Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Donovan's Conquering the Ocean

It seems Jim's luck has not abandoned him or his crew after all. The last couple of days he's been reeling in Yellowfin and Marlin. On Monday things were a bit slow as you may have already read, so Jim decided it was time for a backup plan...Calling his Brother John to come fish with him. John has a "different" way of fishing and even though some times he does come back to the office without any fish or maybe just Calamarlin... these past few days it has been the complete opposite.

Yesterday Jim, John and crew went out for a second day on Ziggy with Captain Manuel and after a full day of fishing, they all came back to the office with a big smile in the face as if they could walk over the blue waters of the Pacific...they had conquered the Sea of Cortez together. Together they managed to catch a 180 Lb. Marlin and 7 Yellowfin the bigges one weighing 45Lbs! I don't know how these guys did it, but like I said in the previous paragraph...John has a "different" way of fishing a very lucky guy!

Today these nice gentlemen switched to our 32' Rum Runnin and decided to give their luck a try on this boat instead, but they weren't alone. They brought along a new team player...Ryan "Picoso" Donovan. Now we had 3 Donovans out in the water....uh ooh! Poor fishies people, these guys were putting their heart and mind to one single thing, catching good fish. One of Jim's friends was not able to make it today, but that didn't stop this party of 5 from going out.

The gang was fishing around different spots, and even though I told them to head off to the Sea of Cortez because that's were all the hot spots were (I got the feeling the Nick Suggestion was probably not to be trusted, after all I am not a fisherman and even though I have been working here for two months I still have plenty to learn.) Anyway, they knew where to go, what they wanted and what they had to catch. Captain Omar and Mate Americo really worked hard today and these guys ended their trip with a couple of Yellowfin. I am sure they were going to have some of it cooked up tonight at their favorite restaurant Misiones de Kino. Today was "Uncle Jim's" last day fishing. He's a very nice man, he's just like one of the guys, very down to earth.

But they were not the only ones to do great these last couple of days. Besides Jim and crew we also had Wayne Murphy sharing a boat with Paul Detwiler yesterday. These guys were on the 32' RedBeam and after a full day fishing they caught and released a striped Marlin. Very good guys, I am glad you decided to fish with us and so excited to know you will recommend us to all your friends.

We also had Burt Vervoorn for a half day fishing trip on the 28' Anzuelo. After begining his fishing journey with Kristina, Michael and Christopher these guys also caught a released not one, but two striped Marlin...WOW 4 Marlins in one day seems very good to me! They did not come back to the office as they had a cruiser to catch, but thank you guys for choosing RedRum for your fishing adventure.

On March 30th and aboard our 32' Rum Runnin we had Greg Pisk, very cool guy fishing with his family Bailey, Riley, Jackson , Adam and Spencer Pisk. After coming back to the office and making fun of the little guy who got bit by a Pelikan, they were happy to have caught 7 Sierras and 1 Dorado. They left their fish with us to Vaccum seal it and freeze it up for them. I am pretty sure they will enjoy it once they head back to their hometown.

David Rittelmann, Cassidy and Chris began their first day out of three on our 28' Tantrum. After being out by the lighthouse and other spots until almost 4 o'clock these Navy guys came back with 1 Marlin and 5 Yellowfin! They will be fishing again on April 1st and 2nd. I will let you guys know what the outcome is.

Today, another faithful customer, Jeffrey Berman and Daughter Clair went out fishing for a second day on the 28' Anzuelo. When they came into the office this morning they said one thing...Today we want Marlin...I said your wish is my command!!! and it seems I pushed the right button this time because they did catch and "release" 1 Marlin. They had an excellent time and I am pretty sure this will definetely not be the last time we have these nice people fish with us. Thank you for the good comments Jeff, nuestro nuevo amigo...our new friend.

And last but not least we had Joseph, Denice and Wally Halicki fishing with us today. Joseph and Denise were telling me they have fished with RedRum for over 10 years and they even had the gear to prove it...one hat and 1 longsleeve shirt...I am guessing these the ones that were sold a long time ago because I had never seen these designs. It's always nice to see customers showing off their loyalty like this, this is what makes fishing and working for this company sooo worth it.

These guys had an excellent day out today, they were with Captain Cesar and Mate Ramon and came back with a big white plastic bag filled with yellowfin. They caught a total of 11 and were out fishing by the Gordo Bank, the light house and El Cerro "The Hill" We will have these guys fishing with us again.

So as you can see, these past couple of days has been great for fishing, especially for Marlin and Yellowfin which is what most of you want to catch.
In conclusion, yesterday we had a total of 5 Marlin, 12 yellowfin and 1 Dorado, while today we had 1 Marlin and 14 yellowfin. The fish are coming back people, so don't hesitate to come fishing with RedRum!

On Saturday we will begin our daylight savings so please be sure to adjust your clocks and watches to the right time on Saturday night. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me via email at info@redrumcabo.com

Thanks for reading.
Nick

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

The knot tying chronicles... Act 2

I know the story is riveting and many of you are on the edge of your seats just waiting to see what happened on day two of Uncle Jim's fishing adventure. Well who am I to keep you waiting.

Uncle Jim was joined by his good friend's Mason and Dave today, they both flew in from Boston yesterday afternoon and were ready to enjoy some time on the water. Jim, Mason and Dave joined Captain Manuel aboard Ziggy today and the plan was to try to hit up some of the Yellowfin schools that had been popping up around San Jaime Bank and the Golden Gate the last few days. Captain Manuel has never been accused of being afraid to make a long run if he thinks the fishing is better at a particular bank, but the plan was to stay relatively close on Monday. Well, I guess there is a great reason that there is no translation for the word "plan" from English to Spanish. After hearing about some fish over the radio, Captain Manuel made a run and at the end of the day was almost 45 miles offshore. One would think this would give Jim, ample time to study the knot tying techniques of the crew, but not so much. End of the day tally was 45 miles offshore, no fish, no bites, no knots. You can imagine the excitement and enthusiasm in my uncles tone when I told him of the boat that got back around Noon that had caught 2 Marlin right out front of the Arch, less than 2 miles from shore.

This just goes to show that even family members get skunked from time to time. While we do produce some of the best fishing in the world, at times it is still fishing and not catching in Cabo.

As for the rest of the RedRum boats today, some had better success than the salty Donovan from Massachusetts. Geoff Bacci, Mike Reding, Neil Ackerman and Michael Pakkus are all down from Chicago, Illinois celebrating Geoff's 30th birthday. These guys came in to the office in the morning like they had come straight from Cabo Wabo, and they quite possibly may have. Well, in good spirits and full of good spirits can either be a recipe for disaster or a thing of beauty. Today it was a thing of beauty, the guys had great luck with Captain Ramon and his Mate Juan, finding the Yellowfin early and catching several nice fish. They spotted a few Marlin throughout the day, but just couldn't get them to bite.

The fish that wouldn't bite was the case for Captain Cesar today aboard RedBeam. Cesar hosted Andy Buchholtz and his 4 buddies from Madison, Wisconsin. (Now that I think about it, Andy must have been a referral from my good buddy Brian Adam in Madison. Special shout out to Brian!) Well, Andy and the guys only chose to fish for a half-day and that limited their ability to get out to where the Tuna had been. Captain Cesar had to stick around the arch and lighthouse to maximize the fishing time, and while they spotted several Marlin, they just couldn't tease them into eating.

...stay tuned, scene 3 of the Knot Tying Chronicles will be tomorrow.

-Ryan

Monday, March 29, 2010

Sunday Session... Knot tying chronicles, Part 1

Sunday was a beautiful day in Cabo and our anglers were ready to get out on the water in search of the Yellowfin that had been found on Saturday. Water temps are still anywhere from 70-75 degrees and more and more bait is starting to show up. There have even been reports out of the lower East Cape, Los Frailes area in particular that show tons of Marlin. Hopefully, they are making their way down to Cabo, because I know we have plenty of anglers that would love a shot at catching their first Marlin.

Today we had 4 boats on the docket, starting with my Uncle, James Donovan who is down with a few friends for 4 days of fishing. Uncle Jim, who normally fishes from his 29' Everglades out of Chatham, Massachusetts is looking to trade in a few of the Bluefin Tuna he usually catches for some Yellowfin and Marlin action. I have made sure to tell our Captains and Mates that at the end of the 4 days, I would at least like for him to be able to tie his own knot (any knot,) or learn how to rig a live Caballito. It amazes me that someone can catch 100+ lb Bluefin without knowing how to tie a basic fishing knot. Anyway, for his first day on the water Uncle Jim wanted to fish inshore from a Panga. We hooked him up with Carlos, our excellent Panga Captain, and they were able to bring in a dozen or so Sierra. They lost quite a few to the hungry sea lions, but had a blast in the meantime. And for those inquiring minds, after day one, still no knot tying ability.

Jeff Berman and his daughter Claire from Illinois, joined Juan and Ramon for a day aboard TantRum. Seems like they found the schools of Tuna, but were a bit late on the action. They did get one nice 30lb Yellowfin, but for the most part the bite had slowed by the time they got to the school.

Bruce Weaver, a multiple repeat customer of ours, and his family joined Cesar and Raymond for a day aboard RedBeam. They too were late to the action on the Tuna, but did get a nice Mako shark.

Finally, Jason Nieson along with his son Hunter and father Charles, headed out for a second day with us. After getting skunked on day 1, this three generation trio had to find some action and Javier and Americo were there to guide them along. These guys were the lucky ones that got into the Tuna early and were rewarded with 4 really nice Yellowfin. They were happy to have something to show for their two days on the water and friends and neighbors alike back home will be more than happy to share a few of those filets with the guys.

ps... Stay tuned for Part 2 of the knot tying chronicles tomorrow.

-Ryan

Saturday, March 27, 2010

Yellowfin seem to be biting.

Another day here in cabo and things don't seem to be picking up so well.
Like any other day, the weather has been very nice, I guess it's just the winds blowing from 10-15mph that are causing this fish fast!

Yesterday we had 2 boats out but only Ryan and Kristie Darnell who were on Tantrum came back with 1 Sierra, 1 Dorado and a squid. Although we are not following their tracks, they are out there. We call them the Cala-Marlin!

Today we had one boat out Tantrum. And it was a shared charter. We had Wayne and LaRae Murphy and Emily and Derek Walters (who just got married and are here on their honeymoon)
The went fishing by the Golden Gate bank and said that as soon as they threw the lines in the water, they kept reeling in yellowfin. They caught a total of 7 yellowing.

Have a great weekend everyone.

Thanks for reading.
Nick

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Not much to report

Hi Everybody,

It's been a few days since we last updated the blog. Truth is there hasn't been much to report. Biting has gone down this week. We really haven't been catching much. I blame it on the wind! we are having strong winds probably around 10-15 mph. The days have been sunny and hot, but that just isn't making much of a difference.

Today we had our 28' Tantrum with Cecilia and Richard Egland. They wen't out for half a day and came back with 8 Sierra. It really isn't that bad if we compare it to the other days!

And we also had Gary Sarver, Wes, Whitney and Robin Moran on a Panga. The as well were able to catch 7 Sierra.

Just a reminder, here in Cabo we do daylight savings next Sunday April 4th, so if you are planning on traveling or fishing with us on those dates, please be aware of this time change. That's all for today.
I hope fishing picks up in the next couple of days.

Thanks for reading.
Nick
Thank you all for reading.

Saturday, March 20, 2010

Strong Winds, Wild Waves

Today the fishing was still the same. Not many fish are biting and some of our boats are coming back without a catch.
We also had very strong waves out in the Ocean. This doesn't really help out our anglers as they get seasick and of course fish are harder to find. Hopefully by Next week we will have better luck.
The winds are 10-15mph and the water temepture on the Sea Of Cortez is around 74F while back in the Pacific, temerature is in the Upper 60'sF.

On the 32' RedBeam, Captain Cesar and Mate Ramon went out with Gray Turner, Cody and Gage. After a full day of fishing, Gary reeled in an 8FT Striped Marlin, it took him almost 2 hours to get it in, he ended up exhausting after fighting it. He promised he would send the pics, so I will be posting them ASAP. They had a great day and really enjoyed it. Thanks guys, hope to see you soon.

CCA group members Troy Prasek and Tyler Williams went out for their second and last day of fishing with RedRum. They headed out almost 40 miles out and came back with a Marlin. Today's was the guys' turn to fish while the ladies enjoyed a "Ladies Day Out" which included shopping and other stuff. I heard the Prasek Brothers got seasick, but still managed to make it all the way through the 8 hours. That's the spirit guys! They were on our 33' Nuevo
Thanks and have a safe flight back home.

A regular customer Joe Assenza went out for his first day of fishing out of 2 this month, he was accompanied by Wife Karen and son Anthony. They came back with 1 yellowfin and decided to take some back to their favorite restaurant to get it cooked up. Hopefully they will catch more on Monday. We will see Joe again in October for the Bisbee Tournament. He was on our 32' Rum Runnin.

Thanks for reading.

Friday, March 19, 2010

104" Striped Marlin

Today fishing did not pick up for the 5 boats that we had out today. This morning started off a bit wild, but through out the day things started to chill down a bit. We had the Tates and The Kapusta Party fishing with us. On the first group we had 16 guys and on our second group we had 6 guys as well who came to Cabo for John Kapusta's wedding.

John Kapusta managed to reel in a 104" Striped Marlin which was aprox. 180Lbs. He's still thinking about getting it mounted and I would defintely say HECK YEAH! that's a once in a lifetime moment. He may go out fishing again but you never know if you're gonna catch something that size again. He will let us know and I will keep you guys updated. I hope he sends pictures of his catch soon to show off to all our friends! It took John about an hour and a half for this big guy to come on the boat. Excellent job buddy and congrats on the wedding!

And he wasn't the only one from his party to catch a big one. Dylan Reeder also reeled in a 95" Marlin. It took him around 20 mins to get it in. He did it all on his own! Great job buddy!

Thank you all for reading.
Nick

Fish Report Mar. 18

TGIF everybody.

Hope ya'll are having an awesome morning and have begun planning ahead for the weekend.
Things have been slow in Cabo San Lucas, this week it has been up and down as you may be aware of by reading the fish reports. Yesterday was no exception.

We had 4 boats out Yesterday: Tantrum, Rum Runnin, RedBeam, and Nuevo. There were two last minute cancellations otherwise we would've had 6 boats out.

Visiting from Wala Wala Washington we had Walter Williams and buddies Matthew, Dave, Tim, John and Lindsey on our 32' Rum Runnin along with Captain Javier and Mate Americo going out for a full day charter and coming back with 1 Dorado.

On our 28' Tantrum we had Jim , Jackie, Judy and Alex Viglasky fishing with Captain Ramon and Omar out in the Pacific Side and reeling in 4 Sierra. Really cool family, they did not stop by afterwards but I sure hope they come again before they leave. Thank you guys for fishing with us!

Tyler Williams and Troy Prasek from CCA joined us Yesterday for their first day of fishing out of three. On RedBeam we had Tyler Williams and his crew coming back with a Yellowfin. While Trop and his peeps managed to catch 1 Wahoo and 1 Marlin.

I will keep you updated with today's fishing report.

Thanks!
Nick

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Happy St. Patricks Day!

Hi Everybody,

Happy St. Patricks day to all, hope everyone is wearing green!!! Ryan and Brooke are back from their trip to Puerto Vallarta and it seems they had a great time! It's good to have them here in Cabo again!

Fishing has been up and down these past two days, on Monday we did good, can't say great but it was acceptable, but yesterday was a very slow day. I thought we'd have more fish in but the truth was the opposite.

On Monday March 15th we had 5 boats out.
On our 28' Tantrum we had The Raley Party fishing with Captain Ramon and Mate Juan for a full day trip and reeling 1 Marlin, 1 Sailfish and 4 Sierra through out the day. Great Job guys!

We also had Tim Pitman for his first day of fishing out of 2 on the 28' Anzuelo. Another former alumni from TCU. He was fishing with Steve, Alex and Cash. They reeled in 8 sierra, 1 Trigger fish and had fun catching 6 squid. Hope they have more fish in later today on their second fishing adventure.

On their third and last day of Fishing we had Gary Gonzalez and his party of three who flew back to their hometown taking back this day's catch which consisted of 1 Yellowfin and 2 Squids. I personally don't like squid but maybe they'll find a good recipe to cook it up. They have plenty of fish for a big feast! Thanks Guys. See you soon

On the 32' Rum Runnin, Captain Javier and mate Americo were fishing out with Doug Lavesque and his crew. These guys wen't out 37 miles in the Pacific by Cabeza de Ballena (Whale's Head) and caught 8 Yellowfin Tunas. Good Job guys! Glad you had fun, see you real soon.

The day ended with Hugo Rutherfurd who was on our 32' RedBeam and wanted to go out a little late, so they decided to start their fishing day at 7:30 AM. They came back at the normal time and were lucky too, because they reeled in 12 sierra and 8 Squids. People say Squids don't count but they're fun to catch!

Thanks Hu.

On March 16th, we had 8 boats out and you would expect it to be a good fishing day...truth is, it was very sloooooooooooooooow. Out of the 8 boats only 2 of them came back so there really isn't much to report for that day. We did have a lot of Friends from the State of Texas!

On Rum Runnin we had John McMakin who came in at 10:30 from a Cruise ship and ended his fishing day with 1 Dorado.

On our 33' Nuevo we had Chipper Dipple from Texas along with his ladies Carolyn, Ashton and Channing Dipple. They ended their day with 8 Sierra and some Calamari. Great job guys. Hope to see you again soon.

That's how fishing has been in the past two days.
I want to congratulate Lauren and Rand Lionberger who just tied the knot this past Saturday and decided to put in some fishing activities during their Honeymoon. Thanks guys, we hope you enjoyed the day...CONGRATULATIONS once again.

Thanks for Reading!

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Not much to report!

Good day to all of our friends and readers.

Hope you are all enjoying of a wonderful Sunday and I sure hope you did not forget to set your clock an hour ahead!

Just as a reminder, here in Cabo San Lucas we still haven't started Day Light Savings time, so make sure you come in the office with our local time schedule. Our daylight savings time will being like in 2 or 3 weeks but I will let you guys know, so nobody ends up going out late or coming in too early!

There's not much to report today, it was a bit slow.

We had 4 boats out but only 2 of them were able to catch something.

On our 32' Rum Runnin', Captain Javier and Mate Americo were able to help Dustin Duey and Michelle reel in a 8ft long, 160 Lb. Marlin. These guys are visiting from Illinois. They did not come back to the office, but I was told by our crew that they were happy! Glad to hear that and hopefully we can see them again in the near future.

From the beautiful Bay Area....(Yes, I am from San Francisco!) On our 32' RedBeam we had Patrick, Amelia, Sam and Beenadette Lupinetti along with Michael Baily fishing with us today. Captain Ramon did his best to end the day with 9 Sierra for these nice people.

We were in the upper 70's today and the water temperture was 74F.

Hope some more action will happen tomorrow, in the meantime...Thanks for reading!

Saturday, March 13, 2010

They're Here!

Hello again!

Things are defintely getting better here in Cabo San Lucas. We are in a high 77F with very calm winds today. We had our 4 boats out Tantrum, Rum Runnin, RedBeam and Nuevo. Fishing was great! couple of Marlin, Yellowfin and Sierra was today's menu.

Aboard our 28' Tantrum was Tom Spina and Kathleen Buonarosa along with Captain Omar and Mate Juan. They started doing some inshore fishing for a while and then headed out for some more action. They reeled in 1 Marlin.

On our 32' Rum Runnin we had a shared party with Captain Javier and Mate Americo. It's funny because yesterday we had the Andre Hage and Cynthia Jenkins coming in to share a boat with someone, we didn't have anybody on our list and all of the sudden Frank Statile comes in looking to share a boat as well. They had a lot of things in common...it was a match made in Heaven! These guys went out 38 miles in the Pacific and came back with 13 Yellowfin. The biggest one was 160Lb! and was reeled in by Andre Hage! Good job to everyone on the boat!

On our 32' we had Captain Cesar and Mate Ramon fishing for half a day with Jeff Roper and his 5 buddies. They did inshore fishing and caught 10 Sierra. Very good guys!

On our 33' We had Gary Gonzalez and crew who are staying at the Portofino Condos and fishing with us for 2 more days on Nuevo along with Captain Alex and Mate Manuel. These guys came back with 8 Yellowfin and 1 Marlin. I knew they'd catch something!

Hopefully they will be able to surpass their own number in the next couple of days!

Yellowfin and Marlin are back and biting well! So folks, come on down to Cabo San Lucas and fish with us, we can't guarantee you'll catch something, but we can guarantee you'll have an awesome time!

Thanks
Nick

Fantabulous Friday!

Hey Guys,

Hope everybody is having a good Saturday and you're not too wasted from partying out last night! Things are great here at RedRum, we had plenty of satisfied customers yesterday, got some new pics posted on Facebook, more pictures came in today and they have been added as well, weather is nice around 75F and most importantly plenty of fish out in the water!

Yesterday we had 6 boats out: RumRunnin, RedBeam, Nuevo, Anzuelo, Ziggy and a Panga and they all caught, reeled in , kept/released something! March has been very good, unlike the last couple of weeks in February when it was very slow.

Ya'll are helping me out with my fish report dudes and dudettes so keep fishing with us, keep reeling those fishies in and we will keep pushing the button to make them come out from where ever they are ;)

On with the Report.
We had Kurt Solomon and his guys fishing aboard our 33' El Nuevo. Kurt was anxious and ready to head out to the Pacific but his crew was still at the store around the corner getting some breakfast...just imagine the look on his face! It was like they were getting homemade muffins baked with strawberries on the side or something cause they took 4 EVER! LOL.
Kurt was like: " I told them we had to be here at 6:20 and by that time they still weren't ready" the good thing is they had plenty of time left. After these guys finished up with their early meal, they headed out and had a lucky day by reeling in 6 Yellowfin, 2 Rooster and 10 Sierra. Cool dudes! thanks for fishing with us. Come back again.

It seems Tuna is coming back...keep your fingers crossed!

On the 28' Anzuleo we had Matt Calamari and Josh Bower, who will definitely come back again to fish with us after a great day out in the ocean, catching 5 Rooster. Great guys, hope to see you soon.

On RumRunnin we had Teresa and Jesse Hunrud along with Marc Smith and Britemery who after 8 hours fishing came back to the office simply to thank us for the awesome day and to take Captain Omar and Mate Americo out for some drinks...John Donovan tagged along shortly after!
These guys came back with 12 Sierra, 4 Rooster and 7 Squids. They took pictures so we should be expecting them real soon! Keep on Rockin'.

On RedBeam we had Derek Poshuta along with teens Kelsey, Adam and Nic who after almost postponing their fishing trip for another date, came back happy they didn't as they got to reel in 10 Sierra, 3 Yellowfin, 1 Hammer head, 1 Mako and 1 Dorado! like I told Derek..."Told you I'd push the magic button!" He said he's coming back in October. See you then buddy!

Out on the Panga we had Tom Plummer and grandson Austin Bush who came back with 12 Sierra. Unfortunately it was Tom's last day fishing as he is heading back to the U.S on Monday, we'll see you next year buddy! Thanks for all those days you came fishing with us.

And last but not least we had William Bunch and Sons who went out fishing on El Nuevo and had a great day after upgrading to the 33' from our 28 ' Tantrum. These folks caught and released a Marlin. They have been out there but just weren't biting, so these guys were the lucky ones!

Thanks for reading.
Nick

Friday, March 12, 2010

3 day Fishing Report.

Hey everybody,
Sorry for not posting anything up since Tuesday. Ryan and Brooke are enjoying a well deserved trip to Puerto Vallarta, hope they are having a blast down there they will be back in the office next week.

On March 9th we had 3 boats out: Rum Runnin, Tantrum and RedBeam.

On Rum Runnin we had the Badger party of 5 and after a full day trip with RedRum, they came back with 1 Dorado and 4 Squids.

Squids have been biting very well these last fee days, so you'll be seeing high numbers on these babies!

Aboard Tantrum were Kris and Heather Scott who went out for half a day trip and came back a bit earlier than expected because of sea sickness. These folks were able to reel in a Hammer head though! good job!

On RedBeam we had Mark Schultz for a full day charter and coming back with 2 Stiped Marlin, 1 Hammerhead Shark and 1 Squid. Good action while catching the Marlin.

On March 10th we had 3 Boats out: Rum Runnin', RedBeam and our 33' Nuevo

Friends from Alaska, Daryl Vaughn and crew, fished aboard Rum Runnin' and after a full day fishing were very happy! They had a blast reeling in 4 squids. Glad to see happy customers!

Aboard Nuevo was Mike Caruso and 3 friends who ended their fishing trip with 1 Dorado and 1 Squid.

Yesterday was a good day for Sierra...as it has been for the last few weeks.

Aboard our 28' was the Birthday Man Alan Hagen and lady Kelly who showed up in the office feeling a bit sick...(can't blame them with this wacky weather!) but still what a better way to celebrate a birthday than to go fishing and reeling in 15 Sierra, 2 Roosterfish and 2 Squids. These guys had a blast and I am sure they had one hell of a good time last night celebrating with a birthday dinner...Happy Birthday Alan!

For a half day Charter we had Peter Near who came back at 11:30 AM with 40 SIerra, 5 REooster, 5 Squid and 1 Bonita!!! This was just crazy!!! These guys had a blast and were gonna continue on partying on a Booze Cruise...Hey can I tag along? Thanks guys for the fish you have us and we hope to see you soon.

We just got these pics in from last week's Friend Joe Torolski and Niki Copepland. Check them out on our Facebook!

Hope you enjoy them!







Thanks
Nick

Sunday, March 7, 2010

Overcast Sunday, but no rain...

It has been overcast all day today, but not nearly the rainfest we had yesterday. I know it is a bummer for folks that came on vacation to get out of the rain and snow, but we could really use the rain down here. The sun has been trying to burn off the clouds all day and the rest of the week is supposed to be beautiful, so no worries that way.

As for the fishing, things stayed strong today with the two groups that were out on the water.

Kevin and Penny Neiberger along with friends Robin and Robert Engen joined Captain Ramon and his Mate, Juan for a day aboard TantRum. As has been the case lately, the guys started out fishing inshore and were able to get a handful of Sierra first thing in the morning. Once they got offshore, they immeadiately raised a Marlin and had it right next to the side of the boat, playing around with the bait, but never really taking it. The crew worked hard to get a bite on several other fish, but in the end they had to settle for the Sierra.

Elene and Brad Hess shared Rum Runnin today with Todd Strawn and Kevin Cooper. These folks were all on our share board and we were able to hook them up with each other and they had a great day on the water. Captain Javier and his Mate Americo found the fish today, catching and releasing 2 nice Striped Marlin. They also got into a few sharks, catching and releasing a juvenile Mako and a juvenile Hammerhead!! It is always cool to see those Hammerheads come up behind the back of the boat (when we aren't swimming behind the boat that is.) Glad you guys had a killer day!

-Ryan

Saturday, March 6, 2010

Raining in Cabo!

Hope everyone is having a great weekend! NO TSUNAMI ALERTS TODAY!!!

We had a good Saturday even though it has been raining all day long! it's not normal for this time of year to have showers here in cabo, and it doesn't seem to be going away any time soon but still it was good, we can't complain.

Tomorrow we are expecting 10% chance of rain again....but by Tuesday Hello Sunny 80F!
Today was actually pretty good for fishing. We had 2 boats out Tantrum and Nuevo

On Nuevo we had Rich Belli and his crew who after fishing by the 95 bank, the light house and close to San Jose del Cabo caught and released 2 Stripped Marlin and 8 Sierra! Way to go dudes! I don't have the information on the size of the Marlin sorry, I will post it tomorrow though!

On their second and last day fishing we had Tom Kayheart and friends aboard Tantrum who came back with a total of 25 Sierra. Nice, they doubled the amount from Yesterday and they also caught some squids while trolling back into the marina.

These guys came back to the office asking when they would need to call to book a boat for October! That what we like...Happy Customers. Keep spreading the word people!

Thank you all for reading and have a wonderful weekend!

Nick

Thanks for reading!

Friday, March 5, 2010

Happy Friday!

Happy Friday everyone!
First Friday of the month and it seems we started off pretty good this week, like I've been sayin...not great but good enough, at least all of our buds have not gone home empty handed.

And once again, it seems as if Sierra's in da house! or Spanish Mackerol as most of you know this fish by. I thought Marlin was going to be a good biter like last year, as I've been hearing a lot of stories of how great Marlin was biting this time of year in '09. Every year is different maybe this time they just decided to chill-ax!

So on to Today's Fishing Report:
We had 2 boats out by the lighthouse the first one was Tom Kayheart and his buds David, Jesse and Rob who are staying at the Portofino Condos BTW and will be fishing with us again tomorrow. These guys came back with 12 Sierras. Not bad on their first day fishing, they were aiming a bit more for Yellowfin but weren't too lucky. Hopefully tomorrow they'll catch some!

FYI we got a heads-up that Yellowfin was biting out by the Jaime Bank, so that's where these guys will be taken tomorrow!

On our famous 32' Rum Runnin we had Austin Ramirez, Peter, Randall and Ryan fishing for half a day. These guys came back loaded! They caught 17 Sierra, 3 Roosterfish and 12 squids....DOING....first time I've heard of squids being caught since I've been working here.
These guys had to cut their half day trip a bit short cause reeling in all those little guys got them a bit exhausted. I'd recommend them to drink some tequilas later tonight!

I have been asked if Rooster fish is any good and if there are any special recipes for this fish? I really don't know, so if ya'll know any good recipes, hit me back with them so I can share them with all our friends!

Have a great weekend guys and thanks for reading
Nick

Thursday, March 4, 2010

Windy, Cloudy Thursday

Hey guys
Hope ya'll are doing ok!, not much to report today. We only had 1 boat out with our buddies Sean Goldman and Brad Morley. These guys were out on our 28' Tantrum and reeled in 17 Sierras.

Fishing once again has been slow, but we hope that it will be picking up any time soon! So be patient peeps! By tomorrow I wish to write a good good fish report. We will have 2 boats out and 8 people, so keeping my fingers crossed and one of these guys ends up reeling something good!

Thanks for reading guys!
Nick

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

A bit of everything!

Hey Guys,

First I have to apologize for not updating the Fish Report since last Saturday. There has been a lot going on, from good fishing, slow fishing to Tsunami Alerts this past weekend...Too much! but everything turned out to be great! We cannot complain.

The weather is nice, and has been nice over these past 5 days. Just a bit windy today, but no bigiges.

Well I sure don't want to bore everyone with my chit chat so I'll go along and tell you how fishing has been doing these past days.

On Saturday Feb. 27th, we had 6 boats out but do to the Tsunami alert and the port closing up and cancelling all water sports our boats until further notice. they had to come in earlier than expected. However, and even though it was basically a half day trip there was a total of 2 Grooper Fish and 4 Trigger fish caught. Not bad at all for a very crazy day as it was!

On Monday March 1st we had Robert Kucinski and Lisa fishing with us. Even though she got a bit sea sick, they were still able to reel in 12 Sierra! very good guys. On March 2nd, we only had Robert come back for more action while Lisa just laid back at the hotel. In the end, Robert came back to the office with 2 Marlin the biggest one weighing 160 Lbs and being 105 inches, 3 Rooster fish and 1/2 a Sierra. Pretty Excellent dude, that's the spirit. It seems as if Marlin is ready to join the fun once again! Thank you guys, hope to see you real soon.

On their second and last trip on March 2nd we had Joe Torolski and his crew aboard El Nuevo and they came back with 13 Yellowfin. These were caught in a 20 mile radius. They took some back with them to get it cooked up and left the rest rock freezing for when they had back home. Thanks guys!

And Today we did pretty good. We had Deam Walsh, Ed, Rick, Lana and Marcia on RumRunnin today. When they walked in the office this morning I told them you better help me with my fishing reports by catchin' something good to type up and so they did!
They came back with 3 Yellowfin and a 6ft long, 150 Lbs Mako Shark. Lana was very excited and was shouting from outside....."It was Great!" I am so glad to hear that. Please don't forget to send us your pix so I can post them up and show everyone your catch!

Thanks for reading guys!
Nick