abalone diving in month of june

I just wanted to take the opportunity to publicly thank both of you, Ken and Hal, for the abalone dinner invitation. It's really a great feeling that you guys would go out and get your limits of abalone, take them home, clean and prepare them and invite me to dinner.

Think about it guys, get a NSX and you too will be able to make great friends like me. What could be better than an abalone dinner with great friends.

OK, forget the dinner invitation. I've come to the realization that I am not going to get any abalone, one way or another! It's time to do lunch again. Yes, Hal I know... Something after the 10th. Ken, did you get my PM?
 
Dtrigg said:
I just wanted to take the opportunity to publicly thank both of you, Ken and Hal, for the abalone dinner invitation. It's really a great feeling that you guys would go out and get your limits of abalone, take them home, clean and prepare them and invite me to dinner.

Think about it guys, get a NSX and you too will be able to make great friends like me. What could be better than an abalone dinner with great friends.

OK, forget the dinner invitation. I've come to the realization that I am not going to get any abalone, one way or another! It's time to do lunch again. Yes, Hal I know... Something after the 10th. Ken, did you get my PM?
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Doug, if you ever decide to leave your house and stop acting like a hermit on your Hoveround I just may invite you over. Meanwhile, I don't really know what you mean about eating my abalone. I'm just collecting the shells and carving small coins out of them in preparation for the day the US mint totally collapses and we revert to a monetary system of beads and wampum. Those shells sure are pretty. Too bad they're so hard to get and they come with those slimy giant snails stuck to them. They really stink up my garbage cans as they rot in there all week.

On a serious note, wise guy, let's set a date and I'll bring one over before it's completely rotten and we'll have a nice dinner. I can set up the Bumper Dumper on the NSX so you won't feel shy about going for a little cruise after dinner. :wink:
 

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Not even a scuba set up? What is abalone catching gear? I'm assuming a mesh bag and large knife since I don't even know what abalone looks like outside the supermarket lol
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no scuba and i use an ab whistle to get them to hop in my float bag... prying them off the rock seems so unsportsmanlike. (actually, i have a collection of ab irons, including a monogrammed titanium iron that my father made for me 20+ years ago - our son has one of these, also. interesting note: on this last trip w/ken and owen, my titanium iron lanyard slipped off my wrist and when i surfaced, the iron was on the bottom. despite the heavy kelp bed and dark conditions below, i was fortunate enough to make a dive and recover the iron - phew!)

here are the six abs our son and i brought home on this trip.
 

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KooLaid said:
Do they all naturally have the hole in the end where the tags go?
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They do have holes in the shells, but Hal has actually trained his abs to pre-tag themselves before they jump into his float. It's all very impressive. You should see it sometime. :wink:

You can see the hole in my pics above.
 
as for taste... abalone has a unique, very mild flavor... a commonly available taste-alike is sea scallops. if you've ever eaten conch (often pronounced "conk" by locals), you've had the closest thing to ab that i know of (and when the weather / ocean cooperates, conch is a helluva lot easier to get than ab).

i was reading an article in the nytimes last week(end?) about abalone and about its taste, they said it had "a presence". buahahahahaha, our son and i laughed about that for days. a presence.:rolleyes:

any interested nsxers are welcome to join us for another day @ the coast - we'll post in advance.
 
How far down do you typically snorkel?

I don't know why, but I was thinking sea scallops when abalone was first brought up. I don't think I've ever had abalone then..... Ok so maybe I have, but it was in the funky fancy fried rice w/ "gravy" that you get in the bay area chinese restaurants.

I'm gonna have to look more into this when you guys go next time. I'll be pissed if I get eaten alive by a shark, in that case, I would think your ex would be the safest bet to be around.
 
KooLaid said:
How far down do you typically snorkel?

I don't know why, but I was thinking sea scallops when abalone was first brought up. I don't think I've ever had abalone then..... Ok so maybe I have, but it was in the funky fancy fried rice w/ "gravy" that you get in the bay area chinese restaurants.

I'm gonna have to look more into this when you guys go next time. I'll be pissed if I get eaten alive by a shark, in that case, I would think your ex would be the safest bet to be around.
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the depth depends on location of the abs... our first dive of this year we came across juvenile abs in ~4' of water and began finding "just legal" size in <10' of water. the abs we took this time (except one that i grabbed) were 8"+ and deeper bodies (so more meat when prepped) and were in ~15'+ of water (we were at low tide most of the time). keep in mind that the bottom has rocky outcroppings, so you're looking all over / around / under the rocks and crevices... sometimes deep in black / dark holes.

i'd be pissed about the shark-thing, too, but will stay with the shark... man's gotta know his limitations.
 
Dtrigg said:
I just wanted to take the opportunity to publicly thank both of you, Ken and Hal, for the abalone dinner invitation. It's really a great feeling that you guys would go out and get your limits of abalone, take them home, clean and prepare them and invite me to dinner.

Think about it guys, get a NSX and you too will be able to make great friends like me. What could be better than an abalone dinner with great friends.

OK, forget the dinner invitation. I've come to the realization that I am not going to get any abalone, one way or another! It's time to do lunch again. Yes, Hal I know... Something after the 10th. Ken, did you get my PM?
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hahahahahaha, doug - i love it!

reading ken's "invite" to bring ab to your house and cook dinner for you... what a pal he is(!) and clearly a much better friend than i am. (truth be told, though, i believe he's angling - no pun intended - to drive your new mobile bbq, er, lambo).

to show you how i feel about the effort it takes to catch abalone, i never invite people to ab dinners unless they have made the trip / attempted to dive with me and just couldn't make it happen. (extra points for effort in my book)

but, i'll tell ya what i'll do (if ken's up for it):

i suggest ken and i prep / bring an ab and we cook them by the lake on a coleman stove one day next week. doug, you can make salad and ken and i will bring / cook abs.

i'm open for lunch any day next week except monday, guys - just let me know if this sounds like something that will work.
hal
 
rotorray said:
Two or three guys were just arrested yesterday, 29 May, for having 186 abalone, when the limit, I believe is 2 or 3. They've got about 5 felonies against them including some conspiracy stuff of getting abalone for the purpose of selling them commercially, which is a big no-no. If you go out stick to the limit rules and enjoy the day, which is what it is all about anyway.
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Just for some "sea slime" these guys may have room mates at Hotel San Quentin.......
 
queenlives said:
as for taste... abalone has a unique, very mild flavor... a commonly available taste-alike is sea scallops. if you've ever eaten conch (often pronounced "conk" by locals), you've had the closest thing to ab that i know of (and when the weather / ocean cooperates, conch is a helluva lot easier to get than ab).
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Yes, conch is the closest taste and texture to abalone. I had conch in the Bahamas (both cooked & raw in conch salad) a few years back. You hit it on the nose Hal.
 
rotorray said:
Two or three guys were just arrested yesterday, 29 May, for having 186 abalone, when the limit, I believe is 2 or 3. They've got about 5 felonies against them including some conspiracy stuff of getting abalone for the purpose of selling them commercially, which is a big no-no. If you go out stick to the limit rules and enjoy the day, which is what it is all about anyway.
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saw batman's response to this post and wanted to add a p.s.:

when i got my license / ab tags, the guys @ the dive store told me that the guys who were caught poaching (above) had all rented their dive gear from their shop. with the arrests, all of the gear (and abs) were confiscated by ca dfg and since the shop had credit cards on file, the cost of the gear was automagically recovered from the poachers. (nice used inventory turnover, eh?)

i will be very surprised if those folks don't end up in prison - california takes a very serious position on illegal abalone activities.
 
queenlives said:
hahahahahaha, doug - i love it!

reading ken's "invite" to bring ab to your house and cook dinner for you... what a pal he is(!) and clearly a much better friend than i am. (truth be told, though, i believe he's angling - no pun intended - to drive your new mobile bbq, er, lambo).

to show you how i feel about the effort it takes to catch abalone, i never invite people to ab dinners unless they have made the trip / attempted to dive with me and just couldn't make it happen. (extra points for effort in my book)

but, i'll tell ya what i'll do (if ken's up for it):

i suggest ken and i prep / bring an ab and we cook them by the lake on a coleman stove one day next week. doug, you can make salad and ken and i will bring / cook abs.

i'm open for lunch any day next week except monday, guys - just let me know if this sounds like something that will work.
hal
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:eek::eek::eek: Who could refuse an offer like that! Can I wear one of those BBQ aprons and wear a big chef hat?

Ken don't mess up this deal.
 
Dtrigg said:
:eek::eek::eek: Who could refuse an offer like that! Can I wear one of those BBQ aprons and wear a big chef hat?

Ken don't mess up this deal.
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i was thinking i'd bring a wet suit / gear for you to paddle around the lake while we cook :)
 
queenlives said:
saw batman's response to this post and wanted to add a p.s.:

when i got my license / ab tags, the guys @ the dive store told me that the guys who were caught poaching (above) had all rented their dive gear from their shop. with the arrests, all of the gear (and abs) were confiscated by ca dfg and since the shop had credit cards on file, the cost of the gear was automagically recovered from the poachers. (nice used inventory turnover, eh?)

i will be very surprised if those folks don't end up in prison - california takes a very serious position on illegal abalone activities.
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The irony is that the tax payers will have to foot the bill for snail lynching...
 
ChopsJazz said:
Doug,

Is this the apron of which you speak? :eek:
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Yeah, that's the one Ken. A lot of times I put it on and walk across the street to the park. I just walk around the park trying to pick up chicks. Hasn't been too successful yet. But I have met four police officers.

So what day are we going to do this?
 
BATMANs said:
The irony is that the tax payers will have to foot the bill for snail lynching...
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gastropod. (edit: until reading your post, i had always believed gastropods and snails were different but quickly researching it just now i see they are related / may be considered the same. hmmm... good educational day, thx! here's a wikipedia entry on gastropods: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastropoda)

otoh, somebody's gonna have some really good eats when it's all said and done!
 
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ChopsJazz said:
Doug,

Is this the apron of which you speak? :eek:
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funny you should mention that apron, ken... because when i initially saw doug's request to wear an apron, i was thinking he'd bring this person to be his assistant:
 

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queenlives said:
funny you should mention that apron, ken... because when i initially saw doug's request to wear an apron, i was thinking he'd bring this person to be his assistant:
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No deal Hal. She dropped me like a bad habit. Kept getting upset that I couldn't remember her name at times. Kept complaining about my keeping the Hoveround in the foyer. She would never prepare meals with enough fiber to suit my taste (and function). Yack, yack, yack... Final straw was when I put that new port-a-potty in the living room. I mean ya got ta go, ya got to go. Right?

Insult to injury, she took all of my Miracle Ear batteries when she took off!:eek:
 

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