more salmon-non kayak

my brother is still here on vacation, we took the big boat out to dux yesterday, we got a 14lb and a 23lb salmon, lost another at the boat.
on the way back we anchored in the south bay and caught some sharks.

NICE!

trolling or mooching?

hey mooch that 23lb salmon looked like a sea monster, hook jaws and fat belly, i could not believe it was only 23 lbs. your fish must have been enormous. when are you leaving for mendo? i got the salmon trolling big herring in a fbr, we got 3 salmon[in the ocean on fbr] and 3 stripers[in the bay on rattletraps] one day last week. it is too bad he is leaving sat. it would have been great to get him in the tournament.
 the really good news is i now take my big boat in the ocean[my first experience left me shell shock]. i really enjoyed it out there, of course it is still not as cool as going out in my kayak, but it is a lot easier to catch salmon!

cp - that 27 pounder I caught was a monster....even Stu mentioned that the pics did not do it any justice. The hardest part was trying to get it on the yak (while it was still bucking like a crazy horse) without flipping over. (Stuart did not help the cause by yelling "SEA LION" while I was netting the fish   ) The week after, I caught the 24 pounder and I learned my lesson from the previous experience - by knocking the fish out with a "fish-be-cool" stick BEFORE pulling it over the deck  

I'm leaving for Mendo tomorrow morning - 5AM. I'll be driving by myself but will be meeting Chuck (and Bill) at his place in San Leandro. We are loading up my truck with a BBQ grill and some firewood - and then we convoy to Mendo. Bill will be carpooling with Chuck.

Glad you had a successful trip out in the Ocean! I'd like to chip in with some gas money if you can take me out for a White Shark watching trip at Ano Nuevo. I'm dying to see one up close   Maybe we can take Bill and use him as a decoy