Six days a week the Pangeros of Todos Santos brave the steeply sloped beach to launch their pangas.
After several hours of fishing they face the challenge of landing their craft.
In the photos posted here is a fairly typical beaching on a relatively calm day.
After preparing the boat the captain waits for a swell ....
And then at top speed drives his panga onto the beach ....
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What a ride !!!
CaboRonDENNIS - 4-17-2008 at 11:24 AM
Scared the hell outta them poor ducks.
Good to see you, Ron.Osprey - 4-17-2008 at 11:57 AM
Those are brave guys at Pt. Lobos. One year they fished over here, fished on days our local guys stay in their hammocks. They are fearless. We have to
run our pangas up that way to get the transom above the last wave but usually we don't have a veritable cliff like they do on the Pacific. Only the
older outboards like mine can kick out -- the newer, bigger motors are all mostly hydralic and you play hell running them up with that setup. Every
day fishing is an adventure for us panga guys where there's no ramp and no protection but I wouldn't have any other boat for where I'm fishing, the
conditions, options.elgatoloco - 4-17-2008 at 12:40 PM
2001 we sat on the beach at Lobos and marveled at the spectacle. Three foot waves breaking right on shore. All hands on deck to pull boat up fast to
beat the next wave. Exhilarating to watch but just another day at the office for the pangeros.pacside - 4-17-2008 at 01:03 PM
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Originally posted by DENNIS
Scared the hell outta them poor ducks.
ducks? thought you said you had laser surgery...DENNIS - 4-17-2008 at 01:49 PM
I was just kidding. I know chickens when I sees'em.CaboRon - 4-17-2008 at 02:08 PM
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Originally posted by DENNIS
I was just kidding. I know chickens when I sees'em.
TS pangueros
tehag - 4-17-2008 at 02:54 PM
Your pics are of a very calm day. They fish year round and don't take the day off for anything but very serious stuff. The swell is almost always
bigger for the return than in the AM launch. We went out there one 3-foot morning, the motor failed on first yank, and we were rejected broadside back
up the beach in a mess of bodies, tackle, gas tanks, and gear. Quick action by the usual morning beach crew saved the water filled boat. I have seen
that landing show many times, at times in shore break that must be 6 feet or more and never seen an injury at it. They are strong and nimble, and
ballsy in the extreme.Gadget - 4-17-2008 at 06:46 PM
Bottom end and prop have a very short life on those outboards.
We shared our table at a taco stand in town with 2 Pangueros who had been celebrating their good fortune of the day and had finally stopped drinking
to get some food.
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