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Cloud (Cloud)
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Post Number: 219
Registered: 12-2005
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, September 25, 2009 - 10:16 pm: | |
Marti-Corrosion Block--isn't that the stuff in an aerosol can? Got any for sale in the office? Ray |
Marty C. (Boatdock)
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Post Number: 102
Registered: 6-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, September 25, 2009 - 8:34 pm: | |
Just got off the phone with Deke and he has a
nice load of 5-6" anchovies and sardine mix.
We'll be in at 5:30 to start launching.
Tim- Corosion Block is best protective lubricant
I have used. It works on everything electrical,
mechanical, reels, locks etc. without a sticky residue. Cool Stuff.
Good Fishin
Marty |
Timothy Foley (Tree_doc)
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Post Number: 366
Registered: 6-2005
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, September 25, 2009 - 8:11 pm: | |
Hugh, rather than downsizing your photos, just upload them to a free account at www.photobucket.com then when you want to post a Pic here, go to photobucket, find the photo and copy the "direct link" url and paste it in your post.
Like so.....
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e143/TreeDoc/3f1ee044.jpg
Easy peezy lemon squeezy |
robb e (Plan_b)
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Post Number: 81
Registered: 9-2006
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Votes: 1 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, September 25, 2009 - 7:31 pm: | |
devildog, reading between the lines it sounds like your trying to cause some trouble er breakfast, if you are i think the festival is next week...its always on the lobster opener. |
HARRELL KIMBALL (Catmakai)
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Post Number: 1107
Registered: 8-2003
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, September 25, 2009 - 6:42 pm: | |
Weather;
Tomorrow doesn't look like it is backing off very much,15kts most of the day so will need to watch and see what happens tomorrow. Sunday is a little better and monday is good until noon or so. Swell is not coming down much either so the best day could still be sloppy. Horrible is still in the forecast for tues/wed. |
NE (Mtnboater)
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Post Number: 14
Registered: 7-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, September 25, 2009 - 6:39 pm: | |
Fished with Aaron north of MB today for some good action. 10 lings w/ only 2 keepers, but more action than I have had in the past couple of weeks. The good news -3 flatties to 20 pounds. The 3 flatties all cam within a 45 minute period when the lunch bell must have rung. After that flurry of action they got lock jaw and the lings started to bite again. All fish on live bait and in about 50 feet of water. It was sloppy out there w/ whitecaps by around 10:30. I had to use a drift sock to keep the boat speed fish able. It DID NOT look like a good day to chase the Albis-especially in my 20 footer. Time to cook some halibut for the kids.
Good luck this weekend to all. |
Nick (Anglr2000)
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Post Number: 7
Registered: 8-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, September 25, 2009 - 6:25 pm: | |
Hi Hugh,
To downsize your photos: Right click on them and open with Microsoft Office Picture Manager.
Click on 'picture", select 'resize', and change the pixels to 400x400 which I believe is the largest size.
Hopefully this works. |
hugh mccaffrey (Inspect7018)
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Post Number: 75
Registered: 6-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, September 25, 2009 - 6:14 pm: | |
have some halibut pic's but the site says the size is to big to upload 1600x1200. anyone know how to change properties of a photo on my desktop? anyone have this trouble? ( fish aren't that big) |
Robert Grillo (Devildog)
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Post Number: 49
Registered: 12-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, September 25, 2009 - 5:02 pm: | |
Hey guys, I believe this is the weekend of the Harbor Festival. You know it should would be nice to go to breakfast with all of you and put faces to names & swap info. Oh, and bring your boats, park as close to the festival\choice paking-just like we would do if there were meters at the ramp on any given day. Get the point? |
R Marti (Rad_21)
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Post Number: 94
Registered: 9-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, September 25, 2009 - 4:01 pm: | |
Some deep V style hulls can be downright scary going down hill. If your bow digs a rail and you don't turn the wheel the right way you can be sideways or in the water! Don't ask me how I know.
Luckily all that I had was a 1"x 1" patch torn from the seat of my captains chair. Glad everyone was safe, watch that weather. Sounds like Monday. |
B. A. STEWART (Proline231_stella_maris)
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Post Number: 114
Registered: 10-2007
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, September 25, 2009 - 3:59 pm: | |
Mike, BTW its ok to use Ch 16 for Hailing/contact also, and its expected, and you should monitor it ,most of us have dual watch or scan or similar anyway.
Just dont use it for conversations , and use 1 watt in harbor so everyone afar doesent have to listen. also guys remember to set your radios on USA channels, not intl. is that what you meant about not using 16?? |
B. A. STEWART (Proline231_stella_maris)
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Post Number: 113
Registered: 10-2007
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, September 25, 2009 - 3:16 pm: | |
Mike, glad to hear all you got was a story to tell and a lesson for all. surprised to hear about the downswell ride characteristics, wonder if Id have the same troublein similar? Did You list more than 90degrees or close to it ? or beyond it and back? The reason I dont have a hardtop is that I had a choice of affording a bigger boat with no top(in my 30s, a top was a comfort item ,not a necessity) OR a21 fter with 60gal less fuel and a hard top. As I already have a 20'4" boat with full canvas and was tired of the gas can dance at sea I chose the "bigger boat" avenue.
A couple times I have considered upsizig to the 26'proline W/A from the 138gal/23.5'model but the fuel range is less, even with 175gal, the performance is less, the engine/drive is more stressed and the towing,maint and storage become much more difficult.
Those sound like lousy reasons while at sea in dangerous conditions but they are "real" considerations in day to day life of owning boats.
I have, so far, been able to do such things as run into coves while at the islands or put the swell behind me and go with them. I can run to the coastal cove shelters(get to know them) or even below conception or further most days when fuel is sufficient. But I generally dont tempt the weather much south/southeast of PSL and often wait for decent conditions. Wind is our nemessis up here ,the swell goes with the open ocean territory IMHO. I have turned around or departed grounds more times than I can remeber. We are cosiderabley more "sheltered" than the center consoles and fishing skiffs often found offshore and are in no way topheavy or high windage but im still mentally engineering a pilot house adaptation and walkaround covering canvas dodger as improvements
I had a ~20ft pilot housed sea ray for a while in the 90s but it didnt have a self draining deck and its fuel was comparatively tiny.
Would enjoy hearing saga in detail next time we are in port together. Your tale may save lives
if someone thinks a bit harder before commiting.
I just had my first CG assist monday in 32years of year round local ocean voyaging (pump already replaced/waiting on new control and cables to upgrade unreliable old mercruiser shifter box).
we werent adrift but they got us off the water faster to avoid later trouble. dont be a lone wolf if the weather is to questionable, when we lone wolf, its not becasue of weather but becasue no one knows where the fish are and we end up being one of seemingly less than a dozen localpsl /MB sporties that do the prospecting. you were in that group last year. |
Gene Doughty (Landsea_interface)
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Post Number: 33
Registered: 10-2007
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, September 25, 2009 - 1:57 pm: | |
Does anybody have any idea about the sea temp NorthWest of Morro Bay?? sure would be great to go that direction Monday, thanks Gene on the full moon |
mike hagans (Onieda_b)
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Post Number: 98
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, September 25, 2009 - 1:17 pm: | |
So,
Here is what I found out when I called both Morro Bay and San Fran Coast guard. There is really no written policy on what to do for a boat in our situation as a general rule.This is very understandable after talking to both places.They are run by officers and just like good managers, they have policies in place to run their departments. The other issue is my boat and my experience is different than some one elses, so I may be able to handle the situation better or worse than some one else. The response can not be the exact same. So, if you need to request a 80 ft cutter, 3 helicoptors and a bottle whiskey, if that is what you need to help you get out of the situation you are in, then they will let you know what they can do and they will work it out from there.Be very specific on your ability to function and get your boat and crew in. They do not need to have you die on their shift and they will do everything in their power to save you. This is why they do spank any one who uses channel 16 for anything else other than an emergency. So stay off the channel unless you really need them. If a Coast Guard officer reads this and I have missed quoted, please correct me, I have recieved a lot of emails from people on this sight wanting to know what I find out and what they should do if the same situation arrise for them.
Thanks for the help from the finest, Coast Guard Morro and San Fran.
Mike |
Chad Merrill (Tincan2)
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Post Number: 82
Registered: 6-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, September 25, 2009 - 11:53 am: | |
Mike,
Glad to hear you made it safely....that must have been a real puckering experience. Just FYI if any of you are looking for an EPIRB I just bought one from WM. It was $200 off, this portable model is being discontinued for a new model but very popular. You can't purchase online, I had to call the individual stores, but Marina Del Ray had three. It was $399 which is a pretty good buy and may give a little extra security if things go wrong. Tight lines fair weather!
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Dragon (Paul_vuocolo)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, September 25, 2009 - 11:10 am: | |
Harrell, Tim, Ya all, I'll do that dielectic grease, all good stuff...I think the reason I never had problems before is that buss bar is directly below the cup holder in the center console which has a drain hole... when i wash the boat just before we go out It gets wet and seems to be ok...That was the first time I've ever checked it when the boat was bone dry...I learned something again at my age...Im goin Sun. If its to rough we'll fish the flattys...Thanx again... Harrell keep us informed as usual, maybe a good shot sat...Dragon out. |
HARRELL KIMBALL (Catmakai)
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Post Number: 1106
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, September 25, 2009 - 10:31 am: | |
Mike;
Give the Coast guard a call in Morro Bay. They have always answered any questions that I had. 805 772 2167 |
mike hagans (Onieda_b)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, September 25, 2009 - 10:13 am: | |
Guys, thanks for all of the post, Montery/ Santa Cruz can be an Ugly place when the wind comes up, I believe this is because of the deep channel and the up drift that happens there. This is why I run out of Santa Cruz instead of Monterey. You are at least, for the most part, running cross swell and under power, if you run into Monterey it is about 4 miles closer where we where fishing, but you have to run down swell and then you are being pushed and ridding the swell, my 26 ft Stripper does not do well surfing in 16 ft swells. This is why I run to Santa Cruz,when you get above the trench it flatens out a bunch. Just fyi, I checked the wind and swell on the Monterey Bouy for the time we headed home and here was the report at the hight of our ordeal. Wind gust where clocked at 33 knts and swell high was at 16ft, both peaked at 7:00 right when we where 12 miles out!So much for 10 to 15knts.
I do have a question for some one who can answer this, maybe a Coast Guard Officer that reads our post.
What is the procedure for the Coast Guard when a vessel is in that situation, or what is a vessel to do or expect from the Coast Guard? They have a station I believe at Monterey. We hailed them and recieved a call back from San Francisco, but I have read several post on this sight about guys coming into Morro Bay and having a Coast Guard Cutter following them in. I sure would have felt a lot better knowing some one would have been there to pull us out if we would have rolled. 56 degree water and at night, they would have just found the bodies. We have a hand held radio that is submersable, but who knows!So, this would be a great venue for some Coast Gurad information to let us know what to expect or what we should do in the same situation.I am a pretty fair weather fisherman and would not have been on the water if there was any hint that the wind was going to Gail force in three hours.So any help, or suggestion from the Coast Guard would be appreciated. Please understand this is not a dig on the Coast Guard, they are a greatly needed and respected force from us fishermen, I have heard to many reschues on the radio over the years by the Coast Guard.
Thanks Mike |
David Martines (Sangria)
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Post Number: 139
Registered: 4-2007
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, September 25, 2009 - 10:03 am: | |
Sweet Pea.....Mikes post kinda remind you of the "Potato patch" out of Frisco? |
John Usilton (Teachers_pet)
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Post Number: 77
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, September 25, 2009 - 9:34 am: | |
Mike, Onieda B...that was scarry post and I'm glad you made it..hopefully this will never happen again but I have had this happen to me many years ago out of Santa Cruz...I learned from my episode to think about a safer road home...there may have been a safer ride to Moss or Monterey Harbor..I know the pounding you took and I relived my experiece with every word of your report...thanks for your report..you have saved lives...continued good luck..John |
Chip Tamagni (Fishfitr)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, September 25, 2009 - 9:23 am: | |
Looks like a shot at flat bottomed girls for Saturday since the outside is crappy. |
Cloud (Cloud)
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Post Number: 218
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Votes: 1 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, September 25, 2009 - 9:08 am: | |
Second that Dave Pratt--every connection that can be found inside or out. I learned the hard way on my prior 18' CC, good boat but wet. General FYI--Mercury and Cannon Downrigger folks make a (supposedly) special marine type, both have served me well, but I have a jar of inherited no-name stuff that also works great. I do a thourough check beginning and end of each season, spot-checks in between.
Amazing how one bad ground can ruin sanity at best, risk life at worst. $.02, Cloud out |
Dave Pratt (My_three_sons)
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Post Number: 140
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, September 25, 2009 - 8:21 am: | |
Dilectric (sp?) grease on those connections!! Good stuff. |
Stuart Merrill (Graylight)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, September 25, 2009 - 8:00 am: | |
Six years ago I took my 20' Cabo to the donut on a iffy day by 10:00am I turned around. It got really bad and was fearing for my life. It took me 6hrs to get in and I kissed the dock on my return.Two days later I found a 18" crack in my bow.My point is that to many times I see guys off shore with 19' Bayliners still sporting their fenders.Know your boats limits and be careful.If you don't have a blue water boat jump on a party boat and come home alive. |
HARRELL KIMBALL (Catmakai)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, September 25, 2009 - 7:27 am: | |
WEATHER UPDATE
This morning's models show an improvement for this weekend. Wind is backing off saturday and sunday may be OK with monday looking the best until the afternoon. Tuesday is Gale and wednesday is not much better. Didn't check the swell yet. |
HARRELL KIMBALL (Catmakai)
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Votes: 1 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, September 25, 2009 - 7:06 am: | |
Tim/Paul;
Don't mean to e contradictory but there are better choices than liquid tape ie; Corrosion X or GB OX-Guard. Both available locally (Miners). |
Timothy Foley (Tree_doc)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, September 25, 2009 - 6:48 am: | |
Paul, after cleaning all your connections, you might consider coating them with a liberal amount of that liquid electric tape goo. |
Dragon (Paul_vuocolo)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, September 25, 2009 - 6:36 am: | |
Tim...I owe you some beers... |
Dragon (Paul_vuocolo)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, September 25, 2009 - 6:34 am: | |
Tim; Thanx for the heads up... That was it... checked it briefly this morn. while on trash duty... Foggy... just the moisture helped it... Its not right yet, I'll clean it up after work...Thanx again...Paul |
Darby Neil (Darby)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, September 25, 2009 - 6:20 am: | |
Billy Boy has a new load of bait. A mix of everything or "something for everyone". Pacific Queen got here today and left last night for her first trip. |
Wes (Slotroller)
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good indicator for offshore:
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=46023
scroll down and see:
Detailed Wave Summary:
Avoid "STEEP"
Avoid "Wind Wave" over 2-3
Avoid "Wind Wave Period" shorter than 8-11
REMEMBER: Shit changes in a flash and the ocean doesn't read Lindsey or NDBC! |
Wes (Slotroller)
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Mike, Great post (lesson) for all. I've been watching your posts for years and believe you to be one of the real ones here. What happened to you today could have happened to any of us and it is a great reminder.
Watch...Be aware...Be safe...Be smart...Share numbers to stay in company...lend aid when you can...ask when you need. Heed the fisherman's code! We're brothers.
Dave, we're shooting for Monday, hope to fish with you again! |
Paul Schuyler (Fv_flyer)
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Votes: 1 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 10:18 pm: | |
Left this morning at 0200, running slow to the grounds. Barely got half the jigs in the water and got lit up... at 30 miles. My crewman today was an old friend who lives in so cal Kenny, woke up to me screaming "fish on!" and the look on his face was priceless! At first he though i was screaming "Shark!". Hilarious! He learned very quickly how to pull jigline albies by hand. Will post numbers tomorrow when i pull them off my boat computer. Got 5 real quick, nice 20-25# grade, then things got slow til the afternoon. As for the weather, i've seen a lot worse, but it was definitely very sloppy. If there would have been a bigger groundswell, it would have been very ugly. We stuck it out, along with Rita G and Princess, and ended up getting one more on the way in at 28 miles. Our fish came in 61.9 degree water, near a warmer edge... same scenario in 2 different areas. Oh, if anyone finds a grey lid to a small rubbermaid boatline tub, it's probably mine. Hoping to make it out sunday if the weather improves. By the way, John's comment about radar reflectors is right on. At least one near miss has happened recently with the seas and fog. Good luck to all and be safe. |
Mike Moore (Legacy) (Moorefish)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 9:40 pm: | |
Glad you made it back safe Mike and crew. Scarey stuff. We have spent many a night at Santa Rosa Island only to get blown off the anchor in the middle of the night due major wind. Worst night blew 40 to 60-kts when forecasts were calling for pm winds of 15 to 25 kts.
R Marti- Just a heads up. I noticed the stormsurfing site that John posted freezes once it moves into Tue and Wed models. Maybe just a glitch. Other wind sites are caling for major wind Tue and Wed.
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecasts/graphical/sectors/loxMarineLoop.php |
Dragon (Paul_vuocolo)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 9:37 pm: | |
Thanx Tim; I'll try that 1st...Oh Ya... I will give a shout out to all on the radio when I find fish...When I get it working...Some guy helped me out when I was @ the Channel Is. some years back, glad he was there.(both of my sons where with me, they where teenagers then) I tried to pay him for his assitance as it was greatly appreaciatd...He declined the $$ and told me no problem. Just help someone out when Its your turn...I've taken that with me all these years. Well its been my turn a few times since then..and I will gladly do it... Later Paul |
John Moore (Jmoore)
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Votes: 1 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 9:12 pm: | |
Wow Mike,Glad you made it in OK and you got fish. Even after taking all precautions and checking forcasts it can still change quite rapidly sometimes. Days like that really reinforce your respect for the ocean. I once made a trip to Santa Rosa Island and the wind came up in the afternoon and was blowing 24 w/gust to 32. We stayed overnight planning on leaving the next morning at O dark thirty to beat the wind. All night it blew 24-32 and was blowing 24-32 in the morning. I had to make it back for a family event the next day so we went for it. I rounded the top end of Rosa and the swells were huge with big breaking wightcaps. I would qaurter the swells and turn into the breaking waves at the last second, cutting the power as you fell off the back of the wave and then gunning it to climb the back of the next one. My buddy said he would drive for a while if I was tired and I told him you couldn't pry the wheel from my hands. Funny thing was that as we crossed the channel the weather got better and better until at Naples there was no wind at all.
Reggie, Thanks for the come back on the radio on wen. Sorry to hear about your engine troubles. We tried to raise you on the radio in the afternoon but I think you guys had already headed in. We heard the CG talking with you as we motored in. They got on station with you while we were still about 3 miles from your position. Thats a good point about fuel filters. My boat is a diesel also and I think I will make sure that I have not used the last of my fuel filters on the boat and that I have the right tools to do the change on the water. |
Timothy Foley (Tree_doc)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 8:55 pm: | |
Dragon,
Check your Grounding Bus Bar where all your ground wires connect. Connections can get crappy and faulty grounds can really play havoc with your electronics and your mind. |
Don Thompson (Hitchhiker)
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Votes: 1 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 8:41 pm: | |
Oneida B, Mike (and others)
That's exactly why we turned our old 24ft radon around last sunday at 3:30am, 37 miles out when we hit about 20 knots / wind.
Too far from home to take any chances.
Glad you are home safe and sound to fish another day.........and give me a taxi out to my boat in the morning.
Donny aka "hitchhiker" |
Greg Smith (Mandella)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 8:27 pm: | |
Sorry, I said the Pricess when I meant the Princess!! Must be tired from all the lurching around we did out there today! |
Reggie Greenwood (Kid_tuna)
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Votes: 2 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 8:26 pm: | |
Mike, glad you made it to fish another day. An amazing story, and yes it sounds like angels got you home. Wow from fishable to Victory at Sea in a few hours. On the same note to all diesel boaters. Really rough water can stir your tank up, and the sh*t growing on the top of your tank. It will clog your filter, and reduce the performance from your engine greatly. Pack an extra, two if you are a volvo like me. ACTUALLY IT IS AN EASY THING TO CHANGE REGULARLY. I learned this lesson the hard way yesterday, and hope nobody else has to. I am happy to see we all agree to talk and share #'s with each other. As we all get older, and our minds crumble backwards into simpleness. Let's remember what we learned in preschool: Talk nice with each other. Share with each other. Make friends with the people that treat you right.
And maybe a nap after lunch if we are lucky. |
Greg Smith (Mandella)
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The ocean today was ROUGH, to say the least! I was out on the Pricess with Brad and the crew and had a go at trying to catch a tuna! Needless to say I didn't get one but we got 1 20# Bluefin, 12 Albacore (biggest about 25#) and 1 Skipjack. We caught the bulk of the fish on jig strikes with a few on bait. The bite was better after noon when the sun started to show a little! I'd say we caught the majority from 34 to 40 miles out! Blackie, good thing you stayed home! I had a good enough time but it was slim pickens! |
R Marti (Rad_21)
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Wow, Mike's story reminds me of a trip that I made a few years back. Went way SW and the wind kicked as we got there. It was a slow ride home.Glad you made it back. The Stormsurfing site says Tues and Wed of next week will be best.No fish is worth going thru that, keep it safe guys.
What boat were one Mike? was it a deep V ? |
Dave Pratt (My_three_sons)
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Was at Jalama for the last two days an the perchies were suicidal....yesterday hot and glassy on the beach with a big west wind bump and every 15 minutes a solid overhead 10 wave south set, hiked almost to Conception and it was all you wanted...and this morning it was blowing with whitecaps everywhere out of the NW...with a major fog wall off the boathouse up towards Arguello...
Aiming at Monday...Morro |
Dragon (Paul_vuocolo)
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Mike; OMG!!! Great to hear all are well...If even a bit Tattered & Torn...You need to take it easy on those angels they dont like to get thier feathers wet...Serious stuff and by the way Im a big believer in angels... Mines pretty tatered as well... Get this, Ive been posting since last week saying Im going...Im going... Im going...I still have not...And I quit posting because I figured Ya all where tired of hearing it... Thought Id just shut up and post my albi catch when we got them... I just came im to post for all you guys advice...I got two fresh batteries, full tank, thought all was squared away for the break in the wind...And I went out to the boat to fire it up, because I always do. I hate when people wait till thier In the water bfore they even tried it...Tilt the motor down hook up the water, fires right up on 1&2, gauges all light up Im solid...Then I decied to put some numbers in the GPS out of the blue... GPS wont go on, fish finder wont work, radio out, deck lights out...WTF!!! OVER...Im terrible W/elect... especially in boats...I generally dont turn those things on in my driveway...And I have had ZERO problemmas with any of that stuff...I was posting for elect. advise or a marine electrician, And read you hair rasing tale... And thought how easy the same thing could have happened to me... Im glad you are all hear to read this post...Id like to get this checked out by a pro...Which Is not me...Anyone??? |
Jim Nailen (Seeker)
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Glad you made it in, Mike and crew- that's why I don't like those trips down to the 1908 when it's an iffy call - 80 miles home, straight into it, can change your perspective on off-shore fishing - as you said
A few fish are not worth it - be smart and default to safe, so you can live to fish again ! |
robb e (Plan_b)
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"not worth taking a chance for a few fish." thanks for the reminder mike. glad you got out of it. |
john costello (Taurus)
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a little usefull information...i'm offshore pretty steady these days fishing blackcod..my foremost weather predictor is this site..it rarely lets me down..
http://www.stormsurfing.com/cgi/display.cgi?a=ccal_wind |
HARRELL KIMBALL (Catmakai)
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Mike: That is the worst I have heard in a long time, with survivors ! We are all glad for the happy ending ! I hope that all of the guys and gals that read this site read your account and appreciate it. "Sailors take warning"
Now for our local forecast:
The forecast is not as bad as Mike's actual conditions but one never knows. Right now there is nothing in the forecast for a week that is less than 15kts except monday till about 2pm which is 10kts. Tuesday and wednesday look like gale conditions. |
Mike Blackstone (Blackie)
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MIKE
not fun just glad you made it in with just getting wet , we have been caught in that situation before on a bottom fishing trip on jan 1 some years ago , in 18 radon europa , had to go a mile past the opening in the breakwater to get in.
Glad you guys are OK , live to fish another day .
Blackie |
mike hagans (Onieda_b)
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So here is the long and short of our Albacore trip on 9/24/09.We decided to go out on Monterey based on the weather report out of Morro on Wednesday, 15 to 20k with gust even more and dense stupid fog. Santa Cruz was 5 to 15k. So due to the fact we missed the last couple of beautiful days and bites to work, we went!!! Launched at 3 a.m to go get bait, signed read no bait.Great, no problem, hitting jigs, we have lots!!! Out of the harbor, punched in hot spots in GPS and off we go in 5 to 10k wind, making 18 to 20 miles an hour. 5 minutes into trip GPS module go out, GPS not responding, no problem, I have a second unit on board and radar to boot.We are on our way, high hopes!! Get 45 miles out and sun is coming up, 5 to 10 wind, put lines in, birds every where and troll to local hot spots, Radio just screaming with double tripples, 15 on board by 8 am. We got nothing!!10 am and we are now in the mad zone, wind is now 10 to 15, but verry fishable. Lines go off and we put 7 in the box like now! Wind is now steady 15k, 58 milkes from home, 7 in the box 11:30. Head for home and troll in.Wind now 18 plus, 53 from home, pull all lines but one, wind 20k now and we can only manage 8 to 10, drop one line in, what the heck, if we have to run at troll speed, the lets give it a shot, pick up 7 singles on the way in. We have gone 5 miles and now the wind is 20 plus and swell is building. It is 50 to port and 1:00 pm. Pull the one line and give it all we can to make time, maybe 10 miles an hour. Now 19 miles from port 4:30, Huge swells, short intervals, 30k and bulding!! I want my Momma!!!Getting dark now 12 miles to go and only making 3 miles and hour. Look to the left and a huge F**KING swell coming at us, turn into it give is some gas and it breaks on us, water all over, out board makes a hug groan as we are push down, second swell rolls on us and we are side ways and I think we are rolled, perfect storm goes through my mind, we are F, but our prayers are answered we are alive!!!, but still 12 miles from shore! Hail Coast Guard and give possition and tell them it is hell out here and if they do not hear from us, tell all we love them!!!We work for the next 3 1/2 hours to go 11 miles. I have never been so scared in my life. So, we made it in with 14 Fish, three badly soiled shorts, and a BIG Thanks To the Man up stairs, by the grace of god we made it through. 26ft boat, experienced crew, hard top or we would have been washed away.( B.A. Stewart get a hard top!!) Guys it is not worth taking a chance for a few fish, hug your kids, wife and stay home when their is a hint of bad blow out there, just not worht it and make sure you double check your euiptment. The sea is no place to find out what you are made of. Happy to be alive,thanks to God and every Angel that was on my boat with me!
The crew on the Onieda B!!!! |
Robert Grillo (Devildog)
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John, good see see you have a sense of humor. Bill at Coast Electronics (radio shack) is top notch for checking & getting things right. Give me a call if you come to Morro and I'll buy you breakfast at Carla's. Love that place. |
Jimmy Lewis (Jimmy_lewis)
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We went 17 mls this morning and mother nature spanked us...back home by 9:00 wishing for good weather.
Bloody decks forever!! |
hugh mccaffrey (Inspect7018)
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had a chance to fish the giants off the coast of new jerseys gulf stream. chunking off the mud hole with ballons drifting some baits, wieghts on others and some just drifting. we were hooked onto a quick release ball and 12/0 reels when suddenly i watched the balloon sink releasing a bubble and grab the rod. people throwing harness on me, folks cutting the anchor line boat started and we were under way. all this in 4-5 seconds only to miss him on the strike. maybe i was 21 years old and still recall it 30 years later. i know they better get them fish on ice if they want to get a good price from the japanes. them folks are pickey. i agree with both of our land stranded( till better weather) fisherman. lets all have a working radio and we should help other boats with a good reflector. any more then that i get a kick out of the @#$% talk |
Robert L Bishop Jr (Rob_bishop)
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John ,i wasnt there or heard so i wouldnt know , all i do know is i work for the railroad and sometimes we have radios that receive really well but dont tranmit worth a shit ,if someone says you have a problem its best to check it out just for safety's sake |
john costello (Taurus)
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bishop, ...what time of day was that?...i was fishing about 25 miles south of you guys untill tuesday afternoon...if you heard me monday or tues morning that may account for the scratchy transmission...i'll give it a check in the morning... |
john costello (Taurus)
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oh god, don't start in on ch 69, please!...i have a couple of walkie talkies i'll give you....you can talk all day long(my turn at being a smart ass)....i'll check that radio in the morning, look for the raccoon .. |
Robert L Bishop Jr (Rob_bishop)
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John Costello , you might really have a transmission problem , you receive just fine but transmit really bad , i would think grillo is doing you a favor telling you theres a problem , unless you can hear your transmissions yourself you might listen to him and try a new radio ,it might save your life |
Robert Grillo (Devildog)
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Ya John I was being a smart ass. Sometimes I just can't help it.Your post made you sound like the old man that yells at kids to get off his lawn. We were having a good time. Sorry if that bothered you. Mabey I'll just use ch 69 from now on...kind of like that number better, 68 just seemed like I was one short of a good game. Anyhow, I was not kidding about the quality\sound of your radio transmission, it hurt.Oh by the way the "son" part... Mom never did tell me who my dad was, you may owe me a lot of money. |
john costello (Taurus)
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robert, are you being a smart ass?...it kinda seems like it from here...no need for it .
my radios are fine...i just don't use them much.. you must have been mistaken....i'll continue to scan 68...it's entertaining as heck.
i've been doing this a long time, son...i've never failed to call in others to a hot bite...many here can vouch for me on that.
good luck , john |
Mike Blackstone (Blackie)
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WHOOPS FORGOT ONE THING
Talked to SAM BOYDS son in law just a hour ago they made it out 20 and had to turn back , said its like being in a wash machine . |
Mike Blackstone (Blackie)
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OHRA
ON THE LAST POST DEVIL DOG
i WILL PUT MY CANNED FISH UP, AGINST YOURS , BRING ME A JAR AND I WIL GIVE YOU ONE OF MY 2006 JARS AND YOU TELL ME.
Racoon in a meat grinder , your killin me dude
Blackie |
daniel holtzman (Stickman)
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ya i wish too mike i figured those were either new zealand or east coast fish don at virg's said the princess has too bluefin on board today did not say how large thought sounded like the fishing was pretty slow |
Robert Grillo (Devildog)
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Hey John, we were having a good time and letting others know when and where we were getting hooked up. There were times of up to 30 min. no one caught anything. If this bothers you so much, change the channel. Actually, you might want to check your radio. Every time you transmitted it sounded like a racoon in a meat grinder. Had to squelch you out a few times. Funny, just thought of something. I did hear you a few times but never heard any usefull info from you. Did you benifit at all from us calling numbers or are you just a fish magnet with no time to help others? |
john costello (Taurus)
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by the way....the best radar reflector made is the DAVIS echomaster..they run about 45 bucks and may save your life. |
john costello (Taurus)
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my take on radio fish:
it's pretty funny listening to the same guys talk on the radio all day long....seems like every time somebody farts out there they can't wait to jump on the radio and report it..tell me, if everyone seems to be catching, is it really necessary to report every time you get a single or double jig strike?
one more thing...it's not all that smart to cross the bow of a jig boat...jig boats don't stop and we are usually working at the stern...what do you think is going to happen if you get a strike and stop while crossing my bow?
lastly...most of the sportboats out there need to BUY A RADAR REFLECTOR !..when it gets choppy, it's hard to tell the tuperware boats from the sea clutter |
HARRELL KIMBALL (Catmakai)
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Hi Mike, tell your dad hello and monday looks the best for me. |
Mike Moore (Legacy) (Moorefish)
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Daniel- Those giant bluefin were caught out on the 1908 last week. Yeh right. Can Only Wish! Actually they were caught out on the Grand Banks. Those guys had 7 bluefin in four days. All right at 800-lbs. We actually had those size bluefin around our local Northern Channel Islands many years back. The seiners made short work by using aircraft to spot their BL trails at night. And like Harrell said, these fish are sold for serious coin in Japan. Pretty sad. But they are around. We had a double on bluefin the other day about 45 miles offshore. Only landed one, a 25-pounder caught on a cedar off our downwind outrigger. |
Mike Malengo (Mike_malengo)
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Looking at running out of Morro on Sunday on my dad's boat. I was wondering what time the bait dock opens and if they will have bait? Hello Harrell. My dad, stepmother and I will be heading up either late Saturday or early Sunday. Will you be out? If so give us a hail. Ruth Marie, Ch 68 |
daniel holtzman (Stickman)
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beautiful bluefin mike where were those from |
hugh mccaffrey (Inspect7018)
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i think Harrell was correct in his fishing manners and that the jig fishing will soon turn to more bait stops. i've experinced both the good and bad of giving numbers w the private boating fleet. we have read about having to chunk to attracted bait fish after the jig strike but to hold them takes a little more then what most of us carry in a 1 scoop tank. i ve been on good stops where i've called in boats names to the numbers( good reason to know one another on this board), we would chum litely a hundred yards apart with the fish working all of us at diffrent times. seems to hold them in the general area. i concider it a private party when boats names are called in to a bait stop. as to other boats coming, do as the fishmaster says, join us in the general area,we all want to share fish but troll on the outside, dont fish my chum. |
HARRELL KIMBALL (Catmakai)
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Steve;
I will be posting my take on the weather about 7pm each evening for a while . The computer models are updated about then each day. That is the best look at the next day's weather when combined with the buoys early in the am.
Mike;
Those fish in Tokyo would be worth tens of thousands of dollars. |
Mike Moore (Legacy) (Moorefish)
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Just saw this on another site. 800-lbrs  |
Steve Hendricks (Fishmaster)
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Greetings,
Another important thing to remember when running to numbers...you don't need to run right up on them! I usually stop at least a mile or two short and begin trolling..especially if you don't know the guy. The fish are usually in the general area and not just in one spot.
So what's the latest on the weather Harrell. I see Sunday/Monday just changed from 5-15 to 10-15. With all the wind all week...I'm sure it will be pretty sloppy out there. At least they are in another 20 miles.
lat,
steve
P.S. I still want to see a pic of the yellowfin off our coast!!! |
Jon Wood (Jonwood)
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The guys out of Monterey, Santa Cruz are great about giving out numbers and when they do look out because their are many more boats up there. If I was on a bait stop, gave out # and had someone run up my back I would not be a happy camper. This may be why some don't want to give out their #. Having said that I hope to get out early next week and if I find fish I will shout out my #'s. Good luck to all. |
ray nanini (Oxidation)
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When we use to fish albies alot in the 90's everybody shared numbers. Just be polite when you run to a guy thats cool enough to call you in, that's more or less his spot, don't troll up his transom or run through his bait, ie. behind him while he's bait fishing bait. On a slow day of fishing we found the fish, did'nt see too many boats, put out the numbers and the horizon lit up with boats coming our way, no biggie, but now I'm having to dodge a 60 ft. six pack boat, he was running me off my spot, and I mean I had to go 10 knt's or more so he wouldn't hit me, what a jerk ! I'm just glad he dosen't fish anymore. Good manners= good fishing= good times. |
