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Dive Zone => Kayak Diving and Spearfishing => Topic started by: mtitch12 on November 16, 2017, 05:25:51 PM

Title: Mola mola, vermilion, seal fight, lings - November thus far
Post by: mtitch12 on November 16, 2017, 05:25:51 PM
November has been awesome! I've been exploring new spots all year and I think I finally found some new good areas. Here are some pics and a short video of some of the highlights from my first few dives of November in Monterey County, one of which was with my buddy Warren (username: dirkbeachman).

https://youtu.be/08MCkIlyCSg



Title: Re: Mola mola, vermilion, seal fight, lings - November thus far
Post by: mtitch12 on November 16, 2017, 05:26:45 PM
A couple more pics
Title: Re: Mola mola, vermilion, seal fight, lings - November thus far
Post by: Otter on November 16, 2017, 05:45:34 PM
Looks like a great time with some nice fish!

How did you process the ling jaws? Really cool presentation.

-Eliot
Title: Re: Mola mola, vermilion, seal fight, lings - November thus far
Post by: mtitch12 on November 16, 2017, 05:49:50 PM
Looks like a great time with some nice fish!

How did you process the ling jaws? Really cool presentation.

-Eliot

Thanks! Baked it covered in foil at 350 for 45 minutes, ate the head meat and rinsed off the bones with water, then used hot glue to piece it together.
Title: Re: Mola mola, vermilion, seal fight, lings - November thus far
Post by: Adam415 on November 16, 2017, 05:53:25 PM
Great video Matt. That was a nice chunky vermillion.
Title: Re: Mola mola, vermilion, seal fight, lings - November thus far
Post by: mtitch12 on November 16, 2017, 06:00:19 PM
Great video Matt. That was a nice chunky vermillion.

Thanks Adam! Let's get a dive in soon!
Title: Re: Mola mola, vermilion, seal fight, lings - November thus far
Post by: Cabeza de Martillo on November 16, 2017, 06:18:29 PM
Sweet vid, pics and report.

How'd that harbor seal taste?  :smt001
Title: Re: Mola mola, vermilion, seal fight, lings - November thus far
Post by: mtitch12 on November 16, 2017, 07:03:47 PM
Sweet vid, pics and report.

How'd that harbor seal taste?  :smt001

Haha I wish I could have taken him out! He followed us around the whole day and spooked all the fish!
Title: Re: Mola mola, vermilion, seal fight, lings - November thus far
Post by: Live2Fish on November 16, 2017, 07:05:27 PM
Very cool!
Title: Re: Mola mola, vermilion, seal fight, lings - November thus far
Post by: HamachiJohn on November 16, 2017, 08:10:48 PM
What a view of the seaworld! Great video. Thx for sharing

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Title: Re: Mola mola, vermilion, seal fight, lings - November thus far
Post by: Road Runner on November 16, 2017, 08:18:38 PM
I like that pic of the ling biting the kelpy! The ling is claiming that fish haha
Title: Re: Mola mola, vermilion, seal fight, lings - November thus far
Post by: MooMoo Outdoors on November 16, 2017, 08:29:09 PM
Very cool video. Thanks for sharing
Title: Re: Mola mola, vermilion, seal fight, lings - November thus far
Post by: DG on November 16, 2017, 11:34:08 PM
Good month so far. 


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Title: Re: Mola mola, vermilion, seal fight, lings - November thus far
Post by: Tote on November 17, 2017, 01:55:27 AM
Great video!
Those jaws are not an easy thing to do.
They look awesome!
Title: Re: Mola mola, vermilion, seal fight, lings - November thus far
Post by: Ding A Ling on November 17, 2017, 03:37:31 AM
Great video! 


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Title: Re: Mola mola, vermilion, seal fight, lings - November thus far
Post by: Dry Bones on November 17, 2017, 06:58:13 AM
Mola Mola with mirage drive

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Title: Re: Mola mola, vermilion, seal fight, lings - November thus far
Post by: Zzz on November 17, 2017, 08:19:27 AM
You're a badass. Great video.
Title: Re: Mola mola, vermilion, seal fight, lings - November thus far
Post by: BigJim on November 17, 2017, 09:26:30 AM
Hell yeah!!

You've been killing it dude!!

Love the vid and looking forward to seeing what December brings you!!

 :smt006

Sincerely,

Jim
Title: Re: Mola mola, vermilion, seal fight, lings - November thus far
Post by: dirkbeachman on November 17, 2017, 02:25:58 PM
Freakin' slaya bro!  You might have to give up the serious bio-ME stuff and just be the world's most DopeAssSpearoFilmmaker!  All I can say is there's still more Nov left!  BTW next time I get a decent ling, you're getting the head!
Title: Re: Mola mola, vermilion, seal fight, lings - November thus far
Post by: mtitch12 on November 17, 2017, 02:44:47 PM
Thanks all!  :smt006

Love the vid and looking forward to seeing what December brings you!!
Hopefully a monkeyface! Only ever seen one in my life so will be a good challenge to try and find one!

BTW next time I get a decent ling, you're getting the head!
Already got one in the works with your name on it (just needs to be glued together)!

I like that pic of the ling biting the kelpy! The ling is claiming that fish haha
Haha yeah, I almost was able to grab the ling in the gills but he let go of the RF before I could. Should have gone up for my second gun...  :smt044
Title: Re: Mola mola, vermilion, seal fight, lings - November thus far
Post by: Cabeza de Martillo on November 17, 2017, 03:14:49 PM
I like that pic of the ling biting the kelpy! The ling is claiming that fish haha
Haha yeah, I almost was able to grab the ling in the gills but he let go of the RF before I could. Should have gone up for my second gun...  :smt044

Dude I shot a RF and had him on my shooting line while I continued to hunt.
Dropped down and found some good structure in about 35 FOW with 10 vis so left my gun on the bottom to relocate the reef.
After my breath up I dropped down again and found a 30" ling that inhaled my RF. He pulled the once wrapped shooting line coils off my RA and was flossing with it.

I slowing picked up my still loaded gun off the bottom and had just enough shooting line to rotate for a point blank unicorn shot to his skull.

Game over  :smt044
Title: Re: Mola mola, vermilion, seal fight, lings - November thus far
Post by: mtitch12 on November 20, 2017, 11:53:33 AM
I like that pic of the ling biting the kelpy! The ling is claiming that fish haha
Haha yeah, I almost was able to grab the ling in the gills but he let go of the RF before I could. Should have gone up for my second gun...  :smt044

Dude I shot a RF and had him on my shooting line while I continued to hunt.
Dropped down and found some good structure in about 35 FOW with 10 vis so left my gun on the bottom to relocate the reef.
After my breath up I dropped down again and found a 30" ling that inhaled my RF. He pulled the once wrapped shooting line coils off my RA and was flossing with it.

I slowing picked up my still loaded gun off the bottom and had just enough shooting line to rotate for a point blank unicorn shot to his skull.

Game over  :smt044

Haha that's awesome
Title: Re: Mola mola, vermilion, seal fight, lings - November thus far
Post by: Wilderness medic on November 20, 2017, 12:02:41 PM
Looks like a great time with some nice fish!

How did you process the ling jaws? Really cool presentation.

-Eliot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTjzE50kD8k&app=desktop
Title: Re: Mola mola, vermilion, seal fight, lings - November thus far
Post by: Otter on January 05, 2018, 01:45:21 PM
Looks like a great time with some nice fish!

How did you process the ling jaws? Really cool presentation.

-Eliot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTjzE50kD8k&app=desktop


Thanks for the step by step. I need to try this on my next big ling.


-Eliot
Title: Re: Mola mola, vermilion, seal fight, lings - November thus far
Post by: surf12foot on January 06, 2018, 12:23:34 PM
Super cool video!
Title: Re: Mola mola, vermilion, seal fight, lings - November thus far
Post by: Azkikr on January 07, 2018, 07:41:11 PM
Cool video. Thanks for sharing