Saturday morning, the abalone divers were Chuck, Mike, Tom and Mark. Mike, Tom and Mark headed off together and Chuck and I teamed up. We drove to the beach, got suited up and the kayak inflated (in reverse order, so as not to get overheated), and off we went.
In addition to abalone equipment, we also had Chuck’s fishing spear on board. I have to say the sharp pointy spear thingy kept my attention focused, being in a soft sided kayak full of air and all. We paddled out to a spot and Chuck jumped out to spearfish. He spent a good hour at this; I could tell it was quite a challenge to swim through the kelp with a long spear, load it, aim it, and try for a fish. Chuck reported he saw lots of fish, and had many good shots, but his aim “sucked”. Continue reading Post ID 254