HMB tourney pics

Here are a few of the pics I took from the tourney.

Too large to post them all, I apologize for several.

Da Mooch with the biggest fish, he will catch, ever.  And, the parking lot with everyone getting ready.

I took some OTW pics but they are on 35mm and not developed.  I also did not get any of the fish that were weighed in, but hope some of the others did.  Bill thank you again for putting together the tourney, it was another great gathering.

I have a ton of pics to add to this from after the event/bbq. Im taking my daughter to the beach, so i will post them later today. Thanks ChuckE for the event, it was my first event and it was super fun fishing with so many yak anglers. Ill post pics later. Want to thank Bill, HMB kayaks and all of NCKA too. Stoogie, thanks for the ride from Santa Cruz to HMB.

Good Times.... 

 I did not want to start a Thread because i don't know the names of 1sr and 2nd place winners,

 I know the the third....  ME... 

 But best of all, I now have the The Tittle of our Newest Coveted Tittle....

  Nor Cal Sardine Champion   

 Comes with some very nice Hook1 Swag... 

 Don't have too many pics, but here are a few,
              It was Big on the Outside by Maverics...        Duh...   

The Cabbie I caught was like no other I've ever seen, Beautiful color, Blue/Orange even the meat is Blue, maybe a mating color?  Beautiful,

If it was not a tourney, I would have let it go... 

 Good Times and I'm sure more pics/info to come

Congrats! to all the winners, I only caught a small copper and a little bullhead.

Here are a few pictures I want to share.



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Thanks for putting the show on you guys.
The winner was my parking neighbor and when he pulled down this little girls ugly, beat up 9 foot Pelican kayak I felt a little sorry for him.
Then he says he wants to fish near the big wave break out there and noted it was good to have so many nice big kayaks around in case he gets wiped out.

Then ...the next thing I know...he wins the tournament.!!!
First Susan Boyle....
Then Kevin Skinner...and now this.
Never judge a kayak fisher by his cover.
Congratulations to him!
Steve

Do I look like I am scared of a ghost?

 
B.F.'ing a ghost with yer light saber? priceless.

Thanks again for everyone that made it out and especially those that kicked in food for the potluck, as usual it was insane grub! Sorry for the late post, I made it home yesterday and crashed and did not wake up till 11! Final results!

1. Jesse 30 1/2" Halbut
2. John R. 26" Ling
3. Danglin 20 1/4" Cabezon
4. Marv 17" Cabezon
5. Chuck H. 16 1/4" Cabezon
6. Inseine 16" Cabezon
7. MadDog 15 1/2 Olive
8. Mooch 15" Greenling
9. Ramsey 13" Rockcod

And the biggest Sardine:

Danglin - 106.7 grams 

I have a little bit of video that I will hopefully get online tonight. Thank to all our sponsors:

HMB Kayak Company
Cobra Kayaks
West Marine
Wheeleez
Hook1
MontanaN8V for pitching in some sweet swimbaits

Thanks to Chuck E and Danglin for doing a ton of work getting the prizes together and thanks to ChuckE for making the food run. Without those guys this even would not have happened!

I really appreciate everything. This was my first main event and I had a blast. I won nothing but I met new friends and saw the people who will neal to the future king. HAHA JK. Oh Mooch you have a really nice apron.

Thanks for the great time, and i removed the skunk from my back by catching a few fish...

When we first got out there, i dropped a swim bait with a shrimp fly above and instantly BAM... My reel went haywire and my pole was bent.... Hell of a fight... I dug down and started reeling in hard, I was totally freaked cause I knew I had something big!! Then it made another run and then I really freaked, finally got it close to the yak and I saw a BIG white flash!! Hali.... I was already planning on how I was gonna get my new yak home, then it surfaced....My dreams were shattered, I had a 4 foot shark on....  I managed to get him on the yak, then the thing flipped out and started thrashing on my lap and crotch...Lucky for me he came unhooked and I shoved him off me into the water.... Bad news is sharks dont count in the derby, but it was a whole lot of fun to reel in... Ended the day with that big ass shark (released safely) few small rockies (released), a 21 inch ling, too small (released), and a 15 3/4 cabbie (DINNER)..

I saw our derby winner out on the water towards the end of day and we chatted, he gave me two rock fish to add to my dinner plate, he mentioned he had a hali, but thought a bigger one was caught, he was stoked and some what bummed at the same time, as we know, his was the only hali caught and little did he know he already won the derby. Great guy and a very determined angler...

anyone know what kind of shark I may have caught, he was like a grey on top, white on bottom... Not a thresher, Im think a Dog Fish (dog shark)? Are these present in the HMB area? Great fight, but not so fun once he was on board the yak...

Had a great time and I didnt puke in the swell.

Thanks for the memories, here are some more pics...