Trying to identify the boats Grandpa took. 70-90s. Pics.

[asdffish]

The last 3 are the Meg

 

[HobieFishin]

The last 3 are the Meg

WOW! its humbling to get to talk to you! i am truly honored. Hobie has told me some about those trips.. those were his favorites. Any good stories of the old man? id love to hear anything you got. hes living in Sacramento now.

 

[frijolito]

You shouldn't have asked..

Id get banned if I posted a pic of my longfin. but typically we are talking albacore to those who dont know.

 

[migelito]

wasnt knudsens a dairy in socal? thanks! this is all great history and a huge help.

Did your Grandfather work for Knudsen's? During my HS years I worked at a coffee shop in Wrightwood Ca. An older gentleman who was retired from Knudsen's used to come in and we would talk about fishing. He would tell me stories of the great whites at Guadalupe and giant tuna and grouper at the Revillagigedos. Using gold penn reels and rods that still had bends in them from the long battles. As a teenager never having been on a sports boat I knew that one day I would be living those stories myself and telling stories to my friends. Occasionally we would meet up Jackson lake to do some fishing I remember him talking about the Red rooster cuz we were using rooster tails for the trout.

 

[HobieFishin]

Did your Grandfather work for Knudsen's? During my HS years I worked at a coffee shop in Wrightwood Ca. An older gentleman who was retired from Knudsen's used to come in and we would talk about fishing. He would tell me stories of the great whites at Guadalupe and giant tuna and grouper at the Revillagigedos. Using gold penn reels and rods that still had bends in them from the long battles. As a teenager never having been on a sports boat I knew that one day I would be living those stories myself and telling stories to my friends. Occasionally we would meet up Jackson lake to do some fishing I remember him talking about the Red rooster cuz we were using rooster tails for the trout.

No, he was a carpet man. He ran “Drapery world and carpet” in Burbank from the late 60s to the early 00s. He was a local to that area for decades and went out a lot. May have had a boat slipped up somewhere out there.

 

[in_rod_we_trust]

Yeah the top two are the 105

Also the wide rails in the bow and low to the water in the stern pics, also the kobalt blue on stripes etc

The bow is definitely the 105. I've pulled that anchor many times. Very familiar with it.

 

[gerbil]

Made me feel old when I could identify the Q105 in "grandpa's old pictures"

 

[hucklongfin]

The Q105 burned up in Alaska being used as a research vessel. It was in the yard being worked on at the time. I assume she was scrapped.

 

[in_rod_we_trust]

The Q105 burned up in Alaska being used as a research vessel. It was in the yard being worked on at the time. I assume she was scrapped.

Oh I hadn't heard this. I thought it was still operational up there.

 

[HobieFishin]

Oh I hadn't heard this. I thought it was still operational up there.

Yah a few months ago. Go easy old gal.

Iconic long range boat Qualifier 105 burns in Homer Alaska.

The Qualifier 105 caught fire in Homer, Alaska and burned in the boat yard. It was operating as a research vessel in Alaska, but was well known as an iconic ...

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[hucklongfin]

A rootbeer scampi in one picture and a Hopkins spoon at the rocks in another. Yep, the good old days!

 

[in_rod_we_trust]

Yah a few months ago. Go easy old gal.

Iconic long range boat Qualifier 105 burns in Homer Alaska.

The Qualifier 105 caught fire in Homer, Alaska and burned in the boat yard. It was operating as a research vessel in Alaska, but was well known as an iconic ...

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Wow! And yeah, "under investigation". Seems very fishy to me!

 

[Jibber805]

Here’s a couple longfin…

 

[Hawgboy]

We come from an era that fish photos included our lawn

 

[HobieFishin]

We come from an era that fish photos included our lawn

Grandpa had this gem.

 

[HobieFishin]

That milk crate in the corner was from back in the albacore days. All the boats ran boat lines, parachute cord tied to a 5lb sinker then 200lb mono to a baldy or feather. There was a bungy cord tied to the rail and usually a beer can tied to the bungy cord so when you got a hit the beer can would jump out of the milk crate and make a little noise to let you know you had a fish on. The crew got to keep the boat fish and sold them to the processors for fifty cents a pound. The boat line was way more fun than a rod and reel.

Thanks to the wonders of eBay, I found that crate and picked one up. Still unsure if that was just strapped up to the rail from the crew or if it was Hobie’s, but I have one now. It’s going to hold my gear for this trip.

 

[bstevens]

Picture with the rocks in the background and your grandpa in the bright yellow shirt, picture was taken on the Excel

 

[godo]

YT on the Scampi. Old school!

 

[HobieFishin]

Picture with the rocks in the background and your grandpa in the bright yellow shirt, picture was taken on the Excel

THANK YOU!

 

[Tunahead]

hes mentioned the producer and legend before.

I don't go backwards. LMAO. Hell many of us
actually fished most of those boats regularly.