Views of the Neighborhood – Deep Sea Round-Up

~ John W. Howell

Deep Sea Round-up

 

The Deep Sea Round-Up is an annual fishing tournament held in Port Aransas and benefits scholarships for students and community youth activities. It is the 83rd annual

Deep Sea Round-up

Of course, you need a T-shirt.

And a goofy picture.

The main stage with all the sponsors listed.

The neighborhood pirate ship.

Here is the leaderboard where the leading catches are recorded.

For Dan Antion, a crane used to replace floating docks.

When you come in from fishing, volunteers greet your boat.

They take your fish.

And weigh them. (This is a catfish)

And a trout.

Then your fish is put on the measuring board.

Where it is straightened out and measured.

Then the girth is measured with a tape.

Some kingfish being weighed.

A red snapper being weighed.

Then your fish are brought back to you.

A bucket of red snapper. I hope you enjoyed the view.

56 thoughts on “Views of the Neighborhood – Deep Sea Round-Up”

  2. Interesting to see a “day in the life” of that part of the tournament, John. it’s been going for 83 years? Wow. The poster is beautiful. I’m delighted to see the pirate ship is still afloat. 😀 Sunday hugs!

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  3. Looks like there’s pretty good fishing at your part of the Gulf. I’m always impressed by the community spirit around these events. And it looks like you had a great day. Thanks for sharing, John.

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  4. What a great event! Everyone is happy and the sun is shining. A glorious day and Goofy (and his pirate) make it perfect. 😀

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  5. It’s great to see the photos. I listen to an outdoors show on radio that’s devoted to hunting and fishing, and a lot of the guides from up and down the coast call in to talk about catches, conditions, and so on. I heard them updating this leader board at one point — such fun to see it, and to recognize one boat name. They’re great events. I went to the Poco Bueno in Port O’Connor one year, and had a blast. Thanks for adding some visuals from this one!

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    1. Yes, I agree. I think they lump them into one so that there are not too many categories. There would be a lot of shark taken if they broke them out. (my guess)

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  8. The process whereby they prep fish has always fascinated me, seeing as how it becomes a project when I undertake it, lol.

    And it’s nice to see your goofy side . . .:)

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  10. What an awesome event to share! I love the pirate ship and goofy picture. 🙂 But, that bucket of Red Snapper made my mouth water. 🙂 Thanks for sharing.

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  11. Great tour, John. Since fish and I don’t mix well, I’d sooner see this pictorial tour than be there in person. Enjoy the weekend!

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  13. I enjoyed this one a lot, John! Just seeing those BIG fish reminds me of Gulfport. Was that a flounder in your first measuring board photo? And that pirate ship — wow and arrr!!!

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  17. What a great event, John. Seems like most everyone rallies to support a good cause and have fun. Besides the big fish, I really love the pirate ship. I mean really. 🙂

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  22. Ah, every neighborhood kid would love to have a Pirate Ship! That one is really neat.

    What a neat tradition you have going on there. That’s a nice variety of fish, and some are pretty big!

    Did you happen to see the biggest of the day brought in? I wonder what it was and how big it was now?

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