Guess I'll Start: GS5 Report

you'll leave with Sledge around. Could be still camped out next to each other right now. 

I think George mentioned being jobless and could stay there forever..who knows they end up sledging and spooning

Ha ha ha only if spooner came back

Finally got a connect...sitting in casper left Da Cove yesterday...

I thought only Baulut made u spoon...   and I know I didn't have none of that stuff...looked a little over the top for me...


Epic times Eric!!!  Thanks for putting it all together...and every single one of u that helped!!!!  the weather was a fun mix...  Ahulls rule for partying and crab support...Sin Coast thx for letting me use your pot again this yr!!!and thx pondpocher for running out and checking the pot and Abman for trying!!!  Best crabbing I've seen to date.........

Look what you have started Mike, that place will be like a minefield from peoples crab traps
next year. Thanks for gifting me a couple bro. Looking forward to fishing with you again soon.

Jedmo

Hey all,

a ripping time at the cove!. Met a bunch of NCKA'ers that I missed last year. A bunch of bad asses to go out into that weather on Sunday. Super proud to be included in this event, fishing on the Local Connection team(3rd place team finish!). A better crew of folks you coulnd't find anywhere. Loved hanging with you all.

Special Props:

Abking for- doing what you do and spreading your vibe- it is infectious!
Claire- Thanks for helping your dad, your math skills were most helpful
Zilla- Overall ripping dude, master at the grill and a super real person
All the party crew at the campground- had a blast with you all
Congrats to Terry and Craig for strong one two finishes.
Brandi- Appreciate your candidness and our conversations

Overall thanks to those I hung with. See you all soon enough

Shannon

A Big Thank You to Eric & His Family hosting such a special event!  Being at Shelter Cove with the NCKA group was pure heaven. Pam had so much fun with Eileen, Linda and Patty that I score big time WAF points, all while fishing. Had fun getting schooled by Aaron (roughster) unlike me, dude is much smarter than the fish. On Monday Daviator and me enjoyed some good fishing together in better weather, we sure hated to quit. My first Verm and my bigest black rockfish were captured. After packing and taking a needed shower, Sonny gave a special treat at the Tea House. I hang out with the best people. Jed I thank you so much for dragging the yak trailer, I hope both Dave and your wife will forgive you for returning so late. 

NEWSFLASH!!!!!! The Legless Lizard has been recovered in Portland Or. Oh and I had FUN too! Montana I found your potato.

Zilla, You're one hell of a chef and I enjoyed hanging out with you and the crew in the corner. It was a pleasure meeting you.  I can't wait for Albion. I'll bring some supplies for the Zilla kitchen.

The corner did rock,had a fantabulous time with all the homies. The kitchen will be better prepared in Albion. I had a blast, and love feeding the masses.You kill it and I'll grill it. Bring meat and booze and it will be one hell of a party! Luv ya all!!!

Thanks Eric, this was my first trip to Shelter Cove and not my last. Love it there.
Congrats Terry on kicking butt (both kinds), and to all the top ten finishers. BigJim, you should be a professional speaker, choked me up a little. It's easy to see how committed you are to the cause. And WTG Eric for the BIG donation. I especially liked when some of the winners donated thier prizes to PIF. That's a brotherhood!
I got to hang out with friends, meet new friends, drink a bunch of beer,ate like a King (many thanks to the ab divers and crabbers and taco makers and BBQers and deep fryers). Shout out to Zilla for the many hours spent cooking and Guitarzan-Ben forall the good tunes.
Oh yeah, good fishing too.
Jim

A few pics

sorry for such a late post.. hope guys are still reading and enjoying the stories...

Abking...good to see you and family..relish in the fact that your efforts help put together so much positive energy and good will amonst such a fine group of people...heartfelt thanks for all your energy and time from all of us.

great seeing so many old faces as well as making new friends.. Enjoyed as always the company of sr  Loose Screws crew... hobiedave, martin,jedmo and sonny as well as welcoming  new addition with G-wiz, Glenn.  thanks to Hobiedave and Glenn for putting so much  into  their campers and providing so much  hospitality.
as dave mentioned above...the Cove is such a magical place to fish for us..yes it is a long way up but caravaning up togehter made the trip so much more enjoyable.. As such  I was determined to spend as much time OTW  as possible..

highlights for the weekend included having gray whale breach near me at the light house and first time catching some species like verm...greenling, legal sized ling, and sharing meals together..
thanks sonny for treating us at the Tea House on Monday..

caught the potluck on Saturday and enjoyed Martin's much anticipated home brew with customized label...very cool..
but on Sunday I missed most of the ceremony and food cuz I was tied up at the cleaning station...the commercial charter fishermen  came in with big butts in the 40-60# range and lots of mongo Lings... I plucked up a lot of discarded meat from those carcusses...especially the halibut collars and cheeks..so i returned home with about an equal amount of meat.. too good of an opportunity to pass up plus I hate to see such coveted meat go to waste..
spent most of tuesday processing the meat and vacuum packing for many meals to come but my family is complaining that my garage stinks..

have to lay low now from the fishing scene...as I wiped out all WAF pts...the boss's chill was about as cold as what I felt on the water sunday..but it was worth it.
when the smoke clears though  I think we will need to make a 5.1 trip as we  don't want to wait til next year to experience the Cove.

thanks to all who made the weekend so enjoyable.
dave

The corner did rock,had a fantabulous time with all the homies. The kitchen will be better prepared in Albion. I had a blast, and love feeding the masses.You kill it and I'll grill it. Bring meat and booze and it will be one hell of a party! Luv ya all!!!

yeah...three cheers to Zilla! Amazing cook and even better person. So generous with time and food! I will bring some propane for ya at albion!

hey dave that last picture is amazing!

Thanks Eric for another awesome event!

The Fishing and Camaraderie was unparallelled, you can't been the NCKA crew;  even when the A-hulls show up.

Two pot lucks were better than one...Jedmo's ceviche on Saturday and GB2's tacos on Sunday were delicious.  Someone needs to post up the molasses pineapple upside down cake recipe, I loved that stuff.

See ya next year!
or hopefully sooner....