Post by: h20hunter on August 23, 2011, 10:01:07 AM
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!
Post by: Woodchuck on August 23, 2011, 10:04:23 AM
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I'd like to hear how it turns out. When you open it up to prior service, let me know. :chuckle:
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Post by: h20hunter on August 28, 2011, 12:23:43 PM
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.
Post by: h20hunter on August 28, 2011, 12:24:15 PM
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Post by: robodad on August 28, 2011, 02:32:17 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 !!!
Post by: Mark Brenckle on August 28, 2011, 03:19:01 PM
-you ever need anything, you've got my number...
Mark
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Post by: h20hunter on August 28, 2011, 05:34:48 PM
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.
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