vseasport
Nomad
Posts: 322
Registered: 2-28-2009
Location: Buena Vista, BCS
Member Is Offline
|
|
Alice's Restaurant
Alice's Restaurant
I just got back from spending 5 days in Cabo San Lucas fishing the Western Outdoor News Tuna Tournament. I take my hat off to Pat McDonald and the
crew at WON for doing an outstanding job and putting on a well organized and fun event.
As always the tournament was a huge success with more than 120 entries and a 372 lb beast taking honors. Many more tuna over 100 pounds and a few
over 200 were also brought to the scale where Jonathan Roldan was Weigh Master.
Cabo San Lucas is a unique and interesting place. The arch at lands end rivals any place on our planet for beauty and with first sight the attraction
to Cabo becomes obvious. My first visit was in 1973 when Cabo was a sleepy little village similar to Buena Vista where I live now.
The place has grown to a large bustling city with tens of thousands of residents and more tourists. Cruise ships visit daily and drop off thousands
for the day. The coast line is dotted with high-rise after high-rise resorts packed with tourists.
Walking down the boardwalk near the marina where Jen Wren III was tied up reminded me of a scene from Beverly Hills Cop. Eddie Murphy was cruising
down Rodeo Drive in his Old Chevy II watching the freak show. As I walked a huge smile came on my face and in my head I could hear Murphy's laugh. I
was watching a similar freak show that goes on 24-7 near the wharf. Sex drugs and rock & roll are all available and there are street vendors,
time share sales people and ladies all out hocking their wares. You can get anything you want. Although most are pleasant, some of these folks are
as agressive as a deckhand pitching a bait to a tailing marlin. I'm pretty sure the vendors see the tails the same as the deckhands and never miss
the opportunity to pitch a bait.
The party atmosphere also reminds me a bit of New Orleans. I remember walking down Bourbon Street and being approached by a young boy. He said Mr. "
I'll bets you 5 bucks I knows where you gots those shoes". OK, I'm from LA and there is no way the kid could possible know where I bought my shoes.
I'll bite 5 bucks I told the kid. "You gots em on your feet!" he replied. That was a quick five. As we came and went the kid would hit me up with
another scam but I wasn't going to take the bait again. The following day I saw him again and he said "I'll bets 5 bucks I can tell you how many
letters are in your last name". I thought a moment and said you are on! The kid said 12 and my reply was you are wrong, hand over the 5! No, no
said the kid. Count the letters your (4) last (4) name (4) totals 12. The kid got me again.
Bottom line is Cabo is a very fun place to visit. Just 65 miles from the East Cape but a world away. I look forward to going back but am glad it is
not my steady diet.
Meanwhile since being back home the wind has been relentless. It is supposed to back off tomorrow and we are going fishing. Reports indicate marlin
and dorado fishing has been very good off La Ribera and Punta Pescadero both.
Lands end
Shot gun start
The bite was a slow pick but we finally got bit.
We are having fun now! With jungle rules we were able to pass the rod. Fighting big tuna puts a man to the test.
Waiting our turn at the weigh station.
It is always exciting to weigh a fish
One of our team members was named Gump. Believe it or not his wifes name is Jenny. You can get anything in Cabo. Gump even found his favorate beer,
tall Miller lites.
The wild life in Cabo is very aggressive.
For the latest East Cape conditions "like"
www.facebook.com/JenWrenSportfishing
Mark Rayor
teamjenwren.com
]www.facebook.com/JenWrenSportfishing
US cell 310 308 5841
|
|
|
Sweetwater
Senior Nomad
Posts: 915
Registered: 11-26-2010
Member Is Offline
Mood: chilly today hot tomale
|
|
Nice......you can get anything you want......
And I particularly like the New Orleans story, mine is similar... Mr, I bet I can spell your name...
You don't even know my name, kid.
Y O U R N A M E
Lesson learned! 
Everbody\'s preachin\' at me that we all wanna git to heaven, trouble is, nobody wants to die to git there.-BB King
Reality is what does not go away when you stop believing in it. -Philip K Dick
Nothing is worse than active ignorance. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe(1749-1832, German writer, artist and politician)
When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I\'ve never tried before. - Mae West
Experience is what keeps a man who makes the same mistake twice from admitting it the third time around.
|
|
|
motoged
Elite Nomad
Posts: 6481
Registered: 7-31-2006
Location: Kamloops, BC
Member Is Offline
Mood: Gettin' Better
|
|
Pretty much just shameless self-promotion 
Don't believe everything you think....
|
|
|
acadist
Super Nomad
Posts: 1125
Registered: 3-31-2007
Location: Spanaway,WA
Member Is Offline
Mood: Waiting for the Sun
|
|
I was exprcting Arlo Guthrie
Dave
I moved to CO and they made me buy a little rod to make it feel like a real fish
|
|
|
dtbushpilot
Ultra Nomad
Posts: 3288
Registered: 1-11-2007
Location: Buena Vista BCS
Member Is Offline
Mood: Tranquilo
|
|
| Quote: | Originally posted by motoged
Pretty much just shameless self-promotion |
Not really ged. Being a fisherman I always look forward to Mark's posts. They are always well written, informative and his photography skills are
fantastic. We all know that he has a business to run but I don't detect any overt self promotion. If he had a few XR's and provided dirt bike tours of
the local area and posted a nice review of his weekly ride with cool pictures and smiling faces you wouldn't feel the same way......
"Life is tough".....It's even tougher if you're stupid.....
|
|
|
thebajarunner
Ultra Nomad
Posts: 3718
Registered: 9-8-2003
Location: Arizona....."Free at last from crumbling Cali
Member Is Offline
Mood: muy amable
|
|
I like it
| Quote: | Originally posted by motoged
Pretty much just shameless self-promotion |
If that post and great pix is shameless promotion,
then I say Nomad needs lots more "Shameless Promotion"
Nice post!!
|
|
|
motoged
Elite Nomad
Posts: 6481
Registered: 7-31-2006
Location: Kamloops, BC
Member Is Offline
Mood: Gettin' Better
|
|
I just thought that a business should be promoted in "Classified" section....
DT....gee, since he points out there is lots of drugs, hookers, and blaring music on his wharf (or nearby)....I would most certainly show up if he
rented bikes  ....as he seems to promote La Pura Vida in his "story". 
I think an advertisement presented as a "day fishing" is disingenuous.
Just sayin' ...
Don't believe everything you think....
|
|
|
acadist
Super Nomad
Posts: 1125
Registered: 3-31-2007
Location: Spanaway,WA
Member Is Offline
Mood: Waiting for the Sun
|
|
If you visit Nomads enough you kind of know what to expect by who posts it..........just sayin'
Dave
I moved to CO and they made me buy a little rod to make it feel like a real fish
|
|
|
![[*]](images/xmbforum/default_icon.gif){kind=icon}
