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Topic: Video Report - Fort Bragg 8/23/15  (Read 1404 times)

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Left the kayaks at home and made the long haul from Sacramento to Mendocino on Sunday for a shore dive with a few buddies. Conditions were great! Easily 20 feet of visibility, no wind, and water calm enough that we were able to jump right in off of a rocky point. First up, I checked on the status of my trophy abalone garden. They're coming along nicely and should be ready to harvest in another 20 years or so!

The first fish I came across was a modest black that looked like he'd make a decent meal. Apparently I wasn't the only one who thought so, because as soon as I took the shot a 30 inch ling bolted out of his hiding place and made a play for my fish. He followed it all the way to the surface before finally deciding it wasn't going to happen. I made a couple drops in the area to try and find the ling, but I wasn't seeing him... until, on a hunch, I turned around to discover I was being followed! I took a horrible shot, but somehow still managed to land him. A few minutes later, I came across a tasty looking cabezon and convinced him to come home with me, too.

That was enough fish to replenish my freezer, so I spent the rest of the dive just following my buddies around and filming them. Here's a link to the video.




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Wow, I couldn't see the cab until you shot him. 

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cool video bro. thanks for sharing.
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Very cool! Thanks for posting.
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Killer. Watching that ling come after that fish was an interesting window into what happens down there.


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 Looks like Mr. Ling got the point that you did not like being stalked after you took his dinner away :smt044. Showing your buddies diving is a nice perspective. Fun vid, thanks for sharing it.


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Killer. Watching that ling come after that fish was an interesting window into what happens down there.

Those lings are fearless! I can't count the number of times I've been charged by one because it thinks my fish look tasty... or maybe because it thinks I do!

Thanks everybody for watching!


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Great vid and music too!


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Great video! Thanks!
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Wow, I couldn't see the cab until you shot him. 

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That's like an education of what it's like down there!
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Cool post! You're way more efficient out there than me! Looks like a beautiful day out there! Thx!


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Real nice!  FB/Mendo is my favorite place to dive, so beautiful.