Incentive

Just thought I'd forward a little incentive for your trip next summer.  This picture was taken Friday night just outside of Haines.  Josh threw his hook in and picked up the one on the left in about 10 seconds.  Took him about 30 minutes to get it into the boat.  Then Chad threw his hook in and got the one on the right.  Got a hit within 30 seconds. Took him about 45 minutes to get it in.  Then Mark, the guy in the middle hooked his.  (Mark is 6' tall, and the fish tail is folded over on the ground.)  Took him about an hour to get it in.  They brought home fillets from four fish (all they are allowed to bring home to Canada), about 400 lbs of fillets, plus about 10 salmon, averaging 20 lbs apiece.

We went out and helped them sample it last night.  Best halibut I ever ate.  Sure makes a difference to get it fresh!  We ate some baked in lemon seasoning, some in a loaf, and some diced and breaded.  I thought I was going to burst!  White, flaky tender meat, no bones, excellent flavor!  Guess they brought home over $4000 worth of fish!  Would sure go good in a freezer!  They are giving a bunch of it to their friends, want to give us a couple of good sized packages, then they will go out again for the king salmon run the end of September or first of October when they are running.  What a rough life! 

Love ya.  Dad.