Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3826 Dec 6-20 | Page 18

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GONE FISHING continued from page 1 minutes later I had caught my limit with a nice mixed bag of vermilion, coppers, and canaries and had even upgraded several of the fish in my bag. The main attraction, however, was the crab - and we had a boatload of anglers as eager to witness the process of harvesting these creatures as they were to feast on them later in the day. A quick 60-minute run took us to one of three strings belonging to the Happy Hooker. This is when the good stuff started. At each crab pot location, a volunteer from the group would hook the line, lift it out of the water, and hand it to the deckhand, Greg. Greg then attached the line to the aggres- sively swift pulley which hoisted the pot up from the depths of the Rockfish and crabs were plentiful when Stacy jumped aboard Berkeley’s Happy Hooker this Pacific. One by one, each trap was removed, teeming with large, November. Photo by STACY BARAWED, Fish Sniffer Staff. feisty males, garnering cheers and applause from everyone on board. Once the crabs were placed into a impressed by the efficiency of the crew holding receptacle, the 60-lb. traps and their handling of and care for the were immediately baited again with crab. This type of work ethic was likely chopped up squid and rockfish heads, instilled in Jonathon by his grandfather, secured, and dropped back into the Jim, who ran the Happy Hooker from ocean to soak for two more days. 1980 until Jonathon bought the operation Each trap seemed fuller than the from him in 2017. last, and our volunteer who kept track Back at the dock, weary anglers of the count could barely keep up. (including myself) departed the boat Our target was 380 Dungeness crabs, and joined the lines at the boiling tents providing everyone with their limit to have their crab cooked and cleaned of 10 to take home. We reached that before heading out. An hour later, I was number within 40 minutes, and it back home cracking giant crab legs in my turned out to be the largest amount kitchen, feasting on the sweet, abundantly pulled so far this season on the Happy meaty bodies we had watched being Hooker. harvested with such excitement. Definitely The entire process was thrilling and an upgrade from my usual fast food runs entertaining to watch, but I was also going home from the marina! HOLIDAY SHOPPING SPREE December 17th to December 23rd 10% to 50% OFF Everything in the store!!! 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