We had 4 boats out today and all went well. Water is still in the mid-80's and fish are still very active. First group was Lori and John Dean and their friends, Diane and William Andries. Lori, John, Diane and William are the latest to partake in our Play and Stay packages. They loved the accomodations at Portofino, but were ready to get on the water. Captain Alex headed towards the Golden Gate bank on the Pacific in search of some action and it didn't take long. They finished the day with 3 boated Dorado, and few Billfish strikes, but couldn't get a Billfish hook-up.
Mark and Dorothy Willingham are down from Houston, Texas and are no strangers to Hurricane warnings. They re-counted their tales of the past few years and the storms they have been through. Luckily, they are leaving town on Monday and won't have to wait out another storm. That being said, the Willingham's had a hell of a day on the water. 11 Dorado, and 1 Yellowfin Tuna when all was said and done.
The Father/Son crew. John Rocky, John Rocky Jr., and Justin Rocky are down from California fishing on a credit from last year, when their trip was cancelled due to a Hurricane. As much as we like the Rocky's, this is starting to look like a pattern here. Everytime they come down or plan on coming down a Hurricane comes with them. They guys had a great first day on the water, they had tons of Dorado strikes and landed 3 fish, they also hooked into and landed a nice Striped Marlin. Good stuff guys, see you tomorrow.
Finally, we had another Father/Son combo with Brad and Alex Dodge. Brad and Alex fished aboard ReelRum with Omar and Juan. All the guys did a great job with Omar and Juan putting the guys on the fish and Brad and Alex bringing them in. They finished the day with 4 Dorado and a Striped Marlin catch and release.
Still watching the storm. Keeping our fingers crossed.
Monday, August 31, 2009
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Hurricane Jimena
Let's all hope history repeats itself and this Miss Hurricane Jimena steers clear of us down in the Baja and heads out to the Pacific side missing the Los Cabos area. The port is currently still open in Los Cabos and its business as ususal. There are some storm clouds brewing in the sky but other than that it was a great day on the water for all RedRum boats... fish report to come soon. It's been a busy Sunday folks, bear with us!
Here is the latest from the report we follow on www.wunderground.com/tropical
Jimena is moving toward the west-northwest near 8 mph...13 km/hr...and a gradual turn toward the northwest and then north-northwest isexpected during the next 48 hours.
Satellite images indicate that the maximum sustained winds are now near 140 mph...220 km/hr...with higher gusts. Jimena is a category four hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Some fluctuations in strength are likely over the next day or two.
Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 25 miles...35 km...from the center...and tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 70 miles...110 km.
Saturday's Switch-up
Saturday morning was interesting to say the least, in more ways than one. First we had a mix up on Rum Runnin'. Today was day two for Scott and Lori Golden and their crew which totaled about 12 of their friends. Somewhere from here to the dock, we had a mix-up and they got on Rum Runnin. Only problem was, the Golden Group was booked on Anzuelo II for day 2.
Needless to say, I didn't figure this out until too late. I started to walk down the docks with Chad Taylor and his wife who had reserved Rum Runnin for the day and they were as shocked as I was to see another 4 clients on the boat they reserved. My bad.
After some apologies to both groups, we got everyone on their way. About 15 minutes later, as the boats are probably rounding the Arch and heading up the Pacific you can hear the sounds of incoming thunder storm. Luckily the boats were never in danger, but all the clients and everyone on the Marina had quite the show as lighting crashed off the coast towards the Sea of Cortez. As quick as it came, it was gone, but we did get our first 10 minutes of rain all year, and that was good.
As it turned out, both the groups from the switch-up did great. The Golden group had a double header on Marlin and it worked out perfect because of the twin fighting chairs on Anzuelo II. Caught and released both of them and came back to tell me how great of a day it was. Chad Taylor and his wife, kept the streak going on Rum Runnin and came back with 6 nice Dorado's.
The next group was John Black and his buddies from Texas, who were referrals from my good buddy Thomas Lacy. John and his buddies may have set the record for strikes on a RedRum boat on one day. John and the guys came back and said they had a good day, 3 Dorado. The true story was when Captain Marshall came back. He was really animated when telling me about his day. "Ryan, we must have had 35 strikes. We were sharpening hooks, changing the length on the hooksets, changing trolling speed. We could not get the hooks to set." I was chuckling a little bit, and certainly not at John Black and his crew's success or lack their of, but at Captain Marshall. I assured him that even while he gets to fish one of the most amazing areas of the world every day, from time to time, the ocean is going to win.
Let's see what tomorrow brings.
-Ryan
Needless to say, I didn't figure this out until too late. I started to walk down the docks with Chad Taylor and his wife who had reserved Rum Runnin for the day and they were as shocked as I was to see another 4 clients on the boat they reserved. My bad.
After some apologies to both groups, we got everyone on their way. About 15 minutes later, as the boats are probably rounding the Arch and heading up the Pacific you can hear the sounds of incoming thunder storm. Luckily the boats were never in danger, but all the clients and everyone on the Marina had quite the show as lighting crashed off the coast towards the Sea of Cortez. As quick as it came, it was gone, but we did get our first 10 minutes of rain all year, and that was good.
As it turned out, both the groups from the switch-up did great. The Golden group had a double header on Marlin and it worked out perfect because of the twin fighting chairs on Anzuelo II. Caught and released both of them and came back to tell me how great of a day it was. Chad Taylor and his wife, kept the streak going on Rum Runnin and came back with 6 nice Dorado's.
The next group was John Black and his buddies from Texas, who were referrals from my good buddy Thomas Lacy. John and his buddies may have set the record for strikes on a RedRum boat on one day. John and the guys came back and said they had a good day, 3 Dorado. The true story was when Captain Marshall came back. He was really animated when telling me about his day. "Ryan, we must have had 35 strikes. We were sharpening hooks, changing the length on the hooksets, changing trolling speed. We could not get the hooks to set." I was chuckling a little bit, and certainly not at John Black and his crew's success or lack their of, but at Captain Marshall. I assured him that even while he gets to fish one of the most amazing areas of the world every day, from time to time, the ocean is going to win.
Let's see what tomorrow brings.
-Ryan
Friday, August 28, 2009
Stuck on Fish
Hola fellow angler enthusiasts, hope everyone is enjoying their summer and planning their next adventure to Cabo. We're having a great week fishing and the temperature even seems to be stabilizing a bit though still quite warm. before we report on todays catch we wanted to catch you up on Tuesdays great fun.
Tuesday August 25th, 2009
Rich and JR went out on our 32’ RumRunnin with Captain Javier and Mate Manuel. They fished Golden Gate and caught 12 Tuna and 8 Dorado.
Steve and his girlfriend Liza, good friends of Ryan Donovan’s are in town with family staying at the Portofino condos that we offer in our Play and Stay packages. They fished on our 28’ ReelRum at Golden Gate and caught 9 Dorado which they have been enjoying for lunch and dinners at our favorite restaurant in town, Misiones de Kino.
Our great friend Brian and his wife Viven went out on our 33’ El Nuevo with Captain Alex and Mate Ramon. They were the first boat back after plenty of action out on the Pacific. The first fish they caught was a inshore fish we call Bonita which literally translates as “pretty” though I’m not sure that I would agree with the translation. After that warm up they got going really quick and caught 9 Dorado by 9am at one point having a triple hook-up. As if that weren’t enough, they caught and released 3 Sailfish and caught a Wahoo as well. Nice job Brian and Viven!!!
Friday August 28th, 2009
John Donovan and Scott Golden met four years ago at a football game when John had just taken over RedRum Sportfishing in Cabo San Lucas. They immidietely bonded over their passion to fish and have been working together ever since. John hooking him and his friend at Deep Blue marine up with great fishing trips and Scott in turn getting us top quality fishing accessories. Scott and his group of ten other anglers went out on three of our boats today, our 28’ ReelRum, our 32’ RumRunnin and our 33’ El Nuevo. ReelRum was the first boat back with 7 twenty to twenty five pound Dorado’s that they caught by Golden Gate using lures. They released one back into the 83 degree ocean. The group that went out on RumRunnin caught 8 Dorado and released 2, also around twenty five pounds each. Laurie Golden caught and released a hundred and forty pound Sailfish on our 33’ El Nuevo and the rest of the group pitched in with a few more Dorado which they generously shared with the crew. We’ll see everyone back tomorrow for round #2. Check out Deep Blue Marine at http://www.deepbluemarine.com/.
John Robertson and friends from New Orleans, LA are in Cabo fishing for the first time and went out on our 32’ RedBeam with Captain Marcial and Mate Fabian. They fished Golden Gate and caught 12 twenty five pound Dorado.
Cindy and David from San Antonio, Texas went out on one of our partner boats and caught 15 Dorado, most of which they released and the rest they shared with their crew. They also fought a Marlin but it ended up getting away this time.
Darton, Blake, Jeremy, Alisa and Chris from Tulsa, Oklahoma went out on another one of our great partner boats and caught 2 Dorado using lures on the Pacific side.
Tuesday August 25th, 2009
Rich and JR went out on our 32’ RumRunnin with Captain Javier and Mate Manuel. They fished Golden Gate and caught 12 Tuna and 8 Dorado.
Steve and his girlfriend Liza, good friends of Ryan Donovan’s are in town with family staying at the Portofino condos that we offer in our Play and Stay packages. They fished on our 28’ ReelRum at Golden Gate and caught 9 Dorado which they have been enjoying for lunch and dinners at our favorite restaurant in town, Misiones de Kino.
Our great friend Brian and his wife Viven went out on our 33’ El Nuevo with Captain Alex and Mate Ramon. They were the first boat back after plenty of action out on the Pacific. The first fish they caught was a inshore fish we call Bonita which literally translates as “pretty” though I’m not sure that I would agree with the translation. After that warm up they got going really quick and caught 9 Dorado by 9am at one point having a triple hook-up. As if that weren’t enough, they caught and released 3 Sailfish and caught a Wahoo as well. Nice job Brian and Viven!!!
Friday August 28th, 2009
John Donovan and Scott Golden met four years ago at a football game when John had just taken over RedRum Sportfishing in Cabo San Lucas. They immidietely bonded over their passion to fish and have been working together ever since. John hooking him and his friend at Deep Blue marine up with great fishing trips and Scott in turn getting us top quality fishing accessories. Scott and his group of ten other anglers went out on three of our boats today, our 28’ ReelRum, our 32’ RumRunnin and our 33’ El Nuevo. ReelRum was the first boat back with 7 twenty to twenty five pound Dorado’s that they caught by Golden Gate using lures. They released one back into the 83 degree ocean. The group that went out on RumRunnin caught 8 Dorado and released 2, also around twenty five pounds each. Laurie Golden caught and released a hundred and forty pound Sailfish on our 33’ El Nuevo and the rest of the group pitched in with a few more Dorado which they generously shared with the crew. We’ll see everyone back tomorrow for round #2. Check out Deep Blue Marine at http://www.deepbluemarine.com/.
John Robertson and friends from New Orleans, LA are in Cabo fishing for the first time and went out on our 32’ RedBeam with Captain Marcial and Mate Fabian. They fished Golden Gate and caught 12 twenty five pound Dorado.
Cindy and David from San Antonio, Texas went out on one of our partner boats and caught 15 Dorado, most of which they released and the rest they shared with their crew. They also fought a Marlin but it ended up getting away this time.
Darton, Blake, Jeremy, Alisa and Chris from Tulsa, Oklahoma went out on another one of our great partner boats and caught 2 Dorado using lures on the Pacific side.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Wishing for Tuna in Cali as in Baja
David McAninch and friends from Santa Barbara, California went out on our 32’ RumRunnin with Captain Javier and Mate Manuel. They headed to the Pacific side and caught 3 Dorado and 3 Tuna. David’s been fishing in Cabo before but it was a first for the rest of the guys and they’re looking forward to dinner time.
Ron went out on our 28’ ReelRum with Captain Omar and Mate Americo. They also headed to the pacific side and thought they found a lot of fish they were stubborn to bite. Though it was quiet the boys found a Dorado for Ron to fight.
Mario and friends, from Seattle, San Diego and Dallas went out on our 33’ El Nuevo with Captain Alex and Mate Ramon. Nate got the big catch of the day, fighting an 80 pound Sailfish which was released. They also caught 7 Dorado, the largest weighing thirty pounds, releasing three of them. All this just three miles offshore in the Golden Gate area.
Ti and wife Melanie from Pensacola, Florida went out on our 32’ RedBeam with Captain Marcial and Mate Fabian. They found their catch five miles offshore straight out from the Marina. Both Ti and Melanie got the chance to reel in and release a Marlin, the first weighing about 110 pounds and the second close to 140 pounds. They also caught 4 Dorado which they’ll be enjoying for lunch and dinner throughout the week.
John Donovan is playing the famous card once again and being the great guy that he is he's using his fame for a good cause tonight. Every year the San Diego chapter of the Make A Wish Foundation holds a Tuna tournament they call the "Tuna Challenge". John will be speaking to the anglers participating in the tournament to give them tips on how to catch a Tuna the RedRum/Cabo San Lucas way. Buena Suerte!!!
Ron went out on our 28’ ReelRum with Captain Omar and Mate Americo. They also headed to the pacific side and thought they found a lot of fish they were stubborn to bite. Though it was quiet the boys found a Dorado for Ron to fight.
Mario and friends, from Seattle, San Diego and Dallas went out on our 33’ El Nuevo with Captain Alex and Mate Ramon. Nate got the big catch of the day, fighting an 80 pound Sailfish which was released. They also caught 7 Dorado, the largest weighing thirty pounds, releasing three of them. All this just three miles offshore in the Golden Gate area.
Ti and wife Melanie from Pensacola, Florida went out on our 32’ RedBeam with Captain Marcial and Mate Fabian. They found their catch five miles offshore straight out from the Marina. Both Ti and Melanie got the chance to reel in and release a Marlin, the first weighing about 110 pounds and the second close to 140 pounds. They also caught 4 Dorado which they’ll be enjoying for lunch and dinner throughout the week.
John Donovan is playing the famous card once again and being the great guy that he is he's using his fame for a good cause tonight. Every year the San Diego chapter of the Make A Wish Foundation holds a Tuna tournament they call the "Tuna Challenge". John will be speaking to the anglers participating in the tournament to give them tips on how to catch a Tuna the RedRum/Cabo San Lucas way. Buena Suerte!!!
Harary Fishing
I just wanted to thank you for such a wonderful 2 days of fishing last week. Im lucky if I get to go out deep sea even once a year- so to come home with a cooler full of fish and great memories was definitely worth the trip from NYC. As I mentioned, this was our 4th trip down to Cabo in order to fish and I am sorry that we waited so long to give you guys a shot. Omar and Amerigo on the Reel Rum were absolutely fantastic. They listened to all of our requests regarding the types of fish that we wanted to catch, and they made it happen (sans Marlin- although we saw some, just couldn’t hook them). I wrote the following emails out to my family while I was on the boat during my days fishing- enjoy…..
Tuesday August 18th
Beautiful 100 degrees and sunny...
We went out this AM on the ReelRum to the Pacific side of Cabo to an area called the Golden Gate. At 8:30 am we hooked up with and landed a 65# sailfish. Went until 10:30 before we got a Mahi. It wad pretty small so we released it. At 12:30 all hell broke loose. Frigate birds circling low overhead and diving. There were tons of dolphins and seals swimming in the water a long side our boat. We were sure we were gonna get tuna there. Next thing we know is one of the rods gets a hit and starts losing line fast. Soon we get a closer look at this monster fish. None other than your good old warm blooded friend mr dolphin (no, not the fish). Very sad to say the least. The mate worked for 40 min in order to free it. It is very unusual to hook a porpoise, and to my surprise it took a Marlin plug that we were trolling- not even live bait. In all the mayhem I managed to hook up with and release a 2nd sailfish weighing in slightly over 100#. Leah ended up catching 1 more 20lb mahi. After that we had a few more marlin sightings, but couldn't get them to bite. Total tally for the day 2 sailfish released, 1 mahi released, 1 mahi kept for dinner. The elusive marlin continues to school me- at least until tomorrow
Wednesday August 19th
Time to fire up the grill....
. I am currently writing this on the boat racing back to the dock. What a fantastic adventure!
We decided to try our luck in a completely different part of the fishing grounds. We took a 30 mile trip offshore in search of some pelagics (tuna, mahi, marlin). After the 1.5 hour ride up to the grounds, the scene was dead. No marine life or bird life like we had experienced yesterday. There was 1 other boat on the horizon. After 3.5 grueling hours of waiting and melting in the hellish rays of the sun our luck took a turn for the better. We saw marine life in all directions as far as the eye can see. They were dolphins playing and putting on a show for us. I was hoping that the pods of dolphins that we were trolling with would have a pack of hungry tuna traveling with them. At 12pm we got our first bite. It was a double header with leah fighting a 20lb class tuna in the chair and I was fighting a slightly larger fish on standup gear. Amerigo our mate turns to me and in a heavily accented english says "its tuna time!!". Now I don't care if you are an avid fisherman or a novice, but those words will wake any angler out of a slumber. Suddenly the water was on fire again. 100# tuna were launching out of the water like missiles chasing after bait fleeing for their lives. Amerigo pitched a live sardine out to the mayhem and we were on with a 35 pounder. I struggled to get this fish to the boat, and when I finally did, we were on with another fish. Leah was in the seat for this one which turned out to be a beautiful 35lb. Bull Mahi. We trolled for a few minutes and saw some fish busting bait on the surface so Amerigo pitched another sardine. There was an immediate hookup with a locomotive that headed for the depths. It took 20 min to get her in, but when I did, I was face to face with the 50lber that is pictured here. I would have been scared to see what her big poppa would have fought like. Total tally for the day 5 tuna and 1 Dorado (mahi). The still elusive marlin is out there somewhere, and will continue to haunt my dreams.
~Andrew Harary
Tuesday August 18th
Beautiful 100 degrees and sunny...
We went out this AM on the ReelRum to the Pacific side of Cabo to an area called the Golden Gate. At 8:30 am we hooked up with and landed a 65# sailfish. Went until 10:30 before we got a Mahi. It wad pretty small so we released it. At 12:30 all hell broke loose. Frigate birds circling low overhead and diving. There were tons of dolphins and seals swimming in the water a long side our boat. We were sure we were gonna get tuna there. Next thing we know is one of the rods gets a hit and starts losing line fast. Soon we get a closer look at this monster fish. None other than your good old warm blooded friend mr dolphin (no, not the fish). Very sad to say the least. The mate worked for 40 min in order to free it. It is very unusual to hook a porpoise, and to my surprise it took a Marlin plug that we were trolling- not even live bait. In all the mayhem I managed to hook up with and release a 2nd sailfish weighing in slightly over 100#. Leah ended up catching 1 more 20lb mahi. After that we had a few more marlin sightings, but couldn't get them to bite. Total tally for the day 2 sailfish released, 1 mahi released, 1 mahi kept for dinner. The elusive marlin continues to school me- at least until tomorrow
Wednesday August 19th
Time to fire up the grill....
. I am currently writing this on the boat racing back to the dock. What a fantastic adventure!
We decided to try our luck in a completely different part of the fishing grounds. We took a 30 mile trip offshore in search of some pelagics (tuna, mahi, marlin). After the 1.5 hour ride up to the grounds, the scene was dead. No marine life or bird life like we had experienced yesterday. There was 1 other boat on the horizon. After 3.5 grueling hours of waiting and melting in the hellish rays of the sun our luck took a turn for the better. We saw marine life in all directions as far as the eye can see. They were dolphins playing and putting on a show for us. I was hoping that the pods of dolphins that we were trolling with would have a pack of hungry tuna traveling with them. At 12pm we got our first bite. It was a double header with leah fighting a 20lb class tuna in the chair and I was fighting a slightly larger fish on standup gear. Amerigo our mate turns to me and in a heavily accented english says "its tuna time!!". Now I don't care if you are an avid fisherman or a novice, but those words will wake any angler out of a slumber. Suddenly the water was on fire again. 100# tuna were launching out of the water like missiles chasing after bait fleeing for their lives. Amerigo pitched a live sardine out to the mayhem and we were on with a 35 pounder. I struggled to get this fish to the boat, and when I finally did, we were on with another fish. Leah was in the seat for this one which turned out to be a beautiful 35lb. Bull Mahi. We trolled for a few minutes and saw some fish busting bait on the surface so Amerigo pitched another sardine. There was an immediate hookup with a locomotive that headed for the depths. It took 20 min to get her in, but when I did, I was face to face with the 50lber that is pictured here. I would have been scared to see what her big poppa would have fought like. Total tally for the day 5 tuna and 1 Dorado (mahi). The still elusive marlin is out there somewhere, and will continue to haunt my dreams.
~Andrew Harary
Muzyka Play and Stay
Joe and Irene Muzyka, Alan Smith, Bob Turner and Dave Dunlevy from New Jersey booked a Play and Stay package with us and fished on our 32' RumRunnin on August 17th, 19th and 21st. They had lots of fun out on the water with Captain Javier and Mate Manuel and brought back lots of Dorado, Tuna and fought a few Marlin and Sails which they released.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Kathy's Tuna
Brooke & Ryan,
Kathy and I just wanted to thank both you and Ryan for setting us up so well for our stay in Cabo! The condo was perfect for our arrival. We really had a great time, especially fishing!
All your recommendations for dinners and activities were great, they were all top notch places and people. You guys are both truly connected and part of the community. Not to mention a great reputation fishing as well.
You guys made our stay both memorable and enjoyable!! See you guys in November.....
We had some of our catch for dinner the other night with family and friends and it was all outstanding!! Nice job packaging up our fish for us. It was still completely frozen solid....9 hours later!!
--Rusty & Kathy Magliozzi
Kathy and I just wanted to thank both you and Ryan for setting us up so well for our stay in Cabo! The condo was perfect for our arrival. We really had a great time, especially fishing!
All your recommendations for dinners and activities were great, they were all top notch places and people. You guys are both truly connected and part of the community. Not to mention a great reputation fishing as well.
You guys made our stay both memorable and enjoyable!! See you guys in November.....
We had some of our catch for dinner the other night with family and friends and it was all outstanding!! Nice job packaging up our fish for us. It was still completely frozen solid....9 hours later!!
--Rusty & Kathy Magliozzi
Taryn & Troy Salzar
Troy Salazar's trip aboard RumRunnin on August 16th, 2009
I would like to first start off by saying a BIG thanks to Ryan and Brooke of RedRum Sportfishing for an EXCELLENT time aboard one of their boats. They set us up on one of their 32 ft Sport fishers "RUM RUNNIN " a 6 pack boat that included Me my daughter and 4 of my friends that were vacationing with us.
The boat is in immaculate condition with top of the line equipment Shimano / Penn International on board just in case you didn't happen to bring your own. These airlines are just getting out of hand with the cost anymore so it is somewhat of a pain in the ass to transport! Anyway arrived at the boat around 5:45 waiting for the office to open to see what we needed to pick up at the store located in the landing . To my surprise I was greeted by RYAN the owner he payed personal attention to us and made sure the boat was packed with ICE, Lunches, Water for the trip as well as arranging mexican licenses for the day . The service was second to none so a few handshakes and an introduction to the crew and we are off . RedRum has a regular bait supplier in the harbor so they are GUARENTEED to have bait available even when it becomes scarce for MOST! That was good to hear so we picked up a dozen pieces and plotted a course the plan was to head to the Banks to see what was cracking but if anything looked FISHY along the way. So after about an hour + trek up the coast we get to some promising looking water lots of life porpoise , turtles , and bait fish balling on the surface the Captain had had some luck the day before. The Temp is high and the Tuna count seems to be coming up just the day before we left saw a guy in the harbor with a 200+ Yellowfin!
So we get the trollers out and start marching into the BLUE with all eyes on the water . It is not long I see a 100 + lb class striped marlin fining on the surface he had a slight case of the LOCK JAW as they sometimes do but it didn't discourage us just got the adrenaline going . It wasn't long before we spot the second one fining and seems he wants to GO ! ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ FISH ON the deckhand ( Martine) hands off the rod to me and I IMMEDIATELY pass it off to my daughter ( 8 ) as the fish makes it's first jump . I can honestly say it was one of my proudest moments the look on her face ...gritting her teeth ready to take this fish to task ( FEARLESS) anyway she fought it for about 15 minutes until she couldn't take it anymore and DAD pitched in . The Guys on the boat laughed when I said those chairs are for pussies and strapped on the belt to handle this shit in true WEST COAST fashion . After about 20 minutes got the fish to the boat guessed the weight at around 100 to 110. A beautiful and respectable fish none the less . Turns out we repeated that process 2 more times before the day was over with 3 landed the BIG one for us going 140 lbs. ALL RELEASED after a few quick photos what a magnificent animal!
After a few MARLIN pulled on it was time to downsize the gear and see if we couldn't catch some dinner. Smaller feathers deployed we didn't make it 10 minutes before the first knockdown a small DORADO probably 8 to 10 lb. class Ended up at the end of the day keeping 9 for the boat of 6 but pulled on MANY more than that ! All the smaller or shall I say smallest models were released . My buddy Mike that went with us farmed 3 nice fish during the course of the day all I could do was shake my head but it was his first time fishing in the ocean so how mad can you get. The closing of the day was getting the trollers in and start steaming back to the the harbor when all of a sudden the CAPTAIN throttles up and make a quick turn I knew it was going to be something GOOD .....and it was . A Pair of Male and Female DORADO swimming on the surface and they are the BIGGER MODELS ! Bait goes in and ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ the female wants to GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I burry the hook and She comes flying out of the water and starts ripping line ........YEAH ! After about 10 minutes in the water and several jumps later the male decides to take a look at the action so I kept her in the water to see if we couldn't get him to take bait .........HE was smarter and had a case of the lockjaw. Until Next time for him estimated the weight of the female to be between 35 and 40 lbs. That I am not sure of but was a VERY nice fish to end the day with . Hats off the the REdRum Crew aboard Rum Runnin for and awesome time aboard your boat I would recommend you to ANYONE we all had a blast www.redrumcabo.com .......Made memories that will last a lifetime and you gained a CUSTOMER for LIFE !!!!!!! See you next year Ryan and thanks again for EVERYTHING .
Troy Salazar
I would like to first start off by saying a BIG thanks to Ryan and Brooke of RedRum Sportfishing for an EXCELLENT time aboard one of their boats. They set us up on one of their 32 ft Sport fishers "RUM RUNNIN " a 6 pack boat that included Me my daughter and 4 of my friends that were vacationing with us.
The boat is in immaculate condition with top of the line equipment Shimano / Penn International on board just in case you didn't happen to bring your own. These airlines are just getting out of hand with the cost anymore so it is somewhat of a pain in the ass to transport! Anyway arrived at the boat around 5:45 waiting for the office to open to see what we needed to pick up at the store located in the landing . To my surprise I was greeted by RYAN the owner he payed personal attention to us and made sure the boat was packed with ICE, Lunches, Water for the trip as well as arranging mexican licenses for the day . The service was second to none so a few handshakes and an introduction to the crew and we are off . RedRum has a regular bait supplier in the harbor so they are GUARENTEED to have bait available even when it becomes scarce for MOST! That was good to hear so we picked up a dozen pieces and plotted a course the plan was to head to the Banks to see what was cracking but if anything looked FISHY along the way. So after about an hour + trek up the coast we get to some promising looking water lots of life porpoise , turtles , and bait fish balling on the surface the Captain had had some luck the day before. The Temp is high and the Tuna count seems to be coming up just the day before we left saw a guy in the harbor with a 200+ Yellowfin!
So we get the trollers out and start marching into the BLUE with all eyes on the water . It is not long I see a 100 + lb class striped marlin fining on the surface he had a slight case of the LOCK JAW as they sometimes do but it didn't discourage us just got the adrenaline going . It wasn't long before we spot the second one fining and seems he wants to GO ! ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ FISH ON the deckhand ( Martine) hands off the rod to me and I IMMEDIATELY pass it off to my daughter ( 8 ) as the fish makes it's first jump . I can honestly say it was one of my proudest moments the look on her face ...gritting her teeth ready to take this fish to task ( FEARLESS) anyway she fought it for about 15 minutes until she couldn't take it anymore and DAD pitched in . The Guys on the boat laughed when I said those chairs are for pussies and strapped on the belt to handle this shit in true WEST COAST fashion . After about 20 minutes got the fish to the boat guessed the weight at around 100 to 110. A beautiful and respectable fish none the less . Turns out we repeated that process 2 more times before the day was over with 3 landed the BIG one for us going 140 lbs. ALL RELEASED after a few quick photos what a magnificent animal!
After a few MARLIN pulled on it was time to downsize the gear and see if we couldn't catch some dinner. Smaller feathers deployed we didn't make it 10 minutes before the first knockdown a small DORADO probably 8 to 10 lb. class Ended up at the end of the day keeping 9 for the boat of 6 but pulled on MANY more than that ! All the smaller or shall I say smallest models were released . My buddy Mike that went with us farmed 3 nice fish during the course of the day all I could do was shake my head but it was his first time fishing in the ocean so how mad can you get. The closing of the day was getting the trollers in and start steaming back to the the harbor when all of a sudden the CAPTAIN throttles up and make a quick turn I knew it was going to be something GOOD .....and it was . A Pair of Male and Female DORADO swimming on the surface and they are the BIGGER MODELS ! Bait goes in and ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ the female wants to GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I burry the hook and She comes flying out of the water and starts ripping line ........YEAH ! After about 10 minutes in the water and several jumps later the male decides to take a look at the action so I kept her in the water to see if we couldn't get him to take bait .........HE was smarter and had a case of the lockjaw. Until Next time for him estimated the weight of the female to be between 35 and 40 lbs. That I am not sure of but was a VERY nice fish to end the day with . Hats off the the REdRum Crew aboard Rum Runnin for and awesome time aboard your boat I would recommend you to ANYONE we all had a blast www.redrumcabo.com .......Made memories that will last a lifetime and you gained a CUSTOMER for LIFE !!!!!!! See you next year Ryan and thanks again for EVERYTHING .
Troy Salazar
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Not a Day of Rest
John “El Jefe” Donovan went out a second time this week but this time he left the ladies by the pool and went out for a day with the guys. Jonathan and Benny and El Jefe fished on our 32’ RumRunnin with Captain Marcial and Juan. The caught and released 2 Dorado, caught another that they kept and also fought and reeled in a forty pound Wahoo.
Keith and Corey from Ohio went out for the second time this week. Last time they fished on our RedBeam and today they fished on our 28’ ReelRum with Captain Americo and Mate “El Tata”. They came back because they wanted to catch a Marlin and a Sailfish and that they did. The Marlin weighed about 90 pounds and was caught using a lure and the Sailfish weighed a hundred pounds and was caught using live bait. They were at Golden Gate about two to three miles offshore where the water was between eighty four to eighty five degrees.
Justin, Chris, Jake, Stacy and Cody from Texas went out on our 32’ RedBeam with Captain Alex and Mate Ramon. They headed out to the lighthouse and caught 4 twenty to thirty pound Dorado’s only a few miles offshore.
Keith and Corey from Ohio went out for the second time this week. Last time they fished on our RedBeam and today they fished on our 28’ ReelRum with Captain Americo and Mate “El Tata”. They came back because they wanted to catch a Marlin and a Sailfish and that they did. The Marlin weighed about 90 pounds and was caught using a lure and the Sailfish weighed a hundred pounds and was caught using live bait. They were at Golden Gate about two to three miles offshore where the water was between eighty four to eighty five degrees.
Justin, Chris, Jake, Stacy and Cody from Texas went out on our 32’ RedBeam with Captain Alex and Mate Ramon. They headed out to the lighthouse and caught 4 twenty to thirty pound Dorado’s only a few miles offshore.
Jefe Goes Fishing
SATURDAY AUGUST 22ND, 2009
Josh, Ben, Evan, Eric, Matt and Jacob went out on our RedBeam with Captain Marcial. They headed to Golden Gate where they caught 9 Dorado weighing fifteen to twenty five pounds and a twenty pound Tuna. We vacuum sealed and froze most of their fish for them to take back with them to Louisiana tomorrow and they took the rest of the fillets to Misiones de Kino for dinner. A nice end to their fishing vacation purchased through CCA. They enjoyed their trip so much they plan on coming back for one of our Play and Stay packages next year.
John Donovan met Danae and her boyfriend Jesse at Misiones de Kino the other night, told them all about the RedRum fishing experience that they simply could not miss out on and today they went out on our 28’ ReelRum with Captain Americo and Mate Juan. At only three miles from shore in the Golden Gate area they caught and released 2 Marlin, one weighed a hundred and twenty five pounds and the second weighing a hundred and seventy five pounds. They also caught 2 Dorado weighing in between fifteen and twenty five pounds. It was their first time fishing in Cabo and they vowed it would not be their last.
John also ran into some of Donnie’s (aka Ryan Donovn) old college buddies and found himself some friends to fish with. Kristen, Kimberly, Claire and Melanie went out on our 32’ RumRunnin with the Jefe himself along with Captain Omar and Mate Cesar. The girls each took turns reeling in the hundred and fifty pound Striped Marlin which they later released and swam with. That’s right folks, after reeling that biggie in they jumped into the ocean and went for a ride together. The ladies also caught and released a small Dorado and fought another that got away.
Josh, Ben, Evan, Eric, Matt and Jacob went out on our RedBeam with Captain Marcial. They headed to Golden Gate where they caught 9 Dorado weighing fifteen to twenty five pounds and a twenty pound Tuna. We vacuum sealed and froze most of their fish for them to take back with them to Louisiana tomorrow and they took the rest of the fillets to Misiones de Kino for dinner. A nice end to their fishing vacation purchased through CCA. They enjoyed their trip so much they plan on coming back for one of our Play and Stay packages next year.
John Donovan met Danae and her boyfriend Jesse at Misiones de Kino the other night, told them all about the RedRum fishing experience that they simply could not miss out on and today they went out on our 28’ ReelRum with Captain Americo and Mate Juan. At only three miles from shore in the Golden Gate area they caught and released 2 Marlin, one weighed a hundred and twenty five pounds and the second weighing a hundred and seventy five pounds. They also caught 2 Dorado weighing in between fifteen and twenty five pounds. It was their first time fishing in Cabo and they vowed it would not be their last.
John also ran into some of Donnie’s (aka Ryan Donovn) old college buddies and found himself some friends to fish with. Kristen, Kimberly, Claire and Melanie went out on our 32’ RumRunnin with the Jefe himself along with Captain Omar and Mate Cesar. The girls each took turns reeling in the hundred and fifty pound Striped Marlin which they later released and swam with. That’s right folks, after reeling that biggie in they jumped into the ocean and went for a ride together. The ladies also caught and released a small Dorado and fought another that got away.
Friday, August 21, 2009
Mucho Dorado
Joe, Robert, David, Barbara, Irene and Alan from New Jersey went out for the third time this week on our 32’ Rum Runnin with Captain Javier and Mate Manuel. Out by Golden Gate on the Pacific Joe caught and released a Marlin, and the rest of the group caught 3 Dorado and 3 Tuna. After having such a great week with RedRum they decided to steal John Donovan away from the office and coerce him into sharing a few beers with them next door; poor Jefe.
Jake and friends went out on our 54’ Missing Lenk and caught a twenty pound Tuna, a twelve pound Dorado and a hundred and twenty pound Marlin which they released. The fight took place just two miles offshore inside Golden Gate.
Greg, his wife Mary and their fifteen year old son Nathan from California went out on our 28’ ReelRum with Captain Omar and Mate Americo. Out by Golden Gate Nathan caught a sixty pound bull Dorado in a fight that lasted forty minutes. He’s a nice kid so he left his dad a fifteen pound Dorado to fight afterwards.
Josh, Ben, Evan, Eric, Matt and Jacob from Louisiana went out on our 33’ El Nuevo with Captain Alex and mate Ramon.
Jake and friends went out on our 54’ Missing Lenk and caught a twenty pound Tuna, a twelve pound Dorado and a hundred and twenty pound Marlin which they released. The fight took place just two miles offshore inside Golden Gate.
Greg, his wife Mary and their fifteen year old son Nathan from California went out on our 28’ ReelRum with Captain Omar and Mate Americo. Out by Golden Gate Nathan caught a sixty pound bull Dorado in a fight that lasted forty minutes. He’s a nice kid so he left his dad a fifteen pound Dorado to fight afterwards.
Josh, Ben, Evan, Eric, Matt and Jacob from Louisiana went out on our 33’ El Nuevo with Captain Alex and mate Ramon.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
BIG TUNA
Jimmy, Leslie and Scott went out for the on one of our partner boats with our good friend Captain Ulises. It was their third day fishing after going out on Pangas the first day and our 32’ RumRunnin yesterday. They headed out towards Golden Gate on the Pacific Side and caught and released a Striped Marlin that weighed close to a hundred and forty pounds, caught by Scott; 2 Sailfish weighing around a hundred pounds caught by Leslie and Jimmy and 2 Dorado weighing twenty five to thirty five pounds caught by jimmy and Scott. Not a bad record.
Daniel and Giannina from Miami, Florida went out on our 33’ El Nuevo with Captain Alex and Mate Ramon. They each caught and released a Striped Marlin as well as 7 more Dorado which they donated to their crew.
Keith, Lisa, Jennifer and Corey from Columbus, Ohio went out on our 32’ RedBeam with Captain Marcial and Mate Fabian. They hooked onto a big Tuna at point 95 on the Sea of Cortez around 12:45pm and Lisa fought that biggy for almost two hours. The massive Tuna came in at 145 pounds. Lisa was kind enough to let someone else in her group catch a fish as well; Jennifer caught a 20 pound Dorado on the sea of Cortez.
Phil and friends went fishing for the second time this week, this time on our 28’ ReelRum with Captain Omar and Americo. They caught 5 Dorado, the heaviest weighing 50 pounds, and Earl caught and released a hundred and forty five pound, six foot five Marlin.
Amber, Mackenzie, Wendy and James Hitchcock went out for the second time this week, this time on our 32’ RumRunnin with Captain Javier and Mate Juan. They caught 7 Dorado weighing between twenty five to forty five pounds and caught and released a Striped Marlin.
Daniel and Giannina from Miami, Florida went out on our 33’ El Nuevo with Captain Alex and Mate Ramon. They each caught and released a Striped Marlin as well as 7 more Dorado which they donated to their crew.
Keith, Lisa, Jennifer and Corey from Columbus, Ohio went out on our 32’ RedBeam with Captain Marcial and Mate Fabian. They hooked onto a big Tuna at point 95 on the Sea of Cortez around 12:45pm and Lisa fought that biggy for almost two hours. The massive Tuna came in at 145 pounds. Lisa was kind enough to let someone else in her group catch a fish as well; Jennifer caught a 20 pound Dorado on the sea of Cortez.
Phil and friends went fishing for the second time this week, this time on our 28’ ReelRum with Captain Omar and Americo. They caught 5 Dorado, the heaviest weighing 50 pounds, and Earl caught and released a hundred and forty five pound, six foot five Marlin.
Amber, Mackenzie, Wendy and James Hitchcock went out for the second time this week, this time on our 32’ RumRunnin with Captain Javier and Mate Juan. They caught 7 Dorado weighing between twenty five to forty five pounds and caught and released a Striped Marlin.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Mid-Week Report
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AUGUST 18TH AND 19TH, 2009
Andrew and Leah from New York City went out two days in a row on our 28’ ReelRum with Captain Omar and Mate Americo. On Tuesday they headed on the Pacific and caught 2 Dorado and caught and released 2 Sailfish. They returned to the Pacific on Wednesday, this time catching a 30 pound Dorado and 5 Tuna, two of which weighed 35 and 50 pounds, the others weighing twenty pounds. They caught this last batch ten miles outside Jimmy banks where the water was at 83 degrees.
Jimmy, Scott, Joey and Leslie went out yesterday on our 32’ RumRunnin with Captain Javier and Mate Manuel. Out on the pacific side by Golden Gates they caught 8 Dorado and caught and released 2 Marlin. This group had so much fun they will be going out for a third time tomorrow!
Amber, Mackenzie, Wendy and James went out on our 33’ El Nuevo yesterday with Captain Alex and mate Ramon. They caught a Sailfish, a Marlin and 5 Dorado on the Pacific side and will be coming back on Friday for more.
Joe, Robert, David, Barbara, Irene and Alan went out for the second day this week on our 32’ RumRunnin with Captain Javier and Mate Manuel. Alan and David each caught a 30 pound Dorado and Joe caught a nice hundred pound Sailfish. We’ll be seeing this group for a third time on Friday. They love us so much they left the office chanting “RedRum” this afternoon.
Phil, Wilma, Art, Mary, Michael and Earl from Texas, Oregon and California went out for their first day of two, starting off today on our 33’ El Nuevo with Captain Alex and Mate Ramon. The boat had some trouble early in the day as boats sometimes do but they managed to reel in 6 Dorado anyways, the largest weighing thirty and forty five pounds.
The Naylor’s went out on our 32’ RedBeam with Captain Marcial and Mate Fabian, heading to Golden Gate on the Pacific. Yesterday they caught and released a Marlin and caught 2 Dorado with the same crew and today they brought back 7 Dorado, the largest weighing fifty pounds.
Andrew and Leah from New York City went out two days in a row on our 28’ ReelRum with Captain Omar and Mate Americo. On Tuesday they headed on the Pacific and caught 2 Dorado and caught and released 2 Sailfish. They returned to the Pacific on Wednesday, this time catching a 30 pound Dorado and 5 Tuna, two of which weighed 35 and 50 pounds, the others weighing twenty pounds. They caught this last batch ten miles outside Jimmy banks where the water was at 83 degrees.
Jimmy, Scott, Joey and Leslie went out yesterday on our 32’ RumRunnin with Captain Javier and Mate Manuel. Out on the pacific side by Golden Gates they caught 8 Dorado and caught and released 2 Marlin. This group had so much fun they will be going out for a third time tomorrow!
Amber, Mackenzie, Wendy and James went out on our 33’ El Nuevo yesterday with Captain Alex and mate Ramon. They caught a Sailfish, a Marlin and 5 Dorado on the Pacific side and will be coming back on Friday for more.
Joe, Robert, David, Barbara, Irene and Alan went out for the second day this week on our 32’ RumRunnin with Captain Javier and Mate Manuel. Alan and David each caught a 30 pound Dorado and Joe caught a nice hundred pound Sailfish. We’ll be seeing this group for a third time on Friday. They love us so much they left the office chanting “RedRum” this afternoon.
Phil, Wilma, Art, Mary, Michael and Earl from Texas, Oregon and California went out for their first day of two, starting off today on our 33’ El Nuevo with Captain Alex and Mate Ramon. The boat had some trouble early in the day as boats sometimes do but they managed to reel in 6 Dorado anyways, the largest weighing thirty and forty five pounds.
The Naylor’s went out on our 32’ RedBeam with Captain Marcial and Mate Fabian, heading to Golden Gate on the Pacific. Yesterday they caught and released a Marlin and caught 2 Dorado with the same crew and today they brought back 7 Dorado, the largest weighing fifty pounds.
Monday, August 17, 2009
Lots of action on the water!
Childhood friends Jeff, Blake and Jason from Humble, Texas went out on our 28’ ReelRum with Omar and Americo. They went over to Golden Gate on the Pacific side and caught and released 3 Striped Marlin and lost one. The Marlin weighed in between a hundred and forty and a hundred and fifty pounds. They also caught 2 twenty five pound Dorado. The fight was had a mere three to four miles offshore.
Ed and Elizabeth and their children Nichael, Mark and Christine from Bothell, Washington went out on our 32’ RedBeam with Captain Marcial and Mate Fabian. They went out to the lighthouse about three miles offshore on the Pacific side and caught and released a hundred and forty pound Marlin and 3 twenty pound Dorado.
Jimmy, Scott, Joey and Leslie went out on two Panga boats and caught 2 Roosterfish, 1 Sailfish and 4 Dorado.
Joseph, Robert, David, Barbara, Irene and Alan went out on our 32’ RumRunnin with Javier and Manuel. They caught and released a seventy pound Sailfish using live bait and 3 Marlin weighing in between a hundred and a hundred and sixty pounds. They also caught a small fifteen pound Dorado, all at Golden Gate on the Pacific side.
Michael, Elaine, Robert and Jessica from Florida went out on one of our partner boats and caught a hundred and thirty pound Striped marlin, a seventy pound Bull Dorado, 12 small Dorado and a couple Bonita.
It was a great day out on the water for RedRum!!!
Ed and Elizabeth and their children Nichael, Mark and Christine from Bothell, Washington went out on our 32’ RedBeam with Captain Marcial and Mate Fabian. They went out to the lighthouse about three miles offshore on the Pacific side and caught and released a hundred and forty pound Marlin and 3 twenty pound Dorado.
Jimmy, Scott, Joey and Leslie went out on two Panga boats and caught 2 Roosterfish, 1 Sailfish and 4 Dorado.
Joseph, Robert, David, Barbara, Irene and Alan went out on our 32’ RumRunnin with Javier and Manuel. They caught and released a seventy pound Sailfish using live bait and 3 Marlin weighing in between a hundred and a hundred and sixty pounds. They also caught a small fifteen pound Dorado, all at Golden Gate on the Pacific side.
Michael, Elaine, Robert and Jessica from Florida went out on one of our partner boats and caught a hundred and thirty pound Striped marlin, a seventy pound Bull Dorado, 12 small Dorado and a couple Bonita.
It was a great day out on the water for RedRum!!!
Sunday, August 16, 2009
10 Dorado and 3 Marlin!!!
What a beautiful Sunday to spend time with the family out fishing in Cabo San Lucas. The temperature seemed to drop, if even just a degree to help these friends and families have a good time today. Troy and his young daughter Taryn, Mike and his teenage son Hayden who brought along friend Jacob, and Larry fished on our 32’ RumRunnin with Captain Javier and Mate Manuel. Out on the Pacific Ocean where the water was at eighty one degrees this group used a combination of live bait and lured to catch 10 Dorado and 3 Marlin! They kept 9 of the Dorado, the largest weighing thirty five pounds. Despite the wind they hooked up to three Marlin (Taryn said she caught two of them!), two of them weighing a hundred pounds and the third close to a hundred and thirty pounds. These anglers were serious, arriving even before I was there to open the office doors and staying out all day. Their enthusiasm and effort sure paid off, great job!
Mike Buster and friends
Wow! What an incredible time we had on the fishing trip. Here are some pictures. We caught a 100lb Sail Fish and a 115lb Sail Fish. We also caught Mahi Mahi and brought back some and Stephan had cook prepare for us for lunch. -Mike Buster
Omar and Americo on ReelRum headed out to Golden Gate with Mike Buster, his son Mark and Mark's friend Daniel on board from Dallas, Texas. The water temperature out there is sitting at about 83 degrees. They fought 4 Sailfish while on the Pacific waters and and were able to bring 2 of them aboard and release them as well. And we can't forget about their Dorado. This was all by 10:30 am, when they returned due to some seasickness on board. Heck of a morning guys!
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Super Saturday
It's been a whirlwind week down in Cabo. We are a bit short staffed at the moment with George our Dock Manager out sick for a week with bronchitis and our Office Manager Diana at home sick as well. The good news is, our mechanic Rene just got back yesterday from Tijuana with his new truck. So Ryan and I have been busy to say the least, but have no fear, we may be short on people but not on fish.
Omar and Americo on ReelRum headed out to Golden Gate with Mike Buster, his son Mark and Mark's friend Daniel on board from Dallas, Texas. The water temperature out there is sitting at about 83 degrees. They fought 4 Sailfish while on the Pacific waters and and were able to bring 2 of them aboard and release them as well. And we can't forget about their Dorado. This was all by 10:30 am, when they returned due to some seasickness on board. Heck of a morning guys!
Marshall headed on the RedBeam with Colin, Bryan and Jeff for their second day on the water. They once again got into the Dorado and had a great day on the water. They were able to reel in 4 Dorado and 1 Wahoo.
Larry and Zach Robinson were back today, also for their second day with RedRum. They actually fished with another company yesterday, trying out two different operations while they were down here and Larry was quick to tell me that my guys were league's ahead of the other charter company he fished with. I certainly won't name names, but Larry said throughout the day, he felt like the other Captain and Mate didn't even want him on board. Well, today was a different story, back with Javier and Manuel, Larry and Zach brought in 3 Dorado, a Wahoo and a Blue Marlin. Unfortunately the Blue Marlin died during the fight.
Great day in Cabo San Lucas!
Omar and Americo on ReelRum headed out to Golden Gate with Mike Buster, his son Mark and Mark's friend Daniel on board from Dallas, Texas. The water temperature out there is sitting at about 83 degrees. They fought 4 Sailfish while on the Pacific waters and and were able to bring 2 of them aboard and release them as well. And we can't forget about their Dorado. This was all by 10:30 am, when they returned due to some seasickness on board. Heck of a morning guys!
Marshall headed on the RedBeam with Colin, Bryan and Jeff for their second day on the water. They once again got into the Dorado and had a great day on the water. They were able to reel in 4 Dorado and 1 Wahoo.
Larry and Zach Robinson were back today, also for their second day with RedRum. They actually fished with another company yesterday, trying out two different operations while they were down here and Larry was quick to tell me that my guys were league's ahead of the other charter company he fished with. I certainly won't name names, but Larry said throughout the day, he felt like the other Captain and Mate didn't even want him on board. Well, today was a different story, back with Javier and Manuel, Larry and Zach brought in 3 Dorado, a Wahoo and a Blue Marlin. Unfortunately the Blue Marlin died during the fight.
Great day in Cabo San Lucas!
Friday report
Today we had two cancellations, so it made for an easy morning with only two boats heading out. Water temps have continued to be in the 82-84 degree range and Caballito, the primary bait available each morning.
Today we had Joe Bostic, and Joe Brzeczek, along with Chris Acker, Ty Sherwood, Jason Ellis, and Mark Johnston fishing aboard Pescado III with Captain Fiden. The guys had a great 1/2 day trip and saw tons of action. While they couldn't get any of the Marlin to engage today, they stayed busy on the Dorado, with at least 4 nice fish finding their way into the spread and on to the boat. The guys also released a few smaller fish.
Colin Cornwell, Bryan Shuttles and Jeff Latner made up our second group of the day, fishing aboard Rum Runnin with Captain Americo and Mate Manuel. Things looked promising for the guys right off the bat today with a quick Dorado hook-up before 8am. That would however be the last bite for several hours. Americo, Manuel, Colin, Bryan and Jeff stuck with it though and continued their search for fish. Things on the water continued to disappoint in the early afternoon, while seeing several Billfish tailing on the surface, but unfortunately not interested in the live pitched bait. I was beginning to worry when 4pm rolled around and the guys still weren't back. This usually means one of three things; a big fish, a lot of fish, or boat troubles. Luckily for the guys it was a lot of fish. Americo and Manuel did what was right and spent some extra time on the water making sure the clients left happy, and with sore arms. They found a nice school of Dorado on the way back to Cabo and got 8 more nice Dorado to finish up the day. Great job guys, way to stick it out.
Today we had Joe Bostic, and Joe Brzeczek, along with Chris Acker, Ty Sherwood, Jason Ellis, and Mark Johnston fishing aboard Pescado III with Captain Fiden. The guys had a great 1/2 day trip and saw tons of action. While they couldn't get any of the Marlin to engage today, they stayed busy on the Dorado, with at least 4 nice fish finding their way into the spread and on to the boat. The guys also released a few smaller fish.
Colin Cornwell, Bryan Shuttles and Jeff Latner made up our second group of the day, fishing aboard Rum Runnin with Captain Americo and Mate Manuel. Things looked promising for the guys right off the bat today with a quick Dorado hook-up before 8am. That would however be the last bite for several hours. Americo, Manuel, Colin, Bryan and Jeff stuck with it though and continued their search for fish. Things on the water continued to disappoint in the early afternoon, while seeing several Billfish tailing on the surface, but unfortunately not interested in the live pitched bait. I was beginning to worry when 4pm rolled around and the guys still weren't back. This usually means one of three things; a big fish, a lot of fish, or boat troubles. Luckily for the guys it was a lot of fish. Americo and Manuel did what was right and spent some extra time on the water making sure the clients left happy, and with sore arms. They found a nice school of Dorado on the way back to Cabo and got 8 more nice Dorado to finish up the day. Great job guys, way to stick it out.
Thursday's update
Sorry for the delay on the fish report folks, been a one man show here for a while. George, our marina manager who has missed 1 day of work the past 5 years has been out for over a week now with a nasty case of Bronchitis. Rene, his trusty sidekick and our full-time mechanic has been up in Tijuana since Saturday purchasing a new vehicle. And finally, Diana, our wonderful office assistant, called in sick today with fever and sore throat. No worries, I got it covered, albeit running around like a chicken with my head cut off. Have to hand it to my Captains and Mates this past week though, they have been picking up the slack like all great teams do in troubled times.
On to the fishing already right.
Larry Robinson and his son , Zach, moved from Florida to Colorado this past year and while they are certainly enjoying all that the Rocky Mountains have to offer, offshore fishing has been missed and the guys were really looking forward to a day on the water. With two days on the calendar the guys wanted to get out and target a big Blue or Black Marlin. While we have seen some great fish come in during the late July, early August time frame, the Marlin bite certainly slowed during the second week of August, possibly as a result of the full moon we just had. The guys trolled some big baits and big lures but couldn't raise a big Marlin on day one. Just when they thought the day was about over, a big bull Dorado came crashing through the spread and Zach, battled it for nearly 30 minutes before bringing it onboard.
Blake Iceton, his brother Scott, along with Clarke Baker, Zenin Mceachern and Matt Hoshinson all headed out with Alex and Ramon today aboard El Nuevo RedRum. One thing you know, if you are a frequent visitor to this blog, we are completely honest with regards to how we run our business. Blake and his guys had a few complaints when they got back yesterday. While I have no idea what 5 twenty-something guys did the night before the charter in Cabo San Lucas, apparently the 30 waters we put on board weren't enough. The guys were also not happy with the fact that they had to go to a fish cleaning station at the end of the day to clean the fish. I'm with you there fellas, but by law, this is something that every charter boat in Cabo San Lucas is required to do at the end of each day. In turn, I would also like to be forthcoming in the fact that at no point did they guys say the fishing was phenominal and the crew worked really hard getting the 8 Yellowfin Tuna hooked up for them. We pride ourselves on customer service and hate to have any blemish at all when it comes to our customers happiness, with that being said, I think RedRum and our crew did a great job today.
Finally we had Jason and Rachel Ramsey from North Carolina join us aboard ReelRum with Captain Omar. Jason and Rachel opted for a half day charter, and at the rate they were catching fish, I think they probably wish they had stayed out the extra few hours. Jason and Rachel got into the Dorado, with some big fish making their way to the boat. Rachel, of course, caught the biggest of the 4 Dorado and she was happy to come back and tell me all about it.
Good times today despite the disappointing loss yesterday by Team USA soccer in Mexico City against Mexico. World Cup qualifying has now reached the half-way point. Team USA got off to a hot start but has been shakey of late, while Mexico's early struggles seem to be a thing of the past.
On to the fishing already right.
Larry Robinson and his son , Zach, moved from Florida to Colorado this past year and while they are certainly enjoying all that the Rocky Mountains have to offer, offshore fishing has been missed and the guys were really looking forward to a day on the water. With two days on the calendar the guys wanted to get out and target a big Blue or Black Marlin. While we have seen some great fish come in during the late July, early August time frame, the Marlin bite certainly slowed during the second week of August, possibly as a result of the full moon we just had. The guys trolled some big baits and big lures but couldn't raise a big Marlin on day one. Just when they thought the day was about over, a big bull Dorado came crashing through the spread and Zach, battled it for nearly 30 minutes before bringing it onboard.
Blake Iceton, his brother Scott, along with Clarke Baker, Zenin Mceachern and Matt Hoshinson all headed out with Alex and Ramon today aboard El Nuevo RedRum. One thing you know, if you are a frequent visitor to this blog, we are completely honest with regards to how we run our business. Blake and his guys had a few complaints when they got back yesterday. While I have no idea what 5 twenty-something guys did the night before the charter in Cabo San Lucas, apparently the 30 waters we put on board weren't enough. The guys were also not happy with the fact that they had to go to a fish cleaning station at the end of the day to clean the fish. I'm with you there fellas, but by law, this is something that every charter boat in Cabo San Lucas is required to do at the end of each day. In turn, I would also like to be forthcoming in the fact that at no point did they guys say the fishing was phenominal and the crew worked really hard getting the 8 Yellowfin Tuna hooked up for them. We pride ourselves on customer service and hate to have any blemish at all when it comes to our customers happiness, with that being said, I think RedRum and our crew did a great job today.
Finally we had Jason and Rachel Ramsey from North Carolina join us aboard ReelRum with Captain Omar. Jason and Rachel opted for a half day charter, and at the rate they were catching fish, I think they probably wish they had stayed out the extra few hours. Jason and Rachel got into the Dorado, with some big fish making their way to the boat. Rachel, of course, caught the biggest of the 4 Dorado and she was happy to come back and tell me all about it.
Good times today despite the disappointing loss yesterday by Team USA soccer in Mexico City against Mexico. World Cup qualifying has now reached the half-way point. Team USA got off to a hot start but has been shakey of late, while Mexico's early struggles seem to be a thing of the past.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
"I don't do email."
One of the all time classic lines this morning came from my buddy Mario Gallo. Mario, a 5 year old, fishing with his dad Nick and Uncle Cosmo is from New Jersey and came in sporting his Yankees hat. This as you may well know created instant problems. I tried to put our differences aside and get off on the right foot so to speak, even though I wanted to rip that hat off and give him a noogie! But, I digress. Dad was filling out the activity waiver and I asked him to sign for his son as well, as he was under age. With a straight face, Nick turned to his son and asked him for his email address when he got to that portion of the form. Mario replied, "Dad, you know I don't mess with email." I had a pretty solid early morning laugh session with that one.
Back to the fishing. Cosmo, Nick and Mario had a rough go of things the last time they were in Cabo and gave us a shot after walking in the office a few days ago and talking with me. I assured them we were not in the sight-seeing business and that they would have a great day on the water. Luckily the fish co-operated and the guys stayed busy bringing in a few Yellowfin Tuna and 5 Dorado. Look forward to seeing you guys again, just leave the Yankees hats at home.
Jason Robinson, Yangzi Zhao, Mike Schaeffer, Vikash Gupta, Nick Czabaraneck, and Stephan Howsepian all buddies from work, joined us aboard El Nuevo RedRum today. Captain Alex did a great job getting everyone into the action with 10 Yellowfin Tuna and 1 Dorado! The guys had a blast and will be enjoying their catch at Misiones de Kino tonight.
Kenneth Richter and his bride Amanda were visiting us from Columbus, Texas today. Kenneth and Amanda fished with Javier and Juan aboard Rum Runnin and while they didn't get into the Yellowfin, they did catch and release a nice Striped Marlin in the 150lb class.
Rondi Perry and his daughters Maggie and Shelbe from Fort Worth, Texas were our guests aboard the RedBeam today. They had a great day on the water and brought in 2 Dorado.
Finally, we had our very good friend Rusty Magliozzi and his beautiful new bride Kathleen all the way from Massachusetts. Rusty and Kathleen fished with Omar and Americo aboard ReelRum and we were able to give them quite the honeymoon present. Omar found the fish early and got them hooked up with 8 Yellowfin Tuna and a Dorado!
Back to the fishing. Cosmo, Nick and Mario had a rough go of things the last time they were in Cabo and gave us a shot after walking in the office a few days ago and talking with me. I assured them we were not in the sight-seeing business and that they would have a great day on the water. Luckily the fish co-operated and the guys stayed busy bringing in a few Yellowfin Tuna and 5 Dorado. Look forward to seeing you guys again, just leave the Yankees hats at home.
Jason Robinson, Yangzi Zhao, Mike Schaeffer, Vikash Gupta, Nick Czabaraneck, and Stephan Howsepian all buddies from work, joined us aboard El Nuevo RedRum today. Captain Alex did a great job getting everyone into the action with 10 Yellowfin Tuna and 1 Dorado! The guys had a blast and will be enjoying their catch at Misiones de Kino tonight.
Kenneth Richter and his bride Amanda were visiting us from Columbus, Texas today. Kenneth and Amanda fished with Javier and Juan aboard Rum Runnin and while they didn't get into the Yellowfin, they did catch and release a nice Striped Marlin in the 150lb class.
Rondi Perry and his daughters Maggie and Shelbe from Fort Worth, Texas were our guests aboard the RedBeam today. They had a great day on the water and brought in 2 Dorado.
Finally, we had our very good friend Rusty Magliozzi and his beautiful new bride Kathleen all the way from Massachusetts. Rusty and Kathleen fished with Omar and Americo aboard ReelRum and we were able to give them quite the honeymoon present. Omar found the fish early and got them hooked up with 8 Yellowfin Tuna and a Dorado!
Tuesday's catch...
Things seem to be on the up and up as we get further away from the full moon this past weekend. Yellowfin bite has been good and Dorado have picked up as well. Marlin are still a little finicky, must be gearing up for the fall feeding frenzy. The guys fished the Pacific, Jaime Bank, and Los Arcos. Captain Javier even ventured out about ten miles from Jaime Bank, finding a nice school of Yellowfin.
DC Collins, David Cain and David Snapp, all from Dallas, Texas joined us aboard ReelRum today. Captain Omar and Americo got things going for the guys early with a Striped Marlin catch and release to start the day. After that, however, it was all Yellowfin. The guys caught 6 nice fish, one in the 60lb class. Good stuff guys, look forward to seeing you again soon.
Bob Gustafson and his son Eric, were back at it again. Trying to see if they could do a bit better than yesterday. They had a plane to catch at 7pm, so they were really maximizing their time here in Cabo. Day two was much better than day one as they too caught 6 nice Yellowfin.
Finally, Dayle Binder, Kelly Ronelen, and Stacy Corey took their munchkins Michael, Joleze and Dmitre out for a day on the water. All the kids did great, and each was able to bring in their own fish. The ladies and their kids finished the day with 8 Yellowfin Tuna and 1 nice Dorado, while fishing some 30 miles from the Marina out past Jaime Bank. Kudos to the kids as they did a great job on the water.
DC Collins, David Cain and David Snapp, all from Dallas, Texas joined us aboard ReelRum today. Captain Omar and Americo got things going for the guys early with a Striped Marlin catch and release to start the day. After that, however, it was all Yellowfin. The guys caught 6 nice fish, one in the 60lb class. Good stuff guys, look forward to seeing you again soon.
Bob Gustafson and his son Eric, were back at it again. Trying to see if they could do a bit better than yesterday. They had a plane to catch at 7pm, so they were really maximizing their time here in Cabo. Day two was much better than day one as they too caught 6 nice Yellowfin.
Finally, Dayle Binder, Kelly Ronelen, and Stacy Corey took their munchkins Michael, Joleze and Dmitre out for a day on the water. All the kids did great, and each was able to bring in their own fish. The ladies and their kids finished the day with 8 Yellowfin Tuna and 1 nice Dorado, while fishing some 30 miles from the Marina out past Jaime Bank. Kudos to the kids as they did a great job on the water.
Collen's Marlin
Hola!
My wife Colleen and I went out on El Nuevo with Capt Alex and Juan on Sat August 8th. Your fish report said I caught an 150 lb.Marlin. Actually it was my wife Colleen who caught it. She wasecstatic!! We had a really great time and will definitely do it againnext year. Alex and Juan were the best and they work really well together.
Thanks again.
Colleen & Doug
My wife Colleen and I went out on El Nuevo with Capt Alex and Juan on Sat August 8th. Your fish report said I caught an 150 lb.Marlin. Actually it was my wife Colleen who caught it. She wasecstatic!! We had a really great time and will definitely do it againnext year. Alex and Juan were the best and they work really well together.
Thanks again.
Colleen & Doug
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Monday's results
After the full moon we saw some slow fishing over weekend but things were back in full force today for RedRum clients. The boys fished an area in between the Lighthouse and the Golden Gate bank on the Pacific that they call Los Arcos. Water temps were around 84 degrees and the boys were fishing 2 to 7 miles offshore.
Ryan and Maria Crossman were the first ones back, after fishing with Javier and Manuel on Rum Runnin. Fishing the Los Arcos area with lures and live bait Caballito's Javier and Manuel were able to put the Crossman's on 5 Dorado, 2 of which they released.
Bryan Dabbs and his son Blake, who is attending TCU right now, are from Austin Texas and were dying to get on the water in Cabo San Lucas. They fished with Captain Omar and Americo on ReelRum and had a great day. They got into the big school of Porpoise and found the Yellowfin Tuna. They ended the day with 10 Yellowfin and 1 Dorado. They were at Misiones de Kino last night for dinner. Nice meeting you guys, hope to see you back down here soon.
Bob Gustafson is down from one of my hometowns, Del Mar California with his son Eric. Bob and Eric had a somewhat slow day today on the Red Beam with Captain Marshall but did get into some action. They had two Marlin strikes, but just couldn't get a hook set, and also caught one small Dorado. Hopefully tomorrow brings better fishing.
Finally, we had Josh Johnson and his new bride Jennifer from Houston, Texas fishing with us aboard El Nuevo RedRum. Josh fished last week with his groomsmen and had a blast so he had to bring the new wifey out to show her what it was all about. Josh and Jennifer had a great day getting into the Yellowfin Tuna, with 6 fish total, up to 35 lbs. Josh said he saw fish in the 100lb class in the school, but just couldn't get them to bite.
Ryan and Maria Crossman were the first ones back, after fishing with Javier and Manuel on Rum Runnin. Fishing the Los Arcos area with lures and live bait Caballito's Javier and Manuel were able to put the Crossman's on 5 Dorado, 2 of which they released.
Bryan Dabbs and his son Blake, who is attending TCU right now, are from Austin Texas and were dying to get on the water in Cabo San Lucas. They fished with Captain Omar and Americo on ReelRum and had a great day. They got into the big school of Porpoise and found the Yellowfin Tuna. They ended the day with 10 Yellowfin and 1 Dorado. They were at Misiones de Kino last night for dinner. Nice meeting you guys, hope to see you back down here soon.
Bob Gustafson is down from one of my hometowns, Del Mar California with his son Eric. Bob and Eric had a somewhat slow day today on the Red Beam with Captain Marshall but did get into some action. They had two Marlin strikes, but just couldn't get a hook set, and also caught one small Dorado. Hopefully tomorrow brings better fishing.
Finally, we had Josh Johnson and his new bride Jennifer from Houston, Texas fishing with us aboard El Nuevo RedRum. Josh fished last week with his groomsmen and had a blast so he had to bring the new wifey out to show her what it was all about. Josh and Jennifer had a great day getting into the Yellowfin Tuna, with 6 fish total, up to 35 lbs. Josh said he saw fish in the 100lb class in the school, but just couldn't get them to bite.
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Saturday's Report
Hey folks sorry for the delay, we've haven't had Internet at the office, so writing the fish report has become a take home homework assignment for us, here is the Saturday report:
Paul, Will and Stephanie from San Diego, California went on a Panga with Captain Carlos and did some inshore fishing. Paul has been fishing with us for years and is a huge fan of Carlos. They headed towards the Lighthouse and about 1/2 mile from shore they caught 10 Dorado that weighed up to 20 lbs. and released 2 smaller ones. Glad to see you guys back down in Cabo, Will I hope all is well for you in San Diego. We hope the Crazy Lobster treated you guys right for dinner! We'll see you again soon we hope.
Charles went out on our 33' El Nuevo with Captain Alex and Mate Ramon. They fought a few Marlin and caught and released a 150 pounder. Charles also caught 3 Dorado weighing up to 25 lbs.
Great day on the water, thanks for checking in!
-Diana Rosendaal
Paul, Will and Stephanie from San Diego, California went on a Panga with Captain Carlos and did some inshore fishing. Paul has been fishing with us for years and is a huge fan of Carlos. They headed towards the Lighthouse and about 1/2 mile from shore they caught 10 Dorado that weighed up to 20 lbs. and released 2 smaller ones. Glad to see you guys back down in Cabo, Will I hope all is well for you in San Diego. We hope the Crazy Lobster treated you guys right for dinner! We'll see you again soon we hope.
Charles went out on our 33' El Nuevo with Captain Alex and Mate Ramon. They fought a few Marlin and caught and released a 150 pounder. Charles also caught 3 Dorado weighing up to 25 lbs.
Great day on the water, thanks for checking in!
-Diana Rosendaal
Friday, August 7, 2009
Big enough to mount, beautiful enough to release
It seems to be the TCU fraternity brother reunion month because yet another one of R. Donovan’s friends came by to fish with us. Blake along with girlfriend Kelly went out on our 28’ ReelRum with Captain Omar and Mate Americo and caught 3 twenty to thirty pound Dorado. They met up with these beauties about twenty four miles offshore by Golden Gate on the Pacific side where water temperature reached eighty five degrees.
Daniel, Mike, Jake and Jake went out from New York and California went out on our 32’ RedBeam with Captain Marcial. They caught a Wahoo, 7 Dorado that weighed between ten to twenty pounds, five of which they released, and a seventy pound Sailfish which they also released. The fun happened on the Pacific side which has become quite the popular spot amongst our trophy fish.
Josh and friends from Houston, Texas went out on our 32’ RumRunnin with Captain Manuel and Mate Juan. They caught and released 2 sixty pound Sailfish using live bait and a hundred and twenty pound Striped Marlin using a lure. They also caught 6 ten to thirty pound Dorado, releasing one of them and keeping the rest for dinner. It all went down four miles offshore by the lighthouse.
Shane and friends from Houston, Texas found us through their local CCA chapter and are enjoying a four night stay at our Portofino condos. They’ll be fishing twice on this trip and went out today with Captain Alex and Mate Ramon on our 33’ El Nuevo. The guys did not come back empty handed. They caught a hundred and forty pound Striped Marlin two miles offshore on the Pacific side as well as 2 twenty five pound Dorado and 3 fifteen pound Tuna. That’s a lot of fish! Nice job guys, see you on Sunday!!!
Daniel, Mike, Jake and Jake went out from New York and California went out on our 32’ RedBeam with Captain Marcial. They caught a Wahoo, 7 Dorado that weighed between ten to twenty pounds, five of which they released, and a seventy pound Sailfish which they also released. The fun happened on the Pacific side which has become quite the popular spot amongst our trophy fish.
Josh and friends from Houston, Texas went out on our 32’ RumRunnin with Captain Manuel and Mate Juan. They caught and released 2 sixty pound Sailfish using live bait and a hundred and twenty pound Striped Marlin using a lure. They also caught 6 ten to thirty pound Dorado, releasing one of them and keeping the rest for dinner. It all went down four miles offshore by the lighthouse.
Shane and friends from Houston, Texas found us through their local CCA chapter and are enjoying a four night stay at our Portofino condos. They’ll be fishing twice on this trip and went out today with Captain Alex and Mate Ramon on our 33’ El Nuevo. The guys did not come back empty handed. They caught a hundred and forty pound Striped Marlin two miles offshore on the Pacific side as well as 2 twenty five pound Dorado and 3 fifteen pound Tuna. That’s a lot of fish! Nice job guys, see you on Sunday!!!
Joey and Annie send us some love
Enjoy these pics of seasoned anglers Joey and Annie Minville from Louisiana. They have fished with us seven times and released 34 billfish. Here's a highlight from their last fish with us at the end of July:They were on the Beam two days in a row with Marshall and the first day reeled in a nice 40 pound Tuna. They enjoyed a nice dinner at Misiones de Kino with some killer tuna sashimi. Joey had his heart set on Marlin. So when the second day rolled around he had high hopes of a good day, and as luck would have it, they had a phenomenal day. The first two Striped Marlin they caught were on a double hook-up out at Golden Gate. As Annie was fighting her Marlin asking for Joey’s help, his reel went off and Annie was on her own. They ended up fighting about 7 Marlin, lost 3 but brought 4 to the boat to release them. They caught 1 Tuna and 2 Dorado. They just can’t get enough of Misiones de Kino, so will be heading back for more!
Thursday, August 6, 2009
I'll take the fish combo please...
Jason, Josh, Natalie and Kelley from Tuscola and Amarillo, Texas fished on our 32’ RedBeam with Captain Marcial and Mate Fabian. They headed out into the Pacific ocean where the water was at seventy two degrees and the fish started to bite a mere mile from shore. They caught 7 Dorado and 2 Tuna using a combination of lures and bait. The Dorado weighed between fifteen and twenty pounds.
James, David, Jimmy and Rickey from Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi and Alabama went out again today with Captain Alex on our 33’ El Nuevo and caught 3 Tuna and released a Marlin on the pacific side.
The Harnack group went out on our 28’ ReelRum with Captain Omar and Mate Americo. They caught 11 Dorado, 4 of which they released, a Tuna and released a ninety pound Sailfish. They also fought a hammerhead shark which they also released. The action went down on the pacific side about fifteen to twenty miles offshore.
Jon Westerfield went out with his wife and two young daughters on one of our partner boats and caught a Dorado and 6 Bonita. Unfortunately one of the girl’s didn’t feel too well and they headed back early but vowed to return in the near future.
Colby, Jim, RB and “jefe in training” Ryan Donovan went out on our 32’ RumRunnin with Captain Manuel and Mate Juan. They spent the day reminiscing about their fraternity days and pretended the fish were young freshmen scheduled to be hazed. The guys did well and brought back 2 Dorado, released another 2 and also caught and released 3 Striped Marlins, the largest weighing 170 pounds.
At this moment I would like to give a shout out to the Donovan’s for having air conditioning installed in the office. Without your support I would be melting right about now.
Peace,
Diana
James, David, Jimmy and Rickey from Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi and Alabama went out again today with Captain Alex on our 33’ El Nuevo and caught 3 Tuna and released a Marlin on the pacific side.
The Harnack group went out on our 28’ ReelRum with Captain Omar and Mate Americo. They caught 11 Dorado, 4 of which they released, a Tuna and released a ninety pound Sailfish. They also fought a hammerhead shark which they also released. The action went down on the pacific side about fifteen to twenty miles offshore.
Jon Westerfield went out with his wife and two young daughters on one of our partner boats and caught a Dorado and 6 Bonita. Unfortunately one of the girl’s didn’t feel too well and they headed back early but vowed to return in the near future.
Colby, Jim, RB and “jefe in training” Ryan Donovan went out on our 32’ RumRunnin with Captain Manuel and Mate Juan. They spent the day reminiscing about their fraternity days and pretended the fish were young freshmen scheduled to be hazed. The guys did well and brought back 2 Dorado, released another 2 and also caught and released 3 Striped Marlins, the largest weighing 170 pounds.
At this moment I would like to give a shout out to the Donovan’s for having air conditioning installed in the office. Without your support I would be melting right about now.
Peace,
Diana
Ansite picks
James Ansite was down from Long Beach, California. On Saturday August 1st he fished with Captain Marshall on the RedBeam and was constantly hooked up with Yellowfin Tuna. Marshall found a huge school which they circled for a few hours catching more than his limit. Sunday was much of the same but more of a mixed bag for James' second trip. Along with Captain Manuel on Rum Runnin, James got hooked into a nice Striped Marlin, 2 big Dorado and 10 more Yellowfin Tuna. Awesome two days on the water James, I am sure your arms are still tired.
Jallowy-Keller pics
FROM THE JALLOWY - KELLER CREW (fished with us on July 24th and 25th and caught 2 Dorado, 1 Tuna and caught and released a Sailfish):
We are a avid fishing family. Recently we bid on and got the bid for afishing trip to Cabo San Lucas through our local CCA Prairie Chapter. OnJuly 24th and 25th the following people were booked on one of your charterfishing trips. Jeff Jalowy, Zack Jalowy, Jake Jalowy, Ty Jalowy, DebbieKeller and Dana Keller. This constitutes father, three sons and thegrandparents. Attached you will find the culmination of those two days. Itwas absolutely marvelous. Each day we managed to take fish to a dock siderestaurant and they prepared the fish immediately. We were also granted ataste of the local way of preparing some of the tuna Sashimi style, it wasdelicious. We wish to express our sincerely gratitude for yourorganization showing us such a marvelous time. We loved every minute ofit. The accommodations were first class.Thanks and hope to see you again.
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Mid week report
Robert and his son Zack from San Diego, CA fished with Captain Omar and Mate Americo on our 28’ ReelRum. They headed out on the Pacific about 25 miles offshore and caught 2 Marlin and 4 Dorado. Both Marlin were caught using live bait and weighed roughly one hundred and twenty pounds. The Dorado were also caught using live bait and weighed between twenty five and thirty pounds each.
Colby, Jim and RB, TCU fraternity brothers of R. Donovan went out on our 32’ RumRunnin with Captain Ramon and Mate Juan. They stayed on the Pacific side and caught a Marlin, a Sailfish, 2 Dorado and 2 Tuna.
James, David, Jimmy and Rickey from Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi and Alabama (wow!) fished with Captain Alex and Mate Fausto on our 33’ El Nuevo and caught 2 Tuna on the pacific side.
Colby, Jim and RB, TCU fraternity brothers of R. Donovan went out on our 32’ RumRunnin with Captain Ramon and Mate Juan. They stayed on the Pacific side and caught a Marlin, a Sailfish, 2 Dorado and 2 Tuna.
James, David, Jimmy and Rickey from Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi and Alabama (wow!) fished with Captain Alex and Mate Fausto on our 33’ El Nuevo and caught 2 Tuna on the pacific side.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Monday's report...
RedRum boats were back at it again today, filling the ice chests with tons of Yellowfin and Dorado. The massive earthquakes 600 miles or so north of us weren't felt here in Cabo, and no Tsunami's or Rogue waves, so that is great! All is well in Baja.
Eddie, Patrick, Jamie and Hunter Wyrick all from Oklahoma fished with us today on ReelRum. Captain Omar was at the helm and guided the Wyrick's to a phenominal day. When it was said and done, they had 8 Yellowfin Tuna and one nice Dorado.
Greg and Brandon Ishmael along with Jennifer Womble, all from Texas were our guests on Anzuelo today. They too had a phenominal day on the water catching and releasing a nice Marlin, and bringing in 3 Dorado and 4 Yellowfin Tuna. Everyone got into the action and had some time on the rod and reel so that was great.
John and Jamila Albright, along with Steve Wagner, all from Aurora, Colorado were our guest on El Nuevo RedRum, the 33' Bertram, today. The action came early and often for these folks and Captain Alex did a great job with all the fish. When they returned to the docks, they had released 2 Marlina and brought in 1 Dorado and 6 Yellowfin Tuna.
Webb Sabin and his girlfriend Brittany Elster from Memphis, Tennesse joined us aboard Rum Runnin with Captain Manuel and Jesus. They too got into the action quickly and boated 6 Yellowfin and 2 Dorado. They had a big Marlin take the bait, but the hook didn't set and they lost it. Webb and Brittany enjoyed a few filets over at Missiones de Kino last night.
Finally, I had my good friend Summer Cook and her husband Kelly, from TCU fishing with us aboard the RedBeam. Summer was a trooper today, battling not only motion sickness, but morning sickness as well! She was the perfect wife, for Kelly of course, though as she stuck it out long enough for Kelly to bring in 2 really nice sized Dorado and a Blue Marlin. The boys thought the Blue went around 225-250lbs. Great stuff guys. We will also be enjoying a few of those fillets tonight at Missiones de Kino.... and maybe 1 or 2 Mojito's.
Eddie, Patrick, Jamie and Hunter Wyrick all from Oklahoma fished with us today on ReelRum. Captain Omar was at the helm and guided the Wyrick's to a phenominal day. When it was said and done, they had 8 Yellowfin Tuna and one nice Dorado.
Greg and Brandon Ishmael along with Jennifer Womble, all from Texas were our guests on Anzuelo today. They too had a phenominal day on the water catching and releasing a nice Marlin, and bringing in 3 Dorado and 4 Yellowfin Tuna. Everyone got into the action and had some time on the rod and reel so that was great.
John and Jamila Albright, along with Steve Wagner, all from Aurora, Colorado were our guest on El Nuevo RedRum, the 33' Bertram, today. The action came early and often for these folks and Captain Alex did a great job with all the fish. When they returned to the docks, they had released 2 Marlina and brought in 1 Dorado and 6 Yellowfin Tuna.
Webb Sabin and his girlfriend Brittany Elster from Memphis, Tennesse joined us aboard Rum Runnin with Captain Manuel and Jesus. They too got into the action quickly and boated 6 Yellowfin and 2 Dorado. They had a big Marlin take the bait, but the hook didn't set and they lost it. Webb and Brittany enjoyed a few filets over at Missiones de Kino last night.
Finally, I had my good friend Summer Cook and her husband Kelly, from TCU fishing with us aboard the RedBeam. Summer was a trooper today, battling not only motion sickness, but morning sickness as well! She was the perfect wife, for Kelly of course, though as she stuck it out long enough for Kelly to bring in 2 really nice sized Dorado and a Blue Marlin. The boys thought the Blue went around 225-250lbs. Great stuff guys. We will also be enjoying a few of those fillets tonight at Missiones de Kino.... and maybe 1 or 2 Mojito's.
Monday, August 3, 2009
Out of Control Over the Weekend...
... and no, I am not talking about my performance on the dance floor at my buddies wedding reception. Fishing was amazing over the weekend and RedRum clients came back with heaps of fish on Saturday and Sunday.
James Ansite was down from Long Beach, California and let's just say he will have a lot of happy friends and neighbors when he gets back to town today with all the fish he caught over the weekend. Saturday he fished with Captain Marshall on the RedBeam and was constantly hooked up with Yellowfin Tuna. Marshall found a huge school which they circled for a few hours catching more than his limit. Sunday was much of the same but more of a mixed bag for James' second trip. Along with Captain Manuel on Rum Runnin, James got hooked into a nice Striped Marlin, 2 big Dorado and 10 more Yellowfin Tuna. Awesome two days on the water James, I am sure your arms are tired today.
The Swanson bachelor party crew was also down for the weekend, as part of our Play and Stay package. On Saturday the guys split up onto two boats and totaled almost 20 Yellowfin Tuna and 5 Billfish (3 Sailfish and 2 Marlin.) On Sunday, the guys took out the 54' Missing Lenk and went after Dorado. I think there was more drinking than fishing going on, but the guys still had a great day. Congrats to the Bachelor, I hope your marriage is as successful as your Bachelor Party Fishing!
Eric Verwest and William Hannah were our final guests on Saturday and these guys had a ball catching tons of Yellowfin as well. While they released their fare share, they hooked up with 18-20 Tuna trolling feathers about 10 miles off the Lighthouse.
On Sunday, David Stanford and his wife joined Captain Ulyses for a great day on the water. They were back late, but their diligence paid off with 3 really nice sized Dorado, one was 62". David was even nice enough to let me swipe his credit card again after an error in the morning where we only charged him 84 pesos for the fishing trip, about 6 dollars. Now that's a deal.
Eric Lonadier joined Captain Omar and Mate Americo aboard ReelRum for a super successful day on the water. Eric brought in the Cabo Mixed Bag, with a Marlin, 2 Dorado and 4 Yellowfin Tuna.
Robert Naftel and his party of 4 had a great day on Sunday with Captain Marshall aboard the RedBeam. They too found the Yellowfin, catching 8 nice Tuna, and were also lucky enough to hook 3 Striped Marlin which they caught and released.
Sunday was also the 2nd of two days fishing for Donna Schorlemmer's Play and Stay group. While they caught enough Yellowfin on day 1 for a fabulous meal cooked by a local chef at their condo, day 2 was all about the Billfish. Donna told Captain Alex that they would need 5 Marlin that day since their were 5 people on the boat. After reaching the fishing grounds Alex and Ramon quickly hooked one, and then a short time later they got a second. Donna told Alex that she needed "Tres Mas!" to which he replied "No Problema!" And that it wasn't, a short time later Alex and Ramon hooked the first, then the second and finally the third Marlin for a triple hook-up! After an hour or so, with the Marlin going in 3 different directions, all three were caught and released. Mission accomplished, in style!
Awesome weekend for the RedRum crews and clients... Great time to be fishing Cabo!!!
James Ansite was down from Long Beach, California and let's just say he will have a lot of happy friends and neighbors when he gets back to town today with all the fish he caught over the weekend. Saturday he fished with Captain Marshall on the RedBeam and was constantly hooked up with Yellowfin Tuna. Marshall found a huge school which they circled for a few hours catching more than his limit. Sunday was much of the same but more of a mixed bag for James' second trip. Along with Captain Manuel on Rum Runnin, James got hooked into a nice Striped Marlin, 2 big Dorado and 10 more Yellowfin Tuna. Awesome two days on the water James, I am sure your arms are tired today.
The Swanson bachelor party crew was also down for the weekend, as part of our Play and Stay package. On Saturday the guys split up onto two boats and totaled almost 20 Yellowfin Tuna and 5 Billfish (3 Sailfish and 2 Marlin.) On Sunday, the guys took out the 54' Missing Lenk and went after Dorado. I think there was more drinking than fishing going on, but the guys still had a great day. Congrats to the Bachelor, I hope your marriage is as successful as your Bachelor Party Fishing!
Eric Verwest and William Hannah were our final guests on Saturday and these guys had a ball catching tons of Yellowfin as well. While they released their fare share, they hooked up with 18-20 Tuna trolling feathers about 10 miles off the Lighthouse.
On Sunday, David Stanford and his wife joined Captain Ulyses for a great day on the water. They were back late, but their diligence paid off with 3 really nice sized Dorado, one was 62". David was even nice enough to let me swipe his credit card again after an error in the morning where we only charged him 84 pesos for the fishing trip, about 6 dollars. Now that's a deal.
Eric Lonadier joined Captain Omar and Mate Americo aboard ReelRum for a super successful day on the water. Eric brought in the Cabo Mixed Bag, with a Marlin, 2 Dorado and 4 Yellowfin Tuna.
Robert Naftel and his party of 4 had a great day on Sunday with Captain Marshall aboard the RedBeam. They too found the Yellowfin, catching 8 nice Tuna, and were also lucky enough to hook 3 Striped Marlin which they caught and released.
Sunday was also the 2nd of two days fishing for Donna Schorlemmer's Play and Stay group. While they caught enough Yellowfin on day 1 for a fabulous meal cooked by a local chef at their condo, day 2 was all about the Billfish. Donna told Captain Alex that they would need 5 Marlin that day since their were 5 people on the boat. After reaching the fishing grounds Alex and Ramon quickly hooked one, and then a short time later they got a second. Donna told Alex that she needed "Tres Mas!" to which he replied "No Problema!" And that it wasn't, a short time later Alex and Ramon hooked the first, then the second and finally the third Marlin for a triple hook-up! After an hour or so, with the Marlin going in 3 different directions, all three were caught and released. Mission accomplished, in style!
Awesome weekend for the RedRum crews and clients... Great time to be fishing Cabo!!!
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