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The New Lo-An just called in with a report from their 1.5 day trip. They have caught 11 Bluefin Tuna (mixed sizes with the largest at 200lbs) and 1 Albacore (25lbs...No that is not a typo).

Michigan is awesome for the fall spawn in the rivers! I see guys tearing it up near San Francisco in the ocean too. You have a lot of options. I can point you in the right direction if Michigan sounds like something you might be interested in. The fish are usually in the rivers good in mid October.

Good thing you had no plans! Sorry to hear it. Happy Independence Day Del!

Grabbed some USDA Prime NY Strips for the grill this PM.

This is really all that matters, the rest is BS, LOL!

Deer tag for one of us, mostly like me for 12 Archery.

My heavy rig is a Penn Fathom 40 Lever Drag 2 Speed. I have 500 yards of 80# PowerPro white on it. The rod is a Charkbait Rainshadow 60-80 rated 7' RCJB84XXH blank. Can use 50 to 80# topshots on it. The fact that I actually hooked and landed a 75-80# fish on a sinker rig with it tells me its good to go. Can fish that rig for bait or jigs down deep. If there are 100# plus fish around I want the boat's gear.

Any for Glock?

Keep in mind this is just my opinion based on a very small sample size. Given a choice, I like Seaforth best but their boats book pretty fast. The parking there is a breeze but the bait from that receiver is generally not as good as the bait they have in the big bay the other 3 landings have access to. What it really boils down with me is relationships. I like fishing with guys I trust. I trust Jeff and Mike and Chapo on the Outrider with my life. They go above and beyond, always. That is first and foremost, the rest is BS but those dudes can catch fish with the best of them.

.243 is pending trade...

Interested in trades mostly but if you want to buy it, make me an offer. TERMS NEGOTIABLE One 500 round case of 7.62x39. It is Wolf 123 grain FMJ. Want to trade straight up, round for round for 9mm or .380. .243 - One box (20) Winchester SuperX PP 100 grain, One box (20) Federal 100 grain soft point. 8 Remington Core Lokt 100 grain. Want to trade 1 box of rifle cartridges for one box of pistol cartridges, (20).243 for (50)9mm or .380. You take the two full boxes, I'll throw the other 8 Core Lokts in free. .410 gauge Estate One Full Box 3" 7.5 shot - Trade box of .410 for 1 box (50 rounds) 9mm or .380. I live in Yuma but I will be in Phoenix (St Joe's Hospital) and Glendale (Cabelas) on Friday, July 2nd if you want to meet up. Please send me a PM if you are interested.

Boats, crews, customer service just seem to not be as good as the others.

Any more than about 20 starts to get a little crowded on a 65 footer for me. On an 85 or 90 foot boat you can do 30 or so but that is not my cup of tea. I like the Success, Outrider, El Capitan, and would jump on the Pegasus or Pride in a heartbeat as well. They all fish with 10-18. For the bigger boats I would look at the Islander or early in the season the Vagabond which sometimes will fish 1.5 days. For a full on cattleboat experience Pac Queen, New Lo An, Aztec, or Condor are pretty decent boats. Tribute or Mustang if going overnight. Would have said the Tomahawk but they seem to not be as consistent as some of the others and have switched up the Captain a few too many times recently for my taste. I stay away from H&M for the most part but if I had to get on with them would look at Constitution and/or Poseidon.

If I don't draw a deer tag I'm down for late August. Will stay tuned.

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Try to contact Ron Eichelberger with Ponderosa Outfitters. Ron does (or at least used to) backcountry trips in that area, so he might be able help you out. If not he might be able to refer you to someone who can help.

I didn't end up going on that trip, something else came up. And since I didn't go they limited out, of course.

My Mom needs your prayers. Shes 76 otherwise in great health. Exercised regularly, ate well, never smoked, never drank more than a glass of wine or two. Got the pneumonia bad. I'm scared fellas!

Wow, throwing the last draw out as a total fiasco, do you think they might get it done and run cards on the 25th?

Thanks for the report Dan, that is unreal! Great work man and congratulations on your jumbo!

If the pics I saw on Facebook are him I'd say our boy Swivelhead killed it!

Me too twistzz. We have a driftboat trip on the Kenai and a halibut trip out of Seward already booked.

Thats one thing I like about fishing mono line primarily. You can respool with fresh line every year and not spend a giant fortune.

Looking for an Over/Under Shotgun, 20 Gauge, 26" Barrels; Have something like a CZ, SKB, Stevens, Tristar Setter, CD/Miroku in mind. Slightly used but not abused is OK, but looking for a nice gun preferably. What do you have for sale or trade?

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