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I certainly hope that there will be a boat in my future that will allow me to do more ocean fishing. As it stands now, I am stuck as a bankie. I'm sure that there will be a boat, but it just isn't in the cards right now.

Incredible fish all 'round though.

Ralph-
I didn't see any downriggers in the photos. Are you using them to get to depth? Here in the Puget Sound it's pretty much a requirement. A couple times a year my father-in-law takes his pleasure boat out (read NOT equipped for fishing) and I generally do pretty well jigging Point Wilson Darts and mooching for silvers. Most of the Chinook runs in the Puget Sound are protected because of poor management for years. The commercial fisherman devastated the stock and it's a long road back.

Coho are the best thing going out here unless you head way out on the coast toward the Hoh, Bogachiel, or Quinault.

Trying to get out Wednesday... I hope to be posting pictures again.

Tight Lines,
Micah