k3vin_kim
07-14-2007, 07:20 PM
FJ and I went on our weekly excursion. Again out of Berth 55 but this time I brought my Pops with me. His first time on the water ever. He's got a little experience in freshwater stuff but hasn't touched a pole in over 20 years. Anyway, he's seen pictures of some things I've been catching and one that stood out was a barry. His ONE goal in life was to catch a barracuda so today it was my mission to have my old man land his first scooter.
Before we get to the landing I ask Dad if he's hungry... "No I brought Banana's... "
I had to explain to him about banana's and fishing boats and so he left em in the truck.
First of all, the head count was like 85 anglers so I knew it was gonna be pretty uncomfy. We started off in Sculpin Country for about 2 hours until the whole boat had limits on rattlers. Joe and I have this thing about catching Sculpin, if it's not 14 inches or bigger... throw it back. My Dad on the other hand was having the time of his life~!!! Simple... just throw a dropper look on a 6 oz sinker (current was bad in the morning) and wait for a tap... SWING~!!! and swing he did. Joe and I couldn't find a single sculpin 14 inches or more so my dad ended up filling all 3 of our sacks... 15 sculpin.
Then we looked around for another 2 hours with no action. We had lunch and I took a 30 minute nap. Then finally around 2:15PM we find the birds flying around. Even more amazingly, I find an open spot on the stern. I cast my Blue and White yo yo tady about 5 times and on the 5th I'm crankin' in at med/high speed about 25 ft. down. I get hit pretty good and immediately I turn to the port side and call my dad to get over here. He knew I was gonna pass it over to him, but he's never handled a conventional reel b4 so he looked really awkward with it. I couldn't help but laugh while taking pictures of him fighting his first Cuda... In Korean he'd say... "What do I do? What do I do???"
"Just keep it coming in... don't swing, just keep reeling it in..."
And just like that, Dad landed his first Cuda. It wasn't a WFO day, it was just a simple day out on the water and some quality spending time with family and friend.
Before we get to the landing I ask Dad if he's hungry... "No I brought Banana's... "
I had to explain to him about banana's and fishing boats and so he left em in the truck.
First of all, the head count was like 85 anglers so I knew it was gonna be pretty uncomfy. We started off in Sculpin Country for about 2 hours until the whole boat had limits on rattlers. Joe and I have this thing about catching Sculpin, if it's not 14 inches or bigger... throw it back. My Dad on the other hand was having the time of his life~!!! Simple... just throw a dropper look on a 6 oz sinker (current was bad in the morning) and wait for a tap... SWING~!!! and swing he did. Joe and I couldn't find a single sculpin 14 inches or more so my dad ended up filling all 3 of our sacks... 15 sculpin.
Then we looked around for another 2 hours with no action. We had lunch and I took a 30 minute nap. Then finally around 2:15PM we find the birds flying around. Even more amazingly, I find an open spot on the stern. I cast my Blue and White yo yo tady about 5 times and on the 5th I'm crankin' in at med/high speed about 25 ft. down. I get hit pretty good and immediately I turn to the port side and call my dad to get over here. He knew I was gonna pass it over to him, but he's never handled a conventional reel b4 so he looked really awkward with it. I couldn't help but laugh while taking pictures of him fighting his first Cuda... In Korean he'd say... "What do I do? What do I do???"
"Just keep it coming in... don't swing, just keep reeling it in..."
And just like that, Dad landed his first Cuda. It wasn't a WFO day, it was just a simple day out on the water and some quality spending time with family and friend.