Finished Kodiak with a bit of seakayaking...
This is some of the good stuff we have been up to- FISHING. (I think my mom is regretting this vacation currently cuz E and I are eating this stuff up, literally also!)
Captain AL and Chris took us up Kenai River and we had a blast catching Rainbow Trout! Did a bit of salmon but the Red Run has slowed and Dad knew of a 'bank spot' for us to go to... We had fun, nothing like kicking the old guys butt with the biggest catch of the day!
Halibut are crazy fish that need a 5# weight just to clunk them in the heads to bite the bait! This weight and the pressure from the current is a CRAZY, blow your forearm kind of workout. As the tide subsides and calms, it gets a bit easier. Early on, we dropped and I lost a BIG ONE (fisher talk, as in broke my line) but that didn't last long and we kept bringing them up... most in the 30# range. They can grow to be huge! Like 400#+ HUGE.
Red Salmon have been the recreational activity... E and I bet on some things to pass the time. Currently he is up one. We pounce on each others as we bring them to the banks.... super fun, better than a net for sure! I am the ultimate pouncer, E is a bit leary since my (also, the biggest) salmon caught led to my pole get tangled in a branch, E pouncing on the fish, my thinking he had it and I could move, him not being ready for that and the hook finding his hand! Would've been a great story had he not let the fish get away!! Yell at me to stop but NEVER let the fish get away!!! Instead of it being a win/lose (big fish / bleeding hand) it was a lose/lose (no fish / still bleeding hand)
Enjoy Your Sunday!
(go TP feidts!)
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