May your day be filled with birthday wishes and fishy dreams.
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Great Event on Dec. 8th!
Join Top Shot, Battray, and other GCLAs or just donate. More info here.
MEMO . . .
In these times of economic uncertainty and layoffs (and the holidays approaching), members of Ventura County Sportfishing Club (VCSC) have come up with a novel idea to help those families that are less fortunate. VCSC, in conjunction with Captain Hooks Sportfishing, Hueneme Fish Processors and the captains of the boats at the landing, are sponsoring a Fish4Food Day on December 08. All fish caught will be flash frozen and given to FoodShare, a food bank in Ventura County and they will handle distribution.
Cost of this venture is 25.00 per person to cover fuel costs. There will be "Pros" on board for those of you (or your friends) that need a little advice or help. Tackle can be rented at the landing and there will be some available on-board (please let us know your needs). VCSC will be giving away and Avet reel and as of press time, we are waiting to hear about some other possible incentives. And if you cannot make it, consider donating 25.00 so some other less fortunate but willing angler can participate.
Please call Captain Hook's (805.3826233) to make your reservation or to donate. It will be the best 25.00 you have spent this year. Do not wait...do it now....please.
If you have any questions or suggestions, please call Jerry Stussman (818.8658310)
MEMO
This things is really coming together! None of the structure is cast-in-concrete but here's what's happening so far:
1. 280 fisherman
Yep, the Captains/owners Island Spirit, Aloha Spirit, Speed Twin, New Bluefin, Seabiscuit, Black Pearl and two six-pak boats all have voluntered their boats @$25 per person. This is about the fuel/insurance cost! Promote this thing by bringing family, kids, friends, coworkers, post it at your work, in your church/club, etc.
2. Fish cleaning-
Only crew members can filet fish. Each boat will have a tip jar. Be as generous as you can.
3. Departure/Arrival
Arrive at Capt Hooks by 5:30 a.m. Coast Guard regs REQUIRE that boats have a manifest. Each captain will select his fishing ground/type of fishing, from exotics to sandabs!
The plan (so far) Everybody will be given a number on sign-in and we anticipate returning to the Capt Hooks by 4p.m. A drawing will be held in the parking lot for the Avet Reel: then it's tailgate party-time. Anybody wanting to organize it or a subparty?
4. Fishing
Capt Hooks has rent rods and tackle; some of the Pros and semi-pros wil have extra rods.
MEMO . . .
In these times of economic uncertainty and layoffs (and the holidays approaching), members of Ventura County Sportfishing Club (VCSC) have come up with a novel idea to help those families that are less fortunate. VCSC, in conjunction with Captain Hooks Sportfishing, Hueneme Fish Processors and the captains of the boats at the landing, are sponsoring a Fish4Food Day on December 08. All fish caught will be flash frozen and given to FoodShare, a food bank in Ventura County and they will handle distribution.
Cost of this venture is 25.00 per person to cover fuel costs. There will be "Pros" on board for those of you (or your friends) that need a little advice or help. Tackle can be rented at the landing and there will be some available on-board (please let us know your needs). VCSC will be giving away and Avet reel and as of press time, we are waiting to hear about some other possible incentives. And if you cannot make it, consider donating 25.00 so some other less fortunate but willing angler can participate.
Please call Captain Hook's (805.3826233) to make your reservation or to donate. It will be the best 25.00 you have spent this year. Do not wait...do it now....please.
If you have any questions or suggestions, please call Jerry Stussman (818.8658310)
MEMO
This things is really coming together! None of the structure is cast-in-concrete but here's what's happening so far:
1. 280 fisherman
Yep, the Captains/owners Island Spirit, Aloha Spirit, Speed Twin, New Bluefin, Seabiscuit, Black Pearl and two six-pak boats all have voluntered their boats @$25 per person. This is about the fuel/insurance cost! Promote this thing by bringing family, kids, friends, coworkers, post it at your work, in your church/club, etc.
2. Fish cleaning-
Only crew members can filet fish. Each boat will have a tip jar. Be as generous as you can.
3. Departure/Arrival
Arrive at Capt Hooks by 5:30 a.m. Coast Guard regs REQUIRE that boats have a manifest. Each captain will select his fishing ground/type of fishing, from exotics to sandabs!
The plan (so far) Everybody will be given a number on sign-in and we anticipate returning to the Capt Hooks by 4p.m. A drawing will be held in the parking lot for the Avet Reel: then it's tailgate party-time. Anybody wanting to organize it or a subparty?
4. Fishing
Capt Hooks has rent rods and tackle; some of the Pros and semi-pros wil have extra rods.
Friday, November 21, 2008
From the Webmaster...
The Calendar Page on our website has been updated with the 2009 Charter and meeting dates. The page will also include the Chartermasters and meeting hosts once they have been determined.
2009 looks like another exciting year to be a Gold Coast Lady Angler.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Apology to Lori
Dear Lori, et al.
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I'm very sorry. I was completely out of line with my last comment. I should have taken the time to look at the invitation to realize this was a personal get together at your home. I have attended many a tree trimming party at the homes of my friends. Please accept my apology and Jeanne is right, it sounds like a lovely way to get in to the Holiday Spirit. What a lovely and generous offer for what sounds like a fun way to share the Holidays together with friends. My flippant comment was totally inappropriate.
Mirage November 16th
Hi All! Well, I was a bit disappointed that I could not make the Stardust or the Liberty trips this weekend, so my Awesome BF, Mike managed to get us on a last minute, last trip of the Season, open party trip on the Mirage! I was so excited! Tucker told us we would be heading out to San Miguel, and our journey across the channel was as smooth as glass.... were awoke to a beautiful sunrise and the smells of Andrew cooking breakfast!!!
I started off the day with a couple of really nice whitefish. But wait, then I felt the pulling of something large!!! a very nice sheephead, which hung in there and turned out to be Jackpot, baby!!!!!!!!!!
By the time we were almost limited out on white fish, everyone needed a second sack to fill.
Then, someone's awesome whitefish catch turned into an awesome mako shark catch, as the beast tried to snatch an easy meal, hence becoming a meal itself!
All in all, it was an epic trip! And to top it off were were escorted home by these guys!
Ok fellazzzz….I had been waiting for this trip, trying for weeks to get everyone together to fish and share a few brews….It was tough, people on, people off…Anyway…got to the landing around 7:30pm and already saw some peeps starting off the tailgating festivities…It was not much longer till everyone starting filtering in and all of the sudden we had 28 on the boat…Not all Get Bent crew but mostly….Skippers wife had a medical emergency so we were running a bit behind schedule…Ok by me….just more time at the bar right next door!!!!!
Woke up to Grease conditions and HOT temperatures….very little breeze and by 7:30 am I was already building up a sweat….The water was pretty dirty and green and did not look too promising, but we anchored up on a high spot in about 90 feet of water where the Captain metered some fish and got started….Some on the dropper loop, and some fly-lining and the rest, including myself, tossed the iron….. Was not long till we hear the first “Fresh one” and it is a huge grade of Bonito…Decent enough that we could not tell right away if they were yellows or bones by the way they were pulling….We pulled the hook and looked around….
Anyway the iron and fly lined Sardines were getting bit pretty well so the 2nd ticket Joel came down to toss one out….Was a few seconds and he and Tanner were hooked on the iron and headed for the bow fast…Tanners took him straight into the rocks, but he did not want to give up…He wrestled that fish for about 20 minutes or so before he gave up and broke it off….Joel lands his and we have our first Yellow on the boat…probably around 17 pounds.
Couple more people bit and rocked…I tell ya…Yellowtail know how to free themselves and they have the power to do so…If you couldn’t pull those fish out of the danger zone right away then might as well say goodbye!!! Hot and sweaty conditions calls for only one thing!!!!
We continued all day to pick at the Bones and those fishing the dropper loops were getting a decent pick on the rockfish…Sheephead, whitefish, Johnny bass, sculpin and starries…quite the variety! There were a couple of times when the Bones went wide and it was like every cast…They are really fun to catch, especially when they are good sized like that…
We released most and kept some for hooping bait…One guy fishing a dropper loop gets bit and we soon realize that this was the right kind…After a quick battle the second Yellow was on the boat. That would be the only two Yellows that we would get off the Cortez…We found a nice place to anchor up in for the night and got ready for dinner. Some played poker, some kept fishing until the bitter end..(me)….and some hit the sack.
Captain Obymako came down and gave us the game plan for the morning…We were gonna head to Catalina and fish the Farnsworth in the morning for a bit before heading in! I tell you, this guy would chase fish till he ran out of fuel if he could….We watched and fished as the sun set marking the end of an awesome day.
The moon rose over the water, huge and orange…Trippy…We had our crack at hooping with no success…We did catch some small crabs, but quickly threw them back because Fred was eating them right off the rail and Ana was having a freakin caniption fit over it….Once he got a reaction it was on….I caught a small sheephead and Deckhand John cut the eyeball out for Fred…He put it in his mouth, walked up the Ana and you may have heard the screaming from the shore…she was so grossed out!!!
Anyway some poker and off to bed for me…
Next morning we awoke to the sun rising over Catalina Island….It was beautiful…
We board the boat and honestly, we were having so much fun that I have no idea where the time went. We all got signed in and rigged up and continued the party while we got underway to the Cortez…Hit the receiver and jigged for some Macks. A lot of us chilled on the top deck and chatted and some hit the sack. Went to bed well after midnight and I must say…I had one of the best times I’ve had in a long time. It was so awesome to get to fish with my son....
Woke up to Grease conditions and HOT temperatures….very little breeze and by 7:30 am I was already building up a sweat….The water was pretty dirty and green and did not look too promising, but we anchored up on a high spot in about 90 feet of water where the Captain metered some fish and got started….Some on the dropper loop, and some fly-lining and the rest, including myself, tossed the iron….. Was not long till we hear the first “Fresh one” and it is a huge grade of Bonito…Decent enough that we could not tell right away if they were yellows or bones by the way they were pulling….We pulled the hook and looked around….
Anyway the iron and fly lined Sardines were getting bit pretty well so the 2nd ticket Joel came down to toss one out….Was a few seconds and he and Tanner were hooked on the iron and headed for the bow fast…Tanners took him straight into the rocks, but he did not want to give up…He wrestled that fish for about 20 minutes or so before he gave up and broke it off….Joel lands his and we have our first Yellow on the boat…probably around 17 pounds.
Couple more people bit and rocked…I tell ya…Yellowtail know how to free themselves and they have the power to do so…If you couldn’t pull those fish out of the danger zone right away then might as well say goodbye!!! Hot and sweaty conditions calls for only one thing!!!!
We continued all day to pick at the Bones and those fishing the dropper loops were getting a decent pick on the rockfish…Sheephead, whitefish, Johnny bass, sculpin and starries…quite the variety! There were a couple of times when the Bones went wide and it was like every cast…They are really fun to catch, especially when they are good sized like that…
We released most and kept some for hooping bait…One guy fishing a dropper loop gets bit and we soon realize that this was the right kind…After a quick battle the second Yellow was on the boat. That would be the only two Yellows that we would get off the Cortez…We found a nice place to anchor up in for the night and got ready for dinner. Some played poker, some kept fishing until the bitter end..(me)….and some hit the sack.
Captain Obymako came down and gave us the game plan for the morning…We were gonna head to Catalina and fish the Farnsworth in the morning for a bit before heading in! I tell you, this guy would chase fish till he ran out of fuel if he could….We watched and fished as the sun set marking the end of an awesome day.
The moon rose over the water, huge and orange…Trippy…We had our crack at hooping with no success…We did catch some small crabs, but quickly threw them back because Fred was eating them right off the rail and Ana was having a freakin caniption fit over it….Once he got a reaction it was on….I caught a small sheephead and Deckhand John cut the eyeball out for Fred…He put it in his mouth, walked up the Ana and you may have heard the screaming from the shore…she was so grossed out!!!
Anyway some poker and off to bed for me…
Next morning we awoke to the sun rising over Catalina Island….It was beautiful…
We quickly dropped down on the edge of the ridge and tried our luck, but conditions were not in our favor…uphill, downhill, swinging like crazy….We gave it a solid effort then called it a day.
The ride home was an adventure to say the least….We put out a few trolling rods…why not? Nothing else to do on the way home…Anyway the guys decided to participate in a few pranks on me…All in good fun, but to no avail…First a gunny sack down my line which missed the jig thanks to Rooster153’s weighted jig heads!!!! Then Jeff Dalton calls me to the bow to ask about one of Tanner’s rods while the guys rig up a yellowtail carcass on a snap swivel and attached it to my line…I came around the corner just in time to see the rod lift up into the air, then fall back down…Rooster advises me to check it and everyone is bummed to realize the line snapped when it reached my jig and so attempt number two failed….Tanner ended up getting me an hour later by attaching a 12oz torpedo sinker to a snap swivel and loosening up my drag…..That one got me running cause all the pranksters were with me on the top deck and I thought Tanner was still playing poker…..Good Freakin times!!! The smoke from the fires was stretching all the way across the sky to the Island…we could smell it strong…
Got the crew together for a group shot…
What an awesome group of people! I must admit they are the whole reason I try and get us all together to fish as a group…Whether the fishing is great, ok, or just so-so…it is always a good time to be out on the water with such a great group of individuals. Really, I have made friends for life on these boats!
The ride home was an adventure to say the least….We put out a few trolling rods…why not? Nothing else to do on the way home…Anyway the guys decided to participate in a few pranks on me…All in good fun, but to no avail…First a gunny sack down my line which missed the jig thanks to Rooster153’s weighted jig heads!!!! Then Jeff Dalton calls me to the bow to ask about one of Tanner’s rods while the guys rig up a yellowtail carcass on a snap swivel and attached it to my line…I came around the corner just in time to see the rod lift up into the air, then fall back down…Rooster advises me to check it and everyone is bummed to realize the line snapped when it reached my jig and so attempt number two failed….Tanner ended up getting me an hour later by attaching a 12oz torpedo sinker to a snap swivel and loosening up my drag…..That one got me running cause all the pranksters were with me on the top deck and I thought Tanner was still playing poker…..Good Freakin times!!! The smoke from the fires was stretching all the way across the sky to the Island…we could smell it strong…
Got the crew together for a group shot…
What an awesome group of people! I must admit they are the whole reason I try and get us all together to fish as a group…Whether the fishing is great, ok, or just so-so…it is always a good time to be out on the water with such a great group of individuals. Really, I have made friends for life on these boats!
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Barb's Sunrise Pic Gets National Attention
Barbara McIntyreOK, one more...
I posted Barb's sunrise pic to CNN ireports and within 30 minutes, over 100 people we DON'T know have seen it and a couple have commented! Isn't that amazing? If enough people comment, it could make the news on CNN.
Go here and COMMENT!!!
A couple things from the Webmaster
A big ol Congrats to Tom for winning this month's jackpot and for taking his rightful place on our home page until December 6th when he'll be replaced with December's fish hat wearing champion. That's going to be an important one because that Jackpot winner will rest on the home page for a couple months. Tom here, only gets a couple weeks!
And second...
Julie, a possible future GCLA has asked for my/our help. This is from her:
Please click here and vote for my dog (BONJOVI) to win Cutest Pet in Southern California! 10 - 2nd place finishers get tickets to the world premiere (red Carpet) of Marley and Me with Jennifer Anniston. Bonjovi is under BOE-BZ when you click the link. His photo is #7 and is attached. Please vote for him. Deadline is Monday morning at 10 am. Thanks a Bunch!
If you have time to vote before the deadline, which is Monday morning at 10 am, please do and post a comment letting us know you did, OK? We'd all do the same for you :)
And, when she gets to the red carpet, maybe she'll hold up a GCLA sign, wear a T-shirt with our logo or put on a certain pink fish hat.
Stardust Charter - Talcot Shoals
Here are a few more pix from the dayIt was an errie sunrise, beautiful thrugh the smoke
Biff & Jake on the drive out.
Discussing fishing strategy?
Patty & Chuck
Jeanne, Russell, Susie, & Sal (short for Mark)
Kristen still didn't get that sheephead but she got this really nice whitefish.
Lot's of nice reds out here!
Not too sure if the fish has Sal's finger or this is some kinda ritual but Biff got a nice whitefish too.
Susie on her first trip with us did pretty well this was a double, she brought up. I just happened to stop them before they went in the bag.
Here is Tom's Jackpot Bonito - man was he happy.
Gail & Michael all fished out. Gail is out newest member.
Yea! Joined on the boat Saturday.
Ah, feeding those hungry birds again the giving just goes on and on.
The end of another fun day at sea - someone asked if we could just keep riding around for a while, they weren't ready to go home yet.
Thanks everyone for making this a really nice day and trusting me in going out of SB.
Capt. Jason Diamond remarked " Really nice group, I mean really nice people!"
Stardust Charter
What great day we had yesterday on the Stardust. Skipper Jason and his crew were absolutely superlative. Not only did we catch a lot of awesome fish, but the dolphins were jumping all around the boat and we even saw two whales. Everybody went home with a full, happy sack. There is NOTHING like being out on the water with all your buddies and catching great fish !! It's all good.
Friday, November 14, 2008
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