7/21/06 - Dana Point - What fishing is ALL about

jiminoc · Jul-22-2006, 10:39 AM

Let me preface the day with this...
I live here on the west coast and my grandfather and mother live on the east coast. My grandfather used to take me fishing as a kid on his boat every summer growing up. As I'm sure many of you did the same you know how good those memories are as a kid. Fast forward to today and I celebrated my 30th birthday and my grandfathers 70th birthday with a fishing trip on my own boat. It took alot to get a 70 year old man on a plane but I did it.

So we started out in Dana Point, my the wife, my grandfather and my mom. 3 generations fishing together on a beautiful day. I've had my boat for a few months now and no keepers so far. On this day the FIRST bite of the day... 32" 10lb halibut! My mom got him on the bottom with a dine.

My mom couldn't be happier as you can see here....

She did get a little wet on the ride

Pop and I had some quality bonding time....

Mom was proud of her catch

He also showed me how to fillet a fish

Then we cooked that sucker up and had fresh halibut

This my friends is what fishing is all about. Quality family time with every generation you have available to you.

That was the only keeper of the day, but boy did that get us by!.

P.S. caught her while drifting right off san mateo pt. Didn't wanna go where all the cowboats were so I moved a few miles south and bam.

Scarleg · Jul-22-2006, 10:56 AM

nice story bro...
But don't tell me you put ketchup on that Halibut....slap:
Great day with the family

wheresmypliers · Jul-22-2006, 10:58 AM

thats bitchin dude

jiminoc · Jul-22-2006, 11:06 AM

just a couple fillets breaded with ketchup

I'll do other recipies later, promise! lol

reel toy · Jul-22-2006, 11:11 AM

Memories like that are priceless!!! Great report, thanks for sharing.

Dogman · Jul-22-2006, 11:22 AM

Man I love reading about families getting together on a fishing trip ! That's what this is all about for sure! Thanks for sharing that !

Earl E. Retire · Jul-22-2006, 11:34 AM

Good times, dude. Congrats to mom, et al, for the nice catch and for making some cool family memories.

Swazi is right, man. Ketchup is too simple for an excellent tasting fish like halibut. Hali can be grilled but tends to fall apart when cooked, so you might lose a lot of meat between the grates unless you use a fish tray to cook it on. Baked hali is excellent too -- here's a recipe I like:

wash fillet (skin removed) and dry with paper towel. Sprinkle with onion powder, garlic salt, parsley flakes on both sides. Dust fillet with flour on both sides. Break an egg into a bowl and beat lightly. Paint the fillet with the egg and sprinkle on bread crumbs (like Progresso). Bake at 450 degrees for about 10-15 mins until meat is firm.
Crack a beer and enjoy.

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