Tag: sportfishing
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Do sharks get indigestion?
If so, the one that ate my hook, line, and 4-ounce sinker must have a whale (pun intended) of an upset stomach right now. My sister-in-law of 40 years, Barbara, has been visiting us for the past week and today was the day I told her that I would take her fishing with me. She […]
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Furled Flags? Forget Fishing!
Having fished for most of the past 60 years, I know that fishermen are a superstitious lot, but I am not one of them since I don’t believe that fishing has anything to do with luck. So, I don’t go through any particular ritual before I fish or when I am fishing. I also do […]
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Special days…
From FB posting of August 14, 2019 Today was a very special day of fishing on the Ventura Pier. It was NOT because I caught 14 Mackerel (7 are pictured, the others went to other fishermen for bait or back to the ocean). It was NOT because a huge fish hit my heavy pole so […]
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Fishing on the fly
From FB posting of August 13, 2019 I had a little frustrating situation arise this morning and when I got home from dealing with it around 11 AM, I really didn’t feel like hanging around the house so I did something I have been thinking about doing for a while. I grabbed my ultra-light fishing […]
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Some days when I go fishing, I never want to go home
From FB post of August 7, 2019 Today was one of those days. When I fish on the Ventura Pier, I only “target” two species even though I will catch anything. Those two are shark and Mackerel; today I caught both. The day started off with a bang. I was there 20 minutes when something […]
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Hold on to your pole!
From FB post of August 1, 2019 I had an “equable” day fishing today. I caught 6 Mackerel (and 1 Smelt). Two of the Mackerel went back into the Pacific, two went into my bait box, and two went into the bait boxes of people on either side of me who couldn’t understand why I […]
The Old Man & The Seas 