ISLANDER 3.5 DAY - Reports on pg 44!

I thought the 3.5 trip was a chest hair only????? damn, need to switch!!!! =)

I thought the 3.5 trip was a chest hair only????? damn, need to switch!!!! =)

Some of the fellas on this trip WISH they could cultivate it like I do! I just don't like to show off

Kiel and I are leaving Vallejo around 6:00AM on Wednesday. Staying at the Dolphin again. I definitely want to hit that sushi place for dinner either Wednesday or Thursday night.

Who else is heading down Wednesday?

Dpshim and I will be leaving around four wed afternoon, Have you made reservations yet?

I think Kiel is calling today.

Kiel and I are leaving Vallejo around 6:00AM on Wednesday. Staying at the Dolphin again. I definitely want to hit that sushi place for dinner either Wednesday or Thursday night.

Who else is heading down Wednesday?

I'll be rolling down Wednesday...leaving Cotati around six in the morning. 

Anyone want to split a room at the Dolphin on Wednesday night? Or if someone needs a room mate and already have a room let me know asap?

UPDATE..I booked a room already....just in case.  I booked a two bed downstairs unit for Wednesday night. Anyone needing a bed for that night can split it with me. If someone has a room with a spare bed I can cancel my reservation 48 hours prior to check in.

Spot spoken for...

Big Spoon Little spoon???

Big Spoon Little spoon???

Sharp Knife !!!

I am going to attach a bell to Andy so we know where he is at ALL TIMES

Dpshim and I will be leaving around four wed afternoon, Have you made reservations yet?

Damn, you fools aren't going to get there until 10:00 or 11:00PM...

Not the way Daniel drives!!! .. And he has one of those fast track thingys.

I will have stickers with me if anyone is interested.

Been too busy with work to read this thread.  What are the must haves tackle wise that people are bringing?  Wanna stop by Fishermans Warehouse this week start getting stuff together.   

I mostly use ringed live bait hooks. Sizes 2 - 4/0.
I'm bringing 4oz and 6oz cannonballs or torpedo weights for my dropper loops.
For my bait rig (1oz egg sinker directly above the hook) I like to put just a bit of space between my sinker and hook. I felt like I missed some bites before I made this adjustment. I first started tying little mini-Carolina rigs, using a barrel swivel then a 2" leader to the hook. An easier way to do this is to either us a Carolina Keeper or rubber core egg sinkers. I used the rubber core egg sinkers last year and I think I prefer that method.
I want to bring some 30lb flouro....but 25 is so much cheaper!
Also bringing my own supply of frozen squid this year.
I may bring a few rockfish jigs just in case I happen to be on the boat for a RF drift....although it's unlikely.

Will post more later. Gotta run to a meeting right now.

Thanks for that D!  I think that's a pretty good plan, and with a ton of bait on board think it makes sense to use it!  Btw you can use a perfection loop to make a live bait hook work just like a ringed hook, without having to purchase the ring.  It's also a ridiculously easy knot to learn    ChuckE showed me years ago when he I think won the Paradise Butt Hunt    Then learned how to use the dropper loop last time on the Islander, so i'll probably do some of that as well again.  I was trying to remember the name of the jigs they use in SoCal that are like bass jigs, but bigger with a wire guard on them.  Basically made for tossing directly into snaggy stuff.  Hoping to pick some up when we get there. 

Can you charge batteries on the boat?

Can you charge batteries on the boat?

yes, there is a plug in the state rooms, but bring a power strip

Motherladybug can't make it after all so there is an open spot for anyone wanting to jump aboard