The boat: Miss Guadelupe 2011 The Gun Slinger!
Bo and the guys have done an awesome job in creating and preparing our new ride for this years parties. The twin 250 Verados are awesome, quiet, and powerful. The rest of the boat is pretty much the same as last years with the exception of the outriggers. The Bait tank is the focal point of the vessel around which all others activities revolve. 100 plus gallons and about a 6 scoop capacity gives us the ability to bring fish to a frenzy and keep them there for as long as it takes to fill the boat with excellent bait liveliness and nearly zero dead loss.
The Team:
Bo as our fearless leader, myself, and Defiance factory guys, Dan (all around rigger), Casey (the glass man), and Jacob (motor guru)....
The fishing:
So far this year we have had some very scratchy fishing and Westport was no exception for us. We headed North to a very crisp break and started out in the vicinity of 47.03x125.13 There were birds, a charter, and a commercial boat in the vicinity. We set trolling lines and got a couple of P nuts to get it rolling, then got another fish that converted into a micro bait stop. Did a couple of moves and ran out of time with 7 fish in the box. The one bright spot was a point when we had them boiling at the boat but were only able to keep them there long enough to hook 2 on the bait conversion. This is exactly the pattern we have been seeing so far this year, fish few and far between, and not willing to stay and party with us.....
The banquet:
Very cool to see all the Brothers and Sisters at the awards. Kudos to the Wounded Warriors for all their hard work to help make it happen and their previous sacrifices to our country. Mitch and the gang worked hard and we appreciate that as well. The food was excellent once again. Thanks to john Keizer for keeping it rolling and providing the entertainment to break it all up.
Congrats to the winners. Well done! Also worthy of mention was the big yellowtail from Team PainKiller. Nice work!
Amazingly, we were tied for the most fish donated again with 7....Pretty pitiful after last years stellar performance with 63 fish caught and I think we donated them all.
Sunday Salmon with the Warriors:
I had the pleasure of running the Gun Slinger with Dan, Casey, Jacob, as well as our 2 warriors Mike and James. We ran pretty much straight out to 250 feet and tried it there for a bit with some coho for the stop and a small king. Then headed out to 330 with some others friends that were getting some nice kings. We fished through the day and managed to scratched up 9 or 10 keepers, 3 being kings up to 24 pounds, a humpy, and 5 nice keeper coho. The warriors had a great time and it was a pleasure to have them aboard. Our last move in to 180 feet., provided our best fish, a chrome 24 pound buck that took a whole herring behind a 5 oz. red lead on the surface. Mike, one of the warriors fought it to the boat and we wrapped up our day late in the afternoon. Sorry to say, we didn't make it in for their BBQ....There was work to be done on the grounds ....Eating and sleeping will have to wait 'til our primary mission was complete!
I have been slacking on taking pictures this year but here's one of Warrior Mike and Jacob with Mike's nice king:
Thanks Bo for supporting the cause! Thanks to the crew for all their efforts. Thanks Mitch and to all the WTC guys for a fun event. Thanks to the Warriors for their sacrifices and their continuing service.
Next stop Garibaldi!
Til next tide,
Beeeeeee
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