Bill DePriest-Editor/Publisher
Just About Finished Up
Sep. 28 2010, 11:05 PM
Sep. 28 2010, 11:05 PM
Just About Finished Up
I would say that after fishing both the Zane Grey and the Catalina Classic in some of the poorest conditions I have ever fished in that my offshore season is just about up! I am not saying that if the marlin start to bite or if there is a wild fall season of tuna I won’t go, but my offshore gear is being stowed away. I am gearing up to do some rockfishing (which, by the way, is my favorite type of fishing) at Clemente, taking a few friends out to pull on some small threshers. The hoopnets are being dusted off, and we are ready to eat some bugs.
I would say that after fishing both the Zane Grey and the Catalina Classic in some of the poorest conditions I have ever fished in that my offshore season is just about up! I am not saying that if the marlin start to bite or if there is a wild fall season of tuna I won’t go, but my offshore gear is being stowed away. I am gearing up to do some rockfishing (which, by the way, is my favorite type of fishing) at Clemente, taking a few friends out to pull on some small threshers. The hoopnets are being dusted off, and we are ready to eat some bugs.
This year will go down as the toughest year I have ever had fishing, and to add insult to injury, we have received a quality butt whoopen by the weather gods most of the trips. We all need to do what I am doing this afternoon; that is, taking out your photo album (or in my case, looking over folders in my computer) of the finer days. The photos in these folders remind me of the great days I have had out on the water. The tons of tuna, many released marlin, and days of whacking the rockfish that keep me passionate about ocean fishing.
I do have to admit that I am taking a trip to Mammoth here in the next couple of weeks to enjoy some relaxing fly-fishing with some old friends, but my annoyance with the slow season will be soon be forgotten. We will be itching to go offshore come June of next year, and all will be forgotten.
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November 2, 2010, 11:32 pm
Hi Bill.
Hows things up your way?
Just thought l'd share a very short clip with you of an estimated 1100lb black marlin we caught on Moana III a few weeks back. It hit our deckie with its bill...could have been tragic
http://www.youtube.com/user/twoutesmarlin?feature=mhum
Drop me an email, it would be really nice to hear from you.
Cheers.
Joe