capitola on sunday 5.23.2010

went with my wife to capitola and rented a skiff from ed to go out. swells were small and the water was green and a bit milky. current was running north while the wind was blowing south and then it changed....

i pretended i was on the sea of cortez in my very own 6 hp panga and i asked my wife to call me juan for this day. just this one time to leave it all to my imagination.

we drifted for halibut and got no bites.... we moved to the kelp beds and struck luck with big rockfish. big browns and my wife scored a cabezon. she commented on the lack of teeth, nice eyebrowns and the silky smooth skin..... reminded us of our daughter though she is a bit squishier.

we saw quite a few fishing people out and the weather was nice. wind was a bit strong but its ok. we had not been out together in over a year now.

i decided i too want to get my own skiff to go out on and am now looking for a boat.

this day was good. we took home 4 big rock cod and threw everything else back. fishing was good despite wind and current running. we used grocery store squid and laser circle hooks. they seemed to hold the bait well and we just let them sit on the bottom til the rods started bouncing. it was really a low effort fishing trip. we just took it easy.

on the sabiki i got a lot of good sized smelt as well. i was going to use them for bait but gave them to the birds who were buzzing overhead.

i have to get me a little boat now!

Killer report Juan!

any pics?

Role playing and fishing mixed together........I see some potential here.

any pics?

apologies as we did not have any photos. it was a great day though, warm and i had to huff all my stuff in my little cart back up the hill to our car.

capitola is always fun.

and i like your avatar!

Sounds like a great time with the family!  I went out once in the Cap. Boats with a co-worker and got teased by Stoggie and some other yakers that were out there    I'd love to go on your boat when you get it 

NICE!!!!!!

I was out there in the yak and you did much better than me!!

Yeah, those skiffs are fun and Ed and the folks at the bait shop are always real nice to me...will hopefully be taking my Dad out again in a skiff for father's day this year..he is driving out from NOLA right now!!

Thanks for sharing and congrats on the nice catch!!

 

Sincerely,

Jim

NICE!!!!!!

I was out there in the yak and you did much better than me!!

Yeah, those skiffs are fun and Ed and the folks at the bait shop are always real nice to me...will hopefully be taking my Dad out again in a skiff for father's day this year..he is driving out from NOLA right now!!

Thanks for sharing and congrats on the nice catch!!

 

Sincerely,

Jim

wow Jim, that sounds like a good time. i just have this weird feeling when things calm down in capitola its going to wide open for RF and halibut. for myself, to catch fish on a pole and in strange weather was already a weird enough experience.

i just feel like something big will happen in the near future there as soon as mother nature calms down a bit.

i have always liked it there. even when its rough way out, you come inside and there are always places to fish safely.

NICE!!!!!!

I was out there in the yak and you did much better than me!!

Yeah, those skiffs are fun and Ed and the folks at the bait shop are always real nice to me...will hopefully be taking my Dad out again in a skiff for father's day this year..he is driving out from NOLA right now!!

Thanks for sharing and congrats on the nice catch!!

 

Sincerely,

Jim

jim, was that you on the kayak with a radio playing? if so i think we were near!

john

Yeah, that was me!!

I got a little water-proof iPod speaker that I take out when I am fishing alone...keeps me company out there!!

Hope my tunes didn't disturb you guys...

It was a nice day, escpecially given the cruddy forecast...if you get a skiff and ever need somebody to go out with just let me know!!

 

Sincerely,

Jim

NICE!!!!!!

I was out there in the yak and you did much better than me!!

Yeah, those skiffs are fun and Ed and the folks at the bait shop are always real nice to me...will hopefully be taking my Dad out again in a skiff for father's day this year..he is driving out from NOLA right now!!

Thanks for sharing and congrats on the nice catch!!

 



Sincerely,

Jim

Jim,

When I read that you used Tony's on your fish, I knew you had to have ties with Nawleans.

Only a good Cajun would know about Tonys. But now Safeways are carrying it too.


Rich

Are you referring to Tony Chachere's Creole Seasoning?

Howard,

There is a whole family of Tonys' products. They even sell a roux base for those who can't make a roux...

Thanks, Rich. i was asking because I have a 17 oz container of the creole seasoning on my desk at work. BTW, gonna miss your chips at Albion.

You're not going to Albion?

Our chips will be there in force!!!!!