Still searching....

Have been looking for a LingCod like a junkie looks for a fix since the last one I shot on May 1st.

Don't get me wrong...I am very happy bringing home cooler after cooler of rockfish, but they are beginning to feel like bycatch on my quest for the Ling that I know is out there waiting for me.

Anyway...have been heading south recently exploring new reefs, rocks and kelp beds so decided to head North this time.

Swell was minimal, wind was non-existent, and viz was at least 15 feet. 

Chose my spot and began exploring an area of reef whose top was at 25 feet and bottomed out at 37...

Small blues were thick like fleas and I could've shot a limit of 12 inch blues laying on the surface....really cool to see so many fish out and about!

Scoured the tops of the boulders and every hole I could find but the only Ling I found looked skinny and probably short even of the 22 inch size limit so I let him be (you can see him at 2:16 in the video).

Got 3 blacks, 3 blues and 4 kelpies...about to head out to the BBQ to cook them up whole in aluminum foil with some lemons, onions and ginger to feed the family!!

 

Question....why do RockFish change color sometimes where the spear hits them?  I have seen it several times with blues that I have shot, and you can really see it on this kelpy at 0:34 in the vid.  Weird huh?

 

Anyway, had a great time in the water and have been really enjoying exploring new territory!



 

Sincerely,

Jim

DUDE I FEEL LIKE IM IN A FREAKING VIDEO GAME!!! I love these point of view diving videos, for those of us who dont dive, it really gives us a cool perspective of WHAT LIES BENEATH!!! 

Really cool video there Jim!!  Sorry I couldn't leave my shop to join ya on this beautiful day  Anyways, glad to see ya had some fun. Thanks for always sharing brother!!

I enjoyed your video.  Thanks Andy

Jim(dancin'with fishes long lost MitchelBro of fish Porn) loved the vid. Loved the Music with the video...Once again a fix for those of us that are landlocked for a while.  Thanks.   By the way, what light are you using????
RussfromReno 

Nice work out there Jim.  As always a cool video. Inspired to start filming a little myself.


Hurst

Bro just shakin your hand makes me change color... J/K not!!!  I'm sitting here grinding out this crappy fair thinking I'd rather be some where else and I see your vid... Thanks brother... not salty but close......

Jim(dancin'with fishes long lost MitchelBro of fish Porn) loved the vid. Loved the Music with the video...Once again a fix for those of us that are landlocked for a while.  Thanks.   By the way, what light are you using????
RussfromReno

The music is by Juanes from his debut album Fijate Bien back in 2000...I started hearing this song in bars and clubs in Nicaragua and clearly remember buying the CD in Tegucigalpa, Honduras when I was there visiting my family....it provided the soundtrack for the month I spent with my family exploring my roots.

 

Here is what the real music video looks like:



I have a UK sl4 eLED.  Love it.

 

Few pics of dinner for those that like the FisHonaDisH pics.

 

 

Sincerely,

Jim

Strong work there brother! Didn't see too many cave shots in the vid... nice structure though.
I will go next time, I promise.

Nice video Biggie!  I am still working on my first ling, remember how that feels?  IT SUCKS!  LOL!

Nice video Biggie!  I am still working on my first ling, remember how that feels?  IT SUCKS!  LOL!

Your Ling is out there waiting for you bro...only a matter of time. 

I know my next one is too, and I just gotta keep on looking and I will find him!

 

Here is another example at 2:53 in the video below of the color change on a Blue RockFish after it gets shot…not such good shot placement, but you can see the band of darker color on one side where the spear hits and on the other side it is there too, and not even exactly where the wound is…I understand how blood pools in flesh after it gets wounded, but it surprises me to see a band of color change on the scales…



Anybdoy have any ideas on what causes this??



Sincerely,

Jim

Bro...this was in 35 FOW right below RedBarn...that one Kiel hooked was same... if I was a stud puppy I'd dive down there... I do it better on a yak..... 50ft off those rocks.... I had a few other take downs BIG that unbuttoned

That place was made for you...hope to see ya there in a few weeks U too Chaeki, dude u try that can of cream korn yet???

Bro...this was in 35 FOW right below RedBarn...that one Kiel hooked was same... if I was a stud puppy I'd dive down there... I do it better on a yak..... 50ft off those rocks.... I had a few other take downs BIG that unbuttoned

That place was made for you...hope to see ya there in a few weeks U too Chaeki, dude u try that can of cream korn yet???

Looks killer!! 

I'll do my best bro....been working on the WAF account and hoping to be able to make it happen.  Will have to run North though for an ab run if I go...can't come home ab-less or the inlaws would NOT be pleased!

 

My buddy Jim Okumoto (you have met him and his brother Robert) went up around Gualala yesterday and he got his limit of nines in 53 minutes...this is wth a bum leg that he broke in three places earlier this season when he got smashed into a rock by a sneaker set! Guy is a stud!

 

Sincerely,

Jim

Bro...this was in 35 FOW right below RedBarn...that one Kiel hooked was same... if I was a stud puppy I'd dive down there... I do it better on a yak..... 50ft off those rocks.... I had a few other take downs BIG that unbuttoned

That place was made for you...hope to see ya there in a few weeks U too Chaeki, dude u try that can of cream korn yet???

You know Sledge... God damn it... I am going to do it, I am running out of options, so I might tie a GoPro Camera to the can itself with a 8lb anchor weight, so I don't lose it.  LOL

Another great report jim, look forward to hopefully gettin out one day