Catapalooza '09 Pix

[Iceman]

31 of us boarded the MDR Flyer on Friday morning at 8:30 AM. The furthest came all the way from Utah. We got to Two Harbors via Avalon before noon and piled our camping gear for the gear haul to Little Harbor. We then loaded all the kayaks on a 2 stakebeds for the isthmus crossing. We walked across and set up to paddle and fish the 4 miles to camp. Saturday Josh and Steveo showed up and Zed did his beer batter magic. Brian and Blair showed up in his Parker as well and floated a ton of squid that night for one and all. Sunday night Moyer was the chef, 30 pounds of tri tip sounds about right for 33 guys. Day one jackpot went to Les and a halibut, day 2 went to Andy with a WSB (the one and only legal WSB) Day 3 went to Alan with a halibut and Day 4 went to Ed with a halibut. We fished hard and ate like kings.........I killed more cigars than fish, but the winds were kind enough for some to paddle to the Farnsworth on Sunday and we caught quite a few halibut and bass. Thanks for all who made this trip a lot of fun!

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[Siebler]

Definitely one of the COOLEST Trips Ive ever been on. Thanks again Andy for putting this on. I just cant believe we weren't kicked off the Flyer on the way home :doh:

BTW anybody pick up a green tent at the dock? Realized I left it after I got home, Just a single person small deal. Not a huge deal if its gone, just thought id ask.

[peguinpower]

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[Iceman]

Bing, no slideshow and sound track? :D CJ I picked up the tent and also a brown chair-in-a-bag.

[peguinpower]

When I finish hurtin from all that fishin and paddlin Andy :D

Thanks agin for organizing and having this snorin flip with yawl :luxhello:

/bing

[kurt]

Another great trip. I want to go back to the Farnsworth Bank in September.

[DESTROYER]

That brown chair is mine...:doh:! I gave my pictures to Drew to post...we got some good ones!

Triple Nipple Bitches....Yaaaaaaaa! Make it rain Clookie!

[Dan]

Fishing without a schedule and drifting this way and that is something I could get used to.

[cabojohn]

Triple Nipple Bitches....Yaaaaaaaa! Make it rain Clookie!

Now that's what I am talking about!:cheers1:

Great times for sure even though I lost every single game I played...:stoned:
What a great mini vacation! Can't wait to do it again. Fake Ranger, Tamaracks etc...ITS ALL GOOD.

[esdees]

Thanks again Andy! Can't wait for the next one.

[Anacapabob]

Great pictures Iceman and Bing! Incredible trip as usual and the glorious conditions were with us too this time around. Thanks for making
it all happen! It is a pleasure to fish, eat,drink and camp with you all.
T/L
:cheers1:

[peguinpower]

bump. i just uploaded 20 or so more pics :)

congrats everyone for being so cool. can't say I enjoyed fishing as much as with youse kooks and googans.
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[katchfish]

Great crew and trip!!

Thanks again Andy, Chef's Moyer and Troy.......... and the Tamarack rod recovery team!:you_rock:


Jackpot winner day #4

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Jackpot winner day #2


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Salty Dog!


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Ken

[Blair]

Nice pics it looks like we missed out being boat bound.. maybe if Brian and I attend next year in the boat again we will have transportation from the boat to the shore so we can more fully enjoythe festivities.

[aguachico]

Very Nice Andy. Very Nice.

[Siebler]

We coulda towed out kayaks to you guys. Just gotta ask :D

and :you_rock: even though the squid just got me goats :D

[steveooo]

Great trip. Awesome group of guys. Big thanks to Andy for throwing this little thing together.

Highlight for me was the amount of species that I caught. I caught at least 20 species that I can remember, but I’m sure I’m forgetting some. I was able to check a few new ones off the list as well.

Here is my species list (in no particular order)
1-Calico Bass
2- Spotted Bass
3Sand Bass
3- Halibut
4- Yellowfin Croaker
5- Blue perch
6- Blacksmith perch
7- Sargo
8- Garibaldi
9- Sheepshead
10- Legal Ling (My first in season)
11- Sculpin
12- Vermillion
13- Starry
14- Gopher
15 - Brown Rockfish?
16- Greenback Mack
17- Sardine
18- Spanish Mack
19- Nudibranch
20- Rock Wrasse (Male & Female)
21- Senorita

I know that most of that list is trash fish or bait fish, but it is pretty cool to be able to sight cast 20 ft deep into a virtual aquarium. Who else here has sight casted to sheepshead?

Here are the triple nipple stats.
CJ made some deal with the devil.
I won 4.
Moyer ended up a one time winner, but a 20 time participant in the final roll.
Drew won 4 in a row. That is statistically impossible.
Nate rolled 6 triples in a row, then made it rain on unsuspecting strangers.

Heres some of my pics

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Chef Troy and Chef Moyer Ramsey made two delicious meals

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This is how Aaron pees

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Dan Cheating Death

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Perfect weather. No swell, no wind, just a little overcast.

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Blue ling

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Anacapa’s chunky sculpin from Farnsworth

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Short Hali

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Rock Wrasse (Female)

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The ever elusive blue perch

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Check out the over-sized motor on this tiny calico. Fought like a 5 lber.

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Taco time (just kidding)

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Numero Dos

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About 30 of these little guys. Scrappy.

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My first

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Caught about ten of these.

For sure this is one of my favorite trips of the year. VERY exhausting, but absolutely worth it. Cant wait til next year.

[DESTROYER]

Just had some of your ling for dinner tonight and it was magically delicious. Thanks for the pics guys. Can't wait until next year Andy.

[Donfish]

Moyer you Rock on the tri tip! Troy TY again for fantastic fish Tacos.Andy .....You are the most awesome dude on the planet for assembling the group we had yet again and putting it all together,:you_rock::luxhello::cheers1::reel:. I can't brag more about this trip and the people who come together to make it happen.Thank you all for allowing me into this fantastic trip and I am looking forward to next year or season when we do it again!:cheers:
here are a couple moments that occured while everyone was trying to sleep.:biggrinjester:
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Glad Bob and a few others made it out there as I didn't have the juice for that run.:notworthy:

Hardcore to the bone catapalooza Rocks!:reel:

[blackcloud9]

Looks like a great time at the Island with the yaks. Beautiful pictures guys!:you_rock:


Is this South Bay Don? It's been a long, long time - Send me a PM!
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[Grego]

EAT THIS....YOU TAMARACK HATERS!!!!!!!!!

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Looks pretty damn close to a Tarmigan if you ask me :)

[Zed]

They don't even have a P.

Ptarmigan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptarmigan)

[Holy Mackerel]

Katchfish, did your camera make it home? :p

Triple Nipple!!! Someone brought some dice......... NICE! :biggrinjester:

That water looks clean!! Wish I could have made this trip, next time FO SHO!

chris

[Siebler]

Triple Nipple!!! Someone brought some dice......... NICE! :biggrinjester:

chris

Ive got a second set for the 2.5 day trip next month Chris. Won so much I had to ebay myself a set :D

[Ed]

Great trip. Thanks to everyone. Great food, fishing and people. Can't wait till next year.

Alan's OTW Highlight

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Big Al's OTB (On The Beach) Lowlight

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[Zed]

And there we have the Flying Elvis', Utah Chapter!

Must get full $0.10 per can in UT.

[NextBite]

great report ICEMAN looks like everyone had a blasts

[fishinphil]

Awesome Trip Andy, thanks for setting everything up. I'm ready to go on next year's Catapalooza already!!

[tylerdurden]

since many guys ignore the MLPA threads, check that one out now so we can continue to fish.