AOTD 2008

Thanks for the re-cap and pics, fellas....and congrats to otobepelagic!

Oh well, all the overtime $ will have to go to pimpin' out the new ride.

We missed ya' bro...since you weren't there to defend your belt.
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I'm glad the ocean layed down for you guys. I wish I could have made it there and fished with the bro's.
WTG Allen!

Truth, but Patrick is poised to pounce...  I have a feeling that Allen's ready for that and has an awesomely proud anticipation of it.   

I agree Eric, Patrick has figured out that I have been filing down the points on all his hooks, gaff, nicking his leaders and cut holes in his net while he sleeps at night.  In addition we are doing our best to keep him sleep deprived as well as drugging his coffee in the morning prior to fishing.

Allen.... CONGRATS on winning AOTD!
Is this foreshadowing for ATOY?

Looks like another epic NCKA bash.  I missed out again.  I hope to see many of the same crew at Elk later next week.

sorry for the late post...  I finally figured out how to resize the pics on my old computer... 
anyways, huge Thanks to Jim for putting things together again!!!
I already said congrats to Allen there, so I'll skip it here.

I was worried about the weather forecast, the same as everybody else. But when I got to Bodega the night before, it was completely calm...  Al & his Hobie Outback were already there hanging out w/ Jim (it was very nice to meeting you!).  I video taped the front of the beach to give everybody an update, but I grabbed a beer & forgot about it...

the day was very good as others said!
sorry we missed you Slammer, but I made sure Allen got your money too...
Adam & Mickfish tried to kill us again w/ great meat, (thanks again for the great cows)   I drank until I passed out so I couldn't get up for  the next day Hali at Tomales...   but it was all good!

Here is the picture of Adam stretching in the thick fog before fishing (good idea!)
& Jim's nice red!

Man... Sorry I haven't posted, I got really sick, and have been in bed almost a week...

Had a rough start to the day, taking one step to far on the launch, and soaking myself up to my chest (possibly why I ended up ill), but with some help got out there and started fishing.  Caught several blacks, couple china's and a couple small greenlings, probably over a dozen total.  After about 2 1/2 hours, I was feeling some sea sickness...

Allen was kind enough to give me a sandwich which helped for a little while (forgot all my food in the car) and he even offered me some jigs to fish with to try and catch a ling (what a guy!).  When I started shivering from the cold, it was time to head in, around 11:30.  I did a successful beach landing without a garage sale, and hauled my stuff up the beach and back into the car.  Slept for a few hours till I saw some of the guys pulling out of the water and headed back to the barn.

Thanks so much Jim for putting me up for the night, putting on the whole event, cooking up some mean fish taco's, and to everyone else I met for the fun stories and  beer afterwards.  Will be one of my fondest memories of 2008!  Congrads to Allen on being the winner too!  Your one hell of a guy! 

Now, to finish my day of work, and pack up my stuff to leave for Reggae on the River

good hear you're alive&well Al...getting sick is my ALL TIME worse.
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