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03-10-2004, 04:21 PM
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King Salmon
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: S.W. Washington
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First Blood-if my father reads this I\'m toast
Having bought his new 19 Ft. NR SP 200SJ a few months ago my Father has spent quite a bit of time trying to get the stink off his new boat. Well, yesterday he and my Mother were out trolling on the main stem below the Lewis somewhere when they finally tied into one. Well, with this first fish comes a story as it was told to me:
Trolling sardine wrapped K-15’s. Two lines out. My dads rod goes off and the fight is on. He asks my mother to reel in the other line. As she begins to bring in the other Kwikfish, the reel fall off the rod. Although my father has been fishing for the last 50 years or so my mother, God bless her, has only been out a handful of times and is not really up to speed on what to do when. She continues to pull the K-15 in by hand and now there is a pile of line on the deck.
Having "secured" the rod, my father asks my mom to get the net out. One problem. The handle and the net are not attached to each other.  The fish, now to the side of the boat, turns out to be a native so my dad says to forget the net and hand him the hook remover.
Handing the rod to my mom he leans over the side and tries to remove the hook. The Salmon, now rested, tries to turn its self inside out and buries the other 2/0 Owner cutting point treble hook (which his loving son put on the kwikie a couple trips back) into his hand. :shocked:
It gets worse.
My mother who has been lifting on the rod to help keep the fish a little bit out of the water somehow manages to cut the leader on the gunnel somewhere and now my dad is free form fishing with one treble in his hand and the other in a less than pleased 25+ pound native Chinook.
This does not end well. [img]graemlins/eek13.gif[/img]
The fish performs the time honored “I will be leaving now” maneuver ripping the cutting point hook out of my dad’s hand and disappears into the murky depths of the CR along with the Kwikfish. 
Mom goes for the first aid kit as my Dad proclaims first blood for the boat.
Mom wishes he wouldn’t proclaim all over the deck.
During the fire drill my Mother managed to snap a picture.
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03-10-2004, 04:26 PM
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Ifish Nate
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Hillsboro
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Re: First Blood-if my father reads this I\'m toast
[img]graemlins/applause.gif[/img]
My sympathies to your father
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03-10-2004, 04:28 PM
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Tuna!
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Vancouver, WA
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Re: First Blood-if my father reads this I\'m toast
At least the first blood was memorable!!!
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03-10-2004, 04:30 PM
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Sturgeon
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Camas, WA
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Re: First Blood-if my father reads this I\'m toast
Kinda reminds me of the 'eye for an eye' mentality. News at 11 "Fish fight back!" :shocked: 
I hope he heals quickly and pass along congrats for the first fish. :grin:
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03-10-2004, 04:34 PM
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Coho
Join Date: Oct 2003
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Re: First Blood-if my father reads this I\'m toast
This brings back some very bad memories of mine...had a similar thing happen to myself so I know what he feels like. Sorry to hear about it...
Good luck...
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03-10-2004, 04:45 PM
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Sturgeon
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: On the river...
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Re: First Blood-if my father reads this I\'m toast
 I don't feel to well after reading that one...trebles... Owner trebles...
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03-10-2004, 04:46 PM
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Tuna!
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: West Linn
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Re: First Blood-if my father reads this I\'m toast
Sorry to hear this but I for one nominate this as the best story I've read yet on iFish.
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03-10-2004, 04:49 PM
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Sturgeon
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Vancouver, Washington
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Re: First Blood-if my father reads this I\'m toast
Well hey..at least they were the "Cutting Point"s. Hey...isn't that "First Blood" supposed to be the fishees?? :shocked:
Mark
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03-10-2004, 04:54 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2001
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Re: First Blood-if my father reads this I\'m toast
Howdya get that scar, grandpa? :shocked: [img]graemlins/1zhelp.gif[/img] 
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03-10-2004, 04:56 PM
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Steelhead
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Portland
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Re: First Blood-if my father reads this I\'m toast
That seriously sucks...good thing it wasn't a Gammi....huh?
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03-10-2004, 05:01 PM
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Steelhead
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Troutdale, OR
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Re: First Blood-if my father reads this I\'m toast
That hurts just reading it. I hope that never happens to me.
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03-10-2004, 05:28 PM
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Steelhead
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Boring, Oregon
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Re: First Blood-if my father reads this I\'m toast
OUCH
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03-10-2004, 05:32 PM
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Ifish Nate
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Hockinson, WA.
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Re: First Blood-if my father reads this I\'m toast
Hope the reel that fell off did not go into the water... Oh and hope your dad is o.k.
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03-11-2004, 06:17 AM
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Tuna!
Join Date: Aug 2002
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Re: First Blood-if my father reads this I\'m toast
I feel for your mom and dad both. Its a really funny story. It fits the day I had yesterday to a T... Glad I wasn't the only one having a bad time of it...
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03-11-2004, 06:55 AM
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Tuna
Join Date: Aug 2002
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Re: First Blood-if my father reads this I\'m toast
OUCH!! That's gonna leave a mark
hope the next 1 turns out better than a chinese fire drill.
Someday down the road that story will be told amoungst friends with alot of body movement, high pitch tones and alot of laughter. :grin:
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03-11-2004, 07:01 AM
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Tuna!
Join Date: May 2000
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Re: First Blood-if my father reads this I\'m toast
Ohh that story is making me cringe....
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03-11-2004, 07:04 AM
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Chromer
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Tri-Cities
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Re: First Blood-if my father reads this I\'m toast
Now that is a fish story. [img]graemlins/applause.gif[/img]
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03-11-2004, 07:17 AM
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Ifish Nate
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Oak Grove, Oregon
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Re: First Blood-if my father reads this I\'m toast
Your poor Mom! Give her a big hug and kiss for keeping her cool! [img]graemlins/hearton.gif[/img] judyfish99
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03-11-2004, 07:45 AM
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King Salmon
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Suburbia
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Re: First Blood-if my father reads this I\'m toast
:shocked:
That story made MY hand hurt!! :shocked:
Nice pic though.
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03-11-2004, 07:59 AM
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Coho
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Portland, OR
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Re: First Blood-if my father reads this I\'m toast
Nice looking fish, and he has some great stories to tell now too. Hope the trauma wears off soon.
Thanks for the wonderful story.
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03-11-2004, 08:03 AM
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Chromer
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Amboy Wa.
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Re: First Blood-if my father reads this I\'m toast
at least they were barbless??? [img]graemlins/idea.gif[/img]
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03-11-2004, 08:41 AM
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AdminiMom
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: North Coast
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Re: First Blood-if my father reads this I\'m toast
Ouch! I hate the story that Bill tells me of a Kwikfish and a chum. He ended up in the hospital. He had been guiding, and the client had to get Bill's boat, AND Bill to the hospital, mid trip.
Thing is, these hooks did not come out of Bill's hand. They were stuck tight and the fish was very, very much alive and wanted to depart, also!
ARGH! The very reason that I am shy to release those salmon. I just pitifully yell, "HELP!" :smile:
Yip, I'm a hook sissy.
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03-11-2004, 08:43 AM
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Ifish Nate
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Oregon/Alaska/Minnesota/Great Lakes Fishing Vacation 2012 - Can't Wait!
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Re: First Blood-if my father reads this I\'m toast
First blood! :grin:
SKP :grin:
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03-11-2004, 10:01 AM
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Sturgeon
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Hillsboro OR
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Re: First Blood-if my father reads this I\'m toast
Having done that TWICE [img]graemlins/dork.gif[/img] , I feel the pain...I now have a LONG pair of needle nose and a homemade hookremover....hey, first blood is first blood , at least they got into one!
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03-11-2004, 02:19 PM
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Re: First Blood-if my father reads this I\'m toast
Man o man. I hope the first blood in my boat goes better than that.
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03-11-2004, 03:49 PM
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King Salmon
Join Date: Jul 2000
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Re: First Blood-if my father reads this I\'m toast
Great story (well, for everyone 'cept your dad).
I bet he'd really appreciate a gift of this hook extractor shown in Pete's post here:
http://www.ifish.net/cgi-local/ultim...c;f=1;t=034894
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03-11-2004, 03:53 PM
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Cutthroat
Join Date: Feb 2004
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Re: First Blood-if my father reads this I\'m toast
OUCH !!!!! now he will have to wash that bad blood out with the other hand. :shocked:
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03-11-2004, 04:28 PM
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Ifish Nate
Join Date: Jul 2001
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Re: First Blood-if my father reads this I\'m toast
nice pic :grin:
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03-11-2004, 04:38 PM
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Chromer
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Re: First Blood-if my father reads this I\'m toast
ouch!!! I have been hooked before but never with a fish on the end of he line.
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03-11-2004, 09:32 PM
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Steelhead
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Gresham, Or
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Re: First Blood-if my father reads this I\'m toast
OUCH !!
That brings back the memory of getting smacked in the head with an old bass plug. My son was bored with bait, so he decided to try the plug while trout fishing on the upper Clackamas. He buried two hooks in my head, and boy did the forest rangers die laughing when I had them cut off the plug. :smile:
Hope your dad enjoys his war story over a beer!
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03-11-2004, 11:30 PM
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King Salmon
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: S.W. Washington
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Re: First Blood-if my father reads this I\'m toast
I'll pass along everyones comments. :smile: I'm sure he will be thrilled to know I shared his story. 
He is out today with my brother and I'll be out with him on Friday. (trying to get my Kwikfish back )
:smile:
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