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Topics - Seabreeze

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General Talk / Pelican Project
« on: October 16, 2009, 07:18:28 AM »
Brown Pelicans are one of the endangered species success stories.  No longer listed, anglers are well aware that they now have robust populations in many near coastal waters.  While they can disrupt a drift, I know that many of us respect their quirky place in our coastal community.

The following link has information on reporting sightings of rehabbed birds. 
http://www.ibrrc.org/pelican_project.html

I am passing this along as many of us carry cameras and may be close enough to recognize a tag and provide information for this study.

Thanks.   :smt006

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Hookups and Fishing Reports (Viewable by Public) / Cedros the beginning
« on: October 11, 2009, 11:26:22 AM »
I am sure that there will be many posts about the Islander 2009 trip.  Here is just a beginning........

With tropical storm Olaf weakening off the Baja Coast, the NCKA crew quickly assembled at Fisherman's landing in San Diego.  This group was organized…shuttling, toting, passing, greeting, Hi 5, rolling, lifting.  On board before 7:30 AM.


After signing in and paying for the Mexican fishing license, and getting into the jackpot, we were off to  pickup bait. 
We got the welcoming message from Captain Shane and a review of the upcoming week.  We were advised that the beginning of the trip would be a bit bumpy.  Yep.

Scopolamine patches were much appreciated.  We traveled a full day and a half in these conditions.

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Kayak Diving and Spearfishing / Islander trip diving
« on: August 29, 2007, 07:47:58 AM »
So, will we be able to free dive for Lobsters?  What would I need?

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Hookups and Fishing Reports (Viewable by Public) / SWS June 16
« on: June 16, 2007, 05:52:21 PM »
Randy and I launched about 6:30 into the minus tide.  The kelp is still really healthy....... :smt012

Once you got out of the cove, there was a steady 6 foot swell and light drizzle.  Once the wind died down it wasn't too bad.  The viz was nice and we too saw LOTS of jellyfish. 

No lings for us today.  The usual range of rockfish, blue, kelp, brown?, gopher, vermillion, olive, yellowtail? (the only fish who took line today and gave me hope for a second) and my first black......16 inches and plump.  I couldn't believe I released him before taking a picture!!!

Lots of kayaks at the pinnacles.  IZee and his friend were releasing at least as many rockies as we were.

We ran into Stuart and family at the launch.  Heard that Fuzz was one of the at least 10 hunters we passed on the way in.

Here is Randy with his red.  It's about to join us for tacos..... :smt003

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Fish Talk / Dead BSB San Diego
« on: June 12, 2007, 07:42:00 PM »
Darn not nice people..................
http://www.10news.com/news/13481163/detail.html

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I guess everyone else was tired to their bones last night as well.  So, here is a first note on yesterday's farewell to our friend Steve.  My camera's battery was dead, so no pix from me.

It was exactly what you would want if you have to lose a friend too soon.  Gentle seas, launchable launch (chef salad notwithstanding), doable landings (and NCKA hands to make them all doable), good fish and great people with which to share the day.  A day obviously mixed with the forbidden tears and a day with shouts and cheers and a hearty clap on the back, or poke in the ribs, for the well caught fish.  We had big lings, nice cabbies and my personal catch was a NICE vermillion, just as I had when I last fished with the Chef here last year.

The ceremony was from the heart and the send off was mixed with cheers and those darn tears.  Hopefully, meeting some of the Chef's friends made the loss a little easier for the family who made the long drive to Mill.

The NCKA style food spread was as good as we get......Chef style tarter sauce, ling tacos and of course, so much more.........like Scwafish's mexican corn.....

On to next week and finding them big ones at SI.


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We finally made it out this morning.  Yesterday I did a shakedown paddle and it was glass in Stillwater Cove so we headed out early this morning for the Pinnacles.

Like the fellas found up north, it was the lowest tide we have ever launched into at Stillwater.....I didn't know the beach was so rocky nor that there were that many big rocks on our normal path out.  The kelp looks lots healthier this year.

We came home with only one ling (26inches) and one beautiful cabezon of at least 18inches.  The ling is in brine for smoking tomorrow and the cabbie joined us for supper tonight.  We left the plentiful and varied rockies to play another day.  We worked structure and didn't come up with even one canary.  Thanks for the warning sakyak.

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I haven't wetted a line since rockfish season opened.  I've got an open day tomorrow so I'm going for it.  I'll be on Carmel Bay by 7AM.  Company Welcome.......ch 69.

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Kayak Diving and Spearfishing / My first fish shots
« on: April 24, 2007, 09:12:15 AM »
Randy and I went to Rancho Leonero and I shot these fish (and more) with my new Olympus 770SW.  It's good to 30 feet.  I hope to start shooting for dinner this summer....... :smt003

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General Talk / Camera GoPro Digital Hero
« on: November 26, 2006, 06:12:25 PM »
Today was the first try for my pre-Christmas present.  http://goprocamera.com/

It is a wrist mount, waterproof to 30 feet digital camera for much less than $80........shop around.

Here is the first picture I took on it.  It was a snap to load the images on my computer.

It seems to produce nice, shareable images.  The learning curve seems to lie in getting your subject in the frame.  You frame the picture within the 1/4 inch x 5/8 inch viewfinder. 

I am looking forward to trying it while free diving.  Its waterproofness is attained via its plastic case.  The manufacturer does not guarantee that it will be waterproof after you open and close it.........which you do in order to put in the battery.

Based on one outing, I think it is still a clever camera......and I look forward to capturing the picture that I want.

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Fish Talk / Juvenile Black Sea Bass
« on: November 08, 2006, 10:47:55 PM »
After Randy's catch of last weekend I wondered if I would recognize a juvenile.  My goodness but they look different than the adults.  I found this image on a dive site but this particular picture was apparently taken at the Birch Aquarium.  The image is © 2002 John H. Moore.  Hopefully it's okay to post it here for educational purposes?

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Fish Talk / Red tide Monterey?
« on: October 22, 2006, 09:28:58 AM »
So, Brian or whomever..........

Two folks have reported red tide in Monterey Bay.  Is this an issue for quality of fish?  I believe it will be an issue for quantity of fish......correct?

Is it more likely in the kelp, in shallow close to surf or out deeper?

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This weekend didn't offer much in the way of fishing options for us so, despite the S mixed swell we decided to give the afternoon a shot.  Carmel Bay is vulnerable to south swell and sure enough it was a confused mess.  Then, when the wind started blowing and fog appeared out of no where we were just not having a good time so we headed in.  Wednesday's nice ling that I smoked made returning home after only two hours less painful........... :smt003

Tom, we should have "listened" to you and stayed in Monterey Bay.  That minor S component was way more significant than one would have guessed.  That area to the right that leads directly to Pescadero Point had large swell when we launched and was spanned by breaking swell when we returned just two hours later!

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General Talk / What you need to know before launching in the ocean
« on: October 19, 2006, 10:02:37 PM »
Okay.  The Bean Hollow incident could have been worse.  So, "we" need to chat.............. :smt012

We make lists of equipment that people need before hitting the ocean, PFD, leashes, compass, GPS, etc, but we don't really beat up the knowledge issue.  The ability to self rescue and to assist a rescue.

It's great those guys survived.  Maybe to anyone else thinking that the ocean is just a lumpy lake this will be the wakeup that it is more than that.

There is so much that can go wrong in the ocean.  Unless you have already practiced self rescue and know that you can accomplish it, you are making yourself even more vulnerable than you always are when launching onto the ocean.  We say we respect the ocean.  I think many of us, myself included, can get just a bit lax.  She may not always let us slide back to land.  We need to be prepared. 

If you know how to do a self-rescue, and a spill gets messy, I can help you get back into your boat.  But if you don't have a clue, I may not be able to assist you in a meaningful way, and now we are both in a bad situation.

We will be regarded as jerks by some if we are really pushy that newbies have no business on the ocean without some elementary skills, but if we are, perhaps we can have the Bean Hollow report be the worse that we ever see?

Pat

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Kayak Diving and Spearfishing / What does a ling look like?
« on: October 16, 2006, 07:52:50 PM »
I did it guys.  Swam out from Stillwater wall to the Pescadero Rocks and dove all around that area this morning.  About 2 hours in the water.  Wow.  What a great day.  Only thing was, I never saw a ling and only one small sculpin like fish that could have been a cabezon.  Lots of blue rockfish, Senoritas, a large kelp bass, and some other fish in the water column.

So, any tips on how to recognize what is before me?

Wow, starfish are really big!

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