Striper and Halibut Event!! San Pablo Bay, July 15

Good time for sure. The pig was excellent. This a great spot to add to my repertoire. Thanks to Jacksdiving and his family for hosting and Dabruddah and Ariel for co-hosting. I thought everything flowed real smooth. This spot has tremendous potential for future NCKA events. It has that rural and remote feel while being mere minutes from some of the swankiest real estate in the world. Love it.

great time... thanks again jack!  cant wait till next year!  I have DanArky's? chair that was left at my site... what was his handle?

great time... thanks again jack!  cant wait till next year!  I have DanArky's? chair that was left at my site... what was his handle?

I'll change your name to IRichardLikeThat so help me. 
The guys name is Ron Guensche. His wife is Sara.

tote... no shots for you! lol good to see ya bro!

Had a great time. Thank you all!!!

thanks for the wine and beers frenchy... bon voyage

Fun Day, no keepers for me but always good to see some familiar faces and meet a few new ones. Had to split early for a family obligation but thanks Jack, Micheal, Ariel and Frank. Looking forward to spending more time out there since it's 10min from my house.

As a side note, possible future AOTY/DOTY awards location?

Early start.  Arrived at 5:15 a.m. Started rigging, greeted at the beach by Jack, harbor master and Jacksdiving boss.  Registered and proceeded.  Ready to go, grabbed bucket and scored good bait from Frank of The Fury.  Thanks Frank.  Met Coleman(soleman), Alfonz(HavoctheBeast), Jason(fishguts), Tim(StrayAhi), and Frenchy.  Plan to drift 18-20ft to North red marker 4.  First drop, hit and scored, 9"shaker Hali.  Boom, they are here.  Slow troll to marker and in the distance I holler Kraken, met Anthony(Gearaddict) with same color Kraken and we yucked it up in Krakenese.  Thanks for the tips. Met Ron(Weimarian), digging on his new peddle platform, and his daughter, what an inspiration to be fishing with your daughter.  Met 2 week fresh kayaker Rich on the way up to 4 marker, he and Tim were workin' it.  At the 4 marker, Michael(DaBruddah) hooks up, stripping line, hoping for monster Hali.  We all gather round trying to catch the vibe...after a tiresome battle I think it broke off or he saw it.  Dreaded monster stingray.  I was grateful for all the radio camaraderie and safety communication.  Harbormaster Jack took such good care of us it was super professional.  Many large tankers, tug boats, fast ferries and stray sail boats that "waked" us all up.  Drifting back to the brothers islands was the new goal for the bottom of the low.  Started drifting south and oh...ohhh...what's that, fish on, kinda shaky, kinda, kinda....smoothhound shark....dang.  Didn't want to miss some flow going out at the brothers so I paddled for em'.  Moving along, try to cross the channel and overshot.  Tried to paddle direct and going nowhere in 50+ fow.  Feeling defeated and a bit desperate I paddled out of the current and north to try again to hit the eddy that Coleman was in on the lighthouse north side.  Found my sweaty tired way there and dropped into the channel.  Coming round the corner,  pole went off, reeling, rippin through the middle got a potential keeper striper to the boat while greeting KayakJack in the south eddy of the lighthouse.  My netting was a riot and I ended up pulling it into the boat by hand while heading toward the Richmond bridge in the current.  Seems dramatic but I am not used to that amount of speed and adrenaline and positioning all at once.  Eventually things calmed down in the current and I could deal with it. YES!  18"  I'm on the board.  Met Jack and he took a pic. He paddled around the west island to take another run.  It is a rip through, reposition paddle crazy kinda spot and that was at the slow end of the low going out.  Met Nick(CodAlmighty) and Jack and Coleman and hung in a south eddy for a bit and handed out some bait.  Thanks Frank. Paddled up and against Coleman's recommendation, I tried to anchor on the northwest corner of the lighthouse just out of the drift, and by the time I figured out my anchor, QWRS, I was in the drift and flying and tired, I finally got my system organized and let the wrong line go and lost my anchor.  HarborJack, if you are out there on a super low, there is a white buoy looking for you.  Sorry bout the litter. There is a shimano pliers in there somewhere also.  Jack and I made a move for the south towards an old massive pier that had wild depths and we rode it back on the incoming. No discoveries other than it is all deep water and fast. Tug boats have the biggest wakes and they move fast.  Finished off at the red buoy 2.  20ft.  2 10" hali shakers and finally one to measure.  20", shucks, but fun.  A charter parked near me so I marked the spot.  I'll be back.  Landed and broke down the gear and raced to work for a few haircuts and flew back to eat with the group.  It was lively and super friendly.  Great food, thanks for the pig roast Jack.  It was a generous event.  Glad to see Mike(Sledge) and meet Jeff(iroelikethat). What a great talk of Ohana and care from DaBruddah Michael.  Thank you Michael.  Great to meet you Kiel(ReelKnots) and finally brahhdah Ariel(ArielSea).  Ya'all have awesome hospitality in your blood.  Good to meet you Herb(Herb Superb) and Robert, who built our trophy plaques.  Spoiler....Congratulations Nick, 3rd....Michael(RnRgeek)...!st....and super blessed to receive 2nd...yay me...in all humility.  I was expecting nothing, but always hoping to win anything, just for fun.  Beautiful plaque to hang in shop, also, cash is cool.  Again, super grateful and let's keep fishing.  If I forgot anything or anyone, pipe up....met a fella named Daniel who fly fishes the jetty and is gonna be a dad soon.  Also Eric who works with HarborJack.  Nothing but good times, great care, and great food.  Hey, by the way, who flipped a yak, never heard the heckle or the lesson?  Over and out...

Thanks for the chovie Eddie, good fishin' with ya!

Great report Eddie.  Sounds like you had a great time and congrats on the 2nd place.

Eddie I'm gunna get you next year it's on just got the day off.!

This was a really really fun event.

I can't thank Jack, Michael (Da Bruddah) and Ariel enough for organizing this.

 Everyone here was really nice and the pig was the best roast pig I've ever eaten.

I learned a lot while fishing yesterday. And a lot about tides and current from Capt. Frank and Ariel.

I got really lucky and managed to net the only keeper Halibut of the day at 24 inches.

That was enough to win but I have to say that Nick and Eddie are much better fishermen than me. I've seen them fish.

The $ helped ease the dent in my bank account that was emptied getting the new Hobie Outback, which had her maiden voyage.

Congrats, rnrgeek (Michael).

Was fun fishing day (no catching) for me. Fishingaddict and I couldn't stay for the potluck as I had a party to go to. Was a little interesting finding the fishing spots. Thanks for hosting Jack, great place you have there, thank you for hosting.

Thanks to all who co-hosted, DaBruddah and ArielSee (who I didn't even see all day)...

Beautiful day on the water (second time in my PA).  Better day watching and learning the ways of halibut fishing.  I was awed in the middle of my striper fight,  next to East Brother island,(which was less than an  1/8 of an inch from second place), when I looked up and saw the SF skyline.  California fishing is so diverse.    After 10 hrs. on the water my sleep was uninterrupted for the next 12 hrs.
Thanks to the members who welcomed us so enthusiastically and gave us great advise.  Thanks to all who sponsored the event and set us up.  I will be back before the next tourney.

great time... thanks again jack!  cant wait till next year!  I have DanArky's? chair that was left at my site... what was his handle?

Thanks. I was looking for it today. I'll pM you. I'll come by and get it if you would like.