4/14 North Coast

[scubajunkee]

Fresh Uni is yummy. Let's get more!

-eR

 

[Ishie]

Looks like you guys had a blast! I was wrestling lobster in Reno, but hoping to head out in the next coupla weeks.

 

[alo100]

Thanks to Mark for taking me out on my first Ab Dive.

I got there late so Mark had already been in for a while and was taking a break. What a trooper he jumps right back in with me and coaches me thru it.

Mark: "How's your weight? are you neutral at 15?"

Ben: "Let me check-dives down, back up- yeah"

Mark: "Dives down- Dude that's only 8 feet!"

Anyway great time... breathtaking views on the drive over and back. I hit the dive shop in Bodega Bay on the way back and almost scouted out Doran jetty for a future dive spot but didn't feel like paying 5 bucks just for a look-see.

Here's some pictures
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South Gerstle

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Mark's super slick hunting boards

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an 8 and a 9

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Detour

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Run off from the rain, the mouth of the Russian river

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The winding road

I've heard that abalone hunter cannot use tank, is that right?

 

[JustinW]

So great to see the North Coast starting to take hold. I spoke with a popular holdout a few weeks ago, mentioned setting up a gas fund for him and asked him for a date on when he would dive up here, afraid to say he didn't give a good answer.

I must have missed you guys by just a bit. I took a newbie out this weekend, dove up on the headlands and then on sunday saw that the swell was way worse. People were getting pounded and I didn't think it was necessary to take them into those sort of conditions. So we took a nice sunday drive down the coast to Bodega.

Ben_Ca,
On Doran, just say the word. Right now the place is starting to crawl with dungies just waiting to be picked like so many apples off a tree.

 

[Ben_ca]

That is correct here's some more info on the regs link

and more Abalone Resources

Justin I'll hit you up soon... I love crab.

 

[Peter_C]

Hey, I could be convinced to join in on a crab festival too

 

[mweitz]

Ack, crab, I'm there!

EDIT: Oh, here is a decent article by Bruce Watkins on ab collecting:

http://www.saintbrendan.com/April06/AbHunt.html

Mark