Ling(less) Opener 04/01/11

No time to write, but here is a vid!!



Put in 720p to make it clearer...yeah,yeah,yeah I am ordering the flat lens!
 
No Lings for me but great times none the less!!
 
Sincerely,

Jim

Thanks for the vid/report, Jim. I'm going out there today and tomorrow to try my luck. Either PG or SWS depending on conditions. I sure hope the swells cooperate on at least one side of the peninsula!

Nice shooting!  The Lings were hiding in "secret" spots becaue they've heard that you're coming    Thanks for the report and video Jim.

I want conditions like that. I like that whole school of blues. Great vid. Jim thanks

where were you? It looks totally flat.

Awsom vid. I love the death from above shot, and just how long does it take you to train the Cabbys to land infront of your spear like that?  Gota love a bad swell day there.  Look foward to seeing some more, and eventualy getting out there with my boys.
S

Nice desu ne!...   that is god damn stellar!!!  and the videos are showing it.... Go JIM!

nice shooting Jim - I got nothing but pure envy!

Every time I see your videos It makes me want to get out there even more. I can't wait to get out there again. Great job on the video Jim.

Big Jim,
  Nice job as always.  For my version of Big Jim's very successful day.  I was just in over my head.  With the swell as big as it was, i was just out of my league.  The places that were calm enough to dive were just out of my depth range, and places that were inside my range, were just to surgy to be in any way productive.  I used the day to practice relaxing and staying calm while diving, and also just working on going deeper.  Its a rough guess but i would say I "touched" 30 ft maybe a bit more, but who knows.  Im going to take a rope out with knots every five ft next outing just to get a gauge of where im at.  Weather was nice and hot, neptune just didnt want me taking any fish and Im ok with that.  Big Jim was in other words "All that is MAN" yet again.  Nice job on the dive and video as well.
Hotplate

Jim, thanks for sharing your vid with us all. They are coming out much better, really cool!!  Awesome job my brother

great video!

how deep?

Thanks for the video, Jim. I really enjoyed it, and sharing the experience with you through it. Good job!

Awesome video! Im hoping to hit the water soon.

Big Jim,
  Nice job as always.  For my version of Big Jim's very successful day.  I was just in over my head.  With the swell as big as it was, i was just out of my league.  The places that were calm enough to dive were just out of my depth range, and places that were inside my range, were just to surgy to be in any way productive.  I used the day to practice relaxing and staying calm while diving, and also just working on going deeper.  Its a rough guess but i would say I "touched" 30 ft maybe a bit more, but who knows.  Im going to take a rope out with knots every five ft next outing just to get a gauge of where im at.  Weather was nice and hot, neptune just didnt want me taking any fish and Im ok with that.  Big Jim was in other words "All that is MAN" yet again.  Nice job on the dive and video as well.
Hotplate

I had a great time with you as well bro...before, during and after the dive!!
 
Yeah...it may look flat in the vid but swell was too big for the spots we wanted to go...forced out deeper out of my comfort zone (IMO it seemed like top of reef was at 25-30 and sides/holes dropped down to 40+) but still managed to bring home dinner!!
 
Worked my chosen area for a few hours looking hard for a Ling that I KNEW was there....no joy....then....fuzz shows up, says howdy, says he will take a look around (in the exact same gd area I've been scouring!!!!) and five minutes later I look over and he has a fat hawg of a Ling in his hand!!!
 
 
Chilled out at the beach for awhile afterwards and cooked up some blues, greenlings and sausages and met Nelson Kwok on his way out...great to meet you bro and hope you slayed 'em!!!
 
Semi-bummed I came up Ling-less...nah, not really...dove deeper, more times, and with more success than I ever have had at those depths and took my best vid footage to date and that is plenty good enough for me!!
 
Those Lings will feel my wrath again eventually!!   
 
Sincerely,

Jim