Mirage Charter 3-21-09

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Mirage Charter

OMG - What a way to kick off our 2009 fishing season. First, we tip our rods to the awesome Captain and crew of the Mirage. What a GREAT boat !!! Thanks to Capt Joe, we caught limits of huge reds, chuckleheads, whitefish, and other assorted rockfish. Even though we could not keep them, a bunch of legal size lings were caught as well. Our bags were so stuffed, the fish were literally jumping out of the bags. The weather was great and we had a "BALL". Everyone on board will know what I'm talking about. Fishing doesn't get any better than yesterday. We had so much fun and even celebrated Renee's birthday. It was so great that all the newbie's on board were able to experience a fishing day like yesterday. And congratulations to Dorothy for winning the raffle - a gorgeous GCLA custom wrapped rod, designed and wrapped by our very own Erika. AWESOME !!! We can't wait to see that rod on the rail. To all the GCLA's who did and didn't make this charter, keep and eye out for the next one - you don't want to miss all this fun and great fishing.

Tomorrow is Renee's Birthday !!

To all those on the Mirage: I'm sure you'll let Renee win the Jackpot for her Birthday. Right?

Holiday Fishing Trip - Dolls Vs Balls

The 1st Annual Dolls Vs Balls Fishing tournement was a great time. In spite of tough weather, pesky Squid, mechanical problems we still managed to catch fish. The gals were out numbered by 3-1 6 gals 18 guys. Even so the crew figured we caught our share of qulity fish.

The wind was relentless and became gale force on the way home Satruday night- making even seasoned anglers turn green. The wind made for tough conditions as the drifts were faster and there was quite a bit of wind driven current, this made using upwards of 16 oz to get to the bottom a must.

This was a great bunch and spirits were high, not as much trash talk as you would expect. A lot of respect and admiration , not to mention poise & dignity.

Happy Birthday, Julie!!!

Hope all your fishes come true.

Happy Birthday to Gail!

Best fishes from the GCLA!

Apollo trip to Colnett

Here is the crew of the Apollo from this past weekend. Several of these fellows will be working aboard the vessel in Santa Barbara for our Charter in April. This is Captain Drew- JJ was at home with the family. Here is the Co Captain and deckhand Joey with another angler - Les.

The guy down in the hole is deck-hand Danny getting fish out of thier fish holding area for sorting and cleaning at the end of the day . They fill this tank with sea water and it is kept at 33 degrees, each fish caught is tagged with your sack # and thrown in the holding tank - very cool.

Well we worked hard all day from about 8am to 6 pm I released 4 short lings before I got this one that was just legal and then Biff pulled in this lunker.

Right after that two more were caught that were even bigger.

But it was Biff's birthday so he caught a really nice fish and lots of great reds and a white fish.

Sorry, the Yellowtail didn't show up for us.

And the Humbolt Squid were fierce. We had to keep moving to avoid them . It is like fishing at the Islands and the birds/seals gettting too pesky.

The fishing was slow and scratchy by the crews standards. But the quality of the fish caught was great.

I took some photos of the interior of the vessel -Very Very nice.

Sorry, I did not get photos of the bunk area or bathrooms. I will just say that I have been forever spoiled by this boat- the accomodations are excellent.

Overall the boat caught its limit and we came home with a nice quantity of excellent filets.

Happy Birthday, Shirley!!

Best Fishes!

Ok..here goes Ladies.....We are raffling off a rod to raise money for our club. Raffle tickets are $5.00 each and proceed go toward funding our Holiday Half-Price Charter. Contact Jeanne for details!
Here is a sneak peak...

Our Logo is Orange and Blue and I wasn't happy with those colors for the rod so I asked around and Meli suggested Gold and Pink....What the heck...It is for the Ladies right???Rainshadow RCLB70L...15-30 lb...Perfect for most all of our local fishing.Anyway, here she is....Pics are dark....tough to shoot pics because my camera wants to focus on the wall.

I think I wrapped the base threads of the Tiger Wrap a bit tight, not as much swirl as I would have liked, but it turned out ok...

I got some 1' stickers of our logo made...pretty cool!

Well ladies?? What do you think?I will bring it to the March Meeting to show...

Knot Tying Seminar

Thanks so much Erika for the fabulous knot tying seminar you taught on Sunday. What great turnout we had. It was fun, informative, and everyone is now ready for the rail. The GOLD COAST LADY ANGLERS rock !!!

April 10/11 Apollo Charter now FULL

Dear Lady Anglers,

Just a note to let you know the Apollo Charter from Snata Barbara Harbor on april 10, fishing all day April 11 is now full.

I am taking names for the waiting list, if you put your name on the wait list be ready. I have seen it many times when a charter is full - just days or hours before we are to leave someone has to cancel.

I myself have gotten on some great trips from being on the wait list - so please sign up or have your friend who wanted to go contact me to be put on the list.

Charter Master Apollo

Barbara Mc

Happy Birthday, Meli!

Sand Dabs!

Hello all-

Join me, Kathy, Chris & hubby, and many others on March 6 for sand dabbing. We'll pry those luscious little morsels off the sandy bottom at San Pedro. Contact me or Kathy Mills Walker for car pool info.

FRED HALL SHOW

Hi Ladies,

If you are planning on going to the Fred Hall Show, you can go to the website, www.fredhall.com, and purchase your admission ticket for $13.00, which is a $2.00 discount than buying it at the door. Every little bit helps!!!

Thanks,

J

Let's go fishing!!!

Hi Ladies...I am going on a 1 1/2 fishing trip aboard the Holiday out of Point Loma Sportfishing in San Diego. This trip is supposed to be a contest between guys and gals and has been labeled the "Dolls n' Balls" Tournament! There are not a whole lot of woman signed up but so far myself, Miryam and Barbara are going and I would love to see a good showing of the ladies. If any of you are interested, the details are as follows:

Boat: The New Holiday

Where: Point Loma Sportfishing, San Diego

Date: March 13th 8pm (departure) - March 15th 5am (back at the dock)

Target: Colnett Monster Lings and Reds, Plus bonus Yellowtail(they are biting!)

Cost: $199. plus Mexican permits

This boat is awesome as well as the Capt and crew. There have been several upgrades since the last time I was on it so I am looking forward to this trip...Plasma tv's in the galley!!!

If you would like to go give the Landing a call and make a reservation. (619) 223-1627

Then let me know so we can all ride down or caravan together!!!

Let's show these boys what these ladies are all about!

Happy Birthday, Meredith!

May all your fishes come true!

Rod and Reels Your Tackle Hook up!

Hello GCLA Members!
New to fishing or not? Don't spend a fortune getting started. I wrap custom rods and I have new and refurbished rods and reels for sale, also have terminal tackle ie: hooks, sinkers, iron jigs, sabiki's, trolling feathers, etc. at swapmeet prices. If interested give me a call at: 805-509-4194 or email me at: sourcreamnjive@msn.com
Thanx,
Chef Joe Pineapple
Mirage Sportfishing

Happy Birthday, Tina!!!

Have a great day.

This is Reason to SHOUT!!!

It's Kathy M-W's Birthday tomorrow (Feb. 8th)!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KATHY!!

1/2 Day on the Speed Twin - March

Hi girls,

After a lot of thinking based on experienced feedback from other lady anglers, I decided that since in February we would be catching and releasing only (no rock or sheephead allowed), I am changing our outing date to Sunday, March 29.

I already spoke with Mo, at Captain Hooks and he is ready to take our reservations. We can definitely keep our fish in March.

I hope that those of you who already booked are able to switch dates. And I hope that those of you who have Sunday free, can join us!
Again- let’s hope for great weather and good fishing.

Let me know if you decide to join us.
Marion