Albion Open 7-25

Pic 1: Mickfish, Dilbeck, and Mark (Fishshim) sharing jokes

Pic 2: Mako1, Steele_Leader, and ChuckE sharing a good laugh

Pic 3, 4: The party went on long after the potluck food was long gone

Pic 5: Aki, the Wonder Dog!!

Pic 1 thru 9: Darius-MMIII and (I think) the Utah boys heading out on Sunday morning

Pic 1, 2: Campsite view from the launch area

Pic 3: Mickfish discoveries possibly of interest to Abking (I think Mike already posted a pix)


Thanks to Sean (SBD) for the opportunity to participate. If the event was held a week later, I would not have been able to enjoy the cameraderie and good food. It is always nice to see my kayaking friends (new and old). I'm still amazed that the Utah boys drove 1,000 miles to participate every year.

hojoman, thank you for the coverage, really felt like i was there, even though i was at home wishing i could have made it, cameron

Thanks Hojoman good to meet you there brother.

Heres what everyone say "it was fun" well honestly not for me, "It was a BLAST" I was stoked on this event by far the best event I've ever been with, Thanks Sean for putting this together, To my site mate ED and Allen thanks for the motivation I would have not been able to fish with the big boys if it wasnt for you guys, to my neighbor Tote and Becky fpr being so tote-ful and considerate, Don D for always waving and smiling at anytime of the day, to chad and wife for coming by and checking out to the food fram andy and adam,  to everyone I met you guys are all awesome cant wait for the next year wohooo, and the food on the potluck was all amazing... to the newbies who didnt make you guys dont know what you just missed, the fishing was slow the NSwell and SSWell made us feel we're inside the washing machine, lots of peeps got sick LOL but the escalator ride in and out was amazing, I also caught 2 nice crab on Sabiki












 

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Holy cow... if I knew there was going to be a cake with my likeness on it... I would've been there. That was cool... my next question... did anybody save me a piece??? Man... this gathering gets more and more epic with every post I read. Just unreal... you guys rock... all of you guys.

Freddie

    A BIG thanks to Sean for putting together the best NCKA event to date. Thank You! Congratulations to the top three finishers...... but in the end we all won!


   Our adventure began on Thursday morning at five-ish when Adam rolled into the driveway. We wound our way north then west to pre-fish a little spot called Elk. Fishing was tough there as well but we all landed some quality fish in confused seas and moderate winds. Patrick and I landed without incident while Adam goofed around in the surf almost nosing it in the sand and ended up with a kayak full of gravel. The hill didn't have the same daunting feel as last year.
    With the kayaks reloaded we made our way north to our campsite at Albion. Thursday night Adam cooked up some fresh grilled fish tostadas ala FisHunter...Let the Food Parade Begin! We fished Friday morning trying to find the mother lode but it was not to be. Part of Friday night's dinner was what I would call the "campcrawl" ...starting with Andy's wild boar feed.
     Saturday I fished north trying again to find a honey hole but it was not to be. I caught plenty of fish but not a single fish was worthy of a weigh in so they were all released. The pot luck was as confusing as the seas and fishing...where to start? what to try first? and most difficult of all ...when to stop. That was easy...deep fried cheese cake thanks to Mooch for sharing his with me.
      Thank everyone for making this weekend such a great adventure, on and off the water.

. my next question... did anybody save me a piece???

Freddie

Freddie, I'm not sure if anyone saved you a piece but I did see one fella cut out the piece with your picture on and laugh his butt off as he devoured it...too funny.

WHAT A BLAST! Congratulations to everyone who participated in this event Sean (SBD) thank you so much for your time and effort in putting this tournament event together. IMO Albion provided the perfect location and facilities to accommodate the best NCKA event to date

Congrats to the winners: Reelknots, Ravensblack & TOTE!!! Conditions on Saturday were pretty nasty on the water and catching was not the best but these three hung in there and "got lucky"

Without a doubt the NCKA crew is among the best company anyone could ask for. Visiting campsites, seeing old friends and meeting new faces was the best.

The FOOD!!!!  OMG WHAT A SPREAD. If you ever get the chance to taste deep fried cheese cake DO IT you have know idea what your missing

Fished Saturday with Hojoman and my two sons. We were all very lucky in that we didn't get sick. I heard lots of chumming was going on and we did see quite a few greenheads paddling toward the shore We did pretty good on the rockfish. Nothing to brag about but will definitely make some good taco's

1) Hojoman catching his first ever fish on the big blue from a kayak
2) Joel (Fishmeister) first fish of the day
3) Jacobs catch of the day

Freddie, I'm not sure if anyone saved you a piece but I did see one fella cut out the piece with your picture on and laugh his butt off as he devoured it...too funny.

Not sure why I had to...but I had to!

Congrats to Kiel, Craig and Mike for catching fish on a slow day.  Sean, I'm glad you didn't have to put so much effort and that you were able to just have fun.  I think I will have to hit this place up one more time before the season ends..gotta give it a second chance.  I didn't catch anything noteworthy.  Had a great time catching up with friends and hanging with Levi's fam.  Glad everyone like the InSeine cheesecake.  I think that one will have to make an encore at our next event.

Jim

Pic 5: Theresa (Parrothead) - she's gonna kill me when she sees this pix

What a picture!  Thank Hojoman, I feel the love!  I will have to post some pictures tomorrow.

I had a great time at Albion!  Super campsite, thank you Craig...we could see your Ravensblack flag flying as we crossed the bridge!  Nice launch with the free ride into the ocean.  This was my first ocean tournament.  The seas were a bit rocky and I did the best I could.  Pulled up three blacks, all caught on "The Pink Flamingo", the custom rod made by my loving husband a couple years back.  These were the first fish that rod ever caught, my first fish in the ocean...so it was a good day.

I loved the Albion River.  I paddled with a few of the NCKA ladies on Saturday.  Then did the large group travel down river to the end and the berries on Sunday.  Lots of fun, great conversation and beautiful views!

This was an awesome event, love the hoodie!  Sean, thanks again for putting on these events!  I loved the facilities and hope that NCKA will be welcome back again for many more years. 

I look forward to seeing everyone in August at MBK and/or Davenport.