FL12 - NW Trout - ***SPLASHED***

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Very nice NW, glad to see you're out enjoying the boat with your family :D

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A nice piece added to the kit recently is a Hummingbird Fishin' Buddy.

Decent all in one rig suitable for small boats, float tubes and pontoon/catarafts.

Opt'd for the one with side-scan capabilities. Helped us dial in some schools of perch two weekends ago and brought a couple of dozen home to eat. A bit boney but nice pan frying fish.
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Cool, glad to see you're enjoying your FL. Mine may have one or two more trips before the water freezes up then she sits until spring thaw :cry:
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Great job on the boat, love the finish work! Nice pics too. 8)

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Still enjoying the boat

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Crabbing for Dungies on Saratoga Passage. About a 40 degree difference between this year and last.... 2010 was high 90s - low 100.... This year mid 50s - low 60s.


Crabbing catch rate was just as good and enjoyable (despite wind, rain and temps)
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Next up... Pink Salmon are starting their move into Puget Sound
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I recognize the cabins at Camas? Nice to see the update. It is pretty cool to see you are able/comfortable taking the Fl 12 off of the Camas beach, and with two crab pots to boot! I guess if you go on a glass water day and keep a reasonable distance, you'd be OK. I spend a lot of time in the Sound on a 14' deep hull Lund, and it can get dicey sometimes.

Boat looks great. :D

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quadradomus wrote:I recognize the cabins at Camas? Nice to see the update. It is pretty cool to see you are able/comfortable taking the Fl 12 off of the Camas beach, and with two crab pots to boot! I guess if you go on a glass water day and keep a reasonable distance, you'd be OK. I spend a lot of time in the Sound on a 14' deep hull Lund, and it can get dicey sometimes.

Boat looks great. :D

Yep. Camas Beach. And later the weather got not so great. Rain and 2-3 foot swells. Worked to keep the bow pointed into the waves and did okay. Barely got splashed but a fair amount of slapping on the bottom.
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Still going, still plying the calm waters of Puget Sound.... this time under the power of 13-yr-old boys, in hopes of some returning salmon...

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However only a dogfish was caught. Along with the normal, but smaller crab pot haul.

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Next stop, local lakes for perch and crawdads.
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Looks like some good times there. Thanks for sharing! :D

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