You know you are a lowliner when---

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Re: You know you are a lowliner when---

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You get a letter from fish and game letting you know all the wire tagged fish you caught in 2009
The letter only has three fish listed
and they are all on the same day
from a hatchery opening
and zero from the summer.

Can anyone beat that with a lower number.

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Re: You know you are a lowliner when---

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You have to start a welding busness to subsidise your fishing habit
Most of your clients for your welding busness are your fishing partners
your fishing partners can't afford to hire you
you end up trading welding labor for an old mini van with a transmission that sounds like a dry gurdiy
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Welcome to the life KJwelder chuckling here.
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Re: You know you are a lowliner when---

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You win Katlian, As founder of this thread I hereby anoint you as an official 2009 "lowliner".

I just got my sheet and while not as full as I would like it, I once caught 33 fin clipped Chinook in one day, it does have more than three marked Chinook on it for 2009. I like looking at the range from where my fish come. I got one this year from the Elk River Hatchery in Oregon. I have been to that hatchery and talked with a fish culturist there about the program. Usually we don't get many South of the Santiam which I also got one from this year. Anyone got one South of the Elk? Or did anyone get one from a hatchery they have visited?

You know you are a lowliner when you don't have a car worth getting some welding done for.
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Re: You know you are a lowliner when---

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Eric,

Slow down,... Before you crown Stephen with the coveted "Low Liner of the Year" award, remember that his deckhand might have thrown all of his summer fish tags overboard (with the head of the fish)!

I think that disqualifies his ADF&G tag report don't you?... So the verdict is still out.

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Re: You know you are a lowliner when---

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You know you're a lowliner when...

After preparing your 2009 taxes your accountant:
1.) Asks you why you didn't fish the entire troll season.
2.) Chuckles when you ask him if you owe any taxes.
3.) Says not to bother sending your crew a 1099.
4.) When he finds out that you did fish the entire 2009 season suggest that you ask your brother for a deckhand job.
5.) ...
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Sven,
Good point about Katlian's deckhands. But, I didn't imagine there being only one "lowliner". I thought several of us might qualify. I don't think it is possible for you to ever qualify though. You have come a long ways.
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Your fishing pal has spent the last 30 days in re-hab then comes out and you do not exist. Then goes out and sets 50 pots for a 350 pound haul and as usual your last to know.
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Re: You know you are a lowliner when---

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I am steadily embellishing my lowliner status this spring. I am up to five days of skunk in a row. While I have not been diligently fishing deep on the winter line or getting up in the dark, I have been putting in a good number of hours every day I got skunked.

So, you know you are a lowliner when you have strung together at least five days of skunk in April.

I have called the haulout yard to lift my boat so I can take a look at my zincs.

I have changed and diligently polished all my leads.

I have checked all the bonding connections above water.

I have taken the voltmeter out to the pit and checked line voltages to confirm the black box readings.

I have freshened up my salted herring.

I have carefully observed each flasher, spoon, and plug in the water at trolling speed to make sure they are performing.

I have replaced all my leaders, which looked fine but which have been in place since Oct. 11.

I have replace any hook that had any rust on it at all.

I have washed all my gloves.

I replaced the water in my spoon bucket.

I have began turning off all non-essential power on the boat.

I am contemplating prayer.
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Ok, good idea... I know feel guilty enough to find food grade grease... LOL : )
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banana peels make ok hootchies
you check the dumpster after the cruise ships leave.. never know what you'll find
eat fish for breakfast lunch and dinner
as for wire.. can you say?.. SPLICE BABY SPLICE
drift every night.. saves fuel running to town or the anchorage
get a big set of oars???
considering growing medical marijuana??? LOL
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When you haul out to replace your zincs after five days of skunk in a row and they are all in good shape.

Actually I had more growth of barnacles and mussels than ever. The guy at the yard said that was typical this year in Sitka for some reason. I cleaned up all the metal surfaces, scrubbed the slag off the zincs and hosed the scum off the hull. Hopefully I will get a bite next time I go fishing.
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You know you are a lowliner when all the guides and other sport fishermen have limited out and you are still trolling around with your sport pole trying to get one.
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You know you are a lowliner when you are accused of fishing "over the line" on a day you got skunked.
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You know you are a lowliner when you are painting, as I was this week, the nose clips for your herring in hopes it will improve your production.
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You know you are a lowliner when the processor calls you and asks for the contact information for three of your partners so he can meet privately with them while you are out of town.
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You know you are a lowliner when your chum retros are bigger than your end of April troll trips.
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Here here.
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You might be a lowliner when you find that you qualify for the low income fishing license.
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Re: You know you are a lowliner when---

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Someone mentioned to me that there should be another thread for some of the readers of this post who are hoghliners. So I am thinking of starting a thread. "You might be a highliner when.". What do you think? Or are all Trollers too humble? For me it is easy enough because I know if you troll long enough you likely will have both lowline and highline experiences.
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