Darknachos and the wind of the howling wolf.

[wiredantz]

Rob, George, Greg, Matt and I started the morning at 5:20am . Erick joined us a little later. The wind was already lightly blowing from the west. WHICH IS NEVER A GOOD SIGN. The Surf was still high at our local beaches, so I had ended up at Cabrillo.

I turn on my radio, and I FORGOT to charge it. No radio for Frank.

We set out to sea and met Mike at the bait barge, he loads us up on sardines and we pay him his dues with a tip and set a course Halibut island.


George, Rob, and I set on a different course then Greg and Matt. The current was ripping straight out to the ocean. They day started out pretty fishy. My first catch was an 18" Hali and then i caught a huge monster, but i let the hali take to much line and when i tried to set the hook he got off.


By 9 am i saw Greg and Stinkymatt coming back. I said to myself i can't believe they had already caught their limits. THOSE HALIBUT MONSTERS!!!!

But stinky matt looked different, he had a look i had not seen before. A look of being cold, like he had tried to take off his stinkiness literally. ( Ill let Matt finish this story)

So by 10am the WIND WAS BLOWING FROM THE WEST HARD CORE, i started paddling in and somehow ended by Angels Gate. The wind and whitecap currents were pushing me to catalina. So at this point i decided to stop fishing and decided to put my x-factor in over drive. I paddled half way in, but it seems like i was paddling in place I was literately going less than 1mph paddling at full force. The waves were crashing over my bow and washing my face every few secs.



Then i look back and I see Erick coming to my rescue, my savior, He tied my rope to his stern so he could help me stay on course when i got tired of paddling. At one point the wind started blowing and turned my kayak the opposite facing direction, ( i guess i shouldn't of taken a bite of my sandwich. i pulled on the rope that was towing me and Made Erick kayak go backwards. I took one last bite of my sandwich drank some water and gave my x-factor full power.

Thanks Erick if it wasn't for you, i would probably be by the bait barge. LOL



I might not be able to catch a lot of fish like some of the masters can, my fish are few and far in between.

[driftwood]

Congrats DARKNACHO!! your the new Dark-MACHONACHO in BWE.
But were are your strechy pants?

I once saw you in your strechy pants in this Video. I like... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkUP1s1Xenk

[wiredantz]

When you are a man, sometimes you have to wear stretchy pants

[carbonbass]

i almost feel bad for sardines, i mean literally everything in the ocean eats them. Need to try dragging some at my local holes for some big flatties nice job.

[jorluivil]

You're right, there was something different about Matt

[jorluivil]

His hair looked like it had a fresh coat of hairgel

[radastaff]

Originally Posted by carbonbass

i almost feel bad for sardines, i mean literally everything in the ocean eats them. Need to try dragging some at my local holes for some big flatties nice job.

yeah
ive had that thought a few times
and chovies
the life of a bait fish is a hard, stressfull short life indeed

hope i dont reincarnate as one


nice fish Frank
didnt make it out today
and glad i missed that wicked wind of the west

funny
i was just reminiscing today about my time paddling back to cabrillo from the lighthouse and the wicked wind that almost gave me no ground.
was prob my toughest hour or 2 of paddling ever

[GregAndrew]

There is a reason that Cabrillo is world famous for sailboarding.