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Spring Break pt. 2 of 3

stimbo - 4-26-2010 at 09:00 AM

Rigged and ready


Casting for croakers


Bahía Concepción


Sea of Cortez


Casting into the sun


Toro


Making salsa


Pargo, ready of the grill


Ensenada el Manglito


Flat tire, Miller's Landing



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Natalie Ann - 4-26-2010 at 09:11 AM

Most enjoyable images - all of 'em.
I especially like that first shot with the reel and rod...
and the second one just seems to flow with peacefulness.
Again... thank you so much, Jim, for sharing your vacation with us.

nena

durrelllrobert - 4-26-2010 at 10:11 AM

so why is it that your shadow in the 5th picture shows you bitting that fish tail:lol::lol:

David K - 4-26-2010 at 10:49 AM

Great again!!!

Flat tire? A BFG??

stimbo - 4-26-2010 at 11:09 AM

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Originally posted by David K
Great again!!!

Flat tire? A BFG??


Yeah... believe it or not. A rock (we think) went thru the thickest part of the tread and punctured the tire.

Bob H - 4-26-2010 at 12:53 PM

Fantastic images.... Thanks for sharing those with us.
Bob H

David K - 4-26-2010 at 04:31 PM

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Originally posted by stimbo
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Originally posted by David K
Great again!!!

Flat tire? A BFG??


Yeah... believe it or not. A rock (we think) went thru the thickest part of the tread and punctured the tire.


Seriously question the advertising division of Michelin/BFG that promotes this tire's 3 ply sidewall as something that makes it better than others... There are more BFG All Terrain T/A sidewall punctures than any others reported. Now that could be because there are more BFG A/Ts in Baja than other brands... ??? :?:

stimbo - 4-26-2010 at 05:46 PM

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Originally posted by David K
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Originally posted by stimbo
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Originally posted by David K
Great again!!!

Flat tire? A BFG??


Yeah... believe it or not. A rock (we think) went thru the thickest part of the tread and punctured the tire.


Seriously question the advertising division of Michelin/BFG that promotes this tire's 3 ply sidewall as something that makes it better than others... There are more BFG All Terrain T/A sidewall punctures than any others reported. Now that could be because there are more BFG A/Ts in Baja than other brands... ??? :?:


That's an interesting statistic. I think you are correct though, there are a lot of BFG's pounding the off-piste. In hind sight, we should have been running the tires at a lower pressure. The truck was loaded and heavy. The rock that pierced the tire went thru the thickest part of the tread pattern. Forget the 3 ply sidewalls. This rock cut thru probably an inch of rubber, then a couple of steel plies. With that said, the llantera guy in Rosarito (San Borja turnoff), charged $5 to pull the tire from the rim (by hand with a big hammer and pry bar), apply a truck tire patch, and put everything back together. He was given a nice tip from some weary and grateful travelers!

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David K - 4-26-2010 at 06:08 PM

Great!

My wife loves the BFG T/As... they were on her CJ-5, and last forever... Who knows, I may get them too... but, I don't think so... The sidewalls are very stiff for sand running, where I do most of my four wheeling.

Thanks for your response!

Skipjack Joe - 4-27-2010 at 04:25 PM

This is arguably my favorite group of pictures and I especially like the one 'casting for croakers'. Hopefully, we'll be doing some of that in a short while. Looks like you found a good spot. I particularly like beaches like this one where the surf breaks way out there and slowly rolls in.

Nice jack, looks like Pt. Arena. They don't taste so good. Catch any ladyfish there?

stimbo - 4-27-2010 at 05:12 PM

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Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
This is arguably my favorite group of pictures and I especially like the one 'casting for croakers'. Hopefully, we'll be doing some of that in a short while. Looks like you found a good spot. I particularly like beaches like this one where the surf breaks way out there and slowly rolls in.

Nice jack, looks like Pt. Arena. They don't taste so good. Catch any ladyfish there?


Hi Igor -- Actually La Ventana. That sucker towed me all around in my kayak. They don't call them "toros" for nothing. I did catch a ladyfish and I sheepishly must admit a ton of coronet fish, with the fly rod. One afternoon at Punta Arena, I seemed to have cast into a "nest" of those slimers. I would do two handed retrieves as fast as I could, and the coronets would still take the bug. If you ever need to know what fly to catch a coronet on, I've got a nice selection. :lol:

bajafreaks - 4-27-2010 at 06:01 PM

Great pics, this helps hold me over until my trip in about 2 weeks...my fav. is sea of cortez. I love being up early in the mornings to watch the sun rise, it makes for a wonderful start of the day.

stimbo - 4-27-2010 at 06:18 PM

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Originally posted by bajafreaks
Great pics, this helps hold me over until my trip in about 2 weeks...my fav. is sea of cortez. I love being up early in the mornings to watch the sun rise, it makes for a wonderful start of the day.


Gardnerville?! You're right up the road from us. Wave to us on your way down south. You're going to have great time. If you fish, it's only going to get better when you're there.

I agree with you about the mornings. I can't wait to get going in the mornings with the sun rising over the Sea of Cortez. Magical.

eetdrt88 - 4-28-2010 at 12:12 PM

pics r making me crazy:o cant wait 2 get back down there!

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