just kidding. I told my boss I'm going fishing maņana.
Tomorrow, call me Ismael. I am slipping my kayak into the friggen PACIFIC OCEAN for the very first time. am I nervous? yup. didnt help that my younger brother is deathly afraid of sharks and sent me a bunch of videos. the dude rushes into buildings to drag out drug dealers...sharks? pfft..
ever since I was a kid, I wanted to catch a Ling Cod. not sure why I dont just hand a boat captain $250 and go out on a boat, but the kayak thing is real. I saw a ling cod in a Chinese restaurant "aquarium", and my cousin Leon said.."we should catch one of those things, they are here in our waters". I was 11. (I dont love the party boat charter - like the cruise ship of vacations)
then life happened. 8th grade was a *****.
and I forgot about the lingcod. now? I can cook!!!
lets do this. I am going with a salty kayak guy that used to work where I work. small world!! he talked like me, and I asked him.."you an engineer?" he retired and fishes full time and has it wired. he told me he would take me. but to watch the weather. he wants NEWBIE conditions. flat, light winds, etc. tomorrow we have it.
lets go!! hope this complete stranger doesn't show up with a pile of gladiator videos. hahahha...