Monday, July 21, 2008
Jane's marvelous adventure
It all started on the Red Rooster 111 out of San Diego. She is a 105 foot fishing vessel built for long range fishing. Sixteen private air conditioned staterooms with hot and cold water wash basins. Each room is carpeted, storage space and twin bunk beds, which allows one to fall out during bad weather or if one sleeps. It sounds so romantic the gentle rocking of a boat but it's not that romantic believe me. There is a lounge with a large oval couch where you can sleep on or fall on. A wet bar with a built in ice maker,a satellite receiver and a flat panel TV with surround sound. Five heads and five fresh water hot showers, thank haven. There is also a sundeck which we did not use cause we were FISHING.
Bait
The first adventure is getting bait. A fishing boat, which goes out and nets fish, transfers the bait into a floating fishing bin, via the green tube. We come along and hand transfer the bait, mostly sardines, some mackerel, into our bins. Those bins hold a lot of fish.
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Fishing poles
We each rented three fishing poles. All for different types of fishing.
We used them all. I must say I am not very good a fishing with an open face reel, to many bird nest.
Crew
These guys are truly amazing. Here they are adding line to reel for us, because we rented our equipment. They work all the time and seem to enjoy what they do, showing non fisherpersons how to fish.
This is my catch
I caught this 41 plus pound Halibut. It was like pulling a wet carpet up from the bottom of the ocean. I didn't know how big it was until we got it aboard. I tryed to act humble.
Some of the fish I caught
After we landed we collected all our fish and turned them over the a local charity. Yes I can see how teaching someone to fish would feed them for ever, but they are just happy to have someone fish for them. Me.
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