I got about 40 pounds (1.5 buckets) in one dip at Neah Bay two years ago in one dip with the salmon net. Shared it with my boat mates and two other boats. It was hard to pull in.

This year we got 6 dozen in one dip with the smelt net. Bring it, watch for birds hitting the water hard, then run like hell to beat the other boats.

Last year we got about 5 dozen in one dip, but they were all about 3" long. We kept them for the next morning and threw them out at daybreak when the silvers were hitting at the surface on krill. Worked just fine.

Bring it. If you don't use it, then oh well. If you score big, you save $40-100 on bait.