Hi Lady Anglers,
On Friday, May 30, Jeannie, Karen and I went on a 3/4 day fishing trip on the Stardust with Capt Jason Diamond. We left Santa Barbara harbor at 7am and drove out to the Dome- 12 mile reef, about a 45 minute ride and started fishing for rock fish. Very early on Karen pulled up a great Red and it weighed out to 8 lbs, I caught a couple of nice sized Boccaciao, Karen was right in there pulling up nice rock fish.
The boat was carrying about 30 anglers, part of the croup was a bachelor party, we noticed many folks were wearing day licences- so they were either visitors or visiting. The wind was pretty stiff and the Captain was trying to keep everyone comfortable,which is why we did not go out to Santa Rosa, luckily there wasn't a big swell too.
Karen and Jeannie and I were impressed with the cleanliness of the boat and how comfortable it is, lots of seating and a sun deck on top. Plenty of places to be in the sun, out of the wind and just to sit.
Jason's style of maneuvering the boat while fishing, allowed for great fishing on all sides of the vessel- even with 30 people I did not feel crowded.
We all 3 limited out, as did the boat and were back at the dock in SB at 3:30. Our parking ticket was validated and our fee was 3.00 dollars for the day.
Our overall feeling is that this is a very comfortable boat with great Captain & Crew, the short drive to fishing areas makes the time fishing similar to that of the Sea Jay without the long drive time.
On Friday, May 30, Jeannie, Karen and I went on a 3/4 day fishing trip on the Stardust with Capt Jason Diamond. We left Santa Barbara harbor at 7am and drove out to the Dome- 12 mile reef, about a 45 minute ride and started fishing for rock fish. Very early on Karen pulled up a great Red and it weighed out to 8 lbs, I caught a couple of nice sized Boccaciao, Karen was right in there pulling up nice rock fish.
The boat was carrying about 30 anglers, part of the croup was a bachelor party, we noticed many folks were wearing day licences- so they were either visitors or visiting. The wind was pretty stiff and the Captain was trying to keep everyone comfortable,which is why we did not go out to Santa Rosa, luckily there wasn't a big swell too.
Karen and Jeannie and I were impressed with the cleanliness of the boat and how comfortable it is, lots of seating and a sun deck on top. Plenty of places to be in the sun, out of the wind and just to sit.
Jason's style of maneuvering the boat while fishing, allowed for great fishing on all sides of the vessel- even with 30 people I did not feel crowded.
We all 3 limited out, as did the boat and were back at the dock in SB at 3:30. Our parking ticket was validated and our fee was 3.00 dollars for the day.
Our overall feeling is that this is a very comfortable boat with great Captain & Crew, the short drive to fishing areas makes the time fishing similar to that of the Sea Jay without the long drive time.
To top it all off, Karen won the Jackpot, as well as impressing a lot of guys who wanted to know what we were doing.
I may be going out with the Stardust again in the near future just to try some other spots - it is closer for me. Anyone interested in getting in a little trip between our big ones, just let me know.
Sea Ya
Barb
