Tales From The Tyee Pool......2021..
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Dave H
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Thanks, and, as fate would have it I ended up buying a new Honda 5 HP 4 Stroke long shaft outboard which should last longer than I most likely will, so we are good to go now.
I'll spare you all the slightly convoluted story as to how that came to be for now.
If I fail to catch any fish I might need a filler story later on. LOL
Pal Peter and I shall launch the boat later today and start the break-in procedure for the engine.
I need to do some rowing the next few days, simply for the exercise, so I should be out and about going forward.
Looking forward to the arrival of some fish and also to renewing old acquaintances and friends.
Take care.
Stosh
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Dave
Congrats on the new OB motor.
I’m sure the Honda will serve you well. I’ve had a few, including a 200hp, 50 hp, 9.9 hp, mowers, pressure washers etc. My current daily driver is a Honda Crosstour and I also drive a 1981 Honda Goldwing.
Best of all no more mixing oil/gas.
Good luck on the water
Stosh
Dave H
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WHAT!!
Concede my crown as King Of The Cabezons??
You wish. LOL
The battle will begin as soon as I launch my boat, sometime soon rather than tonight as I threatened earlier.
Looking forward to seeing you again too, amigo.
Always all the best.
Take care.
Plug”N”away
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I feel as though I need to get Dave and Bob in my boat at the same time for a tide! I’m Certain the b.s would be as thick as tar … just the way I like it.
Plug”N”away
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Plug”N”away
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The offer stands .
Dave H
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It's me again, and, as one might expect, the reason I've been quiet recently is due to any number of factors, none of which have been pleasant, to say the least.
However, the boat is finally in the water and moored at its usual spot.
With pal Peter unavailable I employed another pal to assist in the launch and it all went well, with but one small thing.
I decided to row the boat from the launch to its mooring spot, something that is easily done and no great distance in reality.
The immediate effect on my body was alarming, although not unexpected.
Places where one presumes there might be a muscle not used for some time announced their presence in a painful way, something not unanticipated, but still a bit of a shock.
Apparently I am in poor physical shape.
Sadly, I have no one to blame but myself.
Happily, now that I'm painfully aware of my shape I'll have some impetus to stay more physically active with some discipline added that will make me walk more, and as soon as it cools a bit every evening, row a bit also.
Looking forward to this Saturday evening as I shall be rowing Mr. Scott K and his now 12 year old son Tyler in the pool.
Old-timers here may recall Scott from 20 years ago or so when he was an enthusiastic young fellow in a rapid learning curve.
I led him to his first ever wild summer-run steelhead and he attended my wedding in Molly's Reach in 2000.
In the intervening years Scott married his high-school sweetheart, got a trade and became a journeyman in his field and generally carried on with living his life.
When last I saw Tyler he was literally a babe in arms so it will be a treat to see him now as a growing concern of a 12 year old young fellow.
Been a few early rowers out the past few evenings with one small fish taken and another hook-up claimed, but no serious action as yet.
With really good fishing not far away (not for our fish) showing signs of good survival and good feeding conditions at sea with good numbers of big healthy fish, we remain in that suspended state common to Tyee rowers, hopefully optimistic.
Hope you are all doing well and enjoying this weather, although I must confess I would love to see a couple of good downpours come along sometime soon.
My creek is becoming much more of a concern and I despair we may lose more coho fry this summer.
Ah well....
Take care.
PS.. Anyone of you who wants to come out for an evening let me know as I have many empty slots still. I might even be in better shape soon. LOL
However, the boat is finally in the water and moored at its usual spot.
With pal Peter unavailable I employed another pal to assist in the launch and it all went well, with but one small thing.
I decided to row the boat from the launch to its mooring spot, something that is easily done and no great distance in reality.
The immediate effect on my body was alarming, although not unexpected.
Places where one presumes there might be a muscle not used for some time announced their presence in a painful way, something not unanticipated, but still a bit of a shock.
Apparently I am in poor physical shape.
Sadly, I have no one to blame but myself.
Happily, now that I'm painfully aware of my shape I'll have some impetus to stay more physically active with some discipline added that will make me walk more, and as soon as it cools a bit every evening, row a bit also.
Looking forward to this Saturday evening as I shall be rowing Mr. Scott K and his now 12 year old son Tyler in the pool.
Old-timers here may recall Scott from 20 years ago or so when he was an enthusiastic young fellow in a rapid learning curve.
I led him to his first ever wild summer-run steelhead and he attended my wedding in Molly's Reach in 2000.
In the intervening years Scott married his high-school sweetheart, got a trade and became a journeyman in his field and generally carried on with living his life.
When last I saw Tyler he was literally a babe in arms so it will be a treat to see him now as a growing concern of a 12 year old young fellow.
Been a few early rowers out the past few evenings with one small fish taken and another hook-up claimed, but no serious action as yet.
With really good fishing not far away (not for our fish) showing signs of good survival and good feeding conditions at sea with good numbers of big healthy fish, we remain in that suspended state common to Tyee rowers, hopefully optimistic.
Hope you are all doing well and enjoying this weather, although I must confess I would love to see a couple of good downpours come along sometime soon.
My creek is becoming much more of a concern and I despair we may lose more coho fry this summer.
Ah well....
Take care.
PS.. Anyone of you who wants to come out for an evening let me know as I have many empty slots still. I might even be in better shape soon. LOL
Dave H
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Mid-afternoon Saturday and a brief change in plans with Scott K and family leaves me a few minutes to post a couple of pics from last night.
One of them shows what I actually thought about making into a big thing as a joke, but thought better of it.
This one.
The possibilities were there. LOL
Aside from that there were another six boats out last night and Bob, the Weighmaster, told me a 24 pounder was weighed yesterday too.
Here are a couple boats lurking around the mooring buoy.
The yard at the clubhouse is looking great, as always, and it was a nice evening to sit with Bob and Judy for a bit last night.
Small flood so a couple of boats sat off the corner of the bar, most likely dangling spoons, hoping a big fish was holding below that was a biter.
No joy.
Anyway, the time for fish to arrive is nigh on us so any evening now could produce the first Tyee of the season.
Or so the theory goes.
Take care.
One of them shows what I actually thought about making into a big thing as a joke, but thought better of it.
This one.
The possibilities were there. LOL
Aside from that there were another six boats out last night and Bob, the Weighmaster, told me a 24 pounder was weighed yesterday too.
Here are a couple boats lurking around the mooring buoy.
The yard at the clubhouse is looking great, as always, and it was a nice evening to sit with Bob and Judy for a bit last night.
Small flood so a couple of boats sat off the corner of the bar, most likely dangling spoons, hoping a big fish was holding below that was a biter.
No joy.
Anyway, the time for fish to arrive is nigh on us so any evening now could produce the first Tyee of the season.
Or so the theory goes.
Take care.
Dave H
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Still no Tyee registered as of this morning, but I did hear a story, somewhat sketchy, of a fish being hooked last night at dark and in front of the clubhouse.
Apparently the net was actually picked up a couple of times but put away after the fish escaped the hook.
Not positive as to who the crew were, but I'm assured that it was a combination of inexpert rod-handling and some mis-directed rowing instructions that allowed the fish to get away.
Or maybe not.
That's the difficulty of not actually being an eyewitness to these events, one is tempted to be creatively descriptive, or fall into posting sunset photos as filler.
Take care.
Apparently the net was actually picked up a couple of times but put away after the fish escaped the hook.
Not positive as to who the crew were, but I'm assured that it was a combination of inexpert rod-handling and some mis-directed rowing instructions that allowed the fish to get away.
Or maybe not.
That's the difficulty of not actually being an eyewitness to these events, one is tempted to be creatively descriptive, or fall into posting sunset photos as filler.
Take care.
Hi all - been a very long time since I last posted. After having the chance to see Dave for the first time in a few years (2016?) both last night at the Tyee Club and then again this morning for breakfast I sought out Dave’s annual Tyee post. Had a successful guided trip yesterday with Rick Hackinen yesterday who took the wife and son and out.
I need to thank you Dave for reminding me of my handle for this site (didn’t think it was still active lol) and my trusty old password still works lol. It was great to catch up and Tyler got to see you for the first time in around 10 years where the last time I think he was barely walking. Looking forward to getting up your way more often.
I was reading a book recently that talks about “the aggregation of marginal gains” being largely responsible for why the British cycling team finally produced winners in the major pro cycling races in more recent times. Up until then they were so bad some sponsors wouldn’t even endorse them. Then I was trying to think of examples of where anglers might utilize this concept and the main one I can think of is how bass anglers slam a 300 hp outboard on a relatively small bass boat to zip between spots. Was trying to think of opportunities to take advantage of or “aggregate” marginal gains in the Tyee Pool.
I need to thank you Dave for reminding me of my handle for this site (didn’t think it was still active lol) and my trusty old password still works lol. It was great to catch up and Tyler got to see you for the first time in around 10 years where the last time I think he was barely walking. Looking forward to getting up your way more often.
I was reading a book recently that talks about “the aggregation of marginal gains” being largely responsible for why the British cycling team finally produced winners in the major pro cycling races in more recent times. Up until then they were so bad some sponsors wouldn’t even endorse them. Then I was trying to think of examples of where anglers might utilize this concept and the main one I can think of is how bass anglers slam a 300 hp outboard on a relatively small bass boat to zip between spots. Was trying to think of opportunities to take advantage of or “aggregate” marginal gains in the Tyee Pool.
Plug”N”away
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^^^^^^^ only gains you get in the pool are tickets in the lottery .. the more tickets you have in the game “tides rowed” the better your marginal gains will be!! Just my honest opinion. Plug”n”
Dave H
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Hello again.
Just a short note to report that there was a near miss today at the Tyee Clubhouse, insofar as Randy, with Fred Gerl on the rod, managed to row into a 29 lb. one ounce fish today on the flood tide, and, as expected, it fell for a spoon.
Fred allowed they had lost a smaller one as well, so now we are starting to sense a bit more excitement amongst the Tyee crew as the day of the first one can't be far away.
Absolute mill-pond out there tonight with very tiny tides, not the best for action usually, and I haven't heard anything like a ringing bell, so I think I shall retire with visions of Tyee dancing in my head.
Maybe tomorrow.
Take care.
Just a short note to report that there was a near miss today at the Tyee Clubhouse, insofar as Randy, with Fred Gerl on the rod, managed to row into a 29 lb. one ounce fish today on the flood tide, and, as expected, it fell for a spoon.
Fred allowed they had lost a smaller one as well, so now we are starting to sense a bit more excitement amongst the Tyee crew as the day of the first one can't be far away.
Absolute mill-pond out there tonight with very tiny tides, not the best for action usually, and I haven't heard anything like a ringing bell, so I think I shall retire with visions of Tyee dancing in my head.
Maybe tomorrow.
Take care.
quadra-tyee
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First Tyee 33 lb last night
Dave H
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And here are the happy couple with their catch.
The rod-holder and new member to the club is Mr. Bruce Preston and he was rowed by a rookie rower, the lovely Mr. Rick Joubert.
The fish fell for a plug and was taken just at dark last night.
Good going men and now the cherry is broken, let's see a few more.
Take care.
The rod-holder and new member to the club is Mr. Bruce Preston and he was rowed by a rookie rower, the lovely Mr. Rick Joubert.
The fish fell for a plug and was taken just at dark last night.
Good going men and now the cherry is broken, let's see a few more.
Take care.
