Half Moon Bay Kayak Fishing Derby - Sunday 7/16/06
 

Hey guys, sorry for the last minute notice.... but if you're willing to make a road trip up north this weekend for an opportunity to land some monster lings and win some great prizes, then we've got the derby for you!

It's the 2nd Annual Half Moon Bay Kayak Fishing Derby (located 20 miles south of San Francisco).
Organizers: NorCalKayakAnglers.com
Prizes Sponsors: Okuma, Hobie, California Canoe & Kayak

Derby and Raffle Prizes include....
$800 Cash
Two Okuma Rod & Reel Combos
(Convector BGC-C-701M-2 7' Medium Action Rod for 15 - 40lb line & Catalina CT-256 reel)
(Celilo CE-C-761 7'6" Medium Heavy for 12-25lb & Catalina CT-15L reel)
Hobie Polarized Sunglasses, Fish Grippers, ... and so much more.

Date & Time
Sunday, July 16, 2006, 6:00 am start time, 12:00 noon weigh-in

Derby Format:
Heaviest fish wins

Targeted Fish:
Halibut, Striped Bass, Rockfish, Lingcod, Cabezon, Salmon, Thresher Shark

Location for the Launch/Landing/Weigh-in/Awards & Lunch:
California Canoe & Kayak/Half Moon Bay Yacht Club
http://calkayak.com/hmb.cfm#

Registration Fee:
$20 Until July 9th, $25 day of event

More Details & Online Registration:
http://www.norcalkayakanglers.com/
Forum & Message Board:
http://www.norcalkayakanglers.com/bb....php?board=2.0

Current number of registered participants: 30

Here's a picture of Brian Fantini with the winning 29 lb ling from last year's HMB Derby...
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m...sp/HMBling.jpg

I did this tournament last year with the Cobra kayak team. The fishing was fantastic and is well worth the trip. While I didn't catch the big fish, I certainly caught plenty of quality lings, cabezon and assorted rock fish that day. I can't make it this year, but I highly recommend going. Here is Ed's report from last year trip.

http://www.plasticnavy.com/forum/vie...highlight=half

Plus the Guys up north are a great bunch to hang with.

Kevin