Bajapalooza III
 

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I invited my dad to go down to Baja. He flew out from Minnesota and we took off in the middle of the night to meet a few others at Dennys in Calexico to run down together. My dad suffered his first heart attack 2 years younger than I am now and has had a couple more heart attacks and a stroke. He is 77 and still kicking ass :D I had a great time with him. I got to hear stories from jungle warfare training in Panama in the 60s to elk hunts in Idaho. He was even gored in the thigh by a big buck 10 years ago. We reminisced about all the fishing and hunting trips we have shared together and I even heard him drop a few F bombs for the first time ever. :D We battled some wind and it got a little hot at times, we managed to catch some good fish and ate fish every day there. I'd go back tomorrow if I could. Whale sharks were every where Great bunch of guys to hang out with as usual. Gracias a Dios!

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Looks like you guys rocked it too. We were 10 miles north of you with the same conditions. No big fish this time, but still lot's of fish and fun. Baja, Baja. Nice pictures. Full moon too.

Where in baja did you fish?

Sounds Awesome, maybe some day when my kids are older and my old lady doesn't get mad due to the fact that I abandonedthe kids with her, I will go.

WOW WOW WOW!!!

The music, the scenery, and the romance.

Best of all: it's totally in pure and simple pics.

I was sucked in the moment I hit the play button!

Never been the Gonzaga Bay, but I'm stowing away with
you guys next year.

(I've already grabbed a few pics for my screen saver)

Awesome photos Andy. Nothing better than fishing with Pop's. :cheers1:

Dang!!!!! :you_rock::you_rock::you_rock: Great vid/pic's!!! Wish I could be there!!! Way to capture the moments!!!:reel::reel::cheers1::cheers1::notworthy ::notworthy:

Looks insane down there. Salty group of guys you were there with too. Great reminder to seize the day, and to spend as much time with loved ones as you can.

Awesome pics too. If there weren't a few fish pics in there I'd think you were auditioning as a freelance photog for National Geographic.

Good stuff all around :luxhello:

My Pop is going on 80 and while he's still in relatively good health, I'm sad to say our fishing days are in the past. He loves seeing the pictures of me on the water but is still trying to figure out the whole idea of fishing from a kayak thing.

Thanks for sharing your trip. It looks like it was awesome!
I hope you and your dad have plenty more trips together.

:cheers1:

Great pics as usual, Andy. Always thankful to get down there. Those whale sharks are amazing.

Great trip Andy! Always nice spending time with pops.

Fishing and sharing stories with Pops ...Priceless !!!!

Nice video as well.....:cool:

Wow great pics are you sure your not a photographer and work OEX on the side?

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Fun trip!

More photos.......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBZZe5M7WD0

Hell yeah Andy!! You don't even need to catch fish in a place like that. Too cool

Love those glass water pics super jealous !!

More than the fishing... creating those memories with your Dad is priceless!!!
Unfortunately, I lost my Dad way to early (he was only 63) but probably some of the best memories I had with him was when we spent time together fishing. He wasn't as "addicted" as I am about fishing, but he enjoyed it. There was a lot that we didn't see eye to eye about as a young man growing up... but we put all that aside when we fished together... it was "our moment" to bond... I miss him everyday. Cherish those moments with your loved ones, for they are gone way too soon!

Thanks for sharing your trip with us Andy... what a great trip that must've been. Beautiful shots by the way... amazing photos.

- Ken

great photos. awesome memories. thanks for sharing.

You're really good (and sneaky) behind that lens. I'd hitch a ride with ya in a heartbeat if we could go back tomorrow.

Awesome as usual, what could be better than Gonzaga Bay in May.

Wow Andy, ur pics are always inspiring. Looks like an awesome trip

Gabe

As always it was a blast. Couldn't ask for a better bunch of guys to camp and fish with.:cheers1:

Here are a couple stills from my Go Pro. We encountered several whale sharks every day out there on the water. I regret not jumping in the water with one!

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Looks like an awesome trip,there's nothing better than eating fresh cook fish on the beach whit friends. I like to go down there one day. Nice photos thanks for sharing.:cheers1::cheers1::cheers1:

:cheers1:Good times.

I gotta get in on this, no time though

Charles said it right. Very sneaky with that camera. Since my ex wife still thinks I am still in Viet Nam, I don't like any pictures taken of me. Doesn't look like I could be ID'd very easily. Great trip as always with that bunch. Will add some more stuff when I get unpacked.

Ross, sounds like everyone is back safe and sound :D the 50-200mm lens is looking to be ideal for capturing candid shots :D

I won't say that Monday morning had a fullspeed birdschool on grouper, yellows, sierra, and barracuda right off the tip of verga de caballo.

I will say we overstayed our welcome and got caught w/ our pants down out at the island. Left a painfully brutal slog back to camp going 1.5mph at full power. Ouch.

My most memorable fish:
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Huge sierra! that was high on my wish list and 6 inches smaller than yours was still what I would call a BIG one!

Wind was howling through Mexicali had me wondering about you guys

Hey how do you copy pics off the video ?? I tried and cant get it done....Lil help ?...

So Andy, any chance we can borrow a two person yak next year. Zed has graciously offered to paddle me around next year.

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Doh. You've forced my hand. Here's a screengrab of the ol' buzzard himself.
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What a great memory you created. I wish my Dad enjoyed fishing...

As usual, nice pics and slideshow....

final morning, hard to get up as the wind had howled most of the night and slept like shit. My dad and I ventured south behind Dave and Ken. We ended up with a few missed bites and no fish that quick session. The sea turtles and whale sharks made up for the lack of fish on our farewell morning.

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Great time again!! Here are a few pics I took. One shows high tide and another low tide.
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My first Sardina (wish I would have found those the first day for bait).
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Dave and his porker.
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Looking back on the trip home.
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Bosshoss,

Use the screen grabbing feature off your computer.
Either google it or youtube it for a "how to"

Awesome conditions.

Baja daydreams--that's what it all about! well done.

Thanks for the help.......