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Introductions / Re: Old guy and want opinions with a new sit on
« on: May 10, 2024, 03:30:47 PM »
Quote from: jimx2000 on May 10, 2024, 03:18:48 PM
I've been talking to a few fishermen who are using inflatables for fishing and are happy with them. This Tarpon 120 is just too heavy for me to car top. My body is just too beat up so I'll try an inflatable. I'll sell the Tarpon cheap to anyone here. Thinking $225. It's been used by my nephew the past years and me back in 2002 and no leaks or major scratches.

Once you engage with the community more, you'll quickly get to 10 posts.  Then you'll see the For Sale forums where you can post a listing for your Tarpon 120. 

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General Talk / Re: Coastside Net Pen Build
« on: May 10, 2024, 02:04:18 PM »
Quote from: polepole on May 10, 2024, 12:49:07 PM
I'm always amazed that even with a relatively short time in the pens the smolts are able to imprint on HMB and return as adults to try to spawn, with really nowhere to go.

-Allen

This has always amazed and baffled me, as well.  I also think about their return, thinking, "wtf... now what?!" right before that big sea lion hurls them through the air  :smt044

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Recipes / Roasted Trout with Fennel and French Green Lentils
« on: May 07, 2024, 11:53:07 AM »
Here's one my wife and I have been working on lately.  I've yet to fish freshwater, but we get McFarland Springs Rainbow Trout through our CSF for this one.  It would work well with any trout or salmon, to be honest.  This one is a great source of dietary fiber, protein and antioxidants!

1 cup French Green lentils
1 lb rainbow trout
2 tsp fresh dill leaves, torn
2 medium cloves garlic, crushed
2 tbsp olive oil
1 lemon, zested and juiced
1 lemon, sliced
1 medium fennel bulb, trimmed, cored, quartered and thinly sliced, fronds reserved
2 tsp non-pareil capers, rinsed
1 tsp Dijon mustard

Rinse lentils under cold water, picking out any stones. Place in a medium saucepan with 2 1/2 cups of water and 1 tsp salt. Bring to boil; reduce to simmer; cover. Cook until tender, approximately 25-30 minutes. Drain excess water.

In a small bowl, mix together the dill and garlic with 2 tsp olive oil.

Preheat the oven to 400˚. Line a rimmed sheet pan with parchment paper. Cut the trout into 3-4 equal sized pieces, leaving the skin on. Remove pin bones. Lay the lemon slices down on the parchment in groups approximately the slice of your fish slices. Season fish with salt, then spread the garlic mixture on the meat side of the trout. Carefully lay the fish skin-side up on top of the lemon slices, then season skin generously with salt. Toss the fennel slices with remaining olive oil and scatter around fish slices. Roast for 5-8 minutes.

Meanwhile, roughly chop the capers and put in a bowl with the mustard, lentils, lemon zest and juice; season with salt & pepper to taste and mix together. Add the roasted fennel to the bowl with the lentils and toss to combine. Distribute lentil-fennel mixture around fish on sheet pan and place under broiler for 3 minutes, or until the fish is cooked through and opaque, the fennel is tender and the lentils are piping hot. Serve straight away with the fennel fronds scattered over.

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Places to Launch and Camp / Re: Checked out Capitola wharf and beach
« on: May 04, 2024, 09:15:38 AM »
Quote from: SpeedyStein on May 03, 2024, 08:12:04 PM
Any idea when they are supposed to finish the repairs?

The project's site says "through 2024."  So, they should be finished by 2028 or so.

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General Talk / Re: Kayak Storage or Rental?
« on: April 23, 2024, 01:20:14 PM »
Quote from: Nicky Boombatz on April 18, 2024, 12:30:21 PM
   A guy that used to fish stored his Kayak at HMB Kayak Co at one point.  Not sure how much it cost.
   They rinse the boat and put it away so I think you need to paddle with your pinkies up if you store it there.

I feel seen... or is it attacked?  :smt044

I used to store at HMB Kayak.  It was $100 per quarter in 2022.  The price goes up a tiny bit every few years, so it may be more by now.  You get an assigned spot on a rack.  You have 24 hour access, but you still have to store all of your other gear at home or elsewhere.  If you have any specific questions, I'd be glad to answer them if I can.  You can email info@hmbkayak.com for more details, too.

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CA Regulations / Re: New App for CDFW
« on: April 04, 2024, 10:00:04 AM »
Quote from: pasha on April 03, 2024, 08:19:20 PM
Quote from: SpeedyStein on April 03, 2024, 06:23:45 PM
Just downloaded it yesterday. Pretty cool. Hoping they add a location feature to the app too, like their website. Seems like an easy addition, use the phone location to display current regs for that spot.

+1 to this idea

There is a separate app for this already... https://www.fishlegal.info/

Would be nice to see them merged, but at least it exists already.

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General Talk / Re: USCG Proposing to Remove Mile Buoy - Santa Cruz - Voice opposition by 4/3/2024!
« on: April 01, 2024, 07:53:37 AM »
Quote from: srdave on March 31, 2024, 06:45:08 AM
Whats the reason for removal ?
Is it a danger to boaters who are going to fast and not looking where there going in the fog ?

Buoys aren't exactly cheap to maintain.  Mile Buoy is also the only USCG maintained buoy near Santa Cruz with a single buoy off Ano Nuevo and then Moss Landing to the south.  Fuel burn, crew time, etc. on a buoy tender capable of hoisting the sinker and maintaining the aid isn't cheap.  So, periodically, the USCG assesses the needs of these aids as technology, use, etc. evolve.  This was one of those cases.  It's actually a stellar example of how our system works.  The USCG can look at cost data and identify areas of saving and then put it to public comment and rely on the boating public to inform them if the need outweighs the cost.  Of course, Mile Buoy is one of those aids where the need/utility certainly outweigh the cost and that was made abundantly clear to the USCG.  You'll notice that they removed that aid from the proposal days before the public comment period even ended, highlighting how active the community was in making its needs known.   

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General Talk / Re: USCG Proposing to Remove Mile Buoy - Santa Cruz - Voice opposition by 4/3/2024!
« on: March 30, 2024, 09:04:07 AM »
Quote from: JoeDubC on March 30, 2024, 08:31:27 AM
Awesome work! I emailed but don’t think I ever got a reply.
No reply here, either.  I don't expect a reply from a public comment collection, though.

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General Talk / Re: USCG Proposing to Remove Mile Buoy - Santa Cruz - Voice opposition by 4/3/2024!
« on: March 30, 2024, 07:46:56 AM »
Mile Buoy to stay!

Quote

Through the collaborative efforts of stakeholders and the positive engagement from the Santa Cruz maritime community, the Coast Guard made the decision not to remove the Santa Cruz Lighted Buoy SC (LLNR 4080).

“This decision underscores our commitment to prioritizing safety while ensuring that the voices of the community are heard and considered,” said Capt. Steven Ramassini, chief, Coast Guard Office of Navigation Systems.


https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/3725612/santa-cruz-safe-water-buoy-to-stay-after-public-comment-period/

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CA Regulations / Re: Proposed 2024 Groundfish Regulation Change Summary (3/22/2024)
« on: March 29, 2024, 04:47:23 PM »
Quote from: The Gopher on March 29, 2024, 03:23:24 PM
Quote from: tedski on March 29, 2024, 12:03:23 PM
Quote from: jp52 on March 29, 2024, 10:25:14 AM
Quote from: tedski on March 29, 2024, 09:39:49 AM
Every party boat I've been on in the past has had a descender on board.  The mates will descend a fish for the angler.  The majority of them use the simple upside down milk crate with 10-15 lbs of lead on it.

I have only been on one party boat in the Bay Area and while it did have a descender (one attached to a fishing pole), it sat unused as the boat left a wake of floating canary and other rockfish. I hope your experience is more typical than mine.

The mates on the Queen of Hearts out of Pillar Point were adamant about descending.  If someone tossed a small rockfish back with barotrauma, the mate would clearly express his displeasure with humans.  I, too, hope that's more typical.

Some years back I remember the captain on the Queen of Hearts scolding some customers on the boat about letting gophers go. It seemed a little harsh when a moment of patient explanation could have accomplished the same thing.

Lots of freshwater folks are raised on catch and release as well as always letting the small ones go, and lots of those people don't realize the issues with barotrauma and floating fish from the briny depths. They are just understandably releasing small fish, since that's the ethic they were raised with, and trying to catch bigger ones.

If you shell out some hundreds of dollars for a rare party boat trip, it's kinda understandable you might not want to keep babies or get yelled at by the staff. Just another perspective.

In my experience, the mates briefed passengers on what to do if they threw one back and it floated.  I agree that education over anger is the right way.

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CA Regulations / Re: Proposed 2024 Groundfish Regulation Change Summary (3/22/2024)
« on: March 29, 2024, 12:03:23 PM »
Quote from: jp52 on March 29, 2024, 10:25:14 AM
Quote from: tedski on March 29, 2024, 09:39:49 AM
Every party boat I've been on in the past has had a descender on board.  The mates will descend a fish for the angler.  The majority of them use the simple upside down milk crate with 10-15 lbs of lead on it.

I have only been on one party boat in the Bay Area and while it did have a descender (one attached to a fishing pole), it sat unused as the boat left a wake of floating canary and other rockfish. I hope your experience is more typical than mine.

The mates on the Queen of Hearts out of Pillar Point were adamant about descending.  If someone tossed a small rockfish back with barotrauma, the mate would clearly express his displeasure with humans.  I, too, hope that's more typical.

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CA Regulations / Re: Proposed 2024 Groundfish Regulation Change Summary (3/22/2024)
« on: March 29, 2024, 09:39:49 AM »
Quote from: srdave on March 29, 2024, 06:39:05 AM
What are there rules for party boats for a descending device ?

Every party boat I've been on in the past has had a descender on board.  The mates will descend a fish for the angler.  The majority of them use the simple upside down milk crate with 10-15 lbs of lead on it.

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Fishing Tournaments and Events / Re: 14th Annual A-Hulls Oneill Forebay FishnChill March 15-17, 2024
« on: March 14, 2024, 11:08:14 AM »
Quote from: AlsHobieOutback on March 14, 2024, 10:49:31 AM
Rev just said he would put in an order for Clam Chowder  :smt003


I'm thinking finger foods, maybe a HotOnes HoT Wing Challenge if anyone would be interested  :angry4:

You should swing by and pick up some hot sauce.  I have a bunch of the hotter ones from Hot Ones that I need to clear out to make space for more.  You can use them for wings at the Fish N Chill.

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AOTY / Re: Link issues?
« on: March 09, 2024, 04:34:34 PM »
Remove https from the url... http://aoty.norcalkayakanglers.com/

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General Talk / Re: Like to see this puppy on the Ocean
« on: March 08, 2024, 05:35:38 PM »
Quote from: polepole on March 01, 2024, 01:12:56 PM
You'd be sitting on a floating penis.

-Allen

c'mon... don't kinkshame.

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