Blasting Blues by jimrussell | Apr 29, 2014 | Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, VideoOcean was super flat so my buddy Joe and I took advantage to go hunt and explore in shallower in an area where usually it is too rough and surgy… I didn’t find any monsters, but the Blue Rockfish were thick and chunky so I helped myself. One of the Blues was a...
Seafood Combo! by jimrussell | Apr 25, 2014 | Fishing, Saltwater FishingPaddled out into a pretty strong headwind at first light in a brand new shiny, sexy Cruise12 that Jackson Kayak Team Member Sean Morley loaned me. Stoked that I got the pleasure and honor of demoing the beautiful boat and getting her salty and bloody for the first...
BigJim’s Birthday Dive by jimrussell | Apr 5, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, Saltwater FishingI hate working on my birthday, and try to avoid it at all costs. Last year I did mutiple dives before and after my actual birthday, and shot my PB cabezon on the actual day: http://doty.norcalkayakanglers.com/catches/381 This year I headed out with Nathan, Joe and...
Sheepy Sunday by jimrussell | Mar 12, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, Saltwater FishingFour good buddies and I headed out on Sunday to explore new territory. Spent all week staring at google map pics and swell forecasts and had plans A, B, C and D prepared to handle any weather condition scenario…ended up doing none of the above. 😉 Launched from a...
You never know unless you go! by jimrussell | Mar 5, 2014 | Big Tuna, Fishing, JK Team Posts, Saltwater FishingTwo buddies and I met up at dawn in Monterey. A storm had been raging all night, and I honestly wasn’t sure if it would be too rough to dive…but as soon as the sun was up I could see that the ocean was flat and quiet and we were all excited to get in....
Big Waves and Big Fun by jimrussell | Feb 22, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, Saltwater FishingAt the last minute I got a request for my wife for some Lingcod filets. So despite the marginal forecast and the fact that the swell had been BOOMING (Mavericks weekend!!!) I felt obligated to do my husbandly duty to try and harvest some meat for the family. ; ) Got a...
Suicidal Lings and a Den of Wolves left alone by jimrussell | Feb 5, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, Saltwater FishingEnded up with the day free to dive and a good looking forecast so was at the beach before first light. First dive of 2014, first dive on my new all black 2014 Cuda14. Have been paddling a bunch of different boats since I sold my 2013 Cuda and I honestly missed it!...
Success Is Living The Life You Want by jimrussell | Jan 31, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Saltwater Fishing, Whitewater“Success Is Living The Life You Want”…words of wisdom from our kayak fishing brother Joel “Mooch” Lotilla who left us way too soon on September 29th, 2013. 2013 was a pretty intense year for me with a lot of ups and downs…But I tried to keep...
