Northwest Reel Life September 2024 Volume 4 Issue 1 - Flipbook - Page 31
The handlines helped
keep their stamina up. We
grinded all day, with not a
moment to spare. Adrian
was incredible at teaching
the girls new techniques,
picking up slack when the
girls felt a wave of fatigue.
Rob and Adrian pulled in
the extra slack that day.
Mentors are good like that.
We grabbed snacks as our
energy slowed. Angie and
the staff had prepared a
delicious lunch for fuel and
endurance. We brought
in around 40 Tuna! It was
incredible! It was rigorous, it
was hard, it was fun and It
was the time of our lives!
We headed in with the
other “Reel” boat that was
out. We got to the dock,
exhausted. Ange and her
team were waiting for
us to offload and begin
processing. They laid out all
the tuna from both boats
for some pictures. It was
glorious! We headed up to
the lodge to get cleaned
up and ready ourselves
for dinner while the Reel
Obsession Crew got to
work.
We fished for 3 more days.
The fishing was great.
The girls wanted to fish
for halibut, so we fished
in the rain at 300 ft and
let them do most of the
reeling. We caught our fair
share of salmon and some
bottom fish. Each day the
crew would do the same
and offload our catch and
get to work while we sat
reminiscing about the day
in comfort as we soaked in
the company and scenery.
We headed out early in
the morning with our fish
packaged and ready to go
for the border. We spent
an extra day in Vancouver
to play around. We headed
home the next day in
a straight 8-hour shot.
Looking back, Sarah recalls,
“The food, scenery, and the
people are extraordinary!
Zeballos is Awesome!” I
agree with her. It was the
time of our lives!
