-dig...Buras, LA...I highly doubt most people have never even heard of Buras...So I've attached the below pic (Green arrow)...60 miles south or New Orleans...A couple years ago, a small storm called Katrina made land fall here...Yup, that's right Buras, Louisiana...

And the reason for choosing Buras you ask??? Fishing and great food...

I have to say that I have the bestest of friends on this planet. They manned up, took some time off of work, dropped a few dollars and made the trip...16 of them made it. And I'm thinkin' that most of them did.

Todd G. did an awesome job putting a lot of this together. Both of us leveraged our relationships in the marine industry and put together an insane captains bag together for all the guys...Most have been 15 shirts in total along with a bunch of other gear. I'm sure I'll see some of it on eBay pretty soon...

Of course, there are tons of stories to tell but I don't have time to tell all...I've attached several pics that might sum up the weekend though. I'll tell a brief quip with each...In no particular order because I'm lazy and tired right now...

My buddy Frenchie (Left) was crowned winner of the biggest speckle trout for the weekend...His prize...A shirt of me presented by my pops (right). Let's just say there were 7 dudes wearing those shirts from LAX (CA) to Louisiana. Apparently, they got a few questions. You have to admit, I used to be a studly little dude...
My pops (right) was crowned big winner of the weekend for the redfish with the most spots (10)...See next pic. His prize...A free pair of Costa Del Mar sunglasses presented by big bad Joe Mercurio. Great job pops...
Pops and me...Freakin' great...I hadn't been fishing with my dad in a really long time (that's gonna change though) and it was great. We went out with Ben J. on Sat. and absolutely smoked the reds. Thanks pops for generating my 'Y' chromosome. Greatly appreciated.

Rob (right) won for biggest red for the weekend. His prize...A bottle of Patron. He shared. It was consumed soon after that.
My buddy Frenchie and Rob got along well. But Rob piped up a tad too much therefore bringing the wrath of Frenchie...I think Frenchie may cruise from Texas to the wedding just so he can hang out with Rob more...
100 lbs of Crawfish...Absolutely ridiculous. So good. On a dare, my pops bit the head off a live one. There were only a few laughs watching that go down. If you've never had boiled crawfish before. Please do one day.
Todd and I decided that it would be a great idea to bring a cardboard cut out of Joe Merc down to the event. It was. One, my dad didn't realize who the cut out was until Friday night. And two, Rob violated the cut out and made everyone laugh...Pictured...Frenchie (left), Cardboard Joe (Center) and Capt. Ben Jarrett (Right)

The fishing was incredibly tough because of the high and dirty water of the Mississippi. Fortunately, we had a guide one day and Shags (left) caught some nice fish...Nice hat bro...
This is T-Mike...He's my Cajun friend from Thibodeaux, LA - pronounce (tib-a-dough). He took out Rob, Jeremy and I first day. Can't wait to see him in So Cal in June throwin' down once again with all the homeboys...
The gang minus a couple gents who had to turn it in a tad early because of the festivities the night before. Of course there's always gotta be a dude who flips off the camera...Thanks Travis...
In case you were wondering what Redfish look like once they've gutted and cleaned...Here ya go...I ate redfish three times this week. Those are called halfshells on the left and saltwater quail on the right. The halfshells coupled with Italian bread crumbs and a sauce which I'm not at liberty to disclose will knock you down and slap your mamma...Ask Amanda and the 6 other dudes in my small group who got to sample this week...
Seriously, it was a freakin' blast in the bayou last weekend. I love my friends. There's talk of a yearly trip like this...They are addicted now...

Big thanks to all the sponsors that donated gear to the cause...you've clothed my friends for at least a couple of weeks. And a huge huge thanks to Ryan Lambert of Cajun Fishing Adventures (www.cajunfishingadventures.com) for putting up with all my buddies for the weekend...

56 days to go my friends...See you in the OC shortly...