Well we launched the boat out from the Everett marina before noon as I had decided to sleep in and headed to Shipwreck. For once I was going to be prepared but as luck would have it not only did I oversleep but I left the herring in the freezer. We passed the Mukilteo ferry dock and my friend asks where should we drop the lines and I reply Shipwreck and then head south to Picnic Point and then go north. Destination found and one line goes in the water. While untangling a leader and a hook from the evil net my even more evil friend almost immediately (on a Red Racer Coho killer) hooks into a fish but it's a Chinook (so back it goes). 1/2 hour and two shakers later using my gear (again) he hooks into the big fish of the day (maybe 9).

My day wasn't going so well. I started with a splatter back hoochie squid (forgot the herring). Noticing that the Coho killers were working I switch over to some yellow with green one. Danged brat has yet another possible fish (loses it and I cheered inwardly). At this point I'm at the helm with reckless abandon going left and then right and my rod pops during one of the turns. Bingo a 7 pound coho female (This is my 8th hen this year... where the heck were the girls when I was younger).

I'd later lose a fish near Whidbey island, sucker crossed lines and got free. We should have called it a day at that point but noooo we stayed out until the sun started to go down. Heading to the marina in the dark (again) is not fun!

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