HMB 090708

A leisurely trip to HMB yesterday. M'Lady and M'self, Fishin Jay and Theresa, Shicken and 3 non-fishers paddled out of HMB harbor at ~11.15am. Actually I guess Theresa was technically a non-fisher but she did sterling work as the official photographer.
 
Thanks be to Shicken for putting us on to the spot. I got a respectable blue and a monster (18") black, both on a shrimp fly. I missed quite a few bites and twice hooked into something large that got off; an 8" scampi came back up without it's tails. I was once again out-fished by my wife who got an 18" cab. She got it on a gitzit (thanks again Adam). I'll let Jay and Marv tell you their stories. I'll put up some of our pics tonight but I'm sure FJ's camera has better pics on it.
 
We only fished for ~90 minutes and the bite was fairly consistent without being wide open.
 
In the absence of a tournament is there any interest in an extended NCKA gathering at HMB this year? An unofficial derby? There' plenty of room in that parking lot for post-derby tailgating.........

Nice report NB. I would be down for an NCKA-centric derby at HMB---I still haven't fished there via yak.

Sounds like a good day - you've been getting around lately, Rob.

 

Great post Northern Boy. I guess I should ask my wife also if she wants to start
kayak fishing too. So I can do the whole weekend thing like you guys. She only lets me go either a Sat. or a Sun. Congrats M'Lady on the cab.

Jed

Sounds like a good day - you've been getting around lately, Rob.

 

Oh no!? One report, just one report without any pictures, and the Abking punishment starts!! my name is Phil..... 

In a bid to redeem myself, here are a few. Tho' I am sure Theresa and Jay (Rob!!) have some better ones.

The flotilla.


I couldn't get Shicken in that last shot, he was motoring.


The cab


The big black


What Big Black used to mean (any fans here?)


Blue fillets (terrible technique I know, I was knackered by this point)

It was good to fish w/ yalls.  We should do it again, maybe do it with live bait if its still available.

The fishing was decent, plenty of bites on that reef.  I managed to hook up a decent sized blue rf, kelp greenling, and a black and yellow rf.  Lots of stripped and stolen baits.  Probably would have caught more fish if I used a stinger hook.

that's the worst filleting I've ever seen. I could do better with one hand and blindfolded.


and with a spoon.


 

I am more partial to this one:



Kerosene is one of my all time favs.

Sounds like a good day - you've been getting around lately, Rob.

 

that's the worst filleting I've ever seen. I could do better with one hand and blindfolded.


and with a spoon.


 

hmmm, the rumors of juicing are still in the air.  Lings, stripers, huge black rockfish...

is an unsteady hand a symptom of juicing?  If so the fillets are exhibit number 1   We need a doping test but not for steriods or the clear.  I suspect pro-cure anchovy or sardine oil being mainlined

Kerosene is one of my all time favs.

Yeah me too. I'm also partial to the cover of "The Model" on, errrrr, the green one, but I thought that wouldn't be an appropriate picture.

Sounds like a good day - you've been getting around lately, Rob.
 

that's the worst filleting I've ever seen. I could do better with one hand and blindfolded.

and with a spoon.
 

hmmm, the rumors of juicing are still in the air.  Lings, stripers, huge black rockfish...

is an unsteady hand a symptom of juicing?  If so the fillets are exhibit number 1   We need a doping test but not for steriods or the clear.  I suspect pro-cure anchovy or sardine oil being mainlined

Yeah they're pretty poor. I found the cab (and the ling) pretty hard to fillet compared to rockfish or halibut. Also in my defence I popped (what looked to me like) the roe sac and the right hand one was contaminated with it, so I lopped off that section. Still, I need some cab-cutting practise.

It's all natural, I swear.

You guys(&M'lady) got quite the variety!...WTG! 
and you can thank George@ Bay Tackle for the GitZitTip



shameless plug.....&they donate to NCKA RAFFLES and TOURNEYS....and know their STUFF....tell them your NCKA and that FisHunter sent you!

that's the worst filleting I've ever seen. I could do better with one hand and blindfolded.


and with a spoon.


 

That's cold John. 

Sorry it has taken me a week to get some pictures up.  Here they are... and this is my first post on the forum...so let's see how this goes.

I had a great time out there at Half Moon Bay with everyone.  It was nice to get some pretty good pictures too!

Heading out...Northern Boy, Schicken and Fishin Jay


The Bay was nice...easy launch


Bit of fog..but still nice! M'Lady posing for the camera and waiting for the fish!


Fishin Jay catching some dinner!


Schicken showing us the spot!  THANKS!


Northern Boy with his catch!  Nice!


Oh!  Look out!  Fish ON!


Very nice....18" cab, You go girl!


Schicken's stringer...Pretty good day!


It was a good day.  My first time at Half Moon Bay.  Water was good, company was awesome!  Good to meet everyone!  Hope to see you again soon.

Wow that was harsh J. I have seen some worse fillet jobs but not many. I am partial to Whole Cab. Just gill, gut & rinse. I like to score the meat on both sides and then wok fry or poach. No waste, no fuss, no smelly carcus in the trash (I prefer to save the carcus for crab or garden) It makes the best whole fried fish in my humble opinion. The skin is really crispy and has a good texture. It also makes for some of the best chippino when poached in lots of liquid (water + wine) add any other seafood goodies of a mild nature.

My dad is english (so is my mom for that matter) and has always given me a hard time about everything, his excuse is it the (north) english way. Knowing that NB is english I thought I'd try to show some english style hospitality as taught to me by my ancestors.

Of course it's possible that it is just a family thing and not a national thing, but I prefer to think it is the latter.

So make that a DULL spoon! 

John