The cabrilla is from Sunday afternoon. I really hope you score dude!

Nice hunting.

Thank you for your well wishes.

Hopefully I get to thank you in person.

Guy's Danny is right last week there were 26 commercial pangas launching and landing from our beach. They will be here for at least two years. Most of them run to Punta Final area and they are mostly netting Sierra at night in deeper waters. Our beach is where the Mexican Government allows them to launch in the area. These pangas are mostly netters with a few Hook and liners thrown in. They do not to like it loose their gear so they STAY AWAY from the rocks. Last week I watched some of them unload. I saw 2 YT, 4 Cabrilla, a snapper and TON's of Sierra. Yes they can affect the local fishing but are not set up to fish most of the species we target. Tight Lines.

We also hired one of them to take us out :cool:

I would imagine they made more money for pretty much a nice day in the water haha

The “yak” has been all “dolled” up and ready to go with a lots of accessories.
I will be leaving LA around 9:00 PM tomorrow, to miss the rush hour traffic.

First stop is Pechanga Casino to see if I can make the trip free, or help pay their electric bill!

Attention my fellow travelers:
Sorry I did not post this here before; I have two kayak seats for sale if you need one. If interested I can post picture here or to your PM.

They are both Surf to Summit units. One is used and for only $40.00. Thin seat, but back pocket and rod holders.
Other one is brand new and has thick seat. No back pocket or rod holder.$100.00
Anyone who is going and wants to see pictures please let me know ASAP.
When I get back I will post them on the other board.

24 HOURS and counting
 

In 24 hours we should be having breakfast in San Felipe and be on our last leg to paradise. Fishy dreams tonight guy's. And tight Lines tomorrow!!!!!

More than ready. Pesos exchanged and FMM stamped. Just need to pick up a few last items at the store

Locked and loaded. Waiting for Gr8fuldude and Mahigeer to arrive and get loaded up. So many fish, if you get to sleep tonight, fishy dreams. Cause tomorrow WILL BE Tight Lines and Brats by Defjack, how could life get better???

Bob,

Your 10:00Am PM indicated that Paul is coming alone and not with us.

The above says you are waiting for him.


Either case we will see him at the Bay.

Leaving in few minutes. No sleep for me till tomorrow night.

Keep your eyes and ears open and please steer clear of trouble.
I wish a safe trip to everyone.

Looking forward to the photos and travel reports.

THANKSGIVING in ASUNCION with the ROSSMAN.

We are a month out. Below are the anglers on the CONFIRMED list. If I have it WRONG please let me know soonest. Thanks.

Svendawg
Buddah
East Los Yaker
Greenscales
Deamon
RomSpaceNut
Makobob
BEAR

Cooking Schedule

23 Eat at Rossman's
24 Deamon tri tip
25 Greenscales fresh fish
26 Thanksgiving Buddha/Makobob Turkey
27 Buddha Gumbo
28 RomSpaceNut Shrimp and Scallops
29 Makobob Shrimp
30
1 Dec
2 Makobob Restaurant
3 HOME

Please choose a day, you can cook, go to restaurant and pay or Buddha will cook for you, contact him.
Remember a JACKET it can get cold in the evenings.
YOU will NEED a dinner plate!!!

More to follow. Tight Lines and Fishy Dreams.

Bob, I've got the 24th. Prob do the tri tip/London broil thing. Jim

Arrived home 2:00 AM last night.

Will be working on a long post soon.

Please be patient.

It will be informational.


Great time was enjoyed by everyone.

Caught my first YFT from the kayak this morning. Wish I had a nice off shore adventure story to tell but I caught it in 100 ft of water fishing for calicos with a megabait. I'll get a photo up in the morning. Dreadfully slow speeds in the middle of the day.

That's what you get for stopping by the Casino.

Damn you win. Althought calico bycatch is a story in itself.

1000th post. Only took 10yrs.

Been waiting for this post, congratulations, next is that WAHOO!!!!!!!!!!
Hashem, patience is a virtue butt, WE are fishermen, cut us some slack and hurry up the post.
Jim, YOUR tri tip is always AWESOME, bring it on amigo.

Less than a month for a chance to fish one of the best locations in Baja...........
Tight Lines, Fishy Dreams.

I only stayed there 2.5 hrs.

There was road closer on 91 which added a lot time to the trip.

I did however, won back $3.00 of my loss from last Saturday.

Loved the CD. Kept me awake. Thank you.




Bob,

I have been working on the report already. Like a good wine, it takes time to make it a good one.

Any map suggestions & food schedule
 

Looking for best road map(s) (for 4x4 as well) for the Bajas w/contours and relatively up to date. If it includes the Pacific w/depth or landmarks, even better. Also aNy for my trucks GPS? Definitely need something for the Asuncion.
I will do dinner on the 25th. Maybe ceviche, rockfish, etc since I will have a few days head start on you guys. I will try to load up on produce at Trader Joes Sat AM b4 crossing the border - hopefully it will last until Wed. Plus some craft beer as well.
Any food allergies?

November 27

Gumbo

Buddha - we think alike
 

I was just pondering Gumbo or Jambalaya just before you posted. I guess i will just have to sit back and enjoy yours. For those that know Ascuncion, how is grocery shopping in the area? Specifically looking at vegetabbles, eggs, and possibly beef - the stuff that doesn't travel well for a week. Thanks

Next nearest town is 50 miles away, ASUNCION has veggies, eggs, beef , chicken, but not always up to USA standards or choices.

I wish I could go but I have to work ...5 more years before I can retire good luck and safe passage catch lots of fish :reel::wsb::sifone:

The beef is really lacking in Asunción. About the only beef you can get is a thinly sliced flap meat that would be great for beef jerky. No matter how I fix it it turns out like jerky. They some times have done big meaty beef ribs which is a great, bit I don't know what happens to the rest of the cow.

Just got back from a couple days of outrageous big yellowtail fishing between.Bahia Tortuga and Punta Eugenia. 4 fish totaling 167 pounds..Hopefully mt Loncheria with WiFi is open tomorrow so I can post some photos and the whole story.

Ross

I sent you a few PMs regarding the Thanksgiving meal.

Do you like stuffing I always like that for a thanksgiving dinner. A lot of the stuff can be cooked the day before so that we can eat early. Did you want to eat at 3:30? I like candied yams also and they are easy to make.

How does this sound?

Turkey, mashed potatoes candied yams, stuffing, gravy, and simple salad.

I can do it all and you can fish with the guys.

Let me know what time you want to have dinner.

Sorry Jeff, I forgot to respond to the PM. That all sounds great. I'm not a fan of stuffing myself but I am probably in the minority so go for it.. I'm hungry just thinking about the meal. Gravy lots of Gravy!.

Did you want everything done at 3:30 PM? What time did you want to have dinner?

Yup I'm thinking having everything ready to serve around 330 or 4. Gives everyone a chance to fish and clean up and then put on the feed bag. Might be some other folks popping in and out in the afternoon and evening. No way of predicting when or how many.

Ok then I will cook things in advance and probably get some fishing in the morning probably just calicos near your place instead of San Roque. 4 is more likely. You don't have to help you can go fishing.

BTW: Do you have enough serving bowls for everything that we are making; mashed potatoes, candied yams, stuffing, salad, veggies?

Also do you have a roasting pan with a rack to cook the turkey?

If you have a weber charcoal grill there I can cook the turkey on that also.

I know it sounds strange but if I had a dinner of french toast, hash browns or skillet potatoes with sausage or bacon I would not be unhappy.

You could also make a breakfast burrito for dinner also.

Absolutely agree Jeff. I for one am on the water well before breakfast so breakfast for dinner is not unusual.

Ross I edited a previous post and I guess you missed this.

"Do you have enough serving bowls for everything that we are making; mashed potatoes, candied yams, stuffing, salad, veggies?

Also do you have a roasting pan with a rack to cook the turkey?

If you have a weber charcoal grill there I can cook the turkey on that also."

I'm set with serving bowls and roasting pan with rack. I think I mentioned it before that I am short on plates. I will have plenty of paper plates but if you all like to eat a big meal off a hard plate, like I do,, bring one down with you.

Breakfast for dinner
 

I know it sounds strange but if I had a dinner of french toast, hash browns or skillet potatoes with sausage or bacon I would not be unhappy.

Ok - I make crazy French Toast, omelettes, etc. premade Latke's are way easier and I find more flavorful than hash brownns. And I am Recently diagnosed as diabetic, so cracking others out on my high carb creations would be a pleasure since I can't enjoy much myself.

As for bacon and eggs then - since I am coming down early, what is the availability of those items in the region? I can try to shop Saturday AM IN SD before heading down, but forgot the Baja 1000 is that weekend, so I may need to get lacrosse the border earlier (or maybe much later).

Still looking for recommendations on both more current, detailed road maps and/or ocean charts for the waters of Central, Pacific Coast Baja.

Bacon and eggs are always available in the village, and in my refrigerator.

As for maps, the seasoned Baja travelers carry the Baja Almanac. Great book of maps. Been out of print for a while but there is one place that sells then online yet. Can't put my fingers on the URL right now but I know Bob bought one in July so maybe he can help. Or try to Google it. AAA to also did maps for Baja which were pretty good. I heard that they too were out of print but may still be some available if you are a member.

Don't know about paper charts for the Pacific Baja. I always use the Navonics Web app on my laptop to zoom in on an area that I am interested. Difficult to print anything off the app but can be done with screen print. Google Navonics Web app and you will find it.

Good luck, nothing seems to be current, I do have a spare copy of the Baja Almanac That could be BORROWED to make copies from. It is the 2009 edition which was the last one printed. For charts you need to go to a chart store, most are also out dated but almost accurate. These are the charts boaters/cruisers use to sail the coasts of Baja and Mexico. Have never seem both map and charts combined would be cool but most boat or drive. If you find please let me know. You might want to get a copy of Charlie's Charts. Fish Maps also puts out 4 fishing charts for Baja. North, South Pacific side, and North, South Sea of Cortez, but again not current. Hope this helps.

Anyone doing Tackle Day & Oops - forgot about the Baja 1000
 

First, I am going to go through all my gear this week and be at Fisherman's hardware Saturday for the big sale. Load up on plastics, Seaguar, etc. Looking for suggestions for the Asuncion regulars, for targeting species and gear that we typically don't use for So CA - specially to get Wahoo from the Yak. As anyone else planning on going? I will head to Fastlane after to possibly get a sail for the PA.

So my plan was to load up Fri, 11/20 and head out early Sat, but forgot, that is the Baja 1000. If they race Sat on the 1, I think I will wait until Sunday to head down while everyone sleeps off their hangovers.

When I couldn't find my copy of the Baja Almanac (and discovered that they are long out of print, as the author passed away), I started researching an alternative. I discovered numerous posts over on Expedition Portal on the subject of Baja Mapsets. The most common response from all the off road crowd was to download the Motion X GPS app. Most of those guys are loading it onto iPads and installing iPad mounts in the chase vehicles for the Baja 1000. That's what I did and the trail and street detail is pretty darned good for all of Baja. (though it doesn't show the dirt trail we took out to the point at San Quintin)...

These guys still have some of the latest edition of the Baja Almanac in Stock.
http://www.bajabooksandmaps.com/

Calling EastLosYaker and RomSpaceNut. What night are each of you cooking and what are you fixing???? Inquiring minds want to know! Guys this trip is only 18 days away. Getting pretty close. I know for sure that Jim and Sven are chomping at the bit. 40 lb YT are waiting. Fishy dreams guys.