Wednesday in Half Moon Bay!
Today in Morro Bay!!!
Looks like a nice day on the water
Nice!!!! - john
Good ones, Alan!
Did you motor your GW South from Half Moon -- past Big Sur -- then further to Morro Bay?
Or did you trailer?
Best,
Fred
Great fishing conditions.Them fish were waitin for you and others!
Wow,,,,, :D that looks like a fantastic trip,,,,,,,, ;D
Great fish Alan!
I'm dying to go fishing!
Rockfish and crab - I'm drooling. Thanks Alan - Jimmer
at the beginning off last week, i decided to make a jailbreak. like everyone else, this covid thing has had me locked up now for almost 14 weeks. i checked in with mike cabanas and reserved a spot on the hulicat for wednesday. the salmon bite had died, so it was rockfish and crab. they can run with only 12 people, so it's $200 for salmon, $150 for crab only, $150 for rockfish only, and $200 for the crab/rockfish combo. we're doing the combo!!!!
wednesday, 6/3/2020 - back on the hulicat!!!
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rockfish is always easy. for shallow water, i still use a trap rig and whole squid. this is how you get the big ones!!!!
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crab was easy, too!
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the new deckhand, a japanese kid named ensei, did a really nice job of cleaning the fish. and when we got back to the dock, i used my "crack'n crab cleaner" to clean the crab at the harbor so i don't have to deal with the mess at home. i dropped off the fish and a couple of crab at the "restaurant" next door, then cooked, cooled, bagged and got the rest of the crab on ice for my parents. so about that restaurant next door. check it out!
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https://youtu.be/nQkxmsTW_I8
thursday, 6/4/2020 - a quick drive to fresno. dad is doing great. 89 years old, the heart attacks were a year and a half ago. he's not working the farm anymore, but keeps up with all the current events, takes his own meds, but still can't beat my mom at cards anymore. he was telling me that he lost $84 the last game!
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unless you run your own pots, the hulicat out of half moon bay looks like the best bet. these things were beautiful and it something my parents really enjoy. tom, mike ensei, thank you so very much!!!
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these two are ruthless.....
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friday, 6/5/2020 - from fresno, it was an easy drive to the coast. i met up with big tim at the cayucos house. this stuff is pretty effective in killing viruses.
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saturday, 6/6/2020 - on board the starfire! there are a couple of operations out of morro bay. we were on board the starfire out of morro bay landing. they run with 20 guys at $100 each. it's a great bargain, but i'm not sure it's sustainable. they are definitely going to have to bump their prices. there were only 20 people on the boat. tons of room.
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fishing was quick and easy. it's just really deep!!!! we were fishing in 300 feet of water. fortunately, i now have a set of daiwa tanacom 500 electric reels. the guys all around were really hatin' on me!!!! everytime the skipper wanted to move, these poor guys would have to crank like hell. me? i just flip a switch and the line come straight up
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i grabbed this picture when the guys were cleaning fish. i had 10 of these in just a couple of hours!!!!
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sunday, 6/7/2020 - only mildly hung over, i drove back home, dropped off all 10 vermillion to the "restaurant" next door in the afternoon, then headed back over for dinner.
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and after spending 5 days goofing off, i am WAAAAYYYYYY behind! back to work!!!
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The dishes look yummy!
Crab and fish on the same trip, nice.
How did you power the electric reels?
I never had D - crabs,
Blue crabs in AL, are they similar?
Nice looking seafood. Parents are looking healthy. Which is good. Dominick
the little battery pack lasted all day!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2X-Daiwa-Tanacom-750-Electric-Fishing-Reel-Battery-BM2300-BM2900-Charger-14-8V/333617259247?hash=item4dad2362ef:g:Gv4AAOSw5RRe2hJP
Got it, 2 pack with charger, nice price. Thanks,
Thats some fun fishing ! The zoom call with you and big Tim was fun also ......................... you probably remember about as much as I do ! ;D
I'm going to put a scotty plug on my electric then I don't have to worry about a seperate battery.
I would say that dungeness crab is the best crab I have ever eaten (including blue) although king crab is great once in a while it is not as good as dungies .....................IMHO.
Cheers:
Todd
Don't think as negatively about charter prices or increases thereof as I used to, after reading David Hall's thread about his adventures in boat maintenance & repair with "The Long Hall". I may haveta start patronizing the local guys that sell pelagic fish from front yards where their boats are parked.
I'm glad you got out and spent time with everyone favorite Loudmouth Big Tim! Wish I could have been there.....
Big Tim how the he!! are ya?