Ab opener

I had too much work and too many family obligations to head down for salmon so I stayed local and decided to see if anyone wanted to grab a few snails.  I called Pescadore and he was in.  Traffic on the coast was light.  I generally avoid the opener, but there weren't any crowds.

I hadn't had a chance to dive off a Marauder yet, so I took out the blue demo boat.  We got to the water and the launch was a breeze but we could see it starting to pump up on the outside.  Big ten foot rollers sent us looking for calmer water.

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Since it was too big where we had hoped to dive, so we snuggled in to an area that is always protected.  The viz was good outside, but murky from the creek were we dove.  Viz was OK, but not amazing...around 6 feet and a little less on the bottom.  We anchored up and dove in 15 feet of water.  Abs were kinda slim in this area, but we were out of options.  It was loaded with Uni. 

We both brought guns too, but no fish to be seen.  I was totally amazed with the amount of dive crap you can fit in the center hatch.  This is a great dive yak...

Dave got a nice limit despite the lame spot.  Pescadore is a super nice guy, and he has been at this junk for a long time.

His dog Yoshi made sure nobody jacked our gear. 

When I got home I finally got to break in the new snail cleaning facilities.  What a treat to not be hunched in the driveway!  Thanks Mom!!!  Had a nice snail dinner...YUM.

It's cuzza dogs like your's and Pescadore's that they're trying to pass all these anti-canine laws now...
Good job on the abs; I think you made the right call. If I'm not mistaken, ling is open now too for spearing and shore fishing. Hmmmm...

good work utilizing the local options!

A late ling on the guard is what we were hoping for, but we never saw him. 

Nice job Sean.

Stuart

nice job. Flu kept me from going. I heard a guy diving Ft Brag area got swept out to sea and the USCG had to pick him up.

Yikes!  Sorry about your flu.  I had a little crud from my little one and my ears were a little sticky too.

Sean, thanks for looking me up.  Good and interesting company. Too bad about the conditions, but I had a blast running my new fishfinder, rigged Ala scawfish.  At one point I was so intent on watching the bottom that I almost paddled into the rocks.

I'm always looking for folks to dive or fish with, so if anyone's in the area and needs some local knowledge, look me up.

Also, whoever came up with the tempura-panco-sweet chile combo should get some kind of award.  Jeez, that was GOOD!

What a happy looking boat hatch!  It's great you both got some joy this weekend.

Pat

Glad you tried the panko thing...good eh?

Sean-
Good to hear that you got out at least. Fishing was slow down here... it's always good to have a Plan B anyway. Good job.

Freddie