Catching a Big Time: Fishing the Northwest Grady

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Catching a Big Time: Fishing the
Northwest Grady-White Club Derby
By Gwen Edwards
Grady-White’s Gwen Edwards, aka ”Queen of Clubs,” is a familiar name to Grady-White Owners’
Club members who know her as the go-to person for assistance in start-ups and ongoing factory
support of club sponsored events. She, along with other factory representatives, attends dealer
and Owners’ Club events at every opportunity. How better to celebrate a slice of the Grady Life
than fishing, cruising, and adventuring on the water with owners like you?
In late May the Northwest Grady-White Club, sponsored by Jacobsen’s
Marine of Seattle, WA, held its annual lingcod derby out of Roche Harbor on
San Juan Island. Eighteen boats and more than 50 club members gathered for
this two-day event. This North Carolina girl was invited to fish aboard club
commodore Larry Post and wife J’Anna’s Express 330, Sakana. One thing I
quickly learned: if you want to boat in the Northwest, rain gear is a necessity!
Larry and J’Anna picked me up at the Skyline Marina on Fidalgo Island
near Anacortes to begin our run to Roche Harbor. It was in the upper 50s,
overcast and misty…the scenery was just breathtaking. We passed Burrows
and Allan islands and headed north to Obstruction Pass, then rounded the
north side of Shaw Island and continued past Wasp and Jones islands. Along
the way we stopped at the Posts’ secret spot to retrieve their shrimp pots.
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These were nothing like East Coast
shrimp. Actually, they’re called
prawns–many over seven inches–and
are a beautiful pink with spots.
Upon arrival at Roche Harbor
Resort, former commodore Rob
Powers and family greeted us. With
their assistance we put some “Grady
touches” on the tent reserved for the
club gatherings. Then everyone met
for hors d’oeuvres followed by dinner
and the welcome meeting where the
commodore reviewed derby details.
Weigh-in would be between three
and four o’clock Saturday. In the case
of a tie, the first boat in would take
the win.
I fished in Sakana along with the
Posts and Paul and Jean Pastis. We
headed out at eight o’clock toward
Canada, passing Spieden Island and
cutting between Stuart and Waldron
islands. Once we arrived at the
“lucky spot” it was time to catch
those lingcod. Larry showed us how
to jig for them. We had the lines in
just 15 minutes when the first bite
happened. I had the rod in play, and
it was so heavy we all knew it was
”Walter,” like Henry Fonda’s big fish
on Golden Pond. Larry and Paul
asked me several times if I needed
help reeling in but I insisted on
doing it myself. How would it look
for the Grady rep to wimp out?
Unfortunately, Walter turned out to
be an octopus–a very large octopus!
We were disappointed this wasn’t a
money fish.
The octopus got our adrenaline
going and we had a great day of
fishing. It was cold and rainy but we
were so excited we hardly noticed.
Having a ski suit on sure helped! The
Posts are avid fishermen and knew
where to put us on the lingcod. Within
just a few hours we boated five, the
limit for our boat, and released two
undersized ones along with rock cod
and of course the octopus. While
fishing we saw sea lions and an orca.
In summary, I experienced seven-inch
prawn, an octopus, rock cod, lingcod,
sea lions and an orca. Not a bad day
on the water!
We arrived back at the dock early in
case we had the big one. Many boats
arrived before three o’clock just in case
there was a tie. There was quite a bit
of excitement during the weigh in.
Bill Buckingham aboard the Powers
family’s boat, Island Time, took first
place, and Blake Powers took third
while Rob Powers took fourth. Young
Melissa Neumann on Playin’ Hookey
took second place. Our Sakana crew
Paul and Jean Pastis won fifth and
sixth place respectively. Three-year-old
"WALTER" THE OCTOPUS weighed a ton and was a surprise start to the day's fishing.
A MAP OF THE TARPON COAST
GRADY-WHITE BOAT CLUB’S route
through the Florida Everglades.
CLUB COMMODORE LARRY POST AND WIFE J’ANNA retrieve a pot of prawns from their "secret spot."
Kasey Neumann took first place in the
children’s division, and six-year-old
Toby Neumann placed as well.
After a fantastic clambake dinner it
was time for the awards ceremony and
door prize giveaways. At the ceremony
Larry presented me with a beautiful
glass octopus that I have proudly
displayed on my desk at Grady-White
Boats. The weekend was a wonderful
time to connect with friends old and
new, and the Northwest Grady-White
Club did a marvelous job making me
feel welcome! It was sad to part ways
on Sunday, but we all look forward to
the next Grady club happening!
THE NORTHWEST GRADY-WHITE CLUB DERBY CLAMBAKE
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The Grady Life: Owners’ Clubs
Here are highlights from recent Grady Owners’ Clubs events and outings. If you have Grady club information to share or are interested in information about Grady clubs in your
area, email [email protected]. Go to www.gradywhite.com for links to club websites.
THE CAPE FEAR GRADY-WHITE CLUB visited the Grady-White factory in Greenville, NC, for a plant tour. Come see
how our boats are made!
Ulmstead in Arnold, MD, in May. A
shrimp platter provided by the club
The Chesapeake Bay Grady-White
made a delicious opener for an al fresClub, sponsored by Tri-State Marine,
co grilled supper. Stories were told,
Deale, MD, announced the details of
good times remembered and boating
their 2013 Fishing Tournament held
tips exchanged as the afternoon wound
May 15 through October 21, 2013.
down towards sunset. S'mores were
Species categories for Maryland waters the perfect ending to a beautiful eveof the Chesapeake Bay include rockning in Bay country! Memorial Day
fish, bluefish, sea trout, white perch
weekend plans to cruise to Solomons
and croaker, and for the Atlantic
Island were scuttled due to gale force
Ocean from the Baltimore Canyon to
winds but the crews made it by land to
Cape Hatteras include bluefin tuna,
Spring Cove Marina where the dock
yellowfin tuna, mahi mahi and wahoo. party became the dock-in-the-park
Members gathered for a picnic at
party. The group reconvened the next
day at the Solomons Island Yacht Club
for even more tasty food, libations and
good stories.
Chef’s fish dishes were a hit at a CAPE COD AND ISLAND GRADY-WHITE CLUB gathering.
Members of the Cape Cod and Island
Grady-White Club were treated to two
lively and information packed presentations on boating safety and cooking
the catch. Rich Libin, assistant harbormaster of Bourne, MA, provided
helpful lessons ranging from navigation practices to safety gear checklists.
Executive Chef Nick Morano prepared
three delicious fish dishes…the best
part was sampling his creations!
Cataumet Boats, Cataumet, MA, sponsors this club.
TWO FLORIDA CLUBS, THE FISH TALE GRADY CLUB AND THE TARPON COAST GRADY-WHITE CLUB, met in
Pelican Bay mid-February for a raft-up luncheon. A perfect day! Photo by Travis Fricke
A busy spring for the CHESAPEAKE BAY GRADY-WHITE CLUB : Picnic at Ulmstead and then a Memorial Day week-
end “dock-in-the-park” party at Spring Cove Marina.
The Lone Star Grady-White Club held
its Second Annual Crawfish Boil at the
home of Paul and Kaye Cloutier on
Nassau Bay, co-hosted by David and
Suk Kilgore. Upcoming events planned
include a Freeport snapper fishing trip
and a Tiki Island social. Let’s hope the
winds don’t kick up! MarineMax of
Houston, TX, sponsors this club.
Members of the Somers Point GradyWhite Club got together at the home of
president Al Cortese and wife Tina in
Ocean City for a Friday night potluck dinner in May. Thanks to Mike and Jean,
Marty and Carol, Arnold and Barb, and
Bob and Andrea for making the evening a
great success, and to Dave and Donna
Shooster for some behind the scenes support. Island Marine Center of Ocean
View, NJ, sponsors this club.
The Tampa Bay Grady-White Club
enjoyed a potluck dinner meeting in April
at the showroom of sponsor Quality Boat
Sales of Clearwater, FL–a perfect place for
members to socialize and talk about boats
and fishing. Twenty-four members gathered April 12-14 at Little Harbor Resort
for a weekend of family activities, fishing
and food. A Saturday trip to Hula Bay res-
Almost too pretty to eat! The LONE STAR GRADY-WHITE CLUB
had a good turnout for their Second Annual Crawfish Boil.
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A Big Ahoy to Two New
Owners’ Clubs in Florida!
LAKE ERIE GRADY-WHITE CLUB members attended a basic marine weather forecasting seminar in March. They learned that
complex weather forecasting algorithms can be used to locate the largest, most active walleye in a given region. This club is
sponsored by South Shore Maine of Huron, OH.
taurant in South Tampa was planned for
May–easy docking and great food!
Congratulations to Bob Clancy who won the
club’s 2013 Season-Long Kingfish
Tournament with a 50.50" catch. Bill
Eckerle’s DreamMaker placed second with
a 50" king, and Dave Staver’s Sue Sea was
third at 49.50". This was the club’s 20th
semi-annual tournament.
The Tarpon Coast Grady-White Club saw 32
members in attendance at a meeting social
in April at the Laishley Crab House in Punta
Gorda, FL. Sea Tow representative Captain
Rick made the feature presentation. All present were surveyed to gauge preferences for
number of meetings to be held during the
year, interest in the club website and Flickr
albums as well as the annual dinner.
Planning is afoot for the trips and outings
schedule. Ingman Marine, Port Charlotte,
FL, sponsors this club.
The Tidewater Grady-White Club
toured the National Weather Station
in Wakefield, VA, to learn about forecasting and followed up with lunch at
the Virginia Diner. Norfolk Marine,
Norfolk, VA, sponsors this club.
The Vero Beach Grady Bunch is packing their sea bags and soon will head
for the Abacos for their annual
Bahamas cruise. They've been making
this grand adventure as a group since
1988! Their motto: “Let the good
times roll!” Stay tuned for a report on
the 2013 excursion in the fall edition
of Anchorline. Vero Marine Center,
Vero Beach, FL, sponsors this club.
The Northern Gulfcoast Grady-White Club, sponsored by MarineMax of
Pensacola, had a kickoff social and docktails in April, with the group gathering on Dr. Richard and Edie Kearley’s Express 360. Carol Symeon and Sandra
Pope brought dishes to share and were awarded Grady-White Top Chef
aprons. This club is looking forward to group overnighting, fishing and
Grady camaraderie!
The First Coast Grady Club, sponsored by MarineMax of Jacksonville held
its organizational meeting in April. Dana Mullins was named club commodore, and is looking forward to planning great events and getaways in the
Jacksonville area. The first official event planned is a June lunch at waterfront
restaurant Nippers.
TARPON COAST GRADY-WHITE BOAT CLUB
members in seven boats enjoyed perfect weather for
a dinner raft-up in Charlotte Harbor this past May.
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Just call us to make arrangements at
252-752-2111. Recent visitors include
Ted and Janet Carksi, left, of Galena,
MD. They presently own three Gradys
and do their boating in the Chesapeake
Bay, Maryland’s Sassafras River and
the Atlantic Ocean out of Delaware.
Grady-White Vice President of Marketing,
Shelley Tubaugh, is on the right.
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Letters & Photos
What’s happening? Have an interesting story or photo? Email us at
[email protected] or write to Anchorline, P.O. Box 1527, Greenville, NC 27835.
From Our Facebook Inbox:
Grady-White shared Jeff Rohlfing’s photo.
Things finally started looking like spring here in Michigan. With the
forecast calling for temps in the mid 60s and clear sunny skies, I pulled
the new-to-me Tournament 190 out for its first outing. This was actually
the first time I’d EVER been on the water in a Grady-White. I bought the
boat in January when everything was frozen so there wasn’t a sea trial.
I had the boat inspected in Arkansas and then got it up here to Michigan.
I am super happy with the boat. I owned and restored center console
Boston Whalers for the last 20 years. Now with two young kids we
needed something to fit that use better. The dual console layout of the
190 was a home run, perfect for the kids to run around in and always
be protected. Now I am really looking forward to summer and making
my Grady into a showpiece and getting my family out on the water!
JOHN WOLFINGER, ALAN HALL, JIM QUROLLO AND BOB MAYES had a great Grady day catching grouper and amberjack
aboard Bob’s Marlin 300, Barefoot IX. They were fishing 30 miles out in the Gulf off Punta Gorda, FL.
Jeff Rohlfing
BRENDAN DAVIDS, GERT VAN DER MERWE, DALE HURWITZ AND BARRY STRINGER posing with a 92.5 kg (204 lb.)
yellowfin tuna that equaled the all-Africa record on 30 lb. line! They won a competition representing the South African Marlin
and Tuna Club, fishing Dale’s 1997 Sailfish 272 off Cape Point, Cape Town.
DON ST. DENIS ENCOUNTERED THIS LEATHERBACK TURTLE
WHILE FISHING AT NINE MILE REEF OFF OF MAYPORT, FL,
ABOARD HIS 2011 FREEDOM 275.
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JEFF WASIERSKI AND DAUGHTER KATIE, SON RYAN AND THEIR COUSIN JARRED enjoyed a day fishing out of Quileute
TOM AND LAURA NOLAN’S SON, GRADY, is having a
Harbor Marina in La Push, WA, on brother Bud Wasierski’s 2001 Seafarer 228. Katie caught her first fish that day!
great time on their 1996 Gulfstream 232 in Jacksonville,
FL, at Ft. George Island.
TOM DOWNING of Charleston, SC, caught this sailfish last year off Cherokee Sound in the
BROOKS MILLER owns a 1996 Adventure 208 that his 17-year-old son, Prewitt,
southern Abacos. His current Bimini 306, Down Time, is his seventh Grady-White.
insists is his as the boat was purchased new the year Prewitt was born. She’s held
up great, and the engine and canvas are original. Here she is after a trip up the
Miami River.
Who’s Your Grady Buddy?
MASSIMO PARONUZZI of Province of Pordenone, Italy,
enjoys time fishing with his sons DAVIDE AND FREDERICO
shown here with a 110 lb. red tuna caught on the
family’s Tournament 275, 30 miles north of Venice.
To share a photo of your furry Grady friends, email us
at [email protected] or write to Anchorline,
P.O. Box 1527, Greenville, NC 27835.
JAKE had just finished a great quail season, and
SCHATZI is living the dream in Crystal River, FL, as
GRADY the macaw talks strategy with Grady-White dealer
CHANEL pulls pirate watch at Boca Chita Key south of
now it was time to go on point for fish with Royall
Brown on his 2006 Release 283 out of Wrightsville
Beach, NC.
she guides Loyd and Shari Pyle through King’s Bay
on their 2006 Sportsman 180.
Phil Catalano of Catalano & Sons, Greenwich, CT.
“Swwwarrkkk! Paint the hulls blue and red!”
Miami aboard the Brooks Miller family’s Adventure 208.
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Bernie and Phil take the VIP
seats aboard their Sailfish 282
on Waquoit Bay, MA.
Dear Grady-White Owners and Enthusiasts:
Summertime is finally here! Vacations, weekends at the shore, lake trips–where will you be with your family
and your Grady-White?
The number of Grady-White families on the water is growing…you see them in our marvelous cabin boats,
there’s continued “love at first sight” for our Freedom Series of “transformer” do-everything dual consoles
including the awesome new Freedom 375, and lots of offshore activity on the industry’s most complete line of
center consoles–GradyWhite Fisherman and
EDDIE SMITH AND KRIS CARROLL
Canyon series models. To
really stoke excitement
and get you into the Grady of your dreams, we are offering
bright hot factory incentives on any new Grady-White
whether in dealer showrooms or ordered anew–and that’s on
top of very attractive dealer pricing. But you better hurry!
Your local Grady-White dealer has all the details.
Check out these Anchorline pages to see what our Owners’
Clubs and individual Grady owners have been up to these past
few months, and then send us your own pictures and stories.
We can’t wait to see you on the water!
Kris Carroll, president
Eddie Smith, Jr., chairman, ceo
VISIT YOUR DEALER AND CHECK OUT ALL THE NEW GRADY-WHITE BOATS including the exciting Freedom 375 “transformer” dual console.