GS7 - Tournament Results on Page 57

I'd like to offer some salmon enticements over the coming days...  The ocean salmon season at Shelter Cove used to start on the second Saturday in February - that would've been last Saturday!  I caught plenty of early season kings at the Cove in the early 2000's...  Now we wait until they announce an opener, and it'll likely be in April - I'm betting on 4/13/13 right now.  This could be another banner salmon season, and future seasons are dependent on many factors - ocean conditions likely being foremost. 

This tends to be the case:  Salmon congregate at Shelter Cove where the reef juts out across a normal migration route, and the reef also represents a source of feed in that the habitat around it becomes part of the salmon migration.  Keep that in mind...

I'll share some photos of Shelter Cove Kings.  It's the primary target for me at Shelter Cove.  Consider it.   

My biggest salmon ever.  38 pounds.   

I grew up fishing with my Dad on his powerboats out of Humboldt Bay and Shelter Cove.  He taught me how to catch salmon without a downrigger, and in later years when he did have the DR, he was the one who always took that rod!  I am a DeepSix guy.   

In all the years fishing the powerboats off Humboldt Bay mostly and a fair amount off Shelter Cove, we never brought more than a near thirty pounder to the boat.  So when I caught a 38 pounder on my kayak it was a whole new world!  I was thrilled to achieve it, but the heavy relevance to this thread is that this occurred in a small window of opportunity.  You NEVER know when a big fish will bite at the Cove.  Be Ready.   

I'm bringing a BIG net!

Your torturing me Eric...  That's a bad ass salmon.

I wish I lived closer to the cove I would be out there all the time.

Everytime I see a pic of you on that beach I smile.

 

So excited to get back up there!!!!!

 

Sincerely,

Jim

Check is in the mail Eric, thanks for all you do!

 GS7 Paid Registrations:

1.   Batt, David / batt
2.   Belli, Domenic / Domenic
3.   Bennett, Martin / Fish ‘n Brew
4.   Cheng, David / daviator   
5.   Constable, Etienne / sackyack
6.   Dilbeck, Michael / dilbeck
7.   Easter, Brandi / Brandi
8.   Hayashibara, John / bluewrx02   
9.   Heintz, Matthew / Sloshed Sailor
10.   Huante, Francisco / Zisco
11.   Leepin, Allen / otobepelagic
12.   Marple, Ken / Sc X factor
13.   Mason, David Kent / Goldendog      
14.   Meier, Jim / Rockfish
15.   Mouton, Greg / cajun
16.   Ostrom, Aaron / Pac Man
17.   Palk, Derrick / DerrickA2H
18.   Pratt, James / Rider
19.   Quinton, Josh / JJQ
20.   Richards, Jeff / JWR Richards, Jeff / JWR
21.   Saufferer, Ron / Family Guest
22.   Saufferer, Terry    / Jacks
23.   Shippey, Raydon / raydon
24.   Smith, Jeff / barefoot1
25.   Stockwell, Eric / Abking / LoletaEric
26.   Totaro, Mike / Tote
27.   Van Arsdale, Aaron / Piski
28.   Vanhorn, Fred / IslandYak
29.   Walker, Paul / PNWKA
30.   Walker, Sean / PICSCEAN
31.   Weaver, Tim / Daleshark   
32.   Yu, Benjamin / Bassmanben

Welcome, Paul Walker from NWKA, Tim / Daleshark, Aaron and Greg from Pacific Outfitters!   

Prizes so far:

Grand Prize - Jackson Cuda 14

Other prizes:

- Suunto mountable kayak compass
- Bending Branches paddle
- Lowrance Mark 4 B&W GPS/FF
- Lowrance Elite 4 Color GPS/FF
- Kokatat Bahia Tour PFD
- Kokatat Tempest Jacket
- Various Surf to Summit gear

More TBA…

Trophies:

- AOTD receives a 10" ab and a Trophy Trough
- SOTD receives a 10" ab
- Lingzilla receives a 10" ab

Is Bird of Prey going to chime in with the Hali story where he was afraid of the fish he hooked that was bigger than Bigfoot's fish....and he lost it!

More Cove salmon -

More from '06 and '07 -

^ Who's that guy holding 2 eight pounders.  I feel like I recognize him but I can't put a finger on it. 

I gotta brush up on salmon tactics. Would love to actually land one from my SOT kayak. Salmon was my second ever yak-caught fish, a 16+ pounder in AK. In fact I think that was the last time I landed one, in 1998

Slacker no more! Check in the mail! Can't wait to head back up here again!.

GS7 Paid Registrations:

1.   Batt, David / batt
2.   Belli, Domenic / Domenic
3.   Bennett, Martin / Fish ‘n Brew
4.   Cheng, David / daviator   
5.   Constable, Etienne / sackyack
6.   Dilbeck, Michael / dilbeck
7.   Easter, Brandi / Brandi
8.   Hayashibara, John / bluewrx02   
9.   Heintz, Matthew / Sloshed Sailor
10.   Huante, Francisco / Zisco
11.   Kaber, Doug / Crash
12.   Leepin, Allen / otobepelagic
13.   Marple, Ken / Sc X factor
14.   Mason, David Kent / Goldendog      
15.   Meier, Jim / Rockfish
16.   Mouton, Greg / cajun
17.   Ostrom, Aaron / Pac Man
18.   Palk, Derrick / DerrickA2H
19.   Pratt, James / Rider
20.   Quinton, Josh / JJQ
21.   Ramos, Kiel / ReelKnots   
22.   Richards, Jeff / JWR Richards, Jeff / JWR
23.   Russell, Jim / BigJim
24.   Saufferer, Ron / Family Guest
25.   Saufferer, Terry    / Jacks
26.   Shippey, Raydon / raydon
27.   Smith, Jeff / barefoot1
28.   Stockwell, Eric / Abking / LoletaEric
29.   Totaro, Mike / Tote
30.   Van Arsdale, Aaron / Piski
31.   Vanhorn, Fred / IslandYak
32.   Walker, Paul / PNWKA
33.   Walker, Sean / PICSCEAN
34.   Weaver, Tim / Daleshark   
35.   Yu, Benjamin / Bassmanben

Welcome back, BigJim, Crash and Kiel.   

Prizes so far:

Grand Prize - Jackson Cuda 14

Other prizes:

- Suunto mountable kayak compass
- Bending Branches paddle
- Lowrance Mark 4 B&W GPS/FF
- Lowrance Elite 4 Color GPS/FF
- Kokatat Bahia Tour PFD
- Kokatat Tempest Jacket
- Various Surf to Summit gear

More TBA…

Trophies:

- AOTD receives a 10" ab and a Trophy Trough
- SOTD receives a 10" ab
- Lingzilla receives a 10" ab

I am so in! I am taking Thursday and Friday off, and should be leaving Wednesday after work. Thanks for putting on this fantastic event Eric. The check is in the mail. Looking forward to more tips on how you fish for salmon