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vgabndo
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An aluminum boat bad for Baja????
Fez...I'm with you. I studied Baja Catch thoroughly before I put a 12' Gregor and a 9.9 Honda on the SOC. Yes I've been in water that was
uncomfortable. I've been way less comfortable in my 16' center console with the 35 Honda. But I've always launched them across the beach by myself
without a trailer. Try that with a Panga in one hand and a Medicare card in the other!!!!!
Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
Bill Kauth
Carl Sagan said, "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."
PEACE, LOVE AND FISH TACOS
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woody with a view
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you da man Perry! i'll share my tin can everyday!
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mcfez
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| Quote: | Originally posted by MitchMan
mcfez,
How big is the boat? Looks like 12 ft. What kind of motor (size in HP)? What kind of fishing do you do with your boat? Do you hang close to the
beach mostly? It looks like it is easy to beach launch and retrieve considering the size and weight and those flip down rollers. Do you ever beach
launch and retrieve it by yourself?
The reason I am interested is that I have been thinking about switching from my fiber glass boat to something like your boat if it is easier to self
beach launch and retrieve safely.
Also, it appears that the fish counts in Baja may be permanently diminishing for fish like Dorado and tuna, so I it seems logical to turn attention to
smaller edible fish like flounders, Cabrilla, pargo and other types that are closer to the shore.
I only like to catch fish that are good to eat anyway; no interest in roosters, marlin, sail fish, skip jack, Jack Cravelle or other purely game fish
that are not so good to eat. Cabrilla is a favorite to eat.
[Edited on 7-23-2011 by MitchMan] |
woody with a view: I tow with motor attached.....extremely secured (!). I will however, take if off if the road becomes heavy wash board and beyond
that condition.
MitchMan: I love fishing off the rocks, surf..points. Many areas such as this...one cannot reach...as we all have been down that road!
I got lucky one day..years ago...and became a member of the Bajanomads. That week...someone mentioned "The Baja Catch". This book resolved every need
I had for fishing the coastal waters. BUY IT!
12 ft is great. I never venture more that a mile from the shore. Anything further out....I dont think is a good idea. I carry a 15 hp and a electric
troll. With the easy flip down rollers....I have little restrictions to hit those "wish I could launch there" coves/beaches. I find it better to
launch with taking all the weight off first...if using the flip down rollers.
I have written several posts with great details on my fishing experiences in Baja. Look in the search button on the left top of this web page.
Ever had Trigger fish? That's what I go after 50% of the time. GREAT fight. Easy to find. The eating is a wow factor. Many here will tell you the
same. I also have a post about using a special made bait for shore fishing.....hits every time!
I know for a fact...with this outfit...you will catch, catch and more catch! Hell....I had something right outside of Pueritcitos last May that damn
near tipped over the boat.....50 test...snapped away.
My main fishing grounds is outside south of San Felipe to Bola. Inside Gonzaga Bay and around the point of Snoopy Mountain ....is absolutely a place
for small craft fishing.
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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woody with a view
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Fezster, just the thought of all the samples you throw out get me wanting to stop wishing and go fishing.
thanks for the stoke.
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MitchMan
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Great stuff, Mcfez!
Last year I caught alot of triggers off Cerralvo Island. I'd get about 4 1-Lb fish for about 3 hrs of fishing plus one cabrilla. I'd fish within 1/4
mile to 3/4 mile off the cliffs and shore as there are alot of 8 ft to 20 ft deep spots with clear water to the great big patches of easily visible
rocks below. I'd use 4 inch deep diving Yozuri Crystal Minnow lure and troll at 3.5 to 4.5 mph. Still have about 6 lbs of trigger filet in my
freezer in La Paz which I use for ceviche. Haven't actually eaten them cooked...yet.
Funny thing, about 4 houses down the road, a guy has had a 13 ft Gregor with a 30 hp mariner on it all on a trailer just sitting on the side of the
road in front of his house for the past 6 years. Two days ago he put a "For Sale" sign on it.
Like a well known Nomad says, "I listen to the voices in my tackle box", I am starting to hear voices....
[Edited on 7-24-2011 by MitchMan]
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RnR
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| Quote: | Originally posted by MitchMan
Funny thing, about 4 houses down the road, a guy has had a 13 ft Gregor with a 30 hp mariner on it all on a trailer just sitting on the side of the
road in front of his house for the past 6 years. Two days ago he put a "For Sale" sign on it.
Like a well known Nomad says, "I listen to the voices in my tackle box", I am starting to hear voices....
[Edited on 7-24-2011 by MitchMan] |
Buy it! (You can always sell it again if it doesn't work out).
We use 14 ft aluminum boats out of La Ventana all the time. (Well, maybe not that much in the winter when the El Nortes blow. But, you can still
pick your days and go out for a couple hours in the south bay in the mornings)
In summertime, trips to Cerralvo are easy. Leave in the morning, fish till noon, head home (downwind) on the 10 mph east breeze. Have done
several trips AROUND Cerralvo. Go with a buddy in another boat. 75 miles RT, +/-.
Just have to be aware of the wind/water and head home sooner rather than later. Have spent a night at a fish camp on the inside of Cerralvo with the
local fisherman when it got too rough to cross the channel. That was actually a pretty fun time!
[Edited on 7-24-2011 by RnR]
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Bajachillin
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What? No options?
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zoesterone
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At least with all that silicone, she'd float!
Dogs are not our whole life, but make our lives whole.
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mcfez
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For you MitchMan...and other BN's too!
Here's a post I did...goes with the boat
posted on 4-12-2011 at 02:01 PM Edit Post Reply With Quote Report Post to Administrator
Best bait you'll ever use!
Here's the secret
Quote:
Originally posted by castaway$
mcfez what is your salted bait made from? If you don't mind sharing.
Best fish to use in this order:
Spanish mackerel
Sand Crab
Mussel
Claim
Shrimp
Start with a box of kosher salt. Do not use iodized salt. Select a container with a flat bottom suitable for the size bait you want to
cure.....Mayonnaise jar works great too BTW. Place twice the thickness of salt in the bottom as the thickness of the bait to be cured. If your bait is
1 inch thick, put 2 inches of salt in the bottom. Place the bait on the salt followed by another layer of salt over it the same depth as the starting
layer. DONT GO CHEAP ON THE SALT! You can continue building layers a bait and salt until all the bait is covered in salt. Do not seal the container.
If you want to cover it just place a towel over the top. It needs to be exposed to the air to dry out. Seal before you go on your vacation...it be
fine by then. Unseal when vacation is over.
Small pieces of shrimp can cure in a day or so. Whole fish can take several weeks. It all depends on how much of the raw meat is exposed to the salt.
All the moisture has to be drawn out of the bait by the salt before it will be cured. That’s why a whole fish can take so much longer.
The bait stays on the hook....really nicely. It almost tough to get on the hook in matter of fact :-) Less bait being stolen......if any!
It's a knock out - got you boy - yahoooooo bait!
A true story:
Learned this bait trick, down in Point Mugu , Santa Monica Mountains ocean side, in the late 70's. Old man Murf was living in a beat up station
wagon...living off his catch and I assumed pension money. He was on the road for a long time...Point Mugu he was there for several years. We saw him
every week end. Just a Irish of a guy. Lonely. Shaved needed. Wash clothes needed. I caution my first born about him.
He taught me how to surf fish...and boy did he! I never seen Surf Perch so big....Buttermouths....oh Gods! Without this bait...I caught zip. With
it....whoa.
Old man Murf would fry the fish on his green camp stove...placed on the tailgate. Cooked to perfection! One night there as he was cooking, I asked him
just what did he do for a living...he looked at me with a embarrassing smile and said "I was the VP of Firestone! Yes...it was true for I checked it
out.
Anyhow...enjoy the bait secret. Older it gets ....the better. Keep reading the fishing post here...I am bout ready to drop a secret fishing hole
location that will blow your socks off :-) The big ones....
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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MitchMan
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Thanks, Mcfez. I am going to try it in early August. I am going to do some surf fishing this time, also.
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woody with a view
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we spent 6 mos. surfing and fishing at the beach on the base at Mugu about 8 years ago. Oaxaxnard was a cool place then. we could count on big surf
perch in front of the radar tower. over by Mugu rock the corbina were thick in the summer....
life was good!
here is a pic in front of the campground by the river between the base and the firing range. prolly oct 2003....... Rinconcito is what we called it
that day. usually we surfed our to the north at the beachbreak.
[Edited on 7-25-2011 by woody with a view]
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mcfez
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I was going there before they put up the no overnight parking signs. Fact I think is....isn't it State park now? One of the better beaches of Ca!
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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redhilltown
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mcfez you rock on your boat and your style of fishing! can't say though you need special bait for triggers...they seem to devour just about anything
considering they have no real predators and basically rule the roost (though I'm sure a large pargo or two would have something to say about that.)
and of course, just about the best eating around. now cleaning them is something else but I found (and yes, I have been mocked for this) a great
trick is to use a good pair of culinary scissors/shears to cut the fillets away and then a good sharp knife to separate the flesh from the skin...not
that you want to lose the skin if grilling.
as already noted, all this tin boat cortez talk is just whetting my appetite!
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mcfez
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This will make you real thirsty....
http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=48739#pid5615...
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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baitcast
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Special bait for triggerfish?....One time just for kicks and to make a point I
rigged up a pull tab and went out and knocked them dead
Rob
Anyone can catch fish in a boat but only \"El Pescador Grande\" can get them from the beach.
I hope when my time comes the old man will let me bring my rod and the water will be warm and clear.
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mcfez
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| Quote: | Originally posted by baitcast
Special bait for triggerfish?....One time just for kicks and to make a point I
rigged up a pull tab and went out and knocked them dead
Rob |
Sounds like a troll......But I hope not.
You need to try that bait that I posted about. Your aviator looks like you just got finished surf fishing. It's really really really great for surf
fishing.
Did you really use a tab to catch? If so...I will have to try that too.
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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baitcast
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Really really did,but from a 14' tin boat at Gonzaga.
Rob
Anyone can catch fish in a boat but only \"El Pescador Grande\" can get them from the beach.
I hope when my time comes the old man will let me bring my rod and the water will be warm and clear.
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Skipjack Joe
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Sonora Wind
I can't handle that much horsepower. |
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