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!
Saturday, August 15, 2009
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.
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