Careful at "Da 'Berry"

[TubeDude]

[cool]I used to enjoy "harrassing" the "potguts" around Strawberry. I just got an advisory that they are getting tired of being shot, chased, trapped...and covered with all the trash people leave behind. Seems they just but some surplus weaponry from some middle eastern rodents that "went underground". Here's a pic of what you can expect up there if you start messin' with those newly armed varmints.


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[Kayote]

Tube,

You need to go fishing bro LMAO. Thanks for the laugh.

Good Fishing, Kayote
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[TubeDude]

[cool]Is that an indecent proposal...or a prescription from Dr. Kayote?

Either way...I'm gonna do something soon...or I'll be writing my posts from the happy hospital.
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[Kayote]

Tube,

You have an open invitation to come fish the Basin with me my friend. It can be from the yaks or the Crestliner. Sorry, but my float tubes have been gathering dust for the last six years. Probably leaks by now. LMAO. By the way, have you ever seen the Baytubers.com website?. What am I saying, of course you have. Later

Good Fishing, Kayote
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[TubeDude]

[cool]Kayote. Item one. I would love to get some guide service in your part of the state. I did hit some of the local waters during my years in Utah, but not to the extent of the fishin' holes closer to SLC. Also, I have spent lots of time in boats, so I promise not to embarrass myself too badly. Then again, we might do a tube and 'toon duet somewhere. I ain't proud.

Item two. I am very familiar with Baytubers. Kiyo and I PM and echat back and forth. He is busy with his radio show and all that, but we share a few members on the float tubing site.

When I first started tubing, back in the sixties, I was probably one of the first idiots to take a donut into salt water. I was a kid then. What did I know. I did find out that flotation fishing was a great way to catch some of the larger inshore fish...like the halibut so dearly loved by the Baytubers.

I have also taken some serious Calicos...your new icon...from my donut dinghy. Man, hanging a toad calico up close and personal is a religious experience. At least it beats the hell out of you. Only problem when fishing for those bigguns, from a tube, is that you don't have enough "lift" to keep them from playing "in and out the kelp fronds"...or diving into the rocks. It doesn't matter how heavy your string is, you just don't have enough "platform" to put the hurt on them. That's one of the areas a yak is definitely superior. You can battle some big boys from a good yak. And, if a current comes up, you can move faster and farther on top of the water than you can if you are partially submerged and relying only on fin power.

Did you ever spend much time on the sand bass? I hear the action has been pretty good off the Huntington Flats and the Horseshoe Kelp areas. Limits for all on bass and barries. (whimper, whimper)
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[Kayote]

Just saw a post on the sandies from the half day boats fishing at Imperial Beach near the border. There are reports of 2500-3000 sandbass counts for a single daily. Unbelievable. I used to fish the ole barred sandbass a lot. They are suckers for a whole squid. Never much liked the taste of sandies though. Couldn't bring myself to kill a calico these days. Too valauble a sportfish to kill. Still can't let a legal 'Butt' go though. I think a California halibut is probably the finest fish flesh on the face of the earth. I once caught an 18 lb. and a 14 lb. sheephead on consecutive drops at the Point Loma kelp beds. Dang, I miss that fishing. They have sent me five letters asking for additional info on a job I applied for in Carlsbad, so I think I may get an offer soon. Of all the fishing I've ever done in my middle aged life, punching out through the surf in a kayak and paddling out to kelp beds in San Diego is number one. Spent my youth on the one day Coronado Island trips. I've done tons of Baja trips also, as apparently you have also. I love Utah, but to get back to the surf is a long standing dream of mine. Now you have me waxing nostalgic. My moods set for the day. I should just bail and go stick some greenies at the Stein. LMAO. Later Bro.

Good Fishing, Kayote
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