GSXVIII - It's a Wrap - Big Thanks to the Community!

Gyotaku!

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Tournament morning. Piper yells whale 9 o’clock!

Oh shit ORCAS!!

Those gyotaku shirts looking really good. Ran into pod of May be 5 whales in SWS Saturday as well. They had dorsal fins like orcas but smaller and gray with some markings. Curious what they are.

Sounds like Risso’s dolphins maybe
They get scars from Humbolt squid that show up white against their skin

Thanks again Eric for hosting another great gimmie shelter! Sooooooo good to be a part of this amazing community and get together and share super positive vibes.

Aloha,

Isao

Thank you Eric for another awesome fun event at the cove.  It was great getting to see the gang again.  And thank you Brandi and her helpers for all the creative Gyotaku t-shirt fish prints.

On tournament day I ended up catching multiples of 9 different species along with a sea cucumber.  I caught Blacks, Blues, Browns, Cabs, Chinas, Greenlings, Lings, Olives, and Vermillions.

One more day at the Cove before I haul my truckloads of gear and goodies back home.  I'll take some time to download photos and get caught up on life (and sleep).  For now:

Huge Congrats to Kyle Monte / Midwest for his well earned victory and crowning as Angler of the Day for GSXVIII.  He brought in a 37 inch lingcod and a 21 inch vermillion to secure the victory by several inches over 2nd place Kendall Cobine and Adam Dunaway in 3rd.

Potluck, Taco Shack, Shuland and the entire weekend vibe was off the hook.  I can't overstate how wonderful it was to be with the community again.  I really didn't realize how much I've missed putting on the event and engaging with the people.

Big thanks to Brandi for another outstanding Gyotaku event on Sunday.  Big thanks to everyone for bringing so much love and joy to the Cove.

 

I had SO MUCH FUN!!!  Thank you for hosting this amazing event again, Eric.  Great memories

Thank you Eric for organizing a world-class event that brings together our crazy/kind/enthusiastic/diverse community of kayak fishin weirdos! It felt good to be back in the place that means so much to so many of us. After a long 4-year hiatus, it’s reaffirming to see friends doing well and having fun again, together. Even if we all look a little older than I remember haha…

Taco Shack shenanigans!

Had a fantastic time @GSXVIII, big thanks to all those that made this great event possible. Thanks again Eric for stepping up to host this.

What a great weekend! Thank you Eric for getting this event set up and thank you to everyone's help in making this an amazing event! My boys and I had a blast camping/ fishing and exploring a new part of our coast we haven't explored yet.  Looking forward to going back to Shelter cove with the rest of the Family soon! Of course looking forward to next year!

Had a great day on the water, conditions where epic! Had a couple of huge takedowns but didn't get them to stick. Caught some nice fish but nothing huge..... But my good buddy Adam put on a clinic next to me! Congrats on 3rd place bro!! I'll count that as a Team win

Saturdays fish tacos where epic! Had my oldest son going back for seconds. They told me they liked those fish taco's better than mine, so I guess I need to upgrade my cooking techniques.

My Sons had a great time doing their 1st Gyotaku printing and made some great mothers day gifts for Mamma who had to work on mothers day.

Epic Event! Epic People and an Epic Location!

Thank you again Eric for making sure that I made it out to this event!

Henry getting a new fishing rod for being part of the Gyotaku event. Henry has been asking for a new rod for fishing and was talking about his new set up all the way home and was excited to show his Mama
Logan got a 10" Ab helmet! He was super happy to get take home a beauty of an Ab, he might be able to Ab in his lifetime!!

Thank you to the Gyotaku crew!!!

Thank You so much Eric!