Quote from: Latimeria on Today at 07:12:48 AMI'm not sure I ever want to fish up in the OC now.  lol

Good counts on the balloon bellies and let us know how you cook them (Flour, egg, and then bread crumb... Corn Meal... or Beer Batter?)

I don't have the mental fortitude to fish sport boats these days.  I'm not saying anything besides my mental state goes downhill pretty quick.  I don't mind charters where I know everyone but my days of deckhanding are over.  lol

Thanks Jeremy for the post.  I'm being tortured here at work by a bridge troll and just looking to get past my probationary period.  I also have to figure out how to fix my console.  I'll write about that later....

Yeah, I'd stick with SD too if I were you...

I told myself no more cattle boats after an overnighter from 2020 (link below for that story...) but this specific mission and it being basically free was enough to put me over and try. I also knew that I liked the captain, and weekday fishing helps some. Highly conditional...I still don't know that I would pay full price for a cattle boat trip unless it were a good charter like you said, and even then...

Yes, beer batter will be the way. I will try to remember to take pics of the fish fry!


Why I took a long break from cattle boats: https://www.prehistoricsoulforum.com/index.php?topic=3960.msg30378#msg30378

Ouch, that sucks ! Maybe a fiberglass guy can do something custom and make it solid again, just a thought Hopefully you get it resolved soon cause this season should be a really good one. Your work situation sounds exhausting, perhaps a trip to The Sierras would calm some nerves   I hope things get easier at work, nobody like to be micro managed   Ice the shoulder and give it a break and have a great weekend !

I have a detail guy that I call out once a year to wash, clay bar, wax our vehicles.  He's done my boat once but generally is very expensive.... but worth every penny.  He spends a minimum of 4 hours per car detailing every inch of it and it always looks new.

My boat was in desperate need of a good waxing and to get all of the mold out of the hatches, so I had him do a full detail job on it. 

To give you a backstory, when I bought the boat I got a pamphlet saying the center console is chemically bonded to the deck and there are no bolts holding it on (along with sort of instructions to do it myself).  After each trip I give it a slight push to make sure it's still bonded and for 16 years has held true.  Of course I lost the paperwork a long time ago, but I always had an idea that I will probably have to bolt it down sometime.  Problem is there are no access points to really bolt it down from below.... it's filled with foam.... and there is a big gas tank under the console in which there are no docs anywhere saying the dimensions of the tank and to not drill into it...

I've contacted mako but they won't share schematics since its' "Proprietary information" and they want you to buy a new boat rather than fix your old one.

Well, after my last trip, everything looked good.  The day after the fine detailing of the boat, I went to put the cover back on and you guessed it.   wiggle wiggle wiggle...

I'm not going to blame him nor try to get him to fix it since he wasn't aware but I'm not sure when exactly it happened.  I feel like I should have warned him in case he was putting extreme pressures on the rail around the console while waxing. 

In any case, I need to fix it and of course can't find any information.  On top of that, my shoulder is killing me again and the "Micromancer" is having me at work 11 hours a day which is infuriating. BTW, Micromancer's  are people who magically control everything while doing nothing.

Anywho.... My weekends will not be boat fishing unless lake or bay fishing I guess until I get it fixed, which hopefully will be soon.

Well, back to work for me.  The *crack* over my head just now was just to let me know there's no fun around this joint and just misery.

Until the next Tijuana tide!

Really.... Bananas......  I repeat....  Bananas.....

No wonder the fishing was less than you hoped.  Probably poisoned every stream you took a piss by after eating them.  LOL

Beautiful area and a place I need to get to.  I'm not doing well mentally in my current position and need to unplug from the real world for a bit.

Great food and friend pics.  A few nice trout in there, but I bet they were tasty.... That was just a "Suggestion Sign" as for CPR and barbless hooks, right?  hahahaha

Thanks for sharing once again Tim.  I need to see something going on out there from people I know rather than the photo dumps of strangers using mostly stock photos.   

Have a great day boss!

I'm not sure I ever want to fish up in the OC now.  lol

Good counts on the balloon bellies and let us know how you cook them (Flour, egg, and then bread crumb... Corn Meal... or Beer Batter?)

I don't have the mental fortitude to fish sport boats these days.  I'm not saying anything besides my mental state goes downhill pretty quick.  I don't mind charters where I know everyone but my days of deckhanding are over.  lol

Thanks Jeremy for the post.  I'm being tortured here at work by a bridge troll and just looking to get past my probationary period.  I also have to figure out how to fix my console.  I'll write about that later....

A mid week solo trip is always good therapy 

Put up some pics of your fish n'chips this weekend if you think of it 

Saw your gas pump picture and I just put $168.30 worth of gas in my truck today... Thankfully I got 30 gallons. Yours was almost $7.50/gal.
Paid that in Lee Vining once...
Nice fishing trip!
I'm heading to Silver Lake first week of June.  Looking forward to the fantastic view and good fishing.

- Keith

Quote from: Latimeria on April 28, 2026, 11:10:33 AMBullseye!

EXACTLY!  LOL...

Looks like a great trip even though the trout didn't fully commit. Those ribs in particular are making me hungry right now.

 It was time to head North to Bishop/Mammoth area for Fishmas, the season opener.Made a bunch of Breakfast Burritos, packed up Bad Pig and made my way on Wednesday morning



Had to make a Pit Stop and stretch the knee


This is always a welcomed sight


Arrived at a pre-fishing spot to get a feel for things, caught a mini version of the big one I lost


Made my way into Bishop, hit Vons to grab a few things and then fished the canal behind Vons Check out them Bananas
 




Went to another part of The Owens River just out of town, no players


On my way to Pleasant Valley Reservoir I stopped to grab some Elk and Buffalo Jerky, $3.31 an oz.



Before heading towards the house, I got fuel to top off my tank   


They were letting water thru the Power Plant so I didn't fish this spot today but it's usually good for a few nice Rainbows



Got to the house, still snow on the deck from the last storm, hoping the stairs weren't still frozen, ate sh*t last time





Thursday and Friday we fished Lower Owens and did some sight seeing and BBQ'ing too








Not a lot of fish this trip, seems like they weren't stocking the river as usual but we kept plugging along. Saturday was the Opener so we hit The Upper Owens this time and we got skunked   Still fun just being out there







We hit Convict Lake on the way back home and fished the creek, I got another small one. The storm was coming


Headed home Sunday Morning, had to navigate the ice again on the damn deck and found myself at this place for Lunch !



Great time with my buddies, I will be going back in June for my Birthday, I was given the house to Janie and myself for a week by ourselves so hopefully we find more fish and do more exploring, might even head back up to Bridgeport and fish The Walker river