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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 »
You'd be sitting on a floating penis.

-Allen

c'mon... don't kinkshame.

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Thanks for the heads up!  Sent in my email... in case anyone wants any inspiration:

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Good evening Ma'am,

My name is Ted Strzalkowski.  I served as a Boatswain's Mate in the USCG from 2000-2009.  I am an avid kayak angler and waterman.  I write today to provide feedback on the critical necessity of the Santa Cruz Mile Buoy (LLNR 4080) for the safety of life at sea.  I understand the USCG is always looking for ways to reduce costs and ensure budgets are used efficiently and I greatly respect that.  Replacing the Mile Buoy with a Virtual AIS aid would seemingly align with those goals.  In many cases, I'd absolutely agree with doing so given the advancement of technology.  However, I think the Mile Buoy is a unique and critical aid. 

I often fish the area on my kayak along with dozens of other kayakers amongst an even larger number of small craft.  None of the kayakers and few of the recreational small craft have AIS receivers on board.  Therefore, this proposal would be the same as removing the aid altogether.  Why would a safe water buoy be relevant to kayakers and small craft?  The area brings unique weather.  Much like what our shipmates at STA SF and STA Golden Gate deal with each day, there are dense fog banks that roll in, often without warning.  I cannot even count how many times I've been caught in limited visibility with that signature whistle from the morse alpha buoy helping me maintain my bearing alongside my compass.  I know many other kayakers and small craft operators have found themselves in similar shoes.  Additionally, there are times when the shoreline is in restricted visibility due to fog, but immediately offshore is clear.  The Mile Buoy is the only maintained aid in the area and serves as a visual reference for all mariners.

I strongly believe removal of this aid would result in an increase in SAR cases in the area.  An area that notably lacks a dedicated USCG Station (Station Small Santa Cruz is seasonally staffed while the waterways are busy year-round).  Additionally, in nearly every SAR case I've witnessed in the area, the Mile Buoy has served as a visual reference to vector assets towards victims.  I hope these considerations steer your office to reconsider this proposal and keep the Mile Buoy as a physical aid in order to uphold one of the Coast Guard's six core missions of ensuring a safe, secure, and environmentally sound waterways system.

With respect,
Ted Strzalkowski

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I had posted annual commercial takes for the US in another thread and it was very flat for the last 20 years.  But the NOAA also allows you to query their databases and you can pull up by state / species.  So I queried California, last 15 years, all species of rockfish.  The results were eye opening.   Commercial rockfish take is climbing very rapidly.  Columns are Pounds, Tons, $.

Is it possible add a dimension for nearshore, slope and shelf?  As I understand it, the majority of commercial rockfish take are from slope and shelf and don't even include the species we're all catching in the nearshore realm.  For example, I see mostly yellowtail and chilipepper for sale locally.  Those aren't species I'd expect to catch in my kayak range.  However, that's all anecdotal and data would be nice.

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General Talk / Re: Like to see this puppy on the Ocean
« on: March 08, 2024, 07:53:44 AM »
Watching that video and I could hear my physical therapist going, "what the fuck?!" in my head.  My knees hurt just watching that video.  :smt044

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Commercial fishing is the one caught all the fish. They fish all year long with no breaks

Do you have data to back up "caught all the fish"?  We've been over this and the data does not support that boogeyman.

Go to Halfmoon pier, there are a lot of rock fish for sale. My wife and I used to buy rock fish from them because I did not caught fish when I gone fishing.:smt044 They caught a lot of blacks and others.

So, that's your data?  An anecdotal observation?  Got it.

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Commercial fishing is the one caught all the fish. They fish all year long with no breaks

Do you have data to back up "caught all the fish"?  We've been over this and the data does not support that boogeyman.

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I get what ya mean about it being harder to sell... but just to be clear:  Once you submit the Release of Liability portion of the title (either by mail or online), you truly are released from liability.  I've run into this a few times selling motos over the years where the buyer didn't transfer the title and got it impounded or similar situations.
You may be absolved from liability but the registration fee may still show up in your mailbox. That happened to us when we sold a car. Even though we submitted the Release, then other person never submitted the title transfer. They were racking up parking tix too. Fortunately, we were not liable for the parking tix, but the DMV would not send the registration to the new owner until they did their part. Had to order a new copy of the title and track down the new owner and physically force him to sign the title transfer, then mail it to the DMV myself. Although, kayaks are different than cars, so who knows.

Heh, I have always round filed those registration notices from new owners.  Kind of a "not my problem" mentality.  It never hindered any other business at the DMV for me.  You're a better man than I going after the guy to get him to get his own shit in order.

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Once it’s registered, you have to continue paying for registration. Good luck selling a kayak with CF numbers. And good luck convincing the next person to transfer title and continue paying registration. Hopefully the registration paperwork doesn’t show up in your mailbox next year. Because that would suck.
But I did install a Minnkota trolling motor in my Hobie plug. And it did work pretty good. My problem is that I still feel compelled to bring the mirage drive as backup (I always have multiple paddles too). With the motor & battery & accessories & mirage drive it gets pretty heavy…which makes me uncomfortable.

I get what ya mean about it being harder to sell... but just to be clear:  Once you submit the Release of Liability portion of the title (either by mail or online), you truly are released from liability.  I've run into this a few times selling motos over the years where the buyer didn't transfer the title and got it impounded or similar situations. 

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there are certain regs about spacing of letters and stickers so just be mindful of that

Those regs are covered in 33 CFR 173.27.  In summary:

  • Be painted on or permanently attached to each side of the forward half of the vessel
  • Be in plain vertical block characters of not less than 3 inches in height
  • Contrast with the color of the background and be distinctly visible and legible
  • Have spaces or hyphens that are equal to the width of a letter other than “I” or a number other than “1” between the letter and number groupings (Example: CF 5678 EF or CF–5678–EF)
  • Read from left to right

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General Fishing Tips / Re: Wetsuit vs. dry suit - which one?
« on: February 14, 2024, 11:53:47 AM »
Without very well planned underlayering, you can easily get hypothermia in a drysuit - I'm surprised that wasn't mentioned by one advocate here who has ended up in that situation.

I wore a wetsuit under my drysuit for years.  It takes diligence to keep a drysuit in good condition through lots of kayak fishing - mine are both toast, and Kokatat wouldn't extend any warrantee coverage for delamination of one suit.  Becoming fully immersed while wearing a drysuit, I think it's unlikely that most people will stay dry under the suit for very long.

This is critical.  My opinion is that we should all be doing immersion and self-recovery drills at least annually.  Personally, I use this time to also test my immersion gear.  Doing these drills during winter when fishing is quieter also gives you real-world experience to what it's going to be like when you need to rely on your gear and what gaps you might have not thought of yet.

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General Talk / Re: Crazy wind in Salinas
« on: February 09, 2024, 08:30:56 AM »
Some outage stats since I'm a data nerd and have nearly everything here instrumented to emit metrics:

Total outage cost: $176

Propane cost: $162
Oil life: $14
Maintenance/parts: $15

Per kWh cost: $1.88

Peak generator load: 15%
Average generator load: 5%

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General Talk / Re: Crazy wind in Salinas
« on: February 08, 2024, 05:07:29 PM »
4 days, 6 hours, 6 minutes, 39 seconds and 52.38 gallons of propane later... we have grid power again!  Looks like another storm coming next week... just in time to do it all over again.

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General Talk / Re: Crazy wind in Salinas
« on: February 06, 2024, 05:03:31 PM »
PG&E just updated me with eta of "Don't call us, we will call you"  :smt044

Now a target of 10PM Thursday...

Just got the same message.

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