MHC Report 11-17-07

[Tuna Taxi]

Finally got a day to head offshore Sat with Glenn W, my wife and the kids. We headed to the 450 line toward 50 fathoms, hoping to find about 77-78 deg water beyond 30 fath. Never got that high, but set down in 40 fath at a slight break from 74.5 to 75 deg.

As I'm dropping the riggers, I heard Glenn yelling in the pit. Figured he dropped his cigarette overboard, but when I looked he was dropping back. Never came tight, but I figured we were in a decent spot to start off. Circled a while with no luck then moved north a bit, hooking up a hoo that was no match for my bride. After a few minutes, and some chuckles litsening to a petite lady cussing, we had meat and blood in the boat!



Things slowed down after that, with only 2 kings the rest of the day. Didn't hear much good news on the radio, but I understand the sailfish started chomping down where we began, but well after we left. Go figure. We worked up to the big rock were we finished off, then headed in before the blow.

Just past the knuckle buoy, had to pull up for a while when we started blowing black smoke. Took a while to determine it was an injector that crapped out, then limped back toward the inlet. Wind whipped up and had to crawl through the washtub at the mouth of the inlet as dark was setting in, but made it back OK.

It was nice to get back out in the deep again. Hope the bite picks up out there. I don't want to have to fish for BFT all winter, although I'd like to get Glenn on one so I can really hear some cussin'.

[TROPHY SPORTFISHING]

Glad you made it out Bill tried to call you but we were about 300 numbers south hope engine problem ain't bad but atleast you caught a wahoo they been scarce down this way for the last week or so.

[Tuna Taxi]

Nothing big John, the engine problem was just a bad injector. Got a new one today and I'll be back up and running as soon as I get down to swap it out. But it was on the engine I just finished rebuilding, so I figured I really screwed something up when I saw all that smoke. I like the easy fixes.....

[#1Gaffman]

pretty work on the hoo guys.



Good to see it wasnt a major problemo,

[BTH284]

Nice work on your hoo and your kings Bill. Sorry to hear about the injector.
You need a hand with anything you let me know.

[Dave Sikorski]

Pretty work on the Hoo Bill and Crew.

I've been out of Wahoo meat for more than a month now and it's a downright shame I tell you!!

-D

[Squidnation]

nice fish bill and glenn. Sounds like a good day. Hopefully it will keep up for you guys down there.

[Overboard]

Nice work on your "hoo" guys...

[whitey]

As I'm dropping the riggers, I heard Glenn yelling in the pit. Figured he dropped his cigarette overboard,

If that was the case the only thing you would have heard was a little splash as he was jumping overboard to get it.

[Glenn W]

As always it was a blast Bill. I guess we were lucky to get what we did after the water pushed offshore overnight.
I feel compelled to give our buddies a good yuk---- Klutz move of the year--

Bill had the main engine hatch open in the salon working on the fuel rack. Now, Bill is not the happiest camper at the moment to begin with considering all the work he just put into the engine that was now having a bad case of the trots. With the hatch open and the couch in the salon there is about a 4" walkway for the 7' opening to the forward section of the salon. For some reason I don't remember, I decide to walk this tight rope. We catch a swell and my foot slips and catches 4,363 tools--- wrenches, sockets, feeler gauges, little allen wrenches, etc. Shit goes flying everywhere in the engine room--- under the engines, under a fuel tank, under every tight space in the bilge---. Of course, these were the tools neatly set out to work on the engine. Can I get you something out of the fridge while I'm in the galley Bill?