3-28-11 Muddy water dive

So I went out this morning hoping to get a few dives in before this friday.  Im not quite the savage that Big Jim is so I skipped out on last saturday.  So here goes...  I arrived at SWS about 7:45.  Got the dogs out and rent for a run along what little beach there was at high tide.  After 20 or so feet I got tired so I stopped.  Alright it was 15 but I count the cool down period also.  I took my time getting ready and constantly evaluated the water as swellinfo.com said 6-8 ft.  I anchored up behind the rock island and hopped in.  The water was poo brown and Vis was 10 ft at best.  Surgy with low viz meant I was hunting for eels today.  In the process I stumbled across a few olives a black and a 12" greenling.  But just before I was ready to leave I struck Monkey face gold.  As I look over the rocks I see two beady little eyes and a pretty mouth staring back at me.  I dive down to see a closer look and below the little eel is a hog, just asking to be a stuck pig for halloween.  So i said what the hell buddy i got nothing else going for the next five minutes.  I load up the spear dive down, light in the left hand, merchant o death in the right.  I take aim at the larger eel first and let chrome fly.  Direct hit and as I am yanking him out I feel him starting to slip.  That rat bastard got off.  I watched him glide underneath a small ledge, went up for air and descended upon him like the lighting bolts thrown from Zeus' own hand.  Now many of you are probably thinking " Why didnt you just go down and wrastle that eel with your hands and legs like big jim did."  Well here is my answer.  Big Jim is a Big Man and I am completely comfortable with admitting that eel wrangling is just a bit to much man for me.  I would rather just shoot him.  So the eel ended up finding a seam and sneaking a way but I got the last word.  I said "Hey eel, I met your mom at a Brothel one night, she was a nice lady"  I hope that eel is still crying.  Sorry now picks, my lady is out of town and has the camera and shellback sold out and got a job so Im S O L for awhile.  Thanks for reading my Bull sh!t.  This thursday morning im going out if anyone wants to go.  And of course goin out on lingy friday
Hotplate

LMFAO!!!!!!!!

Love your reports dude...was busting up laughing the whole time!!

Congrats on getting out there and bringing home dinner...I reckon you'll find those eels again very soon to take care of your unfinished business!!!

WTG and thanks for sharing!!!
 
Sincerely,

Jim

ps...next time your'e without a camera stop by Watsonville and borrow mine!!
 

LMFAO!!!

Dude.  I love your reports.  Have a brew on me and I'll pay you back later.   

I seriously do love your posts, but I had to point this out:

The water was poo brown and Vis was 10 ft at best.

OMG.  That is the biggest oxymoron in my world, but I know exaclty what you mean for Monterey.   

thanks for the offer on the camera jim.  I need to get a job so that i can get one of my own.  Im glad i can make you guys laugh.  I feel like i need to contribute somewhere. 

Way to get 'em, Darrel! That place is freakin' crawling with eels it seems like! I can only imagine how many more are slithering around in the deep caves that we can't even see or reach.

Thanks for a good fishing tale Darrel 

Love the report, keep em coming.  That's the story of my life ," poo brown waters " lol

Awesome Job Hotplate!! - Way to pull through on the kill! You and Rick have really got the eye for locating and consistently killing the rocky camo-dwellers!

Geoff