With fishing foremost on my mind I'll spare the philosophic waxing in favor of my beloved preference. The time has arrived. Epic weather accompanies the opening round as we approach day one near bursting with accumulated energy. I can report with complete confidence that the collective anticipation at this point represents plenty of trouble for whatever we find in the way of biting fish.

With any luck we'll burn off any excess in short order and get down to the business of catching trophy class tuna. Everything we can possibly muster is in order, time is on our side, Mother Nature has provided ideal conditions, and the rest is already said. The time for talk is over.

Tim Ekstrom