What a legacy Mike, you are the flatty king. I knew what spots you liked and I kept to my own...I kind of stick and move late in the day as long as I don't see any one.
I think the only time we crossed paths on the sand was when I was with John Warren @ the surf spot in Oct many years ago. The beach goer's kept asking what kind of shark my 45 lb WSB was.
I'll add more to our Laguna wall later I guess...I'm just plain pissed right now.
All the best, Don
Sexy cool mate, nice grain. Did you ever figure out what wood that is?
Cheers, Don
What a treat Gerald, those are great. I have not up graded from my old Nikonos 3.... I showed my GF the light meter, Oceanic strobe, arms and camera base and she said.... You've got to be kidding ....all that for a underwater picture....your nuts.
You and that G10 do nice work mate.
Cheers, Don
OK I saw this thread and read it all, and even followed some of the links and read the articles.... that being said I am still extremely confused about the situation. Living in Huntington beach I seem to be right in the middle of this and its the first i have EVER heard of it.... Can someone without political bias or anything haha explain to me what happened?
How can a privately funded coalition impose something like this without anyone voting on it?
The measure was buried in the fine print Titled ..Clean Water Act.. 1999
Hey we all want clean water right?
Abalone was one of the target species...back later.
Don
Thanks for sharing, I really like the color and composition of that last shot...very cool mate.
Have a great and safe New Year.
All the best, Don
Aloaha uluabuster, great to have you on board...family first is a good thing....we will be here on your rainy days when the sea is not diveable.
Mahalo, Don Paul
Sorry to see this happen. Sucks...
Thanks Lee, I wake up in the middle of the night and get pissed unable to get back to sleep.
My and my kid had great talks fishing and diving the rocks near his house.:(
Don
I would starve without a license, and my clubs Constitution states any F+g violation fee will be doubled by the club fine. Needless to say I will just be holding off till Fri.
Are you going to shorten that carriage bolt....I don't want you to dance with that in big surf.;)
Cheers, Don
That is so nice, beautiful lines and flow.
Cheers, Don
Nice going Hank. Way to get it started.
Cheers, Don
Unlike a traditional RIP post containing for the most part no critique over the cause of death in respect of the living family, I would like to say you can all express yourselves freely here on this post as I will not edit out the pain and frustration that you guys will deal with as the loss becomes real. Please, no threats of poaching or personal injury. Always remember we are ocean loving conservationists/speros that just plain got screwed. The remaining fish and giant bugs in my option, should not be sold out to be true confessions of the big kind, giving exact locations and street names. This will only fuel the unlicensed and the poacher as to where to steal game from.
I am a dreamer and pray we get a little of our reef back someday.
Nothing is impossible.
My son attends school in Laguna Beach and he is very upset he can no longer fish in his back yard .He promised to let me know of any ''brainwashing'' by the system and plans to speak intelligently and with passion about the injustices against us. I have spoken to all that would listen at our Little League games and encounters with parents. Most have no clue or knowledge of the MPlA process and their days of fishing with the kids or pole spearing corbina are gone.:(
Don Paul
Truly depressing. Our lifestyle has been under attack.
Yes for thousands of years. Planting cultures vs Hunting cultures... back later going to ''kill'' some hills on the mountain bike. 
Don
Don't be sorry Don it's a tragedy that it is gone.
So true... please tell the San Diego clan I am sorry for what all you guys have lost as well.
Don
Sorry for your loss Don Paul.
Ladvr
I'm very sorry for you guys too, the young and the old prohibited to spear the rocky coves and reefs of their forefathers. Like a old photograph that ignites fond memory's of a loved one, and what once was, Laguna was
my home for a long time, always bringing fond thoughts of diving Pacific waters for the first time.
I have been lying to myself and my son when I told him : '' We will still get to dive all my great spots, but just with a camera''. '' Hunting for a well taken image of a fish with clear water and good composition is harder and just as exciting''. Last night I woke up and remembered I'm am a hunter and not a photographer at heart... it is in my every cell.
Don Paul
RIP. Sorry for your losses I was glad to be able to see what you guys lost up there.
Thank you Brett, I only dove Laguna with my old best friend, who I shared Calico,WSB and bug spots with.
Trust me when I say there is not a reef, rock or cove I have not hunted from Treasure Island to Abb Pt during the last 32 years. A long time ago I wrote in my will that my clan shall spread my ash's at Moss Pt; my all time favorite spot that I would swim north and south from. I had big dreams my son Dillon would be my dive partner,
as he is now old enough to share the rocky entry's that have kept my body strong and fit for a life offshore.
Sorry for the ramble..
All the best, Don
We can try not to lose any spots but we have to be careful that spearfishing isn't tarnished by talk of tear offs, mis id'd and shot fish, overlimit pix, spearos accidentally shooting each other etc. My real fear is that someday spearguns are going to be outlawed.
Once again I hate to bitch about it but weridboard is going to be a major downfall towards spearos everywhere in california and possibly the u.s.
Sorry to digress, Don Paul, but I'm still pissed about the closures. RIP Laguna, PV and certain areas on the frontside of cat.
A very good post that I agree with 100%.
Don
I feel like I need a vacation just to escape from this awful reality...
I knew this was coming since 1999, it has been a long battle. I didn't drink too much last night....
but I will tonight.Lets not lose any more backyard after work dive spots.
Don
