Salmon Monster - 5′1” !

Went out last night, just outside the channel and decided to use the new tools!

Bought a few weights for the downrigger at $50, about $60 worth of glow spoons and $70 worth of extras, such as line clamps, glow tape, etc. The spoons are going fast, the standard stores, such as Wal-Mart are out of Salmon goods and Dipsy Divers are nowhere to be found.

New tools in hand, I went out to our favorite spot and fired up a glow spoon. Right off the bat, I had the biggest Salmon you can imagine! It turned out to be 5′1” feet in length and seemed like it weighed a ton! (I need to get a scale!) While fighting it, I must have gotten something in my eye but I didn’t stop reeling it in!

It was just around dusk and there were tons of boaters out all going for the same thing. They must have heard the scream my pole was making as the fish took out the line, because they moved in closer.

Before I knew it, there must have been 10 boats all close by! At least 3 or 4 of them had their spot lights on the monster and a few even offered help! It took more than 45 minutes of fighting to bring it in and in the end, two guys had to jump in my boat and help pull it out of the water.

Just so happens that a reporter for the local paper was out there and grabbed a ton of pictures! They claim this is one of the biggest salmon seen in these areas and I couldn’t help but beam with pride!

I headed straight back into shore with a few boats following. I made it to the dock and discovered that one of the boats following me was the reporter. Turns out, I’ll be in Sunday’s paper with this baby! Strange thing was, as I had my picture being taken, that thing in my eye began to hurt even more - then someone hit me in the head from behind!

I turned around and found my daughter’s foot in my face. That thing in my eye was my wife’s finger and the whole damn thing was a dream!

This is what happens when you fish too much, your mind takes over and fills in the gaps. Oh well, it was good while it lasted.