I love harvesting from the ocean. I also love gardening. I also hate paying too much for something I can make. So here I am making seaweed fertilizer now.

I've been successfully fermenting my old fish carcasses into high grade garden fertilizer. This stuff is amazing in your garden, it is expensive to buy and then you'll never know what was in it. This way you can use 100% of the fish you harvest, get the best free fertilizer, and you'll know exactly what is in it and where it came from.

Cool!  Looks like the little ling almost got you snagged on the rocks or that urchin!

Try again and you'll probably get more good things to watch.

What kind of camera are you using?

https://www.amazon.com/GoFish-Cam-Wireless-Underwater-Fishing/dp/B0792FYDXF/ref=asc_df_B0792FYDXF/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312123508508&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=8771724138468160689&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9032066&hvtargid=pla-421703766389&psc=1

This is the camera I used. I’ve seen YouTube videos of people using the same ones while trolling.

Does anybody know if Brenda at Timber Cove is allowing overnight campers down on the beach? I’ve called a handful of times over the past couple months and haven’t got through to her. Last time I went up there for a day trip she was there and people were camping, so I’m not sure what to think.

Thank you!

For several weeks I’ve seen people getting squid from their kayaks in Monterey Bay. I haven’t had time until this weekend. Are they still there? I’d love fresh squid!
Thank you 🙏

Hey all. I have been using a Chinese knock off action cameras and they are driving me nuts. I can’t afford a brand new hero 9 at $450 but a used hero 8 black might be something I can afford. Has anybody upgraded to the 9 that is willing to sell their 8? If so, how much do you want for it?

Thanks!

I picked up a few pounds of quality pork belly because I wanted to make my own bacon. I dry cured it in the refrigerator in a mixture of salt, spices, herbs, and maple syrup. I flipped the package daily to disperse the cure mixture and extracted fluids. After eight days I rinsed the pork and placed it on a rack in my refrigerator to form a pellicle for 24 hours. I used the cold smoker attachment on my Master Built electric smoker and didn’t even turn the main unit on. I smoked it for four hours in a mixture of alder, apple, and cherry chips. I wrapped the bacon and put it in the refrigerator to chill overnight. This morning I sliced it thick and fried it up with large duck eggs I happen to have. It was all delicious! Some takeaways; I probably went overboard on my spice mixture and will keep it more simple in the future. Also, it might’ve been a little too much smoke so maybe next time I will cut it down to 3 hours, or 3:30 smoke time.

West Marine new line sur-charge... SUCKS. Sorry, I need to vent.
I went to West Marine in Alameda yesterday to get new line put on a reel as I've done many times in the past.  Paying by the foot or yard is a little more than buying a whole spool but then you end up with tightly wrapped line and I think it is worth it. However, West Marine now wants $5 to unspool your reel then $10 to spool it. That is ON TOP of the regular line fee. $15 before any line hits your reel. I told the employee sorry, not for me. I went home and ordered a spool of line online to do it myself. I'm reelly annoyed (pun intended).