Gimme Shelter III - VIDEO DIRECTIONS added on Page 43

I just compiled number and sizes of shirts requested and posted that up on the T-shirt thread - please check it for accuracy, and if you haven't requested one you need to soon or you'll miss the boat, Yo.   

I can't believe we're getting so close!  I'm gonna need yoga or valium or something to be able to sleep as this draws nearer...   

Yoga has a smaller hangover.

Alright, I just spent two hours going through every page of this monster of a thread!  Here's the alphabetical list of attendees and hopefuls:

-Abking + 3
-AbMan +2
-AlsHobieOutback + 1 or more
-Amphibian
-Ariel Sea
-Auburntroutfisherman +3
-badog +1
-BANJOTAD +1
-beenfishin
-bennettdanville
-BobN
-BrianG
-Bungle
-Danglin +3
-DaveW
-domenic +2
-Ebyekewabjeget
-ElDorado
-ewb
-FindThatFish
-FishinMike +1
-FishMaster1 +2
-FisHunter
-Freddie and Melissa
-Great Bass2 +1
-guitarzan +1
-Harputmanuki
-HOLY TOLEDO
-InSeine
-Jason
-Jdyak
-Jedmo
-Jeff Riggs +3
-jhfish
-KayakJack +1
-mako1
-MattS
-MBYakker
-Monster Guppy
-Nawm
-Northern Boy +1
-otobepelagic
-peteb
-Piscean
-Pisciform
-redyak
-RHYak
-Rock Hopper
-Sackyack +2
-Sailfish
-Salty Dog
-Sharky
-Sin Coast (fam?)
-spedrcr +1
-SteveS +1
-Stoggie
-Stormscrambler
-Sturgy
-Swellrider
-trophy1 +1
-wdwrkr
-William102
-Yakaroo
-Yakuza

Looks like a potential for 57 yakkers (or more) and 29 family/friends hanging out...  but there's still time to join in.   

Put a plus one by me. Wife got the time off to WooHoo!!

            Greg

Ha, just noticed this post from GB2 back on pg 7.  We're already at 31 pages! 

Sailfish's daily countdowns alone will add two pages from today.  So, let's all take a fresh guess at this.  My money is 44 pages total when the clock strikes.

Anyone want the under/over?

Ha, just noticed this post from GB2 back on pg 7.  We're already at 31 pages! 

Sailfish's daily countdowns alone will add two pages from today.  So, let's all take a fresh guess at this.  My money is 44 pages total when the clock strikes.

Anyone want the under/over?

I'll take the over, I reckon it's gonna be closer to 60! Even more if the forecast is looking iffy.

So, Yakuza-Martin, what'd you decide?  Friend's short-notice wedding or Abking's FreeLove OceanFest BootCamp?!   

"Iffy"?!!  Don't be cursing us, Phil!  I've had a very good feeling going about epic conditions...   

And don't start betting on the length of this thread or I'll get in collusion with Sailfish and squelch the entire post when we hit our desired target.   

It's dangerous to give a guy that kind of power - deleting a 10,000 view active post!   

So, Yakuza-Martin, what'd you decide?  Friend's short-notice wedding or Abking's FreeLove OceanFest BootCamp?!   

Let you know after this weekend's bachelor sendoff, beachhouse in Mission Beach/SD...    

"Iffy"?!!  Don't be cursing us, Phil!  I've had a very good feeling going about epic conditions...   

British =  genetically pessimistic. Especially since I paid out for a vacation rental. Even if it's hurricance force and pouring rain, we're going to Shelter Cove.

I've had a very good feeling going about epic conditions...   

Eric -

Good conditions would be nice, but like Phil, will be there even if conditions are bad. Surf fishing and beer sounds pretty good to me.  BTW, do you ever used the heavy stuff (8-12oz) at SC or is 1-6oz good enough? I will have the dog so space is limited in my SUV and I have been trying to bring less for saltwater trips.

Thanks! Scott

I'm biased about the "heavy stuff", Scott.  I'm usually after Lingasaurus Rex, so I go big.  6 ounce is my minimum up here unless I'm aiming to play around with the topwater blacks or something.  The drift up here even on a calm day usually requires the big beef.  I know MattS has been producing a bunch of his own tackle and will have some there for us to buy at a very reasonable price...  On the "Thrill Ride" I only had a slip-rigged chovie behind a DeepSix and dodger though...  I'm afraid if I trolled deep with a setup like that I'd be frowned on because it's a salmon fishing setup, but I'll never forget how big and heavy whatever that fish was felt, and it was all the more special not having a big hunk of lead on the line too.   

You could actually drop a squid or herring down with a small weight and drift it through the rocks on the bottom and probably do as well as jigging. 

Heavy metal, groovy. Is the bottom catchy?

British (Italian) =  genetically pessimistic. Especially since I paid out for a vacation rental. Even if it's hurricance force and pouring rain, we're going to Shelter Cove.

Ditto - got three days in the mini-suite. So the GF and I are there no matter what. Bringin' the shore fishing gear in case of heavy winds...but I know I won't need it! 

Heavy metal, groovy. Is the bottom catchy?

Well, there's a song they sing at the tavern there:  "...ah the grooves of the reef at Shelter Cove are like the fingers of a thief, they're a treasure trove, of old hooks and jigs of sailors past..."  No, I'm just kidding, but is that 'catchy' enough for ya?!     No beer for 4 days - I'm in rare form!   

I don't lose too much gear there, but that's a pretty random measurement.  A big part of using the heavy stuff is to keep your line vertical as much as possible so as to avoid the unwanted hookups of the snag variety.

Snags aren't all bad - I once pulled out of a snag (that must've been kelp) and a Lingzilla destroyed my jig right then!  Picture a jig suddenly darting up out of the kelp - irresistable to big mama sitting nearby!   

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days to go...