Monterey Dabs 2/10

I did see you then Gary...looks like I was a little late getting started that day...just spent a little too much time in west marine and MBK tryin to get last minute gear...We didnt get out today after all today because by the time I got off work the wind and fog were coming in fast..there were guys surfing the edge of the wharf 2...anyways got a hike in and even found a couple boletus edulis  ...cant wait to go out again...I saw a great place on this forum I havent hit yet called china camp...looks great...how exactly do i get there and can I camp in my lance camper in the lot? Thanks for the dab info...Im looking forard to gettin more fishin  soon...thanks,
Chris

 Luv those lance campers!  Left drool in each one I got a chance to go in at past sportsmans expos!  (There more posh than my house for $%^& sake!)

Troy

Yes Troy...Id have to agree with you...when the power/utilities went down my wife and I slept in the camper...it was nice having all those special commodities like HEAT;) Anyways, its also nice cuz you pull up to the spot, put down the stairs, make a drink, and wa la...your camping(not necessarily in that order)  Im itchin to check out the china camp spot...how do I get there...thanks,
Chris

 Someone else will have to tell you how to get there, I've never been.  (Don't do the ocean right now, but considereing starting!)

  I can picture me (& wife) someday with a nice Lance on my Dodge (diesel) getting to a fishing /camping spot and dropping the camper, fixin a drink......   

Sorry dozed off there into manland!

Glad you had accomodations during recent storms.

Troy

also kept two large mackeral that I immediately bled and iced but I will not do that again. 

E, what happened with those?

also kept two large mackeral that I immediately bled and iced but I will not do that again. 

E, what happened with those?

I roughly followed a recipe that Z posted but simply used Island Teriyaki instead of his marinade.  Then dipped in corn meal and fried.  They were edible but the taste was strong maybe somewhat overmarinated but not to my liking.  There were also lots of small bones in the fillets and when I tried to remove them there really was not much meat left.  Maybe to much surface area to volume?  Those little guys also put out a fairly strong smell while cleaning.  Oh yea, per Z's recommendation, cleaning them in ice water takes hands of steel.  Man that was cold.   

I somehow missed this post until now - cool news that you scored the new Marauder, Etienne.  Maybe I can get a test drive at the Cove?...     I'm still thinking of scoring that boat from Sean/Scwa at some point in the future. 

See you in T-minus 4 weeks...   

Eric

Mak attack!

I went for dabs out of MBK at around 8:30 on 2/15.For pretty much the same thing...lots of green maks and sardines,lizard fish,and a few dinky dabs.It was a super nice, sunny day.I paddled out with the offshore wind and paddled back after the wind had shifted onshore from the NW.

This was also the maiden voyage of my new Trident.I really liked how the boat handled and it tracked nicely.I even used the rudder to set up handsfree drifts.

Hey Erin...very true about the mack attack...like 500 of them...I didnt get any dabs but got some sardines...are there different types of sardines like the mackarel? Is there a good fish ID page for differentiating the different macks?  I think I got the spanish which are pretty good broiled w high heat or Q'ed up...thanks, and congrats on the new trident ...pretty nice damn boat I must say...
C

also kept two large mackeral that I immediately bled and iced but I will not do that again. 

E, what happened with those?

I roughly followed a recipe that Z posted but simply used Island Teriyaki instead of his marinade.  Then dipped in corn meal and fried.  They were edible but the taste was strong maybe somewhat overmarinated but not to my liking.  There were also lots of small bones in the fillets and when I tried to remove them there really was not much meat left.  Maybe to much surface area to volume?  Those little guys also put out a fairly strong smell while cleaning.  Oh yea, per Z's recommendation, cleaning them in ice water takes hands of steel.  Man that was cold.   

E, the only way I ate them so far is smoked. I cured them in a brine of 1 to 2 salt to sugar with some "soy-vay" garlic marinade.

then I smoked them, skin on, and the bones stick out cause the smoking causes shrinkage of the flesh. easy to pull out or avoid when breaking the smoked slabs apart.

They were good that way.

you might buy yourself a 'mini-chief' smoker and give that a try.

also kept two large mackeral that I immediately bled and iced but I will not do that again. 

E, what happened with those?

I roughly followed a recipe that Z posted but simply used Island Teriyaki instead of his marinade.  Then dipped in corn meal and fried.  They were edible but the taste was strong maybe somewhat overmarinated but not to my liking.  There were also lots of small bones in the fillets and when I tried to remove them there really was not much meat left.  Maybe to much surface area to volume?  Those little guys also put out a fairly strong smell while cleaning.  Oh yea, per Z's recommendation, cleaning them in ice water takes hands of steel.  Man that was cold.   

E, the only way I ate them so far is smoked. I cured them in a brine of 1 to 2 salt to sugar with some "soy-vay" garlic marinade.

then I smoked them, skin on, and the bones stick out cause the smoking causes shrinkage of the flesh. easy to pull out or avoid when breaking the smoked slabs apart.

They were good that way.

you might buy yourself a 'mini-chief' smoker and give that a try.

That sounds more promising.  I already have the smoker.  I will give that a try next time.