Hit up Timber for a quick shore dive.  Vis was terrible near shore, but opened up to a nice 10'-15' about 75 yards out.  I gauged a few nice abs before popping a nice one, about 9"x7" with a pretty deep shell.  Not too bad for ab#6 of my first season.  On to some fish... I spotted a pair of cabezon fighting over a crack at about 15'.  After whiffing the first shot the smaller one made a run for it, but the bigger guy stayed put.  A quick reload and more careful aim resulted in a stone headshot.  Nice!  Time for dinner.  The cab measured to about 17.25" and several pounds (no scale), and went into the oven with some olive oil, herbs, lemon, and white wine.  Picked it clean for plenty of meat for dinner, and leftovers for fish tacos and soup.  The bones and head (after picking out the cheeks and other tasty bits) made a nice stock.  Later I cleaned the ab, and was rewarded with 4 small pearls, about BB sized.  One had nice nacre to it.

Heck yeah!!

Great job!!

Cooked whole Cabbie looks bomb.com!!! 

Congrats and thanks for sharing!!

 

Sincerely,

Jim

Congrats on your first season thus far 

Congrats on your cabi and abs- perfect combo and tasty pics!