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Originally Posted by Spea Feesha maybe an idiot question, but I have never been to one of these, are we allowed to bring boats, kayaks etc? to get out there. |
It is a SCRAMBLE meet format. But with a twist; In a normal scramble meet, you all start in one location and run to wherever, only to be back by X o'clock. Not to say the Fathomiers are fagging up a bit, but someone changed the name to a scrambles meet OPEN...( It is a MARKETING thing) and they got rid of the true SCRAMBLE format.... this year, you can start ANYWHERE, with no morning check-in. If you are GOOD...REAL DAMN GOOD, and know La Jolla, you could hit it for a WSB, a halibut, and a sheephead. 2 of those fish had better be over 20 lb. Because the regulators of this meet will be running boats. And they will likely be sleeping in places like San Nicholas, or Cortez banks this year looking for the win. I am a board member, and I personally dissaprove of the no shotgun start format. But the powers that be not thinking much voted the other way.
And, funny as fuck, I have the fastest boat in the entire club. And a very good customer/ friend owns a company who runs offshore boats capable of 155+MPH.... so let's say, I am sure I can cover the distance to whatever fish I feel I need to win. But I am not necessarily doing that, because I feel that winning this meet in that fashion is unfair. Let's get it straight: The way this meet is set up is for someone to pad their resume. To show tremendous growth and participation.(NOT ME) So, if you can dive well, and know a nice hole to find a good sheephead, and some halibut, I suggest you enter the meet. Because the best laid plans often fail. And boats break down. And several good catches have been DQ'ed for being late. So, kayaks, helicopters, 2,000hp boats, and beach dives all count. Consistency is the key to this meet..... you need 2 fish near 20lb. to win.