No better guy deserved to win! Looked so good in both Contests! I am probably just as happy for you than if it was me! I was excited and love to perform, but I get so jacked up backstage or in the audience ! I compare it to that feeling you get when you are fighting a huge Shark, Or Sailfish! My heart pumps and I am so High Voltage for about an hour or so after. Only big audience Performances & Surfing & Salt water Fishing (Big Ones). I was lucky enough to take a charter overnight off of Venice , LA ! I was the only one who caught a big tuna ! 169lbs!! I actually brought Lime/Meyer lemon/Rice wine vinegar/with tamari ginger/garlic /sesame oil in a double ziplock bag with Huge white corn tortilla chips (just in case). I prepped about 3-4lbs into small dice cubes and let sit in fridge for 21 minutes. Drained off the marinade , dumped the massive pile onto a Captain Platter (and there were 6 guys fishing) I poured the tortilla chips around it and some of them were like , “WTF!?” I convinced them that I made the best, cannot get any fresher than right out of the water !!
(Fresh Tuna Ceviche) !!
I convinced them all to eat a small pile of the tuna w the Tortilla chips. Each one said it Blew their mind ! They for sure never ate sushi and were paranoid (I assured them the citrus and spice did its job) . I had a bottle of Louisiana Red Dot Hot Sauce & Sriracha!! The Capt used saltines , Lol . He was obviously a southern local , saltines -Crystal -lemon wedge - horseradish - ketchup is on your table at any Oyster Shack!
Max