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Offline huntergreg

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couple Cowlitz Kings from today
« on: October 25, 2010, 07:24:28 PM »
Kings from the Cowlitz. Good smokers!!

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Re: couple Cowlitz Kings from today
« Reply #1 on: October 25, 2010, 07:25:55 PM »
Nice sized fish! They have seen better days  :chuckle:
If you shoot the first one you will never get that true trophy.

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Re: couple Cowlitz Kings from today
« Reply #2 on: October 25, 2010, 07:26:34 PM »
Sure have.. The river is covered with them.

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Re: couple Cowlitz Kings from today
« Reply #3 on: October 25, 2010, 07:35:35 PM »
Smoker Baby!!!

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Re: couple Cowlitz Kings from today
« Reply #4 on: October 25, 2010, 10:15:25 PM »
they look like they came smoked.

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Re: couple Cowlitz Kings from today
« Reply #5 on: October 25, 2010, 10:27:35 PM »
wow those are some DARK fish :chuckle: :chuckle:

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Re: couple Cowlitz Kings from today
« Reply #6 on: October 26, 2010, 08:16:50 AM »
are you serious? with all the bright silvers around you want to smoke that thing? Thats one that you smoke up and give to the co-workers. LOL


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Re: couple Cowlitz Kings from today
« Reply #7 on: October 26, 2010, 08:23:46 AM »
Did the meat have any red left or were they white at this point.  I don't mind catching those, but I release them afterwards.  They become way to fishy if you try to smoke or eat them.  Still fun to catch.  You have to start with good product to end with good product.  Or you have to candy the hell out of them, so what's the point.
Now you have a reason to hit the river again.  There are bright ones available.  Good luck.
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Re: couple Cowlitz Kings from today
« Reply #8 on: October 26, 2010, 08:29:25 AM »
Wow! All I can say is WOW!

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Re: couple Cowlitz Kings from today
« Reply #9 on: October 26, 2010, 08:39:51 AM »
Lighten up all you PROS. There's a learning curve with salmon and steelhead and those kings are a great place to start learning. I remember the good old days catching those and thought it was the greatest. Once you try to eat a few you'll realize that there are better times and places to catch ones to eat.

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Re: couple Cowlitz Kings from today
« Reply #10 on: October 26, 2010, 10:23:49 AM »
Maybe he has  a killer brine receipe  :drool:
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Re: couple Cowlitz Kings from today
« Reply #11 on: October 26, 2010, 06:09:18 PM »
Maybe he has  a killer brine receipe  :drool:

Or maybe he likes fungi.

I agree. atleast someone is having some luck. Even if it did drop it's milt on his boots.

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Re: couple Cowlitz Kings from today
« Reply #12 on: October 26, 2010, 07:30:49 PM »
I was going to go for the bright silvers. Caught a few last week.  But the place I normally catch them was full of people. So I went out to my sisters property on the river. I caught 13 kings and released them. It was a blast. I had to bring those two home mostly to show my son. Those two are my biggest to date.




Did the meat have any red left or were they white at this point.  I don't mind catching those, but I release them afterwards.  They become way to fishy if you try to smoke or eat them.  Still fun to catch.  You have to start with good product to end with good product.  Or you have to candy the hell out of them, so what's the point.
Now you have a reason to hit the river again.  There are bright ones available.  Good luck.

There was a slight orange tint to the meat.

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Re: couple Cowlitz Kings from today
« Reply #13 on: October 26, 2010, 07:38:21 PM »
Hey Greg... You shouldn't feel the need to apologize for anything. Don't worry about what all the "experts" are saying. Looks to me like you had a great day on the river.
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Re: couple Cowlitz Kings from today
« Reply #14 on: October 26, 2010, 07:58:47 PM »
Hey, a day on the river beats a day at work anytime.. ;)

 


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