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LA Bay lodgings
gonna stay 4 nights end of this month. wondering if Daggets or Raquel & Larry's have a small kitchen area (shared is fine) and refridge for their
guests? don't want to have to eat out every single meal.
any other ideas on the above?
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Terry28
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We stayed at Villa Bahia, very cool and funky..the rooms all have a small kitchens and there is a big communal kitchen as well and a large outdor
BBQ,
Nice folks and right on the beach... Roger and his girlfriend Donna are great folks....we are going back....
Mexico!! Where two can live as cheaply as one.....but it costs twice as much.....
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Have a great time, Woody! Leidys and I had a great time the last time we were there in 4/2011.
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While we have stayed at Raquel and Larrys we were able
to Bar B Que outside, as well as use the kitchen from
time to time. You can ask Ruth who is managing the place
if you can have use of the kitchen. When the hotel has
enough guests they cook good meals there.
Ruth speaks english well enough and is very personable.
Although it is north of town and the boat launch we always
stay there when in BOLA. It is more quiet , has a great
view and it tends to be cooler there in the summer.
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woody with a view
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i'm gonna beach launch. only thing i'll need from town is gas, ice, beer and a dinner or two!
can't wait.
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Raquel and Larry's has a rental home (with kitchen), seperate from the motel, and closer to the beach... at least they did when the Humfreville's
family and mine stayed there New Year's 2003....
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They still have it, send Ruth an email and make sure it is available.
ruth_ponki at hotmail.com
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i'm thinking Villa Bahia at the moment. prolly just show up and look around.
thanks for the leads.
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You won't need reservations.
We were in LAB last week and the place is deserted!!
Very sad for the locals.
As China, the very nice proprietor of the Taco stand next to Lizeth said, "No fish, no economy, very sad for us."
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did you catch (or try) any fish? it's still early, but there should be bottom fish at least!
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Just a reminder that NORRA has all the rooms in LA Bay locked up for Sunday April 29th because of the Mexican 1000 race. At least that's what their
web site says.
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i'm not getting there til the 30th. should be okay, i hope!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by woody with a view
did you catch (or try) any fish? it's still early, but there should be bottom fish at least! |
We did just "OK" on bay bass, scorpions, bucketmouth and one nice whitefish.
But it was about half speed, at best.
Limits are 10, we averaged about 5 per rod for 5 hours..
Pacificos helped
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sounds like the last time i was there 2 years ago. i'm basically taking my tin can on it's virgin baja expedition. should be fun no matter what.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by thebajarunner
| Quote: | Originally posted by woody with a view
did you catch (or try) any fish? it's still early, but there should be bottom fish at least! |
We did just "OK" on bay bass, scorpions, bucketmouth and one nice whitefish.
But it was about half speed, at best.
Limits are 10, we averaged about 5 per rod for 5 hours..
Pacificos helped |
Since the lodging question seems to be taken care of, I gotta ask: what is a bucketmouth??? Is that what I've heard called a "big mouth bastard?"
Have caught some down there but never had the guts to clean and eat one. To call them ugly would be a compliment...but hey, Ling Cod ain't exactly
pretty and we know what they taste like!
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i'd guess he's talking ling cod, but we'll see.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by redhilltown
| Quote: | Originally posted by thebajarunner
| Quote: | Originally posted by woody with a view
did you catch (or try) any fish? it's still early, but there should be bottom fish at least! |
We did just "OK" on bay bass, scorpions, bucketmouth and one nice whitefish.
But it was about half speed, at best.
Limits are 10, we averaged about 5 per rod for 5 hours..
Pacificos helped |
Since the lodging question seems to be taken care of, I gotta ask: what is a bucketmouth??? Is that what I've heard called a "big mouth bastard?"
Have caught some down there but never had the guts to clean and eat one. To call them ugly would be a compliment...but hey, Ling Cod ain't exactly
pretty and we know what they taste like! |
What you are refering to is a Jawfish and they are great tasting. They can be a booger to clean, I use catfish skinning pliers to peel the skin off
before fileting, if you dont do this the meat tends to mush up, and is how we gave it the name Mushy . Connie
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http://www.mexfish.com/fish/bmb/bmb.htm
We have our culprit! Next time I'll give it a go.....maybe.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by 24baja
| Quote: | Originally posted by redhilltown
| Quote: | Originally posted by thebajarunner
| Quote: | Originally posted by woody with a view
did you catch (or try) any fish? it's still early, but there should be bottom fish at least! |
We did just "OK" on bay bass, scorpions, bucketmouth and one nice whitefish.
But it was about half speed, at best.
Limits are 10, we averaged about 5 per rod for 5 hours..
Pacificos helped |
Since the lodging question seems to be taken care of, I gotta ask: what is a bucketmouth??? Is that what I've heard called a "big mouth bastard?"
Have caught some down there but never had the guts to clean and eat one. To call them ugly would be a compliment...but hey, Ling Cod ain't exactly
pretty and we know what they taste like! |
What you are refering to is a Jawfish and they are great tasting. They can be a booger to clean, I use catfish skinning pliers to peel the skin off
before fileting, if you dont do this the meat tends to mush up, and is how we gave it the name Mushy . Connie |
I caught these in October 2011
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Yep, that's our "bucketmouth" all right,
Lots of head, not much filet, but it is good eating nonetheless.
Our traveling fish guru sez that they dig holes in the sandy bottom, stick the head up out of the sand and wait for something good to float past.
Not sure if he ever went down and checked it out, probably not since he weighs north of 350, but he sure knows his fishing.
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