11/30/05 pigeon point

[alantani]

big rollers, no wind, no chop, ran wide open all day. launched out of hmb with joel





and ran straight to honey hole #1 at pescadero for a slow pick. had to move around alot to find fish, opted to head south, wound up off the lighthouse,



jeez, will ya look at that water! hey eli, thanks for the hat!

worked our way back and decided to try pescadero honey hole #2. it was loaded!!!!!!! if i would have gone from pescadero honey hole #1 straight to pescadero honey hole #2, we would have been done in an hour instead of 6. go figure.

so we ended up with a nice pair of rockfish limits, 2 underlings and one 33 inch keeper that i guesstimate at 12-14 pounds. bill, thanks for the swim baits! i was casting with your 7 inch light green swim bait and was picked up by a 16 inch ling cod. then my 33 incher grabbed on and hitchhiked all the way back to my kitchen sink! those 7 inch baits fit perfectly on doug mooney's 4 ounce shad heads.



it was a beautiful day on the water and a nice way to end ling cod season. we say only one other boat all day.



you guys missed a fabulous season ender!

[alantani]

got the bad news that joel finally passed away.  he was diagnosed with cancer a few years after this trip.  he fought a good fight.  rip, joel..... 

[bluefish69]

I'm really sorry about your fishing buddy's passing. I know how it feels. I had lost my 2 best fishing friends a few years ago a month a part. I have been traveling solo since.

Mike

[TomT]

Lost my fishing buddy and lifelong friend to the "big c" 5 years ago. Only memories of him left, but good memories.  My condolences to you. 
TomT

[Dominick]

Alan:  I'm sorry for your loss my friend.  Dominick

[Dr. Jekyll - AKA MeL B]

sorry to hear this but that's the way to FIGHTING...

[floating doc]

Alan, I'm very sorry to hear about the passing of your friend.