View Full Version : My wife's first Chinook
First Bite
08-26-2001, 08:54 PM
On Friday my wife and I decided to take a trip to the coast to fish a little and just take it easy. A friend of mine told me about the Chinook fishing on the Nehalem river and I thought I'd check it out since I've never fished there before. There was a no bait restriction in affect so I just used my plain pink/white jig. On my third cast I hooked and landed a bright buck around 15 pounds. A few minutes later I had another bobber down using the same jig. This time I handed the pole to my wife and let her fight the fish. It took awhile but she eventually landed the thirty pound buck. Her expression tells it all in the picture. Definetly a kodak moment.
Mark http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=1771004&a=13682096&p=53425019
fishinfool
08-26-2001, 09:06 PM
AWESOME FISH!!! Man I have fished that river to many times and gotten nothing.. What is your secret...I know the JIGS right.. images/icons/grin.gif Anyway AWESOME FISH AGAIN!!
invader
08-26-2001, 09:09 PM
mark. thats a great looking fish!! my wife wouldnt even hold a fish like she did... but she does like to eat them... lol....john
Nice job Mark, you probably should take your wife fishing all the time with results like that images/icons/grin.gif
Fishin Magician
08-26-2001, 09:39 PM
Mark~ What a beauty..........Both of them images/icons/grin.gif Cindy couldn't have asked for a nicer first chinook. Send me some pics and lets hook up this week/ weekend and go get a few more. Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!
Deleted User
08-26-2001, 09:53 PM
I totally agree with John.Pretty fish,pretty lady! What a thrill for both of you!Way to go Cindy!!!!!!! Hey John(Fishin Magician) get a hold of me.
Shane
Sliderite
08-26-2001, 10:32 PM
What a way to get hooked on fishing the brutes!!! Nice pic dude
Deleted User
08-27-2001, 01:37 PM
WTG Cindy and Mark!!! Great fishin. ... Mark made a believer of me last fall when we caught multiple chinooks in clear water on his pink and white jigs tipped with a sandshrimp tail. Bobber down - fun! Saves eggs too images/icons/wink.gif .
RT
THE REEL HEY_YALL
08-27-2001, 01:50 PM
Rock on!
I remember my mom's first silver (or first salmon) that she landed back in December. I remember both of my brothers' first salmon as well. I think we can chalk up another addicted, female fishermen. images/icons/cool.gif She doesn't happen to have a younger seeeester would she? images/icons/grin.gif