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Date: Tuesday Sep 20, 2005 2:16:44 PM
Name: Jon Powell
Email: jon@quantecgeoscience.com
Ken and Dallas,
Wanted to thank you both for the great time we had on the river Sept. 12. Your dedication (13 hours on the river) to sending me home with a fish was much appreciated and admired. Have already booked a return trip so will be seeing you again bright and early Oct. 5......look forward to it.
BTW....the fish, both BBQ'd and smoked was excellent
Cheers,
Jon Powell
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Date: Tuesday Sep 13, 2005 2:14:53 PM
Name: Daniel and Lauri
Email: dquirarte@excite.com
Dallas
Thank you for all your fish storys and entretainment, Laurie and I had a great time, from 06:30 hrs until 17:30 hrs you were a true gentleman. We cought some fish, and fought some fish but I wish I could of landed my 89# salmon but it got away!@##@#@#, Fishing is an awsome sport, thank to you we had a great time, with an awsome guide like you, it's hard not. jmmy buffet rules. THANK YOU!!
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Date: Monday Sep 12, 2005 12:13:34 PM
Name: Shari and Jesse Hernandez
Email: sharir@teampsc.com
Dear Dallas,
Thanks for the wonderful day on the boat. We all enjoyed the ride and "fights". The salmon we caught was delicious.
Arrgggh matey - unitl next time.
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Date: Friday Oct 7, 2005 10:58:00 PM
Name: Brian and Anthony Ong
Email: BJDA2@astound.net
Hi Ken and Vickie,
I've been fishing with my son for (10) years, he's 13 years old now. I decided that Anthony was old enough to appreciate and feel the experience of fishing with a pro-fisherman. I researched the internet for fishing guides and found the River Pirate.
Ken and Vickie, we had a wonderful experience fishing. Anthony got the experience of catching a great fighting fish (american shade), but even more valuable he learned to respect/preserve nature even more. We caught and released our fish. Ken is a true professional and a real Great Guy!
Thank you, Ken and Vickie for the experience!
Brian and Anthony Ong
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Date: Saturday Apr 30, 2005 2:08:35 PM
Name: tony cianchetta
Email: lrcreach@msn.com
Yesterday I was invited to join a two boat party in Rio Vista. The host Greg Lyons, brought eight clients of his together for a sturgeon adventure. I chose to go on Ken's boat because I could just feel he was the man, and sure enough he was the man. His intimate knowledge of the waters and pre-trip scouting produced a total of eight sturgeon. Two over sized, two under sized, and two keepers. A very symmetrical catch by a guide that is anything but symmetrical. Ken really went all out for us. To a man we all want to fish again for these monsters. Thanks Ken, I will put your number in my speed dialer. Hope to see you soon.
Another satisfied client, Tony
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Date: Tuesday Mar 29, 2005 9:47:22 PM
Name: Eric Bald
Email: elbald1@aol.com
Absolutely incredible late march Sturgeon fishing. These soft biters turn into powerful monsters when hooked. 65" and 60 lbs plus. There is nothing like it.
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Date: Monday Mar 21, 2005 11:22:30 PM
Name: Yerevan, George and David
Email: d_nazary@yahoo.com
Hi Vicki & Ken;
This was the best fishing trip we ever had and a great b-day present for our father. He was simply thrilled by the whole experience. Sure, the fishing was great as we caught our two monsters before noon but the fun we had throughout the day was simply worth every minute. Ken, you are a great guy beside being a master fishermen. We look forward to be fishing with you soon.
Tight Lines!!
Yerevan, George and David
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Date: Wednesday Jan 19, 2005 2:13:14 PM
Name: John Peot
Email: JOHNPEOT@aol.com
Had a GREAT time. On the SAC by 7:00am & had the boat on the trailer by 6:00pm each day. January 14 & 15, 2005. Last day of Salmon & first day of Steelhead.
1/14/05 we landed a 19 pound Salmon, many strikes and many caught & released
Trout & Steelhead.
1/15/05 many Trout & Steelhead caught & released.
Thanks Ken for a Great time on th SAC.
John
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Date: Thursday Nov 11, 2004 11:39:45 AM
Name: James Quan
Email: jms.quan@yahoo.com
I went fishing with the River Pirate and his 1st mate Dallas on Fri 10/29/04. I fished with Joe and 'Pastor' Bob. They drove all the way from Arizona and I flew up from LA. After we launched we got to the 1st hole and got hit immediately, but we missed it. The day before, they said one pole got hit so hard, the tip dipped into the water. Another time, the rod holder broke. Can the fish be that brutal up here I thought?
So with everyone awake and pumped up we got bite a second time minutes later. Joe landed a nice 25lb Salmon. Nice color with alittle red on the side. A harrrgh we all yelled out as it was placed in the boat's fish hold.
Next I got bit and this one was a stubborn one. He kept peeling out line and I was thinking, this one fights like a bluefin tuna. Stubborn and would not cooperate and not come to the boat. When he got close to the boat, zzzzzzzeeeeee went the drag and I'm thinking ok, I didn't bring my rod belt holder and my arms are aching, what have I gotten myself into? After 15 minutes, in the dim morning light you can barely see the shadow of the fish approaching the boat. Dallas was waiting with the net then....pop! The hook came out of his mouth and the lure came flying and ended up landing on the back of the boat. Good thing it didn't hit anyone. I still could not see the fish but I heard his tail go splash and then he was gone. I don't know how big it was but what a fight! Ok so round 1 goes to the fish.
Pastor Bob was next. He's a retired policeman and minister. He got a nice 30lb chrome one. He's gone to places like Alaska to fish. But this is alot of fun he says. This one hole seems to be full of fish. It's amazing in that Ken tells us it's only 6ft deep. We could see and hear the Salmon rolling all around us. Ken would see one and say, oh that one looked like 40lbs!
We all had one fish a piece by 8am. We missed 3 hits too. So our batting avg is around .500. Not bad. The bite slowed alittle as the water temp actually dropped to 54. We started out at 56. Ken said we'll wait it out a bit so the cloud cover to lift and heat up the water a bit.
Around 11a that's when I got bit again. At first the fight was kind of light, but as he got closer to the boat then zzzzeeeeee went the drag and the line was peeling out again. This fight is on! This is a good one and the pull felt like the 1st one I lost. This one not only pulled down deep, but he zig zagged like a football running back! This is where the expert boat maneuving and communication between Ken and Dallas is at its best. The fish was moving side to side trying to shake the hook. I kept the rod tip up and line tight to keep the pressure on. It was getting hard to crank the reel. Ken moved the boat to stay with the fish. Joe and Bob reeled in their lines so there was no chance of tangles.
The fish finally surfaced after 15mins and Ken yelled, oh yeah, it's a nice fish! Keep the line tight yelled out Dallas. The second time the fish jumped and revealed his size. All I can think was oh pleeze salmon gods please don't let me lose this one! As the fish was close to the boat he made one final surge and went to the other side of the boat. Oh no I thought, I'm going to lose him because I can't move to the other side fast enough to keep the line tight. The fuel tank was blocking my way. Dallas saw the situation and quickly took my rod and kept the pressure on as he was able move to the other side of the boat. The fish finally tired was on it's side. Joe, an expert fisherman helped and netted the beast. This one came in at 45lbs. Ken let out big Haaaarrrggghh and gave me a big high five! We all got our limits by 11:30a and called it a day. All very nice fish.
This was truely a team effort. I'll be the 1st to admit, I could not have landed this without everyone's unselfish efforts. I am truly humble to fish with such great fisherman and more importantly, good people.
If you come up here to fish, be sure to visit the Coleman fish hatchery. Just follow the signs from the hotel. You can see the monster Salmon that came up to spawn. Then you'll understand how big the fish are in our very own backyard here in CA. Ken says he has clients come from as far as Japan to fish here!
Okay everyone....yo ho yo ho a pirates life for me..........
Tight Lines Everyone! God Bless You!
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Date: Wednesday Oct 27, 2004 1:28:33 PM
Name: Kenneth Allen Russell
Email: arbuggs@hotmail.com
On Oct. 22 / 23 2004 i went salmon fishing for the first time with Ken the River Pirate. I had one of the best fishing day on the water of my life. I have been on fishing trips with other guides back east for Bass, and by far the trip with Ken was the most perfessional guided trip that i have taken. Kens boat has lots of room to move about, his fishing gear is some of the best that money cane buy. On the two day trip we got our limits both days, i boated a 27 & 26 plus an 12 & 8 pound salmon. I plan to go fishing with ken next year because i had a great time on the water fishing with him & his deckhand Dallas, ken works hard so that i was able to get a limit of fish. You can not go wrong by spnding a day on the water with THE RIVER PIRATE
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