Author Topic: First class fishing trip for serviceman available: Carnage Recap (Read 8475 times)

h20hunter · « **on:** August 23, 2011, 10:01:07 AM »

Well.....as first class as my little Northriver can be! Here is what I'm putting out there.

What: Fishing for humpies out in the salt
When: This Sunday, launching from the 10th St launch off Marine View Drive
What: Humpies of course
How: Trolling with down riggers
You need: Current saltwater license w/ catch card

Agenda:
I'd like to meet up and be ready to leave the dock by 7 am on Sunday. If you want to go earlier I can be ready to go earlier. We will motor out and head south to area 8-2 and 9 and begin trolling. We'll whack 'em and stack 'em for a bit. I'll have breakfast doughnuts on hand and make sandwiches with chips for lunch. Probably be done fishing by noon. I have all gear needed.

My boat is 18 feet and can bounce a little in rougher water. If you have back issues this may not be the best boat for riding. Metal boats are usually a bit harder on the back than glass. Just throwing that out there.

I'd like to keep this offer limited to active/retired/on leave. Also, I'm really looking for a single person to keep the crowding down and make the most of the experience for the individual.

About me if you need to know. Male, 34, over 500 hours logged on the salt, years of boat owership, have completed my boaters education, have all lifejackets and required safety equipment, onboard vhf, currently running a dry (booze free) boat.

Please post or pm with questions.

Lets go kill some humpies!

Woodchuck · « **Reply #1 on:** August 23, 2011, 10:04:23 AM »

Thats a great offer

h20hunter · « **Reply #2 on:** August 23, 2011, 10:39:15 AM »

By the way...this is not just for forum members. If you know of somebody please feel free to mention it to them.

h20hunter · « **Reply #3 on:** August 23, 2011, 07:29:29 PM »

Bump. Just bumping this for the evening to get it in front of folks.

White Tornado · « **Reply #4 on:** August 23, 2011, 08:04:26 PM »

That's an awesome gesture h20hunter!! Nice way to say thank you to our service men and women who sacrificed for all of us!!!!

ICEMAN · « **Reply #5 on:** August 23, 2011, 08:09:50 PM »

h2ohunter, incredible offer. Good for you for taking the time to thank a serviceman.

sebek556 · « **Reply #6 on:** August 23, 2011, 08:14:54 PM »

hope sombody takes you up on the offer!

h20hunter · « **Reply #7 on:** August 23, 2011, 08:27:21 PM »

Thanks. Hoping to find a taker. No gas money needed, no gear needed. Just come along, whack a few, enjoy the sun. I'm a bit lucky. My boat is a gas sipper. 90 hp Yamaha with a 4 stroke kicker. I can go all day fishing and burn 10 gallons...maybe less.

p-ohana · « **Reply #8 on:** August 23, 2011, 08:32:54 PM »

If I wasn't in YTC for the next 3 weeks I'd be all over that offer.

cohoho · « **Reply #9 on:** August 23, 2011, 08:40:42 PM »

H20- What a very nice gesture on your part for sure.... Not sure if you know about it or not there is a program at Ft Lewis called the "Wounded Warrior Program". Where there is a coordinator that will line up wounded soldiers to go on exactly these types of adventures. I do not have the number but see if I can find it. It really boast their morale and help them adjust back to a normal life enjoying things they thought they had lost due to injury. I'll see what I can find on the number, not just for this but maybe we can get a group of boat owners together and do something as a whole--would be pretty cool for sure... I would love to participate in a group setting but just do not have time to coordinate the event with starting a new job recently up north, the total opposite way of the bases...

coyotemadness · « **Reply #10 on:** August 23, 2011, 09:36:27 PM »

Very nice offer!

I'd like to hear how it turns out. When you open it up to prior service, let me know.

Swannytheswan · « **Reply #11 on:** August 23, 2011, 09:42:35 PM »

I know a retired ranger that would love to go. If it is open to retired let me know and I'll give him a call he lives in marysville and is a heck of a guy!

Button Nubbs · « **Reply #12 on:** August 23, 2011, 09:49:08 PM »

good deal h20! if you find someone let me know, we had the kings dialed last weekend and had a hard time keeping the humpies off. pm me for some info if you find someone and wanna chase kings too!

h20hunter · « **Reply #13 on:** August 23, 2011, 09:58:58 PM »

Retired is fine with me. I would also be interested in helping out with a trip for those that have been injured. My only concern would that my boat may not be the best for one person but okay for the next. Last thing I would want is to take what could be a good experience and turn it into a negative. I'm not real picky about who I take out. Active, retired, on leave, gonna ship out to basic next month...really just looking to do a good turn.

sebek556 · « **Reply #14 on:** August 23, 2011, 10:03:39 PM »

wounded warrior program is a great program, If you contact them and tell them what you have available they will go through their list and find who would be good for going on the trip with you. If you need the contact info pm me and I will get it to you. And with my experience with them not alot of hunting and fishing opps for them right now. but the rally car driving was cool

twistiron · « **Reply #15 on:** August 24, 2011, 01:00:41 AM »

H20, what a heck of an offer, honestly i am proud to share a forum, state and country with fellows like you. as well as serve for true americans like yourself! i would take you up on the offer but am still on deployment, if you ever feel like going again i would be more then happy to throw in for fuel or bring food. i hope someone takes you up on this and X2 on the wounded worrior program being excellent, i have had a few friends that have worked with the program with nothing but good results! thanks for reminding all of us what true patroitism looks like!

Mark Brenckle · « **Reply #16 on:** August 24, 2011, 08:25:36 AM »

pm sent

h20hunter · « **Reply #17 on:** August 25, 2011, 03:45:36 PM »

Just a quick bump. So far I've got Mark_436 lined up and ready to go but has asked to put active duty/on leave ahead of him in the running. I plan on locking Mark in if no other takers.

h20hunter · « **Reply #18 on:** August 26, 2011, 06:28:03 AM »

Okay, looks like Mark_436 is my man. I'll post up after the trip so everyone can see the humpy carnage.

Camp David · « **Reply #19 on:** August 26, 2011, 06:57:03 AM »

Good luck to both of you

Button Nubbs · « **Reply #20 on:** August 26, 2011, 08:56:13 AM »

Mark Brenckle · « **Reply #21 on:** August 26, 2011, 05:47:07 PM »

White Tornado · « **Reply #22 on:** August 26, 2011, 09:02:09 PM »

I love Humpy Carnage!!!!! Hope it's a blast!!!

unluckyjohn · « **Reply #23 on:** August 28, 2011, 08:48:24 AM »

h20hunter, you sir are first class. As a retired military man I thank you.

D-Rock425 · « **Reply #24 on:** August 28, 2011, 11:46:32 AM »

I hope you guys really wac'em.

h20hunter · « **Reply #25 on:** August 28, 2011, 12:23:43 PM »

Well, we came, we fished, we slayed the humpys.

Mark met me at the dock this morning got settled in and off we went. A little foggy during the run but vis wasn't to bad. We passed by the flotilla and got lines down around 7:30. Only took about 10 minutes for the first fish on call out. We began the familiar routine of whack one, lose one, whack a double, lose one. By 9 am we looked around and realised we were pretty close to the limit. One hanging on the rope bleeding and two in the net from the 3rd or 4th double. Got the gear and all the fished squared away and marked and did a little jigging. Mark had a nice one next to the boat on the jig but popped it. Pretty easy going when we lose one and can expect a hook up within a few minutes or so. We jigged a bit and decided to put the birds back in the water and look for that last fish. I was expecting a long haul, you know how it is with the last fish...it can take forever. This time it took about 5 minutes. Fish on...fish off. Oh well, here let me just run it back down. I start dropping the ball and look up to see a fish going ape behind the boat. It takes a second to realise that it has a white flasher and pink hoochie hanging from its mouth. Rod comes back out, line gets tight, and Mark starts to put the screws to it. Pretty quick battle and the fish is in the net. We take a look at it and realise...no spot...silver baby. Finished up with seven pinks and one silver. Mark will now be spoiled on salmon fishing. It was a good trip and it was a pleasure to take him out.

h20hunter · « **Reply #26 on:** August 28, 2011, 12:24:15 PM »

A few more.

h20hunter · « **Reply #27 on:** August 28, 2011, 12:24:36 PM »

One more

robodad · « **Reply #28 on:** August 28, 2011, 02:32:17 PM »

Quote from: cohoho on August 23, 2011, 08:40:42 PM

H20- What a very nice gesture on your part for sure.... Not sure if you know about it or not there is a program at Ft Lewis called the "Wounded Warrior Program". Where there is a coordinator that will line up wounded soldiers to go on exactly these types of adventures. I do not have the number but see if I can find it. It really boast their morale and help them adjust back to a normal life enjoying things they thought they had lost due to injury. I'll see what I can find on the number, not just for this but maybe we can get a group of boat owners together and do something as a whole--would be pretty cool for sure... I would love to participate in a group setting but just do not have time to coordinate the event with starting a new job recently up north, the total opposite way of the bases...

Like Mike, I to am a disabled serviceman and would absolutly love to join up with a group to take some servicemen past and present out, I don't have a huge boat but don't seem to have too much trouble catching humpies or silvers, The silver season opens up for any silver in Sekiu long about the 19th of September I think, and that would be a really good time to get a group of boats and a bunch of servicemen together and slay some salmon, I'd love to do that, I'd even drag my 5ver out so someone has a place to call home for the weekend.

Lets plan something, if nothing else I'll donate my time to help clean fish and boats and make some lunches or whatever !!!

Mark Brenckle · « **Reply #29 on:** August 28, 2011, 03:19:01 PM »

Thanks again, h20hunter, that was a great time. It was sure fun meeting you and swapping some stories while we 'worked' so hard fishing!
-you ever need anything, you've got my number...

Mark

carpsniperg2 · « **Reply #30 on:** August 28, 2011, 03:59:26 PM »

Looks like a great time

Camp David · « **Reply #31 on:** August 28, 2011, 04:27:42 PM »

Fresh humpie on the grill with a cold beer (or 2) is

h20hunter · « **Reply #32 on:** August 28, 2011, 05:34:48 PM »

Fresh humpie AND coho.

I've got three little chunks with a little olive oil and creole seasoning ready for the grill.

Tell'n yah, we really had it dialed in today, good times when the fish'n is easy.

White Tornado · « **Reply #33 on:** August 28, 2011, 06:05:11 PM »

robb92 · « **Reply #34 on:** August 28, 2011, 07:49:46 PM »

Thank you for taking the time out to offer this! Looks like you both had a great time!!! Thanks for posting the pictures!

Button Nubbs · « **Reply #35 on:** August 29, 2011, 12:32:32 AM »

some good karma comin to you h20! Good job fellas!

ICEMAN · « **Reply #36 on:** August 29, 2011, 05:07:12 AM »

Incredible! How cool is that!!!? These type of people, this type of event is what makes this site so great!

Freedom Hunters · « **Reply #37 on:** August 30, 2011, 07:29:21 AM »

Thank you for honoring our heroes! It looks like you guys had a great time.

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