It looks like a decent albacore year with some Bay Area boats getting in on the action. I don’t really want to spend that much time running to the fish and was considering looking at boats out of Ft Bragg. Does anyone have any experience or suggestions?

Barring that I’m going to start cold calling around and see what I can find.

Eric as always thank you for the reports and pictures. I haven’t gotten up there yet this year but I sure hope I get the chance to at some point.

I’m hoping to get some lingcod this year. Can anyone point to a simplified version of the regulations? I’d like to launch at Albion. The update mentions several dates but doesn’t always clearly say if fishing is open or closed.

https://wildlife.ca.gov/Fishing/Ocean/Regulations/Groundfish-Summary#mendocino

For kayak rockfishing out of Albion basically mark October and December as closed for this year. That 300 line is pretty far out there.

I’m hoping for a cleanup of model lines and updated/improved revo for 2025. Time will tell I guess. Linked is a recent interview with their new marketing director. At the end there is a hint at new stuff for 2025.

https://kayakanglermag.com/stories/people/james-mcbeath-hobie/?utm_source=Kayak+Angler+Magazine&utm_campaign=2b6ecf126b-hobie-july2024&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-b9b3c2b325-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D&ct=t(hobie-july2024)&mc_cid=2b6ecf126b&mc_eid=65ef766026

I just bought a bunch of hooks from Mustad. They had a 35% off for the 4th of July. Discount code was freedom. Triple grips are a really good treble hooks but they don’t have them in bulk. There are others in bulk though.

I would be running the battery straight to the FF, no voltage regulator wanted. Hoping that the higher voltage will keep the unit powered for longer before reaching the low voltage cutoff.

https://www.fishing.net.nz/fishing-advice/how-to/salting-baits/#:~:text=After%2024%20hours%20or%20so,become%20firm%2C%20rubbery%20and%20dry.

This guys says it works.

Bushy

In the past I’ve thrown some baits in a bag with salt that I use for brining smoked fish.

I read the article. I’ve been paying something like $10 per pound for fancy salt at the grocery store. I just went to a big box store and bought “pool salt” 40lb for $8. I’m trying a dry brine/salt cure on some freezer burned anchovies as we speak following those instructions. I’m interested to see what happens.

Has anyone tried using either a 14v or 16v or higher for their fishfinder?

The bassboat guys have started doing that with high powered electronics (forward sonar and such) and it allegedly lasts longer and provides a better signal. Its probably mostly marketing, but I’m interested in the idea of a longer running ff battery since I’ve upgraded mine to a 9 inch screen.

Most new electronics can handle higher voltage inputs so I was mostly wondering about real world experiences.

Attached is a chart from a battery mfg so I have no way of certifying the info, but it’s an interesting chart.