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I sent my drone to attack a nest like that last year. It wasnt as amusing as I thought it would be and made a mess out of the machine with hornet guts all over it. They did not sent the whole army after it, rather a few at a time which I was very surprised. Couple of years ago i had a large yellow jackets nest in an old garbage can. I threw a 120v bug zapper in there and giggled for a half hour. That was much more amusing then cleaning bug guts off my drone for an hour.....

Great report, pics and fish! I've caught 2 Atlantics and 1 coho this season. All have been under 3#. I don't think I have caught a king over 20 although several pretty close. Thanks for the intel!

I have 2 echo pole saws for sale. I believe they are both commercial models. Both saws run. The orange one needs new fuel lines and has a standard chainsaw end on it. The gray one has a reciprocating saw end on it. I believe these were used for orchards and were really expensive when new. I have an extra blade or two if i can find them. This one needs a couple of bolts for the handle. Its loose. Looking for $100 for the orange one and $75 for the reciprocating one. Will entertain trades for fishin or huntin stuff. Only reason im not keeping one of these is I have another one. Shoot me a message if you have any questions.

You can probably just drift with a thumper rig and get a descent speed range. If you can contact the bottom consistently and go real slow you will catch Lakers with just about anything. Easier to hit bottom consistently with a heavy sinker than a dipsey. Catch Lakers until you get bored of that then go for kings. This site has the best info out there. Read up and ask questions....

I would try and get my feet wet with Lakers. They are easy to catch. You have to be creative to get something on the bottom in 120 foot plus with your rig. 30# braid with a heavy sinker aka "thumper rig" might be a good choice. You will catch fish with cowbells and a spin glow a couple feet off the bottom. Also can run a spoon or flasher fly for kings a little bit higher. Edit: surprised you didn't catch a Laker if you had a flasher and spin glow 5 foot off the bottom. Maybe not optimal but I think you'd get bit that way. Maybe slow down a bit?

Something probably got tangled on the way down like your spoon catching the line attached to your clip on the way down. If that happened your swivels won't help.

18.5 footer for me. Good advice above. I think the most useful weather data is which way the forecast says the wind/waves will go throughout the day. If it says its going to build throughout the morning and it starts to get a little spicy think of heading in or fishing close to port. If its a little spicy and the forecast says its going to calm down then Im more likely to go for it. Wind speed doesnt really matter as much as direction as mentioned above. Example: A couple of weeks ago I was fishing out of Sandy. Wind finder app said it was going to be flat and that the wind was going to shift around 10am with waves increasing as a result. Other weather apps seemed to suggest the same. Got out there and it was bumpy but fishable. (not flat calm at all) Sure enough, the wind shifted around 10 and it got pretty spicy shortly thereafter. We were prepared and were right in front of the creek so not a huge deal. Puling in gear was not fun as we fished until the last minute but nothing unsafe. If we were out a few more miles and fished another 30 minutes it would not have been cool at all. Probably wouldnt have been in any serious danger but I dont really want to beat up my old boat or myself. Unfortunately we have to be prepared to get to the dock and turn around if the weather isnt as expected. Ive had to do this once this year when predicted 1 footers were white caps and 4 footers.

Looks like bait. If you turn off the fish icons, it'll give you a much better idea of what's going on down there.

Love to see this stuff!

If possible, dont bring them in the boat at all and release at the side of the boat if they are still spunky. I tell my friends that if they want a Pic they are bringing it home with few exceptions. I'll have to try the boga rope trick....

While I don't fish solo very much i don't think i would run 2 riggers. I would opt for 2 wire (slide) divers and a sinking line presentation off a board or one rigger set deep with a big paddle and meat. Maybe a bit more technical to setup solo but should out fish 2 riggers most of the time and if you have a long line off a board tangles should be minimal. +1 on windfinder app. Its a cool tool but, as mentioned, is a guess. -My 2 cents