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Page 22-tj)•RpY^,EiI'I 'EI:I• ____II,BAJA SAFARI AND PAUL MORSE PRESENTThe Complete Big Game Fishing VacationFish Mazatlan Mexico$769 per person, double occupancyNotebook June, 1991ow991111LRNUiM6^ AGMBig Game Fishingby Paul MorseTuesday:The early morning sun warmed my backas the 45 foot cruiser "Playboy" trolledthrough the small Pacific swells. We haddeparted the uni-fleet dock in Mazatlan,Mexico 45 minutes earlier at 6:45 a.m. Themate, "Shark", and I had just finished riggingmy rods when "Killer" (the young skipper)punched the big diesel and turned the"Playboy" slightly southward. From thehelm atop the flybridge, Killer had spottedthree sailfish rounding up a school of baitfish.He maneuvered the "Playboy" so thatthe spread of lures turned in front of thesails. The left side fish charged andsmacked the outside lure with his bill.As he continued to flail the lure, I pickedup the rod and attempted to tease him intostriking. The sail played with the lure butwould not strike, so I flipped the lever dragreel to freespool and let the green/yellowBoone Striker sink. As I counted, the sailsubmerged after the lure. When I reachedsix, I flipped the drag to strike and jiggedtwice. I was rewarded with a crashingstrike. I set the hook hard five times.The ocean erupted 100 feet behind theboat as the sail walked on his tail shakinghis head from side to side attempting tothrow the lure. Shark reeled in the otherrigs as my drag screeched and the sailgreyhounded towards Hawaii. After eightor ten more jumps and runs, I had the sailalongside the "Playboy" and we could seehis colors light up and dim with his efforts.Shark grabbed his bill and lifted him partiallyout of the water while I carefully removedthe hook from the side of hismouth. As Shark slowly worked the sailback and forth in the water prior to release,I marveled once again at the beauty andpower of this spectacular game fish.By 1:00 p.m. I had caught and releasedtwo more sails, and had two nice Dorado(aka Mahi Mahi) of approximately 25-40pounds in the fish box. I pulled three icecold Pacificos from the cooler and climbedthe ladder to the flybridge. As Shark, Killerand I saluted, we turned and headed forhome. I sat back and replayed each fish inmy mind.Thursday:What is that horrible noise? Oh no, itsmy wake up call. I stagger to the showerand try to rinse away the pain. Why didI have that sixth, seventh, eighth and ninthmargarita? The Mariachis were in rare form(and so was I). I manage to get dressed anddrag my gear through the lobby to the cab.The ten minute ride to the Marina doesn'thelp. Mi compadre Ricardo (unifleetmanager) says "Como esta, amigo?" "Muymalo," I reply. The coffee and sweet rollsdon't help. I climb aboard the "Playboy"while Killer and Shark look at medubiously.Maybe this is a mistake. As we head outfrom the breakwater I can tell it's going tobe hot. At least the ocean is flat calm. I liedown on the bunk covering my face withmy hat. Why is the diesel pounding soloudly? I don't even try to help Shark withthe rods. I must have dozed off. Suddenlythe right inside reel is screeching. I manageto get up and get to it just as Shark jumpsfrom the flybridge (narrowly missing myhead with his feet.) A large Dorado jumpsten feet in the air as I try to get my mindand body working together. Finally I settledown and enjoy the show as he continueshis aerobatics. Almost 15 minutes later heis glowing at the stern. After several shortruns, Shark hits home with the gaff and Iadmire this 51/2 foot long, 50 pound greenand yellow beauty.I don't feel quite as rotten. We reset thelines as Killer calls from the helm andpoints to some boiling water several hundredyards to starboard, dolphins and porpoisejump and spin in the air while seabirdsdive and splash. We quickly reel inand change to Tuna Clones and Zukerslures. As we pass ahead of the frothingscene two reels sing. I take one and Sharktakes the other. A third reel screams... itwill have to wait. In a short time I swinga ten pound yellowfin tuna over the sideand into the fishbox. I quickly remove thehood and reset the line.I put the rod in its holder and start to turnaway when it bends double and the reelscreams. I pick it up and work on anothertuna. The action continues non-stop for 45minutes. I am not unhappy when the fishstop hitting. Killer, Shark, and I wipe thesweat from our faces and salute with icecold cervecas. As we rerig with marlin luresI realize that the pain is gone. I let mythoughts wander to other days in paradise.Not a bad description for Mazatlan ormany other places that I have visited inMexico in pursuit of Marlin, Sailfish,Dorado, Wahoo and Tuna. Lapaz, theEast Cape, San Jose and Cabo San Lucas,Puerto Vallarto, Manzanillo and Barra DeNavidad. At certain times, the fishing canbe spectacular. Beautiful hotels, greatrestaurants, nightlife and some of thecleanest most uncrowded white sandbeaches in the world await the angler whojourneys to Mexico in search of seamonsters and good times.Adios amigos!-çPrice Includes: Round trip air on Mexicana Airlines • 7 days, 6 nights atthe Riviera Mazatlan -2 days fishing on 34-38 ft. Cruiser (2 anglers perboat) • all tackle & bait, tax & license all airport-hotel transfers • 15%tax • welcome margarita2 tripsJuly 6 - 12 (experience the eclipse on July 11)August 3-9Contact Paul Morse at 648-7964or Baja Safari (800) 347-6847 for detailsSwimming Newsby Don MatisekThe Grandmaster Swimmers, inpreparation for the World Police & FireGames in Memphis, swam in the SeniorGames held at Cal. State Sacramento onJune 1st. It was a well run meet and it wasgreat to see swimmers older than us - onelady was competing at the age of 91 anddoing well.Frank Petuya, swimming in the MasterDivision, continually swam against 3 timeOlympic Gold Medal Winner in the Shotput,Perry O'Brion, and did well. He placed4th in the 50 Free and 100 I.M., and 3rdin the 50 Fly, 100 Free, and the 200 Free.In the Novice Division, not a masterswimmer, in the 50 Free Howard Kyleplaced 2nd followed by Don Matisek 3rd.In the 100 Free Kyle took 1st and Matisek2nd. In the 50 Back and 200 Free, it wasa repeat of Kyle in 1st and Matisek in 2nd.Kyle took a 2nd in the 50 Breast and 3rdin the 50 Fly.The medals, fourteen in number, werepresented to the members by OlympicGold Medal Swimmer Debbie MeyerReyes.The team looks ready for Memphis andwith handballer Ed Kenny swimming withus we should do well, but no matter what,well have a great time. We understand,through the grapevine, that there will beseveral new swimmers at Oakland. If so,could you let Team Captain Frank PetuyaCo. B (days) or Dan Matisek Co. K (days)know about it. See you at the Games!Thanks For Being There!2350 Turk BoulevardSan Francisco, CA 94118.:.4415/752-7755The Performing Companyof the Opera West FoundationFirst-Rate Gilbert & Sullivan Since 1952
June, 1991 Notebook Page 23Olympic Weightlifting withSteve Goughby Steve Gough and Dennis BianchiThe below information was submitted bySteve Gough, of Richmond Station, afterI called him up and asked him to fill us inon his successful weightlifting team, a teamcompeting not just locally but all over theworld. Steve sent along the informationand photos, extolling the team membersand the community that supports the club.in his modesty he left out a few importantitems of information, which I would like toadd to the article, along with some observationsgleaned interviewing Steve andfrom my very limited experience with thesport of Olympic Lifting.First, Steve coaches these athletes fromhands-on experience. Steve won't cop outto his awards but I've watched him lift inyears past and he was impressive, if notoutright scary. His involvement with thesport is so intense that he has been electedthe President of the U.S. WeightliftingFederation's Pacific Association. He wasthe head coach of the 1988 Junior Pan-Amteam and the 1989 Olympic Festival teamin Oklahoma, sponsored by the UnitedStates Olympic Committee. Steve, obviously,is the real thing.One of his best students is his son Tom,who snatched 314 pounds and cleanedand jerked 385 pounds while a mere 19years old and weighing only 181 3/4 pounds.Another Department member, LanceLogan, has a son, Tim, successfully competingat Steve's gym.Several years back I attempted to get inshape for these events at The SportsPalace on Valencia Street. With a coachand all the equipment needed at hand,along with a good deal of desire, I went atit. There are only two other times in mylife I have been so completely spent afterworking out and one was after runningtwenty-six miles. Olympic lifting is truly exercisefor the whole body and mind. Withthe proper coach, such as Steve, you willlearn how to become stronger, yourbalance and coordination will improve,your heart and lungs will get a workout andyou will learn to concentrate. Olympiclifters are very well-rounded athletes. Inspite of its demanding nature, Olympic liftingcan be done for years. There is an80-year-old man working out at Steve'sgym, and Steve said many of his morecompetent lifters are in their 59s.Well, check out what Steve has to sayand give some thought to checking out thisform of exercise yourself, perhaps atSteve's gym in Fairfax.I started the Fairfax Olympic WeightliftingClub in the summer of 1985 with agroup of local Mann High School kids fromSan Rafael, Terra Linda, Drake and MainTom Gough engaging in the toughestpart of the lift, mental preparation.Catholic. Since inception, over one hundredboys and girls have trained and competedfor the club. Our alumni includes fourNational Junior Olympic Champions, twoNational Junior Champions, six NationalJunior Squad members and two formerOlympians including Ric Eaton, 1984Olympic Team Sixth Place in theHeavyweight class and 1987 OlympicFestival Gold Medalist and a member ofthe 1987 U.S. Pan American team.Recently two of our Junior Athletes,Tom Gough (19-year-old coach's son), thisyear's National Champion the 82.5 kg.(181 3/4 lb.) class and Jasha Faye, 18 yearsold and a senior at Drake High School, andsecond place finisher at the National JuniorChampionships, were selected for andcompeted in Wolmirstedt, Germany (oldEast Germany) this May in the JuniorWorld Weightlifting Championships,finishing eighth and eleventh placerespectively.Last summer, after a cooperative effortof local Mann political and business personalities,the Mann Weightlifting teammoved into a 4,000 square-foot building onthe campus of Drake High School in arenovated machine shop. The trainingcenter subsequently was named an officialUnited States Weightlifting FederationRegional training center. The center conductsthree to five competitions yearly andcoaching/training clinics. It is open toanyone for a modest donation of $10 permonth. It is located at Saunders andTaylor, the east side of the Drake Highcampus. Telephone 459-9903 if you wantmore information.by Dennis Bianchi1991 may be almost half over but therunning race season is really just beginning.That is not to say we were not runningthis past winter, right? My sources havelet it be known that some of us have beenhard at it this spring. Let's start with LouPerez. In April he ran a 28:50 at theShoreline Park 5-miler, about 5:45 permile. A few weeks later he ran 33:54 at theLodi 10K and won his age group. That'sjust slightly over 5:20 per mile and Lou isjust getting warmed up. On May 18 heloaded his bicycle into his car and droveto Davis for the Davis Double Century.This 200-mile bicycle ride is usually too hotfor such a distance, but this year - what adifference. Rain, wind and freezingtemperatures made the mountainouscourse (2,000 feet gain in altitude) trulypunishing. Lou needed 12 1/2 hours to completethe course and a few days rest torecover.Lou wasn't alone at Davis. Several highqualitychampions were present as well.Our very own Jeff Brosch, known for histoughness, tenacity and endurance, as wellas winning a lion's share of awards, wasgrinding it out, just behind Lou. Jeffpointed out that the first six hours it wasraining and blowing. Jeff doubled up on hisclothing, worked like a mule and still wascold, cold, cold. Jeff was luckier than DavidMoon, S.F. Assistant D.A., and nationallyranked triathlete. David had to contendwith the same elements but adding to hismisery were flat tires and broken spokes,yes plural. All three athletes finished thisheroic trek and should be congratulated,or maybe psychoanalyzed. One otherhighly respected participant in this eventwas Paul Solon. All Paul ever did was winthe Race Across America, which is exactlywhat it sounds like: long, tough and wononly by the elite.NEW LISTINGLARGE FAMILY HOMEIn Central Novato. 3 Bedroom,2 bath, family room, den/study,panoramic view. $299,500This month's tip from the American Runningand Fitness Association: It's never toolate to get in shape. Many studies havedemonstrated that no matter what age youbegin an exercise program, you can expectto improve your physical condition just aseffectively as those younger than yourself.The studies showed that both aerobicfitness and strength can be improvedremarkably by participating in a regular exerciseprogram, even in sedentary groupsof people in their middle and late 60's. Ofcourse, if you have been sedentary andyou're no longer under 30 years old youshould check with a physician and startyour program slowly, but you should start.From The Journal of Applied Physiology:"Regular exercise improves the quality oflife and reduces the impact of diseasessuch as diabetes, high blood pressure,heart and artery problems, and some formsof cancer." What a reward for a few dropsof sweat.Well, for those of us who want to adda race or two to our training, here's what'sup soon. June 15 is the Sequoia Hospital'sRun by the Bay 10K and 5K in RedwoodCity. June 16 is the Macy's - AYH GreatSan Francisco Bike Adventure. June 22 isthe S.F. Giant's Run to Home Plate 5K.June 23 is the City of San FranciscoMarathon. The Fourth of July has raceseverywhere - you pick one and have fun.July 7 is the date for this year's Hook andLadder Race. We hope we are competitivethis year against the S.F. Fire Department.There's time to get in shape, so if you'reinterested let Lou Perez know. 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