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I've spiffing my boat up for the last few weeks getting it ready to sell....Gonna look good for the new owner. She goes back in the water tomorrow and I can finally get a day or two off!
That looks like a nice boat... except it looks like a working boat, i.e. too much work!!! I assume those pulleys on the back are for nets and/or some type of traps? And whats that cabin thingy between the bridge and aft area (I have owned several small freshwater bass boats, but do not pretend to know the nautical lingo!!). I see someone in short sleeves (not looking happy) and someone in long sleeves (doing what appears to be a dance of some kind)... I was wondering if it has started to get cool up that way.
That looks like a nice boat... except it looks like a working boat, i.e. too much work!!! I assume those pulleys on the back are for nets and/or some type of traps? And whats that cabin thingy between the bridge and aft area (I have owned several small freshwater bass boats, but do not pretend to know the nautical lingo!!). I see someone in short sleeves (not looking happy) and someone in long sleeves (doing what appears to be a dance of some kind)... I was wondering if it has started to get cool up that way.
Yup it is a working boat, and it was a really good life while it lasted.... The "cabin thingy" is a blast freezer the freezes salmon very fast (-50f ) . Below that is the fish hold, capacity 16,000 lbs where the frozen and sea water glazed salmon are stored.
The pulleys are attached to the davits and 5/64th stainless steel cable feed through them to the lead weights (40 to 60 lbs) from each of the six gurdies (hydraulic winches). These leads are lowered into the water after the poles (outriggers) are down, and a lure is snapped on the wire line about every 9 to 12 feet. There are special spaces on the wire for this. The lines are then lowered as much as 240 feet into the water, and are pulled regularly to take the salmon off.
They are then killed immediately, bled, dressed, washed. They get a second wash in an hours time, then go into the blast freezer. Once frozen they are dipped twice in salt water and stacked in the hold like cord wood...Chilly work at -50! Below are a couple of illustrations...No very good, but the best I could find......Hey you asked!!
Salmon troller...
Below is the set up I used to troll tuna....
I also long lined for halibut with the Hell's Gate...
Thanks for such a great thread and photos. I find these very interesting. I had heard about the giant halibut when living in MI during the 60's. I always wanted to go and catch one. Now I might do better with flounder. Those halibut look like a lot of work and I'm going retired soon. Hey I'm down sizing my camera body for less weight even.
Wow. Great stuff, Sanspeur. Are/were you a professional fisherman then? Those big fish the boys, what the heck are those? Last question, is that a wood hull? The curves are interesting. I'll bet you're really going to miss her.
Holly smokes, that's some big fish!! Awesome shots!
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Awesome shots!
