another marching band trip - 6/23/2015

[alantani]

another marching band trip - 6/23/2015

meet dan and ethan.  you already know christina and aileen.



joey is now designated deckhand. 



we had a small craft advisory today, but the "point and click" weather report said otherwise.  time to go fishing!



first drop, first fish ever.  note that i did NOT make him eat the heart. 



joey snuck in a cab.



don't let the smile fool you.  ethan is a natural born killer.



i was teaching dan to cast a spinner.  nice fish!



don't forget about the girls!



dan stuck one of the largest cabs i've ever seen.





christina finally got on the big board!



they weren't all big.



aileen, again!



bumpy run home. 



clean up time!









it was another great kid's day on the water.  thanks for coming along for the ride!   

[swill88]

Great Report! Summer fun... Thanks!

[Dominick]

Great report.  The kids don't seem excitable.  That makes for good fishermen/women.  Dominick

[thorhammer]

great trip. love the GW.

[alantani]

thanks!  the 5 day SOA trip and yesterday's kid's trip have left me so far behind on everything else.  everyone, your patience is appreciated. 

[Aiala]

Holy catz, Alan. Home for two days and back out fishing already?? Wow... lucky you! I don't leave for 18 weeks... from today, actually.

~A~

[johndtuttle]

Sweepfire Baby!

[Steve-O]

Super report, Alan!

Love the part in the video where Ethan is hauling up that Jumbo Cabezon and gives the Charlie Brown response..."I thought it was a rock" ...he thought he was snagged on the bottom.

Big cabbie wanted to stay down.


Nice hauling! Good eating!

Great memories for all.

Steve

[Bryan Young]

All I have to say is Lucky Joey and I'm pissed I had to work.

[Shark Hunter]

Great Post Alan! You are a saint. Very patient with those kids.
My next trip, I am going to make it a point to catch something on the mighty Sweepfire!

[theswimmer]

Joey , that's a heck of a summer Job!
Nice work if you can get it........

[steelfish]

nice report Alan,

what reels do you have as loaners for the kids?

for my kidos I normally have spinners or casting with levelwind

[Bryan Young]

Alan is using those Daiwas, 27LC with 50# or 65# braid (I forget), with his signature handles and SS arms on Travala rods.

[alantani]

actually, they are the smaller daiwa 17 lca's with 50# braid.  the trevalas are nice because of the long forgrip, which did not seem to help in daniel's case.  he was still able to break the handle drive shaft with all the wild cranking he did. 

[steelfish]

thanks, thats why I couldnt reconize the reel, the LC mounting make it difficult

looks like a nice reel for the kids