Overnight on Freedom 5/29

[~larissa]

We celebrated Cappo's birthday on an overnight trip to Santa Barbara Island off the Freedom. I was quite nervous doing this trip, my first overnight trip and at the worse time ever :Confused:, but I wont go into detail about that.

We make it to 22nd landing Thursday nigt, Cappo, Ositto, and myself around 8:30pm. We boarded Freedom with 35 anglers with Tom Lee as our Captain. Had to make sure we secured our bunks (God its like sleeping in coffins), and head out to the bait barge picking up sardines. After the rundown of rules from the Captain we head belowdeck to sleep.

We get to our destination at around 2:30am - 3:00am and start with making bait, squid! Cappo hears the Captain yell that they're right under us and jumps out of his bunk. I turn over and continue in the wonderful bliss of sleep :Envious:

Around 5:00am Cappo comes round and wakes my sleepy head up to tell me they're fising, I think we were going for White Sea Bass :???: It took me all of 5 minutes to decide if I want to escape my coffin or continue in my hibernation. I guess the escape won over. After freshing up, I gear up and drop my line. From here on out... I dont remember what happened or when it happened. All I know is I caught fish, and plenty of it. And towards the end, about 3 hours before we decide to head home, I call it quits and lay my head down for a 4 hour nap :Shocked:

Here's what we caught

Cappo: 3 Sculpins, a mass amount of Chuckleheads and Starry Fish
Ossito: I have no idea...
Larissa: 6 whitefish (lost one when it surfaced), 1 red (they made me throw it back), 1 sculpin, 3 chuckleheads, and 4 starry fish which i had to throw back as well.

Enjoy the pics:

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[cappo]

Weather sucked leading into this trip, which of course leads to bad fishing. The original plan was to head to Clemente after the Capt said SBI has been crappy last few days. Well change of plans we went to SBI instead. DOH!

We tried for WSB in the morning and then finished the day with rockfish. It really sucks having to throw back huge reds because we were fishin in a sanctuary. Anyways at least I got out of the office for my bday and got to fish. Thanks Larissa and Oz for joining me. Oh ya jackpot went to a halibut.

I will be back on this boat once albies and yft are biting. Crew is the best around.

[victor101]

Wow...those are some jumbo whitefish and sculpin! Sucks about having to release those nice reds and staries...so what? u just let them float? or do they have one of those deflating things...?

[cappo]

Wow...those are some jumbo whitefish and sculpin! Sucks about having to release those nice reds and staries...so what? u just let them float? or do they have one of those deflating things...?

we were fishin shallow, around 80-100ft. They swam right back down. Some had to get piercings to make it back down.

[~larissa]

Wow...those are some jumbo whitefish

and to think vic... that picture i have with the whitefish is actually one of the smaller ones i caught

[sansou]

Red or no reds kept, it's always nice to go out and pierce lips!

Nice job Larissa and Cappo!!

[Troutman65]

Great Job out there Larisa , Cappo & Ositto. Happy Belated Birthday Jaun.:Big Grin: Thanks for the report & pics.

[JapanRon]

Hi ~larissa,

WTG on the fishys !! Very nice report and photos ! 35 anglers is a pretty lite load !

Allow me to use your wrapped thumb and fish in one of my 'asides' (already wrote the copy) in my own report .... next week ...... pretty please. Privacy matters so I think no one will know it's your thumb other than your very best friends.

Await your next adventure,

JapanRon

[Liteliner]

Nice job on the whitefish. That is a beautiful specimen... Do you by any chance have pics of the bigger whitefish you spoke of???:Wink: Thanks for the report. Cappo scully slayer....

[FISHINGBEE]

Great Job out there Larisa , Cappo & Ositto. Happy Belated Birthday Jaun.:Big Grin: Thanks for the report & pics. Ditto nice day good eats looks like some fun.


FISHINGBEE

[Ricky-Ray]

Looks like it was a fun time. Sure beat's being in the office or landlocked. Thanks for reporting.

[~larissa]

Hi ~larissa,

WTG on the fishys !! Very nice report and photos ! 35 anglers is a pretty lite load !

Allow me to use your wrapped thumb and fish in one of my 'asides' (already wrote the copy) in my own report .... next week ...... pretty please. Privacy matters so I think no one will know it's your thumb other than your very best friends.

Await your next adventure,

JapanRon

JapanRon... you always know the right things to say :Big Grin: and by all means, feel free to use my wrapped thumb and fish :Wink: :LOL:

[Jackpot Jimmy]

JapanRon... you always know the right things to say :Big Grin: and by all means, feel free to use my wrapped thumb and fish :Wink: :LOL:

Sounds like Ron's going to make your thumb a celebrity... :LOL: Nice report and pictures and getting Juan out for his birthday.

I remember my first overnight trip. It was on the Fury when I was 9 years old, at SCI in a September. I didn't lose my dinner, but while everyone was getting yellows on the surface plugs, I was dropping to the bottom catching 2-3# sheephead every drop on the anchovies. At that age, it was a win for me!

[ODOGFISH]

wat ya know a report and pictuers , guess I haven't been over here in a while , very nice report and good pics the fish uhhh ther ok , been cheaper to hit the fish market and you could've slept in your own bed

[ghetto dad]

Weather sucked leading into this trip, which of course leads to bad fishing. The original plan was to head to Clemente after the Capt said SBI has been crappy last few days. Well change of plans we went to SBI instead. DOH!

We tried for WSB in the morning and then finished the day with rockfish. It really sucks having to throw back huge reds because we were fishin in a sanctuary. Anyways at least I got out of the office for my bday and got to fish. Thanks Larissa and Oz for joining me. Oh ya jackpot went to a halibut.

I will be back on this boat once albies and yft are biting. Crew is the best around.


Nice job cuz and larissa!!! Yeah...even at san nick, youre not SUPPOSED to keep ANY red fish....dont quite know if SBI is the same now....take it easy

GD

[ghetto dad]

Sounds like Ron's going to make your thumb a celebrity... :LOL: Nice report and pictures and getting Juan out for his birthday.

I remember my first overnight trip. It was on the Fury when I was 9 years old, at SCI in a September. I didn't lose my dinner, but while everyone was getting yellows on the surface plugs, I was dropping to the bottom catching 2-3# sheephead every drop on the anchovies. At that age, it was a win for me!

surface "plugs" ??? lol

GD

[olfishergal]

LArissa, sorry I didn't get to go out on Friday for this one. Happy Bday Juan.....Those bunks on the Freedom are better than most I've been on. At least they have privacy curtains. If you want to try some "Coffin" bunks, believe me I know a few. Was on one boat that was so bad, I had to go sleep in the galley. Once you got it it was no turning over, u either stayed on your tummy or on your back. bad news all the way. Looks like descent fishing anyway. Take care......OFG

[Oz]

well as u can see the fishing was so-so...the weather just didnt wanna cooperate...cloudy all day but gotta say at least no wind or swells. sucked we had throw back reds, starryz and some other rockfish since we was fishing SBI. owell thats a 1st i have heard. i caught a 3 nice reds (released :Confused:) 3 whitefish, 1 treefish and some chuckleheads. gave my fish away to that guy holding up that fish u posted larissa.

well it was a pleasure fishing with you juan and larissa for ya bday. thanks for the invite. :Cool:

[Jackpot Jimmy]

surface "plugs" ??? lol

GD

I didn't know this was your thread! :ROFL::ROFL:

Just kidding! :Big Grin:

[~larissa]

LArissa, sorry I didn't get to go out on Friday for this one. Happy Bday Juan.....Those bunks on the Freedom are better than most I've been on. At least they have privacy curtains. If you want to try some "Coffin" bunks, believe me I know a few. Was on one boat that was so bad, I had to go sleep in the galley. Once you got it it was no turning over, u either stayed on your tummy or on your back. bad news all the way. Looks like descent fishing anyway. Take care......OFG

not to worry m'dear... we have the whole summer ahead of us :Wink: now that i know i can handle an overnighter.

yah the privacy curtains were nice...

[cappo]

now you can go on that 18 day trip with me.

[russ88]

First overnight and u slept like a baby. Whats the secret? Glad u caught lots of fish!!

[~larissa]

now you can go on that 18 day trip with me.

:Shocked: 18 day trip?


First overnight and u slept like a baby. Whats the secret? Glad u caught lots of fish!!

i guess the rock of the boat rocked me to sleep and kept me asleep? :Confused:

[Nu_AbGatr]

Nice job on the fishies, Larissa. And congrats on surviving your first overnight trip. As far as the bunks, yeah, it feels like you're in a coffin, but if they make it too comfy, you'll have a hard time getting to the rail when the anchor drops...

Awesome whitefish, and that was the smaller one??????

(Ate)Abg

[deanhall32]

Nice reporting Larissa. I agree with you. Sleeping on a boat is great, especially on the way in. Sleeping on the way out can be tough, especially with the excitement of the upcoming day and the number of beers being dranken.

Nice catching and nice photos of yourself and others. My g/f says you look thinner!!

[~larissa]

Nice job on the fishies, Larissa. And congrats on surviving your first overnight trip. As far as the bunks, yeah, it feels like you're in a coffin, but if they make it too comfy, you'll have a hard time getting to the rail when the anchor drops...

Awesome whitefish, and that was the smaller one??????

(Ate)Abg

We definately need to do one of these together Ats... And yes that was actually one of the smaller whitefish that I caught, can you believe it? I have these big fillets in my freezer waiting for Ka Eden to cook :Wink:


Nice reporting Larissa. I agree with you. Sleeping on a boat is great, especially on the way in. Sleeping on the way out can be tough, especially with the excitement of the upcoming day and the number of beers being dranken.

Nice catching and nice photos of yourself and others. My g/f says you look thinner!!

Thanks Dean! Tell your gf that I love her to death with that compliment, and how I wish it were true! :Embarrassed:

[BIG*GAME*HUNTER]

she's a beauty and the fish isn't half bad niether..

[Oz]

im all late with these but heres the picz i took on juans bday trip :Cool:

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