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8/9 to 8/14/2010 - intrepid 5 day to cedros island, baja california picked up a bad cold a week before my trip, but was able to get the reels checked. the heavy stuff was staying home because it was just a 5 day trip. new to the arsenal was an okuma makaira 10 two speed and a pair of okuma...

it's the 4kw array with a 1934C display. the target resolution is excellent! the red rock fish are vermillions (sebastes miniatus). they taste great! alan

7/8/2010 - the next generation point sur report ugghhhhhhh!!!! 3:30AM! i'm getting too old for this. at least the kids made lunch. meet the next generation - from left to right it's winni, michelle, raka and my daughter christina. yes, i had a boat load of 12 year olds today...

6/28/2010 - point sur washing machine report you know, we've had nearly a solid month of windy weather! i've been watching the weather reports for the last month, looking for a day that we could run back to point sur. the reports finally looked workable - northwest swell 6 feet every 9...

6/19/2010 - grady white tournament the saturday before father's day is always the date for the fishing tournament hosted by the local dealer, central valley marine. to say it's been a tough year for the dealership would be an understatement. still, brett townsend hosted another tournament...

5/18/2010 - point sur 3 x 19 + 54 there was a ton of mold under the cover of the boat that had accumulated over the last 6 months. it took the entire saturday to pressure wash all of it out. then i spent all of sunday applying a waterproofing spray to the cover. it came out beautifully...

yup, that's joe in the blue hat. there's a screen hooked up to a flir navigator. that's the same one as mine. if you do night runs, check it out.

the 2010 fred hall show, long beach california - 3/5/10 i don't get out much and had still never gotten over the novelty of flying. i had breakfast with my nephew and brother, then my brother dropped me off at san francisco international. on the way down, we flew past the monterey peninsula...

are you sure about the weight? i pull my 258 with a gas version ford excursion, getting 6-7mpg towing and 12 mpg without. i don't think i would want to pull a 27 footer with a half ton vehicle. is the tournament that much lighter? alan

when i was a kid, my parents and grandparents were always stressed around this time of year. my grandmother explained that it was japanese custom to tidy things up before the end of the year. she and my aunts would scrub and sweep and toss out trash cans filled with junk. these were all...

had the same problem in my 1991 tournament 19. i had the local dealer install a factory tank. did't care about the money involved. i just didn't want to sell the boat and have any questions about the fuel system. the last thing i would want someone to do is drop a cigarette, have a fire on...

i have a 91 hull and exactly the same problem. you'll be fine. it's only an issue when you're tied to the dock. alan http://alantani.com/index.php?topic=52.0

11/6/09 - ben and the boys meet 6 year old josh and 8 year old jake. we headed down to santa cruz to fish the local reefs. we already had a south wind and there was news of some big swells headed out way. not a good combination for rockcod fishing, but we went anyway. jake...

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we towed the boat to monterey on thursday, launched and took a 25 mile run down the coast to point sur. fishing was fast and easy. we had four stringers of nice fish for the four of us, limits all around. the big stringer was probably 70 pounds of beautiful vermillion. the second stringer...

for local albacore trolling, i think that the tld 20 two speed is the best all around reel. i add a 6/0 kolekar grip and make a few other modifications. no anodized aluminum to corrode, very tough, absolute reliability. i never reel in fish. i only gaff and filet! alan

It was about time! Guys have been catching albacore here in Northern California since July and I've been tied to the dock! You know, wife, kids, in-laws, work! All of the usual excuses that keep you off the water. Well, my brother wanted to go so I made some phone calls, rounded up a last...

they were supposed to go to bed early last night. i doubt that happened. at least we were only a half hour late. you already know eileen and allison already. meet christina and jasmine. allison is 15, so it's time for her to learn to drive! this is actually the first time...

i wanted to take the kids out fishing this week, but the winds were just howling inshore. there was no way this was going to happen. still, they're all stuck indoors, on summer vacation, bored out of there minds, and hiding from the parents because all we do is make them fold laundry. well...

100 feet. that's why their eyes are bugged out.