fishnsled Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 (edited) It took a bit of planning, a lot of luck with the weather and the fishing but everything lined up perfectly. My good friend Nik was back in town from Malaysia, taking a short break from sailing around the world. With all the family and friends him and his wife try to see while back in town it is tough to plan anything, let alone a few hours of fishing. A window opened up in the schedule and we took advantage of it and he brought his niece along, Hannah loves fishing with me. So with a couple of short stops we were on the water and fishing by 5pm. It was only a matter of 15 minutes or so and the first fish was on. A nice rainbow of about 5 pounds that Hannah was fighting when it jumped about 20 feet behind the boat and got off. Oh well, it was still early in the evening. Lines are were all set up when we had another fish on and off pretty quick and then a small shaker to the boat. Then things went quite for a while. Feeling OK with the time we had spent together with a bit of fish action, sharing some stories, getting caught up and having lots of laughs, when the suddenly the dispey goes screaming out. I grab the rod and pass it to Hannah who then is begging for help as this brute peels off more then 100ft of line. After some great rod handling and coaching the fish is in the net. A couple of shots and back she went. Pretty awesome salmon for her first one ever!! We trolled for another hour and lost one smaller fish while pulling lines at the end of the trip. An awesome evening with some awesome people. Here's a couple more shots of the evening. Nik at the helm. Figured if he can handle a 42ft sailboat from Vancouver to Malaysia without incident he can handle my 17fter. Some very happy fisher people. Watching the sunset as the moon is rising over my shoulder. And a beautiful sunset it was. A perfect end to the weekend. Till the next time!! Edited July 30, 2012 by fishnsled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Spiel Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 Very nice Will and a beauty fish too. I take it you were running Dipseys (or something), I don't see any riggers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Farmer Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 Way to go will. Getting friends out fishing and catching is a bonus. That's something, having friends sailing around the world, very impressive. I wish them a very safe journey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asdve23rveavwa Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 Looks like a great way to spend an evening Will. Those smiles say it all!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 Very nice Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Caster Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 pretty awesome first salmon indeed!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headhunter Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 I was sitting on my front porch last night thinking... man, perfect night to out on the big lake... then saw this... Awesome report bud! Seet fish and fantastic pics... nice job! HH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnsled Posted July 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 (edited) Very nice Will and a beauty fish too. I take it you were running Dipseys (or something), I don't see any riggers? No riggers, dipseys on the corners and leadcore out on the boards. I've been playing with the idea of getting a pair of riggers for years. For the number of times I go out, it's tough to justify the money. (I'd want electrics. ) One of these days I might just throw in the towel and get a pair. Way to go will. Getting friends out fishing and catching is a bonus. That's something, having friends sailing around the world, very impressive. I wish them a very safe journey. It's pretty amazing the things they have seen. We get excited when a fish jumps when we are fishing, they've had whales breaching off the back of their boat, can only imagine that happening. I believe I posted this a while about but thought I'd share it again. A very small part of the journey they had. I was sitting on my front porch last night thinking... man, perfect night to out on the big lake... then saw this... Awesome report bud! Seet fish and fantastic pics... nice job! HH It was the perfect evening on the lake Joe. I don't know how many times we said that. Weather was awesome, the lake was playing nice and the fish were biting. Thanks for the replies everyone. Edited July 30, 2012 by fishnsled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Default User Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 Looks like an awesome time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 Nice fish Will! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Handlebarz Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 Awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnsled Posted July 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 Nice fish Will! Thanks Mike, biggest salmon to come into my boat thus far. Even better is the person that got bring it in. Memories for a life time were made that evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBW Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 Great report Will. PS, I'm off all week... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnsled Posted July 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 Great report Will. PS, I'm off all week... That's nice Geoff but I'm not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBW Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 That's nice Geoff but I'm not. It's noon now so you have a few more hours of work to go and I can be over in no time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leecher Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 Awesome Will Memories of a life time for Hannah for sure Thanks for sharing Jacques Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiel Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 One of these days I might just throw in the towel and get a pair. At least your getting out there and making it work for you. But you should throw in the towel, you won't regret it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Farmer Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 Thanks Will, but the link didn't work on my end, unless it's my CP that won't let me see it. Thanks any way. I'm sure their journey is something else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnsled Posted July 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 Let's try this FishFarmer <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/OmmCNy6obN0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/6gpSvQGFmYE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Everyone is saying the same thing about the riggers Spiel. Might be time to B.reak O.ut A.nother T.housand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiel Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 Everyone is saying the same thing about the riggers Spiel. Might be time to B.reak O.ut A.nother T.housand. You need a friend like have Will, a pair of Big Jon's Captain packs with swivel bases, mounting plates, stainless hardware and dual rod holders all in for $600.00. Nice to have friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 Fun times for sure Will & a huge fish to boot !! Always good to hook up with old buds too !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnsled Posted July 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 You need a friend like have Will, a pair of Big Jon's Captain packs with swivel bases, mounting plates, stainless hardware and dual rod holders all in for $600.00. Nice to have friends. I need new friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmtcanada Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 Nice going Will! The smiles on everyone's face really tells the story. Maybe we'll get out Saturday...keep me posted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 Life is good eh Will? Great report:Gonefishing: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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