I've done a lot of fishing, and thus far rock cod/ling cod fishing is my favorite kind of fishing to do... I'm over freshwater for the most part... Rock cod tastes way, way better than any freshwater fish... I've never had any interest in catching a walleye, that's for sure... and I don't care for salmon... Overrated...

I would love to get out on a yellowtail/dolphin trip one of these days, but rock cod (which isn't actual cod) fishing is a ton of fun for me... I powder coat jigs and tie bucktails all off season and then slowly donate them to the ocean floor throughout the fishing season...

opelmanta1900 wrote:

first time I hooked into a 15+ pound ling cod, I knew I'd found my new favorite species to target...

opelmanta1900 wrote:

Yep... $245 for the overnight trips, but to me they're worth it. $145 for the 3/4 day to the Coronado Islands... passport required, but they're still biting.

MACS wrote:

Last walleye hooked into was a 23" 10lb'er+ with an ultralight and 4lb test. Took over 40-minutes to get in the boat. Forearms where on fire and I thought I was going to loose the rod a few times. Catch was recorded with Ohio Fish & Wildlife.

Smaller walleye are better eating though.

cacman wrote:

I usually book out of H&M Landing in Point Loma. They have boats operating all winter, but many of them hustle during spring, summer, and fall and take the winter months off. Not as many folks wanting to go now, so it isn't worth their while to make a trip.

I have also gone out of Dana Point, but not nearly as much luck out of there as Point Loma. My boss and I launched his boat out of Dana Point and just fished 1-2 miles out in the kelp beds and caught yellowtail.

MACS wrote:

She went on to say "99% of the people telling you to keep the money each month wouldn't do dick with it". She actually said dick. She curses more than I do.

MACS wrote:

Must be one of the 1% as I don't refer to auto-deposits into mutual funds, IRA's, and cash savings bearing interest as doing "dick" with it. Good you found a tax lady that tells you what you want to hear while your paying her bill. The Country in general doesn't save as much as it should.

cacman wrote:

Must be one of the 1% as I don't refer to auto-deposits into mutual funds, IRA's, and cash savings bearing interest as doing "dick" with it. Good you found a tax lady that tells you what you want to hear while your paying her bill. The Country in general doesn't save as much as it should.

cacman wrote:

I also have auto deposits, so I think I'm good.

Again... if you win the lotto are you going to take the annual payments, or the lump sum? Most folks would take the lump sum, because you can actually do some things you'd like to do with it. I prefer to have a windfall each year rather than keep it. I've actually had to write a check for taxes before and it left a bad taste... I'll overpay a little.

Personally, I believe social security is a f***ing ponzi scheme and I think they should definitely let us keep that money and invest it ourselves. If you piss it away... have fun working the rest of your life.

I paid into it for 20+ years (I don't now), but may not ever see a dime of it because I'll have retirement incomes.

MACS wrote: