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2007 Oregon Tuna Classic - Team Striper Summary |
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2007 Oregon Tuna Classic - Team Striper Summary |
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Port: Garibaldi, Oregon
Date: August 25, 2007 Crew: Dan "Big Mo Fo" Mitchell , Jeff "Savage" Stokes , Bill "Chief Engineer" Craig, Mark "Handline" Woodriff, Rick "GafNSpike" Bottorff,. click on thumbnail for full size image
In spite of a rocky start on Friday with electrical problems and a hasty return to port in a rambunctious sea, we rebounded for a great day of fishing on Saturday. Landed 9 fish for the tourney, when many boats were not making their minimum catch of 5, the bite was slow for the whole fleet, but we scratched our way through it. The captain neglected to inform the crew about the "bleed only" requirement, thus we had processed our fish and dropped our total weight by about 10#. But, we still turned in fish that equates to 60 meals donated to the Oregon Food Bank. The ride out was a little bumpy, but the seas settled through the day and the Striper fished very well. We found fish at the 45.40 x 124.40 on a SW troll. Handlines were successful with Zucchini and Mexican flag clones, and the swimbaits were hitting well on the late afternoon bite (black and silvers, with 2 ounce jigheads). A few highlights of the day, Mark's observation of a tight handline "Is that supposed to be that tight?", Bill's handline action when the reel came off the rod while fighting a fish, and the smallest fish of the day wearing out our GafNSpike master. A special thanks to Bill Craig for resolving the charging problem which plagued the boat on Friday. Thanks to Del Stephens who snuck us into the Tournament under the sponsorship of Striper / GenMar. Also, John and AJ of the ChaseN'Tail team, whom helped me rig the boat, fishing gear and generally turned me onto sport tuna fishing. Jeff and I returned to the hot spot on Sunday and picked up the fish we left behind, exciting fishing with doubles and triples hitting our lines, with only 2 people aboard to reel them in, true sport fishing. A great weekend of fishing and fellowship! GafNSpike; To retrieve an albacore tuna with a long gaff, and proceed to spike the brain all in one single motion. Killing the fish instantly, but allowing the heart pump the blood out of the fish.
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Capt Dan on the CR
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