Yeah, And Monkey's Will Fly Out of My Butt

[Zed]

Well I landed 24 needlefish and I'm still here too, w/o a scratch.
Fugu is what I call them too, in a sushichef accent.

Funny story:
I met a cool couple my age from Salem, OR.
They were out walking on the beach, shore fishing and they were separated down the beach by about a mile out Pta Arena. She catches a halibut about 20" on a small rapala in the "surf". Problem is she's also separated from the pliers. The fish is hooked on the rear treble and only one hook so she figures she can unhook it, but realizes it would be bad to get hooked. Sure enough the 'but flips and embeds the other treble into her palm while still hooked to the 'but. She picks up the 'but so as not to rip her palm and heads out the point to her husband. A little bit into it she figures she's closer to help by going back to the hotel and turns around. All the while she says she's apologizing to and consoling the fish, telling it shes really sorry for this. She was really cute telling the story at dinner. We ate the 'but.

She gets to the hotel, removes the fish, someone gets on a quad to go get her husband and they go the the clinic in La Ribera. Couple stitches and a tetanus shot and she's good to go.

Next day they're out at Pta Arena snorkling, and her husband hauls up the steep sandy beach, rolls over to sit and take off his fins and gets zapped in the finger by a small brown ray. Another trip to La Ribera, another couple stitches, and another tetanus shot. They had a great trip!

Jim S, I think you need to do a thru-paddle: Pta Colorada to Cabo Pulmo (Or just before the reserve).

[Dennis]

... That's got to be one of the best reports I've read. Thanks for posting your adventure.
-Dennis

[kurt]

Thanks for an awesome report. Good to see Pinto is doing well.

[Hook 1]

From all of us that have kids so we need to work....Thanks for sharing.

[peguinpower]

Living the dream. One day, one day, I want to be there too.

Thanks for sharing.

[rossman]

Let me begin by saying that I am Zed's roommate and also his long suffering Dad. Since Zed was laid off around Labor Day, his life has consisted of fishing whenever he feels like it; mountain biking whenever feels like it, and generally thriving in his unemployment. This particular adventure began when he decided that it was "too cold " to go yaking with me one Wed. morning. By the next day, he had booked his trip to the East Cape and by the next Thurs. he was gone.

PLEASE! PLEASE!! IN THE NAME OF EVERYTHING THAT IS SACRED AND HOLY, WILL SOMEONE PLEASE FIND THIS KID A JOB, SO WE DO NOT HAVE TO ENDURE THIS TORTURE ANY LONGER.

I warn you that these reports will not stop until he has something else to occupy his time. On any day, any of you could log in to this site and you could find yet another journal of his escapades, and we'll all spend days wondering about doubting the value of our own existence.

Stop him before he fishes again!!!!

Thank you for your consideration on this matter.

The Rossman

PS Zed was not home when I got home from work last night, which is not really unusual, but it sent me in a panic. I tore the house apart looking for his Passport, and I didn't find it. My plea may be a little late.

[Zed]

Green's an awful color on you.



Here's a dorado to make you feel better.

[Tman]

Originally Posted by rossman

Let me begin by saying that I am Zed's roommate and also his long suffering Dad. Since Zed was laid off around Labor Day, his life has consisted of fishing whenever he feels like it; mountain biking whenever feels like it, and generally thriving in his unemployment. This particular adventure began when he decided that it was "too cold " to go yaking with me one Wed. morning. By the next day, he had booked his trip to the East Cape and by the next Thurs. he was gone.

PLEASE! PLEASE!! IN THE NAME OF EVERYTHING THAT IS SACRED AND HOLY, WILL SOMEONE PLEASE FIND THIS KID A JOB, SO WE DO NOT HAVE TO ENDURE THIS TORTURE ANY LONGER.

I warn you that these reports will not stop until he has something else to occupy his time. On any day, any of you could log in to this site and you could find yet another journal of his escapades, and we'll all spend days wondering about doubting the value of our own existence.

Stop him before he fishes again!!!!

Thank you for your consideration on this matter.

The Rossman

PS Zed was not home when I got home from work last night, which is not really unusual, but it sent me in a panic. I tore the house apart looking for his Passport, and I didn't find it. My plea may be a little late.

OK, now I am worried...if Clay ever sees this post, things could turn ugly, and he may grow up and pull a Zed....
Rossman, I say you start selling his gear.

[Riskey Water]

I'd take a vaca like that over family reunions and amusement park trips anytime .Congrats on 12 species and fishing till your arms fall off .Great pics and play by play coverage

[Iceman]

.......................close

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbXFho4tGgk

[Regor]

Originally Posted by Iceman

.......................close

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbXFho4tGgk

Ya know .... it's just not right, but I couldn't help but laugh my ass off !

[BTF_David]

What a great fishing report. Some of my fishing trips in baja are some of my best memories. Wish I did more to document those trips as you did.

[Zed]

Monkey, donkey what's the difference?
This guy is just a few mutations away from growing wings or fins:
This is how malolo evolved.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEfw76raGak

[hook1fred]

This report kicks azz

[VINNYC]

Looks like I need to take a road trip, great post!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[makobob]

BUMP
BTW this would be a GREAT trip for Baja or Bust to take the 2nd half of NOVEMBER 2016, ending up with another THANKSGIVING with the Rossman where ever he is Baja. Maybe he would join us? What say Ross we pick you up in Asuncion and you join us for the trip? This would be a long trip, but you would see a lot of the Baja peninsula. ANYONE INTERESTED?

Originally Posted by Zed

Well I landed 24 needlefish and I'm still here too, w/o a scratch.
Fugu is what I call them too, in a sushichef accent.

Funny story:
I met a cool couple my age from Salem, OR.
They were out walking on the beach, shore fishing and they were separated down the beach by about a mile out Pta Arena. She catches a halibut about 20" on a small rapala in the "surf". Problem is she's also separated from the pliers. The fish is hooked on the rear treble and only one hook so she figures she can unhook it, but realizes it would be bad to get hooked. Sure enough the 'but flips and embeds the other treble into her palm while still hooked to the 'but. She picks up the 'but so as not to rip her palm and heads out the point to her husband. A little bit into it she figures she's closer to help by going back to the hotel and turns around. All the while she says she's apologizing to and consoling the fish, telling it shes really sorry for this. She was really cute telling the story at dinner. We ate the 'but.

She gets to the hotel, removes the fish, someone gets on a quad to go get her husband and they go the the clinic in La Ribera. Couple stitches and a tetanus shot and she's good to go.

Next day they're out at Pta Arena snorkling, and her husband hauls up the steep sandy beach, rolls over to sit and take off his fins and gets zapped in the finger by a small brown ray. Another trip to La Ribera, another couple stitches, and another tetanus shot. They had a great trip!

Jim S, I think you need to do a thru-paddle: Pta Colorada to Cabo Pulmo (Or just before the reserve).