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~~~~Bluewater Bulletin~~~~ www.SanDiegoRodandReel.com

November, 2018 San Diego Rod and Reel Club (760) 533-6920

President

Tom Gruber

Greetings, Fellow Club

Members,

Our next meeting is Thursday,

November 1st at the Bali Hai.

Happy hour is at 6:30 and the

meeting starts at 7:00. Our

speaker will be Tommy Gomes

of Catalina Offshore Products.

He doesn’t just know seafood

sourcing, handling, and

preparation, he also comes from

generations of fishermen.

I was really looking forward to

our October Twilight Charter and

it was another great outing. A

short trip like this is really

exciting for our small fry, but we

all enjoy the camaraderie,

competition, and just spending

time together shooting the

breeze.

Our November 17th

tournament

is the last of 2018. Get your bass

gear ready and sign up at the

November meeting, or at least

contact Pepe before the

tournament. Sports point

competition is getting intense!

You could yet become

Sportsman, Sportswoman or

Junior Angler of 2018.

Our December 6th

Holiday

Party is, as always, in lieu of a

typical meeting. This year it will

be at Silver Gate Yacht Club,

with hors d’oeuvres, a gift

exchange (not to exceed $10

value) and a special visit for our

youth from two principal

residents of the North Pole. Your

RSVP by December 1st (text or

call Rhonda, 619-829-5146) is

needed in order to have enough

treats in that well-known velvety

red sack, and for sufficient food

to be ordered.

Anyone who is interested in the

workings of the club, please

speak to any member of the

board. As often happens, we

have room for more members

there. It’s great to have both

experience and fresh ideas.

We’re just back from a great trip

to Palmas de Cortez at Baja’s

East Cape for a tournament. We

had nine wonderful friends in our

group, some newer and some

friends of many years.

Sponsored by Let’s Talk Hook-

Up and Statewide Stripes, this

particular tournament is special

to our club because it is one of

the Lou Duchene Memorial

tournaments. Lou was also

President of this club more than

once and was my great pal. He

did so much for this club and for

tournaments, for fishing, for

others, and more than that, he

was just a special person. He and

I always went to this tournament

together, until his health declined

and he passed away four years

ago. The awards ceremony began

with a lengthy tribute to our

constant participation and many

wins. It was nice to be

recognized, but the tribute to Lou

was particularly special. My wish

for ALL our club members is to

make special life-long friends,

who are first brought together by

our mutual love of fishing, and

become friends through

participation in club tournaments

and events, and by volunteering

at events that also bring the youth

of our community to fishing.

Tight lines, Tom

760-533-6920

Tomg4fishin@cox.net

Picture of the Month

Tony Belandres brings in his

East Cape Sailfish while fishing

out of Palmas de Cortez. Those

are fun fish to catch!

Club Meeting

November 1st

** at the Bali Hai **

Speaker: Tommy Gomes

Happy Hour at 6:30

Meeting begins at 7:00

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Tournament Master

Pepe Valdivia

Hello All,

Well, Fishing Club Members, our

2018 Tournament Season is

about to have its big finish with

the November 17th Bass

Tournament. November is a

month full of big things. Caches

of Halloween candy still tempt

us, we ‘Fall Back’ to Standard

Time on the 4th

, the following

weekend we salute our Veterans

and then before we celebrate our

many blessings on Thanksgiving,

we’re going to squeeze in our

November Bass Tournament, our

tournament of the year. This is

your last chance to get some

points as we get to go fishing one

more time before the turkey goes

in the oven.

This tournament is similar to the

Spring tournament. We can fish

from the border to La Jolla and in

San Diego or Mission Bay, but

not in Mexico. This will be a

Bass Tournament with Spotted

Bay, Calico and Sand Bass all

counting toward the money and

sports points.

There will be an optional Halibut

side pot as well. We’re giving

Halibut one last chance as the

Jackpot fish. Every tournament

this year we had halibut for the

Jackpot, and every single month,

nobody ever brought in a halibut.

So when we talked about this at

our Board meeting, someone

suggested we start with halibut as

the jackpot fish, but leave things

open in case something besides

bass starts biting. Let me know

what you think before the

tournament. I can send out a text

to everyone who signed up so

you can be rigged and ready.

Winning a jackpot in November

would be like a little taste of

Christmas!

Lines in will be at 6:00 am and

the weigh in time will be from

3:00 to 4:00 pm due to the time

change and getting dark earlier.

We will be using Pepper Park as

the weigh in location, so you can

drive there with your catch if you

launch out of a different area

within our boundaries.

This should be a great way to end

our tournament season since the

area that can be fished will be

from the border up to La Jolla.

Both bays will be in play also. If

you tell the raffle table that both

bays will be in play, they will

give you two raffle tickets. It

actually pays to read the

newsletter.

The Sport Points race is getting

down to the nitty gritty. The

point totals are very close and the

next tournament will likely

decide this year's winners.

Here is a quick recap of our

division leaders:

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For the Men's Division, our

current top five anglers are:

1st Place: Rex Finney 24 pts.

2nd

Place: Tim Foote 20 pts.

3rd

Place: Gary Mouritzen 18 pts.

4th

Place: Hector Lopez 13 pts.

5th

Place: Pepe Valdivia 11 pts.

For the Women's Division, our

current top five anglers are:

1st Place: Deb Renick with 7 pts.

2nd

Place tie: Charo Mouritzen,

Jojo Pemberton, and Shelly

Cochlin all with 6 pts.

5th

Place: Elli Duchene 2 pts.

For the Junior's Division, our

current top six anglers are:

1st Place tie: Maddie Chuckta and

Nathan Deinard both with 12 pts.

3rd

Place: Marco Mouritzen 6 pts.

4th

Place: Claire Chuckta 5 pts.

5th

Place tie: Rachal and Nathan

Nguyen both with 2 pts.

We hope to see all of these

anglers at the next tournament to

see who will secure their spots as

Angler of the Year in their

respective categories. Good luck

to all!

Pepe Valdivia

Weigh Master

John Chuckta

Hello All,

We are fresh off our Trick or

Treat Twilight Trip. If you were

on board, I hope you had a great

time; I know I did. The weather

was fantastic and so was the

company. Mary's cookies were

very tasty!

As far as the fishing goes, I saw

several bonito, rock fish and bass

being caught, but overall, I

would say the fishing was slow.

Adult Division Winners:

1st Place - Ramon Hernandez

Bonito that weighed 3 lbs. 4 oz.

2nd Place - Deb Renick with a

Bonito that weighed 3 lbs. 2 oz.

3rd Place - John Plemmons with

a Sand Bass that weighed 2 lbs.

14 oz.

Kid Division Winners:

1st Place tie - Maddie Chuckta

and Nathan Deinard with a

Bonito that weighed 2 lbs. 2 oz.

3rd Place - Jayden Cisneros with

a Bontio that weighed 2 lbs.

We had several guests do well,

with two placing in the money.

They can collect their winnings

at our next meeting at the Bali

Hai on Thursday, November 1st.

I hope the guests consider joining

our club with their winnings!

Tight Lines!

John

Clothing Master

Mary Belandres

619-850-9476

WHAT THE HECK

HAPPENED?

A week ago I was wearing

shorts, flip-flops and t-shirts, and

I still wasn’t cool. We went to

the East Cape and added ‘sticky’

to my description. We were only

there four nights, and now I’m

digging out jeans and polar

fleece? And what about that

thunder and lightning, and

downpour, followed by a Santa

Ana?? This is messed up! I’m

just glad I have clothes for every

kind of weather, because we’re

sure getting it!

The club now has a nice supply

of t-shirts from small to 2X, in

both short and long sleeves, in

black, navy, and charcoal. That’s

the year-round garment of choice

in San Diego, as you well know.

We have some extra warm XL

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full-zip hooded sweatshirts at a

reduced price. We still have UPF

sun shirts in most sizes, and we

should have some new colors of

watch caps and ball caps soon.

If you’re planning to get

something special for your

sweetie, or replace something of

your own that has been through

the mill, the embroidery shop

will have it ready for the

December meeting if you order

by, say, Veterans’ Day. After

Thanksgiving, they get slammed

and you’d be taking your

chances. Wouldn’t it be great to

have some of your gift giving

wrapped up before the holiday

craziness hits? Check the

samples on the clothing rack

(some are for sale) and ask to see

the giant catalog.

Mary Belandres Mary@SanDiegoRodandReel.com

Raffle Master

Ellie Duchene

Hello FCM'S,

Our meeting and raffle at the

Charcoal House last month was

really fun. It is a great place to

have our meeting when we can't

get Bali Hai. Special thanks to

Mary for the apple crisp - I'm

sure it was enjoyed by Chris and

his family. The club appreciates

the silent auction items donated

by the Van Wormers at Hotel

Palmas de Cortez and Lake

Jennings. John Chuckta was the

high bidder on both of those

great trips, so congratulations

John and family have an

outstanding time. We will be

having another fantastic raffle at

our November meeting so please

plan on attending. I still have

those amazing Hook-up baits to

add to your tackle bag. Planning

on having a nice rod and reel to

raffle off too, so don't miss out.

Special thanks to Gary for

always helping with the raffle we

gave away the last 2 rods that

Angler's Choice was so generous

when Gary approached them

about club donations. Always

thank our sponsors when in their

businesses – their donations keep

our club afloat.

Roll the Barrel!!!

Love, Ellie

Membership

By Tony Belandres

A NEW SEASON OPENS

Early Renewal for club

memberships has kicked off,

with 13 members/families

earning themselves three chances

in a special raffle for getting right

on it. This year’s early renewal

prize is a certificate for a one- or

one-and-a-half-day trip on the

Cortez, generously donated by

Tom Gruber. Even better, this

certificate has no expiration date.

Don’t let anyone else get a leg up

on you; in November you’ll be

down to two entries. If Santa has

always been good to you, maybe

you can still get lucky in

December when your renewal

only earns you one chance in the

raffle. But if you delay into 2019,

cue the violin music. Someone

else will walk away with the

sweet deal that could have been

yours.

Several members have figured

out the benefits of adding a

family membership, which is

only $10 for the entire year. Get

your money’s worth with

reduced prices for charters and

tournaments, and member-priced

inclusion in events.

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At October’s meeting at the

Charcoal House, we had a slew

of guests: Johnny Garrison,

Tommy Littell, Dan Gascon,

Rick Glover (he rejoined), Pierre

Finney, Temo Fuentes, and

Maritza Fuentes. They were all

great people and a lot of fun.

They were also lucky – don’t

forget that every guest nets you

ten free raffle tickets, more if

they join!

SQUEEZE IN AN EXTRA

CHANCE TO WIN!

Membership’s early renewal

prize this year is a valuable trip

on the Cortez for a one- or one-

and-a-half-day trip. See the page

with the renewal form elsewhere

in this Bluewater Bulletin, and

mail it to Tony right away with

your check. If it’s postmarked

October when it gets to his

house, you'll still get October’s

three raffle tickets for renewing

your membership early. If you

wait until November, you’re

down to two tickets. In

December, you’ll only get one…

Send it straight to Tony:

Tony Belandres

9251 EDGEWOOD DR

LA MESA CA 91941-5612

Tony Belandres

619 300-1857 Tony@SanDiegoRodandReel.com

Editor: Gary Mouritzen

GarysHomeLoans@hotmail.com

619-571-8787

Hello Fellow FCM’s,

The points spread for all

divisions is Very close and the

final tournament of the year will

make things very interesting. For

example, Men’s Angler of the

Year could end in a very

interesting way. I am personally

out of the running for repeat of

Angler of the Year since I missed

the first Twilight tournament.

However, let’s say Tim takes 2nd

place in sports points and Rex

Finney doesn’t place at all, we

will end up with a 2-way tie!

Personally, I think that would be

a fun result! All Rex has to do is

Place in the tournament to take

Angler of the Year, so he better

not miss it and his boat better

work!!

My goal this year was to get my

son, Marco Antonio, a tuna, but

we just haven’t gotten out there

to fish too much this year.

Seems like every weekend has

something going on that prevents

us from getting out there. It

didn’t help that he was in Costa

Rica for 5 weeks of the summer.

I do think I have created a

spoiled monster, though. After

his 18 lb Yellowtail last year, all

he wants to catch are big fish.

Bass and Bonito simply don’t

interest him anymore. He does

like catching Halibut, but as you

can see from our tournaments,

that hasn’t been much of a

successful situation this year.

No, we are Not going to bring up

the over 50 pounder that got

away from me during our first

tournament this year!!

Please check out, Like and

Follow my business Facebook

page at

https://www.facebook.com/garys

homeloans

I provide interesting information

on the real estate market, interest

rates and unique mortgage

programs. My recent post talked

about San Diego County’s

median price of a single-family

home in San Diego County was

$640,000 in September 2018, up

from $605,000 during the same

month a year ago, according to

CAR. The median price in

September 2018 was down from

$660,000 in August 2018.

Rates are still on the rise and I

gave an example of a 1/2%

increase in rates affects your

buying power. For example, it

affected one of my buyers by

$25,000! Look at the drop

between August and September -

it was $20,000. The increase in

rates had a larger affect on

buying power than the drop in

home prices! Therefore, Now is

the time to buy!! Call me for an

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evaluation ... it won't cost you

anything and I don't pressure

anybody to do anything ... it's all

up to you. I have done several

loans for our club members and I

have always provided honest

opinions and service, and I

communicate the whole way

through the process. I also

provide First Time Buyer

programs if you haven’t owned a

home in the last 3 years (even if

you had a previous foreclosure!).

If you are looking for a refinance

to lower your overall household

payments, I will tell you if the

loan makes sense or not. I refuse

to do a loan if it’s only going to

make sense for my business!

That’s my honest approach.

Feel free to email me, call me or

approach me at the meetings

and/or tournaments. I am an

open book and willing to share

with you my expertise I have

gain over the last 24 years.

Until then…

Get Bent!

Gary

In The News …

Coast Guard rescues

18 in boat collision at

sea San Diego Union Tributne The Coast Guard rescued 18

passengers who were injured,

including one critically, when a

yacht and a sportfisher collided

about nine miles off the coast of

Imperial Beach Friday night.

The crew of the 322-foot yacht

Attessa IV contacted the Coast

Guard in San Diego about 7:50

p.m. reporting a crash with the

65-foot sportfisher Prowler near

the international maritime

boundry, authorities said. The

collision caused extensive

damage to the starboard quarter

of the fishing boat and several

injuries to passengers.

A Coast Guard helicopter and

two boats responded to assist.

The helicopter crew hoisted one

critically injured passenger, who

was taken to UC San Diego

Medical Center in Hillcrest. The

crew of a response boat

transferred 17 passengers from

the Prowler and took them to San

Diego.

Ten other passengers were

transferred to the Attessa and

headed toward San Diego, while

the captain of the Prowler

remained with his boat awaiting

commercial salvage.

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CHARTER CAPTAIN NOT

ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL

For the second time recently, the

skipper of a local charter boat has

been instrumental in a rescue at

sea. Mike Koesterer of the 42-

foot Time Machine out of Harbor

Island was heading back from

Mexico, about 28 miles south of

Point Loma and 19 miles off the

coast the night of Saturday Oct.

20th, when he spotted the flash

of an explosion roughly four

miles away. Seeing flames

shooting skyward through his

$2,000 binoculars usually used

for spotting fish, he immediately

changed heading, radioing the

Coast Guard. As they closed in,

they saw screaming people

spread out over an area the size

of two football fields. His 19-

year-old son Reeve scrambled

into his wetsuit and jumped in.

The first person he reached was

one of those without a life jacket.

Over the course of an hour, they

brought two women and 13 men

on board. Some they were able to

pull up to the boat after tossing

life rings. The Coast Guard cutter

Haddock and two helicopters,

plus another two Navy

helicopters, and two Mexican

Navy defender-class boats

searched through the night and

into Sunday morning, but were

not able to find the three people

who were missing. The last time

one of the pilots saw the boat, it

was still burning.

Koesterer, who speaks Spanish,

thinks a spark or cigarette during

the transfer of fuel from a can to

the gas tank caused the

explosion. The Coast Guard took

off two of the most severely

burned. They are at the burn unit

of the UCSD Medical Center in

Hillcrest, where they are in the

ICU. The remainder were

transferred to a Mexican Navy

ship and taken to Ensenada.

While it was initially reported

that the 20- to 30-foot boat was a

fishing vessel, Koesterer was told

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by some they pulled from the

water that they intended to cross

the border. “Human lives are

human lives,” he said. “I don’t

care what they’ve done. I’ve

never looked at it any

differently.” He also said that

there was a cruise ship that was

closer, and he was surprised that

they did not respond.

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DAMS IMPACT ORCAS?

A critically endangered group of

orcas in the Northwest are

starving, because chinook

populations have declined so

severely. Now numbering less

than 74, they depend on the

salmon which have been severely

impacted by habitat loss,

overfishing, and particularly four

hydroelectric dams on the Lower

Snake River, a tributary of the

Columbia. A number of solutions

exist, including the removal of

some smaller dams, restrictions

on the whale-watching boats,

boosting production of hatchery

fish, and spilling more water over

Columbia and Snake River dams.

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RIDING HERD ON THE

VAQUITAS

Acoustic monitoring devices

indicate that the vaquita have

disappeared from about 86

percent of their historic range in

the Gulf of California. Experts

are calling for the use of floating

barriers to enclose a small area of

the Gulf where six were spotted

in September, for their

protection. One was spotted with

her second new calf in two years,

when usually they only a calve

every other year. Researchers

hope this means that they could

recover at double the previously

expected rate, if they are

protected from the illegal nets set

for totoaba (a drum fish).

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CHULA VISTA GROWS IN A

NEW DIRECTION

The counteract potential sea level

rise, the Port of San Diego is

elevating a portion of the

Bayfront by 14 feet in

preparation for a $1 billion hotel

and convention center. This will

also improve drainage and

prepare the area for roads,

utilities, and other infrastructure.

The development will bring

thousands of jobs and millions in

tax revenue to Chula Vista.

Port planners have been taking

rising sea levels into account in

future plans for the last ten years.

The Shelter Island Boast Ramp is

also being raised two feet.

They’re building an oyster reef to

help prevent erosion along Chula

Vista’s shoreline, and currently

under review is a plan to elevate

the Embarcadero.

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WHAT'S IN YOUR WATER.

Two unexpected types of

plankton have shown up in Lake

Erie. One calls Central and South

America and the Caribbean

home, and the other is native to

tropical and temperate areas of

Asia. Lake Erie is warmer and

more shallow than the other

Great Lakes, and nutrient rich, so

it's more susceptible than the

other Great Lakes. It's also closer

to the ocean, so first to host

unwelcome guests. Cornell

University and the EPA have a

biology monitoring program for

the Great Lakes. So far these two

species are not exactly abundant

in the lake, but experts say their

presence in the world's largest

fresh water system is alarming.

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FLORIDA GROWS MORE

THAN ORANGES

Like hurricanes and flooding

aren't enough of a seasonal threat

in Florida, this year their Gulf

Coast has been overrun with

toxic algae blooms. From red tide

in salt water to blue-green algae

in fresh water, it's wreaking

havoc. By August, the red tide

stretched about 150 miles and

has killed sea turtles, goliath

grouper, a whale shark,

manatees, dolphins, and tons and

tons of fish. On Long Boat Key

alone, five tons of dead fish have

been removed. More than 450

stranded or dead sea turtles have

been recovered, about three times

the average, and more than half

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of those are dead from red tide

poisoning. The stench is reported

to be horrendous, and needless to

say, no one is going to beaches,

seaside restaurants, etc., and

anything tourism- or fishing-

related has been seriously

impacted. Although Florida

commonly experiences red tide

events, this year it's a whole

other story.

Meanwhile, the goopy blue-green

algae in fresh water has a direct

correlation to urban and

agricultural runoff. Heavy rains

in May let Lake Okeechobee

spill algae into rivers and canals,

and the bright green sludge

oozed onto docks, dams, and

rivers.

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ON THE OTHER SIDE OF

THE POND

You'd think Sweden would have

their own unique problems, but

we have more in common than

you might think. A heat wave has

taken control, and politicians

were competing to be the

environmentally-aware candidate

leading up to their recent

elections. Climate moved up to

second place in voters' concerns,

ahead of healthcare and even

terrorism.

Sweltering conditions have given

Sweden their hottest summer

ever, resulting in drought,

wildfires, and record

temperatures. Farmers alone have

lost $1.1 billion from poor

harvests and lack of feed for

livestock. The value of forests

gone up in flames is at about $1.1

million. Add to that the

firefighting costs, with Poland,

France, Germany, and Denmark

pitching in to help. They're

charging record prices for

electricity, and reservoirs

providing hydro-electric power

are depleted, resulting in

increased inflation.

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HOW IS A COW LIKE A

FISH?

No, this is not a silly riddle.

Researchers at UC Davis are

adding seaweed sweetened with

molasses to cattle feed, and so far

the reduction of methane the

cows produce is remarkable. If

successful, the results of this

experiment could help dairy

farmers meet California’s 2030

deadline for reducing this

climate-warming greenhouse gas

by 40% from 2013 levels.

In related agricultural news,

warmer climate means more

insects. Currently, they consume

about 10% of the world's food,

but if climate change isn't halted,

that could be 15-20% by the end

of this century. Our country's

corn, wheat, and rice losses from

insects will jump by about a

third, Russia's rice by six times,

and many countries a doubling of

wheat loss. On the other hand,

trout should be happy, right?

THAT'S OK. I LIKE SHRIMP

BETTER, ANYWAY.

A father/son team have been

fined more than $1.25 million

and placed on probation for

accepting and undervaluing

shipments, and concealing bank

transactions, for more than 110

tons of illegally harvested

mexican sea cucumbers from

2010 to 2012. Sea cucumbers are

a delicacy and believed to be an

aphrodisiac in China, and these

ones brought in $17 million. The

fines were split between a fund

that pays out rewards for tips on

wildlife crimes and cares for

living evidence seized, another

fund for fishery conservation and

management, and $40,000 in

restitution to Mexico for the loss

of natural resources.

NASTY HIGH-WATER

MARK

The city of Del Mar plans to

submit a plan to the California

Coastal Commission for dealing

with sea-level rise, a plan that

does not include the state-

mandated managed-retreat

approach. Instead, they hope to

repair and add sea walls and sand

replenishment to keep

homeowners and roadways from

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being forced to retreat inland

away from eroding cliffs. They

are hoping to have their proposal

approved, and to get grants to

underwrite these pricy methods

for dealing with this problem, in

spite of current regulations. In an

effort to protect their citizens'

property in a city with no vacant

land, how else can they save

what they currently have? Never

hurts to ask...

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FIRST THEY TALK TO US...

Then they show up in Fish Taco

Chronicles! Remember Brandon

Gianvonnetti from Sandkings?

He spoke at our September

meeting and helped prepare us

for our most successful surf-

fishing tournament ever. He's one

of three coaches featured in a Bill

Varney article in the Fall issue.

These guys charge $250 for four

hours of instruction; we bought

him dinner! Judging by our

tournament results, we certainly

got our money's worth. Sure

hope he enjoyed his dinner and

the sun-blocking shirt we gave

him.

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365 DAYS HATH MY

LICENSE – NOT!!

The Fall 2018 issue of Fish Taco

Chronicles sports an article on an

independent study from

Southwick Associates supporting

the 12-month fishing license. If

you want to see the actual study,

"Considerations Regarding 365-

Day Fishing Licenses," go to

www.savefishing.com/news.

California has lost over a million

anglers over the last thirty years.

Despite price hikes, revenue

from license sales have not kept

up with inflation. Instead, raising

the cost has contributed to the

decline in licenses issued.

Fair-weather anglers who don't

get an annual license at the

beginning of the year are more

likely to get cheaper short-term

permits when the notion to fish

occurs to them. Considering that

our license costs 110% over the

national average, where's the

incentive to spend? Making it

good for 12 months adds to its

perceived value.

Others states offer more types of

licenses and ways to get them.

The fourteen states with 12-

month licenses get a larger (and

increasing) percentage of their

sales from these, versus short-

term permits. Some states offer

automatic license renewal

options, and this means there’s

no gap in the revenue flow when

renewal time rolls around. Some

states actively promote fishing

and related activities; it's not just

up to fishing-related industries.

Only three states have not

achieved an increase in 12-month

sales: Alabama, Georgia, and

Virginia.

LET’S TALK HOOKUP &

STATEWIDE STRIPES PRESENT 2018 LOU DUCHENE MEMORIAL

24TH ANNUAL LET’S TALK HOOK-UP/ PALMAS DE CORTEZ FUN TOURNAMENT

Eight of us were at Palmas de Cortez in October to represent the San Diego Rod and Reel Club for this tournament that is ‘ours’ in a special way: Tom Gruber & Lou Duchene were the team to TRY to beat, year after year. Now named as the Lou Duchene Memorial Tournament, we still show up to honor these two club presidents. Our two teams were comprised of Tom Gruber, Rhonda Gruber, Tim Foote, Curt Itogawa, Tony Belandres, Vinny Gian, Richard Glover, and his brother-in-law Todd Hanson from Minnesota. Two long days of fishing were discouraging; a recent storm had upset the status quo, fish-wise. The first day, most boats got absolutely nothing suitable for the tournament, and that included both of our boats. They mostly got nibbled to death by triggerfish. Of the few boats that did bring in fish, most only had one, maybe two. The second day was better: “La Migra” released a sailfish (20 points), and the “Rosa” scored three really chunky yellowfin, to the tune of 126+ points. It was a splendid effort, but Tom, Rhonda, Richard, and Todd were shut out of third place by three points – so darn close! Still, we had a great time. Drinks are still served icy cold under the palapa bar by the pool. The weather was balmy, the restaurants had kicked it up several notches and we had plenty of time to relax and catch up with each other. Tim and Tony engaged in a corny joke throw-down, no surprise to those who know them. Special recognition goes to Curt, whose skills were in demand both days for patching up our contingent, Tom Gruber, for finding that special place on the boat to take a chunk out of his leg … and then again the next day from the same thing.

Photo Gallery

East Cape:

Morning Light

Todd Hanson & Rick Glover Tom and Rhonda Curt, Tony, Tim & Vinny

Finally awake! Tony’s Sailfish

Tom fighting his fish Tuna Weigh In

Great views and great company after a day of fishing.

‘Til next year, Palmas de Cortez.

Twilight Trip Weigh In

San Diego Rod and Reel Club

2019 Membership Application

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November

San Diego Bays and

Local Coastal

Bass Tournament

November 17, 2018

Lines in: @6:00 am

Weigh in: 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm at Pepper Park launch ramp in National City

Location: San Diego Bay and Local Kelp areas, from Imperial Beach South to La Jolla North, Not in Mexico.

Species: Bay Bass, Calico Bass and Sand Bass

Price: $20.00 per angler for members

$25.00 per non-members (guests)

Junior Angler: Junior Anglers Fish for Free. Prizes are $25.00 gift card for 1st place, $15.00 gift card for 2nd place

and $10.00 gift card for 3rd place.

Guests: All guests may fish 2 tournaments without being a member as long as they are fishing on a

member’s boat or have a member with them on their boat.

ALL PERSONS AND GUESTS ON EVERY BOAT MUST BE ENTERED IN THE TOURNAMENT.

Tournament Rules: Anglers will weigh in their one single largest bass. The top three largest Bass weighed in

from the participants will determine 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners

Sports Points: Each Angler’s single largest Bass will go to determining the sports points. The top three heaviest

Bass will receive 5 points for 1st, 4 points for 2nd, and 3 points for 3rd respectively in Men’s,

Women’s and Junior categories.

Side Pot: Largest California Halibut. Cost: $10.00 All Angler’s per boat must be entered in the side pot to

win (if one angler on the boat is in the side pot, all other anglers on the boat must be entered.)

Weigh Master: (John Chuckta) Any and all protests must be made at the scale during the weighing of any fish.

All ties will go to the Angler who weighed in first. Final time is determined by the weigh mas-

ter’s watch. Any questions, call John at 858-860-6414.

Tournament Master: (Pepe Valdivia) May call off any tournament due to small craft warnings or postpone at his

discretion. Any questions, call Pepe Valdivia, 619-384-1138.

You must notify Pepe by 8:00PM on November 16th if you are fishing and with whom, as well as if you are in the

side pot. Any Angler who notifies the club they are fishing will be expected to pay the appropri-

ate fees by the weigh in.

Tournament Results:

1st Place: Ramon Hernandez Jr. (guest), Bonito 3 lb. 4 oz.

2nd Place: Deb Rennick, Bonito 3 lb. 2 oz.

3rd Place: John Plemons (guest), Sand Bass 2 lb. 14 oz.

Men's Division Sports Points

Gary Mourtizen receives 6 Men's Sport Points for Men's 1st Place tie among the Members, Bonito 2 lb. 2 oz.

Jose Lira receives 6 Men's Sport Points for Men's 1st Place tie among the Members, Bonito 2 lb. 2 oz.

Rick Glover receives 4 Men's Sport Points for Men's 3rd Place among the Members, Bonito 2 lb. 0 oz.

Womens' Division Sports Points

1st Place: Deb Renick, Bonito 3 lb. 2 oz., Deb receives 6 Sport Points .

2nd Place: Shelly Cochlin, Bonito 2 lb. 5 oz., Shelly receives 5 Sport Points

Kid's Division Tournament Results and Sports Points

1st Place tie: Maddie Chuckta, Bonito 2 lb. 2 oz. Maddie receives 6 Junior Sports Points

1st Place tie: Nathan Deinard, Bonito 2 lb. 2 oz. Nathan receives 6 Junior Sports Points

3rd Place : Jayden Cisneros (guest), Bonito 2 lb.

Sport Points Standing as of end of October 2018

(Includes points from tournament placing and 1 point for all members fishing the tournament.)

Rex Finney 24 pts. Deb Renick 7 pts. Maddie Chuckta 12 pts.

Tim Foote 20 pts. Charo Mouritzen 6 pts. Nathan Deinard 12 pts.

Gary Mouritzen 18 pts. Jojo Pemberton 6 pts. Marco Mouritzen 6 pts.

Hector Lopez 13 pts. Shelly Cochlin 6 pts. Claire Chuckta 5 pts.

Pepe Valdivia 11 pts. Elli Duchene 2 pts. Rachael Nguyen 2 pts.

John Chuckta 10 pts. Susan Jocher 1 pt. Nathan Nguyen 2 pts.

Gordie Howe 10 pts. Lilly Glen 1 pt. Jaylyn Lew 1 pt.

Curt Itogawa 7 pts. Rhonda Gruber 1 pt. Suelyn Lew 1 pt.

Jose Lira 8 pts. Kelly Chuckta 1 pt. Adam Johnson 1 pt.

Jon Deinard 7 pts. Reche Rocha 1 pt.

Tony Belandres 6 pts. Zeus Rocha 1 pt.

Chad Gierlich 5 pts. Ezekiel Rocha 1 pt.

Frank Hernandez 4 pts.

Daryl White 4 pts.

Rick Beck 4 pts.

Isaac Lira 4 pts.

Rick Glover 4 pts.

Einar Aguila 3 pts.

James Nguyen 3 pts.

Jonathan Aguila 2 pts.

Michael Maher 2 pts.

Bill Renick 2 pts.

Wes Ciesielski 2 pts.

Tom Gruber 2 pts.

Ron Kirpatrick 2 pts.

Mike Goodsell 2 pts.

Vinny Glen 2 pts.

Ivan Lemus 2 pts.

Mark Nunez 1 pt.

Scott Losner 1 pt.

Tyson Lew 1 pt.

Manny Granillo 1 pt.

Manny Granilo IV 1 pt.

Chad Reed 1 pt.

Jose Luis Rocha 1 pt.

John Alvarado 1 pt.

John Cocher 1 pt.

Kelvin Glen 1 pt.

Alan Beilstein 1 pt.

San Diego Rod and Reel Club Twilight Tournament Results.

October 22, 2018

Men's Ladies Juniors

SAN DIEGO ROD REEL CLUB 2018 WEIGHT RECEIPT LIST 10/22/2018

LOCAL SPECIES (Plaques) Lbs. Name (Men's) Lbs. Name (Women's) Lbs. Name (Juniors)

Albacore (Local)

Barracuda (Local)

Big Eye Tuna (Local)

Bluefin Tuna (Local)

Bonefish (Local Release) Inches

Bonito (Local) 8.26 Gordie Howe 3.13 Deb Renick 2.13 Maddie / Nathan

Calico Bass (local) 4.65 Rex Finney 1.76 Charo Mouritzen 1.92 Marco Mouritzen

Dorado (Local) 10.52 Chad Reed

Halibut (Local) 5.2 Shelly Cochran

Lingcod (Local)

Rockfish (Local) 3.34 Gary Mourtizen 1.1 Maddie Chuckta

Sand Bass (Local) 4.1 Gary Mourtizen

Spotted Bay Bass (Local) 1.4 John Chuckta 2.18 Shelly Cochran

Striped Marlin (Local)

White Sea Bass (Local)

Yellowfin Tuna (Local) 11.25 Tony Belandres

Yellowtail (Local) 17.7 Gordie Howe 9.98 Jojo Perimberton

SPECIES +150 Miles (Certificates) Lbs. Name (Men's) Lbs. Name (Women's) Lbs. Name (Juniors)

Albacore Tuna (+150)

Barracuda (+150)

Big Eye Tuna (+150)

Bluefin Tuna (+150)

Blue Marlin (+150)

Bonito (+150)

Dorado (+150)

Halibut (+150) 21.5 Curt Itogawa

Lingcod (+150)

Roosterfish (+150)

Sailfish (+150)

Striped Marlin (+150)

Wahoo (+150)

White Sea Bass (+150)

Yellowfin Tuna (+150) 18 Kelly Chuckta

Yellowtail (+150)

Honorable mentions:

Billfish Release:

1st Dorado (Local) 10.52 Chad Reed

1st Yellowfin Tuna (Local) 11.25 Tony Belandres

1st Yellowtail (Local) 7.6 John Chuckta

1st Albacore (Local)

You must submit an offical weight receipt or weigh-in during a club tournament in order to be listed.