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    Seagull following us out for fish
    Scott B.

    Schoolteacher had a pair of passes for deep sea fishing from Channel Island fisherman. She scheduled a midweek day trip of it. I was excited. I hadn't been fishing since I was a youngster fishing for perch out of a canoe up in New Hampshire. The day arrived, and we were running late because somebody has a donut problem. As we rocketed along the 126, Schoolteacher called them several times and asked them if they could please hold the boat, and thankfully, they did. Plus one star for the Gentleman. When we arrived at the shop at the dock, I remembered that I was told they only accept cash. Luckily, they've got an ATM there for you to use. After withdrawing some cash, I bought the 'required' tackle stuff we needed for our rented rods. I also needed a fishing license. Unfortunately, those expenses took all my money I had just withdrawn. So, I went to the ATM again, to take out more money. Because things on the boat were done with cash only. Of course it is. But they held the boat. So they're still cool....ish. We approached the boat, and climbed on board. An older gentleman, sporting a 'Gentleman' crew hoodie sneered at me and told me "Next time try get your wife up earlier." I looked at him and let him know It was actually my fault we were late. He chuckled to himself. Any of you who've met me know that I like absolutely everybody. This guy? 100% A-Hole. I've been informed he's not crew, and just a regular. Still, 100% A-Hole material right here. So the boat heads out. It's a pretty rough ride, and there aren't any seats on the boat. When we begin fishing, the crew is helpful. One of them helps me thread our fishing rods. The guy in the glasses was nice. They're also another guy inside at a table assigning numbers, and asking about Jackpot. Entries into the pot are $12, and oh, the fish bag is $2. FYI: Jackpot = The person who catches the biggest fish gets all the money in the pot. I declined to enter the jackpot, as I didn't really know how much fish I'd catch. Which is good. Because I caught 3 small fish the entire trip. When I attempted to move towards the back of the fish, where people seemed to be catching, 100% A-Hole physically blocked me and said; "The people who get here early get the good spots! People who lounge in whenever should remember that." I heard rumors from other guests that 100% A-Hole talking them and kids in a similar A-Holeish manner. Over the course of the day, I caught a grand total of three fish. When I asked for help, I got alot of 'I'll be right there" and nobody came to help. I threw one fish back because he was little. Schoolteacher actually caught zero fish. Thank god I spent all that money on tackle. Phew! I suppose I'll have some fishing tackle as a momento of this trip. The guy who won the Jackpot was near me when the crewman was discussing his winnings. "The pot is at two hundred seventy dollars, and It's customary for the winner to give 30-50% of the totals. But most people just give it all to the boat" When the winner was confused, he repeated it often, emphasising the part where the boat normally gets half to all of the winnings. The winner listened, and then proceed to tip the boat thirty dollars. Karma really is pretty great when you get to see it happen up close. Both 100% A-Hole and the Crew-guy openly and loudly complained about it for another half hour. Which put some icing on Karma. Sunny in the galley was absolutely great. I watched her interacting with the kids, and she was nice and good at helping and encouraging them. Schoolteacher said that she makes one heck of a tuna sandwich. I also caught a cold beer from her later on in the trip. Eventually we were headed back, and the crew was busy cutting up the fish the people had caught. Because who wants to gut and clean their fish? $1 per fish was the assigned charge. I think that that's reasonable. When my number was called, he asked for $6 plus a tip. But....I only caught two fish? They had generously given me fish for my bag. That's nice of them. I paid them and tipped. They also put some fish into Schoolteacher's bag. So we both came home with large amounts of fish. Thankfully I had a thick plastic bag in the car. So remember A) Cash. B) Something to put the fish in when you get back to your car. C) A-Holes are out there, don't let them get to you. It's just their way. I honestly had fun fishing. Thank you Channel Island Sportfishing. I know that there are 100% A-Holes are out there, and I just happened to be stuck on a boat with one. But I guess he's a regular to this boat, so with luck, the next time I go out fishing, I'll try to be on a different boat. I'll also try to remember to get cash beforehand.

    His first fish ever caught thanks to the crew of the gentleman
    Scott O.

    We had a great time aboard the Gentleman yesterday. The captain and crew made trip enjoyable and awesome for both adults and kids on board. We will definitely be returning. The crew made sure that all the kids hooked some great fish. Anne's breakfast burritos were great.

    The Perfect Storm...
    Steve V.

    Hey Yelp! it's been a while... I'm back! So 3:30 AM. on Saturday morning my wife and I, and 6 of our closest and craziest friends head to Ventura for a planned 3/4 day of angling! Let me start by saying this crew of people are so over the top, I wanted to tell the Capt as we boarded... "Were gonna need a Bigger Boat..." We took this boat over, and I know for sure this is the most fun this crew has ever seen, cause there ain't anyone out there as crazy and funny as us when were together. We commandeer the the front right of the bow, and immediately grabbed the two younger deck hands and let them know we are their main priority! LOL. They were a good crew. We were hoping for less of a turn out but, this boat got packed! Still a good time was had by all. There was 8 in our group and we for sure caught the most fish on the boat. Collectively we nailed about 77 fish. The jackpot fish came from my buddy's girl, and my wife had the second biggest fish. We yanked up Salmon Groupers, Red Snapper, Rock Fish, Sand Dabs, Sculpin, and Ling Cod but unfortunately they were shy of legal size. $300.00 + dollars worth of beer, and a few bucks worth a food later we left with bags of filets... and I'm telling you it was TASTY... Pics coming!

    End of the day of Rock fishing. This was my first time I enjoyed my day so much.

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