Below Goat Rock are big abs

I went out this afternoon before whatever in hell NOAA says is coming and they better be right DAMMIT. The water was choppy and swell was building. Visibility was 4-5 ft tops in 20 to 25ft of water. Managed a limit with the big one under 10. Not good diving conditions for sure. But then again not bad for the location. Just a couple of pics. Hi REDYAK!


PS, doesnt allens new stickers look cool?

Beautiful Ab!!!!!

Great pics too...I agree those SCKF stickers are way cool!!

Thanks for sharing!

Sincerely,

Jim

WTG Craig-

I'm so jonesing to get out there. Nice ab too. Hopefully, I'll be back in the saddle in a couple of weeks

Freddie

nice work craig. i never dive near the river mouth because the abs all seem to have that disease shell. although they taste just fine.

Worm holes. You can see one poking its little ugly head out on the shell. Its all in the ecology brother.

Fat abs for sure Craig nice job! I'm a total noob to this ab stuff and only dove for the first time last month up at salt point. I gotta say it was actually pretty fun and I'm super bummed about how much prime areas are being swallowed up by the mlpa bull@#%$. Our average ab was maybe 8 inches and our biggest was probably 8 1/2". I can't imagine what a ten incher looks like underwater!



-Eliot

Nice ab craig.  I ALMOST took the day off work and headed up that way.  Instead, I slept in and went to work.

Stuart

Not too bad for an old guy.   
Good that you beat out the storm, its coming. They just posted small craft advisories all up and down. Surf forecast for my area is overhead to double overhead by Saturday afternoon and Sunday. Time to break out the board and get it done.

Craig,

That is a hog abalone. Have been meaning to hit that spot, but it's been too rough. Run the trail there once a week and always see the potential. Guess I'll wait til in calms down a bit and give it a go.

Shannon

WTG on some big abs Craig.

Jedmo

Nice job Craig! 

one of these days i might have to actually try that...those things are TASTY

I'm with otter! but to me a 10 in ab probably looks like an alien! but didn't ET rock...

That is one NICE AB RB...my best is a 9 1/4

And when my mad skills to get to that ear splitting, face mask mashing, freaking out 20-25 ft zone  where those big boys lie, catch up with me ...I will have to suffice the 10-15 ft zone and a mad dash to the 15-20 ft range...once in a while...I know, I know...u freaking seals say...just relax, go with the flow... I'm telling ya it's not that eze...your hearts pumping u got that freaking jaws buzz song stuck in your head...your thinking WTF am I doing here!!! and than u breath...ahhhh...slow down...calm down...relax...be one with the force owbi wan... take a deep breath stick your fins in the air and glide down, pinch your nose, clear your ears with each kick to the bottom....

I watch guys that grew up diving and think u freaking seals...one of these days...my 3rd season and it still freaks me out...really if I counted all my dives in those 3 seasons...it would compare to 3/4 season for u salts...man keep it coming cuz us newbs love to see the results...and it's so addicting!!! a different world for sure...

And to EAT FRESH ABS...I tell people that have never tried it "nectar from the gods"

Thats' a dandy buddy.  Did you see very many abs.  I have dove Shell Beach and Schoolhouse Beach...not many abs but there are some big ones.  Gotta take a dive light and get down under boulders. 

Jim

Thats' a dandy buddy.  Did you see very many abs.  I have dove Shell Beach and Schoolhouse Beach...not many abs but there are some big ones.  Gotta take a dive light and get down under boulders. 

Jim

I found some new structure on this dive. Boulders the size of cars all tumbled on top of each other. Dark recesses, way back in. On a calm day I would go in but with the ground swell I just didnt want to get pushed back in too far. That happened to me once and I had to wait for the back flow from the swell to pull me out. That day still sends shivers down me spine.