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Barracuda, one of the most common surface game fish in Southern California is a popular target for saltwater anglers. Though some turn up their noses at Barracuda as table fare, if properly prepared, they are one of the best eating fish of the area, light, and succulent. Catching Barracuda is also a lot of pure fun!
Posted: 2009-04-18
Category: Fishing
Calico Bass (Paralabrix clathratus), or more properly called, Kelp Bass are the mainstay of the Southern California inshore recreational fishery. This grouper-like sea bass is popular for excellent table fare and skill required hooking and landing them consistently.
Posted: 2009-03-20
Category: Fishing
This article discusses game fishing for Yellowtail in Southern California. It includes information about the fish's habits and migration, and range. It also details how to catch them, prepare, them and eat them.
Posted: 2009-03-18
Category: Fishing
California Halibut fishing is one of the most fun deep sea fishing experiences you can have in Southern California. The fishing is challenging, the fight is invigorating and the eating, delicious. Try it!
Posted: 2009-03-16
Category: Fishing
One of the most fun and exciting game fish to be caught in the Southern California ocean are Albacore. These members of the tuna family are fun to catch and great to eat.
Posted: 2009-03-14
Category: Fishing
Though the film processing industry is in its inevitable decline with the advent of digital photography, the industry created some technologies that are simply too useful to allow to fade. Premier among these is the ball bearing for chemical environments. A unique combination of materials allows these bearings to operate completely non-lubricated in low to medium speeds and light to medium loads in all sorts of harsh chemical environments normally fatal to traditional bearings. New materials pr
Posted: 2009-03-05
Category: Science
One of the most popular uses for boats is for fishing. People sometimes look at the bewildering array of available boat types and are confused about what type is most useful for them. Hopefully this article will make you aware of the various types of fishing boats there are so you can do a good job going about picking the best design for you to build in your home workshop.
Posted: 2009-03-03
Category: Arts & Entertainment
OK, you've been web surfing for quite a while now and now it's time you think you need to set up a web site for your business – But HOW? All of those techie sites sound like Greek to you? Alphabet soup got you down? HTML? XHTML? CSS? ASP? PHP? Flash? Javascript? Joomla? Ruby on Rails? What is all of that and do I really need to know all of that? In a nutshell, No, You don't need to know all of those details, just yet. This article should give you a better idea of just how to get a website done and up.
Posted: 2008-10-25
Category: Internet Business
Dories are one of the few hundreds of year old boat designs to have survived into the 21st century, and for good reason. Their sea keeping abilities, slippery shapes, extreme versatility, and ease of construction make them one of the best choices for a first-time or veteran boat builder looking for a great boat able to be built on a budget.
Posted: 2008-07-22
Category: Hobbies
I often get posed the question, “Do your plans come full sized or do you need to loft them?” I have to truthfully answer, neither, which often confuses people because they believe home built wooden boat plans are one or the other. In these days of computer aided design (CAD) drafting, no longer is it necessary to loft boat plans, because the computer actually does this for the boat designer. What this means to the boat builder, is that all they need to do is measure and mark, not loft.
Posted: 2008-06-23
Category: Boating
As a webmaster of a high traffic web site about California ocean fishing, I get a lot of e-mails from people wondering how to go about taking a deep sea fishing trip when they come to California on vacation. I thought I'd put together this article to describe what the how to go about taking a trip, what to expect and what you need to bring.
Posted: 2008-04-05
Category: Fishing
I'm sure you've seen them there, when you went to the beach: sunglass, hat, and shorts wearing barefoot guys with long slender fishing rods staring off to the horizon. I also bet you wondered about what, if anything they ever caught and how they know where and when to fish.
Posted: 2008-04-05
Category: Fishing
Fly fishing ocean waters in California has not caught on as much as it has for some other parts of the world. This may be because there aren't broad expanses of shallow flats, like you might find in the Caribbean or Eastern US, but California saltwater is definitely fly fishable, as many an enthusiast has come to discover. A variety of species, both native and pelagic can be induced to hit a fly.
Posted: 2008-04-05
Category: Fishing
Being a boat designer and supplier of plans for home built boats; I frequently get asked how hard is it really, to build a boat. People wonder if they have the skills to really get it done in a reasonable amount of time. Well, there are boat plans out there for all skill levels. Some are so complex you need to be an experienced shipwright, and some are so simple, you can build one if you can follow simple directions but have never built anything in your life.
Posted: 2008-03-17
Category: Boats
Novice boatbuilders often look at the confusing array of different designs offered by boat designers and are perplexed at what style of boat is right for their needs and intended use. All too often an inappropriate boat design is selected because of looks, or other non-functional consideration when the builder would be far happier building a boat whose performance and intended usage more closely fits intended application. This article will attempt to address the more common boat designs and arm the new builder with the information he needs to make the best choice in a small boat design.
Posted: 2008-01-27
Category: Boats
