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Maintenance costs required pricing change.  Are you still interested?

2.5 day trip:     $875
3.5 day trip      $1275
I would sign up for either

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I'm ready to pay deposit tonight. Remind me how we do this. PayPal ?

I'm ready to pony up  :smt003

Let's get some dates first, before we accept any money.  Get on Dustin's list though.

-Allen

Hehe. I think they were responding to this comment I made.  :smt003

BTW - By this time last year we already had a 12 page thread and deposits paid.   :smt003

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If you replied here then vote!

If you voted then reply here!

We need accurate numbers for booking. Paying for these trips and putting down thousands of dollars of personal dough for deposits is no joke.
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Rock Hopper - 2016 3.5 Day Trip
« Last Edit: December 21, 2016, 08:57:43 AM by Maul »

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Anybody else that voted want to be added to this list?

1.   Bushy
2.   Rock Hopper
3.   Polepole
4.   Fishmaster1
5.   Kielknots
6.   VK
7.   SmokeyWon
8.   Vwool
9.   Sailfish
10.   Chadrock
11.   CowDan
12.   I Zod
13.   San Miguel
14.   Lopezcador
15.   Zodiacker
16.   Papio3
17.   Yakhopper
18.   Mdoka_Matt
19.   ScubaLuis
20.   Eelkram
21.   Soleman
22.   MK7Eddie

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Anybody else that voted want to be added to this list?

1.   Bushy
2.   Rock Hopper
3.   Polepole
4.   Fishmaster1
5.   Kielknots
6.   VK
7.   SmokeyWon
8.   Vwool
9.   Sailfish
10.   Chadrock
11.   CowDan
12.   I Zod
13.   San Miguel
14.   Lopezcador
15.   Zodiacker
16.   Papio3
17.   Yakhopper
18.   Mdoka_Matt
19.   ScubaLuis
20.   Eelkram
21.   Soleman
22.   MK7Eddie

If you are on this list and you are ONLY interested in a 2.5 day trip, can you let us know?  We'll shoot to fill a 3.5 day trip first.

If you haven't voted yet, and you're really interested in a 4.5 day trip, vote please.  As of right now, there isn't enough interest for a 4.5 day trip.

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B-Rad Here. I am in! What do I have to do to book this trip? Thanks
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As I have no horse in the game this year due to building a new home in the spring. If I were to sign up it would be for as long a trip as possible. After attending the Cedros trip I would vote for that trip again. With all the planning, traveling, lodging, costs it only makes sense to go for as long a trip as possible. Yes, the increased costs for a longer trip would hold some back but in my opinion it would average out money wise. Just my two cents. Whatever you boys decide....have fun. 

Just for fun go back and read the 2009 Cedros trip report....
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B-Rad Here. I am in! What do I have to do to book this trip? Thanks
Brad McNeil 707-310-6040

Just keep an eye on this or any future Islander threads. It's still early in the game. Within the next month or so we should have some more info and may possibly start taking deposits.

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With La Nina kicking in, would it be beneficial to go further south?
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With La Nina kicking in, would it be beneficial to go further south?

La Nina or El Nino ... we've seen it all on the San Clemente trips.  All were still good.

There are some logistical and cost issues with going further south.  The trip is priced for a San Clemente run.  Any longer run and I would expect the price to change accordingly.  Fuel costs are the largest component of the pricing.

Further south at the time of year we go would likely mean more wind.  We have explored another Cedros trip, but 1) can't seem to get enough to go on a 5 day trip, 2) even if we did, 2 of the days would be spent travelling, and 3) we keep getting warned that we could easily be blown out.

If you have the itch to get into more yellowtail, I would suggest booking a charter boat trip before or after this trip.  Best of both worlds?

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With La Nina kicking in, would it be beneficial to go further south?

La Nina or El Nino ... we've seen it all on the San Clemente trips.  All were still good.

There are some logistical and cost issues with going further south.  The trip is priced for a San Clemente run.  Any longer run and I would expect the price to change accordingly.  Fuel costs are the largest component of the pricing.

Further south at the time of year we go would likely mean more wind.  We have explored another Cedros trip, but 1) can't seem to get enough to go on a 5 day trip, 2) even if we did, 2 of the days would be spent travelling, and 3) we keep getting warned that we could easily be blown out.

If you have the itch to get into more yellowtail, I would suggest booking a charter boat trip before or after this trip.  Best of both worlds?

-Allen
Makes sense! Yeah I wouldnt want to go further south to risk being blown out anyway.
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Anybody else that voted want to be added to this list?

1.   Bushy
2.   Rock Hopper
3.   Polepole
4.   Fishmaster1
5.   Kielknots
6.   VK
7.   SmokeyWon
8.   Vwool
9.   Sailfish
10.   Chadrock
11.   CowDan
12.   I Zod
13.   San Miguel
14.   Lopezcador
15.   Papio3
16.   Yakhopper
17.   Mdoka_Matt
18.   ScubaLuis
19.   Eelkram
20.   Soleman
21.   MK7Eddie
22.   B-Rad
« Last Edit: December 08, 2016, 10:52:42 AM by Maul »

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La Nina or El Nino ... we've seen it all on the San Clemente trips.  All were still good.


This is exactly why I love Islander trips so much.

2013 - 2.5 day trip:
Some of us had been on a prior Islander trip, but for the most part we are San Clemente Island fishing rookies. We end up catching a great variety of fish. Halibut up to 25lbs, some really nice calico bass, sheepshead, whitefish, a fat WSB, and a big ass thresher.

2014 - 3.5 day trip:
This is trip number three for a few of us, but we are still trying to get a lay of the land and figuring out how to fish each area of the island; some of which are new to us this year. The first two days were slow. The third day was filled with an unreal sheepshead and calico bite deep in the kelp. The word epic is thrown around a lot but that third day we were on a truly epic bite.

2015 - 2.5 day non-NCKA trip:
Polepole and I are now SCI vets and have a pretty good idea of what we're doing and how to fish each section of the island. We both end up with a handful of rat yellowtail and ended the trip with another really good calico and sheepshead bite. Others on the trip caught some nice halibut, YT, and a WSB or two.

2016 - 3.5 day trip:
Our first time getting into a nice YT bite. We have a steady pick for all three days. Some really nice fish are caught and even more hooked and lost. We end the trip with 90+ YT.

2016 - 2.5 day trip:
Pretty much wide open YT and bonito bite.


Every single trip has been a blast for different reasons. And that's just the fishing aspect of the trip. Add to that a lot of great food, drinks, and friendship and you can see why some of us hop on these trips every year.
« Last Edit: December 08, 2016, 08:35:49 AM by Maul »

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