Thanksgiving NorCal Camping/Fishing Trip

[chris138]

Damn that's a rad trip. Must've been nice to get away from the ratrace of elections and lockdowns. Dude, next time go 600 miles south, you'll be into a whole different kind of paradise. Cheers!

[TJones]

Epic post. Thanks for sharing your experience. Looks like Paradise.

BTW How do you like the Hobie outback?

[(a D u B)]

Now that's livin

Thanks for sharing

[ProfessorLongArms]

I've said it before, but your photography is just wonderful. These could be in an outdoor mag.
You really put care into your shots and it shows.
I always love when someone can document a trip and make me feel the pull of the experience with a few compelling shots... Especially those tent and truck photos.


Thanks for sharing!

[Salty]

Originally Posted by ProfessorLongArms

I've said it before, but your photography is just wonderful. These could be in an outdoor mag.
You really put care into your shots and it shows.
I always love when someone can document a trip and make me feel the pull of the experience with a few compelling shots... Especially those tent and truck photos.


Thanks for sharing!

Thanks man! Appreciate that coming from you. I can tell you put a ton of care into your videos/films and it's awesome that you can recognize that eye in others. These were all just from my phone, but I did take my facny DSLR our there as well to do some more "real" photography. Not so much kayak-oriented, but just nature in general. I'd be happy to share some of those once I do some touchups and editing. Got some video too, but the second gopro battery crapped out on me after the second launch so I didn't get the majority of actual fishing/catching on video... but, I think I might have enough to slap together a little something at some point!

[FISH11]

Looks like a great trip and some great memories. Love the photos, makes one, want to be there at least before the really cold weather. Thanks for sharing, Salty.

[ProfessorLongArms]

Originally Posted by Salty

Thanks man! Appreciate that coming from you. I can tell you put a ton of care into your videos/films and it's awesome that you can recognize that eye in others. These were all just from my phone, but I did take my facny DSLR our there as well to do some more "real" photography. Not so much kayak-oriented, but just nature in general. I'd be happy to share some of those once I do some touchups and editing. Got some video too, but the second gopro battery crapped out on me after the second launch so I didn't get the majority of actual fishing/catching on video... but, I think I might have enough to slap together a little something at some point!

I'd say that's impressive. Kind of amazing what you can pull off with an iphone these days.

If I'm being honest, I hate filming with a gopro. I get so used to having the control and the tactile experience with a DSLR or even my TG-5 and it just frustrates me. Remembering to turn it on while I have tunnel vision diving or fishing, *and* battery issues, and it just starts to feel like it's *always* something. I'm actually endlessly impressed by anyone who can pull off good action/adventure footage with a gopro without using auxillary batteries plugged in.

I would love to see both the DSLR and the video footage

[blitzburgh]

That looks so cool!

[Salty]

Originally Posted by JohnMckroidJr

Fort Bragg was our go to place for Abalone when I was at school up Nth. I wonder if it's been wiped out. Nice photos! A picture is worth a thousand words, Congrats on your first Ling.

I can see why! Saw lots of Abalone shell fragments on the beach there, so if that's any indication of how the population is doing, I'm guessing that's a good sign at least!

Originally Posted by chris138

Damn that's a rad trip. Must've been nice to get away from the ratrace of elections and lockdowns. Dude, next time go 600 miles south, you'll be into a whole different kind of paradise. Cheers!

Completely agree! At one point I told my buddy "You know what... I haven't even thought about what's been going on in the political world for the last 4 days. This is great!" And Baja has definitely been on my radar. Used to do surf trips down there since before I can remember. Haven't been back in years though. My dad, brother and some friends had their car stolen there while surfing the cliffs around K56 and left them stranded with nothing but their surfboards and wetsuits. Kinda put a bad taste in everyone's mouth in regards to Baja... Doesn't mean I'll never go back, just extra-cautious about how we do it and where we go.

Originally Posted by TJones

Epic post. Thanks for sharing your experience. Looks like Paradise.

BTW How do you like the Hobie outback?

Thanks! It was a great trip and I'm always happy to share some of the stoke. Outback was amazing though! No complaints at all really. It's a great boat.

Originally Posted by (a D u B)

Now that's livin

Thanks for sharing

Any time! Wish I could just stay out there all the time, but this annoying thing called "reality" keeps showing up and making me go back to work... lol