October Islander Mothership Trip Just Announced!

[Hobi-Wan Kenobi]

Hey there,

I'm interested in this trip but will be coming from Las Vegas . There's alot of things going on right now, but I would like to look forward to going on my first mothership trip.
Is there a deposit or is there a refund policy that will allow me to cancel at a certain time? I agree that the price is great for what you're getting, but coming from Las Vegas adds more logistical issues that need to be addressed closer to launch time.
Btw - will a Hobie sport be able to handle this type of fishing?

Thanks!

[Useful Idiot]

Originally Posted by Hobi-Wan Kenobi

Hey there,

I'm interested in this trip but will be coming from Las Vegas . There's alot of things going on right now, but I would like to look forward to going on my first mothership trip.
Is there a deposit or is there a refund policy that will allow me to cancel at a certain time? I agree that the price is great for what you're getting, but coming from Las Vegas adds more logistical issues that need to be addressed closer to launch time.
Btw - will a Hobie sport be able to handle this type of fishing?

Thanks!

As long as we can re-fill your spot before the trips leaves we can refund you in full. So if you need to cancel, the sooner the better as it will give us more time to fill your spot.

As for the kayak, you should feel comfortable in windy, swelly, choppy conditions. We won't run the trip if the weather is outrageously bad, but you can expect some degree of the usual ground swell and wind.

Give us a call with any other questions. OEX- 619 758-9531

[tackle dummy]

Anyone ever fish the Cortez Bank? Whats it like?

[Zed]

Several times. Never on a yak. Mostly on anchor in 15-20kt wind w/swell.
Kind of a spooky (to me) couple fathom deep, reefy, former island in the middle of nowhere --that sometimes breaks, big, in the winter. It's got kelp and boiling reef, but its 100miles from shore and 50 from SCI. There's a late Summer window for fairer weather out there. I'm really hoping this hits it, because it's also right adjacent to deep blue water! There is no wind protection, so combine that with its ~50mile proximity to Clemente (Pyramid), it's a risk to go fish the Cortes in any boat. Getting it good enough to launch and then fish from yaks enjoyably is a real gamble --I'm willing to take to fish there. But extra time at SCI isn't a bad consolation.

I actually thought getting out there to yak m/s would be impossible, back in the day, but that was back before there was even much m/s competition. Now there's several operations taking yaks all over the place.


Think calm thoughts for the next 3 weeks or so, would ya?

[tackle dummy]

Zed thanks for the Info.

2 more spots gone!

[Zed]

I've almost reached the yakrider, babbling incoherently stage. There's been some great reports from the Tanner (justa 10-15mi jog from Cortez) of big hg yt and even bft on the anchor...

Little trivia:
Anyone reading aboard the USS Enterprise in '85? I'm sure they might have something to say about the Cortez.

November 2, 1985

Bishop's Rock, about 100 miles west of San Diego, Calif.

USS ENTERPRISE is grounded on Bishop's Rock. Reports say the ENTERPRISE sustains a 60-foot gash in the outer hull and damages one propeller. The carrier continues planned operations, taking part in ReadiEx 86-1 exercise before going into drydock on November 27.

From this link:
http://navysite.de/cvn/cvn65.html

Rumor is she knocked off a chunk, so Bishop's rock no longer breaks water at mean low tide --more like Bishop's reef now.

[habanero]

Any spots left?

[FISHIONADO]

Originally Posted by Zed

I've almost reached the yakrider, babbling incoherently stage. There's been some great reports from the Tanner (justa 10-15mi jog from Cortez) of big hg yt and even bft on the anchor...

Little trivia:
Anyone reading aboard the USS Enterprise in '85? I'm sure they might have something to say about the Cortez.



From this link:
http://navysite.de/cvn/cvn65.html

Rumor is she knocked off a chunk, so Bishop's rock no longer breaks water at mean low tide --more like Bishop's reef now.

I was a radar technician in Squadron VAW-117 on the Enterprise in 1985. I was in our repair shop on the forward hangar deck when we hit the rock. I never felt a thing. I noticed we were leaning to one side for over an hour but expected we were just going in a big circle, that wasn't unusual when hanging out waiting for aircraft to return. Finally the captain came on the P.A. and told us we had hit a rock, we never had a general quarters. I had heard that we were landing aircraft, they need the ship to be moving into the wind, and that the navigator had warned the captain about Bishops Point. They calculated we could land the last aircraft and then make the turn in deep water. From what I understood we had a 10' tall gash 60' long below the water line. We stayed at sea for several more days and conducted more flight ops, then the ship was sent to Hunters Point for repair. I was surprised when the captain, Leuschner, was promoted to fleet admiral a few years later.

Good luck to all on this trip, wish I could make it.