Tred Barta
Had the distinct pleasure of meeting Tred
Barta this last summer. He came to Garibaldi to
fish for tuna and see what this fishery is all
about. He fished on Captain Bud Hosners boat,
"Seelicious. They had some very challenging
crossings of the Tillamook bar, and were able to
see boaters reacting and responding to two
separate maydays.
I arrived Friday in time to see Tred coming in on
the Seelicious after a days fishing. We had a
dinner party for just a few invited fishermen and
it was a great time. Tred signed my infamous
mallet and held a baby for pictures. In fact Tred
was very nice and understanding as many
people had their pictures taken with him. It was
obvious that he was tired from the days fishing,
but he stayed until the food was near gone and
the requests for pictures were over.
The next day we had a procession of boats go
out that were filmed. The fish were found and
the catching was going good. Then I heard a
"May Day" call from a boat that was taking on
water. We reported the call to the Coast Guard
and took off in that direction. A helicopter was
dispatched to our location. Just as the helo was
in sight another mayday call was heard with a
medical problem. The maydays ended without
loss of life. In the end Treds film crew got some
great footage and I believe he left with good
respect for the group of fishermen he found here.
Barta this last summer. He came to Garibaldi to
fish for tuna and see what this fishery is all
about. He fished on Captain Bud Hosners boat,
"Seelicious. They had some very challenging
crossings of the Tillamook bar, and were able to
see boaters reacting and responding to two
separate maydays.
I arrived Friday in time to see Tred coming in on
the Seelicious after a days fishing. We had a
dinner party for just a few invited fishermen and
it was a great time. Tred signed my infamous
mallet and held a baby for pictures. In fact Tred
was very nice and understanding as many
people had their pictures taken with him. It was
obvious that he was tired from the days fishing,
but he stayed until the food was near gone and
the requests for pictures were over.
The next day we had a procession of boats go
out that were filmed. The fish were found and
the catching was going good. Then I heard a
"May Day" call from a boat that was taking on
water. We reported the call to the Coast Guard
and took off in that direction. A helicopter was
dispatched to our location. Just as the helo was
in sight another mayday call was heard with a
medical problem. The maydays ended without
loss of life. In the end Treds film crew got some
great footage and I believe he left with good
respect for the group of fishermen he found here.
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