Well, what do we have here? A new Salty Dawg!! Welcome to the board Jerry. Your post almost serves as a fish story but not quite. Tell us more.
Hope you have found a home here.
Captn
OK..Very glad to find this board since I'm pretty clueless about northwest fishing. From Oregon originally, but after 40 years in southern Cal I've forgotten whatever I once might have known. Now living on the McKenzie River east of Eugene. Since moving back a couple of years ago the only thing I've really missed about San Diego is the Tuna chase..nothing like the anticipation of heading out for "the numbers" with full bait tanks under a full moon on a flat sea (unless maybe the first knockdown at grey light). Anyhow, looking forward though I'm not so sure my 21 footer is quite the right boat for this ocean since my old go/no go used to be less than 5 ft or 9-10 seconds, plus I don't quite recall any concern about crossing the bar coming or going.
A couple of fish stories..I was solo and headed for the 390 and found dolphins circling/feeding just outside the 9 mile bank so I pulled up, pinned on a 4" anchovie and dropped it down 20 feet or so. Instant hookup and the little reel is just singing for about 5 seconds until a 6-8 foot thresher cleared the water within yards of the stern and my line went slack..guess 15lb wasn't the best choice that day. Never did land a thresher either.
Another time, same rig, we had a couple of troll albies hanging and I clipped my bait to the outrigger to throw some chum. Just threw a few sardines and my rod is bent double with the reel singing. A very good fish so I hollered at my partner to crank it up, we're going to need to follow this one. No such luck, after a brief stop 100 yards or so down my fish just kept going..straight down. 260 yards and I'm spooled. Just one I'll always wonder about but probably a 50+ bluefin or bigeye.
Anyhow, need to upgrade my boating/weather skills and join you folks on the big pond. Poor boat looks pretty forlorn sitting beside the house.
Jerry
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Moldy45
Re: New Guy
Welcome!
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