T.O. -OVERNIGHTER CHANNEL ISLANDS THE PACIFIC ISLANDER

[TroutOnly]

A GROUP FROM MY WORK DECIDED THEY WANTED TO GO SALT FISHING SO THEY BOOKED A TRIP OUT OF CHANNEL ISLAND SPORTS FISHING, WE GOT THE PACIFIC ISLANDER. BEFORE WE WENT OUT SAT NIGHT I GOT TO HAVE A NICE TALK WITH THE CAPTAIN PAUL MUNOWITCH, HE TOLD ME THE GAME PLAN AND WHAT TO EXPECT, HE IS A VERY NICE YOUNG MAN AND A GREAT CAPTAIN. THE GROUP ARRIVED AND GOT EVERYTHING THEY NEEDED FROM THE TACKLE SHOP AND WE WERE OFF,THE BEER DRINKING BEGAN AND OUT CAME THE POKER CARDS I PLAYED TILL I WAS ENOUGH TO PAY MY GALLEY BILL THEN IT WAS DOWN TO THE BUNK TILL IT WAS TIME TO ARISE. WE GOT TO THE AREA AT SANTA ROSA AT ABOUT FOUR IN THE MORNING WE ANCHORED FOR A FEW HOURS WAITING FOR THE SUN TO COME, WHILE WE WAITED DECKHANDS MIKE CHRISTENS AND SAM CONLEY MADE SUID WHICH WOULD COME IN HANDY LATER IN THE DAY. ONLY PROBLEM WAS THE ATRACTED NOT ONLY THE SQUID AND OTHER FISH BUT THE SEALS CAME AROUND, WE WERE IN ABOUT EIGHTY FEET OF WATER, I KNEW MOST OF THE DAY BECAUSE I HAD A REEL WITH A LINE COUNTER ON IT.WE GOT ON AND OFF ACTION IN THE DARK.ONCE THE SUN CAME UP WE PULLED ANCHOR AND HEADED FOR THE FIRST SPOT,WHILE WE DID THAT EVERYONE HOW WAS UP ORDERED BREAKFAST COOKED BY THE GALLEY COOK KIETH BALLARD, HIT THE FIRST SPOT FOR A DRIFT AND IT WAS ON,NONE STOP HOOKUPS, WE WENT THRU ALOT OF UNDER SIZED FISH TO GET TO THE GOOD ONES BUT THE CREW FROM MY WORK DIDNT CARE THEY HAD NON STOP ACTION.PAUL THE CAPTAIN REALLY HAS HIS SPOTS WIRED,WE WOULD PULL UP WHEN THE SPOT COOLED GO BACK UP WIND AND DO ANOTHER DRIFT. WE FISH THE MORNING IN 80FT THEN 100FT, THEN 160 THEN ABOUT TWO HUNDRED FOR ALOT OF NICE ROCK FISH AND OTHERS SORRY ABOUT THE FISH PICS I WAS FISHING LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE EVERY TIME WE DRIFTED.THE FISH COUNT WAS 97 ROCKFISH,11 RED SNAPPER,4 WHITEFISH I LINGCOD, 4 SAND DABS,AND 1 SCULPIN, WE CAUGHT ALOT OF THE UNDER SIZE HALIBUTS ,WE TRID FOR THE LAST COUPLE HOURS WORKING SPOTS LOOKING FOR THE BIG HALIBUTS BUT NO LUCK CAPTAIN PAUL WAS HINEST AND TOLD US THE HALIBUT BITE WAS SLOW BUT WE VOTED AMOGST THE GROUP AND DECIDED TO TRY FOR SOME IN THE LAST COUPLE HOURS OF FISHING BEFORE WE HEADED BACK IN.ABOUT TWO OCLOCK I HAD TO LAY DOWN AND TAKE A NAP TEN HOURS STRAIGHT AT THE RAIL WAS ENOUGH FOR THIS OLD MAN, THE SECOND CAPTAIN JOHN SUDAC TOOK US BACK IN . THE CAPTAIN AND CREW ON THE BOAT GAVE US A WONDERFULL TIME FISHING AND A GREAT DAY OUT ON THE BIG BLUE, THANKYOU AGAIN PAUL AND ALL YOURE CREW,,,TROUTONLY
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[one_leg]

Nice report, TO.

Maybe some of the fellows from work got some pics of your fish?

I used to dive Santa Rosa all the time, especially up by Talcott Shoals, while doing U/W photography. That place is loaded with sea life of every description. I just wish there had been more abalone there.

One_Leg

[paintnfish]

Nice going Bob, way to mix it up.

[CAPT'N]

Really nice report Bob.

Santa Rosa is a great place for the rockfish, and its distance allow the lings and buts to get much larger from reduced fishing pressure. Used to dive and fish there often.

Pacific Islander is a great boat and crew, you guys scored with that choice.

How long did the trip to the island take?

What was the jackpot fish?

Capt'n

[Greg Madrigal]

Ummmmm yeahhhhh, Bob, you are not allowed to post in the s/w section... :P
J/k

Thanks for the nice report. Always nice to know which are the better moo-moos available.

Take care,

GM

[JapanRon]

Hi TroutOnly,

Great report and pics .... but my ears are still ringing!

Looks like thee is another good moo-moo operation. As said ..... thank you for the heads-up on the boat.

JapanRon

[TroutOnly]

COME ON GREG IVE GONE ON THE BIG BLUE SINCE I WAS A LITTLE BOY,,,BUT THAT BOAT AND CREW WAS REALLY GREAT A NICE CHANGE,,,T/O