Just seeing how everyone is doing. I hope everyone is doing well!
Been sidelined for a while needing a knee replacement. Too young according to my Dr. So, it is injection after injection. GF and I got married last March, bought the house we were renting after the landlord wanted to sell it to fund his purchase of a home on island in Puget Sound. Picked up a beat up 1st gen Hobie Mirage. No drive unit, and the rudder lines had been removed. Had the rudder re strung, still looking for a 1st gen drive unit that people don't want a excessive amounts for. I wanted it as a quick throw in the back of the truck for some light fishing. I also installed the cassette plug and it paddles pretty well for what it is. Still have the Stealth. On the motorcycle front I found a 1992 FXRS Low Glide. Needs work, a lot of work, more like a rebuild may be in line for this one. Summer projects will include building a Kayak Rack and stand for my Weber Q100. Love that little Grill. No longer made, now they are Q1000, and really well made units IMHO. Fishing here is still heavily regulated, and most likely always will be. Fishing for Flounder/San Dabs and other small flat fish open up last year in Hood Canal, the fish are small so for me it is more catch and release. 10" Flatties are not worth trying to filet, too much work for too little fish, I know I have tried in the past. Oh and work still sucks! But hey it funds my activities. Well, that is all the news that is fit to print! Squidder K out!
Jewli0n:
I saw a youtube video a while back with someone punching through the surf and yak fishing for pac hali offshore in WA. Had me wondering about seasonality, feasibility, regs, etc. I figured that's just what people fished for up there. Is that endeavor on the list at all, or is it a pipe-dream? Super cool spot you are in. Good luck with the knee and projects and congrats on the house.
Squidder K:
Hey Jewli0n,
I had a buddy who would fish for them off of Neah bay, I haven't but it is possible. It is almost a 3-4 hour drive to get the coast, so some planning has to be done. The Pac Ocean can be soft or ruthless up here and it changes fast. The Sound is not so bad most days. The Strait of Juan De Fuca around Sekiu to Neah Bay is also nice to fish and that is the only area you can fish and keep rock fish (also on the Pacific). Halibut has a funky season that has a spring season and maybe a fall one. You need a lawyer to figure out the rules up here.
fishbushing:
I will be flying into SeaTac mid May if you need anything carried on from the bay area :smt006
Squidder K:
Thanks for the offer, but I doubt you can get a Revo 16 in checked baggage! ROFLMAO