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Thanks for the pic of the Coronado Is. Biosphere. Now I know where to keep away from. IMO the Islands are just too busy with angry peeps especially when the YT are running. There is nothing there that you can not catch more of south of there. With the new F150, fuel and reliability are no...

How close to the Coronado Islands can you get without a Bio bracelet? I'm thinking about heading south of there looking for bottom dwellers. Haven't been to the rockpile in years.

It's a start in the right direction. This should open-up some rockfish holes in the LJ area and north of there. Now if they would eliminate the "100 fathom line and seaward" requirement, thus opening up the USA;s 9Mile Bank for rockfishing.

Thanks for the kind words. After 50 hours of use since the fuel tank repair, the boat STILL has not blown up. Much to your chagrin I'm sure. Fishing for far away rockfish has been great. The only change I've made is removing the trolling motor. It's just not for me. Holding over a rockfish...

While fishing at the extreme end of the 9M bank yesterday (12 miles from SD Bay), about 100 yards away from the boat, birds were working on breaking tuna. By the time we reconfigured our poles for tuna and approached the area they were gone. We trolled around for awhile waiting for them to...

You guys feel better. What a bunch of cowardly attack jackals. Do would think I killed someone. It's just a boat with a little hole on TOP of the gas tank. It never leaked. It's repaired. There were no leaks or fumes after filling the tank with gas and sloshing it around on a long ocean...

UPDATE: Finally finished my repair on the 100+ gal fuel tank. Since I moor my boat and live 45 minutes away it took much longer than I initially thought. I inspected the tank all around for any other corrosion. There was none other than the water damage at a fuel outlet barb (my bad). I...

I fish mostly by myself. After a bunch of problems on my old 1987 boat (moored, no trailer) with the motor and gas tank, I've spent alot of time recently making the boat more easy for operation in a one-man scenario as I repaired these problems. The only reason now to go into my bilge is to...

My list of good eating common bottom fish in order is sculpin, whitefish, shallow water rockfish then reds. I like the long skinny filets from the whitefish for tacos. Watch for the bones in the middle of each whitefish filet. A perfect fit for a taco shell, white sauce and some greens with...

Plan today was to catch some macs and fish for lings. No macs so plan B, go to the Whistler bouy area and scratch for dinner. Fortunately I alway bring a block of squid for such days. Fished out there for about 2 hours with little to show for it. However, had plenty of time to slow troll the...

22 gal Moeller fuel tank only used a few times since being new in June 2020. Comes with Yamaha fuel line adapters. $120 in San Diego. I'll post an actual pic when it gets light out. 29.25" Length x 19" Width x 13.58" Height

After inspecting the entire fuel tank with a scope, the only corrosion was under the access hatch I installed above the fuel tank sending unit so I could replace it. My bad for not catching this potential problem earlier. A week or so ago I patched the small holes due to corrosion around the...

Yesterday, Tuesday, was my daughters day off. She has been bugging me for weeks to take her and my 1st mate out fishing. I've been fishing by myself 2-3 times a week for weeks. Initially the weather, winds, did not look good but by evening died down a bit. Ok girls "it's on". San Diego Bay is...

Sometimes I wonder why I even post with asshole comments like above!

It's been a few months since WCMS discovered a few holes in my fuel tank while replacing my 2004 F150. They would not run the new motor on the old fuel tank so had them plumb in a above deck tank with fuel filter. I added a 2nd fuel tank above deck (30 gal total). After trying out the new...

This is Torn's thread so I'm bugging out after this reply. Mike, no, an estimate from Augustin who I bought the F150 from. Plus he said they are so busy now and can not get to it until late Fall. I moor my boat, have no trailer and a small yard. Plus can not do major repairs in a marina slip...

The cost of the tank is not prohibitive but the labor to remove and replace is, if you have someone else do the work. WCMS quoted me $12K TOTAL to replace the fuel tank. Can't find any reasonable options. Therefore, I'm really thinking about repairing the holes myself and hope for the best by...

Thanks for the pics. Keep it up. Love the rewired cutty, Very neat. My new F150 Yamaha does about the same as ratboy's but I'm sure slower out of the hold. I average 3.3 mpg on a days fishing. I'm still dealing with a few holes in the top welded outlet fittings on my fuel tank. If you are...

Well, I'm laid off due to the virus (field installation engineer) so I have a choice (1) hang around the house and do honey-dos or (2) go fishing I picked (2). Once the house remodel is done I plan on going fishing 7 straight days from LJ to the Mexican Border and out 15 miles and post each...

Party Time Last Night with Friends Who Never Ate Lingcod before, Wife made the sweet & sour lingcod on rice. I picked the crab meat out of 3 cooked Dungeness crabs, stuffed (layered) each crab shell with a Green lingcod fillet on bottom, then the crab meat stuffing mix and placed a fillet on...

Thanks for the tip. Tonight, I'm rolling up 4 half filets (Green ling) around a king crab meat stuffing and baking it in my pellet or charcoal smoker. My wife is frying up the rest of the filets in pieces (White ling) before tossing the filets in my home made sweet & sour sauce and served over...

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Due to a hole in my below deck fuel tank Ive been using above deck tanks (30 gal total) until I get it repaired or replaced. Thus Ive been fishing locally recently from LJ to PL and out to the S Nine Mile Bank. It's been awhile since I fish off Imperial Beach and its pipe. Looking to head down...

Wife had to work today so went out for the 3rd time this week. 1st time in SD Bay for just little spotties, then S 9 Mile for 18 (3-4 lb} rockfish for 2 peeps, then today. Just took one pole, My trusty 40 yo Newell S210. 1/4 piece of squid for bait and can tuna for chum. Stopped at the bait...

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I ended up removing one of the 24 gal above deck fuel tanks due to space issues. After many trips on my boat to balance out the fuel tank, bait tank and 36vdc trolling motor, it now runs better than ever. However, 24 gals and a 6 gal temp tanks is just not enough gas for my planned adventures...

It can be used by the physically challenged to fish the canyons above 450' for those big rockfish. Plus it's exciting to find out what's down there. In the old days I would pull sablefish out of the LJ canyon. I did not have a depth finder at the time that went over 250 ft.. I'm guessing it...

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This Fall I'm going to redesign my 1987 Cabo216 to flush deck by removing the center seating area. I'm throwing it out now to see if there is any interest in it. I have a hole in the below deck fuel tank and want to remove it and replace it with under deck storage. My fuel tanks are now above...

Day after Labor Day. Only a loser liberal would complain about getting something for free! Free parking and launching on a new updated launch ramp. You just got to shake your head. Top pic 0800, bottom pic 1100 the day after. Fish were still there today.

That's what I was thinking. The last 42 inch WSB I caught did the same thing in LJ. I'll bring bigger tackle next time and lock it down before they reach the kelp. Sharks would have cut the line, a dog would have surfaced to tear the large mac apart. It was a slow steady pull. Perhaps a BSB...

Went out solo to continue to learn my trolling motor's functions. Plan for today was to bring only a few frozen macs to make live mac baits and fish for lings in an old spot where I could spot lock over the hole instead of having only seconds due to drift. Made 3 macs at my slip, big ones. Made...

Been away for awhile while tending to a hole in my fuel tank as well as repositioning my trolling motor. After and hopefully the last TM location, went out to the south 9mile bank on Saturday and caught a limit of rockfish while holding over a few spots with the the spot lock function engaged...

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After multiple times getting my anchor stuck in the kelp and hurting my back, I gave up kelp fishing. Recently I installed a trolling motor with "spot lock". Now just engage the TM and stay over a spot as long as you want with no anchor. It's kinda unfair to rockfish to station over their...

My favorite town in all CA or perhaps the USA is Carpentaria. What a great little friendly beach town. Great walking beach and restaurants. Last year I worked at the airport and stayed there for a couple of months and would go out fishing on the Stardust often. We just had a mini 3 day...

Fishbones, I'm sorry about the dual names. I believe I did it awhile back when this name did not work. I grew up with party phones lines not cell phones. I'm trying to delete that name to avoid further confusion. But to answer your question "How did the wiring cause sinkings ?" The...

Wow what a great job you are doing on your original Cabo216. Just love how the upholstery looks after all these years. Thanks for the pics on the professional installation of your trolling motor. Do you have a phone number and/or location of your installation site? I'm heading up to Burbank...

That's great. Good luck with the new boat.

I just repowered my 1987 Cabo216 with another F150.The stats I'm getting after only 10 hrs of use is 5500 rpm, 43 mph at over 3 mpg. I shut her down before WOT was reached. Too fast for this scaredy-cat. It was $18k out the door with other improvements (704 controls and more). No payments or...

Trayscool, For the record IYO why did your Cabo sink? The Cabo216 was a Beta version of a new boat that came out around 1986. The chief architect died just before its introduction. I had a two hour talk with the other co-owner (a trailer manufacturer) at the 1987 Del Mar Boat Show where he...

Maybe you should have moved your batteries forward and increased your bilge pump capacity. I did not call anyone a moron. I just did not like all the derogatory remarks. But I listened to their comments and discounted most as ignorance of the Cabo's capabilities. But due to many years fishing...

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Rustman, thanks for the pic and the advice on replacing the tank. Let's me have an idea what the space is like under the center seating area. IMO a perfect area for sealed flush deck storage area for coolers, fishing poles, tackle, cabling to cutty, etc., under a level deck with no seating area...

Yes marked for a future detailed survey of the adjacent bottom. How big do Reds get? This is the biggest caught on my boat @ 7 lb 8 oz. We made Rockfish Vera Cruz for dinner while accepting a hand-made quilt from the "Blue Star Moms" organization that supports veterans from the Vietnam War...

While searching for tuna on the backside of the S 9mile dropped down after catching nada and caught dinner.

What have you Cabo guys done when you discover your below deck fuel tank is compromised? Here's my 1987 Cabo problem. I took my 1987 Cabo216 to WSMS to diagnose a loud noise from my 2004 F150 motor (2500 hrs). Like the last time, I have another hole in the mid-section like I had 7-8 years ago...

Finally got my boat picked up on wed on a trailer from WCMS. I've been working with Augustin on my options. Well the verdict is in: It's another corrosion hole in the midsection, AGAIN! No wonder it sounded like a car without a muffler. It even blew off the tape I had covering the hole from...

Deeper the water, the bigger the rockfish. Less people competition. I fish the depth limits with 6/0 or larger hooks and whole squid with a squid light on top on a 2-hook leader with 2lb weight. Sometimes I use a 30lb surf leader with Snell hooks (Walmart specials). The little guys can not...

Agua I believe you are correct in your assumption of the suspected problem. Especially since I already had the corrosion problem repaired. bp diesel stations near me However, after much thought and me deciding to keep my trusty old 1987 boat, I'm going to repower her with a new F200. 1st, I'm...

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My 1987 Cabo216 came with a 175 zuke and flew at over 40 mph. I repowered with a F150 back in 2004. It was the 1st 150hp 4S motor on the market at the time. Untested. The F225 I thought was too heavy. There were no 175hp 4S motors at the time. The boat's WOT speed decreased to 34 mph with the...

On June 8th I take my 1987 Cabo216 to West Coast Marine Service to repair or replace my 2004 F150 4S. It has approximately 2500 hrs on it. It has a newer (2013) lower unit and replaced middle section due to the corrosion problem. All repairs done by Boating Dynamics (Robby). Robby now works...

The TM has a 60" shaft. The motor does not come out of the water even in the 7' swells I've fished in. I thought about a 72" shaft but I thought the 60" shaft would be adequate since the Cabo's bow is only 26" above the water. One of the few things I've guessed right on this install.

Update: 5/17/2020 My comments on using this trolling motor offshore. 1. Holds the spot over a rockfish hole until you want to leave. No more searching around to find it again in the ever-changing wind and weather. 2. Allows the captain more time to fish instead of steering the boat. 3. MOST...

Yesterday 5/15 staggered out to the 9-Mile Bank off San Diego at 10-13 mph into a 4-7' swell and wind from the ssw. Dente de Pero. My 1st mate caught most of these fish. I worked only the contour lines on my FF map. My FF only has a 200 MHz function working now, the 50 is broken. So could...

Another liberal hoax has been forced upon us. Anything to control the people, ruin the economy so Trump will not get re-elected. Shame on you liberals for supporting bankrupting hard working people and businesses all for your supposed political gain. Stay the fuck home if you believe in these...

When fishing for rockfish in an unknown area I look at the depth charts and contours. I look for areas where the contour depth lines are close together meaning a sharper drop-off. From there I look for rockpiles in the area and/or hanging fish. Dropdown and drift the area marking bites along...

Thanks for helping us out. Get to the bait barge and the water is brown and dirty. Tried for macs for about 10 minutes then split for the end of the pipe. The 4-6' swell at 5-6 sec was brutal. Could manage safely about 12 mph. Little wind and beautiful day otherwise. Six miles offshore arrive...

Where and how to fish a red tide in an angry sea. That's my dilemma this morning as I look over the data for today. Finally. I am going fishing by myself as my 1st mate does not in these conditions. As of right now before I go out the door and head down to my moored boat in SD Bay, I've...

I'm sure the cops or some type of ticketing officer will be at the launch ramp checking IDs and fishing licenses. So don't be a dick and try to smuggle a friend on board and fuck it up for the rest of us. It would not surprise me that the lifeguard boats will be out there as well. Not to...

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I agree. Whoever is blocking me from using a federal waterway to go offshore into federal waters to catch fish legally are the ones breaking federal law. Depriving me of free passage in federal waterways. Enough of this breaking the law and cancelling my federal rights all the while...

I'm just curious as to why LA Bays are open to boating when San Diego Bay is closed to all recreational boating. I thought SD Bay was a federal waterway and by law must be open to all boating traffic. Did the Feds also close the SD Bay? I have not heard an explanation of this yet. I can...

bman, On my way in that day, I was contemplating going to the Whister Bouy area for rockfish with the squid I still had. I saw a couple of boats out there but my afternoon nap was calling me harder since I already had dinner. Plus, I have not done very well out there for...

Cory, Hope your wife is doing well. We're praying for her full recovery. The reds are from a prior fishing trip to the 9Mile using the TM. One of the 1st things I thought about when fishing with my cousin in the Alabama bayous back in November as he slow trolled the narrow inlets looking for...

Next time I go out deep for rockfish, I plan on stopping and catching a bunch of small sanddabs for bait. I can not see why they would not be excellent bait for large rockfish. I'm trying to find ways to fish the local areas w/o stopping at the bait barge for $40 (with tip) worth of bait i.e...

Guess this is my last fishing trip in awhile. Glad I went out when I did! Maintenance time on the boat starts NOW.

IMO sanddabs are the easiest of all fish and most delicious to prepare. 1. Scale sanddabs with a serrated knife 2. Cut head and stomach off in an angle cut, leaving the fins mostly attached 3. Dust with a dry coating of flour, Dixie Fry, or any other dry batter. 4. Fry in a pan with olive oil...

Here's my TM install. https://www.bdoutdoors.com/forums/threads/trolling-motor-for-cabo216.738724/

After about a month installing a trolling motor on my Cabo216, yesterday I took it out on another trial run. My 1st trial was a couple of days prior to the 9Mile for deepwater rockfish (ended with 14 for 2). Most on one spot. Yesterday my 1st mate (wife) had other plans so I went out by myself...

Rivertrip, Thanks for the suggestion on the plug. I've been thinking about that potential problem ever since I mounted the socket there. Even thought the socket/plug is sealed with O-rings to prevent water penetration, I'm going to relocate the plug inside the anchor locker like you suggested...

We had a family fish fry last night with our two grown kids. We did a taste test on the orange species we caught and the a species with a pink stripe running laterally. Pink stripe won hands down. I saved the reds and the green banded small fish for another night. Gave about 4 lbs of filets to...

You're right about mexican rockfish. They are my least favorite of all the RF species but my pastor loves all RF. So the 2 we caught plus a few more goes to him. However, IMO they are the best fighting of the RF, all the way to the surface with pull. We looked for the reds all day on the far...

Finally a break in the weather. Headed out to the 9 MB with 3 lbs of squid. Just installed a trolling motor on the boat with spot lock anchoring. Get there at 0800 and spend the rest of the day looking for them. We would drift until we get a bite then engage spot anchor to keep on that spot...

I installed a windless on my 1987 Cabo some years back but burned it up trying to pull it out of the kelp. So recently went to an electronic anchoring system with a Riptide Ulterra. Just hit anchor on the remote or foot peddle and the TM unit backs-up and stays over the spot. Great for deepwater...

You did good fixing up your Cabo216. Same year as mine. I can verify it's fuel efficiency. Someone is going to get a fine turn-key boat to fish for many years to come. I've fished in mine since 2003 with over 2700 hours on it, 2000+ hrs on a 2005 F150. Still running strong. Starts on 1/2 a...

Phase II I finished Phase I of the process to use a back-east method to fish both the shallow and deep waters of SOCAL. I took the boat out last weekend for a trial run. The weather was shitty and the swells large. Perfect to put it through its paces. The TM guided the boat and held spots as...

Moved the TM back as far as I could and still keep the shaft from hitting the railing. Took it out for a test run. Perfect! Fishing with my girls tomorrow in the kelp using the elect. anchor. I'll just kick back, have a beer and wait for the fish to bite.

Shadow X was RIGHT! I took the TM on a test run today. Everything worked perfectly until I placed the TM in Spot Lock while traveling forward a few MPH. Boy is that motor powerful. Shut it off when the pulpit started bending. Did not think that would happen. The motor going backwards just put...

Just finished a "Live Chat" with Minn Kota at 0500. Michael, says the remote could be bad and is sending me a new one today ASAP. Even though I have not filled out the registration form yet. Is that trusting or what? Hope the TM performs as well as their service. Out of a panic yesterday to...

Thanks for the advice. The TM bow pulpit is quite sturdy and designed for anchors around the weight of the TM. It's thru-bolted with 3/8"x4" s/s bolts with large fender washers and nylock nuts. I stood on the end of the bow pulpit (230lbs) and it did not flex at all. I'll probably look for a...

3 TM and 2 starting makes 5 batteries. Fishing on Friday deepwater. Using spot lock will keep me over my spot with less scope in all kinds of weather thus smaller weights or lures.

Finally, almost finished! Just need to place the connector on TM and the 36vdc plug by the TM wired to the bow electrical jbox. Sure is not easy working on a boat in the water. Oh well it's done. Thursday I'll bring the TM down to the boat and finish up on the install including cutting the...

Yesterday was a challenge. Spent most of the day trying to figure out where to mount the motor. Each location had it plusses and minuses. Finally decided to place the TM as far forward on the new bow pulpit. The quik disconnect makes it so I only need to mount bow pulpit before later...

Put the TM together last nite with the quik release bracket. Temporarily on bow pulpit. I'll decide today if TM will be mounted to dock straight back or at an angle so as not to impact the WA. image hosting websites

Just got back in town after working on the road for a few weeks. My new toys were waiting for me. woodforest national bank near me The 1st thing I'll do tomorrow is pick up 3 new deep-cycle TM batteries. I'll install them in the cutty with the new 3-port battery charger replacing the...

TM and associated parts ordered and arrive early next week. Then the fun begins.

Thanks for the advice. I do a lot of deepwater structure fishing to 400' and holding a spot and not trying to find it again with ever changing wind, waves and current would be helpful like they do in Alabama for red snapper offshore on wrecks. Like staying on your favorite lingcod hole on the...

After a recent visit to my cousin's house in Mobile, AL, I decided to try fishing like they do there. Trolling. Not any trolling but trolling using gps and an electronic anchor. No anchors or ropes or pulled back muscle but a trolling motor doing all the work. I can see where this method would...

Fished this boat, 1986 Cabo 216, for the last 17 years. Small 6' cutty to store things. Its a wide WA. I lived in it for 2 weeks on a BOLA trip. 4S Yamaha 150 with 2200 hours. 1000 hrs on previous motor. I'm in the process of installing a 36v/112 thrust trolling motor with I-pilot for electronic...

First good looking day outside in awhile so me and my wife Donna decided to get some fish for a family fish fry today. All kinds of life about 7 miles out from SD Bay. Birds and dauphin along the way to the south nine mile bank. Winds picked up from the east causing 2-4' wind chop with a 4...

First get a BW Dauntless then sell the Cabo.

Looking for a 2000+ BW 16' Dauntless with fishing package and trailer. Both in working order. Will consider trading my 1987 Cabo216 w/150 Yamaha 4S plus cash. My boat is moored with no trailer. HH

I installed a small removable cutout on each side of the above deck bait tank. That way I could access the entire bilge to get at all valves and sticky bilge float switches. Also to check on water in bilge. All water on my boat empties into the bilge encluding the sealed fish hatches. All water...

Fishbones thanks for the post above. It answered many of the questions I had on the boat's sinking. IMO many of the changes that were made to this boat definitely improved its seamanship. Must have been a big wave(s) to swamp the boat so fast. I initially had a 65 gal above deck bait tank...

Trayscool, Thanks for your response to an unfortunate accident. Even after many mods to make your Cabo216 less prone to swamping in the transom area, your boat sank any way to swamping in the transom area as I understand your replies. Since I plan on keeping my Cabo216 for many years to come in...

Fishbones, Where did he have the work done?

The recent sinking of a Cabo216 has caused a bunch of mariners to ask me about some of the safety modifications I made to my 1987 Cabo216 in order IMO to improve upon its seamanship. Instead or repeating myself over and over, here's what I did and why. Shoot the messenger if you want but this...

Also, I am interested in your trailer. I've moored my Cabo216 for the past 8 years and miss taking it to Baja. I am fishing in Alabama (burr) for the next month and will not be back until mid December. However, I'll need a place to store it in San Diego. Anyone know where I can store a boat...

Glad everyone was safe. Comments on my 1987 Cabo216. Back in 1987 I was at the San Diego Boat Show and saw a Cabo216 for the 1st time. I ended up talking to the owner for over an hour about his new boat. I was intrigued by the diversity of the bait system as well as a wide-walk-around cutty...

Thanks for the lobster tip. Went out today where I went a couple of days ago looking for tuna I saw in mass. About 8 miles out at 210 heading. Got there nothing. Trolled due north up the eastside canyon looking for life. After an hour of nada I got impatient as always and turned the boat...

While coming back from he south ninemile bank after an almost limit of big reds, I usually spend the last hour or so looking for other potential rockfish holes to fill my quota. This time I decided to look for holes on the east-side dropoff of the 9M bank. I started at a 450' drop-off. To my...

How I prepare sanddabs. I always clean my rockfish the next morning after residing in ice for the night. It pulls the blood out of the meat for a cleaner translucent smoother meat. Can you imagine being fileted alive. It tenses up the muscles for a rougher meat then letting the fish die...

For bigger fish I use whole sardines or squid with 6/0-9/0 Owner circle hooks, 2-speed reel, 2lb weight and 30-40# fluoro-carbon leader. The small ones may chew on bait but not get hooked. Who wants to pull a up small fish from those depths with only a 10 fish limit. I also use a squid lite...

I use 1. Small 1" gold castmaster with single hook 2. Small can of tuna. Make a hole all the way thru in the top of can for a zip tie. Zip onto a rope end. Poke a few holes with ice pick on each side of the can. Toss in water. 3. Throw castmaster until you get a mac. Cut into 1/4' pieces...

Barn find! Looks original.

No, I have two small openings on either side of the bait tank for access to water inlet values in the bilge. You can see one of the cutouts on a couple of pics above. 4 screws release the bait tank for full access.

Thanks for the help. Somebody is going to get a seasoned fishing boat. HH

I've got a lot of PMs for pics. I found these old pics from prior threads I posted. It's not as pretty as this now but more functional. I removed the enclosed transom and went back to the original open transom so I could get easier access to the waterwell where I bleed my tuna. The small...

This is just a heads up in a month or so I'm putting up my 1987 Cabo216 for sale. I work on the road at the time being and only come home to San Diego occasionally. Consequently, I have no pictures with me. I only have an old flip phone. Here are just a few details of the 1987 Cabo216. Pics...

Where is the bait tank located and its size?

Interesting boat I have not seen before. Have a few questions. What year is the boat and trailer? Have you experienced a fuel leak from the factory's fuel tank installation? Where is the bait tank located and its size? Boat's draft? You did a great job outfitting your boat for fishing...

Thanks for the reply. I have looked allover for re-seal kits and came up empty. I want to keep the Morse helm because it is self-venting. I.e. I was out at the 302 when a hydraulic hose came off the ram and squirted fluid all over. Consequently, the wheel no longer turned the motor. WTF! I...

The Morse Controls steering helm on my 1987 Cabo216 is leaking. I'd like to try and re-seal it myself. Anyone know of a YouTube video on how to do it? Seal kits? Thanks, HH

Thanks for the update Killer. Do you have a picture or link showing where the 75F line is off San Diego?

Finally after many months recovering from brain surgery to remove a tumor, my wife wants to go fishing yesterday. Even though the weather reports sucked (south wind) we get to my boat at Humphries, get a half scoop of large sardines and head out. Not until we get to the Whistler do we...

I agree.

Would you consider a 1987 Cabo216/F150 as a trade PLUS cash with you keeping the trailer to put the Cabo on? I moor my boat. If yes U2 me.

Fuck this bullshit. Fish the USA instead or keep 12 miles from Mexico's border . There's nothing in Mexico that you can not find in our border area. Why spend the extra gas and hassle just to catch a fish that has marginal food value. Spend your extra time looking for these same fish in your...

Thanks for the tip. If my free version does not work out, I'll be looking for an alternate method. Hope to put it in action with a new 1kw Furuno 1870F Thursday, weather permitting. I'll be looking at the bottom to see if it's mud, sand or solid. I'll also be checking out how it looks sideways...

I 1st mounted it on the transom. I usually fish by myself so moved the mount next to the helm where I can control the transducer's angle manually. If the shaft was about 2' longer it would be able to see almost horizontally to the boat. Only lower it when drifting.

Thanks for the tip Tom. Just did not have a 1 1/8" OD S/S pipe in my garage. This is just a Beta model to see if the concept works. If it does work, I'll fine tune it with with the appropriate materials. If not it's just another one of my hair brained fishing ideas that did not pan out. But...

My TM260 transducer removed itself from my transom the other day due to a poor install job by a local yard. Fortunately when it ripped itself from my transom, it flew up into the air to the end of the cable and came crashing down on my deck. Thank god it did not hit anyone for this giant...

I cleaned them the next day after they had been on ice for a day. I always do that for two reasons. First because I feel that the filets are firmer and translucent with little if any blood. The meat is not mushy and bloody like when fileting a fish alive. Secondly. I prefer to filet the fish at...

The size of the fish comes from hunting for where they are hanging that day.. I believe that this light (soft strobing light green ) attracts the fish. I'm not sure about some other lights I've tried in the past.

My wife and fishing partner for over 40 years and I headed to the South Nine in Mexican waters for some rockfish for her women's group fish fry on Friday. The morning was a beautiful red due to the smog blown down from LA. The seas were calm and the swell was way down from a few days ago...

Thanks for the link. I like that guy's thinking and fun about fishing. Lizardfish, that's another fish I throw away to this day. Has anyone ever eaten a lizardfish? I'm definitely keeping the next lizardfish I catch. The meat looks very similar to that of a sanddab! I only wised up about how...

I fish the South Nine (Mexican waters) often and catch many different species of rockfish and occasionally lings in 375' of water by the severe dropoff. In fact I have plans to fish there with my boat twice next week. It's a little closer from my mooring than the North Nine. Had plans to take Ed...

That's how I read the regs also but was hoping I misread the rules. Just another sneaky rule that does not make much sense to me. Therefore, sablefish out but I'll still try to see what's down there and fish for what is legal.

First of all thanks all for the replies correcting me on the number of hooks you can fish with when targeting flatfish. After fishing these waters for 40 years you'd think I'd know that. Those sand dads have no chance now. Secondly, I'm fishing out in deeper water than 350' because I'm...

I do not have any WPs at that depth. Care to give us a few. I've got one at 175' but they are small in size. Most of these are big enough to filet but I like to eat them whole. Can not use more than 2 hooks.

Earlier I asked about fishing for sanddabs since rockfishing is closed until March 1st. Weather has been shitty so could not get out to look for them until yesterday. I figure I'd go out to the north end of the Nine-Mile Bank to where I have some ancient WPs from when you could fish at any...

I've had my 1987 Cabo 216 since 2003. In 2005 I moved the two batteries from the transom into the cuddy adding one additional battery there. I placed a 4th battery in the rear seating area. Thus 3 GP27 batteries in the cuddy and one GP24 battery in the seating area. I wired the 4 new batteries...

I'd wait if I was you. I've had my 1987 Cabo since 2003. Worth waiting to get your last safe, economical (3mpg), no trim tabs, long lasting and solid fishable boat. It's a great one-person easy to operate boat which I do often. I call mine a jet ski bouncing wave-top to wave-top as I pick a...

A couple of days before New Years wife and I went to the very south end of the Nine-Mile Bank in Mexican waters. Ended up with 10 lbs of filets from only 15 fish plus 5 sanddabs. Yum, Yum for fish fry for 30 people at my 20th Annual ND Party. Sanddabs are my favorite fish (whole or fileted)...

Thanks for the tip. I'll give it a try after coming in from deep water rock cod fishing. Need a bunch of fish for my 20th Annual NY Day P A R T Y..

What do you mean close out the year? I've still got to catch a couple of limits of rockcod and lings before the season closes. I've got 50 hungry guests at my 20th Annual News Years Day Party to feed. Friends, fish, football, smoked brisket and pork belly burnt ends is how you start a New Year.

My sister and family is visiting us over Christmas. Their daughter has many memories from the past visits on my boat while growing up into a beautiful adult of seeing barking sea lions at the bait barge, feeding pelicans dive bombing, dolphins playing in our bow waves, a rolling grey whale or...

$200 with NAVICO Map chip.

Airmar TM260 Transducer with Furuno connector - $400

Bump. Only TM260 still available for $400.

Nope, I just put them in the bait tank and then on ice on the way home. Bleeding them alive is a good idea but have never done it. Perhaps I'll try it the next time out for comparison purposes. Never too old to learn new tricks. UPDATE: Let me add that IMO allowing the fish to die a slow...

Wife and myself went out early to fish the close in Whistler area off of PT Loma. Picked up a 1lb of squid from the local SI Stars & Stripes market ($8). They always have the best squid in the area IMO with it being snow white and medium to large in size. Headed to a proven rockfish and lingcod...

Bump,

TM260 transducer with Furuno connector. $400 SOLD: 12" NSS 12. SOLD: Lowrance Sonar Hub. SOLD: Lowrance TM150 CHIRP transducer.

I have a used NSS 12 for sale. It's the model before the evo2. Only used a handful of times. $1200 It comes with a West Coast NAVIONICS map card. $100. I also have a Lowrance Sonar Hub that adapts two transducers. $250 Lowrance TM150 CHIRP transducer (missing mounting bracket), $150. TM260...

You did good! Another CA vintage boat to last for decades to come.

Thanks for all the replies. I took the advice and am looking at a 2005 BW 30' marlin on Saturday. If the yamis are solid, I'll spring for it after we debate a fair price. This will be my last post on BD after being a founding member. Just too many know-it-all, internet...

Signing off!

Before I travel from San Diego to see your boat (a 2-day trip since I have to travel through LA twice) I have a long list of questions to ask about your boat to save each of ours time, i.e. maintenance receipts, maintenance performed, items replaced, when?, factory mods, etc.. Like Yamaha...

still for sale?

I saw that above GW 282 Sailfish yesterday. Wow. Over 20k in upgrades over the past 2 years from going through the motors, new electronics and new trailer. Best used boat I've seen yet. Made an offer within hours of looking at the boat. Someone else pulled the trigger before my offer could...

Thanks for the tip. I'll give them a call today.

Thanks for the reply. The Blackman 26 does NOT (my bad) come with OBs unless modified. I've only seen one. However, I'll look up the other two suggestions you gave. For some reason my wife just does not want me to crap 2" from her head in the middle of the night in an enclosed cabin. Women...

I'm also looking for a Grady-White 282 Sailfish or 300 Marlin under $70k in the socal area. Both these boats have a enclosed marine head for the wife and a fishing boat with outboards for me. Need to get away from the El Cajon heat in the summer.

Thanks for the reply. I looked at a 2400 yesterday but the head was under a V-berth sleeping cushion. A no-no for the wife. If one becomes available in the socal area please let me know. Outboard motor(s) are a must for me. Also looking for a Grady-White 28 Sailfish or 300 Marlin under $70k

I know there are not many around but if there is one out there in San Diego/LA areas please send me a note. An enclosed marine head is a must for the wife. HH

Still for sale?

Still for sale?

Thanks for the reply. I'm looking for one for a friend. This boat I believe fits his requirements, i.e head, 20', fishing boat, lotsa seating for wife and grand kids, bait tank, etc. Need to look at and test drive one locally. Out of state is an option down the road if one can not be found in...

Anyone selling one in the San Diego/LA area?

Correction: Fished on Tuesday 12/20 Finally after a month I can take the boat out again. Three weeks in Hawaii and my dock's mooring being replaced at Humphreys had me biting at the bit to get back to San Diego shallow water and close by rockfishing. Winter fishing I might add with shorts and...

still available

I posted it many times in the past. The 1st major one was when I rewired and relocated the batteries into the cuddy with how I accomplished that feat some time in 2005 or there about. Not easy. Also I believe I'm the only person on this earth that has done that. Most relocate their batteries...

I relocated 3 batteries into the cuddy's port-a-potty's hole. The extra weight forward causing these positives. Also replaced the two 20 gal bait tanks with an above deck 30 gal Offshore bait tank. I moor my boat and the standard below deck bait tanks do not fully drain because 1/2 of each tank...

There are many great smokers out there that one can see on cooking and BBQ shows on TV or through ones own experiences. Like the one above. I watch them every time I'm surfing through the channels and stumble across one. That's how I discovered the Weber Smokey Mountain (WSM) and the REC TEC...

As you can see from one of the pictures I use a REC TEC smoker. This is the only pellet smoker I've ever tried. I just love going to sleep while smoking the brisket for 16 hours or so and being awaken by the remote temperature alarm. The charcoal smokers are very time consuming and do not let...

In my continual quest to find the easiest and best smoked brisket recipe, here is my last attempt. It is modeled (a few changes) after a pit master's recipe he shared with me at his Texas BBQ dive in Hollywood by the Burbank Airport. Noon - Bought a 21 lb PRIME brisket from the Costco...

OK Bob this is just between us. Keep it a secret. While in Hilo about a year ago working, one of the fisherman at the FAA's Hilo control tower said he used jack macs for chum bait. So I went to a local market by my rental house on a lava cliff (15') off the ocean. 10' waves broke routinely...

Ya, I saw a few light sticks laying around I'm guessing from hoop netting for lobster at night. How have you done there at night for lobster? I'm assuming you need a lobster card. I stopped hoop netting at night a few years ago with my boat cuz of mess, can't see good at night, harassment from...

The docks at my mooring at Half Moon Marina (Humphreys) are being replaced. It will be closed for a couple of weeks. That's not to keep a fisherman like me at bay. So I decided to fish the pier at SI just across the road from Humphreys for the first time in eons. I figured to make macs for...

https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Fishing/Ocean/Regulations/Fishing-Map/southern

Nice job. The boat looks great! I relocated my batteries into the cutty's potty hole. It will hold 3- Gp 29 batteries. I placed a 4th Gp 24 battery under the back seat and wired them together into a dual battery configuration. Since I moor my boat, I abandoned the two 20 gal bait tanks putting...

I first joined BDs back in 2003 shortly after it was established. Back then it was a R-Rated fishing site with fowl language and naked pictures. It was really different from any other fishing website of the time and consequently attracted many new followers in droves to ogle at the pics and...

Once Mexico instituted their recent visa program I decided to fish exclusively in USA waters. It just did not seem practical to me to pay the daily visa rate fishing in their country once or twice a week especially with guests onboard. This new angle to fishing has been quite productive for me...

We did not keep the sheephead (too pretty) or the sculpin. It was not the sculpin's fault I got stung taking the hook out, so he was allowed to live another day. But thanks for the heads up cuz that's how we keep each others backs. The fish dinner we had last night with the other fish was...

Not a lot if any local fishing reports. So I'll offer our attempt at finding dinner. After a month away playing the RTJ Trail golf courses in Alabama and traveling the coastal south visiting most beaches and fishing piers from Corpus Christi,TX to Orange Beach, AL, it was time to come home and...

Swingin' Door BBQ 11018 Vanowen Street, North Hollywood, CA 91606 - 818 763 8996 http://bbqnorthhollywood.wix.com/swingindoor I did not ask about the rub. I did not taste any rub so I'm assuming it did not have any. I'll ask next time I eat there next week. I plan on just using salt and...

My favorite smoked meat is a brisket. I try to smoke mine where you do not need a BBQ sauce. The meat should stand on its own. I have rarely achieved this level of perfection smoking probably 50 briskets in my day using rotating methods either read or viewed on TV. Always looking for the...

Took my golfing buddy and his friend fishing on 7/6. Picked them up at 0630 at SI launch ramp, got a 1/2 scoop of medium sized sardines from EB. Now $40 with tip. I always thank them for being there to assist us with our pleasure of fishing in the best weather in the world.. And yesterday was...

Went out fishing again Tuesday 6/28. First went to the south end of the 9-Mile Bank to get dinner. Saw a blue whale for the 1st time this year out there. That's usually a good omen. However, we could not find a fish anywhere. The water was a dirty color of reddish brown with scum floating...

Dinner is Served. And to think for 40 years I used to throw these parts of the halibut away. Notice I ate the tip of the tail, a crispy delight.

Dinner tonight Blackened Crispy Halibut Tail with a Blue Claw Crab Stuffed Crispy Halibut Head. What do you like better Head or Tail?

Needed to field test the new shift and throttle cables I just replaced on my Cabo216 with the wife in tow. Went local to my favorite lingcod hole a mile or so off PT Loma. Got the biggest bait they had at EB's, 8-10" sardines. $35 now for 1/2 scoop. No macs that day. First drop and 1 minute...

Andy, Excuse my ignorance but what is "peed you" mean?

Thanks for the blunt wakeup call for those guilty as charged. Arrogance and disrespect for the Mexicans as a whole definitely pisses of them off. They read BDs and thus are well aware what you ugly Americans are saying or implying about them.

Yesterday the shift cable broke on my 2004 F150 Yamaha OB motor. Fortunately it broke in my slip. I was planning next month for routine maintenance of the motor. It has 1200 hours on it. Does anyone know of a Yamaha mobile mechanic who can replace the shift cable (and throttle cable) while the...

The cure is 50:50 salt and brown sugar. Buy a 25lb bag of salt at Smart & Final or another package store. Mix cure. In a bucket put 1" of cure. Line the bait straight in a row as many as you can in a single layer to fill the 1st layer. Cover with 1/2" cure. Repeat until all bait is covered in...

Last time out fishing with my daughter a few weeks ago we got a 1/2 scoop of anchovies for bait. About 200 3-5" fish. Needless to say we used only a portion of those fish. Since I'm going fishing for a full week in BOLA in May, I decided to salt-brown sugar cure the remaining bait for use down...

Christmas Dinner: Smoked Crab Stuffed Halibut A couple of weeks ago I caught a 18 lb halibut in San Diego Bay about a 1/4 mile from my mooring. The family ate the thin smaller pieces and I vacuum sealed and froze the thicker ones. For the Christmas Dinner the family wanted halibut instead of...

I believe Harvey Boats or something like that out of Oregon bought the mold from the bankrupt cabo company back in the 90's. They made a look-a-like version of the 216 but without the fit and finish. This could be one of them. My 1987 Cabo216 is still going strong after over 2000 hrs. Still...

Yep it probably was me that you saw drifting by the bait barge. I drifted from the middle of the Z-jetty to just past the bait barge for nothing. Then went further inside and looked for areas where water will spill out into the bay from a inlet during a tide shift. Halibut like to lie in wait...

The weather looked bad with predicted high winds and rain throughout Sunday in San Diego. Seeing that a few halibut have been landed on 1/2 day party boats lately I figured perhaps the halibut might be coming into the Bay as well. The last 5 years or so have not been very productive for me...

May 31, 2015 After working for the past 12 weeks in Oakland, I finally made it home to do what I love best, i.e. fishing the offshore waters around San Diego. The plan for today was to bring the wife and daughter to the Coronados to catch some rockfish for dinner and play with a few YT that...

I fish this area many times in a month with friends and family to enjoy a very productive part of our local southern area of fishing. Not just the fishing but the whales (grey, humpback, blue almost every time out), sharks and dolphin. In the past 6 months of fishing that area I have not seen...

Great ocean going boat. I've owned an 1987 Cabo216 since 2003. Since I deep sea fish here in San Diego about 30-40 times per year, I'm guessing I've got about 350+ (oops) deep sea and local fishing adventures with her. Going out tomorrow into Mexican waters to slew the rockfish. Weather...

I’ve tried to smoke a brisket, Texas BBQ Style, four times in the past. Four times I’ve failed with the brisket being either dry, tough, marginal taste, fatty, etc., after spending a lot of time, effort and $ each time. This year I was determined again to find that elusive tender-juicy brisket...

I asked Shari, a whale expert in Bahia Asuncion down in Baja, about the whale's behavior. Here's her reply. It's a Humpback Whale. Dah! I did not know we had humpback whales in our area. Her explanation fits Junior to a tee. "This is another case of mistaken identity! the whales you saw were...

Three of us went rock cod fishing in the Coronado Trench just north of Coronado's North Island on Sunday. First hole was at 325'. Caught a few. Then off to our deeper 425' hole about a mile away before we run out of energy. While motoring there I saw a grey whale using it's white-encrusted...

After a few trips on my boat looking for tuna 30-50 miles offshore, it was time for some good eating rockfish. Those three tuna trips started at 0300 at my mooring and lasted til 1500. Only had a few rat YT and a hand full of football sized YF to show for the effort and BIG expense. So...

I usually do not post pics on my weekly fishing adventures in SC/mexican waters cuz I forget to bring the camera and/or the fishing has sucked lately and do not want to jinx myself. Kinda of like having a banana on board. Funny thing though I found a banana in my wife's carry on bag after this...

The headswell was pretty bad heading out on a 280 heading out of SD Bay to fish the 3-mile line for rockfish. So instead turned and headed for the South 9-Mile bank with my wife and friend Rick. Rick recently had breast cancer surgery where they removed most of his chest muscles so he uses an...

plj46, One of the purposes of this great forum is to help others from getting into trouble due to not knowing or misinterpreting the CAF&G regulations. As you know they are quite complicated, cumbersome to read and sometimes not easy to understand especially for a novice. I do not know SeanG...

I took your advice Pete and waded thru all the pages. I did see a few helpful comments after the 1st page on topic but only a few like, "You guys have got to get out and go fishing! Enough! Stop already! I stopped subscribing to this thread along time ago, and it's still going...... Amazing!"...

I gave up after 14 pages looking for a question or answer from SeanG or others on what the alleged multiple opahs looked like that he saw. I've fished the SD waters (1-2 times a week) for over 30 years and have not seen an opah but many molas some just outside SD Bay. Did SeanG ever explain...

It's a 1987 Cabo216/F150

This was my 3rd week day in a row the last 3 weeks fishing at the Coronados. The 1st two were brutal with 6-10' seas and winds to 30 but we pulled dinner each trip. Mostly reds and whitefish with a ling and other rockfish here and there. This time was different. Little wind and a gentle...

I'll be searching for halibut all over the bay this Tuesday on the big tide swings with anchovies. I'll post if I have any luck. I can not remember when I caught my last legal in the bay. Off IB with sardines is a different story. HH

Just got back from a couple of weeks fishing in BCS. The first week was at Rancho Leonero on the East Cape. Fished four days only due to TS Octavo. Caught all the dorado you wanted using giant squid for bait. Pulling those rascals up from 300' at greylite really got you going in the morning...

Imperial Beach Area not IP. Went out yesterday to try AGAIN to catch a keeper halibut this year. Plan was to catch the "Surf" part of a Surf & Turf birthday party for a friend today. Even though the tuna are running miles away we headed instead south of SD Bay along the coast to find some new...

JT (High & Dry) calls me about fishing for yellows at the island friday before the mad weekend rush. Do not care for yellows but I love to fish so I said I'd give it a go. Asks my wife and she's all in as well. Two days prior they slew the yellows but thursday I believe only one was caught...

*60# spectra for main line with snap on the end *40# fluorocarbon spool for leadered ganglions, snap on one end and swivel on the other *6/0-9/0 Owner circle hooks depending on size of fish targeted * 6oz to 2lb weights, (rebar is a great idea, I also used 3/4" cut EMT metal pipes filled with...

Went out to the same place as last week where two of us had limits of nice sized close in rockfish. We pull up to the spot a little late cuz Rick forgot to set his clock forward. If he did not have the bait I'd have left him. Well anyway, where's the fish? Last week instant bite now nothin'...

Yesterday was a beautiful day on the water. It was a good as it gets out there with little wind, no swell or waves to speak of and a warming sunshine, this after years of bad weather fishing days. We caught dinner in the whistler area in about 2 hrs, a half limit of small rockfish and sculpin ...

Big Fish, Could you please give a little history on this boat that you know about. Being an old retire fart now, another project to bring this boat back AGAIN from disrepair could be in the cards. I caught alot of fish with this boat as well as the previous owner (to me). He bought two new...

I can tell that's my old Albacore Special by the kicker bracket on the swim step. Don Blackman personally made that for me back when I owned the boat in the 90's. I bought it from the original owner for $10.7k. I sold it for $14.5k a few years later. It had a corvette engine and ran like a...

Anisakiasis No raw ground dwelling fish for me. Fry them baby! Yum. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anisakis

A mancave can not have enough gadgets for BBQing. I like to smoke my pork butts overnite about 16-18 hours on charcoal. Hate getting up at 2am to make sure the smoker did not get too hot or cold or worst yet go out. Therefore did my usual internet research on temperature controllers for weber...

The wife and I went out of SD Bay about 0700 to fish the Whistler Area about 4 miles outside on Monday 5/28. Bought along a couple of pounds of refrozen squid for bait. Had a steady pick of medium sized rockfish of various sorts for most of the 4 hours we fished. The weather improved from ok...

WTG on those quality fish. Did each of you guys have a mexican fishing visa ($38) or did the mexicans change the law while I was away. It's time to me to head to the islands but that extra expense has kept me away. HH

I've noticed alot of boats fishing in mexican waters lately. Does everyone on board get a mexican fishing visa ($38) for each day you fish or did mexico change the law in my absence? If yes can you get one online? HH

Thanks for the recipe. You da man. I like the cheese cloth tip. I've made a broth with the rockfish bones left over from fileting but never a soup all together in one pot. I love one pot meals. I'm going out rockfish hunting this sunday to the 9-mile area since mexico is now on my "do not...

4/20/2012 Got fish

Update: The thieves did me a favor. Why do I say that? Just got an insurance settlement from BoatUS for full replacement value as a new unit TODAY costs for an old 2005 Lowrance 113CHD that the map did not work and the FF function always sucked. Also got today's full replacement cost on the...

Update: It appears the thieves were not targeting my boat but the boat next to me in a joint slip. My boat was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. The boat next to me a 30' with flybridge, just had a new cover put on it and was without one for a few days. That fact exposed a bunch...

My moored boat was broken into at Half Moon Marina from the waterside from a small boat. Half Moon Marina is on Shelter Island in San Diego. Humphrey's concerts are held there. One of my live aboard neighbors (15' away on water side) heard a small putt putt boat sunday nite about 8pm 4/8/12...

I forgot to add question 9. You guys somehow missed that?

Test your knowledge of fishing. Fishing Quiz For The Masters. Not As Easy As It Looks. Pass this quiz and consider yourself a Master Angler! The Answers are all "d"......... How'd you do...... who gives a Shit?

sdfishkiller, This topic was debated a few years ago with input from a CA F&G guy as well. Enforcement is very subjective by the authorities but I just want to put it out there. It's is not in the CA F&G regs. CA law enforcement officers which the CA F&G are part of, are required to enforce...

1. only 4 hooks in mexico per line, 10 fish total with no more than 5 in a species per person. 2. can not fish in USA if you fished in Mexico on same day. 3. 28.65. GENERAL. Except as provided in this article, fin fish may be taken only on hook and line or by hand. Any number of hooks and...

Another day to smoke. This time my favorite piece of meat, burnt ends made from a brisket. Since I'm going back to work on the road after retiring for the past year, I need to brush up a little on my 22" weber skills. Bringing it along to feed myself and crew. Will be working installing...

Had a down day for cooking. You can only golf and fish so much. Posting on a baja site today I though about my days bringing my 22" weber down to baja to cook many meals. Here's my baja recipe for pulled pork. It is so much faster than the all nite slow-cook method. So I cooked it today for...

I take your replies as a yes. Sure there might be a few extra boats but at least there will be a nursery close by for an ever replenishing fish stock. Plus I have many rockfish/lingcod honeyholes in the legal area I have not fished in years. When the YT are running that area is a parking...

I usually do not fish LaJolla since I moor my boat is SD Bay. The coronado Islands is almost the same distance so headed south instead. But with the Island basically closed to me cuz of the visa thing and my boycott of Mexico I'm looking for new fishing grounds. Looking at the latest MPA...

Not a CC but close with a wide walk-around http://www.bdoutdoors.com/forums/members-boats-sale/393941-1987-cabo216-f150.html

Slip fee is $4oo/mo. It encludes free concerts with guests, recently remodeled fancy restrooms with showers, laundry, & free ice machine. The new owners of Halfmoon Suites and Marina are spending a lot of money to remodel everything.

Off the market.

JT, You forgot to mention the cadd wiring drawing of your boat is under Configuration Management. I assisted JT in replacing every electrical wire and circuit breaker/fuse panels on his boat with marine grade materials. He spared no expense in replacement materials. All wiring is labled on...

Good luck with the sale.

This is the 2nd saturday in a row the wife wanted to go fishing in the bay. Last week it was my day catching, this week it was hers. Between us we netted 11 halibut, all short on a 2 hour incoming morning tide. One was a fat 21"er. They were caught in various places towards the mouth close...

Fishing has just sucked for me both inside and out this year. My 1st year of retirement and the fish gods are paying me back for slaughering so many of its kind over the years. I even gave up lobstering this year for the 1st time. Gee my boat is real clean now, always. Well yesterday my...

Mike, I'm not smart enough to invent a recipe. I google for recipes for what I want to eat almost daily. Print out the recipe then make changes to it as I cook. I redline the recipe for the future cuz I can not remember shit. Being an ole retired fuck I've got lotsa time on my hands so...

Thanks for the report. Sculpin is my favorite fish to eat. TIP: When you first bring up a sculpin and hold it like you are holding in the pic next to your kid, give it a hair cut with a pair of dikes or shears. It only takes a small sculpin prick to make your day really, really lousy. Like...

I purposely left a lot of meat around the gills on the bodies to add flavor to the stock. The stock pot has all those bodies in it along with wine, water, onion, celery, carrots, cloves, thyme and some other items that escapes me now.

The last couple of weeks has been a early morning bite so got down to the boat before dark. Rick meet me at my boat and we we off at 0530 from my SI mooring. Got out to the area 20 minutes later. Man the weather report said mixed swell at 2-4 ft. However, the swell out there was 4-6 ft and...

Just got back from a month in Alabama. Feral pigs have over run that state. My cousin killed ten this year alone by just having a gun in his truck and stumbling across them while driving around. These pigs are tearing up the back country and nothing anyone has done has stopped their spread...

Thanks for the pics. I really like the way there is an added storage box on the center seating area. Also like the double seats above the cooler. Mine is a bench. Guess I got a couple of projects for the summer.

I've got the same motor & year. Mine starts immediately, just like it did new. Also have a similar boat and maybe a bit heavier than yours. With a full bait transom tank it planes in about 5 seconds. However mine does not need trim tabs. I use the motor to trim out the boat. If I was you, I'd...

Being an old retired fuck now, I'm trying to cut down my burn rate fishing out of San Diego Bay. Last time fishing in the Bay got a scoop of lively anchovies and caught nothing but bay bass with them. Froze up the rest in qt ziplocks. 5/25: Arrived at a prior rockfish hole off Pt Loma kelp...

Capt Max, Thanks, I'll give your fishfinder setup a try. Dennis

Capt max, I've got a few questions on your fishfinder setup. But 1st let me explain my problem. I also was fishing out off the S 9mile the day after you in deepwater. Managed only one big red before going up on the plateau to catch dinner. Been fishing that area for years with almost...

I'm a glutton for punishment. Yard work or fishing? The answer was easy. Anyway been waiting for those big reds to arrive off the south nine for the last 4 skunks. Well today was a slight sliver of hope. Did manage one 5 pounder on 1st deep drop then 4 nada drifts in a row. Went shallower...

Almost the same boat as mine just a couple of model years older. Did not know they made one in 1985. Still has a bunch of years left in her. Cheapest I've ever seen this boat.

Do it online. No waiting. You can print out a receipt instantly that you put in your wallet until the new one comes in the mail.

In 200 feet or less water, a cheap way is to get a bag of 30 lb 2-loop surf leaders and 3/0 snell hooks with 4-12 oz cigar sinkers. Cheap, fast change out.

Thanks for the tip cuz I got one of those units.

Went out fishing last Sunday off pukey point and only caught 9 small-to-tiny fish with a friend. 4 sandbads and 5 rockfish in 175-300' water. That's why this is not a fishing report. Rick got the sandabs and I got the rockfish. Recently I purchased 3 knives from Smart & Final and a knife...

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There's someone else like me after all. Spot on.

The White House official residence was full of cockroaches and rats, and there was no one who could remove them. Desperate, President Barack Obama announced that he would give whatever it takes to the person who can clean out the bugs and rodents. Two days later a guy comes and asks to be...

That sucks. I've got a 4s version for my moored F150. Not cheap. I'll keep my eyes open.

Here's a good deal on their top of the line sharpener. CHEF'S CHOICE 130 GREEN ELECTRIC KNIFE SHARPENER NEW - eBay (item 120662402878 end time Jan-18-11 19:18:13 PST)

You need to define what you mean by your mentioned fishing parameters. 1. how far offshore do you plan on fishing? 2. what do you consider an economic fuel mileage? 3. what do you consider reasonable yearly operating expenses? 4. how large a tow vehicle do you have? 5. will you expect...

I'm retiring next month and shortly after that heading to Mobile, AL area for Spring and Fall fishing. Renting a house on the water with close access to the Mobile bay and Gulf. Has a dock with boat house. My boat is too big to haul back & forth so am going to buy a used 17' Cape Horn in the...

Solution to this problem is easy. Boycott buying all farmed salmon. I started doing that years ago. Where's the fucking bunny huggers when you really need them. Probably eating farmed salmon in a fancy restaurant discussing more MPAs in California stupidly thinking they are saving the...

I have two bait pumps & two thru-hulls that are plumbed together. i can run the bait tank with either one or both. It takes about 20 seconds to switch between the two.

Please post a few lat/longs with fish caught there in order for me to determine if it is mine.

Way to keep your cool kid and not disparge those assholes that obviously have NO CLASS whatsoever. It takes a man to stand up to the cowardly internet bullies. You saw the good in their remarks and took the gentleman's way out of their negativity. You're the type of person with character I look...

I had a 65 gal Offshore oval tank for years. Mostly never put in more than a scoop. Two scoops would damage the bait. I need lively bait to catch halibut. If chunking or dead-acting, red-nosed bait was ok like for tuna, Yellowtail or rockfish then I'd put in more. Note: IMO EB gives you a...

My first keeper halibut of 2010. What is it October? Anyway made my usually fish attactant out of tuna, oatmeal & veg oil. One squid for cutbait for a two #12 hook rig. Caught a couple of dozen smelt 6-12" in the PT Loma kelp. Tried the area for lings, no takers. Also tried outside of the...

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First of all it's a buyers market. That's good for you. Look at buying a boat as a business decision. Do not get personal towards the person selling the boat. You are not his friend. You do not need him to like you. There is nothing wrong about offering him too little for his boat. He...

Yea where the fuck have you been? Haven't had you around to give me advice in years. HH

Stay the fuck up in smell-A and keep that nasty LA attitude out of laid-back San Diego. You are just one bummer of a person that thinks his shit does not stink and the world revolves around your universe. Who gives a fuck what you think or say anyway. You should have just grabbed your pole...

I did not know it is legal to use a fish trap to catch bait. What is the CA F&G reg that specifies it's legal to catch what kind of bait/fish. I moor my boat with schools of bait always around.

I'm retiring in January and plan on homebasing out of San Diego cuz wifey will still has to work another 7 years. I plan on spending a couple of months each in the Fall and the Spring in Mobile, AL. Will be fishing the bays, backwaters and in the gulf as well as hunt for deer. I grew up there...

I'm looking for some direction on this family problem I'm in the middle of. A little history 1st. * my brother, Jon, took care of our aging parents and the other siblings let him inherit the house when they died. * Total house mortgage is $900/mo with taxes & ins. Jon makes less than...

Typical ex-steroid user. Your body just breaks down after you stop using and you're suspectible to chronic injuries from then on. Remember Klesco & Nevin of the Pads? He's washed up and will never be a fraction of his old steroid self. Time to trade him for anything you can get.

Who would have thunk that at this time of year you'd get more than a couple of replies to a rockcod report. Even out where I was there were two 3/4 day party boats. I thought they were going to be trolling for tuna like they did in the past but NO! They were bottomfishing in august. There...

Gotta cook for 20-30 college kids tomorrow. My son is in town for a week on break from grad school. So he invited me to cook for his college youth group at his church. I'm a heathen. Plan on fish & chips and ribeye philly cheese steaks. Anyway Rick met me at my mooring at Half Moon Marina at...

Sorry to hear about your unfortuate experience with the CA F&Nazis. They are surupy sweet but the are all assholes thru and thru. Their whole thing in life is how can I criminalize a sporting activity. A warning in your case was an appropriate response by a normal compassionate american...

Thanks Sluester and your lovely wife for making it possible for my son to graduate from SDSU in 12/09. Without your assistance in finding Mike a job, God only knows where he'd be today. Mike started graduate school at Springhill College in Mobile, Alabama in January 2010. It's the Notre Dame...

Excellent question but being a engineer I try to design everything to meet the needs. Notice, the shutoff valves (port and starboard) are easily reached by removing the snug-fitting 1' trap doors on each side of the bait tank. Can also reach each float switch or view if water is in bilge. Also...

Bendo send me a PM if you're serious. I go out a least once a week. No whining or I'll show you the transom door. Long swim. All my extremites work just fine due to 30 years of conditioning in our gnarly offshore seas. Bring some 747 Quaalouds for your riding comfort. Dennis

They are a good omen. They are only around when there is plenty of warm water bait. Means fishing is finally ready to kickoff.

Yea I hear you Bendo. Maybe that's why I have to go fishing by myself 95% of the time. After a white knuckle ride to and from the fishing grounds leaves my fellow fishermen calling uncle. I on the other hand I find it a gas tearing home from the nados into wind and weather at 30+ at 5000...

Back in 1987 I went to the boat show in Del Mar and saw a beautiful white boat that I fell in love with. Being a young engineer at the time with a wife with a kid in the oven, all I could do is dream about owning a boat like this. The owner was quite a friendly guy and I spent over a hour...

Thanks for the report. What color(s) on the megabaits? HH

A guy a few slips down from me has been bragging about his sculpin hole off the North Coronado Island for the past couple of years. Twice I've used his directions in the past and twice missed the area. He does not have a GPS so it's dead reckoning from a point. I wrote the direction down this...

Went rockfishing to the 9-mile yesterday. It was windy with a double swell but managable. While heading out a school of dolphins followed we out some of the way as usual. But then something caught my eye. At first thought it was a marlin but it was tranversing in a zigzap pattern on the top...

Ok I'm trusting you guys. Just setup an account and ordered 3 bottles of the stuff from Tommy. Hope it works better than the bottle of "Fool-A-Fish" I bought a few years ago. HH

I do not notice a difference cuz I do not have 2-4 lb torpedo sinkers to compare them with. I use a two speed 16s international to fish with when I fish over 300' in mexican waters. So it's fairly easy to wind up with any weight or load of fish. By the way that red was 26" and am guessing over...

Finally got the Hot Pot II in the mail and immediately made my 1st weights out of 1" EMT. It was only $5 for a 10' stick. Made sizes from 6-12" about 2-4 lbs. The lead I got had stickum on one side so had to place a piece ot two in the Hot Pot one at a time and scoop the goo out before it...

I really loved the 65 gal Offshore bait tank I bought used on this site from another BDer. But I'm getting too fat to fish around it with others on the boat. So put the 65 gal for sale in the BD classified and it sold in less than a hour. Then spend some time looking for the right sized...

Finally finished installing a new 30 Gal Offshore bait tank, painting the deck and many other over due chores on the boat. Was thinking about going after YT today that I believe are around the Rockpile. Saw a couple of party boats going out at 150 degrees from SD Bay. So guessing that where...

Better have big muscles. No electric reels in Mexico. HH

Now the mother fuckers are threating to go after the 80% who did not return their lobster cards. The DFG has turned a recreation sport into a criminal activity for the those of us who just want to fish and be left alone. After being boarded by the F&G on my 1st nite of lostering this year...

Lot cheaper to just buy on the internet, usually no tax and free shipping.

Got a 2004 Yamaha F150 with 600 hrs. Never put in a drop of oil in. Moor the boat and now after warranty ran out take it in for full motor maintenance every three years. Oil has been changed only 4 times (Mobile One last 3 times). Thats 24 qt of oil usage in its life as of today. Fuel filter...

I just traded some worthless stuff I had (to me) for some worthless stuff a non-fishing contractor buddy had. 150 lbs of lead in 3-6" long 2" wide and 1/8" strips. he says he can get me a couple of more 5 gal buckets of this worthless stuff. I'm a deepwater 9-mile bank fisherman when it's...

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Life lesson. Cost me $50 additional ($25 for bounced check and $25 for collection) for a $286.66 bounced paycheck. Great reason not to cash paychecks at licquer stores.

Thanks for all the helpful replies. i'm going down with my daughter to the collection agency (lawyers) to pay off what is owed on the bounced check and get the check and a release. I've downloaded all the necessary documents to file an initial report/claim with the CA State Labor Commission...

After sleeping on it whether I'm just going to pay it off. We'll go after the guy that wrote the bad check. Another lesson learned for the young lady. Appears that most of the kids at the store cashed their checks there. HH

My live-at-home christian college going daughtner finally got a job a few months ago. She got a job making sandwiches in a sandwich shop in Poway. Its was a great job to start learning the ropes of adulthood. About a month ago she cashed her paycheck at a nearby liquer store. She had to give...

Then my don't you take your fucking attitude, negative outlook on life, glass half full, and inexperience and go elsewhere cuz I'm sure I'm not the only one tired of your classless whinning act. There was a lot of helpful and informative information given to you ojn the 1st few pages, if you...

It's just a different fishing culture here than other parts of the State. You should have asked the landing about all that when you called and made a reservation or before you departed. They would have gladly explained their process. So do not blame them for your mistake. Here they go...

After getting the shit kicked out of me twice fishing for YT the past week at the Coronados, decided to have a pleasant lazy day rockfishing. Since the weather and waves were finally nice as I past the point I thought I'd keep heading south for larger rockfish by exploring both sides of the...

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Install a battery combiner between battery 1 and battery 2. Leave the battery switch in 1. That way battery 2 is isolated from battery 1's electrical load but is charged thru the battery combiner when the boat is running or is charged at home or moored like my boat. In this configuration...

After a bunch of OB motor services since I bought my 2005 Yamaha F150 I finally found someone who can make my entire motoring system run as smooth as glass. It's just not the quiet motor, but the smooth acceleration up fromm 800- 5500 rpm. Finally someone who goes through the entire motor...

A few words of advice. I'm in my third boat with a 4-way partnership with co-workers. The first two boats were under $6,000 each and $16,000 for the current boat. I finally bought them out cuz they were a pain in the ass from the beginning with not paying on time, shared maintenance, usage...

Who gives a fuck how he spells? Didn't you understand what he said. You newbys who think you're so perfect that are degrading the original intend of this site. It's philosophy is fishing advice, boasts and helping others. Answer his question, offer advice and/or keep your denigration of...

If a few lights are causing you to lose enough battery capacity for you to think your boat will not start, then you have a battery problem. You need to spend some $ to investigate that battery problem 1st before you spend $ on additional wants. A boat your size should have as a minimum (4) gp...

Took your advice and am setting up an appointment with Boating Dynamics (Robbie Gordon). That he services yamahas and hauls the boat as part of the service is a big selling point for me. I'm moored just across the street at Half Moon Marina. That way not have to go and get my boat trailer I...

I'm due for service on my 2005 F150 yamaha motor. I bought it a Boat Depot. In the past I was not very happy with their service. I've heard they have had a change in ownership. Any feedback on maintenance you've had there recently would be appreciated. It's real close to my moored boat on...

Thanks great. I'll support them with a few TLD15s i need repaired from my repair job. And to see what they got. HH

Dido Scott. I've caught all kinds of strange creatures down there from giant squid, blackcod, blackgill, etc. I'm reluctant to use any line heavier than my 80lb reel line cuz the 70 degree sloped bottom I fish on is all rocky ledges that go from 390'-2000' in about 100 yards. It's not if you...

I use flurocarbon cuz it nicks much less in the rocky environment as compared to mono line. No fun to wind most of the way up with a large fish on only to have it break off with the weight close to the top. Also less memory and the hook sticks straight out more away from the main leader. I...

Forgot to add the green lites I also use. The two small ones strobe. The larger Kristal LP16 does not. Usually I get bite within a short time of hitting bottom cuz these things attact fish in the immediate area. It's dark at 600'. If I drift for much more than 60 seconds I usually get...

I do some deepwater rockfishing in mexico. My favorite honeyhole eats up weights due to steep rocky ledges no mater what I try. Does anyone know where I can get some scrap rebar in sizes 9 (1.28") thru size 11 (1.4") so I can make weights out of them? Either in the San Diego or LA areas. I'm...

Here's how I prepare the few Humbolts I catch on my boat during daytime hours. I catch them while deepwater rockfishing in mexican waters. As far as preping them, while still hooked I gaff them in the tail while pulling the head away from the boat with the rod. Then I cut their head off...

I suggest a Weber Smokey Mountain. Weber Grills and Accessories - Grills It's not an offset but it is the most efficient and controllable smoker I've ever used. I have not used the Green Egg as mentioned above but most of the others. The charcoal lasts 24 hrs without refilling it using the...

The Ocean Enhancement stamp was first initiated back in the 80s to buy the nets from the gillnetters after DFG closed their waters. The DFG never stopped the Stamp after the gillnetters were paid off. Instead now the Ocean Enhancement Stamp $ are used to gather data to close the waters to us...

question: Who filed the suit? ans: Coastal Environmental Rights Foundation of Encinitas Question: Who are its officers? ans: Coastal Environmental Rights Foundation 1140 South Coast Highway 101 Encinitas, California 92024 760.942.8505 1. Marco Gonzalez Interim Executive Director...

John, Now that's funny! HH

Now the Packard Foundation is going to fund the State of Oregon to mold its population to their anti-fishing views with its one-sided data, information and matra. They financed the decisions the CA DFG and it's Govenor came to on MLPAs. Now its Oregon's turn. Is there no stopping this cult? HH.

I will still be buying EB bait, local tackle, Squidco stuff, sportboats occasional outings into mexico, etc. Just not buying a CA fishing license. Fishing 1-2 times a week in my boat I spent mucho $ to support fishing in San Diego. I'm a sucker for every new fishing gadget, rods, reels, lures...

Question: It's my understanding that you do not need a CA fishing license when importing fish caught in mexico, like the Coronados. I read that somewhere or heard it in the past but have not be able to find it in the massive CA DFG Code Book. I need to just follow all the rules on what you can...

Newells are all I fish with in water less than 150'. My favorite is the G229 with the red striped handle, 80s vintage. I've got 10 of those. I've got two 235s, 332, 4xx. I use the 332 in deeper waters but it works just fine shallow as well. I fish for halibut a lot with the reel in free...

I'm sure I'm not a good example of this cuz I never saved a dime until I had my 1st kid at 40. I spent all my money on women in my 20s. Got married and spent it on boats and travel in my 30s. I however always invested in myself with education, many nationwide job relocations that improved my...

Great boat at an unbelievable low price. I have one of the 1st Cabo 216s made (1987) and have fished on it weekly for many many years. No cracks anywhere, gel coat still shines, tons of dry storage, wide walk-a-around, perfect gunnel height, etc. It is very fuel efficient because of the...

Let's face it the decisions here and in the rest of the USA have already been determined by the bunny hugging groups (Parkard, etc.) funding the studies and paying off the politicans with donations and freebees. These same topics are being brought up on the east coast websites as well where...

My last three times at the Whistler has produced #s similar to yours. I got many WPs that have consistently produced over the years. Did manage a few reds each time but in the 3/4 lb range. Moving on to the green tanks area mentioned above and even to LJ in 120-250' also produced almost...

Same results in LJ a few days before you. Only managed about 10 small rockfish (whitefish, sculpin, reds etc.) using squid strips. Nothing on sardines. Going to the south nine friday to try for something bigger. Weather should be nice. HH

Can you sportfish say from noon to 5pm with hoopnets onboard then start hoopnetting for lobster without going in? Thus you could have onboard fish caught by fishing pole and lobster caught by hoopnets on the same day. Or do you have to go in drop off the fish before going back out to lobster...

What! I thought we laid off all those commie, mother fucking, leftwing, bunny hugging DFG assholes. They are still making these unsound judgements not supported by fact on how law abidding, war veteran, hard working, church going, good parents can spend their relaxation fishing & lobstering in...

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Deadrise at the transom is 22 deg. Here's a few pics of my modified Cabo 216. Mods I did myself included rewiring, 65 gal Offshore Bait tank, relocated (3) batteries in cutty & (1) in center seating area for a total of four in a dual battery bank configuration, (2) 36 qt coolers on top of...

Going fishing tomorrow and was wondering if anyone is catching any bonito off the Pt Loma kelp area. I see some caught off la Jolla but that's a long ride from my SD Bay mooring. I need to start filling the freezer for the upcomming lobster season. HH

I prefer my halibut steaks 1/2"-1" thick. Thicker steaks can get overcooked (burnt) on the outside before they are cooked in the middle. Cut to size. marinade: 1/4 cup brandy, sherry or tequila 1/4 cup lemon or lime juice 2 tbsp soya sauce 2 cloves minced garlic hot sauce to taste 1-2...

Picked my buddy up at SI launch at 0630. Great tide today for fishing in the bay. The bait barge only has large sardines for bait. Damn. No anchovy mix so outside the bay it is for fishing. Weather continues to improve all morning with light winds and swells. However, the morning fishing...

Oh great now we have a fucked up lawyer trying to explain what a disfunctional CA F&G is saying about fish caught in mexico like he some kind of god. You CAN KEEP BSB that are illegal to possess in USA but CAN NOT keep undersized lingcod or halibut that are also illegal to possess in the USA...

Thanks for the report. If i understand your report correctly you said you fished with a grunnion for bait the 1st day to catch the halibut. This is illegal under CA F&G codes. A BIG $$$ fine if caught by F&G. Also the fish that broke you off was probably a big batray. HH

Oh you're cruel. Especially after I gave your mom all that halibut & ling filets yesterday.

I was wondering why the Jiffy Pop was nailed above my bed when i was visiting my cousin in Mobile, AL back in June. HH

My son is having trouble finding an internship to fulfill one of his senior business course requirements at SDSU. He will graduate in December with grad school to follow also in business. He is looking for a human relationship (HR) internship at a company in San Diego. Will work for free. He...

To settle this theory i'd had for over 20 years that green/blue lings taste better than whiteys I had an lingcod taste-testing feast back in 2004. I prepared the green & white lings two ways (my sweet & sour recipe and fried) but kept the identity of each secret to a group of unbiased taste...

After a late nite celebrating the 4th got up late at 0600 and decided to go fishing. Down at the boat at 0700 and to the PL rockpiles at 0730 with a half scoop of horse sardines. Plan was to fish for lings for a Sweet & Sour lingcod dinner. Then go after the biting calico bass within the...

I've got twelve G229F or G235F with the red stripped handles. I get them on Ebay mostly. They can throw a sardine farther than any other reel I've tried. As well as having a strong clicker for halibut fishing in free spool. The rod does not matter. However i like a 6.5' rod so it fits in my...

While on my redneck vacation a few weeks back I watched my cousin make a gumbo. I took notes and tried a variation of it a few days ago. I'm all alone with just my bottle of Cuervo today. Wife & Kids are elsewhere. I store my recipes here as I make them up so I do not forget them and can...

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Vintage G.E. Electric Knife, great deals on Collectibles on eBay! here's an Ebay for the same vintage GE knife as requested.

Returned from my "Redneck Vacation" on 6/22 so had to make sure my boat still loved me so took her out the next day. Bumby outside so fished the bay back by the Coronado ferry landing. Unbelievable bass bite. Had to fish with just one pole cuz of the non-stop bite. Released all. Bad part...

Had a golf match with my cousin at a Robert Trent Jones Golf Course, "The Falls" at Magnolia Grove. Hardest couse I ever played. I sucked big time. Took a drive out to Dalphin Island afterwards so my cuz could look at home that needed painting. Spending today getting ready for going back...

Day 7 headed out to Mark's hunting cabin in the hills of Clark Co Alabama. First stopped at Albert's barber shop to check to see if the bushel of corn had come in. Mark plans on putting a few bushels up ( blanch then freeze). Here they pick the corn and put it up while it's only a day old or...

Got another 24 crabs, 3# flounder and other stuff. Home by 0930. Golf the safternoon at Gulf Pines in a 3-man scramble. Dinner was fried flounder, hush puppies with corn & crab, coleslaw and crab cakes. Crab Cake Recipe *mess of crab meat *mayo *mustard *worchester sauce *sweet...

Day 4-5 Golf on the 4th day. Nothing special except got a hole-in-one after putting the 1st ball out of bounds for a 3 on a 170 yard hole at Heron Lakes CC. Day 5 was more of the same flounder fishing plus crabbing. Got a mess of crabs this day over 30. Only got one flounder but lost a...

Day 1-3 Headed home to my roots to leech off my cousin, Mark, for three weeks. First couple of days fished in Mark's 16' skiff in a canal that empties into the Mobile, Bay. Caught a half dozen speckled trout and flounder each day. We threw out chicken wings on weighed cord (4) tied to the...

Sent all day saturday trying to get dinner. Caught my own bait, smelt and small macks. Perfect bait. Spent two hours playing tug-a-war with lings. Ling won. Left after sacrificing $10 in hardware. Went inside San Diego bay at 1030. Had my chances on halibut bites and again missed. Called...

I joined the USAF back in 1967 after two years of wandering thru college at AZ State University. Lot's of pretty girls there. Best move I've ever made. By luck they placed me in electronics school to maintain crypto equipment. I did not know anything about electronics at the time. When i got...

I winged this recipe with what I had in the house other than the crab and wine. By the way it tasted better than it looks. Debone fish: Scale whole fish on both sides. Gill the fish and pull the intestines out thru its stomach. Do not cut the stomach. This make for a pocket. Slice the...

A little cool in the morning. Once the sun peeked out then wind picked up. Quit at 0930 with one fish for dinner. Go Charger's. Deboned whole halibut stuffed with king crab meat.

Need some electrical wiring advice. Please review the drawing I have below and comment back on mistakes we've made or better ways to do things (I hope it's legible once I submit it). I am not a marine electrician and after this never-ending endeavor do not plan on changing my day job profession...

When I get the urge for steamed whole sheephead with black bean sauce I first get a few lbs of mussels (secret spot). I then use one of my lobster bait boxes & fill it with smashed mussels. Find a spot inside the kelp with a big hole and anchor. Drop the bait box down on your anchor line or...

rabid fish, The reason I fish with a circle hook and specifically a mutu Owner circle hook is because it usually hooks the halibut in the corner of the jaw. Owner Mutu is a lite small wire circle hook. Most halibut and even the large models like to chew on the bait for a while. Therefore...

Since JT (High & Dry) took ALL the fish home last week (lings & halibut), I told my wife I would not be able to attend Easter Morning Service with her. I needed to catch some fish for dinner instead. Needless to say I did not invite JT this time. Invited Lazy Rick instead. Picked up a beat-up...

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Your point Eric. That's how my fishing method has evolved after fishing for 58 years. It's called time-on-the-water. Yours explanation might be bullshit mine's not. HH

To answer your question, I can not tell the difference between fish on a FF after using many different types since FF were invented. Fish are where fish were in the past. I rarely use the FF except when looking for new fishing holes. When I get a bite I immediately hit the WP button to mark...

Was $5 per half scoop. Now that I know that you guys only get minimum wage I'm gonna raise it to $10 per. Can you imagine our fishery without live bait. Thanks for the many years providing us great bait with a friendly attitude. HH

Do any of you know where i can get a wiring diagram for an early 1977 24' Skipjack? I'm not familar at all with Skipjacks. This one has a cabin and you climb up to the helm station. My friend uses this boat to take boy scouts out fishing as well as other charitable causes. The boat's wiring...

I purchase the non-skid paint from Epifanes Non-Skid Deck Coating. I order 2 cans at a time for shipping cost purposes. That lasts me two years. The non-skid is from very small poly balls that are like a fine sand paper. It does not hurt your bare feet at all. The only problem I have with...

I've used merton's on my 21' WA runabout for over 4 years. One quart paints the entire deck. I use a 2 1/2" brush that fits into the qt can and just cut the paint in at the corners. No taping. Uses mineral spirits for clean up and thinning. I'd use two coats the 1st time. I repaint once a...

My first question to you is '"did you filet the fish you caught in mexican waters?" If the answer is "yes the fish were fileted" then the CA F&G officer is correct in saying that you have undersized and out-of-season lingcod and you can be cited. However if the fish are whole (gutted &...

While tiding up the kitchen a bit I accidently threw out my favorite rice & beans recipe. It's a cuban dish called Congri'. Plan on serving it tomorrow at my 10th annual New Years Day Party along with smoked pork butts, weber BBQ whole turkey, fall-off-the-bones back ribs from Costco and much...

Last saturday nite saw only one hoopnetter in PL kelp as far as I could see in any direction. Averaged about 10 or more shorts per net that would be legal on the next molt or early next year. Seems to me the lobster fishery is quite healthy and sustainable in SD. Quit at 7pm cuz arms were tired...

There's noth'in i do not eat if I'm hungry including the SD Bay fish. Haven't been sick in over 10 years, strong as an ox, shoot par golf, pull traps all nite to 50' and almost 62 years young. I think this is just another californian scaredicat syndrome like man-made global warming. Just too...

While hoopnetting solo tuesday nite I caught my 2nd beautiful red kelp crab this one in SD Bay. The 1st one was out in the PL kelp forest. Both were quite large with arms about 12" long and bigass pinchers. Both were meaner than hell, like a blue claw crab on steriods. A description from...

I keep all the required USCG stuff in a large rectangular PFD storage bag I bought at Westmarine including the boat's registration and former USCG boarding documentation. It's yellow in color, about 1.5'x1.5'x3'. That way when the I get stopped to get inspected by whomever, all I have to do is...

Nothing like inventing a better mouse trap. Great idea and design. HH

I have 3/8" hollow braided poly ropes in lengths of 25', 50', 75' and 150'. i tyrap these ropes to the PVC "H" depending on the depth of area I will be hoopnetting. i store the unused ropes without the "H". Tonite I'll be hooping between 35-50' so will use the 75' ropes. When at 35' will...

I use a letter "H" looking device made out of 1/2 schedule 40 PVC. Just unwind the length you need and tyrap the rest. Holds 150' of line and easy to wind up and store. Also it floats and makes a good target to gaff or glab by hand.

I do pretty good on smaller sized rockfish about 1/4 mile south of the Whistler buoy. Look for sharp 10' level changes in the bottom depicting a rockpile ledge or mesa. Get a 3 lb block of squid from an asian market ($6) and take 1/2-1lb of squid with you. Cut into 1" donuts. I use a 2-loop...

I hoopnetted twice this year for the 1st time off the PL Cliffs, out about 1/4 mile in 35-45 ' of water. Caught over 200 shorts the 2nd nite of the season with 7 keepers for 3-peeps. The next time was solo and 5 keepers but many fewer shorts. it's a lot more hazzardous with the kelp and...

This is my 2nd season of hoop neeting. I've made many modifications to my 1987 Cabo216 to make hoop netting more systematic, safer, easier and convenient. First i enclosed the transom and added the bait coolers, installed electrical outlets to the center seating area for the electric reel/net...

Now what the fuck does that mean? What problem are you talking about? For me i do not have one tail in the freezer. I give them all away except a few for the family of two kids and a wife to eat, if that is ok with you, you self-righteous asshole! HH

Not being a big fan of eating lobsters i give most of them away. No problem finding takers. They are ok to eat in burritos and salads but how many can you eat. One of the reasons I am hooping the 1st week of lobster season almost every day cuz want to validate the ole wive's tale that most of...

With the recent discussion about only having one limit of whole lobsters in your freezer, I was wondering if this also applies to other seafoods. Question: Are you only allowed to have a single limit of lingcod, rockfish, YT, YFT, WSB, etc. in the freezer? Does the skin need to be attached...

Looks pretty simple to make. Get some used 1" heavy wall threaded pipe, an elbow and an open pulley. Cut to size. That's it. Only real expensive would be the pulley ($40). The mechanical advantage of this device pulling hoop nets is well worth the expense. Always get a kick from the people...

Saturday: 7 lobster (3 peeps) til 9pm, Pt Loma Kelp, 25-45' of water, 200+ shorts, 10 various crabs, 5' moray eel Sunday: 7 lobster (solo) til 8:30, SD Bay, 12-14', 30 shorts Monday: 5 lobster (2 peeps) til 9:00, Z-jetty both sides 20', 20 shorts Tuesday: 5 lobster (solo), PT Loma...

Saturday: 7 lobster (3 peeps), Pt Loma Kelp, 25-45' of water, 200+ shorts, 10 various crabs, 5' moray eel Sunday: 7 lobster (solo), SD Bay, 12-14', 30 shorts Monday: 5 lobster (2 peeps), Z-jetty both sides 20' Tuesday: 5 lobster (solo), PT Loma kelp, 35-45', 50 short HH

My plan this year was to take the week off work and lobster each nite. Well I made it the 1st 4 nites with two solo trips. Two were in SD Bay and two were inside PL kelp. Wednesday got up early cuz that's my weekly golfing date with my son Michael. Woke up with leg cramps so bad could hardly...

Well 3-days into my "lobster hell week". My shoulders are sore, my hands are so like pin cushions that I can barely close them but its lobstering again tonite. The 1st nite of season went out saturday at 3pm so as not to fight the masses at midnite earlier in the day. This year had another...

People on your boat who are not lobstering but just observing the sport do NOT need a lobster card. Just like with fishing. However, they must not assist the ones that are lobstering in any way. I plan on lobstering outside SD Bay this year in the cold dark unforgiving ocean so I plan on...

I took my wife to the Coronados last sunday for the 1st time. Now the secret is out. Hour wait at the bait barge so skipped it and headed out with just 3 lbs of squid. After finishing up with a limit of rockfish at puky we headed to the south kelp area to chase some bonita to finish filling up...

http://www.bdoutdoors.com/forums/food-beverage/53677-sweet-sour-whole-rockfish.html The recipe above can be used for 1/2 to a whole lingcod instead of a rockfish. I usually make sweet & sour lingcod by cutting the filets into 2x3" pieces. 1st i marinade the lingcod pieces in a 1:1:1 ratio of...

Good job on the yellows. I watched the party boats much of the day and saw only one YT caught. Did the same as you Matty except we started at the north island 1st. The line for bait was too L O N G even at 0700 so we skipped it. Had some squid. After limits of rockfish mainly whitefish at...

haven't used the daniel's but I store my collapsed ecilpse nets in the bow of my moored boat. The daniel's would just be too high. I also weight each ecilpse with (2) one # weights. HH

Great news! I'm going to the Coronados on saturday. HH

Fuck you Island Bound. You uncaring pussy! I'll handle my own affairs; don't need your ignorant advice. HH

I just sent this message to the "Terminator", our great Governor of the State of Callie Fornia. Governor, Lobster season starts in a little over three weeks. On the Bloodydecks Fishing Website rumors are being circulated that the CA DFG is going to outlaw the use of mechanical trap/net...

My two best fishing buddies for a long, long time now have serious medical problems. One has a heart pacemaker, diabetes and conjestive heart failure while the other had titty cancer surgery last year where they removed most of his pec muscles. I'm sure there are many others fishermen in CA...

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After experimenting last year with just about every kind of rope for my lobster esclipse nets, derby, 3-strand poly, hollow braid, ect. in sizes from 1/4"-5/8", I settled on 3/8" hollow braid poly. Not only is it easy to grip, does not cut into your hands but also works in the modified electric...

IMHO smoked bonita is as good as the other tunas especially the belly meat. After brining, drying, smoking, i paint on a glaze the last 15 minutes and again after i take it off its 3-hour smoking at 220 degrees in a Weber Smokey Mountain. The glazes i like are 1. 1/4 cup pure maple syrup +...

Yesterday asked a friend of mine to be a " Bonita Dummy". A car pool dummy is someone who will let you get into the car pool lane while a bonita dummy is someone who allows you to keep up to 10 bonita under 24". Last week i did pretty well on 4 lb bonita to 20" at the sw corner of the PL kelp...

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I'm done chasing tuna this year. Leaving the rest of them to you guys. Plan today (sunday) was to go just outside PL kelp to get a bunch of macs for the up coming lobster season. Got there about 0700. Wind was howling pretty good. i thought I'd give it a chance to die down a bite...

I hear ya Gil. Your story sounds like my typical tuna tale (like last sunday). That's why I specialize in "2 gallon fish" and 99% of the time leave the tuna to others. Tuna is only 50c a can at Costco. 2 gallon fish = fish you catch using only 2 gallons of gas all day. HH

My mom recently passed away after a long good life. I found this pound cake recipe while sorting out her estate. We enjoyed it while growing up. It was passed down from her grandmother. It's the best pound cake I ever had. 3 cups flour 3 cups sugar ¼ tsp baking soda ¼ tsp salt ¼...

Late report cuz death in family. Fished sunday in SD Bay from 0700-0930 on a great +6' incoming tide. Had a steady halibut bite in the channel. Ended with two keepers to 30" and a bunch of shorts. Then headed to the 182 for the next 6 hrs for nada. Then got 2 keeper lings and a few shorts...

i like the window cuz can look around and see how the bait is doing. i fish live bait all the time mainly locally. Bait seems to perk up once in the OS65 Offshore tank. Do not know if from the window, size or whatever. Also cool to look at and kids like fuckin' around with the bait or fish...

Finally after many moons I caught a legal leopard shark, 52". Great sport. Caught it yesterday around PL kelp on a medium sardine. Acted like a hali. It dropped the bait 3 times and took about 5 minutes to finally hook. I have never eaten this beautiful creature but thought just this once...

Gosh, being an engineer, it looks like I over-complicated and over-engineered another process. HH

Went out 7/30 to catch some macs off PL for lobster bait this fall. Last year waited to the last minute and had a hard time finding them. Had to use salmon heads instead which now are too big to fit in my down-sized bait cages for this year. Here's how I catch macs and was wondering how...

Congrats on finding them. Wish I was with you. Just got back from LA. HH

Looks like a tasty recipe. Thanks for the pics for they make it easy to copy. Will try it soon. HH

Ok let's see who on Bloodydeck's has a high Sportman's IQ. Answer the questions below 1. While hunting for deer on a ranch you come upon a corral full of deer. Should I? (a) shoot as many deer as possible while they are defenseless in the corral, take pictures while the slaughter is going...

All excellent eating including salmon grouper. The worst tasting of the rockfish family to me is the mexican species. Orange colored rockfish seam to be the best eating. I bled all fish in my OB's motorwell before putting them on ice. Small fried starries/reds and the leftover squid are the...

1980's Newell 229F. HH

*Can the bonita in bell jars. *Sculpin & Rockfish in Californian Basting Sauce California Basting Sauce 2 tbsp soya 2 tbsp lemon juice 2 cloves garlic minced 1/4 cup brandy, vodka, tequila or sherry 1 to 2 sticks butter Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl except butter. Add...

Congrats on the tuna. If you would, save me a small piece of bluefin for the golf tip on the clubs. We're playing early at Eagles Crest wednesday morning. Give me a call if you can make it. Tight lies, HH

I called you a whinny pussy about 5 years ago for not crying about "it was someone elses fault" that sank my boat. You did not do your do diligence then or now. This time you blamed a country's culture and law for your stupidity and have the audacity to smear Mexicans in print. Shame on you...

I use Walmart's GP29 marine starting batteries for about $65 each. They are made by Johnson Controls, the largest battery manufacturer in the USA. If they go bad in 18 months you get a new battery, not prorated. prorated after 18 months. I know i recently had two replaced cuz I boiled the...

Already got a 21' electric boat! This 12vdc electric motor runs my boat at 1.5 to 3.5 mph depending on wind and current for 4-6 hours. Have a gas motor as backup. HH