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[UPDATE Thurs. 6-6-19] Good afternoon everyone. After checking with some of my sources, it looks like we are good to go for this weekend but on Sunday instead of Saturday. NOTE: WE WILL HAVE THIS OUTING ON SUNDAY, NOT SATURDAY! All information in my thread will still be the same in regards to times but instead of it being on Saturday, those times will still be good but for Sunday. I can't see any reason why this outing wouldn't take place but it would never hurt to take some inshore gear in case Mother Nature plays a trick on everyone and makes the conditions nasty. If you haven't figured it out by now, offshore kayak fishing can be very different from other types of kayak fishing due to the additional surf/swells you have to contend with. I've taken trips where I made it all the way down to Corpus only to have to turn right back around and head back to Houston. I don't believe that will happen this weekend but just in case, have a backup plan to fish inshore. I personally will be on the beach camping Saturday evening so if any of you guys are doing the same, I will see you guys when I get there. I will be out of pocket from Friday around noon until Saturday after 3pm. If you need to catch me, reach me on my cell before noon Friday or after 3pm on Saturday. Tight lines and I will see you guys for some fishing on Sunday!

[UPDATE Thurs. 6-6-19] Fisherladies and fishermen, I have a new and unusual update. As of this morning, conditions have changed once again. This is the first year I have made a call on this outing a day earlier than I normally do. I thought that with the nasty weather Mexico was getting that it certainly would continue to mess things up for us in Texas. That is why I made the call on Wednesday instead of Thursday. After looking at things again this morning, the conditions have totally changed for this weekend. I have a friend in Corpus that is going to check the beach out during his lunch hour. If the conditions look exactly like what is currently projected or better, I will reconsider my previous decision of moving this outing to the following weekend and make it for this weekend as originally projected. THE ONLY CHANGE WILL BE THAT INSTEAD OF RUNNING THE BHP OUTING ON SATURDAY, I WILL MAKE IT ON SUNDAY INSTEAD. The reason for moving this to Sunday possibly instead of Saturday is because the conditions are improving more for Sunday. Since this is a outing for new people, I would like to make the conditions the best possible for everyone. I will wait to hear back from my friend around lunch and I should have an update by 2 pm TODAY.

[UPDATE Wed. 6-5-19] Well, here goes the news. After looking at things for this weekend, I have determined that the conditions are not going to be good. These conditions are not good for anyone to be out BTB kayak fishing in. We will strive for the following weekend to see if we can get this outing in. Next date will be Saturday, June 15th. I will make another update come this Friday. Until then, it looks like we will have to get our fishing fix in through means of inshore saltwater of freshwater. Either way, I wish you well with whatever fishing you decide to do.

[UPDATE Sat. 6-1-19] I have been checking multiple sites for this weekend and it's not looking good at all. Once again, I'm not calling it quite yet as I have seen things change at the last second for the positive. However, if the conditions continue the way they have been and it's consistent throughout the week, I may make a final call by Wednesday this week. If I see a good window to make it out, I will make the call on Thursday instead. Be watching for a final update for THIS WEEK on Wednesday or Thursday. As mentioned previously, if this outing doesn't take place this weekend, we will reschedule for the following weekend and then the next until we find a good weekend to have the outing on. Have a great day!

Hello to all my fellow kayaking friends. Just like last summer, 2018, I wanted to do something for this summer 2019 in regards to BTB kayak fishing for new people (of course intermediate and advanced kayakers are welcome). Five years ago in July I put together a BTB trip for anyone that wanted to get out to do BTB at Surfside. This included kayakers of all levels. It was awesome! We had a total of 34 kayakers that made it out that day. Many just went to the buoys while others went to the 5-mile rig. It was really cool to see that many yaks out on the water. Some of the people that fished off of the jettys at Surfside thought that there was a tournament going on with that many kayaks launching, lol. Four years ago in July I ran another one of these events except it was run out of Corpus Christi instead of Surfside. We had many more show up than the previous year. This trip was a huge success! I believe all the new kayakers caught kings that day and I would say around 70% of the new kayakers limited out on kings. On top of it all, even some of the new kayakers caught cobia. What an amazing day on the water it was!! As each year has gone by, this outing has gotten larger and larger. This has turned out to be a great way for new kayakers to learn how to go BTB and hopefully to catch some fish while out there on the water.

Since Corpus Christi was such a huge success as in years past, I’m going to continue to do it at Corpus Christi again out at Bob Hall. The way it works is we all meet just south of Ball Hall Pier on the beach and make our way on out to the standpipe to try our luck at smacks, kings, and anything else that we can get into. If you are new to BTB, this would be a great trip to try out. The standpipe is not far offshore (maybe a mile) and there will be plenty of support out on the water with all the kayakers that will be fishing with us. This is not a tournament or an event (this is merely an open invite to anyone that wants to attend). It's just a way to get all levels of kayakers out on the water and to have fun hanging out while fishing. In addition to things, PACK (Paddling Anglers in Canoes and Kayaks) will be doing this trip as well. PACK is a kayak organization that has been around in Houston for a very long time. For more details on this organization, here is the link: http://www.packtx.org

The game plan is for everyone to meet just south of Bob Hall Pier on the beach at 6:00am Saturday, June 8th. We will launch around 7:00am. There will be a short meeting before hand to answer any questions by anyone. There will be plenty of experienced kayakers there that can answer anything as well.

The exact location we will meet at and where quite a few will be camping at is as such. Once you get to Bob Hall Pier, go south on to the beach. Once on the beach, continue for a brief moment until you see Access Rd 6 on the right. We used to camp out about 100 to 200 yards past Access Rd 6 on the left (beach side). If there is new sand out there making it difficult for 2wd vehicles to get through and the tides have been coming up fairly high making it tough to camp on the beach side, what we will do then is we will be camping on the right up along the dune side right after you pass Access Rd 6.

*****In regards to a backup date, here is how that works. The backup date will fall to the following weekend until we have a good weekend to have this activity. Hopefully the weather will be good and we can all get out on June 8th. If interested, post your name on here and I will add you to the list.*****

OKAY.... WHO'S INTERESTING IN GOING?

01 Blake Colburn – tkf: Yakety_Yak
02 Al – TKF: bigtrout
03 Aldo
04 Alton Williams
05 Domingo Lucius
06 Eric Grace – TKF: Gotem
07 Bryce
08 Angel – TKF: yakano
09 Danny
10 Cliff Johnson – TKF: forager
11 Han – TKF: vg30et
12 Jason
13 Joe Arroyo – TKF: boricualouie
14 Joel
15 Jeff Echols – TKF: jeffechols
16 Mario Sciarra
17 Duy – TKF: duweezy
18 Randy – TKF: Outbackhunter
19 Jon Dancel – TKF: Acidcool6000
20 Frank
21 Scott Wiland – TKF: Punchingclowns
22 Kenny – TKF: WestEndTroutAssassin
23 Steve Marxer – TKF: fishinmachine
24 Thomas Kent – TKF: teen Yaker
25 Roger – TKF: Salty Coyote
26 Tim Payne
27 Juan-Carlos
28 Shawn Faris – TKF: 5x5
29 Steve
30 Keith – TKF: Chubs
31 Travis
32 Wayne Ferguson – TKF: reelmn
33 Bruce Bennett – TKF: Brucell
34 Jude Lopez
35 Fei – TKF: karyuu
36 Troy Guffy
37 David LaHaie – TKF: lahai1dj
38 Jeremy – TKF: El Gato Diablo
39 Matt – TKF: Datchew
40 Walter Gonzalez – TKF: Walteezy
41 Salvador
42 Charlie – TKF: kickingback
43 Mike Flores – TKF: fishin Ninja
44 Ben Watson – TKF: Volkswatson
45 Esteban – TKF: M5yakin
46 Collin
47 Blesson – TKF: flykool25
48 Odis – TKF: on a mission
49 Joel McLeod – TKF: jwmcleod
50 Steve – TKF: Crazy Yak
51 Josh
52 Justin – TKF: Poolio
53 Frank – TKF: fpatino
54 Karl Brindell – TKF: NOLA Yakker
55 Dan
56 Mike Smalley
57 Mike – TKF: Yakntx
58 Terrell
59 Tommy Mitchell – TKF: Cityfisher
60 Wyatt
61 Terry Howard - TKF: sanantonioyak
62 Edward - TKF: Ghostrider9920
63 Mike Williams
64 Brad - TKF: Bradw693
65 Michael Watson - TKF: mwatson71
66 Hosam Yacoub - TKF: hosam.yacoub
67 Tuan Nguyen - TKF: texastuan
68 Russell Fox - TKF: rfox123
69 Bow_Yak
70 GregO722
71 Adrian - TKF: Poseidon01
72 Adrian's son
73 Steven Unrue - TKF: SteveRetrieve
74 Milton Wilson - TKF: Dred
75 Ron White - TKF: TX-Kayaker
76 Cody L. - TKF: Codemann95
77 Chris Williams - TKF: Moken14
78 Mitchell Nowak
79 Nate - TKF: narmour12b
80 Rick Tussing - TKF: DerRikker
81 Rick’s son
82 Michael Tomberlin - TKF: MTSringer8
83 Rod Boyce - TKF: Longliner
84 Alex Aguirre
85 Jian - TKF: yangjianhunt
86 Mike Edgar - TKF: Mhedgar
87 Daniel Gomez - TKF: FishNinja87
88 Handle: Sailfish
89 Robert Moseley - TKF: rkmoseleyjr
90 TKF: Rhythm maker
91 TKF: Killerbee
92 Killerbee's wife
93 torin.rosenbluh
94 BigFishBill


So far we have 94 kayakers going. These are people that are going or are a maybe. Who else wants to go. Post up on this thread and I will be happy to add you to the list.

The address to Bob Hall Pier is.....
15820 Park Rd 22
Corpus Christi, TX 78418
(361) 949-0499

PS: As it gets closer to the date, I will make a post on here a few days before (the morning of Thursday, June 6th) to let everyone know if conditions/weather is good or not so that nobody makes a trip for nothing. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ARE CHECKING THE THREAD FOR UPDATES AS IT GETS CLOSER SO THAT YOU KNOW WHAT’S GOING ON. SOMETIMES IT COULD COME DOWN TO THE FINAL DAY BEFORE THE OUTING BEFORE THINGS COULD CHANGE. If things look debatable, I will cancel to be on the safe side. As stated above if the trip gets canceled, I will reschedule on the date mentioned in this thread.

If you are new to BTB and this is your first trip out or if you have gone out but not very much and still fairly new to BTB, please read. A few things you may need to know before hitting the water. First and foremost, please make sure you have your PFD on you at all times. The law states that you must have a PFD in the vessel at all times with you if you are 17 years of age and older (if under 17, you are required to have it on) but if you flip over and the PFD is not on your body, what good is it doing you? It would be worth your time to buy a good quality PFD and not the $9.99 version at Academy.

Another thing I would recommend investing into is a quality VHF radio. There are so many reasons as to why you should have a radio on you when you are on the water BTB kayak fishing of which I will not get into. If you need to figure out a good radio to purchase, please feel free to call (832-588-7091)/PM me or even post up in the forum. There is a lot of good kayak fishermen on here that can help with that. If you do not have a radio, of which I hope everyone does, stay with a group of people while on the water. Safety is in numbers and the more people you can be fishing close to, the better.

Just a few items that people mentioned that were new in years past that said they needed to get the most but they didn’t already have were (in no particular order but I would hope the radio was at the top, lol) 1) radio 2) gaff 3) fish bag.

When we arrive in the morning during the meeting, a few ground rules will be covered to make sure all the new people are on the same page. For the intermediate and advanced fishermen, you guys are good to go but while we are explaining things if there is anything left out, please feel free to chime in. I also would like to say that when you show up to fish, please make sure you have enough tackle. There is nothing worse than showing up and not having the correct tackle or hardly any tackle and asking everyone to borrow their stuff. It's one thing if you need a swivel but to borrow someone's $20 Waxwing lure, only to have a break-off and lose it, that's not good. Unless you plan on paying for that lure, it's better to show up with your own tackle. If you are not sure what to show up with, please ask on this thread. I can tell you for sure to make or buy king fish leaders (the key bait for these is ribbon fish or even live bait). If you want to make king fish leaders, check out Prof. Salt's YouTube channel (click on the link I have provided). He has a video in there that explains how to make king fish leaders and it’s really good. http://tiny.cc/3zdxby

If you do camp on the beach, make sure you purchase a beach pass which can be purchased at any Stripes Gas Station. From what I have been told, if you camp on the beach past Access Road 6, no beach pass is necessary (I will be getting a beach pass just in case). I know I will be back again quite a few times and I will get my money’s worth out of it. The beach pass is $12.00 which is good for the entire year. Hopefully we can all get out there, have a great time, and catch some fish!

If you would like to read up on the reports from a few years ago and last year, here are the links: https://bit.ly/2GR5K9K and https://tinyurl.com/yxzjfho4

For those of you that have any questions, please feel free to post on this thread, PM me on TKF, or give me a call. 832-588-7091

One last thing..... BHP sells frozen bait but not ribbon fish. If you want frozen ribbon fish for your king leaders, you will need to call the local bait shops in the area to see who carries it. Always call before going up to see if the shops have plenty of ribbon fish. Some suggestions for bait shops that carry ribbon fish are:

Red Dot Pier
11801 S. Padre Island Dr.
Corpus Christi, TX 78418
361-937-5347

Roy’s Bait & Tackle Outfitters
7613 S. Padre Island Dr.
Corpus Christi, TX 78412
361-992-2960

Billings Bait Stand
13428 S. Padre Island Dr.
Corpus Christi, TX 78418
361-949-8692

Fisherman's Bait & Seafood
1101 Laguna Shores Rd.
Corpus Christi, TX 78418
361-239-4648
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Please add me to the list.
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Ghostrider9920 wrote:Please add me to the list.
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Gotcha added, Edward.

Anyone else joining in?
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I'm interested. I missed last year's trip after the reschedule. My question is would I be better off in my T160 or my son's Pescador 12? Obviously the T160 is much faster and easier to paddle, but the Pescador is more stable. This would be my first BTB trip so not sure which is more important.
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I have been waiting for an opportunity like this.

Please add me to the list Hosam Yacoub
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Hi,
Please add me to the list. This will be my first BTB....excited! Will be heading from Dallas if anyone wants to carpool.

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mwatson71 wrote:I'm interested. I missed last year's trip after the reschedule. My question is would I be better off in my T160 or my son's Pescador 12? Obviously the T160 is much faster and easier to paddle, but the Pescador is more stable. This would be my first BTB trip so not sure which is more important.
Bring the kayak you feel best in. I would use the more stable one to get through the breakers. Talk to the other two lawyers and get them to come!
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Brad, Michael, Hosam, and Tuan..... I have added all you guys to the list. Welcome!!

Brad, I hope our conversation on the phone helped you out. If you have anymore questions, don't hesitate to post on here or text/call me.

Anyone else interested in joining this outing? Keep in mind that if you are new to BTB and never have done it before or have done it but still new to the game, this outing is perfect for you. We have a multitude of levels of offshore kayak fishermen in this outing. This helps to pair people up with experienced to inexperienced to help curve the edge for the new kayaker on the water.

A few things......

1) Make sure you are checking this thread every so often. As it gets closer, I will be checking conditions and weather to make sure things continue to look good. A few years back we had a few people that didn't check this thread for updates and showed up only to find out they were the only ones there. When in doubt, you can always call my cell.

2) As mentioned in my initial thread, if the conditions/weather are not up to standards, I will reschedule the following weekend until we have a good window to fish.
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Okay Blake, you have talked me into it. Something I have on my bucket list before the 65! I will start gathering my items needed for the BTB trip. Thanks for all of the advise and lessons learned.


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Bow_Yak wrote:Okay Blake, you have talked me into it. Something I have on my bucket list before the 65! I will start gathering my items needed for the BTB trip. Thanks for all of the advise and lessons learned.


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Welcome to the fun!! If you have any questions, don't hesitate to post on here or give me a shout out.
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I'm in. Add me to the list please.
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GregO722 wrote:I'm in. Add me to the list please.
Added. That's 70 BTB fishermen for this outing. It's gonna be awesome! :)
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Since this is my first BTB what do you think of my equipment selections? I've gathered these mostly from this forum and other resources. I am trying to keep cost to a minimum but I don't mind spending a little bit more for durability.

I plan to fish using bait but it wouldn't hurt to have some artificial lures with me. Any recommendations for artificial lures to carry?

To buy/make:
VHF radio - Uniden Atlantis 150 (Amazon $50)
gaff - DIY from Prof Salt
fish bag - Silver Horde KatchKooler II 40"x16" (Walmart.com for $50)
Storage milk crate with rod storage - DIY from Prof Salt's vids
Fishing leaders: DIY from Prof Salt
Rod #1 setup: Penn Jigmaster 500 with Ugly Stik Tiger 7' medium (scanning web, eBay, and CL)
Rod #2 setup: Penn Spinfisher V SSV5500 with Ugly Stik Tiger 6'6 jigging rod (scanning web, eBay, and CL)
30lb braid for both (Kastking off eBay)

Have:
Kayak: 12.5' Kaku Wahoo
PFD: NRS Chinook with pliers, Coast pocket knife and whistle tied
Cooler bags for lunch
Penn Battle 2 combo 3000 size with 20lb braid
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Count us in Please, Adrian and Tomas (Son)
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Count me in (tentatively at least, will update as date gets closer.)

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If anyone would like to car pool from Houston PM me.

Tight lines!


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texastuan wrote:Since this is my first BTB what do you think of my equipment selections? I've gathered these mostly from this forum and other resources. I am trying to keep cost to a minimum but I don't mind spending a little bit more for durability.

I plan to fish using bait but it wouldn't hurt to have some artificial lures with me. Any recommendations for artificial lures to carry?

To buy/make:
VHF radio - Uniden Atlantis 150 (Amazon $50)
gaff - DIY from Prof Salt
fish bag - Silver Horde KatchKooler II 40"x16" (Walmart.com for $50)
Storage milk crate with rod storage - DIY from Prof Salt's vids
Fishing leaders: DIY from Prof Salt
Rod #1 setup: Penn Jigmaster 500 with Ugly Stik Tiger 7' medium (scanning web, eBay, and CL)
Rod #2 setup: Penn Spinfisher V SSV5500 with Ugly Stik Tiger 6'6 jigging rod (scanning web, eBay, and CL)
30lb braid for both (Kastking off eBay)

Have:
Kayak: 12.5' Kaku Wahoo
PFD: NRS Chinook with pliers, Coast pocket knife and whistle tied
Cooler bags for lunch
Penn Battle 2 combo 3000 size with 20lb braid
I've sent you a msg. HIt me up anytime.

Poseidon01 wrote:Count us in Please, Adrian and Tomas (Son)
I've added both of you to the list. :)

SteveRetrieve wrote:Count me in (tentatively at least, will update as date gets closer.)

Steven Unrue

If anyone would like to car pool from Houston PM me.

Tight lines!
I hear ya. I've added ya to the list. If something changes, let me know. Welcome!
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And I want in also. Milton Wilson

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Dred wrote:And I want in also. Milton Wilson

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I have you added on the list. :)
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I should be there and will help out any way possible.

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TX-Kayaker wrote:I should be there and will help out any way possible.

Ron White
Hey Ron, great to hear from you. I've got ya added to the list.
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I will be there!
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Codemann95 wrote:I will be there!
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I’ve added you to the list. Welcome!!
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Good Morning,

Please add us as well!

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texastuan wrote:Since this is my first BTB what do you think of my equipment selections? I've gathered these mostly from this forum and other resources. I am trying to keep cost to a minimum but I don't mind spending a little bit more for durability.

I plan to fish using bait but it wouldn't hurt to have some artificial lures with me. Any recommendations for artificial lures to carry?

To buy/make:
VHF radio - Uniden Atlantis 150 (Amazon $50)
gaff - DIY from Prof Salt
fish bag - Silver Horde KatchKooler II 40"x16" (Walmart.com for $50)
Storage milk crate with rod storage - DIY from Prof Salt's vids
Fishing leaders: DIY from Prof Salt
Rod #1 setup: Penn Jigmaster 500 with Ugly Stik Tiger 7' medium (scanning web, eBay, and CL)
Rod #2 setup: Penn Spinfisher V SSV5500 with Ugly Stik Tiger 6'6 jigging rod (scanning web, eBay, and CL)
30lb braid for both (Kastking off eBay)

Have:
Kayak: 12.5' Kaku Wahoo
PFD: NRS Chinook with pliers, Coast pocket knife and whistle tied
Cooler bags for lunch
Penn Battle 2 combo 3000 size with 20lb braid
A bilge pump is a very good idea. It may prove beneficial...
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Brucell wrote:
texastuan wrote:Since this is my first BTB what do you think of my equipment selections? I've gathered these mostly from this forum and other resources. I am trying to keep cost to a minimum but I don't mind spending a little bit more for durability.

I plan to fish using bait but it wouldn't hurt to have some artificial lures with me. Any recommendations for artificial lures to carry?

To buy/make:
VHF radio - Uniden Atlantis 150 (Amazon $50)
gaff - DIY from Prof Salt
fish bag - Silver Horde KatchKooler II 40"x16" (Walmart.com for $50)
Storage milk crate with rod storage - DIY from Prof Salt's vids
Fishing leaders: DIY from Prof Salt
Rod #1 setup: Penn Jigmaster 500 with Ugly Stik Tiger 7' medium (scanning web, eBay, and CL)
Rod #2 setup: Penn Spinfisher V SSV5500 with Ugly Stik Tiger 6'6 jigging rod (scanning web, eBay, and CL)
30lb braid for both (Kastking off eBay)

Have:
Kayak: 12.5' Kaku Wahoo
PFD: NRS Chinook with pliers, Coast pocket knife and whistle tied
Cooler bags for lunch
Penn Battle 2 combo 3000 size with 20lb braid
A bilge pump is a very good idea. It may prove beneficial...
Thanks for your input. I think I will use one of my kid's water blaster and a large sponge instead of buying something new.
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