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timinthegorge
10-19-2002, 05:47 PM
Bought my new 19' Alumaweld Stryker the last week of July. She's been a virgin ever since, until yesterday...... :grin:

My buddy Dick and I were fishin' in the mid-CR pullin' warts. We were goin' for metalheads, but instead, we tied into 3 big 'nooks.....

His was the first, about 40. We don't know how much it really weighed because it straightened out the hook on my 50 lb. digital scale! Not kidding...... it was a pig! Dick is currently firin' up the Big Chief at his place! When he raised it up for a photo op he tore her gill plates and the blood just boiled out of her. My boat was finally slimed and bloody! I was lovin' it!!! :smile: :smile:

Next fish, Mine! About 20, maybe more, another 'nook, and in better shape. Took me half an hour to settle down after Dick put the net around her....... :grin:

Next was his, about 20, another 'nook, and a beauty!

We ended the day with me catchin' a gorgeous little nate metalhead about 6 or 7 lbs. She was released unharmed with forceps while still in the water.

YeeeeeHaaaaaa! The skunk is DEAD!! It was a day on the water I will NEVER forget! And the river looked like a piece of glass. Perfect weather, perfect fishin', and the perfect fishin' buddy........ can't beat that with a stick! :cheers:

No digi cam's on board but we did get pics, and I'll take the film in Monday AM and have them put it on a disk. I'll post 'em unless they're lousy...... because my hands were shakin' like a leaf in stiff wind...... :grin:

Tight lines everybody! :grin: Tim

Hogmaster
10-19-2002, 06:03 PM
:cheers:

And remember, all the rest are free except for the price of gas from now on!

:grin:

[ 10-19-2002, 06:04 PM: Message edited by: Hogmaster ]

timinthegorge
10-19-2002, 07:58 PM
Thanks Hogmaster! :cheers:

I'll try to keep that in mind when I'm writin' a big check every month..... :smile:

Perfect Drift
10-19-2002, 08:22 PM
Takes one to know one, don't it feel good.
Just got my boat on Monday and fish the first time out. Yee Haw

Hogmaster
10-19-2002, 08:42 PM
OOOOPS!

Guess you have to be in the "Fish of The Month Club'!!!

The second fish each month is free!

But wait, there's more! Get a second fish and you buddies will through in gas money too!

:grin: :cheers: :grin:

timinthegorge
10-19-2002, 08:51 PM
Kaus......

Ok...... so you're equating you gettin' a fish in your first week with your new boat, to my having thrashed the water to a frosh for almost 3 months? :rolleyes:

But it does feel good, very very good to get the skunk off...... Best to luck to ya'...... :cheers: Tim

Flatfish
10-19-2002, 09:02 PM
Concrats on the heavy fishbox Tim.It only gets better from here.
Mark and the dog who has not slept since 4am....duck season :smile:

timinthegorge
10-19-2002, 09:04 PM
Sorry Kaus...... graemlins/stupid.gif

I missed the "41 times out" thread...... :depressed:

14 lb. native metalhead..... nice fish..... Tim :whazzup:

whitewaterbill
10-19-2002, 09:37 PM
Tim is the Da..man.........I fished his water today and came up with nothing but a great day in the gorge! I'll take that anytime.....I love it there.... Must have been a little slower out there today....at least for us that don't have it figured out yet like Tim.

The people at the ramp today were all talking about this guy that was here yesterday with a boat full of big nooks!!!!! They said he was 12' tall and had this great boat with blood all over it and they flocked down to the ramp to learn of how this was done....
They were all facing West towards Mt. Hood or Goldendale or I don't know.....

It is a story that will be repeated for many generations to come by the locals.

Nice going Tim.....Hope to fish with you soon!

Bill

Mojo
10-20-2002, 09:48 AM
Nice TIM!!!
What was the hot color this trip...I'll be in the area this week, and would like to hang a hawg.

Thanks!!!

timinthegorge
10-20-2002, 05:04 PM
Thanks all for your well wishes..... sure seemed to take a long time in knockin' that skunk off the boat ..... but boy, was it worth it!! :grin:

And Mojo..... the hot colors were the red fire tiger and the green tiger with the orange belly, all mag warts. :wink:

Tight lines all..... Tim :cheers:

timinthegorge
10-20-2002, 05:44 PM
Oh.... and Slutgoddess, I'm only 6'2" and gettin' shorter every year...... :grin:

But me and my ole' Swede buddy/fishin' pard Dick did slay 'em on Friday...... He kept tellin' me all I had to do was follow his age-old fish-gettin' ways and we'd get the boat slimed. He couldn't have been more right..... :cheers:

Dick and I used to fish out of his 17.5 Lund and I've learned ALOT about CR fishin' from him. It was only natural he'd be the guy that was with me in the new boat when I got it slimed for the first time..... :smile: :smile: :smile: Tim