Newport Saturday Hali Report... For what it's worth

[Tacklebuster]

I know Tuna! is still coursing through the veins of most of you dogs but me and my pack decided to go hunt something a little diffferent today. No tales of near death screaming reel explosions, blood soaked decks, or miles of tangled braid, just a story of 4 friends sharing a half day on a beautiful ocean. Left the jaws around 6 and 7:15 found us alone at the South end of the Ranch with doubles. Drift was kinda lousy but the catching was awesome. Grade of fish was superb and the company just couldn't get much better. Two drifts, 4 nice keepers, 4 or 5 throw backs and on the bridge heading home before noon.

Nice having you aboard Gary and Sharron and as usual, I'm chomping at the bit for the next Casino parking lot meet.

[Pete]

It just shouldn't be that easy! Congrats on what sounds like a near perfect trip.

[ANDYCOHO]

Hey, there is nothing wrong with that day Chris!

I'm getting a late start this season after just getting a boat back under my feet, but plan on making it up this month.

Thanks for the Halibut Report, I plan on putting a few more of those on my tag before season end.

[fish_on]

oh man I need a salt fix, this fresh water fishing sucks.h

[garyk]

Playing weather roulette, we placed our bets on Saturday...it was a good call.

The hali's were hungry and Tacklebuster knows the sweet spots and how to keep the boat on top of them. Then, Mrs.Tacklebuster has the magik rigging that the hali's can't resist.

Early into the first drift three rods were loaded with hali. I had the fourth rod, and not having any space to drop in, could only stand by with the gaff.

Here's the successful skipper:



The other boats seemed to be doing OK too. One big private boat must have been jazzed by the radio reports, and then as he charged into the Ranch seeing us with a double prompting him to drop his gear right in our wake . With us on the motor to slow our drift, the north wind quickly pushed his big boat into overtaking us....still doubled up. In the end, crowding us just caused him to lose fishing time. As others have said - it's a big ocean give the other guy some room.

We each threw back one or more to grow some more, which resulted in this limit:



mrsgaryk hoisting the big toad...gotta say that's the biggest fish to hit our cutting table:




A little lumpy but overall a beautiful day on the water to appreciate the Northwest's bounty.

Thanks Chris!! !!!

[Tacklebuster]

Thank you guys for coming. Sure am hoping for a repeat for next weekend. Everything except the boat dropping gear on top of our prop wash that is

[Something Good]

Looks like a great trip. Nice to hear the fish are still out there.

[iwanttofish]

It is too bad some guys have to do that when you have so much room in the ocean to move around. It looks like you got some great looking fish.

Congrats on the big slabs.