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Time to spice things up a bit. Who is going fishing this year? New boats, gear? I've been dinking around a bit. Had a decent winter fishing for kings, and new gearing up for the herring spawn and the slaughter that will happen after the kings move back in. Feel free to post pics!

I reckon I might need a new king net. Belugas punched several holes in it last year, and now, I'm told, one of the local boys whacked a reindeer which was wearing remnants of king net inshore from our fish camp, so I'm betting the nets hanging under the fish rack might have taken a hit.

I think you need to try pulling some 6" and 7" tomic 156/158/602/603 to see if big kings like big plugs around big herring like they do elsewhere...

80 and 700 and similar can work around big herring, too...

I've got a ticket to fly up to Sitka and friday and bring the Glory home. (powertroller I'm buying) It's got no less than 200 plugs on it, many of them well chewed on. I've had some long conversations about plugs with the owner of the boat, and look forward to trying some. He has an old list on the boat of the different plug colors, and what conditions to use them in.

Just started going through the trailer hubs. I'd like to drag the boat up to north Van island this year.

Did I hear correctly that they shut you guys down for kings this year? Or just out in the ocean?

They're talking about it. The closure is based upon wild coho numbers and would affect the ocean. We're told that we should have a king season but I'm about done with this clusterpuck down here. I'll maximize my fishing opportunity elsewhere and shopping for boats down here next year. Owning a nice salt boat just ain't worth it for this state anymore The Tomic 602&632 are a couple of my favorites.

Last I saw they were looking at three options, including the "nuclear" option of shutting down the whole show.

Yeah those are the three options floating around. I hope they close it totally INCLUDING the flat nose fish eaters. Any natives found fishing other than for ceremonial should be sunk on sight. Maybe we'll get a white martyr...a modern day Billy Frank and a modern and more favorable Boldt ruling in light of casinos and the money the tribes have.

I definitely will be fishing soon, and often

I have pretty much switched from bait to Brads Superbaits for Salt water salmon fishing. Tuna fish or sardine meat
with a little herring oil. Perfect roll every time.
http://www.bsfishtales.com/sbaitc.php

If they shut down ocean salmon, tuna will be about the only fishery worth a chit down here.

I'll likely buy a toque and head north before I buy a WA license this year, ehh.

Fuggin' tribes are a sick joke. Our government completely chit the bed when it came to treaties.

Just remember, if ya don't have pics, it didn't happen.

Here is me on the Glory this winter up out of Sitka. The Glory is a 1970 wooden Power Troller. 1st boat I've ever trolled off of, so I decided to buy it to fish kings out of. Very good shape, and I'm looking forward to maintaining it. She's a fishy boat and an excellent sea boat.



I'll be bringing her down the coast from Sitka to Craig next week. Hope for a weather window as Cape Ommaney won't be much fun if it isn't. I'll try to remember to snap some pics, as it's a pretty cool trip.

That's a sweat looking old boat, Calvin!

What does she have for power?

4-71 Detroit. Same engine as most of my pards, so between us all, we should have the right spare part. (grin) It's been very well cared for and maintained. Radar is the only thing on it that's old and outdated, but it works fine. It will be on the list to replace though. It's got a new Furuno 295 w/chirp transducer I'm liking. Nobletech Catch too, with the charts that update themselves when fishing.

The fishery I'm interested in is the winter king fishery from Jan-April, or whenever it gets shut down. You need to be able to roll around in some pretty big water, so it was either wood, or get 200k in debt for steel or glass. I'm sure if things go well and the family can handle me being gone, I'll be in a big glass boat before long. You'd just hate to get into a boat tho that you can't turn off due to a crazy payments and insurance.

Love brads, lot less screwing around, more fishin.

Good looking boat Calvin. Nothing funner than catching kings on the ocean.

Here is my 27 Farallon project. New house and new(used) diesel power. Pulled a 250hp Detroit 8.2, installing a 370 hp D6. Should add 8-10 knots to the cruise speed. Windows are in, settee is built, glassing in a new galley. Moved the helm forward 18" and a lot more.

That's an awesome boat. Those farralons are great sea boats. I like the cabin design. That'll kill some fish.