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The cache is located in Safety Cove in Day Harbor. A boat is needed to get to the cache. The cache is fairly easy to get to from the beach, just a short walk, but care should be taken when walking on the rocks as they can be slippery when wet. The cache is located in Bear Country, so proper precautions should be taken.
Did you ever notice that when Alaskans tell stories that the “BIG ONE” is the one that got away, or that their stories often seem to get more and more interesting each time they tell them? This cache is dedicated to all of those tall tales or “fisherman’s lies.”
The cache is a small camouflaged lock and lock container. It contains a log book, several pens, small trade items, and a $5 bill as the FTF prize. The cache was placed while we were out on a weekend camping trip. When we were growing up, we were lucky to be able to spend most summer weekends in the Seward area, camping, fishing, and hiking. We have many wonderful memories of these trips, so we wanted to place a cache in this area to bring geocachers to this beautiful area of Alaska.
As an extra, just for fun, part of this cache, you may want to share a special memory or tall tale, “fisherman’s lie,” in your log for this cache. This is completely optional, but it would be fun to share tall tales (true or exaggerated), since I’ve come to realize that many Alaskans have interesting stories to share about their experiences in this great land.
The One That Got Away…
It was a calm morning in Day Harbor, and the Halibut poles were out. Something was obviously interested in the bait on the end of my pole, so I held it tight and jigged it carefully. I knew I had to wait for the right moment if I was going to hook the fish.
Suddenly, I felt the pole jerk hard, so I pulled up hard. I got him! I began to real the line in as fast as I could, making sure I didn’t let him have any slack. It was hard work. I would reel up a few winds, and then he would pull them right back out again. I knew from the moment I hooked him that he was huge!
After several minutes of reeling up a very stubborn fish, my arms were aching. I couldn’t wait to have him on the boat. Then, for no reason at all, the reeling seemed to get easier. “This is weird,” I thought, “maybe he’s not on the line anymore.”
Then, it happened. All at once, the line zipped out, straight down. It was all I could do to hold the pole until I heard snap! The pole almost flew out of my hands. He was gone, just like that. I know he was big, but I wish I could have seen him before he got away. Now, I will keep fishing, in search of the big one with the hook still in his mouth!
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