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David K
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New Book: The Angler's Guide to Trailer Boating Baja
This one looks good... saw it on another web site: http://www.bajatrailerboating.com
[Edited on 1-8-2015 by David K]
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Diver
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This guy was on BajaNomads a while back asking for information on boat launches.
Looks like he finished his research.
Nice looking boat !
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David K
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okay, good... I sent him an email after I saw this book on another forum (one that gets neary zero activity, compared to here)... On the link to the
book, there are tons of photos, sample pages from the book, and he even spelled Puertecitos correctly!
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Martyman
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Okay...I just ordered it. Hope that it is as entertaining as The Baja Catch.
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Iflyfish
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Diver
You NEED a boat like that!
Iflyfishwithdiverinhisnewboatifhehadanewboatsigh
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bigeye
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He's got a Merc on his boat. Nuff said.
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Hook
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bigeye
He's got a Merc on his boat. Nuff said. |
Yeah, it's a Merc (even looks like a two stroke).........but those Kencraft's are good boats.
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Pompano
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Zack is a pretty good fellow and knows his boats well, as he does fishing the Sea of Cortez. He's the son of a Baja neighbor and has many years of
experience...fishing on his Dad's Mako, Pez Gallo, and on his own Kencraft throughout the Cortez. He's a good researcher and has written some good
articles for Western Outdoors, Trailerboating, Baja Fish Gear, some forums pertaining to fishing like BloodyDecks, Saltwatersportsman, etc.
Nice boat, indeed..like me, he thinks that Kencraft of his makes a terrific Cortez fishing platform; in particular the 21' Kencraft Challenger center
console....a very solid boat by one of the top quality boat-builders. I 'searched' the one below on Boatrader.com to show another one. I like the
Mercs, too. Verados and EFI are proven engines, but I prefer a 4-stroke..for noise and range. Of course, Yammies are bulletproof nowadays, and you
almost never see a Suzuki in the shop.
Zack leans mostly towards the do-it-yourself action and more remote areas. Experiments a lot with launching and fishing techniques for out-of-the-way
places in Baja. I have seen him in some of the damnedest places...Mag Bay, Bahia de Tortugas, San Lucas Cove, running offshore from Conception
Bay..he gets around. His book might be a good reference tool to have if you are considering trailering a boat to Baja...and fishing of course.
Next stop for our trailering boat excursion is Asuncion ..and wherever I can manage Lindsay's Law to catch a fish. Be forewarned, shari and Juan! We
love Pacificos, but can abide/imbibe Tecate, also.
[Edited on 8-2-2008 by Pompano]
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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bigeye
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I wonder if used the old launch ramp for that size of a boat once he got out to punta chivato? The picture looks like it was taken on the road out
there. I too like the hull pompano, but for my tastes, if I were to consistently trailer a boat up and down Mex 1. I would want something a little
lighter. Now, if you were to leave it down there, well that is a different story. That is not what the book is about though is it.
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Pompano
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You betcha, bigeye....my Yarcraft 18 launches on a wet sponge. Well..okay, it launches easily in about 11-12 inches of water. On an E-Z Loader
trailer, it gets me offshore just about anywhere.
We have used the old launch ramp at Chivato to launch big 21' CC's in the past, though, plus some 23' I/O's. High tide of course. The picture looks
a little like the Chivato road, but I don't recall too many straight stretches like the one shown. I recall a lifetime of washboard, too, on the old
4-or-40 roads.
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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Pescador
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No, if you read the book, he used the new ramp at Chivato. Claims that it is the best built ramp in Baja connected to the worst road.
This is an informative book that trailerboaters will find very useful for trailerboating in Baja. We gave a couple of these away at the San Marcos
Yellowtail Shootout since Zack is good friends with San Marcos Mike.
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bigeye
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4 or 40.......Classic. You must be a baja old timer.
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JaraHurd
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It is a very good book..but nothing comes close to The Baja Catch!
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BajaBruno
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I haven't seen this book, but I recently picked up a copy of "Trailer Boating the Sea of Cortez," 2004, by Gerry Cunningham, who seems to have
self-published it though Cruising Charts. In the forward the author acknowledges that “I have not trailed a boat for many years, I don’t fish, and my
diving is only as deep as I can hold my breath,” although this book portends to be about all three activities. The book is superficial, at best.
Some of the reproduced charts are interesting, but I can’t give it any gold stars other than that.
I'll be interested to have a look at "The Angler's Guide..."
Christopher Bruno, Elk Grove, CA.
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ZThomas
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Thanks for the mention, David K!
Diver: Must have been someone else asking around. My plan from the beginning was to avoid all advice and conventional wisdom and instead go find
everything out firsthand.
Pompano: Hey Roger--good to hear from you! Actually the boat in your picture is the old Challenger 215--discontinued around 2005. It was 21'5", an
extremely safe big-water boat, if a little ungainly with all that freeboard aft. Much heavier, bulkier, and drafts quite a bit more than mine, which
is a Challenger 206. It's 20'6" x 8'3" with an 18-degree vee. They now sell it as the Sea King 210CC. Word on the street is that the new wood-free Sea
Kings aren't as solid nor as well-finished as the older boats, but I can't vouch for that firsthand. My '98 206 is built like a tank. And after what
I've put her through, I can say that with some confidence. Very versatile, adaptable little skiff with the best head-sea ride of anything under 23
feet I've ever run (downhill ride leaves something to be desired, though).
bigeye: Yes, lighter and shallower would have made researching the book easier, but to my way of thinking a solid, seaworthy 20 or 21 is about the
best all-around Baja trailer boat--assuming you're fishing both sides and want to get offshore. Tougher to launch and burns more fuel than some
alternatives, but I fish Thetis Bank from Puerto Lopez Mateos, Isla Tortuga and Ildefonso from Mulege, Cerralvo from La Paz, etc. It's a matter of
personal preference, but I'm willing to haul the heavier rig in return for being able to go farther, safer, in a wider range of conditions. And it's
definitely do-able. You name the spot, Christine's been launched there--Estero de Coyote, Asuncion, Bahia de Tortugas, Concepcion Bay beaches, Ens. de
los Muertos, etc.
bigeye and Pescador: That said, Chivato is about the only place I haven't launched. The book is primarily about short-term trailer-boat trips--like 2
to 14 days--and for that kind of trip, Chivato just isn't a great destination. The road out there is brutal, supplies and services are minimal, and
fuel is a problem. With a car-topper or kayak, it's great, and of course it is if you have a place there. But for a shorter trip with a bigger boat,
it makes a lot more sense to stay in Mulege, San Lucas Cove or Santa Rosalia. From Mulege or SLC, you can be at Chivato in 20 minutes by water, and
all three are vastly easier logistically than Chivato.
BajaBruno: Yes, Gerry's book is rather remarkable that way. Mike Bales' "Launch Ramps of Baja California" was a great little guide, but it's now 17
years old. I never thought of competing with "The Baja Catch," but rather hoped to do something that would complement it. The only thing it lacks is
information about towing, launching and fishing from substantial trailer-boats. I'm trying essentially to fill in the blanks for folks' that want to
tow bigger boats down and maybe fish offshore beyond the range of tin boats.
The Preface for the book, here: http://bajatrailerboating.com/main_pages/preface.html , addresses the background and research.
ZT
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David K
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Welcome to Nomad Zack! There are a ton of fishermen/ boat trailer-ers here on Nomad and you (with that nice book) will be a great resource to them!
[Edited on 8-5-2008 by David K]
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Alan
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Welcome to Nomad Zack! There are a ton of fishermen/ boat trailer-ers here on Nomad and you (with that nice book) will be a great resource to them!
[Edited on 8-5-2008 by David K] |
You already have been Zack. Thanks.
In Memory of E-57
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bajamikey
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i order the book about 2 months haven't put it down yet
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bajajudy
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Just to let anyone know that is in Los Cabos, we have this book in stock at $30. Just arrived today but it looks like a great book with lotsa
information.
Hope to see some of you soon.
[Edited on 8-19-2008 by bajajudy]
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thebajarunner
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I heard Zack on a Sunday morning fishing talk show last week (now you know it is a slow slow day when I am listening to a fishing talk show)
It was fascinating, found myself sitting in the pickup and waiting for a commercial before I switched him off.
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