advTHXance
Well-Known Member
For me it was during a trip I had with a couple from Comox. They were so cheerful and had a great positive vibe the whole weekend, despite being met with gale force winds and horizontal rain on the first day. They only wanted to retain 1 chinook for their housesitter, so everything else we caught that could go back did go back. Day 2 the fishing was dead, we drove all up and down the coast searching for them, and finally late in the afternoon we hear some chatter on the radio that a couple fish got picked up close to the lodge. On a whim, we decide to run the 45 mins back up towards the lodge and try our luck before calling it a day. Wouldnt you know it, we show up and shortly after, the rod goes off, and right away you know its a decent fish. After a quick look at it under the water it looks mid-high 20s so Im ready to shake it off, but as it comes to the surface it just keeps growing in size... and by the time it breaches the surface im absolutely sure its a tyee. Grab the C/R net, scoop, *ping* out flies the teaser head and at that point i wasnt sure if Id gotten it in the net or not. Luckily we did, so I tape him out in the net, do some math, realize what a chunk weve just landed, call the lodge, get the manager out for a photo op, fish goes back in the water, healthy kick off and back down to the depths he/she goes!
42lb wild caught on a green haze bulletroll teaser head at 42' on the rigger, measuring approximately 42.25" x 28.25". And the best part is it couldnt have happened to more deserving guests!!
42lb wild caught on a green haze bulletroll teaser head at 42' on the rigger, measuring approximately 42.25" x 28.25". And the best part is it couldnt have happened to more deserving guests!!