Hey guys! I'm looking for an extra paddle, something like the ones that come with your kayak stock, even if it's stuck as a one piece when it used to be a two piece. Looking to spend $50 or less, if you have one laying around collecting dust and you will be at Albion, hit me up! Thanks!

Roger

Hey NCKA family! Just wanted to introduce our newest family member and future NCKA fish slayer:

Kaileo Jacob Shu weighing in at 6 lbs 10 oz., he arrived yesterday at 7:09am.



(Sorry no hawg trough pic)



Mom and baby are doing great, and older brother wanted to hold him!

I know I've been MIA lately and we missed the festivities at Albion, but you can bet that this Shu clan will be there next year! I miss the NCKA madness but looking forward to getting back out on the water with you guys soon.

Sincerely,

Rog

Woo Hoo! Finally!

Solsrf1(Mike) and I contemplated where we should fish today for salmon. The SC bite slowed down and the HMB bite was hit or miss. We decided on HMB since we did see salmon coming in from pb's fishing real close a week ago.

Launched into the fog a little after six, took a while to get out to the cans then dropped the lines in and started trolling near a few boats here and there.





Some were mooching and some were trolling. We switched to mooching for a while, then back to trolling. Got a hit and got a few head shakes for about 10 seconds and it let go...wasn't sure if it was a rockfish, ling, or salmon...




Didn't see or hear of much action until about 10 when a pb trolling had one on and landed it. 15 minutes later Mike gets a hit on the deep diver which comes off and I get a hit on the crippled herring behind a dodger...this one felt strong and took off running, right under mikes yak and near his line, yikes! After a little turning, maneuvering, and guiding the fish into the net...yee haw! landed, bled, and a few photos...



We tried trolling the rest of the day and no more action, except a couple of rockfish stealing our baits.



Thanks Mike for the company and a great day on the water...the sun even came out in HMB. Feels good to part of the club...

http://blog.winforever.com/sportskids-of-the-year-conner-and-cayden-long/

I can learn a lot from these boys...

roger

Hey everyone...

Old #7 and I are bringing his kids up to camp and fish, charter boat on thursday and kayak friday morning, weather looks ok. Company welcome!

PZZ455-272215-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 10 NM-
839 AM PDT WED JUN 27 2012

THU
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. NW SWELL
3 TO 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS.

THU NIGHT
W WIND 5 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. NW SWELL
3 TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.

FRI
NW WIND 5 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. W SWELL 3 TO
4 FT. PATCHY FOG.

the save the date to the wedding has a fishing theme...

just thought I'd share, good thing the future wife is a good sport!

Roger

Hey Everyone,

I was hanging out with Alan Tani and he wanted me to pass on that he has a reel for sale. It is highly recommended by him for saltwater kayak fishing because of how easy it is to maintain after ocean fishing or even dropping in the sand, partly because its easy to take apart, but also it has bushings instead of bearings which are less prone to corrosion. I bought a jigmaster 501 and had Alan hot rod it, and used it for the first time Sunday at SWS, its pretty nice! Here are some pics of mine, and also after use I unscrew one thumbscrew, take the spool out, and drop some reel oil in. Put it back together, and I'm done! Mine is the red one, the one for sale is the black one. Also, here is the link to the reel rebuild on his site:
http://alantani.com/index.php?topic=20.0

The upgrades are:

Reel service by Alan
Upgraded larger pete kolekar handle
Stainless steel gear sleeve
Carbon fiber drag washers
300yds Yozuri Hybrid 30lb line

If anyone is interested, I can bring it up to GS5 on saturday.

Roger