yani
06-12-2012, 08:26 PM
I fished last Sunday. Expecting one thing only
to come up with another.
For example, Gabe was supposed to meet me
at 6am. With one-too-many drinks still inside him
from the night before, he's a no-show. But, I
see old kayaking buddies on the beach. Brian and Vitale.
Since Brian caught a nice YT a couple of days prior, he high
tails it without much chit chat. Leaving me with Vitale.
I met Vitale almost 10yrs ago. Back then, he was a tourist
bugging me at the launch. With his thick Russian accent,
he asked the typical questions. But, little did I know, with
a little push from me, he turns into a full-on kayak fishing foul,
just like the rest of us.
Thru the years, I ran into Vitale from time-to-time. I never really got
to know him. Until Sunday. Sunday's fishing was snotty due to SWesterly windy weather.
But that didn't deter the non-stop conversations between us.
What do expect when you put a Russian and Greek together hungry for fish?
Vitale is a Mechanical Engineering Professor at UCSD who mostly catches fish thru trail and error.
I'm a chemical engineer, who catches fish mainly thru error.
In the end, we realized what we have in common:
We see fish as Free Swimming Meals.
Our jobs, to engineer them back home to our tables.
http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwegallery/data/574/IMG_0066.JPG
Vitale's sport before fishing? Roman-Greko Wrestling.
http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwegallery/data/574/IMG_00701.JPG
When the Yellowtail are laughing at you fighting the wind, there might be a halibut down below. I somehow managed to fish a spot, in the wind, without a hobie. Imagine that?? (Adi, you like the belly shot?)
Then, comes the time to EAT.
Some garden vegies...
http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwegallery/data/574/IMG_0075.JPG
Some halibut fillets with cut strips of halibut skin...
http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwegallery/data/574/IMG_0080.JPG
And pressto-chango, Braised Halibut and Zucchini on top of gralic mashed potatoes/roasted red peppers, top off with fried halibut skins...
http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwegallery/data/574/IMG_0083.JPG
And, the Vodka and Ouzo?? Sorry, the bottles were emptied while the fish were still fishin'.
to come up with another.
For example, Gabe was supposed to meet me
at 6am. With one-too-many drinks still inside him
from the night before, he's a no-show. But, I
see old kayaking buddies on the beach. Brian and Vitale.
Since Brian caught a nice YT a couple of days prior, he high
tails it without much chit chat. Leaving me with Vitale.
I met Vitale almost 10yrs ago. Back then, he was a tourist
bugging me at the launch. With his thick Russian accent,
he asked the typical questions. But, little did I know, with
a little push from me, he turns into a full-on kayak fishing foul,
just like the rest of us.
Thru the years, I ran into Vitale from time-to-time. I never really got
to know him. Until Sunday. Sunday's fishing was snotty due to SWesterly windy weather.
But that didn't deter the non-stop conversations between us.
What do expect when you put a Russian and Greek together hungry for fish?
Vitale is a Mechanical Engineering Professor at UCSD who mostly catches fish thru trail and error.
I'm a chemical engineer, who catches fish mainly thru error.
In the end, we realized what we have in common:
We see fish as Free Swimming Meals.
Our jobs, to engineer them back home to our tables.
http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwegallery/data/574/IMG_0066.JPG
Vitale's sport before fishing? Roman-Greko Wrestling.
http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwegallery/data/574/IMG_00701.JPG
When the Yellowtail are laughing at you fighting the wind, there might be a halibut down below. I somehow managed to fish a spot, in the wind, without a hobie. Imagine that?? (Adi, you like the belly shot?)
Then, comes the time to EAT.
Some garden vegies...
http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwegallery/data/574/IMG_0075.JPG
Some halibut fillets with cut strips of halibut skin...
http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwegallery/data/574/IMG_0080.JPG
And pressto-chango, Braised Halibut and Zucchini on top of gralic mashed potatoes/roasted red peppers, top off with fried halibut skins...
http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwegallery/data/574/IMG_0083.JPG
And, the Vodka and Ouzo?? Sorry, the bottles were emptied while the fish were still fishin'.