Albion Open 7-25

Adam, is that a new hood ornament on your boat? Looks like a pigeon?
I almost missed it 'cause that breakfast burrito looed sooooo good!

Gee Adam I was giving you the benfit of the doubt there. I knew it could go either way but I learned something new about you. Dont forget to wash your hands before eating.

Adam, is that a new hood ornament on your boat? Looks like a pigeon?
I almost missed it 'cause that breakfast burrito looed sooooo good!

the thing just hung out with me the whole trip.....Allen / O2b / Pa jinxed me from the begining of the trip by clipping that thing on my yak.

Gee Adam I was giving you the benfit of the doubt there. I knew it could go either way but I learned something new about you. Dont forget to wash your hands before eating.

HOW'DyouKNOWiHAVEaGERMfobia! 

pic1~ Here is Pa'/ O2b prepin the food properly

pic2&3~ pluckingthe seed cluters from the 'maters and spoonin in the GrilledGarlic and FetaCheese

Dude If I forgot to tell you, those tomato creations were one of the tastiest things I ever ate.

Ditto on the 'maters!!!  Crazy delicious!  You could taste the love.

James is one of the funniest dogs I've ever hung out with...  He had us rolling with laughter for at least an hour straight.  What a character.

Im not trying to toot my own horn but did anybody eat any of the babybacks that had the spicy citrus BBq sauce? How did  you like it? I try my new stuff on you guys.

Dude If I forgot to tell you, those tomato creations were one of the tastiest things I ever ate.

Ditto on the 'maters!!!  Crazy delicious!  You could taste the love.

James is one of the funniest dogs I've ever hung out with...  He had us rolling with laughter for at least an hour straight.  What a character.

THANKS!!! i'm glad they worked out!  i should have made an ASSLOAD of them!

pic1&2~ grilled & bedded in rice.

pic3~ i don't remember, but it looks wierd, so i posted it.

Im not trying to toot my own horn but did anybody eat any of the babybacks that had the spicy citrus BBq sauce? How did  you like it? I try my new stuff on you guys.

those were VERY GOOD!!!  i sampled ALL the ribs i could get my fingers on.

Andy's boat patch.

Andy's boat patch.

Made from real manteca.

Again, Huge Thanks to Sean!!!
And Z you couldn't make it but I love the T-shirt!
It was Ash's 1st time Ocean fishing, but she did good & enjoyed it.
The launch was awesome.  The current kindly sent you out to the sea & took you back to the ramp when we were finished.
I didn't tell her there but some sets were pretty big...
Fishing was pretty slow, but she got a fish on her very 1st drop (her B-day gift from Levi; Shimano Lucanus).  That was cool!
I got a nice Cab early in the morning, so it got me excited a little, but I couldn't find the Lings...
Congrats to the winners!!!
Great Feast with awesome people, love NCKA!!!

Here are some pics...
1st pic: Ash's very 1st kayak rockfish!!!
2nd pic: swells...
3rd: Levi & Stephanie

more pics

1st pic: Juan's hitchhiker Bendo!!!
2nd pic: Moochie actually cleaning fish!?!?
3rd pic: Levi's catch!
4th: Ash's AOTY points!

Oh HELL YA! Craig the ribs were awesome. I told my wife about them. I need that sauce recipe!

That was an awesome event and the 1st one that I actually participated in. I'm just glad that I didn't get sick and was able to catch a couple of fish. 

Thanks Sean for taking the time to put this together and congrats to the winners!!!  It was good seeing everyone, just wish I would have been able to hang out with people more.

P.S. Mooch you're a Sexy Beast!!!!

Thanks everyone for another incredible NCKA experience. As legendary as the Elk event is, I'm glad I was able to participate at a new venue & event, and ya gotta love that Albion launch. Special thanks to Sean & family for hosting - even though Leah & the girls weren't there, I'm sure they supplied plenty of support.

The food was insane as always - still recovering from trying to taste everything at the potluck. Gotta give credit to the Fish Master chuckwagon & neighboring crews for the constant smorgasbord over there. Also, props to ChuckE with some of his delicacies and the hospitality of the Tote spread.

Major thanks to all who documented with tons of great photos, of which I'm lacking here, sorry. 

And, of course, congrats to the tourney winners - a tough day of fishing so you deserved it.

I ended up staying 'til Tue am because I was out on the water a little later than planned on Mon - it turned out to be redemption for me (I'll report separately).      Thanks, Mooch, for giving up your Man Van space - like a hermit crab, I moved in next to Bigfoot & Tommy, who generously shared their site and grub.

A huge thanx the SBD for the event of the year, and congrats to the winners and cheers to all who went! I landed a bid Canary that went back and a Rosy RF that went to Andy's chowda', Mmmm Mmmm good. The crabbing was a blast, sight crabbing, when the smelled the salmon carcass they went nuts, I got 4 keepers on Fri, none thereafter but a million small ones, lots of fun anyway and I just cleaned 'em and have a big pile of meat for Enchiladas.
Camping next to Andy=eating lots of good grub, Thanx Bro!
Great jamming with everyone, and meeting new folks and seeing old friends, always a blast. Next, MBK...