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Title: Lake Berryessa Salmon Slam 4/2
Post by: Makinitcount on April 02, 2011, 08:10:14 PM
I figure I would start the post with our group picture and let the rest of you add to it. I'll add more pics. soon and so will Ricci along with the list of winners.

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Title: Re: Lake Berryessa Salmon Slam 4/2
Post by: ravensblack on April 02, 2011, 08:24:06 PM
WOW! What a crew! You guys did good.
Title: Re: Lake Berryessa Salmon Slam 4/2
Post by: barefoot1 on April 02, 2011, 08:28:10 PM
It was an absolutely beautiful day.  Finally got the mojo working again!  Thanks Ricci and all who helped put this together NCKA ROCKS SOLID!!  ----Jeff
Title: Re: Lake Berryessa Salmon Slam 4/2
Post by: LoletaEric on April 02, 2011, 08:44:55 PM
Looks like a great group - WTG! :smt001

I hope the fishing was good. 
Title: Re: Lake Berryessa Salmon Slam 4/2
Post by: fishball on April 02, 2011, 09:33:27 PM
First off I would like to thank Ricci and Gary for putting the event on, I had an awesome time.  Fishing was great, the catching was a little slow! However fish were still be caught and it was a great day on the water.  this was my first fishing event I attended, and I hope to be at many more.  Thanks again.

John
Title: Re: Lake Berryessa Salmon Slam 4/2
Post by: Salty. on April 02, 2011, 09:45:49 PM
Big big thank you's to Ricci & Gary for putting on the Salmon Slam! You guys did a fantastic job. :smt023
Congrats to Scott GB2 for first place with the biggest salmon of the day. :fishing1
 I finally managed to catch my first salmon ever!  :smt001  Even if it was just a little guy I'm always stoked to catch a new species.
The weather was pretty epic today. FAC, a little breeze that came & went, and then it got pretty warm. Workin on my tan.  :smt003
Kokes did not come out to play today but there was enough radio fish, all salmon, to keep hope alive throughout the day. Looking forward to chasing down some kokes now before it gets too hot.  :smt005 Great seeing all of the NCKA folk today!  :smt008 jim
Title: Re: Lake Berryessa Salmon Slam 4/2
Post by: Isda on April 02, 2011, 10:20:15 PM
Many thanks to the people that set this up (Ricci & Gary& Family).  I had to leave early and missed the celebration.  Great people as usual and weather was perfect.  I am stoked about the Salmon (King and Kokanee) fishing at Berryessa.  Another great option for kayak fishing in calm waters.  Can't wait for it to break wide open when the conditions are right.

Thanks,

Luis
Title: Re: Lake Berryessa Salmon Slam 4/2
Post by: campngolf on April 02, 2011, 10:29:00 PM
Awesome event. Zach and I can't thank you guys/gal enough for the epic day. Our first trip to Berry and we got skunked (like a few others  :smt001) But I think I have a new favorite destination and am gonna be watchin closely for the koke bite to start. (I feel a cough coming on) Great to finally attend an NCKA event and put faces with names.

Thanks also to our GREAT sponsors. I feel like I made the podium and went o-fer.

Hope you're feeling better Mooch. It was a great day on the water.

Deake (aka Camp)
Title: Re: Lake Berryessa Salmon Slam 4/2
Post by: Dan V on April 03, 2011, 07:59:13 AM
 My first NCKA Event , Ricci and Gary , EXCELLENT JOB ! Lots of generous sponsors , thanks to all ! Quite the day , lots of  faces to put to names , nice to meet all of you that I talked to . The food - fantastic as I knew it would be , no dinner last night and still not hungry .

The fishing , a bit slow but fish to be had . My second time on the water ( bet you could tell , always using my paddle for a rudder ) and first time fishing  from a yak , I'm stoked ! No skunk on my yak this day .  :smt001

The weather could not have been better , we dodged the forecasted showers . Perfect timing , this morning  20 degrees cooler and 30 mph winds just off of 505 , probably not much better at Berry ?
Title: Re: Lake Berryessa Salmon Slam 4/2
Post by: Bird on April 03, 2011, 08:29:43 AM
Great Day!  Ricci and Gary - thanks so much guys.  Top-shelf event fellas! 

Christina and Rick Sr. - thanks to you both too!

Good seeing everybody and meeting some new folks.  FAC and overcast at dawn, cleared mid-morning and was warm in the afternoon.  A little wind mid-morning and then died.  Just getting over a month long battle with the flu so took it easy and stayed in the main Markley Cove area.  Ended up with a limit of "green salmon" (3 spots, 2 smbs).  Caught 4 of the bass around 20-25 ft depth, one spot suspended at about 40 ft in 85 ft, couldn't really figure out a pattern, just a fish here or there throughout the day.  Usual great BBQ and potluck spread. 

Congrats to GB2 and the other winners. Good times.

Pic 1 - Nice spring conditions.
Pic 2 - spot
Pic 3 - Ran into these two characters OTW hunting turkeys and Canada geese.
Title: Re: Lake Berryessa Salmon Slam 4/2
Post by: dilbeck on April 03, 2011, 09:31:28 AM
I, too, will start by thanking Ricci, his family, and Gary.  This was a top notch event with great prizes!  Hope a tradition has been started.

Congrats to all 6 participants that placed, especially to Scott/GB2.  His fishing knowledge and prowess never ceases to amaze me.

Fishing was great, the catching was a little slow! However fish were still be caught and it was a great day on the water.

John/Fishball summed it up.  I was one of the many that didn't catch anything but that was OK.  I had a strategy to fish deep based on my research and that strategy proved to be faulty as most fish were caught shallow.  Oh well.  I've still got quite a bit to learn when it comes to king and kokanee fishing.

And the weather was outstanding too.  I can't remember the last time I fished in such beautiful conditions.

What a real motley crew in that photo! :smt044

Title: Re: Lake Berryessa Salmon Slam 4/2
Post by: dilbeck on April 03, 2011, 09:32:45 AM
this was my first fishing event I attended, and I hope to be at many more.

Next weekend we'll be at CL.  You should join us.

Title: Re: Lake Berryessa Salmon Slam 4/2
Post by: Dan V on April 03, 2011, 10:12:39 AM
  I was one of the many that didn't catch anything but that was OK.  I had a strategy to fish deep based on my research and that strategy proved to be faulty as most fish were caught shallow.  Oh well.  I've still got quite a bit to learn when it comes to king and kokanee fishing.



Dilbeck , nice meeting you . You were on the right track , mayby the wrong area , looked most of the fleet was fishing fairly close to shore . My fish were caught mid lake with 2 oz of weight and lots of line out . Was using my go to , a Seps 4/0 watermelon dodger and a  gold / red  Cripple lure . No depth finder so no real specifics , just a guess probably 30-40' down ?

You'll get em next time , as was obvious the bite has not started yet .
Title: Re: Lake Berryessa Salmon Slam 4/2
Post by: novofish on April 03, 2011, 11:52:39 AM
I had an awesome time fishing in the 1st annual (i hope) Berry Salmon Slam on Sat.
NCKA'ers hit the lake hard in hopes of Kokes and LL Salmon.

Fishing was tough for most, I didn't catch 1 Salmon or Koke, and didn't see many of them caught!
A big congrats to all who were able to score a target fish!(especially if you were on a cool yellow scrambler)

The gathering afterwards was classic NCKA with much carousing, great food :smt007, and even some spectating
as young bass pros made their debut at Markley cove.
It was fun to meet some more of the NorCal clan and BS about yaks and fishing :smt003

Stayed after to fish the evening bite with Naoaki and Rob, but it never happened for me.
Was on the water at dawn and off the water at dark.
Ended up thankful for the only solid hookset of the day, at 8am, a 16" Spot - bit of an AOTY upgrade. :smt001

What a long day at the Berry!
Even though fishing was tough, it still was great time!
Thanks Ricci, Gary, Christina, and Rick - Great job!

Some pics:
Title: Re: Lake Berryessa Salmon Slam 4/2
Post by: G-Whiz on April 03, 2011, 12:24:01 PM
Great job Ricci & Gary; very well planned and organized!

Had a great first time on the water! Didn't catch any fish, not even a bump; but was not really there for the fish. Just wanted to get the boat wet and paddle with my NCKA brothers!

Now i can fully understand the 'madness'; not so much for the actually fishing sensation on a kayak, but the dedication and determination it takes to get up at the wee hours of the morning, spend excessive time settingup/breaking down and then to expend countless amounts of energy to hunt down small ellussive fin creature that wouldn't feed even the hungriest wife....please note, I did not even touch on the cost subject involved to capture this fin creature. But after i left, I fought the whole way home to stay awake; when I got home, I parked the truck, kissed the wife and passed out on the livingroom floor from exhaustion. WHAT A GREAT DAY!!!!!!!!!

Nice getting on the water and paddleing with HobieDave, Jedmo, Victor, Luis, Allen (Isda) and the rest of the NCKA gang.... thanks for the support on the water!

Now back to the back to the drawing board for re-mods on the kayak....

here's a few shots from the W90 (plus my trax):
Title: Re: Lake Berryessa Salmon Slam 4/2
Post by: stormscrambler on April 03, 2011, 12:46:39 PM
i realy tryed to make it loaded the truck fri. night, got up sat at 4am, almost drove off then my stomach started acting up, went back in the house and spent the rest of the day on the couch and bathroom, my fever peaked last nigh at 103*, i feel better now and hope to see you at clear lake.
Title: Re: Lake Berryessa Salmon Slam 4/2
Post by: tiny on April 03, 2011, 01:37:47 PM
Another great time with the NCKA crew.THANK YOU  Ricci ,Gary,Christina an Rick.Food was great as usual.Congradulations to the winners .Thank you to the unselfish anglers who always share their knowledge and tips.
Title: Re: Lake Berryessa Salmon Slam 4/2
Post by: MANBEARPIG on April 03, 2011, 02:00:34 PM
What can I say but another beautiful day otw with NCKA!! Not many fish to fool, but thanks to you guys for putting on a geat first event, like a couple of pros!  Tons of sponsors and food, some great tshirts  :smt007 I think we all had a great day, especially the fish, who got to live another day!  :smt044  :smt044  :smt044
Title: Re: Lake Berryessa Salmon Slam 4/2
Post by: mooch on April 03, 2011, 03:50:45 PM
Really bummed I missed this event. Been having issues breathing again and I have a scheduled surgery on Tuesday.
Anyway, I'm glad that there was a great turn and many thanks to Ricci and Co. for making this event possible.
Congrats to the winners ! Scott the "Trout Whisperer" seems to be dominating the trout scene. I don't know why his nickname is "GreatBass"  :smt102

Let's see more pics!!!!
Title: Re: Lake Berryessa Salmon Slam 4/2
Post by: lucky13 on April 03, 2011, 04:42:22 PM
Great event, great crowd, great food! Thank you Ricci, Gary, Christina, and Rick senior for putting together such an epic event for us. I really appreciate it very much. Fishing was only so-so for me, but I rubbed off some mojo from FishingAddict by riding in his truck and landed a tiny 12.85" king salmon, enough to win 2nd. And I want to thank GB2 for letting me pick the custom rod created and donated by Adman. It is top notch. There were so many other sponsors and swags you guys put together, there's no way this is your first gig. I think those Deadly Dicks are gonna be killer for cods. With all the free swags I got, I can't wait to catch a real kokanee with them  :smt003

Thanks for a wonderful time!!!
Title: Re: Lake Berryessa Salmon Slam 4/2
Post by: rockfish on April 03, 2011, 05:16:17 PM
A big thanks to Christina, Ricci and Gary for a great event.  I was bummed to be leaving early, but had made commitments with Chryss   :smt001 .  I had a great time meeting new folks and hanging with old folks and fishing the super clear Berry water.  Didnt catch a single fish, but I'm used to that  :smt004 .  I will be back this week, I have some unfinished business...

Love the shirt!
Title: Re: Lake Berryessa Salmon Slam 4/2
Post by: MANBEARPIG on April 03, 2011, 05:24:35 PM
Really bummed I missed this event. Been having issues breathing again and I have a scheduled surgery on Tuesday.
Anyway, I'm glad that there was a great turn and many thanks to Ricci and Co. for making this event possible.
Congrats to the winners ! Scott the "Trout Whisperer" seems to be dominating the trout scene. I don't know why his nickname is "GreatBass"  :smt102

Let's see more pics!!!!
You were sorely missed Mooch!! Take care of yourself and do what you have to do so you wont miss another event!!   :smt002
Title: Re: Lake Berryessa Salmon Slam 4/2
Post by: rshu on April 03, 2011, 06:33:24 PM
Thanks to everyone that contributed to an outstanding event, especially Ricci, Gary, Christina, and Rick Sr. Great group of people, and the food was fantastic. Also, thanks for the goodie bags to start the day, I wouldn't have caught my fish without it! It started out pretty tough, but finally two ounces of weight followed by a seps dodger and a pink buggie thing(from the goodie bag) tipped with corn got my one fish of the day. Great to meet many of you, and I'm looking forward to the next one!

Roger
Title: Re: Lake Berryessa Salmon Slam 4/2
Post by: el guapo on April 03, 2011, 08:05:37 PM
Want to thank Gary and Ricci for the warm greeting. This was my first event and my freinds and I were very impressed with the whole group. One thing that was hard to believe was all the preperation that went into making that fantastic lunch. You just had to be their.
I didnt catch any fish but was more interested in trying my new Revo out and getting ideas on how to rig it. It was fun to walk around and see all the inovative ways to rig up their yak. Cant wait to join in again for another trip soon.

Thanks again John Larry and Mike who feel into the water getting out of his kayak at the end.
Title: Re: Lake Berryessa Salmon Slam 4/2
Post by: FishWorks on April 03, 2011, 08:08:13 PM
WOW WHAT A DAY AND WE ALL COULDNT HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITH BETTER WEATHER! I WANNA THANK EVERYONE WHO DID SHOW UP TO FISH, WE HAD A TOTAL OF 39 ENTRIES. I AM VERY PLEASED AND HAPPY TO SAY THAT IT COULDNT HAVE GONE ANY BETTER EXCEPT FOR THE LACK OF FISH! FISHING WAS ON THE SLOW SIDE, BUT NONE THE LESS, THE PERSISTENCE AND PATIENCE OF A FEW GOOD FISHERMAN CAME THROUGH! CONGRATS TO THE TOP 3 FINISHERS AND TO EVERYONE ELSE WHO CAUGHT SOME FISH. I WANNA THANK ALL ARE SPONSORS, ADMAN, ROCKFISH, AND MOOCH FOR ALL OF THIER GENEROUS DONATIONS THAT HELPED MAKE THIS EVENT GREAT, COULDNT HAVE DONE IT WITH OUT YALL, THANK YOU. THE BBQ AND POTLUCK WAS A HIT AS ALWAYS WITH PLENTY TO EAT AND THE RAFFLE AFTERWARDS IMO WENT VERY GOOD MAKING EVERYONE WHO SHOWED UP A WINNER! LASTLY BUT NOT LEASTLY, I WANNA THANK MY CO-HOST GARY, CHRISTINA, AND MY POPS RICK SR. FOR HELP MAKING THIS EVENT POSSIBLE, ABSOLUTELY COULDNT HAVE DONT IT WITHOUT YALL, LOVE YOU GUYS! I AM TRULY BEAT AND EXHAUSTED AND IM ACTUALLY AT STARBUCKS RIGHT NOW WRITING THIS REPORT CAUSE I STILL DONT HAVE INTERNET HOOKED UP YET, LOL. HERES SOME PICS FROM THE FIRST BERRYESSA SALMON SLAM 2011....THANK YOU ALL AND LOOK FORWARD TO DOING IT ALL AGAIN NEXT YEAR, RICCI CHAVEZ

Top 3 Finishers
1) GreatBass2- Scott
2) Lucky13- Ernest
3) Barefoot1- Jeff

Title: Re: Lake Berryessa Salmon Slam 4/2
Post by: exhibita on April 03, 2011, 08:12:41 PM
Epic hookup thanks mostly to the countless hours put into organizing this event by Ricci and Gary.  Thanks guys, all your hard work was obvious and appreciated.  Couldn't have asked for better weather, and wouldn't think of asking for better fishing - these things have a way of working themselves out and now I have a TON of koke gear.  I expect to work that lake hard this spring, the fish will come, they always do.  Congrats to everyone who managed to pull a king out, it was a lot of work out there.

Am I the only one who wants to Facebook-style tag that group photo - lots of new faces for me.  It was great to meet lots of guys I feel like I already know - hope to see you all again soon.

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A big congrats to all who were able to score a target fish!(especially if you were on a cool yellow scrambler)
Tony you mean this kid?
Title: Re: Lake Berryessa Salmon Slam 4/2
Post by: FishWorks on April 03, 2011, 08:15:31 PM
More pics
Title: Re: Lake Berryessa Salmon Slam 4/2
Post by: exhibita on April 03, 2011, 08:17:24 PM
a few pics
Title: Re: Lake Berryessa Salmon Slam 4/2
Post by: exhibita on April 03, 2011, 08:22:29 PM
Oh and I'm totally kicking myself for forgetting to snap a pic of that King with the longliner attached - that was good for a free longliner.
Rats.
Title: Re: Lake Berryessa Salmon Slam 4/2
Post by: Great Bass 2 on April 03, 2011, 08:48:15 PM
Really bummed I missed this event. I don't know why his nickname is "GreatBass"  :smt102

Joel -

Sorry you missed the event. Was looking foreward to seeing you. Let's hook-up soon for some fishing. You know I was a CNR only trout and bass fly angler for 10 years before joining NCKA. Then I was lured to the dark side and became a dedicated meat hunter and gave up bass fishing since I don't like eating them and out of respect to the bass anglers of America. I did catch 2 spots on Saturday and released them.

Scott

First, thanks to Ricci, Gary, Christina, and Rick senior for hosting such an excellent event. Really well organized and the food was excellent. No shortage of meat or beer for sure.  :smt005 The tutorial on salmon and kokanee fishing was excellent and the mods should put a sticky on it. Special thanks to the sponsors escpecially Adventure Sports. I bought my OK Malibu 2 XL from them 2 years ago and got a great price and good service. Congrats to all the others who caught fish and especially Lucky 13 who scored a really sweet custom rod from Adman.

Now for my report. Was one of the last to get there and launched around 745 and trolled crank baits around the cove. Caught a small spot and released him. Headed out to the main lake and dam to join the plastic armada. Switched over to the recommended stuff, dodger/spinner/hoochie on the downrigger and a rapala TDD7 on the other. Water temp was 58-60 degrees with good clarity but a ton of floating debris which made trolling difficult.  :smt013 Marked fished at 15-20' ,40-60' and 150-170' and trolled as deep as 60' for nada. Around 10 I decided to switch to spooning since everybody was trolling and not much was happening. Since the sun was still low on the water I decided to work the fish at 15-20' first then go verticle for the deeper fish. Got out my new Loomis rod and launched my 1/4 oz silver and blue Kastmaster about 150' towards the dam, counted to 20 and started a slow retrieve. About 100' from the boat I get a heavy takedown and then ZZZZZZZ. Oh yeah, I could tell it was a decent fish but thought it might be a trout. After about 5 runs I brought it to color and it was a king.  :smt007 Got it in the net, then the boga and Molly gave it the lick of death which means the next stop is the frying pan. In my bass fishing days I would often have a "fish of a thousand casts" day but a salmon on a single cast was pretty cool. Made a few more casts and decided to call it a day and headed back into the cove. I beached the kayak so Molly could play fetch in the water. Had a few hours to kill so switched back to bass fishing and caught another small spot on a wacky rigged senko. Pretty good day of fishing for a guy who has logged 5 trout skunks this year and 8 WSB skunks last year.  :smt005 The Loomis rod I built from a blank I bought from the Rod Rack last year at the going out of business sale. It replaced the Loomis rod I lost at Loch Lomond 4 years ago. Loomis was bought by Shimano and they no longer sell blanks so this is the last Loomis rod I will own. Just another reason to hate Shimano. Anyway, what a great casting rod. I know wat your thinking, Loomis.. So what?"  :smt005

Scott
Title: Re: Lake Berryessa Salmon Slam 4/2
Post by: Jedmo on April 03, 2011, 09:35:10 PM
What an awesome event Ricci and Gary had put together at Berry. Thanks for all
the many hours you both put in to make this happen for all of us to enjoy. Thanks also to Christina and Rick Sr. for helping out. Big congrats to GB2 on winning first
place and also for the rest that caught fish. Unfortunately, it was not meant to be
for me to catch any that day. It was nice fishing with all of you again and meeting
new folks. I can already see  that next year will be even bigger with more people
signing up. Mooch, sorry you couldn't be there bro. I hope you are feeling better.
Good luck on your surgery on Tuesday. BTW, I made sure to show up with Bepstek and steamed rice this time.  See you all at the Clear Lake Tourney.

Jedmo
Title: Re: Lake Berryessa Salmon Slam 4/2
Post by: BANJOTAD on April 04, 2011, 07:13:27 AM
Looks like you guys had a great time despite the lack of fish :smt004
At least you didn't get the 20-30 mph winds we had at Shasta. :smt012
Thanks all for the reports and pics :smt003
Tad
 :smt006
Title: Re: Lake Berryessa Salmon Slam 4/2
Post by: AlsHobieOutback on April 04, 2011, 09:16:40 AM
Had a great weekend fishing at Berry with Sara  :smt007  We got there around 2PM Friday and launched in search of some bass and trout fun.  Left the FF, crate, etc and just grabbed a rod and some bass tackle and headed out old school  :smt003  Finally found some fish in the last cove by the damn and nabbed a couple small spots before finding a leagal one.  Not too bad, caught 3 bass and called it a day.

Meet up with the crew at the launch in the morning and got setup and on the water in record time (for us  :smt005 ) Trolled a J7 through the weed infested narrows having to clear my line several times before reaching the open area.   :smt013  Setup the DR and sent down a glow hoochie on a glow dodger and then a spoon on my other rod.  Tolled and trolled and trolled...  Never found a fish!  Swapped setups on the DR at least 3 times, and tried a variety of spoons with no luck.  Oh well, thats the way it goes sometimes!  I'll definetly be trying closer to the shoreline like Dilbeck said next time  :smt002  I did manage to pickup one more spot on the "spot" I found the day before.  Not an upgrade, but at least it wasn't a skunk  :smt004

After the party ended we headed back up 128 and as we were driving heard this really weird sound sqwaking at us as we drove by. We turned back around to find out what the heck it was, and pull into the parking lot of Puta Creek? campground and was greeted by a Peacock!  Man, those things are LOUD!!!  But friendly this one was  :smt003  Sara feed it some peanuts  :smt005
Title: Re: Lake Berryessa Salmon Slam 4/2
Post by: AdMan on April 04, 2011, 10:05:57 AM
Really great slam put on by Ricci/MakinItCount and crew. It was obvious that you guys put a lot of time into this and I was very impressed with how smooth the day went. The VHF chatter was really helpful on the water as guys that hooked up instantly shared their results and lures used. I've never seen that much plastic in one place. For newbie kayak anglers these events are probably better than going down to your local kayak dealer as you can see various yaks "angler ready". It was cool browsing the different setups.

Lake Berry. is a beautiful lake. Green/blue/clear water with awesome green sloping hills surrounding it. Boaters were very respectful giving a wide birth everytime they cruised by. Lake staff was friendly, easy launch. I'd love to fish it again.

With the wife 1 month from having our boy I needed to get back before 6. Left a little early, sorry for that.   :smt004

Great job guys. You put on a heck of a "friendly get together".

 

Title: Re: Lake Berryessa Salmon Slam 4/2
Post by: fisheducator on April 04, 2011, 10:39:27 AM
Sounds like another successful NCKA event despite the lack of fish love.
Thanks for sharing the pics./stories, it 's the nex't best thing to being there. Hope I can make it nex't year.
Congrats to GB2 on that nice looking king, I liked the way you switched it up, good idea. :smt003

T.L.,Tim
Title: Re: Lake Berryessa Salmon Slam 4/2
Post by: Goz on April 04, 2011, 11:04:24 AM
Thanks Ricci and Gary and everyone else involved for a real fun day. This was my third NCKA event, and it's impressive how everyone joins in to help and have fun.
Although I didn't even get a bump, I learned a lot about freshwater salmon fishing, spent most of my time experimenting with the downrigger I just installed, and how to position the rodholders,etc. Still have work to do, but lots of ideas after seeing how others rigged their yaks.
Awesome food again, and great meeting new folks and seeing others I've met before.
Congrats, gb2 and everyone  else that caught fish.
Jim
Title: Re: Lake Berryessa Salmon Slam 4/2
Post by: Goz on April 04, 2011, 11:08:00 AM
More photos I missed
Title: Re: Lake Berryessa Salmon Slam 4/2
Post by: Goz on April 04, 2011, 11:13:07 AM
Again. Having trouble posting more than one photo.
Duh.
Title: Re: Lake Berryessa Salmon Slam 4/2
Post by: FisHunter on April 04, 2011, 12:46:28 PM
WX = best day @ Berry ever for me= NO WIND!

Crowd = the lake seemed empty of power boats,,,,,except for the one that clipped........  :smt011, but only one!!

NCKA Family = like always,,,, pure class!

BIG THANKS TO Gary, Ricci & Family
The whole thing went off w/o a single hitch, and it was a blast to see the Win,Place &Show finishers (and all the rest of us) get quality goods from the various QUALITY sponsors......even the goodie bag of KokeGear was well thought out. = WELL DONE!!!!

Congrats to All who came and joined in and to hell with those who "flaked" = it was your loss and you were missed.  :smt002
......and the FOOD was, well, very, very good!!  = another successful NCKA Hook up, a BIG Hook up!!




Title: Re: Lake Berryessa Salmon Slam 4/2
Post by: rockfish on April 04, 2011, 12:51:52 PM
Ricci just stopped by and delivered raffle prizes for Auburn TD and I SWEET!!  What a great event!!   despite a skunk, my journal now has annotated photo's of what and who won (molly and GB2) along with other good info...next year I'll be more ready  :)
Title: Re: Lake Berryessa Salmon Slam 4/2
Post by: ChuckE on April 04, 2011, 01:15:27 PM
Congrats to All who came and joined in and to hell with those who "flaked" = it was your loss and you were missed.  :smt002
......and the FOOD was, well, very, very good!!  = another successful NCKA Hook up, a BIG Hook up!!
Adam... don't rub salt in my wound.  It already hurts.  I knew I missed out.  My mother-in-law threw a last minute birthday party on Saturday for my wife and I even had relatives in town from Tahoe.  Sneaking out to Berryessa to fish would have killed what little WAF I have for the rest of the year.

Congrats to Scott/Molly for being the "top dogs".  No surprise there.   The first time I met Scott, he was schooling Freddie and I at a local lake.

Congrats too to the other winners and participants.  I'm seriously glad to see that everyone had a great time.

Big KUDOS to Ricci and the other event organizers/supporters!
Title: Re: Lake Berryessa Salmon Slam 4/2
Post by: FishWorks on April 04, 2011, 04:38:14 PM
Mooch, I was a lil bummed you didnt make it as i was really looking forward taking you out on my boat to show and explore berryessa w/ you but staying home and taking care of your health and seeing you at the next hookup is WAY More important and glad you made the right call....I just wanted to let You, Marvin, And the rest of the NCKA Family know that we were able to donate and collect a big $156 dollars for you and marvin to help you guys out! We love you guys and hope we all can keep the good times rolling with yall...Looking forward to next big event and doing it all over again. You and Marvin in my prayers bud and i hope tuesday's surgery goes well...pm whenevr you can bud, ricci.
Title: Re: Lake Berryessa Salmon Slam 4/2
Post by: Sailfish on April 04, 2011, 05:58:54 PM
Looks like another great NCKA event!  Sorry I missed this hookup because of the flight schedule change.  Congrat to GB2 and all who attended and thanks for all the reports + pictures.
Title: Lake Berryessa Salmon Slam 4/2
Post by: exhibita on April 04, 2011, 07:58:15 PM
After weeks of preparation and untold (at least to my GF) fortunes in new and specialized gear, I think I can crown this beautiful plate my most expensive portion of fish... Ever.

Butterflied Berryessa King over a warm arugula and white bean salad- lemon shallot vinaigrette, St. Peter's IPA...
Yep, it was worth it.

When I die I want to come back as me- and I want friends like Ricci and Gary, you guys just made my month.

(http://184.72.239.143/mu/4cc946af-83c4-ef54.jpg)

(http://184.72.239.143/mu/4cc946af-83da-6e81.jpg)
Title: Re: Lake Berryessa Salmon Slam 4/2
Post by: spinal tap on April 04, 2011, 08:58:43 PM
Mooch, you were there in spirit.  I mooched a hot dog, a bratwurst, and some chocolate cake from the banquet. 

I took the family there in the hopes to to fish for and catch a few bass.  Even though my kids don't go fishing too much they still rate fishing as one of the most fun things they do with me.  So I wanted them to catch a few fish.  I use to go to Berryessa in high school and part of college.  I remembered some spots that seem to always hold fish.  Hit up two of those spots and things haven't changed as the girls caught a half dozen chunky bass at one of my super duper secret spots.   :smt044

Hope to post a few pics when we download them.

Nate
Title: Re: Lake Berryessa Salmon Slam 4/2
Post by: Fish N' Chips on April 04, 2011, 09:10:49 PM
What a fantastic time.  I will have to try and make it next year.  It looks like conditions were great.  Thanks for all the pictures!
Title: Re: Lake Berryessa Salmon Slam 4/2
Post by: mooch on April 04, 2011, 09:29:52 PM
Mooch, I was a lil bummed you didnt make it as i was really looking forward taking you out on my boat to show and explore berryessa w/ you but staying home and taking care of your health and seeing you at the next hookup is WAY More important and glad you made the right call....I just wanted to let You, Marvin, And the rest of the NCKA Family know that we were able to donate and collect a big $156 dollars for you and marvin to help you guys out! We love you guys and hope we all can keep the good times rolling with yall...Looking forward to next big event and doing it all over again. You and Marvin in my prayers bud and i hope tuesday's surgery goes well...pm whenevr you can bud, ricci.

Many thanks for the continued support. I'm so thankful for a having a family this BIG  (and still continues to grow) :smt008
Title: Re: Lake Berryessa Salmon Slam 4/2
Post by: ChuckE on April 05, 2011, 12:42:26 PM
I remembered some spots that seem to always hold fish.  Hit up two of those spots and things haven't changed as the girls caught a half dozen chunky bass at one of my super duper secret spots.   :smt044

Hope to post a few pics when we download them.

Nate
Nate, I heard your girls gave the crowd a lesson on how to catch bass with redworms.  That's so cool.  I'd love to see more pics.
Title: Re: Lake Berryessa Salmon Slam 4/2
Post by: lucky13 on April 05, 2011, 01:55:06 PM
Since you and your family were on a zodiac, I didn't even know you were NCKA. I could've hit you up with a few diving tips if I knew who you were :smt003

ernest
Title: Re: Lake Berryessa Salmon Slam 4/2
Post by: spinal tap on April 05, 2011, 01:59:52 PM
I remembered some spots that seem to always hold fish.  Hit up two of those spots and things haven't changed as the girls caught a half dozen chunky bass at one of my super duper secret spots.   :smt044

Hope to post a few pics when we download them.

Nate
Nate, I heard your girls gave the crowd a lesson on how to catch bass with redworms.  That's so cool.  I'd love to see more pics.

Chuck,

I was hoping the girls would catch a couple pan fish.  Right now, I just want them to get hooked.  We got lucky with some mini-crawlers.  Good thing we ran out of worms otherwise we would have been there a lot longer. 

Title: Re: Lake Berryessa Salmon Slam 4/2
Post by: spinal tap on April 05, 2011, 02:05:27 PM
Since you and your family were on a zodiac, I didn't even know you were NCKA. I could've hit you up with a few diving tips if I knew who you were :smt003
Btw, I only see thumbnails when I click on the pictures.

ernest

I need to get a sticker that says "NCKA wannabe" for my inflatable yacht.  After seeing all the kayaks, my daughter wants to go in a kayak next time.  We have them, but a zodiac is so much easier for a couple restless kids. 

I'd be happy to make up answers for whatever diving questions you might have.  :smt003

Nate

Title: Re: Lake Berryessa Salmon Slam 4/2
Post by: FishingAddict on April 05, 2011, 02:24:33 PM
Since you and your family were on a zodiac, I didn't even know you were NCKA. I could've hit you up with a few diving tips if I knew who you were :smt003
Btw, I only see thumbnails when I click on the pictures.

ernest

I need to get a sticker that says "NCKA wannabe" for my inflatable yacht.  After seeing all the kayaks, my daughter wants to go in a kayak next time.  We have them, but a zodiac is so much easier for a couple restless kids. 

I'd be happy to make up answers for whatever diving questions you might have.  :smt003

Nate

Nate - I was cheering pretty loud for your daughter when she was landing that chunky bass!!  You guys out-fished a lot serious anglers including me who got a goose egg. BUT enjoyed the event thoroughly.  The camaraderie, event organization and the food was first class.

Cheers,

Mel
Title: Re: Lake Berryessa Salmon Slam 4/2
Post by: Hookmeup on April 05, 2011, 04:42:20 PM
I just want to thank all of you for comming out. We had a great time. I look forward to joining you again in the future. I will attach the photos I took with my phone camra. I hope they come out ok.

Special "Thank You ", to all the Sponsors. Your donations were great.
Title: Re: Lake Berryessa Salmon Slam 4/2
Post by: G-Whiz on April 14, 2011, 08:57:35 PM
I posted this on another page; but thought I should post it here to:

Lost & Found: I found something that someone from our group lost at Markley Cove; you may have left it on the beach when you were packing up. It's black, worth about $50 buck and could save your a$$.