Monday, October 14, 2013
Thought on using the word Awesome
I'M NOT A FAN OF THE WORD AWESOME, OR PERHAPS BETTER SAID, I'M NOT A FAN OF THE USE AND OVERUSE OF THIS POOR WORD. LIKE THE HAND GUN ON THE TABLE, IT PRESENTS NO DANGER UNTIL SOME MORON PICKS IT UP AND DOES SOMETHING STUPID WITH IT. WELL, I WOULD SAY THAT IF YOU STACKED UP THE MISUSE OF "AWESOME" VERSUS THAT OF HAND GUNS IN THE U.S., AWESOME WOULD WIN. NO OFFENCE MR. LA PIERRE, BUT YOU HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO SATURATE THE TEEN AND PRETEEN MARKETS YET, AND AWESOME MAKES ITS' HOME THERE. IT'S NOT A BAD WORD IN AND OF ITSELF, IT'S JUST BEEN USED LIKE A $2 HOOKER. THAT SAID, I'M GONNA USE IT SOME MORE.
FISHING FROM LAS ARENAS HAS NOT BEEN AWESOME. IT HAS BEEN SOLID, AND GENERALLY DORADO FILLED. MOST DAYS DOUBLE DIGIT CATCHES ARE THE ORDER OF THE DAY, BUT WEIGHTS HAVE BEEN IN THE LOW DOUBLE DIGITS. EVERY COUPLE OF DAYS WE'LL RUN INTO A FEW 30 POUNDERS, AND THERE HAVE BEEN A FAIR AMOUNT OF MARLIN IN WITH THE DORADO, MUSKIE JOE CAUGHT TWO MARLIN IN TWO DAYS.
USING SQUID FOR THE DORADO HAS BEEN DE RIGEUR, WITH CABALLITOS MORE IN ORDER FOR THE MARLIN. A FEW NICE ROOSTERFISH, SOME 20 POUND MULATTOS AND A FEW LATE SEASON SAILFISH HAVE ROUNDED OUT THE CATCH. GOOD FISHING, RELIABLE, SOLID, ENTERTAINING, BUT A FEW KLICKS SOUTH OF AWESOME.
I WILL NOT, EVER, USE THE WORD AWESOME TO DESCRIBE ANY OF OUR PRODUCTS, BUT I WILL LET OUR CUSTOMERS DO IT:
"THE MAG BAY TRIP WAS THE MOST AWESOME FISHING TRIP THAT I'VE EVER BEEN ON."
"YOUR NEW BOAT IS ONE AWESOME FISHING MACHINE."
"YOUR SON CHRIS HAS TURNED INTO AN AWESOME CAPTAIN."
THESE ARE ALL QUOTES, SAID TO ME, BY CLIENTS OVER THE LAST THREE WEEKS AT MAG BAY. AND NOTE THAT NONE OF THEM FOLLOWED THAT WORD WITH "DUDE". I WILL LET THESE PICTORIAL DISPLAYS UTTER THE WORD A FEW THOUSAND MORE TIMES.

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WE'VE ALREADY STARTED BOOKING FOR 2014 AND ANY RESERVATIONS TAKEN BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2014 WILL BE HONORED AT 2013 RATES. NOW THAT'S AN AWESOME DEAL.sorry
David
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