What's up Ron? That's the plan. End of the road, rigging up then launching at grey light.

I'll be on CH. 69 for the most part, but I also scan around to listen in on the other goings on....

Allen,
I never had the pleasure of meeting or fishing with Joel, but from everything I've read on this site it sounds like he was a kind, caring, one-of-a-kind fishing machine and a fighter 'til the end.

My thoughts will be with Joel, his family, and all his friends at the Memorial this Sunday.

Cheers,

-Alex

What's up guys?

Just wanted to share how I do up my salmon filets on the grill. I've been tweaking this recipe for a while, and I friggin love it...

This is written up in the order I do things... It works out about right to have the Q, plank, and filet all ready at about the same time.

1) Get your cedar plank soaking in water. About 1 hr before you plan to put the fish on the grill.

2) Also about 1 hr before grill time... Wet down the filet with soy sauce and rub with plenty of brown sugar, a pinch of cayenne pepper, pinch of garlic powder, and a little coarse ground black pepper. I also sprinkle the filet with sesame seeds for an extra little crunch. I cover that up and put it in the fridge until about 20 minute before grilling, when I take it out and put it on the counter.

2) Start your coals. Use real lump style hardwood, and start it without lighter fluid. Stay away from the chemical-tasting "briquettes" and lighter fluid mess...

3) Once the coals are going nicely, put your cedar plank on there for about 5 minutes. Then flip the plank (it should be a little toasted, but not fully charred).

4) Lay your filet on the plank right after you flip it, and cook until done (flaky). I like to keep the BBQ lid on, and keep the vents mostly closed. This helps give it that delicious smoky flavor.

That's about it.

 If you try it, let me know what you think!

Cheers,

-Alex

For anyone who needs a little more motivation:

Sunday: Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 to 5 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Haha! Join the fun, Don!

The El Dorado 3 was also out off Marin today for 8 limits...

Time for that late-season push of BIG fish.

Pretty excited! The fish are definitely there. People are catching them on anchovies or WMAs between 20 and 45 feet down.

Yakima=round bars, Thule=square. On round bars the attached saddles, etc, can rotate some, with square they do not. The slight rotation can be helpful tho in some cases, such as on its edge the yak tapers to the front n rear so a shift in the saddle will match the contour. Just an FYI to think about.

This is true.

Another FYI - Round bars are inherently stronger than square (thus round tubes used for bikes, etc). Can't comment on whether Yakima or Thule bars are stronger. Bottom line is they are both plenty strong.

I still stand by my opinion that neither of them legally landed that fish... That'd be like foul hooking a fish as a way to land it. Granted it wasn't the boaters intention, but intentions only go so far. He still didn't land the fish....

The fish was landed illegally, and therefore taking it (technically) was illegal.