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So a dozen years ago I worked at a set net site and ever since then I decided the way to have my own boat is to use it to catch fish. Since then I've worked in every side of the salmon fishery (except processing) from sport guiding, to management. This spring, realizing my job prospects were not great, and the market was good, and financing was available, I took the plunge.

I traveled to Cordova to look for boats


Cordova is home to one of the original chairlifts in North America


The local watering hole


Digs for a few


a bit of sport fishing




I finally settled on a boat, and got myself a whiskey ginger


The FV Sportsman, a boat 2 years younger than me, but with an updated powerplant and a bunch of great modifications.


Maiden voyage for me


Across the sound to the grounds


I'm a captain


It's like fly fishing, but way more efficient. But when you start looking at the ocean like a river... I was the highliner in the first opener I ever fished. Granted there were like 3 other boats, but still.


First fish. Go buy a salmon in the store sometime, it could be from me


Game on folks!

I liked you better as a marinero.

bonne chance, fucko.

Congrats on the venture. What was that fine looking, hazy beer you were sipping?

Now how long until we’ve a drakian with a cub to land on gravel bars

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It's like fly fishing, but way more efficient.



Go buy a salmon in the store sometime, it could be from me




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you should watermark every fish so we know

and no captain dubious

the art of flinging flys in hopes of an eat and set netting are quite opposite ends of the fishing spectrum and quite disimiliar

but good on ya for makin les smile and gittin after it


YouTube link

Beautiful sea runs.. and nice bote. Hopefully its a good year.

-G- wrote: ↑Sat Jun 08, 2019 8:40 am Now how long until we’ve a drakian with a cub to land on gravel bars

5 to the t-craft
10 to the cub

what's it's[sic] name?

kick some ass, Monk :smile

Nice, Monkey.
Mazeltov!

mitch aka 2 fish wrote: ↑Sat Jun 08, 2019 8:56 pm what's it's[sic] name?

at the moment "F/V Sportsman"

may rechristen her at some point but her given name will do.

you go boy !!!