GS8 - Only one brief capsizing reported - WTG, Everybody!

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Great pics, Joe.  Great ab too.   

Official GS8 results:

1. Rob Knoles - 784 points - 4 releases and a salmon - even released the salmon!  (no salmon bonus) - AOTD - Won the Malibu X-Caliber, a 51" redwood trophy trough, a ten inch ab with a ceramic tag, and a ceramic mini trough.
2. Shannon Jay - 710 points - 4 releases including a 34" lingcod - SOTD for highest release total - won a Kokatat drysuit and a ten inch ab with tag.  Also won the adult Gyotaku competition ($100).
3. John Holder - 677 points - 4 releases including a 22" rockfish.
4. Chris Mayes - 674 points - 4 releases including a 32" ling.
4. Matthew Mayes - 674 points - 4 releases including a 30" ling.
Chris and Matthew caught all different length fish and still tied!!
6. Steve Dinkel - 672 points - 4 releases including a 31" ling.
6. Mike Lavoie - 672 points - 4 releases including a 32" ling.
8. Jeff Ornellas - 666 points - 4 releases.
9. Jeff Baker - 653 points - 4 releases.
10. Dennis Shu - 646 points - a salmon and 3 releases including a 34" ling.
11. Daniel Montellano - 619.5 points - 4 releases.
12. Gary Mason - 616.5 points - a 34" salmon and three species retained.
13. Jim Russell - 616 points - 4 species with 2 released.
14. Jim Jackson - 604.5 points - a salmon and three releases.
15. Eric Kaai - 598 points - 4 releases.
16. Jeff Davies - 586 points - 4 species.
17. Tim Duffy - 566 points - 4 species.
18. Raydon Shippey - 561.5 points - 4 species with one release.
19. Jim Gosciminski - 555 points - 4 species.
20. Suntino Soldano - 543 point - 4 species.
21. Joe Navari - 538 points - 4 species.
22. Ruben Ledesman - 531 points - 4 species.
23. Chuck Espiritu - 521 points - 4 species including a 33.5" ling.
24. Brandon Wallace - 516.5 points - 4 species.
25. Dino Abulencia - 509 points - 4 species.

Longest Lingcod - 34.5" - Tom Arthur - won a Wilderness Systems T140 and a ten inch ab with tag.

Longest Salmon - 39.5" - Pete Sciucchetti - won a new rubberized Ego net and a ten inch ab with tag.

COTE - Catch of the Event - Don Dickinson - 50 something inch wolf eel caught on Thursday.  Won a ten inch ab with tag.

Kid's Gyotaku winner - Zilla's son Jet!  ($100)

Team winners:  (see ATD's Team Post under tournaments for full list of team scores)

1. The aMayesing Bros - 674 average - Second year running!  Won a fish gripper for each team member.
2. North Valley Slayers - 552.25 average
3. Team Bubba - 509.5 average

Big RCG side bet winner:  David Harrada - 23" cabezon - $600!

Great job to everyone.  It's an honor to belong to such an excellent group of anglers who are friends too.   

Thank you Eric and your family for a great event.  Congrats to Racin Rob on the AOTD and Bloodbath on the huge ab.

WTG Rob.
Congrats on the win.

I did not attend, regrettably, but I want to compliment Eric for putting on a good event. It sounds like it was a huge success for those who were there. It also sounds like it was a positive thing for the community of Shelter Cove too!

Thank you Eric for being a responsible event coordinator. A win, win! May GS live forever!

NotaSeal

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What an awesome weekend!!!!!!
It was great to meet such an awesome crew! Thank you for making us feel so welcome.

Tourney day was a little rough for us, with am getting pretty sick right off the bat. She stuck through it for 5 hours though, and still landed a nice 28 inch ling 

Our OTW highlight of the weekend was sunday, when we brought 4 shaker salmon to the boat, and had a double hookup!!!! I measured the largest one, and it came out to just over 21". We were a little bummed that we didnt bring home any chrome, but it was great to know that we were doing something right.

Thank you Eric for a great event! We will be back for sure!!!

Aloha,

Isao

Racin Rob you are the man congratulations on the AOTD.  Many thanks to Eric and his family.  I did manage to land a 38" salmon on Sunday about a half mile past the green can.

What a special weekend! Thanks to Eric and everyone that worked so hard to put on the event. Congrats to Rob on the big win, and thanks to Bloodbath for sponsoring me.

I got skunked Friday and was convinced I was cursed. Day of the tournament I found a pack of A-Hulls who were gracious enough to let a bad luck B-Hull fish with them. After bitching and moaning about my poor luck (skills?), Jim, Al and Daniel got me on some fish Rod went bendo and to the surface came my first ever lingcod at 26" (took out my frustrations and bashed him good  ) Thanks Al for taking pics and documenting the moment. Such a great event and amazing people. I'll be back for GS9!

Thanks Eric for all the time and hard work you are the man !!!!!! I had a blast and met soo many cool people. Thanks everyone for the great weekend and all the great food. Cant wait to meet up on the water with new friends. To my camp buddys Thanks Joe for showing me the ropes on Abs and wow what a monster Ab you got. Last Thanks Tommy and Jingle for hanging out and keeping me company you guys rock !

Our OTW highlight of the weekend was sunday, when we brought 4 shaker salmon to the boat, and had a double hookup!!!! I measured the largest one, and it came out to just over 21". We were a little bummed that we didnt bring home any chrome, but it was great to know that we were doing something right.

The minimum length is only 20" to keep a salmon

So incredibly bummed I couldn't make it this year. This last year has been tough for me away from all my NCKA brothers and sisters I have made in the last couple of years. I'm in the last couple of months of school right now and my schedule wouldn't allow for GS8 or the upcoming Albion tirp. Glad everyone made it up and back safe and sound. I look forward to seeing everyone soon.

A thank you to everyone who posts up pics of the event, those of us who couldn't make it appreciate them more than you can imagine!!

It is impossible to describe the friendships, and connections you make through this site. Most people don't understand when you try to explain what NCKA is and what it is all about. All I know is these are some of the best people you can ever meet, and some of the best memories you can make!!




   
   

See you at GS9 Chris 

Back to reality , sitting at my desk daydreaming of GS8 . What a Great adventure. Long drive following the moon, pretending I was 40 yrs old instead of 57 and can jump off my truck  (DumbAss), Ma Ocean blessing us with great conditions, the fishing; letting a greenling slip out of my hands  (damn, that was species #4),but PB China 16.5" .  No 10" Ab but my first Scallop , , reacquainting with old friends and making some new , Great Food  and all the MerrymentandMayhem a group NCKA folks could dream up. Thanks to Danglin' for the WheelEz axle pin ( story next event),  THANKS to Eric and all of the folks who set up this event.

Great pics everyone! Another great event, can't wait to get on the water with everyone again soon!