trophywife
Crew Member
thanks for the great trip report!! inspiring for sure!!
Great account of the events, thanks for posting this Smiley! The only detail missing from this post is that band Stick Figure playing in the background. This was definitely a trip to judge future trips by and it includes a few firsts for me;
You and AfterHoursIV (and Why Knot and his crew) were a blast to fish with, thanks for having me on the boat (which is a fantastic fishing platform, by the way).
- first tuna on a handline (albeit anticlimactic, I guess that is why handlines are also called meat lines),
- first encounter with blue sharks (2 meters long!),
- first time hanging out with Dalls porpoises (just as fast as the white sided dolphins),
- first time seeing a humpback breach 100% vertically out of the water,
- first time getting on a boat for 3 days with total strangers to run over 300 miles to some random temperature/chloro break for some albies that may or may not be there and having to deal with Afterhour's and Smiley's eternal optimism and energy right up to the bitter end. It was exhausting. And Why Knot's crew was no different, geez.
I'll take this opportunity to publicly apologize for losing 1/6 of the tuna we hooked into.
Ha ha ha, how did you guess!! It may not be the prettiest bag up front on the bow, but definitely made the difference between running 80 miles into Westport for fuel or not.So now that you are part of the 100+ mile club; what's next?
Nice report and a experience you will never forget. Good on ya!
I should have known when Whitey told me that Why Knot was heading south with another boat that has a big butt fuel bladder on the bow it would be you or After Hours. LOL!
Smiley...... your post of our adventure is second to none! You talk about memory loss??? I don't think myself or Dave( seagirt) could have explained it in such detail as you did. As Dog Breath said ( POST OF THE YEAR! ) it was an absolute honour to be a part of your crew! It was a throw together team, and a shot in the dark as to how we would get along, and fish together. I don't think it could have ever gone better, from captain Thomas ( smiley) to deck partner Dave ( seagirt ) and myself, every aspect of our adventure went off without a hitch! I don't think a 6 month pre planned trip could have gone off this well.All in all it was great trip! more fish would have been nice but truthfully if thats the only reason your going you definitely would be better off heading down to your local fish monger ! We had an experience that I will remember for as long as I can remember ( the way things are going with my memory is just another good reason to post!lol ) It made me new friends and strengthened existing friendships! Thank you to my capable crew After Hours and Seagirt! Thank you to Why Knot and his awesome crew! Looking forward to doing it again next year!View attachment 35674 View attachment 35676
PS... Big Shout out to Sculpin! His numerous rich detailed posts inspired me to get off my lazy butt and give back to the site and the people that have provided so much intelligence and insight to fishing in our waters! Thanks John!
Yeah, sounds like an epic boat ride with good comradery onboard. Great pics! But I more and more realize that this fishery is not for me. I thoroughly enjoy the stories though! Cheers!
I won't go unless i can access the schools of tuna within a 2 hour runYeah, sounds like an epic boat ride with good comradery onboard. Great pics! But I more and more realize that this fishery is not for me. I thoroughly enjoy the stories though! Cheers!