A couple of weeks ago, my friend San Francisco Boater on a fishing expedition. He had made friend with Captain Perry Kerson who does fishing charters in San Francisco. SF Boater suggested that we go out and see what fish we can catch. On this day, the quest was for some halibut. I had been out fishing with SF Boater a couple of times before and we have a history of not catching fish.

This day was different. We caught a couple of fish. One was even a halibut. Here is a picture of the first mate Mikey gutting the fish.

I have to say that I didn’t like the idea of getting up early to go out on the cold ocean, but it was a lot more fun that I imagined. If you are in the San Francisco area and are looking to go fishing

And now for the personal finance links:

Money Writers:

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• Generation X Finance looks into flexible spending accounts: is a FSA right for you?
• Million Dollar Journey explains why the long term growth of the economy is not relevant to investing.
• Money Smart Life goes over mortgage protection insurance basics.
• My Dollar Plan asks do you have to pay taxes on unemployment?
• The Sun’s Financial Diary wonders when is the right time to apply for Social Security?

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