Lost Coast - 8/7/17 - Long vid...

Months ago I got a call from Kenny. He wanted to fish at the Cape. That got me thinking about what qualifications I might look for in such a request...

A couple of months later I met Kenny at the Cove. He wasn't even on the water that day, but we talked about his boat (Kraken 15.5), his experience (he's seasoned) and his desire (good priorities). We were one step closer to a deal...

Last week I saw some potential "Cape Weather" approaching, so I left Kenny a message on short notice. This was the last test...

Kenny wanted this. He was on my request, and I already knew from our correspondence that he was well equipped to do the trip. We arranged to meet in Fortuna where he was camping the night before, and from there it was just a matter of getting up early and driving over the hill to the Cape.

With a forecast that was wavering from 5 knots to 5 to 15 knots, we just needed to get over there and do it. 15 knots can translate to 25 at the Cape, so we were looking good to arrive and see only a mildly chopped up surface and not many whitecaps on the outside. We geared up and got on the water by just after 7AM, and it was game on!

Even with a pretty extreme drift the bite was fast and furious with lingcod landed right off the bat. We went on to land several lings in the first hour, and the wind went from mild to raspy and back to manageable in the first couple of hours.

We went on to catch all the fish we were after - 4 lingcod in the 15 to 20 pound class out of a dozen and a half or so that we landed, a nice cabezon, two fat vermillion, two coppers with one being state recordish at around 8 to 10 pounds, chinas, blacks, blues... We were blessed with a diverse catch and a pretty constant bite for several hours.

When it was time to go my guest had kept a modest lingcod and a couple of small blacks. It wasn't about a limit or even the biggest fish for Kenny, and that garners much respect from me. At 65 years old, my partner on the water this day was in good touch with what it means to seek fulfillment in the offshore wilderness. I was just lucky enough to be the facilitator.

Thanks for coming along. 

Good stuff Eric!

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Great post thank you

 Great pics and report.


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Copperiffic!

Loving the pics as usual Eric.
You know that's my kinda place.


Your client is sportin the righteous 'stache too!

I'd love to go there, someday one day hopefully.  Any video of the trip?

Any video of the trip?

Kenny found me through YouTube, so I got lots of footage.

It's too long, but I tried to keep it interesting.

Greta stuff Eric and Kenny!!

Beautiful fish and nice looking Kraken Kenny!!

 

 

Sincerely,

Jim

Sweet vid and outing.  I was like is he going to hang onto those pliers?  casualty!   

Any video of the trip?

Kenny found me through YouTube, so I got lots of footage.

It's too long, but I tried to keep it interesting.

I love every minute!

Cool video!  That place is awesome wether fish are bitin or not!