Hello all,
Sorry to be MIA as a fellow crewmember on this thread up to this point. Have been nursing some medical and computer problems since my return.
Anyway, you've heard about the bear and the fishing, and seen some pics (the last 3 posted by Matt were mine, thanks again Matt for helping).
Since I started this thing a year and a half ago, and with a lot of Gene's help, worked thorugh the planning and recruitment of our crew for this adventure, I am thinking that some may wish to hear more about how a trip like this comes together. So, in case you are interested and can wait a couple days, I'm composing a narrative in Word to paste here that will describe more of the hunt, to include the logistics and planning, recommendations on equipment, realistic expectations, and perhaps some of our less successful, yet enjoyable and sometimes comical experiences.
Bear with me as it will take a couple days and I will post when ready.
Again, Congratulations to my good buddy and my elk bowhunting mentor, Gene, on his remarkable bear and his nice halibut, and just let me say for now that this was a really cool adventure even for those of us who were personally unsuccessful and can say that at least I (and probably all or most of us), really enjoyed and learned a lot from our experience.
More later....