Reel Repair by Alan Tani

I've reserved the whole boat(10 spots) for August 17-19 2026

Still have 6 open spots. Price is $900 per person, and usual tip is $100-$140 per person. Each person will decide what to tip the deckhand as we head back to port. The boat departs around 7pm on the 17th, and back to the dock around 3pm on the 19th. Boat supplies high end rods and reels, or bring your own. 50# 8 strand spectra is optimun, so as to match up with the boat rods. Captain will tie on 15-20' top shots of mono. Live anchovies and hooks supplied by the boat. Each guest needs to bring bedding, and food and beverage. Also best to have bibs and rubber boots. Boat supplies huge pot of coffee both mornings. Theres also a microwave if you bring food you need to heat up

I'll be collecting the $900 from each person. Payable to me by June 1st. Any spots that dont get filled will go back to the captain after June 1st

I'll be posting a list soon, but right now there are still 6 open spots. Please send me a pm if interested

Bring a large cooler, and we'll be getting commercial shaved salt ice when we get back to port, to keep your loins or whole fish super cold for your journey home.

This trip is always lots of fun, and lots of fish. Capt Dwight specifically picked the dates that will give us the best opportunity to plug the hold. (No moon) If I left out any details, feel free to ask questions on here. For best driving route, just google Westport Washington driving instructions from your location

Come join in on the longfin bloodbath !!

 Heres a couple pics. Average size in August is 15-20#, but a few schools have larger grade of fish. The refrigerated saltwater hold usually gets plugged when we hit 200-220 albacore, and those are evenly divided amongst the 10 people. Yep, A plugged hold means 20-22 albacore take home for each person. The deckhand loins the albacore on the run back in

-Ted

 I know lotta you guys have other trips planned that clash with the dates for this trip, so I may be surrendering the remaining spots back to the captain within the next couple weeks, to give him plenty of time to fill those spots

 Well, due to lack of interest,  I made executive decision to surrender the 7 open spots, back to the Capt Dwight. He is pretty much booked solid for his albacore season this summer, so I know he'll have no problem filling in the 7 spots remaining for this trip

Ted,
If you have experience in the racks on the Tornado for an albacore trip, how are they. I have been on several Westport trips, they are generally fine, nothing great, but boats I had been on are retired now.

Except this summer, the Fury, Mutineer Charters.  When we're all dead and in Hell we will be aboard the Fury for all eternity. Racks are in a tiny cramped dungeon you have to crawl in and out of.  Too cramped to get into sleeping bag, just unroll and twist it over, partly around your bod. The rest of that boat's operation pretty well matched the racks. Thanks, Bill

The bunks are ok. Long enough but you are all in the front and its crowded. Not deluxe as far as the bunks go. The rest of the boat is great. 2 heads and a galley and a covered seating area on deck.

Todd

 If you're looking for extra wide bunks, The Swifty has that. The Swifty is the sister ship to the Tornado.... Actually its the brother ship
 Dwight is the owner operator of the Tornado, and his brother Mikey is the owner operator of the Swifty. Both are highliners when it comes to catching albacore, salmon, halibut, ling cod, and rockfish. It runs in the family. Thier dad and uncle have both been charter boat owner operators in Westport for decades, and Mikey and Dwight are a continuence of the family legacy

Sign me up for next year Ted!