First off, a huge hearty THANK YOU to our gracious host, Maverick Maxcat and his amazing deckhand Sea Jypzee. We had a BLAST!!!!
The day started off with a drive out to the Banana. We had a couple hook ups, but nothing too exciting. We got diverted by a call on Ch. 16 of a boat in trouble, so we pulled up our gear and headed out on snotty seas about a mile to render aid. At the last minute, and with a coast guard heli in sight, we were called off. Apparently the small boat in trouble changed it's mind.
Anyway, it was back to the Banana for some more Halibut action. The bite was hot, and within minutes we had FISH ON! Mrs. Small Fry, AKA Lori, had an epic battle on her hands.
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She wasn't about to give in to a dumb ol' fish, no matter how much it fought. For every yard of headway, the fish would peel off two. After a tough battle lasting nearly an hour, the fish finally showed himself.
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TAILHOOKED!! It was amazing the fight this fish put up. Lori is my hero for pulling this bad halibut out of 700 feet of water.
So, after limits of Halibut for all on board, we headed further out for some tuna action. It was a laugh a minute as we had doubles, triples and quads! Nancy's "firewood with a metal hook" (the famous cedar plug) got lots of bites, and pretty much everything else we used. We lost track of how many fish we had.
We headed in when we were Tuna'ed out. Some napped on the way in (I was nice and didn't photograph the evidence). We unloaded our catch.
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Here's Shari's 'but (ha!)
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And we all posed for a photo of the first Ladies Day.
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What a great day. We ended up with a couple good sized Halibut (47" and 45") and some respectable mid 30's, and 20+ tuners. I hope to do it again soon! Thanks to everyone for a wonderful day of Catching. It doesn't get much better than that. :bowdown::bowdown::bowdown::bowdown::bowdown:
The day started off with a drive out to the Banana. We had a couple hook ups, but nothing too exciting. We got diverted by a call on Ch. 16 of a boat in trouble, so we pulled up our gear and headed out on snotty seas about a mile to render aid. At the last minute, and with a coast guard heli in sight, we were called off. Apparently the small boat in trouble changed it's mind.
Anyway, it was back to the Banana for some more Halibut action. The bite was hot, and within minutes we had FISH ON! Mrs. Small Fry, AKA Lori, had an epic battle on her hands.
She wasn't about to give in to a dumb ol' fish, no matter how much it fought. For every yard of headway, the fish would peel off two. After a tough battle lasting nearly an hour, the fish finally showed himself.
TAILHOOKED!! It was amazing the fight this fish put up. Lori is my hero for pulling this bad halibut out of 700 feet of water.
So, after limits of Halibut for all on board, we headed further out for some tuna action. It was a laugh a minute as we had doubles, triples and quads! Nancy's "firewood with a metal hook" (the famous cedar plug) got lots of bites, and pretty much everything else we used. We lost track of how many fish we had.
We headed in when we were Tuna'ed out. Some napped on the way in (I was nice and didn't photograph the evidence
). We unloaded our catch.
Here's Shari's 'but (ha!)
And we all posed for a photo of the first Ladies Day.
What a great day. We ended up with a couple good sized Halibut (47" and 45") and some respectable mid 30's, and 20+ tuners. I hope to do it again soon! Thanks to everyone for a wonderful day of Catching. It doesn't get much better than that. :bowdown::bowdown::bowdown::bowdown::bowdown:
