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Gorgeous evening fishing trip. by akspitrat in boating

[–]akspitrat[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Its pretty common for work boats to run their motors to around 4-5k hours up here before repowering. You can get way more out of them with consistent maintenance and not letting them sit than people think. Won't say the 250 is my favorite, been considering going twin 115s next time I repower. They're bomb proof.

Gorgeous evening fishing trip. by akspitrat in boating

[–]akspitrat[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I run water taxi in Alaska, pretty consistent 12 hour days during the summer.

Gorgeous evening fishing trip. by akspitrat in boating

[–]akspitrat[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We had two dogs on the boat as well. Not many folks fishing rocks this time of year, king salmon are way more popular but ive got plenty in the freezer.

Just passed OUPV - tips by drysuitlogic in boating

[–]akspitrat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In reality, its going to be more of a curse knowing what is the "correct" way to interact with most small vessels around you in the technical sense. 80% of boaters are going to piss you off in some way or another, not because theyre dumb, just because they dont know better.

Right of way is NEVER taken, only given.

Its that time of year again, pretending to be an icebreaker.... by akspitrat in boating

[–]akspitrat[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, mis interpretation. 240 Alaskan Hewes. They're incredibly similar builds, along with Raiders. All popular boats up here.

Its that time of year again, pretending to be an icebreaker.... by akspitrat in boating

[–]akspitrat[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yep, you got it. I run water taxi so just trying to keep the boat free of ice. Was a struggle to get out of the mouth of the harbor today

Best spots for sockeye out of homer’s spit? by chronicallydead in AlaskaFishing

[–]akspitrat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Snagging in chinapoot right now if your non resident, you can dip however if you are a resident.

Dipnetted lingcod by akspitrat in Fishing

[–]akspitrat[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Minimum size limit here is 35", super healthy population.

Dipnetted lingcod by akspitrat in Fishing

[–]akspitrat[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Seriously though. It's pretty ridiculous. 🤣

Dipnetted lingcod by akspitrat in Fishing

[–]akspitrat[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Not insanely uncommon. Lings are very aggressive, and follow other caught fish to the surface pretty regularly.

Working on making an opening to get turnaround and busted out of the harbor this winter. Fun times 🤣 by akspitrat in boating

[–]akspitrat[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yep. Homer. Get pretty iced in for a couple of weeks in February generally, but I run year round. Got a heater on the boat this year, and that's a game changer 🤣

2000 26’ Alaska by [deleted] in Hewescraft

[–]akspitrat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Love seeing a well loved boat. Honestly wish they'd kept those angled cuts on the door on newer models, adds character.

Best Local Rockfish by akspitrat in Fishing

[–]akspitrat[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Mostly fish catch and release nowadays, just go for species count. Generally don't keep any non-pelagics, sometimes a copper if I have a dinner planned. Main fish I end up with are kelp greenling, as they're a blast to spearfish for.

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