Albion Open 2011 results and thread

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Whew! What a weekend! This has been one of the best fishing weekends ever for me for so many reasons.

Thank you so very much Craig and Linelle for doing such a wonderful job, this wouldn’t have been possible without you.

My brother Old #7 (Dennis) and I were accompanied by his two sons, wife, along with another set of kids. The best thing about this event was the demonstration of what a family NCKA really is… from the time we got there to the second we left there was so much camaraderie, generosity, and so much more I can’t even put into words. The 13 year old (Jordan) was so impressed that he said to me, wow everyone is so friendly, do you even know these people? By the end of the weekend, he wants to come back and participate as an angler next year. Then there was the food. Then there was meeting more cool people. Oh yeah, then there was fishing… finishing third was just a huge bonus that I never expected to happen!

Congrats Scott, and thank you for giving us some of your homemade lures, along with demo-ing your calstar. Another example of generosity within this group that blows me away. You are a class act and this was a well deserved win.

We knew Team Chancho and Kat from GS5 because we camped next to them, so turns out we were next to them again this time…sweet! We bonded last time because the 3 of us tried Balut for the first time together thanks to Darius…good job out there Ryan, I felt sorry for you for a while because as we headed north, it was a little rough, the drift was fast, and keeping up with the Hobies was a difficult task. We could hold over pinnacles and rock piles, which we went looking for about 2-3 miles north, while ryan dropped his line and then drifted away pretty quickly, and had to work twice as hard to get back to where we were. Then you caught a salmon and I stopped feeling sorry for you. Lol  Congrats man, you deserved it,  both 2nd place and that salmon.

I ended up catching a huge red by trolling a purple/black 5” swimbait on a 1 oz leadhead while we were looking for other spots, and she was pulling hard! Then I caught the ling on a hootchie type setup that was killin em all day… ask Old #7 to tie you guys some, that’s where I got them. Those were the two fish that really counted for me, I couldn’t get a greenling or a cabbie for the life of me, but in the end, I was happy enough to get the ling and red.

Can this weekend get any better? YES! We wanted the get the four kids on some fish, so we chartered a six pack Sunday with Craig from “Beat em and Eat em” recommended by the owners of the campgraound. I must say he was super cool, really took care of us and made sure the kids had a good time. Dennis had been corresponding with him and figuring out if the weather was gonna cooperate, which it did on Sunday, it was beautiful out there! First thing we did was drop off crab pots, then off to a spot that found us 2 limits of mostly huge blacks, as well as 2 lings. Unfortunately, the kids started getting sick, so we dropped them off and went salmon fishing! That’s what I wanted after seeing Ryan’s. First 3 bites…silvers. The 4th bite feels pretty good, its pulling line here and there, then….it comes off. We only have a half hour left, so our chances of getting a keeper are slipping away. Then we get to a ridge going from 320 to 270 marking a lot of bait and woo hoo! Fish on! Dennis fights this thing in and guess what? Purple back and black lips mean it’s a keeper! The skipper says heck with quittin time, lets troll through there again. So guess what? Fish on! This time I’m up again, and I land my first ocean salmon ever! See why this has been one of the best fishing experiences of my life? As a bonus, we go back to pick up the crab pots and get about a dozen keepers. If you are interested, I would highly recommend Craig, he really took care of us.

So thank you everyone for such a great experience not only for myself, but the family we brought with us. We can’t wait for the next one!

Roger

Big thanks to Craig and Linelle.  me and my wife have a lot of fun..looking forward again for next year!!!

Congrats to all the winners.



Kiel

my camera was dead mostly but here are a couple more pics

Wow Chadrock!!!! Your photos really capture the momments! You've got an eye my man. Great stuff  thanks for the memories! These things just seem to get better every time. Now if we can just get Craig to dial in the conditions a little more we'd be sitting pretty! Missed it by one day............ Always tough unpacking from one of these... but the memories live on......... awsome job everyone.

Thats awesome Roger I want to see some pictures of both of your salmons, crabs, ling, and rockies from the charter.

Ryan

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Love the dog pics!  Thanks for sharing the moments.

Roger that pic of Ryan is just fing cool. Can you send that one to me in higher res?