Steve.....We are heading down Friday again to Westport to see if we can break the drought. I check out dock 17 when in the neighborhood but haven't caught you there yet. We have a house in Westport so we stay there..over by the airport. Maybe we'll run into each other down there and you can come visit. Last time out I got the only fish near the beach....in 30ft. It was a nice fish at about 23#. Fun getting a big one in shallow water while holding the rod for a change. I'm gunning for that 62# fish...Looks like the water will flatten out for us..Sounds like you snuck out before the coast guard could turn you around...there is alot of politics going on with the Grays Harbor Coast Guard....shutting down sports fishing when it is really not warranted...we only got 4 hours of fishing in for 3 days last time out couple weekends ago. At 3am you ran the risk of running into one of those million crab pots out on the bar..pretty gutsy.

Beautiful fish. I bet that one left you wanting more. At least that's what it always does to me. I guess that's what keeps us going back. I have to come to the defense of the Coast Guard. They certainly aren't trying to interfere with anyone's fishing. They're simply trying to save some of us from making fatal mistakes. I have crossed the bar at Westport and the Tillamook bar in Oregon hundreds of times. There's been times long ago when I thought the CG was being picky but once I got in those waves and had to negotiate them it totally changed my perspective on what those big bad boys can do. All it takes is one to catch you wrong and it's dunking time. Too many people are willing to chance crossing a bar with steep waves to catch fish. This strategy has killed many people over the years. If it weren't for the CG patrolling and closing the bars when they're unsafe we would see alot more recreational fisherman dead. Just last year I think at least 15 people were killed in several incidents of bar crossings in Wash and Ore.

Thanks for giving us your story first.
The Times also reported the fish today in the fishing reports. Congrats!

WOW! You were right about that being a monster! Had to run the picture down after talking to you today.

Let's get together in Nov. & whack some fish on the Sno/Sky.

Hope to see you at the next game!

Full Freezer

I'm gonna start workin' on my

nice hog!!

Nice fish! But something really looks odd about the pic, prob just me.

The fish has "Mithril" chain-link mail

Here is the 50 caught on my boat this summer. Too bad Armblaster wasn't a member of our PSA SnoKing Chapter at the time, He would have taken frist place.

All those are slabs for sure.

Silverking,

Here's another shot of the monster (from the PSA website). How does this one look?

The fish looks beautiful in both shots, I guess what justs looks weird in the first photo is how effortlessly he's holding a 50+ lb fish, he's probably a stout guy, but most people would show a little more strain holding that big a fish up. Like I said prob just me. Great catch none the less.

SilverKing, Kirk (ArmBlaster) has arms the same size as the fish in the picture & he's holding it up with a pinkie!

Full Freezer, I am looking forward to the Trip.. You will have to show me the Ropes. considering I am a saltwater Guy (LoL) we will see you at our Daughters soccer Game .. and will be a Full Fledge member of PSA this November.. Kirk

Great fish