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General Talk / Shipwreck vessel leaking @ Dillon Beach
« on: March 08, 2021, 02:47:26 PM »
90 foot American Challenger was being towed to Mexico for scrap.  A steel tow shackle failed and the American Challenger subsequently drifted and wrecked on the rocky shoreline near Estero de San Antonio, between Bodega Bay and Tomales.

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CA Regulations / UPDATE: Ropeless Crab Traps by 2025
« on: February 12, 2021, 09:15:08 AM »
5-1-21 Update:  The bill has stopped for now... https://www.nationalfisherman.com/west-coast-pacific/california-ropeless-gear-bill-dies-without-a-hearing

Looks like they introduced a bill to require ropeless crab gear by 2025.  This will include recreational crabbers.  The way I read it, I'm not sure they will even allow time release buoys, as it specifies "active retrieval".

(g) Trap and pot fisheries in California and around the world still utilize 19th Century fishing technologies when 21st Century solutions such as ropeless gear are available. Ropeless gear, also known as “on-demand” or “buoyless” gear, is the only way to eliminate entanglement risk while permitting fishing to continue. The gear allows traps on the seafloor to be remotely called to the surface and removes the static vertical lines in the water column that entangle whales, sea turtles, and other animals.

Gear that includes vertical buoy line only during active deployment or retrieval of the gear may be allowed.

Seems like this will essentially end recreational crab traps?  I'm not sure how rings will be treated, as they technically also have a static buoy line. 

The tech for active ropeless retrieval is prohibitively expensive.  They know this, and even mention it in the bill, and are planning on "California innovation" to solve the issue.


(i) Varieties of ropeless fishing gear are available and being tested off the West and East Coasts of the United States and in Canada. Some fishers already fish without the use of static vertical buoy lines. However, logistical, technical, cost, and regulatory obstacles have hampered the widespread adoption of such gear in California fisheries.
(j) Numerous state and federal regulatory schemes, such as those relating to vehicle fuel economy and energy efficiency, use implementation deadlines to spur innovation and drive market forces towards better, less expensive, and more effective and efficient technologies. A date-certain requirement for the implementation of ropeless gear would spur such innovation and overcome obstacles to its adoption.
(k) California is a national and global leader in technological innovation, including green technology. By requiring the use of ropeless gear, California can be a leader in helping to develop and promote sustainable fishing gear that could be used to save whales, sea turtles, and other animals here and around the world.




https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB534




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Fish Talk / Yelloweye ID?
« on: October 21, 2020, 01:23:28 PM »
I was out fishing the Sonoma Coast yesterday, and caught the biggest bright orange rockfish I've ever hooked.  Didn't measure, but she had to have been near 24"+ long, plus wide, tall, and heavy.  Fought harder than the 26" Ling I landed just before it. 

My first thought was Yelloweye, but the eyes weren't bright yellow, more dark goldish/brown.  They also weren't red like a Verm...

I didn't see any raspy ridges above the eyes, maybe 2 tiny bumps next to the "nostrils"...

The fins didn't have any black edges like a lot of yelloweye ID pics.  The tail fin was kinda frayed and hard to tell if it was rounded or forked originally.

The underside of the chin was smooth, but I think I was supposed to be checking for rough patches (Verm) on the bottom of the actual lip instead?  Or is a Verm's whole chin rough?

This fish was clearly not a youngster, and had 2 old previous hook wounds in the roof of it's mouth. Basically, I was about 85% sure it was a Yelloweye, and I safely and successfully released her immediately.  That remaining 15% uncertainty is bugging me though.

I wish I had my camera on me at the time, but unfortunately no pics/didn't happen... . 

Does anyone have any other tips or shortcuts for 100% positive ID differences between Verms and Yelloweyes?

It looks to me like the Yelloweyes have a slightly longer "nose" and the Verm top lip sits more vertically when the mouth is open...


Also found this quiz:
https://myodfw.com/articles/rockfish-identification-tips


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Fish Talk / Hooked something big...maybe?
« on: November 22, 2017, 12:40:06 PM »
I was kayak fishing near SWN yesterday, when I noticed my light rockfish rod in the holder going bendo.  I picked it up and knew immediately it was something bigger than a rockfish, and also not a snag.  There were big, sure tugs coming from the other side, but whatever it was didn't run.  It would hold, then give a few strong tugs, then hold again...  My first thought was that maybe I hadn't noticed a rockfish on the small swimbait, and this might be a big hitchhiker ling.  It felt like playing tug-o-war with a pitbull.  I tried to fight it for a while, but eventually broke off.

I have really been trying to figure out what was happening on the other end of that line.  Was it a nice size ling holed up? Fish wrapped around a rock/seaweed?  Maybe a wolf eel anchored in it's den?  Octopus?

I'd like to hear if anyone has any ideas what I could have been battling, or maybe someone has experienced something similar?   
 

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Kayak Diving and Spearfishing / First Lings
« on: August 28, 2017, 08:23:40 PM »
Tried a new Sonoma shore dive spot on Sunday, seems to be less traveled because it sucks to get to.   The ocean was nice and calm, and vis was awesome, 15'-20'.  Saw a ton of abs, up to about 9.25, but I was trying to find a 10" (No Luck).  Had a sea lion take interest in me, so I decided to give him a little space.  I came across the first legal ling I've seen underwater, and slowly followed him for a bit waiting for a nice shot to line up.  As I pulled the trigger, a bigger ling I hadn't seen rushed from under me and charged the one I was targeting.  She wasn't intimidated at all, and was VERY interested in the first fish on my shooting line.  I actually had to jab a few times with my spear to back her off and get enough space to reload my gun.  I loaded both bands to be sure, and blasted a stone shot when she came at me again (Self Defense?).  At that point I didn't even care about popping any abs, and was more concerned with getting those fish back to shore before the sea lion decided they weren't mine...  Smaller fish measured to 24", the bigger was about 28.5" and way heavier.  I think I need to get a fish scale.

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Kayak Diving and Spearfishing / First Cab, an Ab, and first pearls
« on: August 17, 2017, 02:28:12 PM »
Hit up Timber for a quick shore dive.  Vis was terrible near shore, but opened up to a nice 10'-15' about 75 yards out.  I gauged a few nice abs before popping a nice one, about 9"x7" with a pretty deep shell.  Not too bad for ab#6 of my first season.  On to some fish... I spotted a pair of cabezon fighting over a crack at about 15'.  After whiffing the first shot the smaller one made a run for it, but the bigger guy stayed put.  A quick reload and more careful aim resulted in a stone headshot.  Nice!  Time for dinner.  The cab measured to about 17.25" and several pounds (no scale), and went into the oven with some olive oil, herbs, lemon, and white wine.  Picked it clean for plenty of meat for dinner, and leftovers for fish tacos and soup.  The bones and head (after picking out the cheeks and other tasty bits) made a nice stock.  Later I cleaned the ab, and was rewarded with 4 small pearls, about BB sized.  One had nice nacre to it.

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Introductions / Howdy NCKA
« on: July 31, 2017, 06:47:40 PM »
Howdy NCKA!  I’ve been reading this board off and on for the past several years, and figured it was about time to join.  I grew up on the east coast, and moved out to NorCal about 10 years ago.  I have been fishing my whole life.  Back east it was mostly freshwater for bass, trout, bluegill, and such, with the occasional trip to 1000 islands for walleye and pike.  I bought a SIK soon after moving out here and got a few fish in the Russian River every now and then, but never took it out into the ocean.  I learned quickly that shore fishing the big blue can be frustrating, and good spots are found by putting the time in to find them. I started freediving/spearfishing about 2 years ago, and really have been getting more into it this summer.  Now I’m ready to get out on a SOT yak (as soon as my budget allows) and really get on some fish.   I’m sure I’ll see some of you out there doing the same.    -Mike

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