Headed out of Depoe Bay Saturday afternoon to make tackle deliveries in Newport, Reedsport, Windy Bay & Charleston.
Had an invite from Diamondback in the past to fish with him in his boat out of Charleston. Things worked out this weekend and off we went.
I met him brefiely Saturday night as I rolled into town and was really impressed with the honesty and sincerity of Stuart and the overall nice guy he is.
Me and Mason slept in the van and were greeted a bit after 6:00 am by Stuart and since I had been delivering tackle that morning and hadn't eaten yet he did not have a problem going to Basin Cafe for their breakfast special; 2 eggs, 2 links, hasbrowns and toast for $3.50! Wow! Double that and you might be able to buy breakfast in Dopey Bay. :shocked:
So we hit the ramp around 7:30. Niether one of us too worried about missing an early morning bite. (It's not like we hadn't caught a fish before).
My charteuse coyote spoon and diver was the first to go off. It was a wild one and Stuart released it in the water with needle nose pliers.
Can't recall which one was next but Stuart ended up with two chinooks and I with two coho's. I released 1 wild coho for Stuart using the gaff method which works real slick.
A nice 27 pounder!
We decided to catch some botton dwellers and after trying a couple of his deeper spots that were not fishable due to depth and drift (wind), we hit a shallow spot on the way back.
I immediately hooked up with a Jurass-a-bass, and then another and Stuart was convinced that my seabass killer worked real well in shallow water. When he asked about using one I handed him my rod and said go for it. He took me seriously and had a fish on before I could even tie a jig on his rod.
We caught 15 bass in no time at all and he looked at me and said; what do you think, another drift? Or two?
I asked; what do you think, another drift? Or two?
We decided we had enough fish, the icechest was full (4 salmon, 15 bass) and we both had things to do.
Great day, great company and true sportsman.
Stuart demonstrated how much he cares about wild fish by the way he was not interested in netting them but identifying them in the water first even if it meant chancing loosing them!
The feeling was mutual. We never lost a single fish and landed more than anyone we heard or saw.
I am confident that Stuart is conscientious, carring and responsible regarding wild fish and their habitat as a steward in the timber industry. [img]graemlins/applause.gif[/img]
Dan
Day 9
Fishing with Diamondback out of Charleston
ANDYCOHO
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