6th annual Sunset Bay Angler Of The Day Kayak Fishing Challenge announcement

Does anyone plan on fishing out of sunset tomorrow? Or are most going to salmon fish out of the bay?

Just wanted to post a quick thank you to all the participants that showed up to the tourney this year, you guys are awesome and generous!!! We were able to raise $1,470 for Heroes on the Water. You guys should be proud! Will post a full report and winners later, gotta drive to Washington now

Just wanted to post a quick thank you to all the participants that showed up to the tourney this year, you guys are awesome and generous!!! We were able to raise $1,470 for Heroes on the Water. You guys should be proud! Will post a full report and winners later, gotta drive to Washington now

Thank you Roy and Dudi and the whole South Coast NWKA crew. The amount of support and love you all have given to the program is truly amazing. I know when the stars align and HOW opens up shop down there you folks are going to hit the ground running and be a major force for the community we serve.

Think we'll make it down to Simpson next year?

Just wanted to post a quick thank you to all the participants that showed up to the tourney this year, you guys are awesome and generous!!! We were able to raise $1,470 for Heroes on the Water. You guys should be proud! Will post a full report and winners later, gotta drive to Washington now

Wait, what? 

How are you able to crunch numbers so fast and announce HOW contributions well within 24 hours?   
You must have a huge crew in the back room running super computers or something?   

I wanted to say thanks Roy and Dude for another great and successful event.  Even with the unfortunate change up with the location of the weigh in/potluck, your communication was awesome.  The fishing was tough in the ocean, but that is what makes it part of the challenge.  It sounded to me like everyone had a great time regardless of conditions. 

All I caught was a facial sun burn.   

Great potluck everyone!  That was some good eats for sure.   No, seriously!

Dana, you did a stellar job on your roles as weigh in master, fry cook, and photographer allowing Roy and Dude to participate this year.   Moooocho thanks for taking the time to fill those hats so elegantly.   

Already looking forward to next year.   

Thanks again to everyone that had a hand in this tournament! Congrats to all that placed and kudos to those that braved the open ocean!
Things went pretty smooth considering everything that went wrong. 

Despite challenges, it sure was a great time! The conditions were less than optimal, but there were fish to be had out there by those with the intestinal fortitude!

Another fine job Roy and Dudi for bringing this all together- and especially for your hospitality for hosting at your place! It was obvious all your hard work with such great sponsors as evidenced by all that was spread all over the tables. Great prizes galore!  It feels soooo good to be part of a group for such a great cause such as HOW! Congratulations!

I feel fortunate enough to pull off catching 3 species for 4th place plus a few more fish for the fish fry. On a side note... there were quite a few Red Irish Lords that were caught and released (weren't on the points/species list to count).

Don't be fooled by the conditions as seen at the launch in the background. It was pretty bumpy out there!

Also its was very nice of everyone to donate the fish fry leftovers to HOW. I put 10 pounds of deliciousness in the freezer for some tacos at our next one!

Thanks to everyone who organized this event.  It was nice to finally meet some of you in person.  The ocean didn't cooperate for my first trip in the salt but I still managed to catch something and that made me happy.  It wasn't a big catch but it was my first from the kayak in the ocean so to me it's HUGE!

I want to thank Roy and Dudi for all the time and effort that they put in to make the 2015 AOTD a success. I am pretty sure that everyone that entered the tournament came out ahead of the entry fee with all the great swag from the drawing and captains bags! Also I would like to mention all the tasty food, especially Dana's excellent fried fish, and the beer from Ninkasi. The weather even cooperated this year with light winds and warm temps. The ocean was a little rough, but lot's of fish were caught including an 18+ pound Ling. It was double nice for me this year as I managed to land a nice Nook while fishing Coos Bay on Thursday. All in all, lots of fun with friends both old and new! Oh, and Art finally caught a salmon!

A big thanks to Roy and Dudi for all there hard work in putting on this great tournament.  It had it's moments with the weather and the venue change but it turned out great.  It great seeing old friends and making some new.  I had good time fishing with Art on Friday hope to see you soon.  Since I didn't have a pole in my hand during the tournament I took a few pics.  First 3 are of Art on friday the rest are tournament day.

Dana

some of the morning launch

more of the launch

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