HeyJaredCapt. David Bacon
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Captain’s Log: Couldn’t Believe What I Had to Cut Off (opens the original)
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Things happen aboard fishing boats, and some make for quite the story. Here’s a story to back up that statement. My daughter Capt. Tiffany Vague and I worked together for many years on our charterboat WaveWalker. Many of our charter trips were for fishing, and this one ended memorably. Fishing that day was awesome, and all anglers onboard caught their legal limits of fish. We were on our way back in, cruising easily up the coast toward Santa Barbara Harbor, with all passengers daydreaming about
Captain’s Log: Rather Watch a Rod Tip Than a Computer Screen (opens the original)
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Santa Barbara is a fishing town with a computer problem, this El Niño summer. Boats are on trailers or in slips in the harbor, filled with gas and loaded with fishing tackle. All we need before we get on the water to go fishing is a stop by the store along the way for ice, drinks, food and bait. Then we can be on our way. Well almost. The final item we need to check off the list is safe marine weather. Therein lies the rub and the reason our eyes have been glued to computers instead of glued to
Captain’s Log: Increased Cougar Populations, Fewer Deer-Vehicle Collisions (opens the original)
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Bring on the cougars! I’m referring of course to the large predator cats. Still confused? They also go by puma and mountain lion. These are big ferocious predators who prey on deer. As cougar populations increase, there tends to be a related decrease in deer-vehicle collisions. A look at how cougars, deer and humans interact along roads, related to time of day/night, explains the primary reason. Deer, being a reclusive and fearful prey species, tend to forage when they have the least risk of bei
Captain’s Log: Boat Handling Mishaps (opens the original)
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Hang around the harbor awhile and you will see boat handling mishaps that shock, amaze and entertain. If you are standing too close, some mishaps may put you in motion as fast as your sea legs will carry you away from danger. I’m recalling one fine summer day on Marina 2 in Santa Barbara Harbor when sudden erratic boat movement caught my eye. Soon I was shaking my head in disbelief. A newer and beautifully appointed 40-plus-foot custom cruiser bolted suddenly out of her slip, nearly ramming into
Captain’s Log: Wildlife Network in Our Neighborhoods (opens the original)
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Look at this from a critter’s perspective: Where would you find water and food around your yard? Let’s face a fact, we’ve got wildlife living with us even in standard-issue tract homes with relatively small yards, and they need nourishment. You might be able to find ways to make life more difficult for the critters, thereby tempting them to leave for easier pickings, but that decision has consequences. That thought brings us right to the realities of interdependent wildlife networks. The first f
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