2017 Islander Talk (Poll Added)

Bloodbath - 2013 2.5 Day Trip

He was incredibly patient.  The fish wrapped up in kelp.  Soehow he kept in on and unwound.  How long did it take for the trophy?  an hour?  Something like that.  WTG, Idaho!!

Bushy

He was incredibly patient.  The fish wrapped up in kelp.  Soehow he kept in on and unwound.  How long did it take for the trophy?  an hour?  Something like that.  WTG, Idaho!!

Bushy

Joe's account of landing the only WSB on an NCKA Islander trip.

Second day I decided to dedicate to kayak fishing. My second drop of the day was when I felt the pull of something big! Bam,bam and the line started to peel. It felt like the fish was going in circles around a column of kelp because I could see and feel the line moving in circles. I just maintained my composure and focused on not breaking off this fish. After about 25 minutes I could not feel a fish on the end of my line anymore........My last resort would be to cut some kelp with the with the line and try to break free. I released my kelp clip, pointed the Hobie towards the open ocean and started pedaling like a madman! I finally feel the kelp break free and a dead weight on the line.
At about 15ft I see color, white, I had no idea what it was. Kiel says "WSB bro!" We team up and land the fish. This was my first WSB and on the Islander trip! Thanks Kiel!
I caught it with a 6oz Scrambled egg yoyo jig w/ two live squid pinned on the treble. Lucky13 has named this setup a "Squid Orgy!"

Jonesz - 2016 3.5 Day Trip

Anybody else that voted want to be added to this list?

  1.   Bushy (4)
  2.   Rock Hopper (6)
  3.   Polepole (5)
  4.   Fishmaster1 (2)
  5.   Kielknots (3)
  6.   VK
  7.   SmokeyWon
  8.   Vwool (2)
  9.   Sailfish
10.   Chadrock (1)
11.   CowDan
12.   I Zod (1)
13.   San Miguel (1)
14.   Lopezcador (1)
15.   Papio3
16.   Yakhopper
17.   Mdoka_Matt (1)
18.   ScubaLuis
19.   Eelkram (1)
20.   Soleman (1)
21.   MK7Eddie
22.   B-Rad
23.   Ariel Sea
24.   Nick Almighty (1)
25.   AnnieWillBeMoreThanOKAfterAnIslanderTrip (1)
26.   Blayne
27.   Fishing_Folsom (1)
28.   Mighty Quinn (1)
29.   LapuLapu (2)
30.   HapaIK
31.   PiSherman
32.   Wildrooster
33.   Bluegill Kiet (2)
34.   Dannarchy
35.   Fahrenheit840

whats the number in ( ) ? number of trips ?

whats the number in ( ) ? number of trips ?

Yup. Number of Islander trips prior to this one.....as well as I can recall with my short term memory loss. 

whats the number in ( ) ? number of trips ?

Yup. As well as I can recall with my short term memory loss. 

ok mild panic thought I missed something .putting my "new'' kayak fund money towards this trip.looking forward to it

B-Rad here. I'm in! What do I need to do?

Cen Coast - 2013 2.5 Day Trip

B-Rad here. I'm in! What do I need to do?

Just keep following this thread and look for official sign-ups.

DPShim - 2014 3.5 Day Trip

  Pefrect opportunity for divers!

I have good news and bad news.  The bad news is, Islander owners are upping the price on kayak fishing trips. With increased maintenance costs of these trips, they figured out they are not quite breaking even, hence the rates are going up.

Good news is, they still love us, so their 2017 calculations are 'bare bones' according to their needs.  they also appreciate the business early in the season prior to their summertime run of offshore trips with stand-up anglers.  We can fit only 22 yakkers on the boat whilst the stand-ups go 28.

So pricing estimate on the previous poll was inaccurate.  I took that poll down and will post a new poll.  this means we may cut down to only one trip in June, instead of two as we enjoyed last year. Vote now lwts get a good idea of wheee we all stand so we can book if we're gonna.

2.5 day:   $875
3.5 day:   $1225



Bushy

Damn. I'm speechless.

Not sure I want to pay that much for a 3.5 day.