Sunday with Minaki

[Nordic Sun]

Yesterday, as you all know was beautiful! Well, at the Mouth of the Columbia River, the sunrise was Spectacular.

Odin launched at Ilwaco at 6:00 and rendezvoused (I hate using French words), with Minaki at buoy 10 at 06:30. We ran south to drop our pots and then followed Tom out to the shale pile.
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This was the first time for the new ODIN to make an offshore run. I thought this Hewescraft would be a good fishing platform, but, WOW !!! What a rough water dream. We sucked in behind Minaki, as Tom would knock the tops off the really tall waves.

Following Minaki was kind of like following a snowplow up to Mt Hood, in a white out. You couldn’t see what was coming, but you trusted that the driver knew the road.

After we arrived at the shale pile we hooked a few fish, but the gusting 20 mph NE wind was making the drift so fast we had to use too much weight to get to the bottom.

We finally had enough and followed Minaki home. It was sure nice to have that big boat ahead of us going home, heading into the wind, in what we guessed was 4 and 7 at 5 seconds seas. THANKS TOM!!!!!

We did a little better on crabbing than last time. We pulled 4 pots with a total of 16 keepers.

What a great day to be on the ocean, all of us got a little sun burn, wind burn, and some salt in out cuts.

See you all tonight at the TA Meeting.

Bob

[whaleraddict]

Thanks for the report Bob. We will be bringing the Whaler down this weekend.

[CATCH AND EAT]

Should have gone Saturday I guess.

Minaki is a great plow when conditions get a little nasty. Have followed her in just a few times for tuna and halibut. Alway nice to see that big barge out there when things kick up a bit.

[Threemuch]

Bob-
You sure killed us on the crab. What did you have in for bait? Ours were plugged with big fat females, maybe 20 a pot.

[kamloops]

Sheesh Bob


We got one stinkin crab. Can you spell loser?

Sorry bout the wind, sure was nice on the beach.
Furthur out we got the nastier.
Albatross already offshore.
Two Coast Guard Cutters in Astoria, no doubt they will be out in force next week. Be safe, be legal...

[Nordic Sun]

Smoked Salmon and I went back out today.
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We got our limit of blacks in short order, pulled our four pots and had 20 keepers.

We launched at 6:30 and left Ilwaco for home at 11:30 and just finished cleaning all the fish and cooking all the crab.

Now it's time for a shower and then off to the TA Meeting. If I fall asleep when Bud has the drawing and I won, please wake me up!!!

Bob