The Badco fishing team begin their 6 day journey from the coast of California to Ascension Island. By now the Badco Support team has traveled nearly 5,500 NM. From Fort Lauderdale Florida, to to San Pedro, Cote D’Ivoire Africa.

The two teams will rendezvous in the Port of San Pedro, before completing a 4 day journey by boat to the remote island of Ascension. After the fishing teams first flight to Florida, they make a trip to a local fishing store, where they buy tackle for the people on Ascension.

Along with the tackle, the team purchased over 50 gifts and 10 laptops to donate to the local school on the island. Back at the 144 from shopping, Anthony informs everyone of some bad news. They are delayed and do not have clearance to fly into Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire, where they will clear into the country before flying to San Pedro.

A day and a half later, the team finally is on their way to Abidjan. Clearing into the country goes smoothly, but the team is nervous the gifts may be confiscated upon arrival in San Pedro. After several hours at the SP airport everyone is on their way to the Port….except one team member. Woody, who stays back with the gifts for an extra 4 hours clearing them through a special customs office.

With Woody, the gifts, and the fishing team all safe on the mothership the Support team prepares to tow the 33L&H gameboat 900NM to Ascension. The group departs from the Port just before nightfall and everything is going smoothly, until…

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CONTENTS OF THIS VIDEO:
00:00 Badco Private Jet to Miami
01:47 Where do we land in Africa?
3:02 Fishing for how many days?
4:07 Buying Tackle in Palm Beach 
6:57 Prepare for African Customs
9:11 Stuck on the tarmac?
10:44 aerial Africa 
11:16 Landed, what's the Ivory Coast look like?
13:53 Customs kept our stuff?
15:20 Clearing customs
16:28 Getting set up for 900mi tow
19:20 Need to turn back?


FEATURING:
Anthony Hsieh
Captain Kevin Bohannon
OB Morton
David Lassley

Videography by David Lassley | IG @david_lassley
Video edit by Tanner Matthews | IG @filmpacific