October Islander Mothership Trip Just Announced!

[habanero]

Sorry about that! I misunderstood the earlier post.

[BWE]

The Islander guys are on a shark trip right now, but the fishing's been great around that area in the last couple weeks. As soon as they get back we'll get an up to date fish report. Side pot for the first bluefin from a kayak???

4 spots left.

[Zed]

Check the weather, boys.

Please don't censor my posts w/o cause.

[riken19]

Got work covered I'm in. Heard too many good things about these trips. The spring/summer trips I never have the time. Thanks for putting one on in the latter months.

[bosco]

Reserved 2 spots a while back. Now have 1 spot available. Will discount $100.00. Your price is $425.00. bosco

[INGRIDSDAD]

Whats the weather looking like for this week?
Any tips for someone new to mothership trips would be great.
see you thursday

[bosco]

Ingridsdad, Have all your gear organized. When the crew pulls your kayak off the rack and puts it on the deck you want to rig your kayak in a timely manner and get it in the water asap. Make sure all your batteries are charged and bring your chargers. Use your VHF radio to contact crew members who will bring you bait, food and beverage in the skiff. Bring tip money for the crew; they deserve it. They bust their butts for their passangers. bosco

[dgax65]

Originally Posted by INGRIDSDAD

Whats the weather looking like for this week?
Any tips for someone new to mothership trips would be great.
see you thursday

The Tanner Bank Buoy will give you the most up-to-date observations. It is only 15nm from Cortes Bank.

You can also check Buoyweather for additional info.

Some of the swell forecasts look a little iffy
http://wavewatch.com/Surf-Forecast-R...php?RegionID=8

http://www.wetsand.com/swellwatch/sw...=295#anchor295
Click on Friday and it shows 7-8' swell. I don't know exactly what that will translate to over the high spots.

http://cdip.ucsd.edu/?nav=recent&sub...item=socal_now

http://weather.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/fmtb.../pz/pzz085.txt

And finally; from the extended marine forecast:


WED THROUGH FRI
W OF 121W...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
BECOMING 5 TO 8 FT LATE WED...HIGHEST NW. E OF 121W...N TO NW
WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED...EXCEPT NEAR SAN
NICOLAS ISLAND TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE
WED...HIGHEST SE.

Your best bet is to stay flexible. It would be very cool if you get out to the Cortes Bank, but it is well offshore
and you are at the mercy of the weather. The Islander is a great boat and you should have a good time
even if you wind up fishing at SCI.