Post by: AL WORRELLS KID on January 29, 2020, 09:17:41 PM
Salmon Charters Big Yellow Boats were then a colorful presence at Dockside.
My first Skipper, Del Fender on "Drifter Too" (Charter Boat fishing back in the 1960's), went on to take charge of Salmon Charters and his Son, Harold "Bud" Fender took over for Dad, after he retired.
What good times were had by all, thanks to these hard working Folks.
We traded a lot of Fresh caught Salmon for "Smoked", back in the day. :tup:
Doug
Post by: Camo on January 29, 2020, 10:47:23 PM
Very cool, thanks for sharing.
Post by: Bullkllr on January 30, 2020, 06:43:46 AM
The Sugarfoot; now there's an old one.
My brother ran a boat for 10 years or so. We spread his ashes down there.
I think the Comanche's still around. Phil Anderson's still, last I heard. I think he ran a few trips after retiring again.
Post by: Sr15 on January 30, 2020, 06:58:02 AM
Post by: 206 on January 30, 2020, 08:02:44 AM
Post by: AL WORRELLS KID on January 30, 2020, 10:39:42 AM
Sometimes after limiting out on Salmon we would head over and clean up on Sea Bass (if there were not too many Customers still Seasick) and if you were good at Filleting, for .25 each you could make a little more on the way back in. :tup:
Doug
Post by: 2MANY on January 30, 2020, 10:53:50 AM
Bottom fishing trips sucked!!!!
Standing in the back of the boat filleting pokey fish the whole run back in was the worst.
The only good part was taking a couple of fillets to the burger joint where they would whip you up a killer batch of fish and chips. Then headed back to the rental dive duplex and partying the night away.
Where have all the good times gone?
Post by: AL WORRELLS KID on January 31, 2020, 10:27:23 AM
I hear ya, on those Marathon Filleting Sessions at the back of the boat. Always well attended by Flocks of Seagulls and the Onlookers just waiting for your knife to slip. :'(
The first year I had so many cuts on my hands and they got infected with the "Creeping Fish Crud". Pretty scary when it started to spread up my arm. :yike:
The Skipper told me to show the Pharmacist in town and he will give you some kind of "Horse Lineament" that will burn like crazy but will kill the stuff right off the bat. (As usual the Skipper knew what he was talking about.)
I learned a lot back then and grew up fast, thanks to him. :tup:
Doug
Post by: Alchase on January 31, 2020, 11:31:45 AM
We use to sit at the Olsen dock fish cleaning station in Sekiu, and wait for boats to come in. We would make $2 a fish to clean and filet. On a good day, I could pocket $100 easy. Not bad for a 12 year old kid!
Post by: AL WORRELLS KID on January 31, 2020, 01:34:21 PM
:tup:Last I heard "The Comanche's" running out of Ilwaco. :)
I think the Comanche's still around. Phil Anderson's still, last I heard. I think he ran a few trips after retiring again.
Doug
Post by: Skillet on January 31, 2020, 01:51:12 PM
Also, the Sea Spree, shown at about 0:25-ish, is currently up in Ketchikan serving as a transport boat for a kayak guide company. One of my fishing partners up here used to run it for them before he bought a troller. Pretty cool to see it in the video.
Post by: 2MANY on January 31, 2020, 02:02:56 PM
Man it was soooooo good for soooooo long out there.
Cue the tears.
Post by: Katmai Guy on January 31, 2020, 05:14:24 PM
Post by: Backstrap on January 31, 2020, 07:18:07 PM
Wow talk about memories. I was on the Top Hat a few times. The skipper, Bob Vaughn was friends with my dad and would come pheasant hunting on our farm in the basin every fall and we salmon fished with him. Sadly he passed away from a heart attack on our farm on one of those hunting trips he so dearly loved.
With all due respect, sign me up for that program....
Post by: AL WORRELLS KID on January 31, 2020, 08:47:20 PM
Great video of a Westport in the above video. Can anybody make out the name of the troller coming in over the bar?
Skillet, Looks to me like we might be watching the Troller "DEVOTION" crossing the bar. :tup:
Doug
Post by: AL WORRELLS KID on January 31, 2020, 09:09:39 PM
:tup:
I think the Monte Carlo is still around.
Bullkllr, Is this the same boat you are talking about? Sure is nice to see Folk's Buying, Restoring and Keeping the Old Memories Afloat.
Boat...... Monte Carlo
Owner(s) John Woodrum, Jeff Jessop and Jacob "limits of fun" Moreno
Skippers(s) Walter Pollock
Dimensions 75 × 25
Year Built 1973
Max Load 80
Landing Information
Landing 22nd Street Landing
Address 141 West 22nd Street
City San Pedro
State CA
Zip 90731
Country
Phone (310) 832-8304
Post by: gee_unit360 on January 31, 2020, 09:12:50 PM
Post by: JimmyHoffa on January 31, 2020, 09:16:15 PM
I bet those could really jump. Wonder where their redds would've been?
Post by: AL WORRELLS KID on January 31, 2020, 09:37:50 PM
When I first scrolled down and saw your picture, I thought they were some nice sized Halibut..... Man what a couple of Hog's! :yike:
Doug
Post by: Remnar on January 31, 2020, 09:42:06 PM
:drool:
I bet those could really jump. Wonder where their redds would've been?
Most likely mid to upper Columbia ,pre dams .
Post by: elkrack on February 01, 2020, 01:58:37 AM
Post by: Bullkllr on February 01, 2020, 07:25:00 AM
:tup:
I think the Monte Carlo is still around.
Bullkllr, Is this the same boat you are talking about? Sure is nice to see Folk's Buying, Restoring and Keeping the Old Memories Afloat.
This one https://westportcharters.com/montecarlo/index.html (https://westportcharters.com/montecarlo/index.html)
At the peak there were what, 250 or so boats? Now it's down to about 30 or so. It is good to see them still in use even if repurposed. My brothers boat, the old Sidni-B, ended up as a dive boat in California.
Post by: bearpaw on February 19, 2020, 08:53:10 PM
Post by: AL WORRELLS KID on September 07, 2020, 06:40:46 PM
Doug