tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638153015760084549.post7636897097834031051..comments2023-03-24T03:48:16.965-07:00Comments on Headlong and Fingers Crossed: Patience and the Hunt for the Giant Black Sea BassCaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01852728818978312877noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638153015760084549.post-48261742978521395252018-03-06T19:28:57.429-08:002018-03-06T19:28:57.429-08:00Back when Donna was still here, she was working ha...Back when Donna was still here, she was working harbor patrol. She said a live-aboard fishing boat came pulling in to Dana Point harbor with a black sea bass so big they could only get it across the back step of the boat. They were all excited about what they'd caught and came in to the harbor to find out exactly what it was. $15,000 later, they weren't as excited.Caryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01852728818978312877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638153015760084549.post-15339328916487435612018-03-06T14:21:18.480-08:002018-03-06T14:21:18.480-08:00There's only thing that would get me subsurfac...There's only thing that would get me subsurface - GOLD! otherwise, I prefer to not be part of the food chain with compromised mobility and other sensory faculties. Lots of bad experiences and near death associated with Santa Catalina - but good memories.<br /><br />Black Sea Bass are fair game here in Washington (coastal waters). Perhaps ours are a<br />different variety - not the giant type but rock fish.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638153015760084549.post-73080755317163845262018-03-06T04:44:57.427-08:002018-03-06T04:44:57.427-08:00Just don't catch a black sea bass and you'...Just don't catch a black sea bass and you're fine. They're protected and the fine for catching one is outrageously high.Caryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09702276431773211466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638153015760084549.post-6670059647220221942018-03-05T19:58:51.340-08:002018-03-05T19:58:51.340-08:00Not much of a swimmer, especially in the ocean, bu...Not much of a swimmer, especially in the ocean, but I do enjoy fishing. Does that count?? :DLisanne Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04349359244110305236noreply@blogger.com