This morning we took a break from working on our final presentation to do some sport fishing. John Petersen, my teammate from Unified, was able to arrange a charter for Tracy (Albertsen's), Michelle (Dole), and myself to go with him out of Huntington Harbor. John's brother James, who works for Shimano, hooked us up with Captain Matt and the six of us had a fabulous time.
Leaving Huntington Harbor with the sunrise.
We left Oakwood at 4:45 am and were at the first fishing spot by 7 am. We fished for about five hours between Huntington Harbor and San Pedro and brought back 27 Sand Bass, Rock Fish and Sculpin ranging from 13-17 inches. James and Matt did just about everything for us from removing the fish from the hooks to cleaning and filleting them, which let us get as much fishing time as possible. I've never fished for anything except trout and this was just the most incredible experience - we had a blast!
We were back at Oakwood by 3 pm and back to work. It's hard to believe I'll be home a week from tomorrow. I can't wait, but I'll definitely miss days like these.
Michelle throwing the left over anchovies to the seagulls. They caught five of them in the air. Unfortunately the net in Michelle's left hand went over board and she had to catch the rest of the anchovies out of the live well with her hands.
Our catch. Not bad!
Captain Matt fillets the catch with Michelle at the helm (it was on autopilot).
The crew! John, Michelle and Tracy.
The end of a great day on the water.
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