The weather looks promising for our big fishing trip to Bandon. I figured since Helen got a fishing license that would double our chances of catching fish.
We had to go to Coos Bay first to get Helen a new fishing pole and a fishing license. Since they have a pretty good selection at Bi Mart in Coos bay and with, 15% off on all fishing poles and reels this would be the place to buy them. Besides that, we have some general banking needs and other small stops to make. Actually Coos Bay is not that far from Bandon. Approximately around 20 miles or so south, to Bandon, so no biggie.
Of course we had to stop by our favorite eating place to get a quick lunch. Helen likes those $1.00 Double cheese burgers, but I really don’t care for them too much, they're to dry for me. However, on the same side of the road just 1 block from McDonald's is a Burger King. Hey, now I like their’s much better. More greens and tomatoes for $1.00.
Kind of funny I stop, order one of the Whopper Burgers for a buck, then go 1 more block and order Helen's double cheeseburger for a buck at McDonald's. Hey why not? Makes both of us happy and we get the meals we want. I still love the no tax situation. When you order a burger for a buck, that’s all you pay.
We got down to Bandon about 1 pm, just in time for the tide to come back in. Was to choppy to fish the Jetty and a lot of the waves were hitting the top of the Jetty. Pretty large waves I guess that’s to be expected after a major storm goes through.
We got down to Bandon about 1 pm, just in time for the tide to come back in. Was to choppy to fish the Jetty and a lot of the waves were hitting the top of the Jetty. Pretty large waves I guess that’s to be expected after a major storm goes through.
We saw some guy on the beach fishing for surf Perch. Talked with him and he gave me some good information on catching the perch. He was using fresh sand shrimp with a double hook set up using a crappie rig setup with a number 2 hook. Also he tied the shrimp down with a string, which is real neat. Its red in color and all you have to do is wrap the bait a couple of times pull it tight and break it. It holds the bait on real good.
I went back to the local bait store to get some of the hookups and the needed string to tie on my bait. Since I had a lot of regular shrimp I figure I would use them. Neat tackle shop and they do have a lot of tackle.
The man working there was telling me that the rock fishing is improving, but not great yet and that fishing for surf perch is better.
Well I got back to the beach where I left Helen real quick with all this wealth of information from the local sources. Bound and determined now we were going to catch the old mighty fish no mater what variety. I set Helen's new pole up for her and did everything I saw other people were doing. Now the real fun begins since Helen is not really used to this type fishing and practically no experience. The big thing I had to tell her once she cast her line into the surf was to run like hell back up to the bank before another wave came in and got her. Hay her first cast was not bad she may have cast out 30 feet at the most. She retrieved her line and cast again this time went quite a way out. The only problem I did not count on was the pole I got her was awfully limber for shore fishing and it’s real hard to get distance with a limber pole. Down the road I am going to get her a Surf pole. It's the only way to go.
PRIOR TO THE BIG SWIM
Everything going smooth until her line got snagged on who knows what, so we had to break the line. We went up the beach quite a ways above where the water was hitting to tie on some new tackle. She was sitting next to me taking it all in as to learn how to do it. Yep you guessed it a sneaker wave came up and got both of us. I mean really got both of us. The poles were heading back to the ocean as well as my tackle box and everything we owned even our camera. We luckily retrieved them all and thankfully our camera was in the camera case. Now I determine at this time the only thing we're going to catch was a cold so we gave it up. Oh by the way we came back with another few lbs of rocks, which Helen so faithfully collected on the beach. I asked her what she was going to do with them and she give me a classic answer, I am going to put them in our flower pots at home. Flower pots? Well, that’s all good, however she forgot before we left home we gave all he plants away.
We came back another way, which Ed told us about and is a short cut, which indeed it is. Called the Beaver Hill Lane that tied back into North Bank Road off of hwy 1.
We did indeed have a great time and good laugh over the whole incident. Would we do it again? You bet, but this time we won’t ever turn our back on the ocean again.
Everything going smooth until her line got snagged on who knows what, so we had to break the line. We went up the beach quite a ways above where the water was hitting to tie on some new tackle. She was sitting next to me taking it all in as to learn how to do it. Yep you guessed it a sneaker wave came up and got both of us. I mean really got both of us. The poles were heading back to the ocean as well as my tackle box and everything we owned even our camera. We luckily retrieved them all and thankfully our camera was in the camera case. Now I determine at this time the only thing we're going to catch was a cold so we gave it up. Oh by the way we came back with another few lbs of rocks, which Helen so faithfully collected on the beach. I asked her what she was going to do with them and she give me a classic answer, I am going to put them in our flower pots at home. Flower pots? Well, that’s all good, however she forgot before we left home we gave all he plants away.
We came back another way, which Ed told us about and is a short cut, which indeed it is. Called the Beaver Hill Lane that tied back into North Bank Road off of hwy 1.
We did indeed have a great time and good laugh over the whole incident. Would we do it again? You bet, but this time we won’t ever turn our back on the ocean again.
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