Left Tacoma at 0100 for Neah Bay and got there at 0500. Headed out in my 14ft Livingston and go to Tatoosh area about 0600. Water was a little nasty, but I just took my time since my buddy was with me.
We fished till 0830 without a bite. We moved closer to shore and nothing there. We headed back to deeper water. We lost a lot of gear on the rocky bottom, but this is a good location where I've picked up big fish before.
We talked with a couple guys from Lynnwood in a 14ftt Whaler that we noticed brought in a nice fish. Well, they had 2 nice fish. Tony and I were down to one spreader bar and one 2# weight. These two Fish Angels gave us 2 weights and a pack of herring. Im still thanking them.
We started fishing again and the tide had slowed to about .5mph. I put my pole away since I didn't have a spreader bar for it. We moved a little and Tony lost 2 weights.
We were down to one pole, one small weight, and two herring. It was about 0930 and Tony said, I got a bite. Well, about a nice fight, we got a harpoon in a 60# 'But.
After that, and one herring left, we moved back to that spot and started drifting again with our last setup. Tony wasn't on bottom 2 minutes and said, Hey, got a bite and handed me the rig. Yep, a twin 60 'But. We subdued that beast and got the heck outta there.
And as a Grand Prize back by the harbor, we get selected for a Safety inspection. All went well as I always carry all required items. We joked with the Sherriff, and I laughed and said, you guys get younger all the time and I bet my boat is older than you. He asked my boat year and I said 1984 and he said me too.
We left Neah Bay about 1100 and got home about 1700.
What a day.