point sur with peter boyd, brisbane, qld - 8/25/2001

[alantani]

point sur with peter boyd, brisbane, qld - 8/25/2001

the internet is an amazing thing. you meet people from all over the world. peter and eva have been touring the us and stayed with us for a few days, so we took a day off and headed down to point sur. roger and bryan will get to work the deck this trip.

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peter boyd is from brisbane, qld, australia.

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fishing was easy.

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roger was once again the hot stick on the boat. he caught a small sand dab, sent it back down and came back with this!

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roger and bryan cleaned all 40 rockfish and the ling on the way back to the harbor.

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it was a little rough down by point sur, but it flattened out nicely by the time we got back to the harbor.

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by the time we finally sat down to dinner, it was 8pm.

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[Funchy]

Nice post mate, If you are that keen on taking Aussies fishing maybe I should drop by? I am only up the road in Salt Lake City. :o;D:-X:P hahahahahahaha

Sing out if you want an Aussie to take you fishing in Utah!! ;)

[outwide1]

Good story and i too can bouch of good friendships formed by forums of people with the same intrests.
Thats one big radar on that grady.Is that a infra red camera in front of the radar??
Looks like a good day was had.
Cheers Mick

[murf]

well there ya go :)

its a small world

so is Pete bringing home a big Grady plastic boat in his luggage???? trade in the old tinny

some serious safety gear you guys are wearing

what depth are you catching them big headed red fish?

cheers Murf

[alantani]

funchy, if you make it out to san francisco, let me know. mick, yes, it's a 4kw radar array matched up to a furuno 1934 display. excellent target discrimination. the infrared unit is the flir navagator. hook up with peter when he gets home later this week and he can tell you the story over a brew. murf, the life jackets are just a little extra measure of caution. even the gradys, as nice are they are, can roll if the seas are heavy or the captain does something stupid. failed thru hulls are the most common reason for rolling one of these boats. that's why i had a custom high water alarm installed. i still have the older grady and peter could have brought that one home, but the baggage fees might have equalled the mortgage on his house!

as far as the life jackets go, local water temp is 50-55 deg F. that's 10-13 deg C for the rest of the world. at those temps, you have 20 minutes before your hands will be so cold that you can't even work the knobs of the radios. we have a 50-50-50 rule. you have a 50% chance of survival after 50 minutes in 50 degree F water, and that is only IF you are wearing a life jacket. we have to travel to areas that are farther away to get to larger fish. and we are frequently alone. there will certainly be boats within 5-10 miles of our position, but 5 miles may as well be 5 million without a radio.

[peterbo3]

Thanks Alan for a great day out. ;););)
For those of you who do not know about Alan, he is one of the foremost reel technicians in the US. He repairs, modifies & upgrades all brands whilst
holding down a job as a pharmacist in a poisons information centre. He also advises a few major manufacturers on reel design.
He gets reels from all over the world & does interesting things to them.

Go here & be enlightened:;D;D;D;D

http://alantani.com/

[murf]

Thanks Alan for a great day out. ;););)
For those of you who do not know about Alan, he is one of the foremost reel technicians in the US. He repairs, modifies & upgrades all brands whilst
holding down a job as a pharmacist in a poisons information centre. He also advises a few major manufacturers on reel design.
He gets reels from all over the world & does interesting things to them.

Go here & be enlightened:;D;D;D;D

http://alantani.com/

rrrrr so that is who Alan is :) thanks for the reel info Alan :)

cheers Murf

[alantani]

peter, glad you made it home safely. we thoroughly enjoyed your visit. my daughters were just amazed that someone from so far away would just drop in for a few days. someday we'd like to return the visit. alan

[Lucky 1]

Hi Alan, Good to see a fellow pharmacist dedicated to fishing. If you ever make it down here let me know, we could organise a trip with some educational content and call it a conference ! I think however all the other guys above me in this post would be fighting to take you out first.

[Apollo]

Alan

I have just been on a trip at 1770 here and shared a house with Peter. Somewhere over a beer or two, we got to talking about his trip and your fishing trip with him. Seemed like a great day out. That Grady looks like a very nice ride.

Steve