1,300 Miles, 50* Water, and the Rewards

    I just pulled in from an epic road trip that was shorter than I would have liked, but still a great time. I packed up the family and headed West for a little trip to the Pacific North West. All I'm going to tell you is that I was in Washington State, but if you know much about the N.W. it isn't hard to figure out where I was. I dropped off the wife and kids to have fun with another good friend in Seattle and headed out as fast as I could without forgetting something important.
    I rolled out of Seattle with a College buddy (from what seems like yesterday, but isn't) to do a little Shrimping with a group of serious high end winos I had never met. We ate Toro and Hamchi sashimi on the way to gather some Clams and Oysters from the cold, surprisingly clear water-while sipping some wine I could never afford.:drink1::drink1: Limits of shellfish and a healthy buzz and we were back on the dock. A great start to a run and gun type long weekend. I ditched the wino shrimpers with a hangover in the afternoon and headed on another four hour run to meet another good buddy rolling down from North of the Border to do a little diving.
    Lets start by saying when you dive the N.W. in spring, you are as wet in the water as out. Rain, rain, rain. But, for a guy coming from a fairly dry climate it was honestly nice for a couple days. I rolled into the campground, cracked a couple beers and we set up camp. There were already a few fish in the box since I was a little late getting to the campground after shrimping. I throw some live Spot Prawns in the pan with some grilled tomatoes, roasted garlic, and squid. It was an epic fresh carb and seafood primer for a long day of diving to come.
    We woke up and decided to ditch the shore dives and get a boat. I'm glad we did, but things do get a bit dicey in an aluminum skiff in decent swells. I do love a challenge though, and I wasn't going to let a little wave get in my way with as far as I'd come. We hit the water that was a balmy 50*-52* green with about 8-12 feet of vis depending on the spot. My new Speardiver 7mm top was more than adequate for diving all day, I can honestly say I was never the least bit cold. We hole hunted caves (with my Awesome new Speardiver light, I may add :D) and well, we did damn well. We dove hard and it payed off. I got to see some beautiful scenery both above and below the water, and take home a cooler of fish.
    I came home with a great diversity of fresh seafood for my efforts and the my buddy shot his personal best 43" Lincod, and his first Cabezon. I will post some underwater pics when I download them and see if they turned out.
    Here some pictures, I need to get outside and fillet some fish :thumbup::thumbup:







    "Whiskey don't make liars, it just makes fools. So, I didn't mean to say it, but I meant what I said."
    -James McMurtry

    I would love to dive some exotic locations like that one day, great report, thanks :thumbsup2:

    A bad day at sea is better than a good day in the boatyard
    George Steele

    Yes, it is that green.



    "Whiskey don't make liars, it just makes fools. So, I didn't mean to say it, but I meant what I said."
    -James McMurtry

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    My 44" mid handle with a 5/16 shaft. I also shot a few fish with my 82cm old style aimrite, as my mid is enclosed track and a couple holes got tight.

    "Whiskey don't make liars, it just makes fools. So, I didn't mean to say it, but I meant what I said."
    -James McMurtry

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    I've dove that area15 years ago. Epic scallop spot and PB Cabezone. Nice report.


    I'm glad to hear it hasn't lost it's allure.

    "Whiskey don't make liars, it just makes fools. So, I didn't mean to say it, but I meant what I said."
    -James McMurtry

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