Originally Posted by 2na (Post 852195)

there's been pieces of beach open the last two 4th's. No rush for stickers this year - I got #98 on Thursday at the end of the day.

the overnight parking lot pass that Karl mentions is available at the visitor's centers, not the ranger stations.

Originally Posted by Rappin Mikey (Post 852406)

I still love that place and will get a sticker every year until I can't. The wifey likes it, that makes things a bit easier for me. If you're willing to walk a bit or have a kayak/boat to get by the seals, you can still have epic days. I remember when I had to smuggle pizza in over the dunes from the airport one year when I was trying to get my sticker. That's how crowded it used to be. I still was a bait dunker back then. The coffin was always full. Things have changed.

Originally Posted by Sweetwater (Post 852807)

There will never be enough sharks to put a dent in the seal population. The only things that will make any real difference is disease, starvation, or a bounty. Disease and starvation are likely as the numbers have swelled dramatically and they've eaten just about everything that swims and is smaller than they are.

Originally Posted by 2na (Post 852799)

Holy crap! who's the kid in the 2nd pic!!

Originally Posted by Sweetwater (Post 852801)

This is how I remember the Race, fishing at night, with eels and watching 40 lb'ers come in like this one courtesy of the howler monkey.