David Nilsen and I (Ben Secrest) were lucky enough to be invited to the recent SKA Nationals in Biloxi, MS to man a booth and talk with anglers prior to the tournament. The main bonus to the trip is the day of prefish we spent with Andre Moore and his team "Crikey" fishing for kings 100 miles off the beach. The morning started with a very cool breeze but ended up with decent fishing for kings with a couple decent ones caught and lots of action from other predators including some hyped up sharks. The BX2-500 really got a work out that week with "Crikey" prefishing and catching their fill of kings as well as a 94lb Wahoo and several big Yellow fin tuna.

Our Angler of the Year, Ron Mitchell got into the mix with a 100+ yellow fin on the SR-30 which he said worked perfectly. Fishing in general for the tournament was off the hook and the largest King fish caught in a tournament was weighed that exceeded 70+ pounds. The Accurate teams finished highly with Ron Mitchell's "Bandit" taking Top Angler for the second time in recent years followed by Andre's team "Crikey" getting second Top Angler and Top Lady Angler for his wife Kim Bain Moore. Our friend Conrad Lau finished in fifth place for Top Angler and won Top Senior Angler for team "Koolau."

Overall the SKA Nationals is a great tournament and we really appreciate the support from those anglers using Accurate reels on the Tournament trail.

We look forward to next years finals and spending a few more days prior to the tournament listening to the sound of a smooth drag giving up some line to a fast swimming adversary.

Congratulations to our Pro Staff guys and we look forward to a great 2010 season for all.