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Mike Blackstone (Blackie)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, February 11, 2006 - 8:56 am: | |
MICHELE
I wish , hey what can i say they are just like the candy squid , THEY WORK, If you want to join us , a bunch of the (FISHERMAN) from the club will be at San Simeon Monday morn, ill let you try them.
Mike |
Michele (Fiesta)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, February 10, 2006 - 6:25 pm: | |
Mike, Berkley should give you an unlimited supply of bloody sand worms (or do they already?). I think it was '97, I was quoted in WON saying a certain Daiwa rod was the best I had ever used for salmon (I think I was drunk). Anyway, they sent me 2 rods, a reel and a bunch of other stuff I gave away. It was a fun rod though, 9' interline. |
Mike Blackstone (Blackie)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, February 10, 2006 - 7:36 am: | |
biglove
I personally like SAN SIMEON, but them perch are biting good everwhere , some of the guys on this site fish the state beach at Pismo and Montana del oro, , I fish (Berkley Gulp brand )Bloody sand worms and ultra lite spinning gear, sliding sinker and one hook, but I saw guys an Gals catching them last week on pieces of shrimp and a strip of squid, fishing large spinning gear, two hook terminal tackle. The weather will be great so have a great weekend.
Blackie/Sr |
1biglove (Unregistered Guest)
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just coming up this weekend 2-11..2-13 wanna get some in before salmon...is the slabs hit'n...staying in pismo any directons? |
Mike Blackstone (Blackie)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, February 09, 2006 - 5:10 pm: | |
You guys need to go out a catch some fish , them BIG perch are biting like crazy and there are only a few of us fishing, you cant use the weather excuse , you can stand in the ocean all day in this SUMMER weather, just dont harass the Elephant seals the environmentalist will git you or ranger rick.
So get out and take advantage of this beautiful weather we have.
bloody sand worm,s forever
Blackie/Sr |
Anonymous
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my bass itches also |
Will Bateman (Willbateman)
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Post Number: 67
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, February 08, 2006 - 6:37 pm: | |
I have two beautiful, new Shimano downrigger rods with new Shimano Triton 200G levelwind reels that will be auctioned off at the Salmon Seminar, March 18th in Morro Bay. Many other great items available. Please come and meet all the other fishing fanatics.
Will |
Mike Green (Caster)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, February 07, 2006 - 8:05 pm: | |
Forgot to thank Chris, Great Vid!
Damn, I need to go fishing soon! |
Michele (Fiesta)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, February 07, 2006 - 5:42 pm: | |
Shane, please e-mail me again. I guess I deleted your address. |
Tsunami (Carl_moore)
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Great Video Chris! |
JP (Fishstench)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, February 07, 2006 - 7:56 am: | |
Chris, great Vid. Ive been showing that to the guys in my office and now everyone is getting the fishing itch. where you from? we look to be bout the same age. Did you go to Poly? |
Will Bateman (Willbateman)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, February 06, 2006 - 7:51 pm: | |
While we're on the subject.. last summer we had to wait for about an hour while a valley lake boat guy had his trailer disappear under the dock on an extreme outgoing tide. WHAT A MESS! They finally just yanked it out and wasted the trailer! I suppose that a little education would go a long way at the launch ramp. Let's just try to be helpful and to avoid the lrge female kayackers.
Will |
Timothy Foley (Tree_doc)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, February 06, 2006 - 7:28 pm: | |
Right On, Sissy!!! LOL!!
I bought a kayak last year just for fishing and accessing Rock Fish honey holes well up the coast where we can't regularly power up to. Ever been towed by 38" Ling? LOL! It's a kick in the ass. I have it rigged up with a Lowrance FF, 12v baitwell, and a bunch of other bells and whistles. It's going to be a huge thing in the future, it's growing by leaps and bounds in popularity, that is if we're still allowed to fish our coast.
Obviously, I come from the "boating" side of the fence so ramp protocol is second nature but I also find it ridiculous that these people need to use a ramp facilty at all with a kayak. Heck, I try and get away from that environment, that's one of the great benefits of a Yak. If anything, why can't they use one side of the public dock rather than the ramp. I have one of the heaviest models available and carrying it down the ramp to the dock is not that tough. Damn, some of them Ugly Women that Sissy describes are a lot tougher than me! |
Sissy (Unregistered Guest)
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I started to comment on the kayak thing earlier, but then thought I have pissed off enough people on this site. But here goes. I don't think you can communicate with these people.
I was backing the Sissy down the ramp after waiting my turn last year, and a couple of ugly women were there with there kayaks. They were out of the way, so I proceeded to back down the ramp. All of a sudden one of them planted a big kiss on the other, and flopped here kayak right in the Sissy's path. I had to slam on the brakes, risking dumping her on the pavement. The women then flipped me off, as to say "so what?"
Well, I'm real fussy about getting any kind of blood on the Sissy except fish blood, so I just waited a long time for these women to get out of the way.
My advice is; keep your insurance paid up and run over them. After all, there is only one salmon season, but there is allot of ugly women.
John |
Dave Pratt (My_three_sons)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, February 06, 2006 - 12:13 pm: | |
Same problem down here in Santa Barbara, especially during the summers. Gets worse every year. Kayaks and jet fleas all over the ramp. Most of 'em listen well when you tell them about ramp protocol...but every year there are more and more with a lousy and selfish attitude. Not trying to start an us vs them debate...just that each year brings a little more self-centeredness and an unwillingness by some to just get along. The trend is noticeable.
They'll park their BMW "suv's" in everybody's way, top of the ramp, lay their yaks in a row, end to end, across the top of the ramp...then move oh so slowly!
Whoops...I'm getting tense!
Dave
My Three Sons |
Timothy Foley (Tree_doc)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, February 06, 2006 - 11:47 am: | |
I would think signage would be a good first move. Kayaks are way to accessible to sometimes very clueless people that would never get the message unless it was right there staring them in the face.
Careful guys, the Kayakers want to see the "dangerous" hunters removed from the bay, I'm sure the "dangerous" fishermen will only be next! |
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personally Eric, I think that you are a fine example of our gvmt. at work... |
Ray Cloud (Cloud)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, February 05, 2006 - 8:00 pm: | |
Eric--I'd like to suggest signage first; ongoing edu campaign as ongoing support. That might help get the message across faster. Wouldnt have to be complicated or spendy just some basic rules to follow (for the safety, enjoyment and convenience of everyone). Cloud out |
Eric Endersby (Unregistered Guest)
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Plan B:
I'm open to suggestion, but the underlying fact of the matter is that the kayakers have every right to the launch ramp as anybody else. So we'll have to figure out a way for everyone to coexist.
Yes, I agree that many of them don't "get" normal launch ramp etiquette, and kayakers often get in the way and/or don't have a clue as to what we powerboaters are up against when the wind and tide are up. They just don't have a concept many times because they have never been there. But like us, they use the launch ramp because it is convenient, and centrally located.
The other options for them are the dirt launch at the State Park marina, and Coleman Beach up across the street from the power plant. But, for them when the wind comes up NW, if they have launched at Coleman they often can't get back upwind safely. And if they have launched at the State Park and they have to fight an ebbing tide, that's not good either. Hence they flock to the middle, which is the launch ramp if you consider the back bay and the regualr part of the bay too.
So what's the answer? In guvmint we always start with education first. I can try and see if any group has put out a kayaking launch ramp etiquette brochure, as I'm sure that we're not the only harbor that faces this issue. If we can get that in the hands of all the places that sell and rent kayaks, it would be a start.
Signage would be the next. Perhaps some informational signs at the ramp? Or signs directing kayakers to use the outside of the launch ramp floats whenever possible. Again, I'll look to other harbors for this, and you guys let me know if you have seen anything along these lines at other harbors. I'll get in touch with all my harbor master buddies and try to not reinvent the wheel first. And if you guys have any ideas, let me know. My work number is 805-772-6254. Hopefully we can make it better, because I don't want any accidents either. My final solution would be to put an officer down there on crowded weekends or days, but that is the most difficult and least diesirable because of the time and manpower committment. But the bottom line is that we have to coexist.
Eric Endersby |
Josh Conrad (Conman)
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Michele Its 4conrads@sbcglobal.net |
Michele (Fiesta)
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Josh, what's your e-mail address? |
plan b (Unregistered Guest)
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finally got down to our place in bahia de los angeles for a couple weeks. some yellows on the deep reefs 12 to 14 lbs for us but saw two or three over 20 lbs by others. all iron fish. rockfish mixed in and it looked like the commercial pangas were starting to look for the halibut, bait was virtually none existent. good weather with no wind in the mornings, light winds in the afternoon.if your thinking about a trip down, the road conditions are excellent and fuel(about 2.25 per gallon, bring your own octane) is not a problem. my rig gets about 10 mpg. extreme low tides showed lots of excellent clams in the sand.
on another note, as we approach another season of fishing is anyone else wondering if morro bay
plans on doing anything about the barage of kayakers that use the ramp? before one of them gets crushed under a 10k truck/trailer rig?or pinned against the dock and a 8k sportfisher during an out going tide? or pulverized by a prop attached to a 200 horse outboard? i have nothing against kayaks, i have a couple myself, maybe the folks that use the ramp don't know about the other places in the bay to launch that are much safer or have absolutely no common sense at all. on top of the obvious danger, when the wind comes up and we are all trying to get out of the water at the same time, they are a bit like cattle they take there sweet time moving out of the way. how about it eric? |
perchy (Unregistered Guest)
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Chris-
I didn't see anyone with that many big fish at one time at all last year. Looks like you guys know how to catch the heck out of them reds. Keep it up
later |
Michele (Fiesta)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, February 04, 2006 - 9:44 pm: | |
salmon seminar-March 18-6:00 PM-vet's hall-morro bay |
Josh Conrad (Conman)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, February 04, 2006 - 6:15 pm: | |
Sissy, Thanks for the info.I just need to find out if thats the problem why I didn't catch any at moss.Around morro and psl we did good but got our butts kicked up there and that sucks. |
Mike Green (Caster)
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I think this has been around here before, but maybe not
http://www.break.com/index/flyingfish.html
copy and paste in the URL |
The Sissy (Unregistered Guest)
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Sissy (Unregistered Guest)
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Josh,
Go on Cabela's website and work your way into ocean fishing/down rigger accessories. Find the Cabela's black box. (There are many brands of these) Cabelas lets you download the book on how to use it. It tells all about how to test your boat. I'm going to pack a Simpson meter with me this year (volt meter) but I think the Sissy must be doing OK. She caught fish. I still want to know what my positive versus natural voltage is. I just printed the download to take with me. If my voltage is off, I will buy a black box.
John |
Chris Foster (Fishmaster110)
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Another vid clip of 2005..
http://webpages.charter.net/fishmaster110/Fishing_0003.wmv
55 more days!! SALMON |
Josh Conrad (Conman)
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Michele, how do you test for that? |
Tim (Tim)
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I must be a dummy,but how do you get to previous pages that haven't been archived yet? Thanks in advance! Tim |
Michele (Fiesta)
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Correction, .4-.6 (tenths, not hundredths) volts. That's what the book sais, but the Princess did best at .36 last year. |
Michele (Fiesta)
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George,
pos. .04 - .07 volts. Within this range, higher voltage will attract smaller fish and lower will attract bigger. A negative voltage is very bad(no fish). |
Michele (Fiesta)
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I wonder how it's tale "landed" in the boat. Gray whales can only come 3/4 out of the water. It's hard to believe that a whale could breach at all in 35 ft. of water. I'm not saying it did't happen, I'm just wondering how. |
Will Bateman (Willbateman)
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Now they will probably want to keep us out of the water altogether so we don't hurt any whales!
Will |
van barbieri (Narcd)
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Oops, no photos. |
van barbieri (Narcd)
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Here is an email I received from my friend Ed Stetson Santa Barbara Harbor Patrol. Photos to follow.
2/1/06 @ 1730 hours
We received a MAYDAY call from the M/V Blind Girl, 26', off Santa Barbara
Point with 3 POB's. A whale had breached in 35' of water and came down on
top of a boat. It shattered the windshield, knocked the roof off, crushed
the railing, snapped the back off the back of the operator's chair (I don't
known if he was in it), broke antennas and dinged the fiberglass deck. The
whale's tail landed in the aft section of the cockpit area, wacking a
passenger, breaking 5 of his ribs and cutting him up. We sent him to the
E.R. where they dug barnacles out of his back. Whale skin was removed from
the deck. The media (local and national) is all over this one, so keep your
eyes on the TV.
Just another day at SB harbor.
Ed |
Ray Cloud (Cloud)
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See--it only took a few e-mails & letters to make this one work. A consistent avalanche of letters from boat owners and fishermen opposing the current and proposed state of affairs would be all that much better. Regulators and legislators pay a lot more attention to written submissions as they are documented public input. Common knowledge how they love their documentation. Numbers always win the game, this one is no different! Cloud out. |
Mike Green (Caster)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, February 02, 2006 - 6:26 pm: | |
Nice articles published today in the Telegram Trivial, oops, I ment Tribune. Congrats to both Bob and Dave.
They should have been printed on the front page!
Don't let the fact that they printed their letters this time fool you!
The Triv. will no doubt print some totaly bogus headline soon about how local fishermen want to kill cute sealions!
Ask me how I know?
I live in Los Osos! |
Mike Blackstone (Blackie)
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CONGRATULATIONS
to all of us, they did listen and print
THE REST OF THE STORY
Blackie/SR |
Tsunami (Carl_moore)
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Dave Rymal you kick ass!
This was posted in the Telegram Tribune
Letters to the Editor/ViewpointBy Dave Rymal
One could find it hard to dispute Jim Webb's eloquent viewpoint (Jan. 30) supporting marine protected areas, but I'll give it my best shot.
There are some errors in Jim's essay that need to be pointed out. My only credentials are that I'm a lifelong fisherman and sportfishing captain with thousands of days on the Central Coast waters.
I can say that fishing has remained constant in the years I've fished here. That is, the size, amount, mix and effort haven't changed. The only glitches were in the El Niño years.
This observation was confirmed at the final meeting of the Marine Interest Group last year. For years, the Department of Fish and Game sent biologists out on sportfishing boats, counting and measuring fish.
This was stopped in 1998 and later picked up as a collaborative research project by MIG.
The data from '78 through '98 was compiled and put together with the MIG data. Results show the size, amount, mix and effort have remained virtually constant.
There is a reason for this. We are, in fact, a de facto marine protected area. There is no large population base nearby. We only have two ports, two launch ramps and two sportfishing landings. Couple this with the winter storms and the spring northwesterlys that cut the yield down, logic tells us that the fish are pretty safe.
We are now in the midst of a seven-month sportfishing closure that is completely unnecessary, with the new bag limits of 10 rockfish and two lingcod, which I support.
We should be able to fish all year, at all depths and have a sustainable fishery. The yield has always remained constant in a yearlong fishery. I'm against marine protected reserves. Fight your real and imagined battles individually, but don't take down sportfishing with them.
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Capt. Dave Rymal lives in Paso Robles. |
Roger King (Fishtales)
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I was trying to find info on the Santa Barbara Sport fishing Club. When the meetings are? Where?
Roger |
Darby Neil (Darby)
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Sneed is right, there has been a 90% reduction in the amount of fish landed in recent years. Thanks to a government that reduced the amount of fish we could catch by 90%!! I quit reading the trib after Sneed's first artical. Then I put next to the toilet but it made the bathroom stink! |
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Taken from today's Tribune, please send comments to David Sneed at the Tribune regarding the discrepancies and Bias in this Article
Posted on Wed, Feb. 01, 2006
Network of no-fishing zones under reviewA state task force meeting this week in Morro Bay is considering marine protection areas off California, an idea environmentalists embrace and fishermen fear will kill their industryBy David SneedThe TribuneAfter decades of micromanaging individual fish species, state and federal regulators say they are ready to begin a new era of overseeing fisheries based on an ecosystem approach.
An important part of that strategy, they say, will be establishing the ocean equivalent of wildlife refuges along the state's 1,100-mile coastline.
A state task force meeting Tuesday and today in Morro Bay is considering proposals to create a series of marine protected reserves on the Central Coast.
The result is likely to be a network of areas covering hundreds of square miles of nearshore ocean from Santa Cruz to northern Santa Barbara County in which fishing is either banned or significantly restricted.
This new era of fishing management comes after 30 years of tumultuous change for fishing communities such as Port San Luis and Morro Bay, which have seen their fleets experience cycles of boom and bust. Fishing levels are now so low that port communities are wondering if their fleets can survive.
"Fishing is the foundation of our community," said Morro Bay Mayor Janice Peters. "Once the fishermen are gone, they are gone forever."
The task force will recommend a series of fishing- restricted areas to the state Department of Fish and Game, which will pass the recommendations on to the state Fish and Game Commission later this year.
These areas will augment the state's other resource laws that restrict the size and number of individual fish that can be caught and times of year that they can be fished. The goal is to protect entire marine ecosystems and the fish that live in them, rather than setting different rules for different fish, said John Ugoretz, who manages the state's Central Coast nearshore ecosystems.
"Right now, we micromanage fishing," he said.
Protecting ocean habitats
The proposal for a state system of marine protected areas reflects a national trend toward protecting entire ocean habitats, all the way to krill and the other minute organisms that form the basis of the ocean food chain, said Steve Ralston, a biologist with the federal Pacific Fisheries Management Council.
State and federal resource managers recently created a series of marine protected areas around California's Channel Islands that has served as a model for the statewide proposed system of reserves.
Environmentalists say marine protected areas are a way to stabilize fishing because they provide areas where some fish can live their entire life cycles free from fishing pressure. Andrew Christie with the local chapter of the Sierra Club urged the task force Tuesday to recommend marine protected areas that cover as large an area as possible in order to maximize their effectiveness.
Fishermen generally oppose marine protected areas but are resigned to the fact that they are inevitable. They want reserves that avoid their most productive fishing grounds.
"Unless the marine protected areas are kept at a reasonable level, it will be devastating for fishermen," said Roger Cullen, a Morro Bay commercial fisherman.
Decades of change
Plans for a network of protected areas come after three decades of dramatic change in fishing practices and regulations in California. In the 1970s, commercial fishing expanded greatly as the United States enlarged the area of its coastal oceans it controls and domestic fishermen displaced a foreign fishing fleet.
Initially, fishing was comparatively unregulated and some bottom-dwelling fish were overexploited. State and federal regulators then began imposing a comprehensive series of new fishing restrictions.
They included shorter fishing seasons, exclusion areas to protect rockfish and overall lower catch levels. Catch levels of some species of fish have dropped by 90 percent.
Particularly hard hit were trawlers, fishermen who drag weighted nets along the bottom of the ocean. That method of fishing can catch large numbers of unwanted fish, and regulators and some environmental groups began buying out trawl fishing boats.
As a result, the number of fishing boats operating out of Morro Bay has dropped from a high of 100 to about 40. With reductions of that size, fishing communities risk losing key support services such as marine refueling stations and ice vendors, said Jay Elder, Port San Luis harbor manager.
On the other hand, the restrictions have allowed many fish species to rebound. For example, ling cod, a popular sport angling fish, has recovered.
Many rockfish species as well as sardines are also on the rebound, said Tom Barnes, a state Fish and Game Department biologist.
The meeting of the Marine Life Protection Act Blue Ribbon Task Force continues from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at the Inn at Morro Bay, 60 State Park Road, Morro Bay.
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David Sneed covers environmental issues. E-mail story ideas and comments to him at dsneed@thetribunenews.com. |
Ray Cloud (Cloud)
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Ayup me too. Out. |
Will Bateman (Willbateman)
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I sent a letter to the editor also. We'll see if it gets in.
Will |
mark godfrey (The_mistrsess)
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correction: dave sneed's email is:
www.dsneed@thetribunenews.com |
Mike Blackstone (Blackie)
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I have fired off my letter to the trib, there paper needs to be in the shitter to wipe our butts on.
Blackie/Sr |
mark godfrey (The_mistrsess)
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Sandra Duerr is the Exec. editor.
www.sduerr@thetribunenews.com
I emailed her and she said she was putting Silas Lyons (local news) www.slyons@thetribunenews
and David Sneed(environmental issues) to do a story on the closures. www.sdneed@thetribunenews.com. I really see what a biased rag we really have here! |
Ray Cloud (Cloud)
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Carl,
Maybe the TT Editor needs a bunch of emails from those that support your rebuttal. Post who to email I'll do it. Not from TT's "area" (and wouldnt subscribe anyway) but understand the necessity of getting involved. Cloud out |
Tsunami (Carl_moore)
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Well I guess we see were Telegram Tribune stands. They didn't print Bob or my rebuttal. That paper is not worth wiping my butt. Paul thanks for your input. I've been listing to the task force and it's friggin sicking. |
Anonymous
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yes and apparently, they both love to fish. |
Ray Cloud (Cloud)
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Sure glad someone finally brought up the sea lion problem.
Wasn't there a situation or study on (endangered) steelhead few years ago? Seem to remember the study documented over-populated sea lions hung out at a river mouth devouring 99% (or more) of returning fish. Of the few that got through, 100% of those had bite marks (or other serious physical damage from the furbags) and would die before spawning because of it. Because of furbags protected status, nothing could be done. So we end up with a non-endangered specie decimating one that is (endangered). And now draconian & un-necessary regs targeting sport fisher folk, with more on the way. This is what we get as supposedly sound science & management policy. Further proof of just how badly our government is broken.
At least the Great Whites are coming back to help a little with natural predation. Maybe we could sponsor a nature swim for the furbag lovers? Cloud out. |
Anonymous
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so let me get this straight,,, marys the boss of jim? |
Chris Foster (Fishmaster110)
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Dreaming of last summer.....
Check out this vid clip of fishing last summer..
Sorry its a long load (3.7MB) http://webpages.charter.net/fishmaster110/HOw%20we%20doing.AVI
Can't wait for April 1st!!!! |
Michele (Fiesta)
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WOW. I keep scrolling down to that picture of Joe's red. what a whopper! That was the last fish caught on the last day of the season. |
Jim Chandler (Onporpoise)
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Good call Carl. |
Will Bateman (Willbateman)
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Hi boys and girls,
Just got back from the northwest coast of Hawaii. Had a great time enjoying the 78 degree water. Offshore pelagics were not around due to poor current conditions, bur bottom fishing was hot. Picture is of ulua, uku, and omilu; all great eating. Will out |
Mike Blackstone (Blackie)
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ERIC
Yes I am a member of the CAMBRIA fishing CLUB, but that does not mean that i totally support jims views.
We have over 40+ members and you know we all want to fish as much as we can,
Jr had a good solution the other day lets have a punch card method like the ABS , let me fish when ever I want and restrict me to SAY 35 limits a year , do you think I would ever get out on the water with the weather to catch that many fish , I think NOT.
Any body need a seal parka? thats one of our real problems, I remember as a kid fishing with my dad and uncle the 30/30 was always topside and when a seal stole a salmon , there was blood on the water.
Blackie/ Sr |
Paul V. Boe (Lobo)
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Hi Carl, Nice letter to the editor but you need to change "pearl" to "peril" and add a colon after "Case in point." I hope you don't mind my editing. Pura Vida. Paul Boe |
Tsunami (Carl_moore)
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All,
I'd like to submit a rebuttal was hoping I could get some feedback before I submit to Telegram Tribune. Bob, I had cut and pasted some of your stuff hope you don't mind.
Dear editor:
This is a rebuttal to Jim Webb viewpoint published Jan 30. Viewpoint/Our ocean of treasures is a legacy that we must protect
Don’t let the facts get in the way of a good story. Jim Webb would lead you to believe that the central coast ground fisheries is in pearl, that simply is not true! The fact is that Cal Poly did an on board survey that was just peer reviewed and about to be published that found that the size of the fish caught today are the same as 30 years ago as well as the catch per hour of effort. He would lead you to believe the most restrictive marine park reserve is in the best interest of everyone, again not true. The majority of fisherman know our fisheries are strong as evident from the Cal Poly report. Jim stated some fish populations are only one-tenth of what they used to be, show me the study, has it been peer reviewed? This is another example of someone crying the sky is falling without having the facts. Case in point a Department Fish and Game Chief Scientist had used the pacific red snapper as their spotted owl during a study, he hade made the claim the pacific red snapper was being over fished, the following year he told the board he had made a grave mistake and the red snapper population was healthy, this was after further restriction were imposed on recreational fishermen. Jim stated that we only catch half the fish we used to, what he didn’t tell you is the reason why. Our fishing season used to be 12 months and is now shortened to only five. We used to be able to fish in all depths of water but now we can only fish in less than 240 feet. We used to fish with five hooks but now are cut to two. The limit was 15 rockfish but now its 10. These are all restriction that have been imposed on central coast fishermen and restrictions that we can live with, in addition we also have submitted a proposal outlining areas that could be included in the marine reserves. We recognize it is in our best interest to maintain a healthy fishery, however imposing more restrictions and severely limiting the areas we can fish is not warranted or necessary. Finally, Jim would lead you to believe that he speaks for all fishermen. I can assure you that Mr. Webb does not speak for the central coast fishermen.
Carl Moore
Member of Central Coast Fisheries Conservation Coalition |
Dave Pratt (My_three_sons)
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wow....the plot sickens!
Dave
My Three Sons |
Michele (Fiesta)
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oh jeez... I took Mary fishing too!!! |
Jim Lewis (Jimmer)
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Mary Webb: Board of Directors Vice- President
Mary moved to Cambria when she decided to “trade” Intel Corporation and the Silicon Valley for a more restive environment. She promptly went to work for nationally acclaimed Seekers Glass Gallery in Cambria, where she quickly became gallery manager. Mary’s history of administrative experience included gallery manager at Seekers Gallery in Cambria from 1986 to 2001. Mary was credited with successful gallery sales, artistic displays, and operations with a staff of over 15 employees during that time.
Mary joined the board of Greenspace Cambria in 2002 after volunteering at several Greenspace events. Mary is currently Chair of the Membership Committee, is managing several database projects, coordinating volunteers, and is implementing new donor management software. While serving on both the Events and the Center Street Committees, Mary created and produced the fundraising event “Chinatown on Center Street” and partnered with the Cambria Historical Society on “East Meets West” where two local community groups joined forces in a mutually beneficial fund raiser.
Mary is also responsible for public relations promotion and community outreach. She is coordinating Greenspace activities by attending PROS meetings and advising Greenspace on other CCSD related projects.
A community activist and self described “tree hugger”, Mary and her husband, Jim met at Intel Corporation in Santa Clara in the 1980’s, and moved to Cambria in 1985.
Jim Webb is a puppet!
Bloody Decks Forever!!! |
Mark E Hilliard (Ms_mackey)
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Joe Romley
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Dave Pratt (My_three_sons)
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Eric, your remarks about him needing to be the first one to turn in his license....that was perfect. Walk the walk, you know.
And Bob....excellent letter....I hope it gets printed.
Dave
My Three Sons |
Eric Endersby (Unregistered Guest)
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Jim Webb is not crazy and confused Michele, that has been his line since day one working with the MLPA. He's 100% for more marine protected areas (closures). Knowing that he is an avid fisherman and knowing how much fish he does kill, he's a puzzle to me.
Personally, if you truly believe that the ocean around here is "in crisis" and needs marine protected areas to survive, then you are the FIRST one to turn in your fishing license and stop fishing. But that's just me.
Anyway, well said Bob. I hope that they have the huevos to print your response, but I'm not holding my breath.
Blackie, aren't you a member of the Cambria Fishing Club?
Eric Endersby |
Michele (Fiesta)
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Did anyone see that picture of Joe Romley's 10 lbs. 2oz. vermillion this year? Yep, haven't seen one of those in a while, but JIM caught lots of 8-9 pounders. As a matter of Fact, he told me a few times this year that this was the best rockfishing he has ever seen. So don't be too hard on him, maybe he's just gotten confused. Sometimes people start to go crazy when they have to suddenly stop fishing for long periods of time-and that was definately crazy talk in his "article". |
Mike Blackstone (Blackie)
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TIM;CARL
When I was in there last week to purchase the sand worms , the walls were almost empty, I got my worms and the guy charged me more than anywhere else, I told him that they were only $5.00 a pack , to ask SUZANE he said there gone and thats the price ,so I assumed that there are new owners , He also said they were going to primarly serve the bass fisherman, guess I will buy my salt water swim baits on line now.
Carl ; The MLPA meeting will be open for discussion on wed, not that they will listen to us.
Blackie/Sr |
Tsunami (Carl_moore)
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What the F!!!
This guy is or was our back-up to represent us for the marine reserves? I assure I don't get pissed to often, and try not to be negative but this has my friggin blood boiling. I need someone to tell me I'm off base, this guy is on our side, tell me he has help the cause, until then he is a Judas in my eyes. Maybe I should claim to be a greenpeace activist and try to get on the board. |
Michele (Fiesta)
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Jim goes fishing with virg's more than any other person I know of. I guess you could say he's our #1 customer. Jim kills an awefull lot of fish, but I'm not complaining, because I know how healthy the fishery really is. |
Bob Hather (Windfall)
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Dear editor:
Your commentary by Jim Webb on Jan 30 is yet again demonstration of your liberal environmental disinformation effort. The real problem lies in the folks like Mr. Webb. He states that we only catch half the fish we used to. But what he didn’t tell you is the reason. Our fishing season used to be 12 months and is now shortened to only five. We used to be able to fish in all depths of water but now we can only fish in less than 240 feet. We used to fish with five hooks but now are cut to two. The limit was 15 rockfish but now its 10. In 1972 we had 20,000 sea lions consuming fish. Now it’s over 400,000 sea lions eating over seven million pounds of fish per day. By comparison the entire rockfish industry on the Central Coast is limited to 400,000 pounds per year. Get it! The protected sea lions get over six thousand times the fish the commercial fishermen take. Mr. Webb says the big fish are gone. The fact is that Cal Poly did an on board survey that was just peer reviewed and about to be published that found that the size of the fish caught today are the same as 30 years ago as well as the catch per hour of effort. We have adequate and highly restrictive marine management to protect the marine resources. Further restrictions in the form marine reserves are unnecessary and a bad idea with the current marine management measures in place. According to scientists at the National Marine Fisheries, marine reserves may actually be harmful to the environment because they concentrate fishing effort. As a director of the Central Coast Fisheries Conservation, I can assure you that Mr. Webb does not speak for the fishermen.
Bob Hather
3675 Sequoia Dr.
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
541 4992
Member of the Regional Stakeholder Group to the Blue Ribbon Committee
Member of the Marine Interest Group
Owner of Fishreports.net
Director of Central Coast Fisheries Conservation Coalition |
Blackie Jr (Unregistered Guest)
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I agree with you Carl and Jim Webb does not speak for me either. I have seen the three different proposals with the maps of all of the different closure areas and as best as I can interpret the maps with the three different types of closures, at best we lose all of the area a few miles north of piedras blancas, all of point buchon, and a few other areas as well. The area off of Cambria has a marine park which is open to recreational fishing and an easy ride for that modern-day 15-foot skiff. Piedras Blancas has some of the best bottom fishing anywhere and little fishing pressure due to accessibility by distance and weather. If you create a small area where we all have to fish, what then will happen to that area? You guessed it, fished out. Maybe we should have DFG put all of our allotted fish take for the year in a bathtub at the launch ramp and we can just drop our lines in there. I for one am tired of being denied access to fish by agencies and/or individuals who cant get their act together or have other interests in mind. |
Timothy Foley (Tree_doc)
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Blackie, you posted a snippet last week about Tackle Warehouse changing hands. Can you or anyone "in the know" elaborate on that info? |
Dustin DesJardins (Farmerd)
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I plan on being there for the opener Big Dave! Will most likely be down your way before April so we will talk about it then. We have the house in Cayucos for 8 days the third week of April, so we will see how we can put together a little perch derby. Moss should be a blast ... talk soon |
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