Elk - August 4, 2007

Wow... events like this just make me so proud to be part of this group.  I don't how we do it, but we always manage to step it up every year.  Congrats to Sean and his family, Erik, and everyone who contributed to the event in one way or another.

I especially wanna thank Andy "kicknbass", Bill, Chris, Dina, Kevin, and Frankfishing's two daughters for helping out with the fry duties.  Thanks also to Sean, Stu, Fuzz, Chris, and everyone who contributed fish.  It gets a little harder every year to keep up the production of fried fish to meet the consumption rate.  We sure ate a lot of fish!

WTG... JTF on that well deserved derby win.  Congrats also to Danglin and Fuzzy Tom.

 

WTG... JTF on that well deserved derby win.  Congrats also to Danglin and Fuzzy Tom.

 

Oh yea!  i forgot to say what chuck said and to Erik Kunz for keeping all those raffle tickets in his pockets for two days.......and I did win the *NEW* (to be released in Sept.)Made-for-Kayak Fishing Floating Rod in the raffle)  LIFE IS GOOD to ME in THE NCKA Raffles fo far.........BAM II= super deluxe ROLL-EZE  and now this?  just tooting my own lil'horn for a second.

  Well, If your thinking of staying @ Pine Acers Resort on Blue Lake....... Don't!!!!!!!!!

   White Trash, Snaggle tooth mother F$#@!$#!@#@ A-H#$@$.....OH... wait...I was @` ELk Before that..

  That Was Fantastic !!!!!!!!!!!!

  Great Event Whites, Great Everybody, Awesome Fishing, Love Jammin with Guitarzan
         ( He actually knows songs....very helpful..... )

  Really nice seeing everyone again, would love to have more events/get to gethers...

 JTF...... Congrats, but I believe your a sore winner, " Whatever.." some winning speech there!!!!

  Maybe I'll keep radio silence next time but i also believe that's half the fun,

 I really tried to lose this thing, " Kevin " can attest....  He watched me land a 35/36" ling, got it netted on my

   yak      " Flip "  " Flop "  He's Gone.........

F#@$!@@# ,  I couldn't believe I was so klutzy...  Dejected, I baited up, sent it down,...."Slam".

 Very well could have been the same fish.......  To my down fall though, I think  this ling wanted to die...

 A little on the Skinny side,  Bite out his tail, and a nasty looking parasite/sore thing,  1lb and 3oz more,

  could have been a different story JTF........  Nice win, you earned it, 

Get Cha next time...

  Nice Paddle Scaw....  Now I'm on the Hunt for a Paddle Yak to go with my Kool Paddle....

  Also investing in the Rollezzz,  I capsized 3 times on the way down, The scupper carts with Hobbies are just to

narrow to do any distance or terrain, not to mention possible damage to scupper holes, I'm done with those..

 Will trade 3 scupper carts for one Rollezz!!!!

Sorry Alein,  Keeping the paddle...

 Ciao

  ....... Danglin

Last pic, Mooch taking advantage of Tired Burly Girly

 

What a weekend.  First off thanks to some of the most gracious people I've ever met, Sean and Leah White.  Thanks to everyone else I had the chance to strike up conversations with as well including Pat and Randy, Bigfoot, ChuckE, Bill and his wife, Stuart, PISCEAN, Brian G and many many more. 

Did a little prefishing on Friday with Scwafish, PAL, cpkayak and Adam "Fishunter" (his second ocean voyage) and ended up with a couple legal lings, including a fat 33 incher that went around 14 lbs. (Special thanks to Paul for taking a nice on the water shot and posting it earlier) and another one released.  Also caught 3 vermilions and lost many more.  They were biting but very softly and biting the tails off our swimbaits.  Not much I can say about Saturday, I fished the same spots and couldn't hook crap except a nice looking canary rockfish.

Sunday, hooked up with BrianG for his first ab dive.  On the way out he told me he was an ex-water polo player, right on.  Showed him how to spot abs and he took over from there.  Ended up with 2 over 9" and one just under and all three were pretty heavy.

Nice snails brother!  I gotta go get some, glad you enjoyed the event.

I saw them bad boyz when they got back to the center and they were some deep helmets, lots of meat! I need to get some more soon, gave all of mine away...

wow what a great time that was glad I made it can't wait for next year

would like to thank Sean and family + everyone that made this event what it was
that was so fun no wonder everyone likes it so munch.

And I would like to thank the town of ELK what a great place it is
those are some Lucky people who live there.

congrats to JTF on the win feels good don't it ?

And it would have been nice to win but I am kinda of glad it not happen
now we can put this live bait thing to bed for good thank god.  

see you in MBK DUANE    

Another great event. Not much to add that the others haven't already said.

I landed one single, small copper all day.  But the scenery up there makes the trip worth it.

Congrats to the big homie JTF. Good to see all the familiar faces and meet some new peeps. I kept my NCKA raffle stretch going. I have now won at least one great prize in every NCKA raffle I've attended. (6 or 7 now). So thanks to Joel for the Hook1 gift certificate and whoever donated the dry bag and Storm swimbaits. Thanks to EriK for coordinating the raffle, thanks to all who donated, cleaned, and cooked their fish, thanks to The Whites for organizing the event, and special thanks to DAN for telling all of us his GW encounter story AT LEAST 80 times over the week-end.

and my parting shot and shout-outs........

to:
    ALL NCKA CREW and FAMILY "Good people comming together for a GREAT CAUSE and KNOWING HOW TO KEEP IT FUN,SAFE and SIMPLE".......let's keep it up and continue to be " UNIQUE " in what we do for FUN!
   
    Bill ~ for allowing me to "snake" his smaller ling out of that spot, so that the BIGGER one could see his swimbait easier!

    ChuckE ~ for kickin-down some "scopace"(sea-sick meds) to try out and kept me from "throwin up all weekend"
The stuff is UNBELEIVABLE and i didn't even need a nap later....SWEET!

pic is from the ride home on hwy128.....see ya at the next one!

   

Adam -

Nice ling and pics. I am waiting for the underwater ling shot. Glad the scopace is working for you.

Scott

Adam -

Nice ling and pics. I am waiting for the underwater ling shot. Glad the scopace is working for you.

Scott
[/quote]Thanks Scott! the meds are GOOD STUFF and that UW shot will be happing soon, i needed to get a couple into the books first. now i can take some chances on loosing it while trying to get it to SMILE

A few totals from the trip...........
Miles driven     = 297@3hrs / ride home 3.75hrs   
Miles on water = 12
Hours spent on the HUNT= 10.5
Distance from the beach/north launch to the Camp= .8 mi. (gps'd)

and a different angle of JTF and his LING

I took two extra days returning home. Just reviewed all six pages of posts with outstanding pictures. It's all been said already but I must add my two cents in a condensed version. Thanks to all of you who organized, sponsored, and contributed to this outstanding event. Congratulations to all the derby and raffle winners. That takes in about everyone including a local who bought one ticket. As always, the NCKA comraderie, food, etc. are tops. Photo contributions by all were outstanding. Adam, you have quite the collection of photos.

Chuck, I have more burners and pots when you need them. We can train people to batter and Panko the fish. Of all the fish preparations we all try, Chucks secret spices must be the ticket. It is the best!!
Oh, did I mention the veggies. They too are awesome.

Thank you Sean, Lea and the Elk community for making this outstanding event possible. Thank you each and every participant and contributor for a truely outstanding event. Let's do it again!!!
 

I surely missed out, but not entirely as I've enjoyed the pics. Can't eat pics of food though!
I hope to make it next year.
Thanks again for the posts.
Fish on!

I, too, spent a few more days in the area and have been busy since.  When I think about all the effort it took to organize, carry off and clean up this event it amazes me, and I am truly thankful.  The chances of me getting to fish that area without a tourney were zero, about as good as my getting back to the beach in the fog without some help when my gps died.  I don't think I've eaten that much or that well in years! The townspeople were great, and it's a gorgeous area.
 After fishing plastic for almost nothing for a couple of hours, I switched to a 5 oz iron with a  white glow in the dark skirt and single hook, both attached to the top swivel,  with  a shrimp fly teaser,  and then I hauled up three huge rockies before my 33 ling in about a half hour, and then I trolled my Walleye Runner and got a 27" ling, which I threw back because it wasn't going to beat the 35 incher on the beach, and I sure didn't want to haul any more pounds up that hill unless it did!
   I'm going to need some help selecting a reel to go with the rod that I won, because up to now I've been a Big 5 and Walmart guy, figuring it was only a matter of time before that stuff went into the drink for keeps.
   Thanks again!  Tom

 I'm going to need some help selecting a reel to go with the rod that I won, because up to now I've been a Big 5 and Walmart guy, figuring it was only a matter of time before that stuff went into the drink for keeps.
   

Me TOO!  Big5, has been my REEL place and now I'm goona have to "break bread" for a REAL-reel.

Tom,GRATS! on the 3rd spot!!   when i first met you at the surf safety class in HMB, i thought you were a cool guy, then after fishin next to you out there,I KNOW YOUR TOO COOL! when we BOTH were GETTIN NOTHING!  you still had a positive approach and a sense of humor, which also keeps me going ON and OFF the water.  It was a PLEASURE YAKIN with ya' and see you at the HUNT!