gletemfeelsteelgary
11-26-2010, 08:38 PM
Hit the Bako duct with my buddy Mikey, it was a little slow and EXTREMELY cold....
And when I say COLD....I MEAN COLD !
Layered out like the child from the movie "Christmas story" we attacked...
1st stop found me on a bendo and the skunk was shakin rather quickly....nice solid fish too !
http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn284/garywuebben/bako11-25-10_1-1.jpg
about 5 minutes later I had another hookup but unfortunately it shook off : (
We were comunicating with the bako boys via phone..they were scratchin some action out too but also sorta slow as well..
hit another 2 stops and I landed another one but Mikey was still at nill with contacting the fish...
another 2 stops found me hooked up again ...
it hit the dirt and I released....it was nice to get some action at that point as spirits were beginning to dwindle with the EXTREME cold and slow action wore on....
Mikey kept peggin at it and at about th 7th or 8th spot landed one to shake his skunk : ) Congrats Buddy ! : )
We hit a number of other spots for no more action : (
Started the long ride home and I decided to give Mikey another shot at some action...
So I took a detour to AV to hit a few spots...
As we stood at our 1st stop, we noticed that both our reels seemed to be malfuntioning as we casted...
Right as I said to Mikey.. "our reels are "Frozen" ! our casts hit the water but not full casts....I worked the lure in as we were in amazement as our reels grinded with ICE !
HOOKUP ! I laid the steel foundation !
Bendo !
I fought 'em downstream and as I brought to ducts edge....Mikey walked down the slope of the duct with his long handled net (about 10' - 12' long)....
as he swooped at the fish.....
All of the sudden I heard him say...
"IM GOING IN !"
I thought to myself.....No....No....No ! fight it buddy.....fight it...!
It seemed almost slow motion as he slid in slowly and went in up to about his waist with his chest slightly submerged.....
With thick layers....jumpsuit...gloves....boots etc. he was struggling as he was weighed down with everything in addition to the shock of the cold water !
"Im going down.....I'm going DOWN" Mikey said in panic.....
I consoled him to "stay calm....stay calm !
I tried to kep him calm but he was slowly going in DEEPER and the current was beginning to drag him downstream !
I grabbed the long handled net from the net end and told him..
"Grab the POLE...Grab the POLE !"
"Dont let go of the pole....DON'T let go of the POLE"
I'll pull you out...
As he struggled he started pulling back....and it started to pull me in slightly...
I told 'em....Don't PULL !...Don't PULL !....I'll pull you out....!
So he relaxed a little and I retained straight tension on him and slowly started pulling him out...
The poles extension was not locked in with it's locking nipple and the pole started extending more (Dayam !)
He managed to get his hands above the extension part and I worked 'em out of the water (Whew !)
Only then I looked around my shoulder where the net portion was and ...
I saw the fish was STILL IN THE NET !
Wooo-hoo ! thanks buddy...that was a sweet net job ! !!
BUT not one I want to see again !
that ended our morning as I had to rush him back home before hypothermia set in..
The final toll was:
Bako:
Mikey -1
Gary - 3
AV:
Gary - 1
http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn284/garywuebben/bako11-25-10_3.jpg
http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn284/garywuebben/bako11-25-10_2.jpg
These are the ones kept for the Dinner table !
http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn284/garywuebben/bako11-25-10_4.jpg
NOTE TO ALL ! Please be EXTREMELY CAREFULL OUT THERE !
I beleive Mickey had slipped on ice that formed on the duct but we didn't see it...and he didn't blast down the duct to net the fish...he went slow but once he started sliding he couldn't stop...
That was seriously a life threatening situation...so everyone please think when out there and have a game plan in the case of an emergency such as that....
Just goes to show it can happen to anyone...Mikey has much duct experience so be aware ! especially in these colder than cold situations !
Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving !
Gary
And when I say COLD....I MEAN COLD !
Layered out like the child from the movie "Christmas story" we attacked...
1st stop found me on a bendo and the skunk was shakin rather quickly....nice solid fish too !
http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn284/garywuebben/bako11-25-10_1-1.jpg
about 5 minutes later I had another hookup but unfortunately it shook off : (
We were comunicating with the bako boys via phone..they were scratchin some action out too but also sorta slow as well..
hit another 2 stops and I landed another one but Mikey was still at nill with contacting the fish...
another 2 stops found me hooked up again ...
it hit the dirt and I released....it was nice to get some action at that point as spirits were beginning to dwindle with the EXTREME cold and slow action wore on....
Mikey kept peggin at it and at about th 7th or 8th spot landed one to shake his skunk : ) Congrats Buddy ! : )
We hit a number of other spots for no more action : (
Started the long ride home and I decided to give Mikey another shot at some action...
So I took a detour to AV to hit a few spots...
As we stood at our 1st stop, we noticed that both our reels seemed to be malfuntioning as we casted...
Right as I said to Mikey.. "our reels are "Frozen" ! our casts hit the water but not full casts....I worked the lure in as we were in amazement as our reels grinded with ICE !
HOOKUP ! I laid the steel foundation !
Bendo !
I fought 'em downstream and as I brought to ducts edge....Mikey walked down the slope of the duct with his long handled net (about 10' - 12' long)....
as he swooped at the fish.....
All of the sudden I heard him say...
"IM GOING IN !"
I thought to myself.....No....No....No ! fight it buddy.....fight it...!
It seemed almost slow motion as he slid in slowly and went in up to about his waist with his chest slightly submerged.....
With thick layers....jumpsuit...gloves....boots etc. he was struggling as he was weighed down with everything in addition to the shock of the cold water !
"Im going down.....I'm going DOWN" Mikey said in panic.....
I consoled him to "stay calm....stay calm !
I tried to kep him calm but he was slowly going in DEEPER and the current was beginning to drag him downstream !
I grabbed the long handled net from the net end and told him..
"Grab the POLE...Grab the POLE !"
"Dont let go of the pole....DON'T let go of the POLE"
I'll pull you out...
As he struggled he started pulling back....and it started to pull me in slightly...
I told 'em....Don't PULL !...Don't PULL !....I'll pull you out....!
So he relaxed a little and I retained straight tension on him and slowly started pulling him out...
The poles extension was not locked in with it's locking nipple and the pole started extending more (Dayam !)
He managed to get his hands above the extension part and I worked 'em out of the water (Whew !)
Only then I looked around my shoulder where the net portion was and ...
I saw the fish was STILL IN THE NET !
Wooo-hoo ! thanks buddy...that was a sweet net job ! !!
BUT not one I want to see again !
that ended our morning as I had to rush him back home before hypothermia set in..
The final toll was:
Bako:
Mikey -1
Gary - 3
AV:
Gary - 1
http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn284/garywuebben/bako11-25-10_3.jpg
http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn284/garywuebben/bako11-25-10_2.jpg
These are the ones kept for the Dinner table !
http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn284/garywuebben/bako11-25-10_4.jpg
NOTE TO ALL ! Please be EXTREMELY CAREFULL OUT THERE !
I beleive Mickey had slipped on ice that formed on the duct but we didn't see it...and he didn't blast down the duct to net the fish...he went slow but once he started sliding he couldn't stop...
That was seriously a life threatening situation...so everyone please think when out there and have a game plan in the case of an emergency such as that....
Just goes to show it can happen to anyone...Mikey has much duct experience so be aware ! especially in these colder than cold situations !
Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving !
Gary