Go Harley
04-22-2003, 09:47 AM
Got a call from my mother last week saying she had a scheduled trip with Tim Juarez on the Willamette. Seems one of the seats was empty and asked if I'd like to fill it. Who can say no to their own mother? :wink: So I meet her, my brother, and another guy Monday morning to chase springers near OC under the guidance of Tim.
Quite a few boats out, some action going on. There's a female guide out there- I think her name is Julie- that we watch put two fish in the boat before we even touch a fish. I ask Tim, "Man, are you going to let a girl outfish you?" :wink: :laugh:
Tim's got us using some Loomis rods that are so sensitive that they could feel the extra fin on the fish and automatically release them. That way we didn't waste time messing with the net. However, the rods malfuntioned twice forcing us to manually release two natives. But the other four were crackered...er, I mean, automatically released.
My mom finally puts a keeper in the boat near the end of the day. I didn't get a bite all day; but I think that's because Tim knew WHO was paying for that trip. :laugh: I also accused him of having a liberal boat since all the bites came on the left side of the boat. :grin: However, I admit it could be the fact that I was standing on the right.... :hoboy:
Being a boat owner I rarely fish with a guide, but I pay attention to their actions on the river. I think boat owners/operators notice things about other operators and guides that non-boaters may not. Like how they operate in traffic, their ethics around bankies, etc. Here is where Tim is top-notch. He would ask bankies if he was intruding before we dropped bait, he asked several boats if he was encroaching on their water, etc.
He's a great guy with great ethics and attitude. He got the boat into some fish, and my mom got to tussle with three springers that day with one for the BBQ.
I'm still fishless-in-Spanaway. :shrug:
[ 04-22-2003, 07:33 PM: Message edited by: Go Harley ]
Quite a few boats out, some action going on. There's a female guide out there- I think her name is Julie- that we watch put two fish in the boat before we even touch a fish. I ask Tim, "Man, are you going to let a girl outfish you?" :wink: :laugh:
Tim's got us using some Loomis rods that are so sensitive that they could feel the extra fin on the fish and automatically release them. That way we didn't waste time messing with the net. However, the rods malfuntioned twice forcing us to manually release two natives. But the other four were crackered...er, I mean, automatically released.
My mom finally puts a keeper in the boat near the end of the day. I didn't get a bite all day; but I think that's because Tim knew WHO was paying for that trip. :laugh: I also accused him of having a liberal boat since all the bites came on the left side of the boat. :grin: However, I admit it could be the fact that I was standing on the right.... :hoboy:
Being a boat owner I rarely fish with a guide, but I pay attention to their actions on the river. I think boat owners/operators notice things about other operators and guides that non-boaters may not. Like how they operate in traffic, their ethics around bankies, etc. Here is where Tim is top-notch. He would ask bankies if he was intruding before we dropped bait, he asked several boats if he was encroaching on their water, etc.
He's a great guy with great ethics and attitude. He got the boat into some fish, and my mom got to tussle with three springers that day with one for the BBQ.
I'm still fishless-in-Spanaway. :shrug:
[ 04-22-2003, 07:33 PM: Message edited by: Go Harley ]