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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: fishcrazy on February 19, 2010, 12:34:56 PM

Title: Gator trip for a few members.
Post by: fishcrazy on February 19, 2010, 12:34:56 PM: I took a few members out yesterday for a try at some Columbia river gators. We had a fun time and enjoyed the sun. late in the day we were going to head up on the Cowlitz and try for some but I had a kick up in the motor and spent to much time running around getting fuel/water separator filter and wasn't able to get the problem solved.

Pic of Trapperguy and a nice little gator

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Pic of Navyhunter with his first gator
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it's always great to meet some other members and get to know them and hear some great stories. We will do it again soon guys!!

I had to cancel todays trip with people from PA. Talked to my mechanic today and he says to run some fuel conditioner and give it a few hrs to work out the gunk from the old gas. Whoever would think 2 month old gas would go bad :bash:

Kris
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Post by: LongTatLaw on February 19, 2010, 01:05:54 PM: sweeet !

I go down to col for em with CoHoHo sometimes...hes the man and we always have a blast!

glad to see yall gettin after em!
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Post by: Antlershed on February 19, 2010, 05:27:41 PM: Nice job. Too bad about the motor. If Sunday was a keeper day I would think about heading down.
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Post by: Navyhunter on February 19, 2010, 06:11:22 PM: Had a ball!!! Thanks again fishcrazy!!!!
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on February 19, 2010, 06:33:17 PM: good trip guys looks like fun.
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Post by: STIKNSTRINGBOW on February 19, 2010, 06:46:57 PM: What days are Keeper days?
My significant other gave me the "go ahead".
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Post by: Antlershed on February 19, 2010, 06:54:07 PM: Thurs-Sat in the Kalama area
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Post by: fishcrazy on February 20, 2010, 08:24:50 AM: I'm still looking to do more trips in the next few weeks. I'm thinking of doing some combo trips for gators and springers. I would anchor with the out going tide and when it turns and starts getting slower I would go fish gators. I've always done well on gators on that incoming water and good for springers when the water turns and runs out. It's still early for springers but about 2 more weeks and I think it might be worth sitting on the hook for a few hrs. ;)

Kris
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Post by: STIKNSTRINGBOW on February 20, 2010, 08:37:12 AM: What ever the Captain decides, My wife just wants me to bring something home to eat !
Gotta love her...
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Post by: fishcrazy on February 20, 2010, 08:57:05 AM: Quote from: STIKNSTRINGBOW on February 20, 2010, 08:37:12 AM
My wife just wants me to bring something home to eat !

Sure, putting pressure on me already. I can see it now somebody will be posting a pic of fishcrazy at safeway buying fish so sticknstringbow could take something home to eat. :chuckle:

You can take home the bait if we don't get any keepers. people do eat smelt. ;)

Kris
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Post by: trapperguy22 on February 20, 2010, 11:00:26 AM: It was a blast!!! Thanks alot Fishcrazy.
Adam
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Post by: STIKNSTRINGBOW on February 20, 2010, 12:29:25 PM: That's O.K. she is used to me coming home empty handed, I just spent 6 hours at a little lake with the girls catching 6-7 inchers...might as well been smelt fishing.
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Post by: dontgetcrabs on February 20, 2010, 01:00:35 PM: Hey Kris if you are using gasoline with 10% ethanol added it will go bad quickly without treating it. I'm not sure if every Conoco station is like the one I go to, but they do not use any ethanol and their gas stores a lot longer. :twocents:
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Post by: fishcrazy on February 20, 2010, 01:40:01 PM: Quote from: dontgetcrabs on February 20, 2010, 01:00:35 PM
Hey Kris if you are using gasoline with 10% ethanol added it will go bad quickly without treating it. I'm not sure if every Conoco station is like the one I go to, but they do not use any ethanol and their gas stores a lot longer. :twocents:

I know that now :bash: I knew it didn't store well but I had no idea 1 1/2 months was to long. I rarely let my boat sit that long. I am going ot start useing a fuel conditioner all the time and won't have to wory about it now.

Kris
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Post by: GHETTO GUIDE on February 22, 2010, 12:10:00 AM: Your fishing all the good spots, I can see in your picts this looks like some of my frequents.
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Post by: fishcrazy on February 22, 2010, 05:39:06 PM: Quote from: GHETTO GUIDE on February 22, 2010, 12:10:00 AM
Your fishing all the good spots, I can see in your picts this looks like some of my frequents.

;) I'm no dumby I just play one on tv.

Kris
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Post by: TONTO on February 22, 2010, 06:20:19 PM: Yeah that ethanol sux, it doesn't take long to turn, something about the ethanol drawing water. It realy becomes an issue running off shore, especialy in OR where 10%min is required to be sold. Make fuel out of your food, get worse mileage, and cause mechanical problems, then require it's use by law ....yeah brilliant. There are some pushes to reverse the OR law, and it isn't required to be ran in boats but it is hard to find, sold at a few marinas.
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Post by: Ripper on February 22, 2010, 09:03:22 PM: hey Kris, I work with a few guys from out of town. They want to go sturgeon fishing with me, but I can only fish three comfortably. Would you be interested in taking a couple of guys out while I follow you around with a couple more? I haven't fished the Columbia in my own boat, so I'll need a little guidance from you. Thanks Mark.

P.S. Yes they will all pitch in for expences.
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Post by: Antlershed on February 22, 2010, 09:37:00 PM: Quote from: GHETTO GUIDE on February 22, 2010, 12:10:00 AM
Your fishing all the good spots, I can see in your picts this looks like some of my frequents.
Mine too. Except that second pic. I know where you are, but I've never fished in there before.
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Post by: shoot-em-dead on February 22, 2010, 09:41:32 PM: This is kinda funny- We all fish the same holes but I don't hardly ever see other boats in the same holes. Next time I am going to do a drive by and yell Hunt-WA. Might meet a few more people on here that way.
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Post by: fishcrazy on February 23, 2010, 07:28:26 AM: Quote from: Ripper on February 22, 2010, 09:03:22 PM
hey Kris, I work with a few guys from out of town. They want to go sturgeon fishing with me, but I can only fish three comfortably. Would you be interested in taking a couple of guys out while I follow you around with a couple more? I haven't fished the Columbia in my own boat, so I'll need a little guidance from you. Thanks Mark.

P.S. Yes they will all pitch in for expences.

sounds fun!! maybe have a little competition between boats for the most inches of gator to boat?

Kris
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Post by: fishcrazy on February 23, 2010, 07:32:36 AM: Quote from: Antlershed on February 22, 2010, 09:37:00 PM
Quote from: GHETTO GUIDE on February 22, 2010, 12:10:00 AM
Your fishing all the good spots, I can see in your picts this looks like some of my frequents.
Mine too. Except that second pic. I know where you are, but I've never fished in there before.

I call that second one the nursery hole. Some days it's full of them little ones.

Kris
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Post by: Ripper on February 23, 2010, 09:06:23 AM: I like that idea Kris. They were talking about later in March, but we will work around your schedule. I will PM you with my phone number so we can hammer out all of the details. Do weekends work for you? Or do you prefer week days? I'm getting excited just thinking about it. :whoo:
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Post by: fishcrazy on February 23, 2010, 09:47:32 AM: PM sent.

Kris