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whales, fish, and some waves
Well, Bia and I have finally decompressed from our week in central Baja. We had the campo to ourselves the entire week, except for 2 days we shared
with 2 Mexican families.
On the second day we dug some clams and headed down the beach to fish. Big perch and a few jack smelt gave way to some big spot-fin croaker. We each
landed one and broke off one other. The biggie went around 12 pounds and was 29” long while the smaller one was 25”. Each gave a fun 5-10 minute fight
up and down the beach. We fed three families that night on bone soup with fish, shrimp, clams, zucchini, rice and corn. Mmmm…
The surf was pretty small averaging rib high on the big ones. I only surfed once, alone, and made the best of it. Heck, alone in the water in Baja?
I’ll take it every time!!!
Around 9am on Tuesday we decided to go check out the whales at Ojo de Libre. What a great decision that turned out to be. We arrived about 12:30, ½
hour early for the next boat. After a beer Leopoldo announced he would be our captain and we were of. The first hour or so was spent seeing whales
from 100 yards or so. Just as we started to resign ourselves to more of this kind of whale “watching” something magical started to happen. Within
minutes we were approached by a mother and calf that spent the next ½ hour on the rail of our panga being loved and scratched by every eager gringo in
the boat. Even Poldo got in a scratch or three. These two tired of the interaction and we all voted,” let’s go in now” but Poldo wouldn’t budge.
Amazingly, another pair of ballena gris approached and spent the next ½ hour or so on our rail. We definately have our Xmas card photo this year! All
told, it was worth every peso we spent on the entire trip, not just for the panga. If you’re dreaming of going-do it. And ask for Capitan Poldo!!! He
has a way with the whales!
We made our way back to camp with a stop for take-out at Carmelita’s. Back in camp by sunset and everything was groovy. The camp was deserted still
and I’d forgot to put rocks on the coolers but Neptune was smiling so even the coyotes didn’t try to get into the food.
All in all, it was a great week in Baja. Bia and I have both scratched off one of the greatest things we’ve ever done from our To-Do-Lists.
[Edited on 3-24-2007 by woody in ob]
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wishing it was better
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xmas card?
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magic happens!
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Capitan Poldo thanking the baby
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Gracias Poldo
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sunup over baja
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sopa de mariscos, Peruana style!!!
[Edited on 3-24-2007 by woody in ob]
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Thanks! Nice croaker!
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Nice? That's a toad! If you caught that fish anywhere north of Baja you'd be famous.
Nice the man says? :
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woody with a view
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last time i saw one like this was as a kid. we'd get them in mission bay near the bridge to mission beach near the islandia hotel. them were the
days.....
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Wow, the mother of all croakers! 
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here's Bia's "biggest fish ever".
note my fish lounging in the chaise!
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Indeed a lucky guy that woody is!
Trips like that make the work worthwile.
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oooops!
Bia just informed me that she's holding my big croaker .
here's the other...
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What a great time! Thanks and I do think you have your Christmas Card.
However, can't believe you were so close and did not go to the concert at San Borja---wish we had been there.
Also, don't scratch the whale watching thing off your list, now you must do the same a San Ignacio and Bahia de Magdelena.
Thanks for a great report.
Diane
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Congrats you ate the all tackle record for spotfin croaker! I thought that spot was huge, you got him by 3 pounds!
Harold Rigg of El Segundo, Calif., USA, landed a 9 lb 7 oz (4.28 kg) spotfin croaker (Roncador stearnsii) fishing with a sand crab in Morro Santo
Domingo, Mexico. He’s applied for a potential all-tackle record. The current record for the fish is 7 lb 10 oz that was certified 6/21/02. (Photo:
spotfin croaker -- 06040008)
http://www.swordfishingcentral.com/news-from-igfa.html
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Wow. 
MAGA
Making Attorneys Get Attorneys
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Congrats you ate the all tackle record for spotfin croaker!
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and boy was it ever good. the 12# was only an estimate. no one around with a scale but the 29" came from an old craftsman tape measure.
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Well done my man! Sounds like a winner of a trip. That fish ought to make up for the lack of sizable surf! Looks like you had a blast.
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