newport beach, ca area

[Supa711]

Cool sounds good, also on SpearBoard and Waves With Weapons on MySpace. I hit the south end of CDM every saturday morning about 8 with my buddy. Also down for some kayak diving if anyone else has a 'yak.

[aesthetic]

we just got in from todays dive.. 5 people showed!.. including 3 forum members. not a bad turnout.

im gonna clean this corbina, ill post a few pictures up in the next hour.

[matesz H2O]

pritty good turn out i was really happy with my catch didnt have time to bbq tonight but tomorrow will definalty be a feast.

[aesthetic]

yeah man it looked pretty nice. on our way back in, there was SO MUCH activity in the shallows where the sand met the rock.. i saw corbina, white seabass, HUGE rays (4ft+ wingspan), leopards, sand sharks, etc. it was definitely a nice day.

i ended up nailing a corbina after following it for about a minute or so.. finally caught a nice side view of him and let him have it. finally grabbed him after pinning him on the bottom, and introduced him to my knife

nice meeting you alvin, sean, and matt. it was a good day.. i learn more and more about that spot on each dive. here are some pictures of sean with his corbina, and the second picture is my corbina.. i measured it out and he was pretty nice sized at 19 inches.

[aesthetic]

Originally Posted by Supa711

Hey, if anyone needs a dive partner after 5pm weekdays or any time weekends drop me a PM or e-mail. I'm in Costa Mesa. Polespear, JblExpl24,Biller SS 50". I'll pick people up or meet em there. Palos Verde to Dana Point.

welcome to the boards man. this particular thread is almost all you will need to meet up with socal divers.. the rest of the site isnt nearly as active.. but there are plenty of old threads you can read up on.

im on spearboards too but i havent used it nearly as much. ill probably check back on it in awhile.. but yeah, welcome!

[matesz H2O]

ill post some pics of my ray i measured it out and got 2 1/2 ft then weighed it out to get 30lbs. lots of meat off it almost completely meat. i got it sitting in marinade over night i cant wait till tomorrow. to bbq it.

[matesz H2O]

here are what i have so far ill get some of the meal when i get there







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[Supa711]

Thanks for the welcome, pretty nice corb. Havent seen them around in a bit.
Hope to hear how that bat ray goes, never thought about eatin one. I'll be out this saturday if anyone's around.

[matesz H2O]

wait so who was who out there. i know i met aesthetic but im not sure who else was out there.

[aesthetic]

Originally Posted by matesz H2O

wait so who was who out there. i know i met aesthetic but im not sure who else was out there.

ok it was me, and then the guy that started talking to you when you shot the ray.. was my buddy andy. hes not on the forum (not yet anyway)..

then there was alvin (xahx on here), he had the riffe gun and a full wetsuit and hood on.. and his buddy sean who was pictured with that corbina, whom i dont think is on the forum either. i think they both had full suits and hoods on actually, i dont remember.

not a bad day though.

[aesthetic]

Originally Posted by Supa711

Thanks for the welcome, pretty nice corb. Havent seen them around in a bit.
Hope to hear how that bat ray goes, never thought about eatin one. I'll be out this saturday if anyone's around.

same here i havent thought about eating one yet.. where are you going this saturday? we were all talking about going out again.. possibly to catalina but i dont know how thatll work out yet cause thats more of a full day thing.

[matesz H2O]

Originally Posted by aesthetic

same here i havent thought about eating one yet.. where are you going this saturday? we were all talking about going out again.. possibly to catalina but i dont know how thatll work out yet cause thats more of a full day thing.

to add to it its about $60 for the round trip on the ferry. and then about a 30 min walk to the dive spots.

[Supa711]

I'll probably dive Crystal Cove or Corona Del mar, more likely Crystal Cove as Corona Del mar hasnt been producing much lately. I'm game for Cat. or just about anywhere from DP to PV if we have a group goin out. If anyone wants to do some drops on weekday afternoons drop me an e-mail by lunch time and I'll get back to you before i get off at 4:30, I work IT so I'm on the computer most of the day.

[Supa711]

I've got family on Catalina, if we have a small group (5 or less) I may be able to get us a ride from avalon to other spots on the island, or at least borrow a few kayak's.

[xahx]

yesterday was awesome! alot of fun