natetreat
12/5/2011 10:04:00 PMHahaha, not to mention how cruddy my driving was at first, and then realizing that steering the kicker is completely bassackwards from steering the jet as I'm trying to keep up with your fish, the end of the current and the bushes! I've got a ways to go before I'm even close to "out of practice". All in all though and awesome trip and I can't complain, the weather was perfect and the fish were cooperative! That big one put up a heckuva fight.
Mike Carey
12/5/2011 11:26:00 PMno Toni, sorry. This trip we realized filming was not going to work but we did figure out a way for a future trip, so hopefully the "Cow" will be featured soon.
Augwen
12/6/2011 7:19:00 AMNice post...Mike has definitely got the "smile" of a satisfied fisherman!
bob johansen
12/6/2011 9:52:00 AMBeautiful fish -- especially fishing from your "Bass Boat." Steering a boat in the winter water of the Cowlitz can be quite different than bass fishing on a quiet lake.
natetreat
12/6/2011 12:39:00 PMIt was on it's way to spawn, but the meat is still top notch. I have no complaints, he fought like a champ on eight pound test. I don't think it was a summer run, he wasn't dark enough to have gotten there more than a month ago. Ate a bit of him that night and could really tell the difference between the other chromer that I got into.
Kokaholic
12/7/2011 12:11:00 PMLooks like one of the fish was a late returning summer run. dark. Great job. I have a question are you running a jet or just short shaft motors?
djw0414
12/10/2011 3:59:00 PMNice fish! What colors of corky and yarn were you using? I am headed to the Cowlitz tomorrow and would like to start with something that has worked recently if it isn't a state secret. Thanks!
Mike Carey
12/14/2011 6:53:00 AMsorry for the slow response: my boat has a jet and I have a kicker for controlling the drfit or plugging. Colors we mainly used were in the pink/red/peach family.