This is a piece of the article on the outdoor line forum highlighting Brian and Bret Roberts fishing tourney at Salmon for Soldiers event. I am so proud of Brian...way to go dude! Soldier Brian Roberts on Cast Away landed a huge king while mooching in Kingston – which ended up being the largest fish caught in the event. The moment that text arrived, downriggers on Four Reel II were screaming up and mooching gear was being pulled out of various hidden spots on the boat. Half way down to Kingston, we got another text from Cast Away saying they landed a silver. Team Four Reel II arrived unwelcomed among the 10 or so boats in Kingston as we came in hot with a wake only produced by a 38’ foot Boston Whaler with triple 250s going 40 mph. Considering me and my crew’s (Jeff and Patrick) limited mooching experience, trying to teach 4 soldiers to mooch for kings with no experience was challenging. Of the 8 pre-tied mooching rigs, 4 were lost in the first 30 minutes to dog fish (Soldier Joe from Spokane actually enjoyed the doggie he caught), and tangles were plenty. Team Four Reel II got better at mooching as time passed – learning to keep gear off the deck with the right presentation drop and drift. To a bit of our surprise, Soldier Jamie needed a pick-me-up and pulled out a can of Coppenhagen and inserted a big chew into her lower lip. Then it happened. Call it luck or call it the “dip” fishing, Jamie was hooked up and we landed this brute. JamieKing.jpeg Soldier Jamie on Four Reel II JamieKing.jpeg (132.5 KiB) Viewed 176 times Yes, that is a dip in her lip! It turns out that Soldiers Brian and Jamie caught the biggest and next largest salmon, respectively, for the Salmon for Soldiers event and those kings were produced by mooching. Robbo should be proud knowing mooching not only produced the top 2 largest fish, but also led to Brian and Bret Roberts winning the top weight prize catching 4 fish in total. On behalf of teams Cast Away and Four Reel II, thank you again for allowing us to participate in the Salmon for Soldiers event. Truly a great day with the soldiers and a very special event. Looking forward to next year! - Troy Saharic Four Reel II Saharit Pollywog
Posted on: Wed, 14 Aug 2013 19:12:43 +0000