Kickin it @ Tomalas

Let RockFish Season go by with Taking the Family out to the Salt Water Training Grounds of Tomalas,

Loaded for Bear with light rods for chasing down bait, and the Heavy stuff for whatever,

Alas, after Training session of setting up yaks, FF, etc etc...
     ( Time well spent for the future... ) not OTW till 1pm, 

 It appears the Bait has slimmed out a bit, I know we got out here late, but I did not find much, some birds crashing around, but I think they were following the same school...  A few PBs.... Blanked...   

 Again Kool getting the Family out on the Water,
              and this time, getting closer to the Big Blue,

Nice to Hang at the secluded Beach on the West Side and Chill...

 then off to Nicks for Lunch... $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$!!!!

Good Times, I think next year has much Promise.... 

Nice training session!  The water looks a little chopy must be due to the wind in the afternoon.  Thanks for sharing Don.

Beautiful day on the bay Don. Dang, you guys are all over the place these days. Good for you. I know the place well. In your 5th pic that little rocky point right behind your wife I surprised my daughter one day saying' look at the little clam hole", then I proceeded to stamp the groung by it and a stream of clam water shot right into her face. It sounds cruel but we all laughed till it hurt. Thanks for jogging that memory back to life. Tomales is just special. When you get to the other side it feels like you are on a distant vacation. One little nap on those sunny beaches does much good for the soul. You are are a lucky man.

Thanks for the pix and outing report!   Tomales is one of my wife and daughters favorite places to go and paddle,.. esp if there are some oysters and halibut tacos in it for them!    We usually go up a bit further to the Marshall Store as its a bit less $$$ and I love how you have to sit outside at wine barrel tables if you want to drink a beer with lunch.  fawnky!    So much to explore in the bay and it looked like you guys had a great day of it!

It's nice that you get your family out like that.  Great pics to by the way.  Andy

It's nice that you get your family out like that.  Great pics to by the way.  Andy

Thanks,   it's Kool, and the thought I had when I accumulated so much Gear...

 It's a Herculean Feat putting this all together, all the way to Fish Finders and what the attack will be on the fishing front...  But...

 It  SOoooOOoooo Worth it....

Seeing them put together their fish finders
                    and most of the rigging today was Awesome 

 

cool training session with the Kids.  Also the place to scout out the gaper clams for the coming -tides.

looks like great time with the family!

Totally awesome, Don.  You're so on the right track right now with the family yakfishing ideals!

I would say, though, that your next step (and big purcha$e  ) will be to get all of them "dressed for immersion".     I know you have a plan for safety and am confident you'd be fine how you were in the event of a mishap, but you'd have unhappy campers with doubts of future adventures if one of 'em (especially mama!   ) dunked and started shivering.

Don't get me wrong - I'll have my family in that formation ASAP.  You're the man!   

  Thanks for sharing the great pictures of the family outing, a day your kids will never forget I am sure! 

nice report Don. I know how much work it is just taking one kid on the water. Patience and endurance must run thick in you veins. I too ate at nick's cove once. The meat in those oysters is a joke. I pick boogers bigger than that. If you plan on keeping the entire family properly outfitted for immersion, you better get second job.

I know you have a plan for safety and am confident you'd be fine how you were in the event of a mishap, but you'd have unhappy campers with doubts of future adventures if one of 'em (especially mama!   ) dunked and started shivering.

I'm with ya... and of course my disorder for thinking of every possible thing that can go wrong or want to have OTW, keeps me packing like a Over compulsive Ferret.....

 They have " Immersion  "  equipment, Packed in the Trailer, They just don't want to wear it, They will understand the need as we go along ....

 So far so Good.... 

Whoa Danglin that does look like a ton of work compared to a solo adventure. Maybe three time more work!

Good for you getting them out there like that! If you were there about a month ago it was wide open sardines which would have been perfect for the family.

Thanks for the report and the inspiration!


-Eliot

Awsome pics Danglin. How old are the younguns? My guy is 10 and really digging the yak fishing this fall - though we've been targeting only small game so far. Maybe we can hook them up some time. I know he'd like that.