11/27 Last ab dive of the season to round off the Family Feast!!

Parents were in town from NOLA for Turkey Day...already had 5 abs, 1/2 a fat Ling, a MonkeyFace PrickleBack, and some Wahoo and Mahi courtesy of Sledge, but wanted to use my last two ab tags and get some uni for the party as well!!  

Met up with my buddies Robert and Jim Okumoto at the RedBarn with Allen, Lorenzo and Sledge. Allen and Lorenzo opted for their secret spot and Sledge and I followed Jim O down to the Fort.

My Dad and Robert stayed on the beach and drank beer and so did Sledge!!  

Jim and I headed out and over to a rocky area and started exploring!!

My first time there!!! Really enjoyed it and even though there was some pretty strong surge where we were diving and the viz was a little off I saw plenty of decent abs and fat uni!!  

Decided to try going out without my dive board...enjoyed not having to worry about it until I had my goodie bag full of abs and uni!!!  

It was too heavy to have tucked in my weight belt so I clipped it to my float line and dropped it to the bottom while I hunted around....the swim back with the full bag was not so fun!!
 

Lesson learned...I like being able to throw my catch on the board and keep diving!!  

Ended up with 9 uni and 2 8 inch clickers....used all my tags, and really enjoyed my first full abalone season...feel like I have made a lot of progress this year and am looking forward to spearfishing this winter and getting better and learning more each time!!

My Dad and Robert and Sledge had a blast drinking in the rain and were all smiles when we came back in...cracked open an urchin right on the beach to share...love that stuff!!

On the way home stopped by Moylan's Brewery for some pints and burgers...yummy!!

The Feast was epic, epic, EPIC!! Uni served with urchin spine cocktail spears, ab sashimi, ad ceviche, ab steaks, seared Ling, braised MFPB, Tangy Mango Cilantro Mahi in Gewurtz wine sauce, and blackened Wahoo steaks!!!
 

Think the MFPB and Mahi were the best/most interesting....the texture and flavor of the eel was off the charts!!

Great times with family and friends...good stuff!!
 
Sincerely,

Jim

More pics of the feast and festivities!!
 
 
Sincerely,

Jim

Congrat on a successful Ab & Uni hunt!  Thanks for the report and pictures Jim.

Freaking great stuff Jim.

Always enjoy your report Jim.  Man I wish I were at that feast.

Hell yeah Jim what a great report! There is something to be said about limiting out on an abalone card. You are a down mofo! The pics show some very proud people, proud to be alive! See you soon.

Ripping spread of food Jim. Man, that stuff needs to be on the food channel or somewhere else. From the sea to the table. Awesome! Nice fat abs!

Shannon

Wow, the food look delicious!! And that best part was that YOU were the one to help make this happen!!

Jim, awesome job in a successful season! So stoked to know that you progressed rapidly Thanks for taking me under your arms and introducing me to another new world. Can't wait to progress myself this upcoming year!

Happy holidays my dear brother!! 

Btw Sledge, real cool of sharing your love/catch with a real down-to-earth brother! Everyone here awesome friends

WTG JIM ! Great report and good to hear someone used all their tags up! I need to get up there more next year. A-K

Ur A dick!

Jim, your family's always going to be well fed with you doing the grocery shopping. 

That spread was amazing!

Jim, you are having too much fun and too much good food in your belly.  Way to go get em this year bro!  It's nice to see your Dad chilling with you and not minding the cold and rain.

Rey

Good Times!  You've really put yourself into the diving this year, and the food prep on the back end is top notch.  What's really notable to me is that you're always a great friend and family man too.  WTG!   

Jim should be the NCKA poster man.....he is everything that is GOOD! 

I VOTE YOU......NCKA'r Of The Year!