ARW Tuesday 4/21

Hobie Dave and I met up at ARW and launched at 7:30.  I picked up some live shiners at Mike's bait in Oakland on the way in.  Unfortunately, I forgot to charge the battery on my live well so the bait didn't live too long.  It was flat, calm and hot; a beautiful day.  The fishing was very slow.  There were several PBs in the area but we didn't see anybody catch anything.  Dave turned out to be the angler of the day!  He got one Halibut and a couple of fun hookups with rays. As you can see from the pictures, Dave's Yak is pimped for the sunshine! The pictures are cell phone pics, so they aren't the best.  No fish for me, but still a great day on the Bay.

Martin

That is classic!!!! 

same thing at  Paradise, not even going to post a report, here it is,,, Nothing and Hot...

Beautiful day, saw one Hali off the pier, pb'ers doing nada too...

 wished I hooked up with you guys....

  ConGrats Unbrellla Man!!!

Looks like a nice day out there. Too bad the fish wasn't cooperated.  Thanks for the report and pictures Martin.

Hobie Dave's got a cool ride.  Nice one.   

I think that umbrella is standard on the new Hobie Pro Angler

Dave, I have the biggest smile happening right now for you man. It's
about time you were rewarded with some fish. Big congrats to you SIR!

Thanks for taking some pictures Martin. I bet you wished to be under that
umbrella while you were fishing today. Glad to see you guys got out.

Jedmo

Oh, I forgot to ask. Dave, did you catch the fish with your old faithful anchovy
Popsicle's?

Jedmo

Nice Hookup Martin:
Pam & I just finished Dinner, I'm here to tell you I'll never go back to skunk again. Four skinless fillets. a short marinade in 'Lawry's Herb & Garlic' with fresh grated ginger, grilled on the BBQ. We're talking good eats here. Got to thank you Martin for checking that my hooks are sharp, sorry about what you lost to the cause. The first 'mud marlin' was about 20# That second one was close to fifty. You saw and held my outfit, so you know why that took so long to C&R. Good time, good buddy. good home brew. Still missed having Jed there to share in the fun. dave..

Ha ha, that sun shade is brilliant!

I didn't know Mikes carried live Shiners, maybe Thursday at ARW is a good idea after all.........

Good job Hobie Dave! Congrats on the hali.

Martin next time you forget to charge your battery, just cycle the water with your bilge pump. get some fresh water in there every 20mins or so.

Ha ha, that sun shade is brilliant!

Until the weather changes...

Good to hear you got out there & gave it a shot, Martin. Good goin' on the hallie, Dave. 

Ha ha, that sun shade is brilliant!

Until the weather changes...

I was thinkin' the same thing! My arms would be a lot less fried if I'd had that the other day, but it wouldn't take too much of a breeze to turn that into a real PITA real fast - hope there's some kinda "quick release" in case of a sudden gust!

Ha ha, that sun shade is brilliant!

Until the weather changes...

...then you use the umbrella as a sail and get a free ride back to the ramp.  Several years ago I fished the Rockwall with a local old-timer on a Hobie Outback who used a golf umbrella to get back to ramp.  He held the umbrella in one hand and steered with the other.  I was paddling an P15 and I could barely keep up with him.

Congrats Hobie Dave.

Martin, your cell phone pics don't look bad at all.  Thanks for taking'em.

...then you use the umbrella as a sail and get a free ride back to the ramp.

...or the Farallons 

i guess i ran into at the end of the wall. remember when our lines wrapped and i said one of us was sure to hookup while we unwrapped, well i checked my smelt just after and it was bit in half....