campr Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Another feed that mentioned stories of finding the Peak pre GPS reminded me of a funny story. Way back in the 70s I won a fishing competition run by the extinct "Fishing News" paper and won a trip to fish the Canadian Salmon Derby with fellow winner Pam Hudspeth. On returning she invited me out on her boat with her then famous boatman Jack Farrell who previously captained Bob Dyers boat as well as having newspaper columns and radio shows. Anyway, Jack said when he went to the Peak before the location was well known he would often be followed by a mob of little boats to lead them to the spot. He would stop in deep water but only put his anchor down a few metres. When everybody was firmly anchored to the bottom all around him he would quickly pull up the anchor and leave them stuck as he quickly roared off due east and then slowly swing back on coarse to the Peak leaving his followers behind. Crafty old bugger. Ron 4 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Great Story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazatherfisherman Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Hi Ron Great story! Hudspeth and Farrell were always in the news catching fish. How did you go in the Salmon Derby? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
campr Posted April 18, 2020 Author Share Posted April 18, 2020 Didnt get into the money prizes in Vancouver, but came 3rd in International teams with a salmon over 7lb. Ron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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