Recent content by alantani

same run out of half moon bay as the last two trips. had two new guys, eric and brian. hit the same areas off of san gregorio and pescadero. had the same results. i'm not sure how you can not get bit. lots of schoolie rockfish. two nice lings for the captain! one each for the...

some guys are just unstoppable......  ;D this boat is now 10 years old.  it didn't get much use when my father-in-law was sick, but i retire in a month and i certainly intend to get some use out of it this summer.  other than a few temperamental rocker switches, it runs perfectly.  even the 10...

well, i'm not sure that was the reason you did so well, but who's going to argue! if you're ever in the san francisco area, look me up and let's go fish. we can try a sake toast together and see how well it works. alan

getting back to the way it used to be - 7/22-23/2015 there was a time when i used to go fishing - alot! most of that was put on hold for a while, but things have finally started turning around. the kids are doing well, the wife is officially retired, and joey is helping with the reel repair...

hmb fishing with allie, christina and aileen - 7/10/2015 a late report, but i think you will still enjoy it. fishing was great, weather was great, and none of the kids got seasick! we launched out of half moon bay with my two kids, allison and christina, plus christina's friend aileen...

another marching band trip - 6/23/2015 meet dan and ethan. you already know christina and aileen. joey is now designated deckhand. we had a small craft advisory today, but the "point and click" weather report said otherwise. time to go fishing! first drop, first fish ever. note...

fishing with the marching band! 6/9/2015 getting ready for my 5 day trip next week, tons of things to do still, but christina is done with school. last year, i don't think i got the kids out once. can't do that again this year. meed adam, aileen, christina, and alex! we launched out of...

half moon bay kids' trip - 7/30/2013 it's a kids' trip this time. we get to sleep in a little. lots of moans and groans this early in the morning. dudes, c'mon, 45 minutes to get ready? at least alex was awake! meet the crew. from left to right, michelle, allison, christina...

7/18/13 - hmb mothership trip 4:20 am - overslept. i was supposed to be on the road 20 minutes ago. finally in the water at 5:30 am. this trip is going to be a little different than the others. we are launching out of half moon bay and again headed to san gregorio. these are the...

Fred Hall Show 2013 It's a sure sign of spring. it's almost as certain as having that groundhog, punxsutawney phil, NOT seeing his shadow and getting an early spring. Roger drove again. i think we burned a whopping 10 gallons of gas in his wife's prius on the way down. it's a great car to...

9/17/12 half moon bay albacore o'dark 30, half moon bay. great albacore bite yesterday and the day before. you all know roger on the right. our new guy is vincent wong! been meaning to get him out on the boat for the last few years. this morning, we get to use ALL of the...

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kid's albacore trip - 8/24/12 i overslept. i've never overslept before but i overslept this time. it was 7:30 before we splashed the boat at monterey. we were supposed to have 2 knots of wind and virtually no swell all morning, but that was not the case. this will be yumiko's first...

the reel is a little daiwa sealine 17 line counter loaded with 50# spectra. they've been subject to quite a beating but they've held up fine.

first trip of 2012 - may 3rd, 2012 so dad called earlier in the week. "when are we going fishing?" was the question. there was a break in the weather on thursday. it would be blowing hard monday through wednesday, then down to zero wind thursday and back up friday and saturday. looks like...