2013 Islander 2.5 Day Trip
 

Hell yeah all the way around! The skunk is no mas...! :luxhello:

I am so jealous I missed out! Hopefully I'll be on the next one.

It was a great trip. Was good to meet all you characters.

WELL DONE!!! You better sell bottles of that stuff, lot's of us need it.

BTW nice photo journal, again congrats.

Glad to see you guys had a great trip!!! Sorry I missed you at the landing. Man, you were really running late. :D :cheers1:

:notworthy::notworthy::notworthy:Nice report and Great Pic's!!!!!Looks like a great time!!!!:you_rock::you_rock::you_rock::you_rock:

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what a great day

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Matt asked me to take his picture, here you go Matt :P






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So cool to see forktails in the Islander count! Looks like an epic trip. The Islander is the best.

How much is it to go on one of these trips.

jorluivil. no GoPro on this trip?

Awesome pictorial and maybe I'll be on next year's to share the glory. Love the 3-tail trifecta pic - that is a memory to last a lifetime!

Nice photo log! Good to see that you found the right kind(s)!

that was the trip to be on!!! next time...:luxhello:

The GOOD:

Frank busted his YT cherry.

George caught a fish! Damn! (Actually kicked ass like 2008)

Greg caught more fish than he could secure on his kayak. :D:D:D

Stan kept his streak of YT alive ( with the worlds smallest YT:D)

Eric fished a total of 5 hours and took home an ice chest full of exotics.:eek:

Greg's incredible videos kills above and below the surface. Simply I amazing footage. :notworthy:

I only got 3 Hali's, one of them my PB.:)




The BAD:

George caught many fish, undeserved bycatch using the wrong rod, dull hooks, bad form and overall lack of finesse. :rolleyes:

Frank catching Halibut from the boat while kayakers around him were getting blanked.


Frank asking what this "fish with a white belly and a yellow tail is called". While holding his first ever YT. :eek:


Eric's feet. I have never smelled anything so bad in my life.:mad:


Frank' GO PRO skills. Yes Frank we do want to see the sky! ( post it up!)





It was a blast. It was nice making new friends. See you all on the water.

awesome! looks like a trip that produced and allowed you to shake off the skunk:luxhello:

Nice score!

super stoked to have gone on the trip. The crew was good, the guys on the trip were better. The fishing was as good as I could have imagined. All sorts and sizes of fish. All sorts of firsts for me.

A trip worth repeating.

Thank you to the fellas who allowed me to learn by observation.

see you at a launch real soon!

The secret halibut, I mean YT rig.

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Of course there was GoPro footage. Here is my underwater highlights.

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Very very nice! So this is what you guys do while I'm stuck away from the water out in El Centro...

Looks like an epic trip! :cheers1:

Greg you are sick! you dont rest


When did you have time to do all this work!

i watched the whole video this time:cool:

nice work

but i want to see the on the water footage

awesome trip.
 

Hate to jump on this thread, but just wanted to say thanks to OEX for chartering the trip and to the Islander crew for a unforgetable trip and to the fellow kayaker, it was great learning from you and watching you guys fish. My son (turned 10 last month) and I had a blast. Sorry Matt, we got unbelievably lucky (little kids luck, I guess):D. Hope to see you guys out on the water soon. Here are some pictures...

You and your kid rocked!

As long as I didn't lose the Jacpot to George it's all good. I hope your son knows that Dad gets to keep the money as a "Guide fee". :D:D:D




Congrats to you and your son on a great fish.:luxhello:

2.5 SCI
 

Thanks Islander and OEX
Total counts (about)
12 HB
8YT
one:wsb:
bunches of sheepshead
jillion Calico bass

Not much for me to add the the great reports already posted up:you_rock:
Fun group of guys and especially the kids who I never heard complain
and who took our $$:reeling:

Great food and crew of hard working guys who are out chasing tuna now while we are back in our other lives---

Guys there was quite a bit of stuff left at the dock-:confused: the islander crew has it-

Three fishing poles-
Two gaffs-
One crack of dawn seat
two shamie? cloths
And one Halibut-about 23 inches and whole

Thanks again guys :paddleersmilie:

Congrats on the JP George (SLAM), Heard all about it while we were on the water , Looks like a blast ! :cheers1:

Awesome video Greg, some great Butt clues there. Nice job, sir!

Yeah that was a fun trip!
 

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Sick footage! Just eat it already!!

what was that chewing on your squid at 01:52 ??

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Manny aka DanaPT on a hali

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Jorge- Thank you. That is my best butt to date. Priceless to have it on film. That thing was in 153 ft of water. I need to work on my preparedness (don't drop the gaff and have a game clip open and ready).

It's no wonder I lost a good fish later that day. It was in 50 ft of water and it had plenty of life (me not so much I was on the water for 13 hours straight). A good gaff, but my game clip was not ready. Not sure why I tried to bonk in on the head before it was clipped but, after one bonk on the head... a flip ... a flop... off the gaff... in the yak...then back in the water before I could react. Always learning.

Thanks for the video and pics, not only are you a hell of a fisherman, you take good pics too!

It was disappointing to watch you lose that fish, as soon as you dropped your head down low I knew it was time for me to give you a minute so I went away. :(

First of two Yellowtail for the day



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exciting video.. some good tips in there. :cheers1:

I like how you rigged your trap hooks. So do you always prefer to catch fresh bait? vs the sardines and 'chovys from the boat? I have that Teramar rod also, but with a small Avet .. (so I guess the problem is not my equipment, right?! :doh: )

Nice meeting you, and congrats on some great catching.
-J

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Nice job guys looks like it was a great trip...congrats to you all "team sewer"!

I'm going to jump on this thread also if you don't mind .. finally got home from work yesterday, and quickly put some pics and random clips of our kids together in a short video. No fancy video editting, no big fish.. but still, a very good time for us. First time out.. we'll get our halibut or yellowtail next year. :luxhello:

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=those are some great videos!!!