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Hunting Board / Have-A-Heart Hunting

« Last post by Latimeria on May 13, 2024, 08:22:55 PM »

My game trail cam broke, but I suspect a Racoon or Possum wreaking havoc in my garden.  My wife wants no harm to come to it, so I have to get tricky with the trap in order to catch it.

I just finished taking my NyQuil because of the bug and was ready to hit the sack at 11:00.  I decided to check the trap before bed just in case since I didn't want to deal with a pissed nocturnal animal in the day.  Sure as hell, there it was....



Well, I wish the animal transfers went as well as this one.  Put him in the truck (covered).  Ran down to the campground and found a tree filled spot near the dumpsters and off he went.  Didn't even let out a screech at all, just walked right out after opening it and went right up the tree. 

I think the wife was bummed that I relocated "Slobber", but I have this feeling I might see him again i a month or so.  Just a hunch, but I hope I'm wrong.  lol

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Salt Water Shore Fishing Reports / Kauai Part 2 - "Morning Recons"

« Last post by Latimeria on May 13, 2024, 08:15:57 PM »

Next morning woke up to howling wind and lowering tides.  The bartender was telling me the reef goes out really far and fishing isn't too good, but I grabbed my rod and my wife after breakfast and went scouting the beach.



First off, the reef was wicked between the lava rock and the coral.  This is not like SoCal surf fishing. Another thing, no sea-weeds anywhere, but plenty of wood!  I mean WOOD!



All of it was moving with the waves so you couldn't stand too close if a set was coming in just in case it lifted a tree trunk and dropped it on your foot!  No Joke!

Finally came across someone set fishing but it was weird.  They were using the long rods, but you couldn't cast out too far, so they were lob casting it 50 feet.  They also set the rods up high on the beach and let the line slope down from the tip straight into the sand as they walked over it.  Multiple times I watched them dive in to free their gear from the reef which seemed even more weird with this outfit.





On the way back, my wife goes Look!  I turned to the last thing I thought I would ever see on a Hawaii beach....  Seal!  Monk Seal to be exact!  This is quite the rarity and the old zoo keeper in me got a kick of it wiggling up the beach to us.







Damn thing wasn't afraid of anything... Still a cool sight.

I had 4 swings and misses.  I was throwing a 1-1/2 oz metal jig but couldn't get any of them to stick.  I had to reel in fast since it was only 1-2 feet with the reef and the water was all turgid from the wind and waves.  I wound up losing both jigs, so called it for some more resort time with the wife.

Signs all over said Don't feed the wildlife... and here's my wife...





I guess to be fair, they were only wild chickens.... unless the Myna Birds, Doves, and other assorted random birds count.  lol

Next few mornings, I tried using the 2" gulp sand worm and smaller Kastmasters (3/4 to 1 oz) just to get on the board!





Two little nibbles.... Not what I was expecting.



Tried to go big with a 2oz Kastmaster also...  Only had some huge Trumpetfish chase it in, but would never commit.





Found some cool Beach Huts made by people with great taste!





Otherwise, I was just checking out reefs and reef critters since the reefs loved what I was offering as lures go.











There's 4 of these darters or gobies in this picture.  I found a ton of micro-life.



The beaches were filled with "Wood", but also a ton of "Hairy Nuts".



Everywhere I went, there was some c*ck staring at me.  I'm still astounded by all of the chickens here!



Everytime I came back to have breakfast with the wife, I'd check the private field.  It always had a few Nenes!  We had some Nenes at the Wild Animal Park and were the coolest geese.





Well, I'm done tonight.  I'm supposed to start work tomorrow, but I feel like I'm listening to things underwater and just having a rough time with the Rona.....  Oh well, Next installment tomorrow I suppose.  I have to catch a fish, right?

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General Board / Re: Just got back with a Special Prize!

« Last post by Latimeria on May 13, 2024, 07:41:27 PM »

Also, this loss of my ability to smell anything sucks!  I whooped up a batch of heavy smoke trout filets today and couldn't even smell the smoker bellowing out smoke.   

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General Board / Re: Just got back with a Special Prize!

« Last post by Latimeria on May 13, 2024, 07:33:02 PM »

My wife's birthday was on Saturday and Mother's Day on Sunday, so I wasn't sure how things were going to go with us having the Rona.  My wife was a little bummed after spending 1/4 of our trip sick and not being able to celebrate the birthday and MD.  My daughter decided to take it upon herself to cheer up my wife.

When she woke up on her birthday, my daughter made her a cool little birthday morning.



Then, since we usually go to this Mexican Brunch every year and couldn't this time, my daughter had an idea.  I ordered in Mexican food (delivered) and my daughter came out playing mariachi.  It really made my wife's weekend!



This all makes me happy too. 

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General Board / Re: 2024 Garden Thread

« Last post by Latimeria on May 13, 2024, 07:25:53 PM »

What a difference 2 weeks make! 







Also, something's been digging int the garden and eating all my zucs and squash....  That and a few gophers found the yard apparently.

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Salt Water Shore Fishing Reports / Re: Kauai Part 1 - "The Trip Over...."

« Last post by jrodda on May 13, 2024, 10:21:02 AM »

I hope you found a way to get one of your nicknames on that drink menu, psoul representing.

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Saltwater Boat Fishing Reports / Re: Inshore w/ Jared, Underwater Cam Debut 5/11

« Last post by jrodda on May 13, 2024, 10:15:34 AM »

That looked like a solid goat at 1:50

I need a little whiteboard to ID the spots before I drop it in. Those sheeps got me excited but it might be one of two spots and I’m not sure. Also got excited to see shiner perch there instead of the usual blacksmith. It’s the little things.

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Saltwater Boat Fishing Reports / Re: BD Bay Bass Classic

« Last post by jrodda on May 13, 2024, 10:10:10 AM »

Solid placing, kinda wacky with the 1st place drama for a spotty tournament, hopefully they clean that up next year. Those are some nice spotties.

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General Board / Re: Just got back with a Special Prize!

« Last post by Latimeria on May 13, 2024, 10:08:53 AM »

Bummer Tom, hell of a way to end a vacation.  We've been lucky, no one in our 'pod' has gotten Covid....................fingers crossed

It's a weird bug.  The worst thing for me is the loss of smell.  I didn't realize how much smell factors in tasting food and my just overall senses.  I'm ready to shake this thing...

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General Board / Re: Just got back with a Special Prize!

« Last post by Latimeria on May 13, 2024, 10:05:43 AM »

Wife is finally feeling a little better, but I'm good one minute and in bad shape the next.  Pisses me off that 5 or 6 of the 14 days of vacation I used were spent resting/healing.  I'm going to try and get a day or two back and use as a sick day, but I'm not even sure I have a job anymore since I refuse to log into my work computer until tomorrow.  lol