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Thanks for the support! I am amped to do this show, my last one in 2004 was a great experience for me, and I had no idea what I was doing-so this one should really look great.
I know Joel, I am hopelessly behind the times in not having a webpage but what can I say, I can barely deal with the work that comes my way by word of mouth! BUT, it is all in the works, the scheduling of this show is just the first step for this year. Maybe it will finally get me out of my office job for good. That way I can kayak for you know, artistic research. :smt003
I'll keep everyone posted when the date rolls around.
PS: there might be more of my work at the next awards lunch in January....

6152
General Talk / Re: Were you an angler or a kayaker first?
« on: May 26, 2006, 11:09:47 AM »
Actually both, kinda. I loved surfcasting & fishing off the SoCal piers with my dad when I was 10 but after a while we both got tired of not catching anything other than perch and my interest evaporated for about 7-8 years (kid mentality).  After graduation I moved to San Francisco & got into the sea kayaking thing with a great instructor, Bo Barnes of the UCSF rec program Outdoors Unlimited. Kayak touring got me up to Alaska as a kayak guide and I kind of got into fishing again, but it wasn't until '98 that I caught my first kayak fish (calico bass in socal). When I caught a 16lb salmon off the kayak in Alaska the following summer there was no turning back, since I realized that the big fish I always wanted to catch were right there under the kayak I was already paddling. I sold my sit in yak, got 2 SOT's and that was that. It felt so good to me to come back to fishing after having left it in the way I did and to have the kayak bring there was just terrific. It was great to get the stoke back.
So, when are the halibut gonna show up :smt002?

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General Talk / Piscean Artworks scores a gallery show November 06
« on: May 26, 2006, 10:51:43 AM »
Hey all,
I just scored a primo 3 month show slot at the White Raven coffee house in downtown Felton and wanted to post my stoke! Some of you may know I do wood plank carvings, mostly in a pacific northwest native inspired style. Well due to a bit of luck I am now slated for a three month show during the holiday season. This will be my second appearance at the 'Raven and I am totally stoked to do the show. I'm hoping to have about 12-14 new pieces, mostly marine related with our favorite central cali gamefish represented, some may even have fishing 'yaks integrated. I'm hoping to have a nice little opening reception probably on the first weekend of the show. If it's cool I'll post a reminder in about 5 months. I am totally stoked!


-Sean

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General Fishing Tips / Re: Ling Baits?
« on: May 24, 2006, 02:10:43 PM »
I am so doing that. I caught some nice lings down south last month on a big diamond jig, but it looked to me like it needed a little something extra.

6155
Ah, my mistake about the spine thingy. It was a few years ago after all. Now that I think about it, I believe the fish probably pitched the lid off of the fishbox after only taking a harpoon through the body & a shotgun blast to the head. The deckhand then wisely put the kabosh on it's antics with the spinal cord operation.  They are definitely big, strong fish, and they do have attitude.

6156
Nice job!
When I was up in the Prince William Sound I only fished for halibut once, and watched my friend hook and land an approx 120 pounder. The captain of the boat harpooned it, then head shot it with a .410. Once it was up in the fishbox on deck the deckhand chopped its spine to keep it quiet. Halfway back to the dock it still went nuts and popped the lid right off of the fishbox.
I sure do miss those days up there, at least the sunny ones!

6157
Safety First / Re: Heartbroken - A cautionary tale
« on: May 12, 2006, 07:55:39 AM »
Nooooooo!
Seen it happen to fiberglass the same way, rachet straps justified the exact same way just before the "crrrack" and the accompanying look on the paddler's face as they realize they used just one rachet too many :smt009. Plastic boats can maybe handle the deformation better and sometimes spring back, and I think folks get used to using the rachet straps on them. Then when they get a really nice fiberglass or composite...trouble, right there on the roof of your car.
That's a tale of woe to be sure.

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Props for tryin' though. I'm in agreement with FuzzyTom, this time of year it always seems to be the days that I'm able to get out the wind and sea conditions don't want to cooperate. The last couple of trips to check conditions the ocean looked like no fun at all. BUT, we're just in transition with the weather, and probably less than a month will see us all out there doing what we do.

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General Talk / Re: Big Bad Catfish story
« on: May 11, 2006, 09:06:43 AM »
Wow. That's gnarly.

Reminds me of a quote from "last of the blue water hunters". I think it applies, even if it is about spearfishing.

A spearfisherman stuck a big black seabass (back before it was illegal) with a custome gun and almost drowned when the fish sounded   "...he couldn't say if it was easier to release a newly built speargun or an old one. All he could say was "you had better be ready to let it go"".

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Safety First / Re: Smoke on the water
« on: May 10, 2006, 11:15:18 AM »
I had a very similar experience at 4mile a couple seasons ago. Thought I was good enough to know where I was going, completely overshot my fishing spot, and ended up out at sea when a kelp cutter passed inside of me. Thinking he would normally be on the outside of me I turned and, thinking I was heading in, started paddling farther out to sea. Fortunately for me, fog=no wind, and when it began to break up I got my bearings & paddled back safely. Even scored a nice vermilion that day. It turned out to be a really good day since it made go straight to West marine & get a deck mounted compass. That fog can be really spooky out here.
Sean

6161
Safety First / kayak wanted off the car...on the highway
« on: May 05, 2006, 11:09:43 AM »
OK, I am kinda embarrassed by this. On my way through Santa Maria last week with my newish tarpon on the yakima rack (hully roller & saddle, straps but no bowline attached) I hear a slight flapping noise, start to pull over on the 101, and I see my boat and the rear rack bar fly off into the fast lane. A "Holy S**T" moment ensued, while I pulled off the highway. Fortunately Poseidon must have been looking out for me a little, because at that moment the yak flew off there was no following traffic, and the boat landed in the median after one bounce. I manged to jerry-rig the yak back onto the roof with about 10 straps (It was NOT going to come off again unless I wanted it to) and got home to inspect the damage. Only a little road rash to both the yak & the rollers, both are still serviceable only a little more "seasoned" looking.
The culprit (besides myself not attaching the bow line) turned out to be the attachment point of the front yakima strap. On my old bronco I always just looped a strap around the roof rack bar (its a permanent basket type rack), but on the pickup with the new yakima setup the strap goes through a little T-shaped piece of hardware that "locks" into a slot in the Mako saddle. The T fitting got tweaked out of the slot, the boat torqued enough to yank off the rear rack, and voila, kayak was free and momentarily airborn. Moral is, always double check the strap attachments and use a bow line if you are concerned. I got really lucky that no one was behind me for a few miles.
After close to 20 years of shuttling kayaks this is the first time I've ever had one come off in transit. I think this will be the last time too.
-Sean

6162
Patagonia is making one that pretty much sounds like what you've described. It's got a buckled front, pockets, and is dark olive green. Also, Extrasport is making some angler PFDs with a bunch of pockets that come in a couple of lighter green colors. I think both of these are in the NRS catalog.

6163
The "drunk guy on the pier" story reminded me of a day when salmon were reported off the Goleta pier in SoCal. A mob scene ensued the next morning and a guy who was puttin' away the coors decided to overhead cast to get more distance and bam! hookup! Except it was with another guy's forehead.
A friend of mine who was a ranger at the park helped the injured fisherman with a 3oz prism krocodile as an impromptu forehad piercing to the emergency room. A half hour later the guy came walking back with a bandaid on his face, ready to fish the rest of the day. Talk about fired up for fishing! After that I always steered clear of beer guzzlers with 10ft surf rods and salmon lures!

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Ah, I knew I was going to take flak for the no pics thing. Sad to say, not one out of the 22 folks fishing had a digi camera. I did get a couple of pics with my disposable kayak camera that happed to be in my tackle box but it will be a while before I get it developed, sorry :smt003
I agree the fish seem to be getting bigger. This is only my observation from going on this same trip 4 years in a row. Usually we fish in June, but the last 2 years we missed the hot bite, so it was scheduled in the end of April and we hit it right on. Actually the counts started last week and the fish were larger, averaging 35lbs.
Other highlights were watching a 7 year old land two approx 15lb WSB (with the skippers help). I give great props to the skipper for doing everything he could to keep the rod in the kid's hands. He could easily have just grabbed the rod until the fish was gaffed, but he really let the boy work and get the fish in (mostly) on his own. it was cool to watch. We aslo were treated to a fluking humpback on our way home. This was my first time getting my line in the water this year, and I am now full of stoke to start paddling!
-Sean

6165
I had the good fortune to go out on an overnight on the Apollo out of Sea landing in Santa Barbara on Friday. Started fishing at dawn, and managed to get a WSB limit (1fish per person) on the boat by 12:30 (26 fish). Smallest fish was 12lbs, largest was 33lbs. I managed 2 both 14-15lbs. All caught using dropper loops on the bottom with live squid. We fished the front side of Santa Rosa Island. Nice weather, a very helpful crew, and a fantastic galley cook made it a great trip. Hit a few reefs on the way back for some assorted chuckleheads, blues, and one 10 lb Ling on my trusty 8oz diamond jig.  :smt003
-Sean

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