I had mentioned in yesterday's thread that I'd go out today if I could find a crew. This morning I was surprised to get a call from Christian Webb and Dam Nguyen saying that they were actually turning around on the way to PV to come back and dive with me. I figured they were probably passing on almost a sure thing, but I didn't argue. I just hoped it wouldn't be a complete disappointment.
The conditions were like yesterday, clear blue and beautiful, except that there even millions more sardines. I've never seen so many, and Dam said he got some good underwater video of them.
The second stop was not quite so clear, but doable. I had given up and climbed back in the boat when I heard Dam shout for a knife. I looked out and saw him in the middle of the thickest surface mat of kelp I have ever seen. When I finally crawled over it to him, I asked him how the hell he shot fish in there, and he replied that he shot the fish on the edge, but then it took him in there. Christian joined us, and I think we had a cluster **** of about an hour. I held guns and Dam did all the diving. He said that this deep water and dark spooky bottom was like nothing he had dealt with before, but he sure did a hell of a job with it. I kept trying to offer my Carter float, but he did without.
When we finally got the fish back in the boat, he mentioned that this was his fourth fish in five days. That's when I lunged for his throat, but Christian intervened and calmed me down.
I'll post a couple of photos, but I think Christian got some underwater stuff with Dam's camera, so hopefully Dam will post that as well as tell his side of the story.
Christian and I didn't see a thing.
I saw Dennis May back at the ramp, and he showed me a photo sent by someone with three fish in a boat at PV. At least Dam couldn't have taken any more fish at PV and he didn't have to carry this one up the hill, but I feel bad if Christian missed a chance.
Oops, almost forgot the weight. It was choppy, but the scale was bouncing around 50 pounds.
The conditions were like yesterday, clear blue and beautiful, except that there even millions more sardines. I've never seen so many, and Dam said he got some good underwater video of them.
The second stop was not quite so clear, but doable. I had given up and climbed back in the boat when I heard Dam shout for a knife. I looked out and saw him in the middle of the thickest surface mat of kelp I have ever seen. When I finally crawled over it to him, I asked him how the hell he shot fish in there, and he replied that he shot the fish on the edge, but then it took him in there. Christian joined us, and I think we had a cluster **** of about an hour. I held guns and Dam did all the diving. He said that this deep water and dark spooky bottom was like nothing he had dealt with before, but he sure did a hell of a job with it. I kept trying to offer my Carter float, but he did without.
When we finally got the fish back in the boat, he mentioned that this was his fourth fish in five days. That's when I lunged for his throat, but Christian intervened and calmed me down.
I'll post a couple of photos, but I think Christian got some underwater stuff with Dam's camera, so hopefully Dam will post that as well as tell his side of the story.
Christian and I didn't see a thing.
I saw Dennis May back at the ramp, and he showed me a photo sent by someone with three fish in a boat at PV. At least Dam couldn't have taken any more fish at PV and he didn't have to carry this one up the hill, but I feel bad if Christian missed a chance.
Oops, almost forgot the weight. It was choppy, but the scale was bouncing around 50 pounds.