...and we're home.

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oc1

Quote from: alantani on October 15, 2021, 12:02:06 AM
even learned how to speak "southern!!!"  photos to follow.   ;D
A little refined culture never hurt anyone.

Wally15

Quote from: oc1 on October 15, 2021, 05:22:07 AM
Quote from: alantani on October 15, 2021, 12:02:06 AM
even learned how to speak "southern!!!"  photos to follow.   ;D
A little refined culture never hurt anyone.
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Calling them "Dawgs" if you live in Georgia is a sure sign of intelligence and sophistication.  ;D
Even if I am a Tarheel.
Peaches
Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground.
"Fire and Rain"
James Taylor

thorhammer

Quote from: Wally15 on October 15, 2021, 09:05:12 AM
Quote from: oc1 on October 15, 2021, 05:22:07 AM
Quote from: alantani on October 15, 2021, 12:02:06 AM
even learned how to speak "southern!!!"  photos to follow.   ;D
A little refined culture never hurt anyone.
.

Calling them "Dawgs" if you live in Georgia is a sure sign of intelligence and sophistication.  ;D
Even if I am a Tarheel.
Peaches

Right on brother Mike!!!

Gfish

#18
Thanks for the report and pictures. "Variety's the spice in life", and fishing. Allen, sounds like you might have a parasitic drain in your vehicle's system.
Alright brother Bill! "An epic 5 sec. battle"😂. That one brightened my AM. You hooked 'em, though, next time you'll ____?, right? Nice Grouper.
End of the journey problems suck! Smooth sailing on the next one.
It's cool, windy and rainy here but I can't stand it anymore, I'm inspired by ya'll, and I'm headed out.

Same ol' I-5 trucker games, Lee, like us other tax-paying interstate users(transport industry subsidizers?)are in their way.
Fishing tackle is an art form and all fish caught on the right tackle are"Gfish"!

mo65

   Great trip guys...thanks for the report! 8)
~YOU CAN TUNA GEETAR...BUT YOU CAN'T TUNA FEESH~


steelfish

great report and great pictures

Bill, congrats for scratching out some items out from your bucket list, thats awesome.
The Baja Guy

Ron Jones

I'll add my 2 cents. Biggest problem for me is that I have figured out that long surface transits don't work for me without medication. Fortunately, there were 2 pharmacists on board and we were able to get that taken care of. I have also decided that I will drive down from Seattle from now on. The compromises taken to reduce weight for luggage are just not worth it. I'll sleep in the truck and bring all the gear I want. The list of good to have gear gets longer and longer each trip.

I caught my first wahoo! I actually stole my first wahoo because someone was in trolling prison and wasn't around when the rod went off, somebody needed to reel the fish in.

My last fish was my personal best YT. 35#s on a Fathom 25LDII and an 8ft Graphighter 40# jig stick on a (no surprise) blue and white Salas 7x (On the IRON B!@#$ES!!) I took my time with it because I knew when it picked up the jig and started running that it was something special (at least for me.) Warren had tied on a new top shot with an FG knot, and I am sold. That knot spent about 10 minutes (seemed like hours) hanging in mid air and went on and off the reel 3 times. I actually heard it make music as the wind started playing violin. I still don't like manipulating the lever on a lever drag to play the fish, but I got it done. Every time the fish wanted to go I backed off the drag (probably to much) and when the run slowed I added on the coal and got line back on the reel.

Only other notable fish for me was a 35+# YFT caught on a ProGear CS501 with 30# braid and a 6.5ft 30# Sabre. This is one of my favorite combinations and was on the small side for that fish. I was really worried when the fish went under the boat and had to play it with really light drag (couldn't help it Lee :),) but it was really cool when I saw how big the fish was and the gaff sunk into it.

Biggest difference between a long range and a pange trip is that you can bring enough rigs to have bait and jig ready for the same line class, so you should!

Considering the Tank. Most of my fishing on the first SOA was done with a 4:1 Newell YTS, basically a Tank light. I agree with Porthos, the tank is really big for the fishing we mostly run into. If we were to end up with a bunch of 60#+ wahoo or ahu around the boat it would come into its own, but for schoolie YT and shibi the Tank is overkill. On the other hand, Bill used one a lot and caught a beautiful grouper with it, so I guess better to be overgunned than undergunned.

The Man
Ronald Jones
To those who have gone to sea and returned and to those who have gone to sea and will never return
"

Gfish

Good deal hoss, thanks for the report. Them Yellowtail sound fun. We got a bunch once on a commercial Albie trip. They jumped on the trolled jigs we were using for Albies at 8 knots! Easy fight with a hydraulic winch. I also hate night running, you have to be exhausted to sleep.
Fishing tackle is an art form and all fish caught on the right tackle are"Gfish"!

Donnyboat

Thanks for the report, & the pictures, very interesting from the other side of the world, cheers Don.
Don, or donnyboat

Bill B

#24
Some more pictures....
It may not be very productive,
but it's sure going to be interesting!

Keta

I knew we went a long way south but not south of the equator....  ;O)
Hi, my name is Lee and I have a fishing gear problem.

I have all of the answers, yup, no, maybe.

A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way.
Mark Twain

oldmanjoe

Quote from: Keta on October 16, 2021, 09:49:08 PM
I knew we went a long way south but not south of the equator....  ;O)
Pictures don`t lie , you were further south than you think.    ;D
Grandpa`s words of wisdom......Joey that thing between your shoulders is not a hat rack.....    use it.....
A mind is like a parachute, it only work`s  when it is open.......
The power of Observation   , It`s all about the Details ..
 Forget about all the reasons why something may not work. You only need to find one good reason why it will.   Alto Mare

Bill B

What's crazy is they are all right side up on the iPad.....errrrr 😡
It may not be very productive,
but it's sure going to be interesting!

oc1

Twilight in the harbor is pretty cool upside down.  You should frame it that way

Porthos

Quote from: Keta on October 16, 2021, 09:49:08 PM
I knew we went a long way south but not south of the equator....  ;O)

Cue "Down Under"...break out the Fosters...and put shrimp on the barbie.