Newport Trip

GraphiteZen · 03-24-2008, 11:12 PM

Well went fishing today in Newport and it was gorgeous!!!! Not a cloud in the sky, no wind, literally the trip I have been waiting for since last year.
Didn't catch anything, but that is just fine with me. I did have one HUGE take though. On the downfall something just ripped off like two feet of line, open spool, so hard I almost backlashed but it was gone before I could click the handle and set the hook. That got my adrenals going. I imagine it was a Greenling or something. Almost caught a Seagull also. I'm reeling in my line and I look up just in time to see it flaring up over my bait and started to go down until I yelled at it and it flew off hahaha.
The bar was pretty bad... Right before dusk the Coast Guard motored out and sat just inside the jetty. Far out past the bad stuff I could the top of a fishing boat bobbing around and going back and forth, then they went for it. Way up in the air then out of site. Way up in the air in a totally different place left to right, then out of site etc. They made it in but boy I hope they took their Dramamine. It calmed down a lot later on around dark. My uncle used to be a tournament shark fisherman in Florida and he had a saying for people that got sick on his boat. "The next time we go out, I'm makin sure you eat sardines beforehand so at least you're chummin at the same time." hahaha (take a guess how I found that out). Anyhow, great GREAT trip. As I sit in my chair, I still have that residual feeling like I'm still in the boat. My chair feels like it's moving all around underneath me and I'm loving it!! My sister is over there on a trip with her boyfriend and she's gonna call me at 9 am, and if it's the same as today I'm going again! Might hook up my lantern and stay out after dark

Cheers!!!

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Mokai · 03-25-2008, 08:41 AM

Sounds like a good trip..I love Newport..

Raincatcher · 07-23-2008, 05:57 PM

GraphiteZen,did you go out in your pontoon in Newport? I don't know if you had your new kayak or not, but WOW!! I would love to go surf fishing over there. What kind of gear did you use? I have several rods including a sturgeon rod with the heavy-duty reel on it. Would I need something that hefty? I really like my lightweight Ugly stik and would rather use it. Where do you go to surf fish? Is there a designated area or do you just pick one? I am thinking about spending a couple days there soon. Any advice would be a lot more than I know now. haha

Barb
ps: I now own a 21 foot Glasspar Super V and was told by the mechanic that he wouldn't hesitate to take it out in the ocean, but I am with Troutski on this one...I would be wet from more than salt water!

GraphiteZen · 07-23-2008, 07:24 PM

hahah yeah I get splashed a lot around the jetty and you certainly need to pay attention..

As far as surf fishing, I'm not really sure. I am told you try to find spots where the sand has somewhat of a bowl dug out of it from the tide. You could fish off both sides of the jetty and get into the nice fish. At one spot off the south jetty its about 40 or 50 feet. You can also pay 5 bucks and get into the park at Yaquina head I think it is, and there is one spot they let you fish off the rocks and it's pretty deep. A salmon sized rod is really all you need though. Have fun

FishSchooler · 08-02-2008, 05:53 AM

Those sunsets are pertty perttyful! Perfect! Your better than my dad at photography! Even though he has 110+ gb of pictures on his comp, none of em are better than yours! Except for the few 50 pics that I took.

03-24-2008, 11:12 PM	#1
GraphiteZen Moderator Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Corvallis, OR Posts: 399	Newport Trip Well went fishing today in Newport and it was gorgeous!!!! Not a cloud in the sky, no wind, literally the trip I have been waiting for since last year. Didn't catch anything, but that is just fine with me. I did have one HUGE take though. On the downfall something just ripped off like two feet of line, open spool, so hard I almost backlashed but it was gone before I could click the handle and set the hook. That got my adrenals going. I imagine it was a Greenling or something. Almost caught a Seagull also. I'm reeling in my line and I look up just in time to see it flaring up over my bait and started to go down until I yelled at it and it flew off hahaha. The bar was pretty bad... Right before dusk the Coast Guard motored out and sat just inside the jetty. Far out past the bad stuff I could the top of a fishing boat bobbing around and going back and forth, then they went for it. Way up in the air then out of site. Way up in the air in a totally different place left to right, then out of site etc. They made it in but boy I hope they took their Dramamine. It calmed down a lot later on around dark. My uncle used to be a tournament shark fisherman in Florida and he had a saying for people that got sick on his boat. "The next time we go out, I'm makin sure you eat sardines beforehand so at least you're chummin at the same time." hahaha (take a guess how I found that out). Anyhow, great GREAT trip. As I sit in my chair, I still have that residual feeling like I'm still in the boat. My chair feels like it's moving all around underneath me and I'm loving it!! My sister is over there on a trip with her boyfriend and she's gonna call me at 9 am, and if it's the same as today I'm going again! Might hook up my lantern and stay out after dark Cheers!!! http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/2...abay019nn9.jpg http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/2...abay001lb5.jpg http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/7...abay007gs2.jpg http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/6...abay009oe1.jpg http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/1...abay008ed9.jpg http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/1...bay0152ru1.jpg http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/6...abay024gc1.jpg Kinda bummed this one turned out blurry. I need to read my manual! http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/3...abay023tx7.jpg __________________ When I die, screw some hooks into my spine and head for the deep water. Last edited by GraphiteZen : 03-24-2008 at 11:29 PM.

03-25-2008, 08:41 AM	#2
Mokai Sustained Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: on the river Posts: 212	Sounds like a good trip..I love Newport.. __________________ Andrew

07-23-2008, 05:57 PM	#3
Raincatcher Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Dallas,Or Posts: 405	Surfin' USA GraphiteZen,did you go out in your pontoon in Newport? I don't know if you had your new kayak or not, but WOW!! I would love to go surf fishing over there. What kind of gear did you use? I have several rods including a sturgeon rod with the heavy-duty reel on it. Would I need something that hefty? I really like my lightweight Ugly stik and would rather use it. Where do you go to surf fish? Is there a designated area or do you just pick one? I am thinking about spending a couple days there soon. Any advice would be a lot more than I know now. haha Barb ps: I now own a 21 foot Glasspar Super V and was told by the mechanic that he wouldn't hesitate to take it out in the ocean, but I am with Troutski on this one...I would be wet from more than salt water! __________________ Safety First! Fish Second!

07-23-2008, 07:24 PM	#4
GraphiteZen Moderator Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Corvallis, OR Posts: 399	hahah yeah I get splashed a lot around the jetty and you certainly need to pay attention.. As far as surf fishing, I'm not really sure. I am told you try to find spots where the sand has somewhat of a bowl dug out of it from the tide. You could fish off both sides of the jetty and get into the nice fish. At one spot off the south jetty its about 40 or 50 feet. You can also pay 5 bucks and get into the park at Yaquina head I think it is, and there is one spot they let you fish off the rocks and it's pretty deep. A salmon sized rod is really all you need though. Have fun __________________ When I die, screw some hooks into my spine and head for the deep water.

08-02-2008, 05:53 AM	#5
FishSchooler Master Angler Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Lake Oswego Posts: 827	Those sunsets are pertty perttyful! Perfect! Your better than my dad at photography! Even though he has 110+ gb of pictures on his comp, none of em are better than yours! Except for the few 50 pics that I took. __________________ Give a man some powerbait, he'll fish for a day, teach the man how to make powerbait, he won't be fishing at all.

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