comercial boats in des moines

[jackmaster]

can anyone tell me what the midsize comercial type boats are doing just off of des moines down to salt water state park? they have been out there for the last couple months and its just killn me cause i dont know what they are fishn for or if they are workn on somethn on the pugetsound floor, or catchn geoducks, i see divers go down once in awhile and then nets go out but just not quite sure, okay sorry for ramblin...

[pianoman9701]

May be commercial blackmouth fishermen.

[PolarBear]

Herring.  Puget Sound has a pretty big herring fishery.

[jackmaster]

what are the divers for, i am just fishn here guys cause its killn me not knowing

[pianoman9701]

could be urchin or geoduck

[PolarBear]

Could be geoducks or fixing herring nets.     I have seen divers go down to fix nets instead of hauling them aboard.

[jackmaster]

cool sounds good, thats what i am gonna go with so i can quit thinkn about it

[PolarBear]

Or it could be the tribe going after the remaining bottomfish and salmon.   

[jackmaster]

oh i doubt that cause they are there from daylight to dark everyday and that my friend is ALOT of work 

[swanny]

Hmmm...now I'm going to have go down to the pier and take a look. Haven't ever noticed any commercial boats down here.

[h20hunter]

How about removing all the old crappy tires that they used to try and build a reef years ago.

[jackmaster]

i dont think so cause with the size of the boats they wouldnt be able to haul very many, all the boats have a diver flag on there mast and some other flag the diver goes into the water and it looks like he is fed through air lines and then a net of some kind is let out in to the water but it drifts into a big half moon quit aways behind the boat, swanny i dont think you will be able to see them from des moines peir cause they are in that little cove in between des moines and salt water st park, i see them from 240th and marine vw drive

[swanny]

swanny i dont think you will be able to see them from des moines peir cause they are in that little cove in between des moines and salt water st park, i see them from 240th and marine vw drive

That's right along the route I run most days and closer than the pier, even better 

[jackmaster]

cool let me know what you come up with, its drivin me fricken nuts not known what kind of work they are doing, wouldnt mind traden my job in for that one, being on the salt every day sounds like a hell of a good job