This is off topic I know but this has been on my mind for a long time.

Have any of you noticed that the little "user profile" icon bears an uncanny resemblace to Butthead from "Beavis and Butthead" or is it just me? I have to admit I crack up everytime I see the little "Butthead" icon. :D


http://home.earthlink.net/~beachikeen/_uimages/profilebutthead2.jpg





http://home.hiwaay.net/~btucker/gifs/Beavis+butthead/butt.gif



What do you think... Am I right or what??
Again, sorry if this is off topic or should be posted on another board. I just thought I'd share my thoughts here since this it the board I always visit.

Dave(Outrage19)

Heh heh heh heh heh...You Are Right!...Heh heh heh heh heh!!!!!

LMAO. Rob, I think we need to convert the profile icon to an actual butthead icon. And, if possible, make the team member icons beavis...
-Brian

That's exactly what I was thinking when I was reading that post.

Or perhaps use the South Park characters.

That looks like one pig of a calico in your avatar image!

How long was it?

The Bass measured 26-1/2". It was caught circa '92-'93 in Starlight Cove off Caltalina's West end while we were on a WSB 6-pack charter. It was a very large Calico. Definately a fish of a lifetime for me!! :-)

Dave(Outrage19)

Very nice calico!

Tried to post an image link to a better picture of her but for some reason the code:
{link:URL address|text} isn't allowing this for images only page links? I inserted the {} purposely otherwise the code would try to work and I just wanted you to see the code itself. Is the attachment box the only way to insert a link?

According to the HTML Reference page the above code command should work??

Any recommendations?

Just insert the full URL into the message, no code snippets on the outside needed. The scripts look and see that it's .jpg or .gif and automatically display the image inline in the message. That's a heck of a calico btw. I got one that was 23" at San Miguel when I was a kid and it seemed giant. 26 inches is huge!

Well alright then. I was trying to link the image so it wouldn't take up server space but since you have given me your blessing... here she is:

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http://home.earthlink.net/~beachikeen/_uimages/CatalinaCalico.jpg

I don't think I will ever out do this one and before you ask... let me fill you in on the details:

This fish was taken on a WSB charter roughly 10 years ago. It was at the end of the day and the squid were basically all dead by this time. This fish ate a fresh dead out of the chumline and fought much harder and differently than any Calico I've ever caught so we were all thinking... WSB. Towards the end of the battle the fish circled under the boat and then bobbed to the surface like a cork just behind the swimstep with it's gills and peck fins flaired looking really pissed. We were all in shock just at the sight of such a large Calico and it sickens me to say this but the deckhand was standing by and ready thinking I had a WSB and stuck it before we could even say boo! We were all very dismayed by this but it was too late. Truly, at the time it never even entered my mind to say anything to the decky because as far as I was concerned it went without saying that you would never gaff and old hen like this. I have had to live with that and have learned that you can't take it for granted that everyone has the same views on Calicos and catch and release in general. This was a hired hand on a charter so I guess "she" thought she was just doing her job. The boat was the "Wicked Wahine" skippered by Allyn Watson and the deckhand was his girlfriend at the time. I won't make this same mistake again.

Dave(Outrage19)

Too bad about the gaff, wasn't your fault. At least you had the right intentions. Did you weigh the fish? Looks like a good 9 or 10lbs. to me. Where's our calico expert? ;-)
-Brian

Nice Calico! That thing is huge!

Leapin'? I'm sure you've caught a few toads. How 'bout you other guys? Here's my best.

It was caught on a 2.5 day kayak fishing trip to San Clemente Island that I took with Jim Sammons and a couple of other friends. The captain (of a 36' Bertram - nice!) is a friend of Jim's and he took 4 of us out there with one of his buddies for a couple days of fishing and kicking back. The captain and his friend would fish out of their zodiac while we worked the boiler rocks from our kayaks. We all caught a good number of 4-6# fish and the captain landed one that was likely over 10#. He said it was his biggest calico ever. Mine weighed in at about 8#. I didn't measure the fish. Wasn't all that long, but boy was it a fattie!

I hooked the fish on a sardine in about 6' of water and it immediately wrapped itself in the nearest kelp stringer. I paddled over and could see the fish's tail sticking out of the weeds about 3' down. I worked the fish out and then got a bunch of picutures of it before sending it on its way. I love the colors on those boiler rock fish. Dark brown/bronze backs and orange bellies... Awesome fish.

All the calicos I caught that trip were in less than 10' of water and at least half were in less than 5' of water. What a fun way to fish. Definitely a fish of a lifetime.
http://www.leonadivide.com/fish/SCI_calico.JPG

And here's a shot of the sunrise on the second morning we were out there. Absolutely amazing.

TL,
Adam

http://www.leonadivide.com/fish/SCI%20003.jpg

23 inches is my biggest. I don't know what the weight was - probably around 7.

My cousin got a 12 pounder at Rocky Point a few years ago. He has a repro mount in his living room - talk about a BIG calico! I think it's around 28 inches.

That's one beautiful and healthy looking Hawg! Gotta love those SCI fish. Still not a heavy pressure on that Island and it will kick out a lot of 5-6 lb. fish especially when you have the live squid. Also better be ready for the 9-10 lb. guy waiting in the wings.

Looks like the kayaks are a fun way to fish the bushes out there. Lots of thick kelp and boilers inside that can't be accessed by a boat.

Thanks for sharing it! :7

Dave(Outrage19)