Recent content by CW

I've been thinking a lot about what I said and what I left unsaid and about the numerous supportive and friendly emails & p.m.s I've received in the interim. First, Roger - C Hawk: it was wrong of me to throw cold -water on your sincere and heartfelt apology. I should have started a new...

Administrators: please delete my photo album. I'm done here. I may p.m. someone if I have a specific question about something, but generally, I've already got the contact information of those I most respect and admire. I may eventually purchase a 24 or 25 Tomcat, but I've seen where the...

the great news is that now is a GREAT time to buy a tow vehicle. There are many folks selling big trucks right now that are in good condition at low prices. Because you are talking about using it only some of the time, and not as a full time driver.... that is all the more reason to go for a...

I just checked, the Columbia River minimum is 5 3/4". The limit is 12 male Dungeness Crab per person per day, not 6 as it is elsewhere in the state. It is open year-round. C.W.

For a smoooth drag, I love my big Avet. But it is too heavy for regular salmon use on salmon sized rods ( I got it for halibut, tuna and oversize sturgeon, but often take it for salmon -- just because it is fun to use). Right now I'm looking at getting either another Avet two sizes smaller...

I like Power Pro braided line for the mainline (80 lb. test -- same diameter as 15 lb. mono from a few years ago) or the original Tuffline (black and white, not the newer XP) and use Ande 40 lb. monofilament for leader. Granted this is overkill for most salmon (those under 30 lbs.) but if and...

Pretty sure it is haunted. Better exorcise the bad demons out of there.... C.W.

I know there's hunters at this site.... any luck lately? I went out Saturday morning for blacktail "any deer" in my local GMU 564 where any deer is legal but you have to use a shotgun with buckshot or slugs, handgun, muzzleloader or bow and arrow. I found a line of buck rubs along a ridge...

Theresa (above) called this pic below "the Titanic Dork" Nothing like wives to call it as they see it. C.W.

Greg and Theresa just brought their new "Ibis III" boat 100 miles to its moorage in South Puget Sound. They had a great trip and are excited with their new boat. Here's a pic from beneath the two Tacoma Narrows Bridges. C.W.

I have no experience with a Wallace.... but I used to "bake" pizzas on my Optimus 8R white gas fueled backpacking stove with great success. As mentioned above, the key was a tight fitting lid, good greasing and I'd Flip or turn over the Appian Way mixed dough crust after it had cooked halfway...

Seems like it would be hard to beat a much lighter, zippier 2-stroke for a dual kicker/backup/inflatable application. Maybe a 5-8 horse? My Johnson short shaft 7.5 hp 2 stroke "feels" like it weighs half of what my 9.9 long shaft Yami does. Much easier to move into and out of the truck, onto...

Beautiful fish! Nothing says "Fall" quite like those colors. Most of my fish pics are of dead ones, held high. Now, with my camera dead (took a wave over the bow of my friend's boat, it filled my gear bag with water and the Fuji digital camera sat immersed for over an hour), it will be a...

I'd think a high -thrust 9.9 hp Yamaha (or Merc. Big Foot type ) long shaft four stroke would be great. It will run off of your main tank so the gas stays fresh and there's no need for mixing oil or extra tanks to maintain or fill. The higher low end torque is awesome providing much better...

My boat is in a marina five to eight minutes away. I love it, especially when the salmon are in and there is a one plus hour line at the launch for launching in or hauling out. I use my boat more and get to use it more per day because time is not lost launching or retrieving it. That said...