Fishing season begins

[Dana Hackney]

Hi guys! It was busy weekend for me. I had a lot of yard work to do after a bad hail storm that hit late in the
day on the 4th. I raked until I wore some holes in my hands. Needless to say, I was not a happy camper
I had the grass, trees and flowers doing pretty well too, prior to the storm. I can only image how tough
it must be as a farmer.

Anyhow, I also spent most of the day on the 4th (after our 2hour parade in little Monument) helping a fellow
knifemaker and friend (Graham Fredeen) haul a 900+ lb K.O.Lee surface grinder that he purchased.
Nice unit too.

I also got some shop time in for getting some work done for the upcoming PKA show. As usual, I'm a day
late and dollar short .

Regarding the sea-sickness, Ed, Sandy and I did some reading up and that scopolamine is supposed to be
the best med with the least amount of side-effects. It's pricey but we figured it worth the price if we need it.
We have enough, I think, if Cindi feels like she'd like to give a patch a try.

We are sooooo pumped after seeing those pics, Jim! Yeeee haaaaa!

Well, back to work

Take care, gang!
Dana

[boatbuilder]

Here are a few pics from today. I guess the guys lost a couple big spring salmon but managed to pick up a 45 lb halibut. They also saw a couple wales up close. The boat in the background is the boat I built.

Jim

[Dana Hackney]

That is such a great shot of the whale fluke. Sandy is really looking foward to seeing some of these
guys in the wild.

I've been meaning to ask you for a while now; what type of material is that boat fabricated out of? Is it
something like heavy aluminum plate or steel? That takes some REAL skill, I'm sure, to weld somthing like
that up and then expect it to float and run!

Thanks Jim,
Dana

[boatbuilder]

Originally Posted by Dana Hackney

That is such a great shot of the whale fluke. Sandy is really looking foward to seeing some of these
guys in the wild.

I've been meaning to ask you for a while now; what type of material is that boat fabricated out of? Is it
something like heavy aluminum plate or steel? That takes some REAL skill, I'm sure, to weld somthing like
that up and then expect it to float and run!

Thanks Jim,
Dana

Dana
The boat is all aluminum. I hope it keeps floating as well.

Jim

[boatbuilder]

Dylans big catch of the day.
Took some pics and released it off the wharf. Neat to see it swim away squirting the brown dye.

Jim

[cdent]

Good size octopus Jim. Those things always gave me the willies when they're feisty and sticking to everything. Not bad eating if it's made up right.

Who's gonna hold on to Ed's feet when he's bobbing for abalone off the end of the dock.

Hope you folks catch a full spread buffet, Craig

[Ed Caffrey]

Cool Jim!


The "Menu" just keeps getting better and better!! All kinds of fish,....prawns, crabs, octopus.....now if we could just figure out a way to hook into one of those sea otters, we could have some "red" meat on the menu too!

Yea I know, some "bunny hugger" is gona read this and just freak out.

[boatbuilder]

Well, what a day. The south African buddies had an awesome day on the pacific. Out of 8 of them only 2 of them were chumming. They did manage to bring in a lot of fish. It took a long time to clean all the fish. They are all a great bunch of guys.We're happy they joined us for a weekend of great fishing.

Jim

The cook decided to go and try to catch some supper in the afternoon. He was only gone for about an hour and brought home this 31 lb spring salmon.

[Ed Caffrey]

Holy Buckets!!! That's a BUNCH of fish! I showed the pic of all the fish to Cindy and she told me...."Tell them to save some for us!"


Are all those fish in the lower right of the photo Ling Cod?

What a great day it must have been!

[cdent]

Great pictures Jim, keep 'em coming.

Are the two chummers on the far ends.

Take care, Craig

[boatbuilder]

The guys had another fabulous day on the water. They limited out on just about everything possible.

Jim

[Ed Caffrey]

Outstanding Jim!! I don't know if everyone else feels the same, but I really appreciate the updates and the diversion that this thread provides.


Thanks for sharing with us Jim!

[boatbuilder]

Ed
Yes I hope to be able to keep updating it for the season. I'm not sure how much time I will be spending here the rest of the season but I will try to get the guys to forward me pics throughout the season. When you and Dana are here we will defiantly keep it updated.

Jim

[boatbuilder]

Well the guys went out today targeting large spring salmon. They did very well on the last day of there trip.

Jim