Striper Sniper
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Hey Bruce, I wish you all the best in the New Year and I hope we can get out and slay a couple.............
beverages also! SS
beverages also! SS
Best of 2008 Photo Memories ( ah ha !!! )
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the fog ducker
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SS Ya got it er beat buds !! That looks DAAALISCIOSSSS !! Well , Im heading out to get completely "Fogged Right UP"[
)], Looks like this post should do well , looking forward to seeing all the new pics when I wake up tomorrow night !![)]Happy New Year to ya all , Have Fun , FD 
)], Looks like this post should do well , looking forward to seeing all the new pics when I wake up tomorrow night !![)]Happy New Year to ya all , Have Fun , FD
Striper Sniper
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Hey FD, already there.......... have a great evening.... hope to hook up with your in the New Year......SS
SS
Charter Tofino
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Photoshopped route. Just kidding. Be pretty awsome to run up the outside! Maybe one day
Charlie
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Okay... I will post my favorite fishing pictures for 2008.
This is a trip I took my wife’s nephew, his dad and brother on. All say they are experienced boaters! And these are actual pictures of my instruments and the now infamous area known to all, as “Bill’s Beach”!
The first morning of fishing the crew is telling me everything is cool and they know where they are and where we are going. I am okay with this as we had gone on a shake down the day before and I went through this area three times with them pointing out the buoys… check the track in the first picture! So, take me there! I watched for a few minutes and they were doing well with two on the bow and Bill at the helm, so I decided to go down below and make some coffee. When I came back up the first picture is what I saw! And I yelled, “ANYONE SEE THE BUOYS?” The response from the helm was great and I quote, “What buoys?”
I grabbed the helm and gave it a full port! Just in time for the boat to settle on a nice sandy bottom on an outgoing tide. I just turned and said, “Welcome to Bill’s beach!” Switched my sounder to tide predictions and saw this:
They all looked at me kind of funny and ask what could they do. My response, “You guys can do whatever you want, to include hiking back to the cabin! Just don't get caught out there when the tide comes in! I am going down, get a cup of coffee and watch a movie. We’re going to be here for a while.” I ended up taking a nap and when it lightened up a bit, this is what I saw:
I took this picture the next morning. We were about 25 meters to the left of the buoy in the picture.
Needless to say... none of them wanted to drive the boat through this channel after this, especially in the dark! BTW… they don’t know how lucky we were… the other side of this channel is full of rocks!
This is a trip I took my wife’s nephew, his dad and brother on. All say they are experienced boaters! And these are actual pictures of my instruments and the now infamous area known to all, as “Bill’s Beach”!
The first morning of fishing the crew is telling me everything is cool and they know where they are and where we are going. I am okay with this as we had gone on a shake down the day before and I went through this area three times with them pointing out the buoys… check the track in the first picture! So, take me there! I watched for a few minutes and they were doing well with two on the bow and Bill at the helm, so I decided to go down below and make some coffee. When I came back up the first picture is what I saw! And I yelled, “ANYONE SEE THE BUOYS?” The response from the helm was great and I quote, “What buoys?”
I grabbed the helm and gave it a full port! Just in time for the boat to settle on a nice sandy bottom on an outgoing tide. I just turned and said, “Welcome to Bill’s beach!” Switched my sounder to tide predictions and saw this:
They all looked at me kind of funny and ask what could they do. My response, “You guys can do whatever you want, to include hiking back to the cabin! Just don't get caught out there when the tide comes in! I am going down, get a cup of coffee and watch a movie. We’re going to be here for a while.” I ended up taking a nap and when it lightened up a bit, this is what I saw:
I took this picture the next morning. We were about 25 meters to the left of the buoy in the picture.
Needless to say... none of them wanted to drive the boat through this channel after this, especially in the dark! BTW… they don’t know how lucky we were… the other side of this channel is full of rocks!
Charlie
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The $5k in fuel was including all the running around and sightseeing! The actual round trip is approximately 550 nautical / 634 statute miles. The cost is in direct proportion with the cost of fuel and burn rate... I use about a gallon per nautical mile on plane! This year fuel averaged about $5 US = $2,750. Usual cost is closer half that!
It is a trip of a lifetime!
ActionJackson017
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Hey Charlie, I was just surfing Google Earth up around Esperanza Inlet and actually found the same pic of Wrong Side of the Bouy you posted. Thought that was pretty cool, it was within 30 minutes of reading this thread lol.
Lat: 49°48'38.26"N Long: 126°58'28.00"W for anyone else that wants to see
Lat: 49°48'38.26"N Long: 126°58'28.00"W for anyone else that wants to see
ActionJackson017
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nitnat_junkie
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scott craven
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I like the lucky can in the halibut shot....
classic west coast fishing pic !!
classic west coast fishing pic !!
nitnat_junkie
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caught that fish off the bear lake dock in mesachie lake , and always gotta have the lucky while fishing
highlights
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Ok, lets see if I remember how to get these pictures up.
