Mondays Update

Today was the first day in the 2009 IGFA Rolex World Championships the 5th and final tournament to come to Cabo San Lucas in the last 5 weeks. The IGFA is an invitation only tournament with teams from 50 different countries around the world. Since May 2008, the last time the event was held, teams from all over the world have competed in 40-50 tournaments held in many different locales. The winning teams of these IGFA sponsored tournaments are invited to Cabo San Lucas, to fish with Cabo skippers and local Cabo boats for 4 days. Teams are paired up with 31' to 38' foot boats randomly, and no team will fish the same boat twice. This is a strict release only tournament with awards in Billfish, Dorado, Wahoo and Tuna categories. Three of our boats, Grey Light, El Nuevo RedRum and Pescado III are participating and all did well on day one. Alex from El Nuevo fished with a team from Brazil, and said they had a great time conversing in Spanish and Portuguese with each other, learning the differences between the two languages. Alex had a slow day catching only one billfish but also releasing several Dorado.

On Tantrum today, with Ramon and Juan, we had a share with Tommy Tran and Alice Ly, hooking up with Jeff Roberts. All went well for the new friends and they shared the day on the water bringing in 8 Dorado and 1 Striped Marlin.

Rick Navarro from Kansas is down visiting Los Cabos and wanted a day on the water with one of our Panga skippers. Rick fished with Jose on Ana Isabel and had a hell of a day. After catching and releasing a Striped Marlin, Rick also brought in 2 Dorado and 2 Yellowfin Tuna.

Joe Kus from Illinois also fished by himself today, with Captain Cesar on the RedBeam. Joe spent the morning catching 10 Dorado, releasing 6 of them. Joe came back to the office and told me about the great day he had on the water.

3 Boats: 13 Dorado, 1 Striped Marlin, 1 Tuna and a Bonita

David, Carolyn and John from Tennessee fished on our 33’ El Nuevo with Captain Alex. They fished Los Arcos on the Pacific side and caught 10 Dorado weighing twenty to twenty five pounds and a fifteen pound Tuna.

Jeff, Judy and Adrian from Wisconsin went out on our 42’ partner boat. They fished the Pacific side and caught a sixty pound bull Dorado, a twenty five pound Dorado and a small inshore fish called Bonita.

Blair, Jason, Neil and Glen from Louisiana fished on our 28’ ReelRum with Captain Omar and Mate Americo. They fished the Pacific side and caught a twenty pound Dorado and caught and released a hundred and forty pound Striped Marlin.

633 Pound Black Marlin!!!

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 6TH

2009 Los Cabos Tuna Jackpot Tournament, RedRum Sportfishing Results

2nd Place Winner, 2nd day – 3rd Place Winner, overall
Team: # 49 Joe and Sal Catania
Boat: Tantrum
Crew: Captain Ramon and Mate Juan
Catch: 90 pound Tuna
Where: Punta Gorda, 3 millas from shore
Bait: Sardines

This win is great for us and especially for the crew on Tantrum. Captain Ramon received a promotion only a few weeks ago and went from being the Mate on our 33’ El Nuevo to Captain for our 28’ Tantrum. Juan is his Mate and brand new to our team though we’ve known him for many years. A great win for everyone; congratulations guys!

Last years winners, RedRum owners Ryan and John Donovan went out on our 53’ partner boat Missing Lenk and on day #2 of the tournament caught a big one. Unfortunately it was a 633 lb Black Marlin for which there was no division. Here’s a photo of Ryan and his Marlin. If only they had caught this baby two weeks ago during the Bisbees!!!

A group of friends and family fished on three of our partner boats as well on Friday though not as part of the tournament. The first boat caught 12 Dorado weighing between twenty and forty pounds and an eighty pound Sailfish. A second boat caught 3 Dorado and a thirty five pound Wahoo. The third boat caught 6 Dorado a caught and released a Striped Marlin.

Jim and Richard from Palo Alto, CA went out on one of our 28’ partner boats and fished Los Arcos on the Pacific side, two miles from shore. They caught 5 Dorado weighing around twenty five pounds.

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 7TH

Angela, Tom, Debra and David from Windsor, Ontario fished on our 28’ Tantrum. They fished the Lighthouse on the Pacific side, two miles from shore and caught 2 Dorado and caught and released 2 Striped Marlin weighing a hundred and thirty and a hundred and sixty pounds.

Jennifer, Dean, Craig, Rachel and Doug from California went out on our 32’ RumRunnin with Captain Javier. They fished the Lighthouse, six miles from shore and caught 6 Dorado weighing around twenty five pounds.

Blain, Jason, Neil and Glen form Lake Providence, Louisiana fished on our 28’ ReelRum and caught 4 Dorado weighing around twenty pounds. They fished Los Arcos and the Lighthouse, a mile from shore.

Bobby and friends went out on our 32’ RedBeam. They fished the Lighthouse, two miles from shore and caught 7 Dorado weighing twenty five pounds each and released one of them. They also caught and released a hundred and forty pound Striped Marlin.

Tuna Tournament Day #2

Today was the second day of the Tuna Tournament. We didn't win anything yesterday but so far one of our boats has third place with a 90 pound Tuna. We are still waiting to hear back from our boats but here is what we've got:

Team: Catania # 49
Boat:Tantrum
Crew: Ramon y Juan
Catch: Tuna de 90 lbs (in third place so far)
Where: Punta Gorda, 3 millas de la orilla
Using: Sardinas

Team: # 88 Bradley
Boat: RedBeam
Crew: Cesar and Fabian
Catch: 6 Dorado

Tuna Tournament Day #1

Today is the first day of the Tuna Tournament. The same Tuna tournament that we won last year with a 244 pounder. So far two of our teams have come back but no word of a big one from either of them. What we did hear was that a boat, not from our fleet, came in earlier with a 383lb Tuna. Might as well start drinking everyone. Ok, ok, tomorrow is another day.

Tournament Outcome So Far

Team #7: Matz Group
Boat: El Nuevo
Crew: Alex and Manuel
Catch: 2 Tuna and 1 Sailfish c/r

Team #88: Bradley Group
Boat: RedBeam
Crew: Cesar and Fabian
Catch: 200 lb Blue Marlin caught by Greg Sr.

Non-Tournament Catch

Chris, Gary, Matthew and David went out on our 33' partner boat with Captain Jerry. They fished the Pacific side and caught 4 Dorado weighing between fifteen and twenty five pounds.

Mike, Murph, Bill and Pat went out on our 31' partner boat. They fished the Pacific side, four miles from shore and caught 11 Dorado weighing up to thirty five pounds, releasing 3 small ones. Mike caught a 245lb Blue Marlin using a red and black lure and Bill was the winner, catching an 8 pound Skipjack.

Their buddies on our 33' partner boat with Captain Federico also fished the Pacific side. Ben caught and released a hundred and eighty pound Striped Marlin after a fourty five minute fight. They al;so caught 3 Dorado weighing between twenty and twenty five pounds.

Abdul, Chris, Scott and Joel went out on our 28' partner boat. Scott caught a 22lb Sailfish, Abdul caught and released a hundred and forty pound Marlin and also caught a Dorado. Joel caught a fourty five pound Wahoo and Chris caught and released a Striped Marlin. Eight other friends went out on two of our other 28' partner boats and caught 9 Dorado and caught and released a Striped Marlin.

Rob and Wendy's Marlin - October 22nd on Tantrum

Rob and Wendy fished with us on October 22nd on our 28' Tantrum with Captain Ramon and Mate Juan. Here's their 190lb Striped Marlin weighin in at

Payton Fishing at Home

Payton Fishing at Home
Originally uploaded by redrumcabo

Payton grabs his rod & reel back home while fishing in his RedRum Gear. Thanks for sending in Grandpa Joe Muzyka!