6/08..D.Point...We found a Paddy..It was holding

jeffzou · Jun-09-2006, 08:28 AM

I chartered KCKEV and the TWO KINDS O PIE since I am in the middle of two weeks of gainful unemployment (long story, but a happy ending). Met Kev at his house at 6am and off we went.

At 8:45 we actually pulled away from the Dana Point bait barge. Not sure where 2 hours and 45 minutes went...but it did. Kevin did replace his bait pump at the bait receiver since it decided to shoot crap at that particular moment. :104167739 Quick fix and away we went with a good scoop of bait.

Idea was the 209 and stop at anything that looked interesting along the way.

First stop was a tiny little stringer paddy, I think we drifted it once and decided we needed to go where we were actually headed.

Off we went.

8 miles or so out of Dana I spotted a nicer variety of lettuce. Kevin set us up to drift it and...it was on for about the next hour.

Not huge fish by any stretch but we had yellowtail on every bait we presented. Probably went in the 5-10 pound range. Strong fish and they really wanted to get back inside that kelp once we hooked em.

Lost a couple back in the paddy, then we noticed a shark (not sure of model or size) but things slowed down considerably after that.

About 10:45 we decided to stop that and troll around a bit for that shark. NADA.

About this time Kevin gave Diamond Jim a call and we rode back into DP to pick Jim up and take him out. Picked Jim up at his dock at Noon and back to that paddy we went.

Considering Jim's health issues here of late - he deserved to get a free ride out!

We all three got bit again on that same paddy but we only got the one on board this time. By now we had pretty much shut it down.

We decided to take off for the domes and do some bass fishing. Cruised down and had live bait and some plastic working. I picked two sand bass but nothing else was around and willing to play..

Finally we went north of the DP harbor to fish one of the buoys and ran into EVERYBODY else. Seems barracuda were around - or so we think. We never got one on board - just raked baits.

Finally called it quits and got off the water around 6pm (I think).

Had a good day, weather was decent, no sunshine all day long but decent shirt sleeve weather. Water was pretty calm- not flat but decent and Kevin's boat ran like a top with his new motor.

And, I've got a couple weeks of dinner now.

Jeff

Scrapper · Jun-09-2006, 08:38 AM

Good job! Looks like a great time! Was there any fog in the morning? I'm going out Sunday and my radar is still not working very well.

Reel Trouble · Jun-09-2006, 08:39 AM

Nice job gentlemen!!! Everyone is getting tail

Ron

slydawg · Jun-09-2006, 08:41 AM

Great job! Close too!!
Billy

Diamond Jim · Jun-09-2006, 08:42 AM

Hey Guys that was a great thing you did for me, To come back and pick me up. I enjoyed the day so much I may go out the first of the week.
Betty and I are just getting over this damn cold. As I posted be for, If you come down with a sore throat and it get into your lungs watch out, It is a MOFO.
Thanks again KC and Jeff for a great time. D-J

jeffzou · Jun-09-2006, 08:43 AM

Scrapper,

No fog, it was actually a very pleasant day to be out. Never saw the sun but didn't deal with any fog either.

Jeff

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Originally Posted by Scrapper

Good job! Looks like a great time! Was there any fog in the morning? I'm going out Sunday and my radar is still not working very well.

WreckinBall · Jun-09-2006, 09:00 AM

Way to get after 'em, fellas. That sounds like a nice time, for sure.

MacAttack · Jun-09-2006, 09:14 AM

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Not sure where 2 hours and 45 minutes went....but it did.

You can fix your boat - on the water, or at the ramp - or you can go fishing.

Basic rule of thumb: one hour on the water = 3 hours maintenance.

Bullshit? Stop and actually think about it: find the problem - figure out what you're going to do about it - go to the god-damned store to buy the shit that's going to fix the problem - listen to the utter bullshit from the sales guy that trying to tell you you're doing it wrong - take the shit back home - find all your tools that your wife put away - clear the shit off the driveway that the kids have put there, trying to "help Daddy" - install the shit (noting that the salesman was right-you're doing it wrong) - cuss, because you're doing it wrong and now you've broken the shit - go to another boat/hardware store, so you don't have to see the asshole that was right - buy the right shit and actually read the instructions this time - go home to find your tools put away and and the kid's crap in the driveway again.

Screw it - I need a beer (accounting for one of the three hours).

Slayer · Jun-09-2006, 10:07 AM

Way to get em guys. Obviously a great time out there.

The Notorious S.U.A · Jun-09-2006, 10:09 AM

nice fella's, looks like you bloody'd the decks pretty good.

KC Kevin · Jun-09-2006, 10:19 AM

Great day for sure; decks don't get so bloody when you are bouncing them!!

Andy253 · Jun-09-2006, 10:35 AM

I am going to hit Dana on Saturday with the rest of OC. Thanks for the report.