The officail Albion report

Man, Hojoman thank you so much for doing another great job at capturing the event on camera! I love it when you post them up like that, it is almost like being there!

 

  +1 Howard!


  Mooch, I gota say, I've never seen you more sexy than that pose of you on the yellow kayak!

  P.S. Howard, I bet your memory card was darn near full after that!

Are those pics of yellowtails?  They are not normally that far north are they?

They are YT. They were donated to Jedmo Nation by Hojoman - who just came back from a multi day boat trip down South.

Ahh...Thats cool. Ill bet they were good.

Thanks to all of you for ALL the pics that have been posted (especially Howard  )

Grace =  You go GIRL!! 

Thanks Linelle for everything you did to make this happen!
Craig you did good too. 

Two days fishing in the Cove for a sad mix of Blues, Blacks, Canarys and under-Lings and then some real fishing, Sunday, when the weather allowed me to get outside of the Cove. Rock cods  Greenling and Lings with a PB kayak Ling. A fat ass sucker around 12 #’s with a legal greenling in its stomach. Monday had great weather too, but I must truly be a family man now, cause I ignored the oceans’s siren’s call in favor of family time and WAF points.
Oh, the food. Especially the Abalone. Raw Ab & orgasmic Ab sauted in butter and garlic (thanks Fiver) and Ab with basil and tomato.
So many great people. Old friends and now new friends. Jedmo Nation, I though it was a ha ha joke about extended family. OMG, the Jedmo Nation needed its own zip code!  Good people all. Did anybody get pictures of the giant buckets of mussels and snails they gathered? 
Didn’t win anything in the raffle, although a great arcing throw by Craig allowed me to snag a Clavey’s cap. Unfortunately, the cap was confiscated by its present owner.

So much going on. Even noted a budding R rated bromance.

My family really felt welcomed and we are looking forward to next year.

Kirk

This was my first Albion Open and I can't thank Craig and Linelle enough for their hard work and commitment in making this a successful event. I've participated in similar fishing events, but none of those exceeded the camaraderie, hospitality and heartfelt happiness that Rose and I experienced.

And WOW!!!...What a pot-luck! The turn out for this event was beyond my expectations. Thanks to all of those who came up to me to say hi and welcome me and my wife. We're already looking forward to next year's event. Props to Hojoman for all the great pics. Thanks Howard. Oh yeah...thanks for the YT. The hamachi kama was ono.

Congrats to Terry, Marcos, Adam and SCTrace.

Moose

This thing looked EPIC!!! I must find a way to get out there next year! If I put it on the calendar I should be able to get my wife out there as well with our kids. Looked like it was very kid-friendly. That's a big plus when trying to sell it to her. Thanks for the awesome pics and that Chinook was HUGE! Great job!

True

The pictures just keep getting better and better. Thanks again for the great report looks like I missed another great Nor Cal Event... Next time...

anybody missing these? look under lost and found. I post it there over 48 hrs ago and no replies yet.

By the way great collection of pictures of the event.

Scubaluis

This thing looked EPIC!!! I must find a way to get out there next year! If I put it on the calendar I should be able to get my wife out there as well with our kids. Looked like it was very kid-friendly. That's a big plus when trying to sell it to her. Thanks for the awesome pics and that Chinook was HUGE! Great job!

True

We are trying to make this a true family event so all can share in the fun. We have to start the fish printing earlier next year so all can have enough time to make some art! I will have a date by the end of the week for next year. Make your reservations early and don't be left out in 2013. Think crab!

A working art studio for all to create would be neat.

Make your reservations early and don't be left out in 2013. Think crab!

mmmmh! yuppie!

Make your reservations early and don't be left out in 2013. Think crab!

mmmmh! yuppie!

Your A Yuppie alright.

Another great one.  Thank God for Marazine. 

Scubaluis,

Those are mine and old #7's... forgot we left them over there because we brought my truck over to pick up the yaks later. Thanks for posting them up! Lets hook something up so I can get them from you. We owe you one!

Roger

I have a table that someone left at the potluck.