August 16th, 2018
first call was 6am. #i barely slept and was up and ready to go at 5:30!
this fishery is all about live bait. #the tank was loaded up. #not sure how may scoops, but the anchovies were packed in like sardines!
the dockside receiver makes it easy.
looks nice when it's lit up!
we're going to take a quick tour of the boat. #the latest in electronics. #
shimano rods and accurate reels. #
compared to what i have locally, ilwaco is a HUGE harbor. #
these guys are used to it, but navigating the channels out of the harbor is pretty involved. #
exiting the mouth of the columbia river, the seas are starting to pick up.
now we're crossing the columbia bar
we ran 60 miles all total and finally got to the spot where guys had picked up fish the previous day. #we were just getting set up and john was giving instructions to the group.
once we got the deck cleared, we set up the troll lines again and got hit again.
and again!
53 albacore in less than 3 hours. #live bait really makes a difference.
here's the 8 of us on the transom with mike taking the pictures, plus 53 albacore!
captain's recap of the day. #just another day of tuna fishing in southern washington!
thanks to mike colbach and https://www.shakenbakesportfishing.com/ for a great day!