Wes's Trip of a Lifetime

Just wanted to say thank you!

Hello. My name is John Hagstrom. I am writing you to thank you for making such a great reel, as well as to share a story. My father, 64 year old Wes Hagstrom, was able to go on a trip of a lifetime. After not being able to fly because of having a brain tumor removed in 2008, he was able to fly to Old Harbor on Kodiak Island Alaska. I sent him with my Accurate Boss 665 2-Speed and told him that it was the best reel made....period. As always, the full blooded Swedish man was sceptical. When he returned, he simply said, "That reel is the best I have ever used!" He could not believe how smooth the drag was. He also raved about how fast the retrieve is. He ended up winning the Kodiak Fishing Derby with a 66.5 lb King Salmon caught on the Accurate Boss 665. I had him show the reel to the 6 captains and they loved it. Just wanted to write you a letter and thank you so much because I really didn't know if my father would ever get back there again. 

Thanks again for the great product! Conrad Peterson is the captain who put him on the fish. Big thanks to Kodiak Sportsman Lodge too. They are a first class operation. 

Sincerely, 

John Hagstrom

81lb. Warsaw Grouper

Dear Accurate,

“We were fishing off the Texas coast near an offshore platform in 600’ of water. We dropped a large 2 lb blue runner down to the bottom using the Accurate Xnergy AAB6650C rod and the Accurate B2-50 two speed reel spooled with 80 lb ACCUBRAID. Almost immediately we got a good solid thump. The circle hook set and the fight began. The low gear on this reel is truly amazing. Even the 600’ of water and the steel legs of the platform could not stop us from landing this Warsaw Grouper on the Accurate combo. We use this setup for anything from large grouper to marlin and tuna and it cannot be beat. Thanks Accurate for making a superior product”

David Kennedy

Houston, TX.

47 Pound Albacore on BX2-500

Supreme Three-Day Ironmen

Tommy Rothery finished up a three-day trip on his Polaris Supreme and tied up at Fisherman’s Landing July 12.

“We had good fishing on albacore,” he said, “and bluefin fishing was okay, too. I think I saw the longest spread of albacore I’ve seen in five years. We had some kids who fished for tuna with iron from the bow, The Ironmen. They did great!”

Hubert Bell of Bonita won the jackpot for a 47-pound albacore, the best one to come in to the docks this season.

He said it bit on a sardine pinned to a 2/0 Super Mutu hook on 30-pound P-Line. He used an Accurate BX2 500 reel on an 800 M Calstar wrapped by Don’s Bait & Tackle.

Bill Roecker, fishingvideos.com

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ANNIE VELLONAKIS

Accurate Pro-Staffer, Stas Vellonakis, took his daughter Annie fishing on a 5 day Royal Polaris trip.

Annie hooked a forty pound yellowtail. Annie may be the next Lady Angler Accurate Pro-staff candidate. Annie fished an Accurate BX2 Extreme 500 reel. We know Annie has the Vellonakis genes to be a great angler and she also has the right equipment.

Congratulations to Annie !!!