RedRum Sportfishing Fish Report

Congrats to the newley weds Ashely and William!

2011-07-11T14:06:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Ashley Valigura and William Wilcox Jr for their wedding this past Friday. We're glad they had a great trip out and most importantly that they caught fish!
We'll be posting their pics as soon as they send them in.

Customer: Ashley Valigura, William Wilcox Jr and William Wilcox Sr
Boat: RedRum
Crew: Omar and Americo
Fish Caught: 11 Yellowfin Tuna

Customer: Valgura / Wilcox Party
Boat: RumRunnin
Crew: Javier and Jesus
Fish Caught: 8 Tuna / 1 Dorado

Customer: Valgura / Wilcox Party
Boat: Tantrum
Crew: Juan and Jesus
Fish Caught: 7 Yellowfin tuna

Customer: Chad Morton, Jason Childers and Tristan Couey
Boat: Nuevo
Crew: Alex and Manuel
Fish Caught: 1 Marlin / 5 Tuna

Customer: Greg Stockett
Boat: Cabo Chica
Crew: Lupe and Ricardo
Fish Caught: 4 Yellowfin

Customer: Israel Vazquez
Boat: Rosy
Crew: Luis and Raymond
Fish Caught: 2 Dorado / 4 Tuna

Nick

Tuna on the Pacific, Marlin on the Sea of Cortez Side

2011-07-07T05:56:00.000-07:00

Well I thought we were going to have more rainy days but I guess I was wrong. In the two years that I've been here I've only seen 4 rainy days! That basically means that 726 days were absolute sunshine!

Tuesday was a cloudy morning and by the time the boats took off, it started to rain and it lasted like 2 hours. Of course this did not have an impact on the fishing. We caught a total of 32 yellowfin and 2 striped Marlin.

From San Celemente we had Steve Milner along with Connor Pasne and Jacob Contreras fishing for a full day on our 32' RumRunnin. During their 8 hours of fishing with Captain Javier and mate Jesus they landed a total of 7 Tuna.

From Delaware and Los Angeles Jorge Goytisolo and his party of 4 fished on our 33' Nuevo with Captain Alex and Manuel. Their fishing consisted of 12 yellowfin tuna. biggest being 40 Lbs and released 2 Striped Marlin that were 96" and 106", the biggest Marlin weighed and aprox 180 Lbs.

Robert Mitchell fished for two days on RedRum with Captain Omar and mate Americo. During their first trip they landed a total of 13 yellowfin tuna. They took some to a restaurant and gave the rest to the crew. Brad and Robert had such a great day out there that they decided to give it another shot in search of Dorado. During their second trip yesterday they caught 1 Marlin around 110Lbs and 1 tuna. A little slower than day 1 but they still had an awesome time.

From New Jersey we had Tara Smith and her party of 8. They fished aboard our 38' partner boat Marlin Too. They were out for a half day trip and only caught 2 yellowfin tuna. Some of the folks got a bit seasick, but they still had a great time. They took some fish to Misiones de Kino to get it cooked up for the night.

On Cabo Chica we had Mike Ray and his party of 5 fishing for a full day. Their morning started a bit rough but in the end everything worked out great. They landed a total of 5 yellowfin tuna weighing around 15 Lbs each. They took all their fish to Misiones for some nice 6 way cooking of their catch. I'm sure they enjoyed their meal.

And last but not least Brandon Emory from Austin Texas along with Jade Burgoyne fished for a full day on our 32' RumRunnin. They caught a Yellowfin between 35-40 Lbs. They had a great day and I'm sure Brandon will come back soon. He's a repeat customer and loved RedRum so much that he decided to come back again. Hopefully we'll see him soon.

-Nick

4th of July fishing!

2011-07-05T10:12:00.000-07:00

4th of July fishing was great here in Cabo. No rain during the day which is even better but a few raindrops don't hurt anybody.
We had all of our boats booked. Just like last year, not much going on here for locals regarding 4th of July but you sure can see firework displays and buffets at resorts which is where our customers are staying so at least they had a great 4th of July.

On partner boat Rosy we had Dan Colman fishing along with Nicolas and Len and they released a total of 2 striped Marlin and caught 7 yellowfin tuna. Their captain was Luis. Great day!

From CCA Texas we had The Fischer Party, who had their first fishing trip on Saturday and they were celebrating Michelle's birthday. On day one all 6 went out fishing for a full day and landed 1 dorado and caught and released 2 striped Marlin (94"&96")
Yesterday only the guys took the trip and they landed 3 yellowfin tuna. Today they have taken off to go back home but I know they had a blast and were very pleased and satisfied with their whole trip from lodging to fishing! Congrats and we hope you had a special birthday Michelle.

on RumRunnin we had Michael DeHart and Christy Hackea fishing for a full day with Javier and Jesus. They caught a total of 5 yellowfin tuna and just like the rest of the groups had a blast out there. Thanks!

From Denver Co, Tyson Smith and Shelby Smith fished for a half day on Tantrum and landed a 120 Lbs 6 1/2 Striped Marlin. These folks were excited that it's not usual to catch a Marlin on a half day trip but they did. It's not unusual either but it's a bit early for it to happen so congrats to these two!

And last but not least Dennis Ortiz fished on nuevo with his party of 7 for a full day and also tried going out for tuna with a success. They landed a total of 5 yellowfin and decided to g et their fish cooked for the night.

Thanks to all and congrats on your catch.

Nick

We ended a good fishing month with success.

2011-07-01T11:53:00.000-07:00

Another month goes by which means less time for me here at RedRum. Just one more month left and You'll be reading someone else's blogs/fish reports.

We ended June with good fishing. Lot of things happened this week, lot of people to interview, lots of candidates, but right now, we've narrowed it down to 3...I guess the decision will be made on Sunday.

Seas are still at 5 ft and winds remaining at 10-20 mph. The days are hot! I think this will be a very HOT summer, probably even more than last year.

On Nuevo we had Gerry Zachery and Wanny Huang fishing for a full day trip. They were out for a while before they landed their first Dorado. They ended their trip with a total of 2. They took some to get it cooked up for the night and the rest gave it to RedRum for donation. Thanks you guys!

Daniel Sutherland and Craig Pittz fished on RumRunnin with Captain Javier and Mate Jesus. During their 8 hour trip they landed 2 yellowfn tuna, 1 dorado and 1 striped marlin. I heard the marlin was 140 Lbs. These gentlemen were satisfied with their fishing trip. Thanks and congrats on your Marlin

Richard Spragues and his party of 8 fished on Marlin Too with Captin Pancho and mate Jesus. They were out for 8 hours as well and they caught and released 2 Striped Marlin. Not sure the size since they did not come back to the office.

Thanks for reading.

Fish Report for Tuesday June 28th

2011-06-29T13:09:00.000-07:00

Hey guys,

Yesterday's fishing was good. I had a group who was a little bit hesitant about fishing but in the end realized it was well worth it.

Seas have still been 5 ft high which is average here in cabo. No one came back because of seasickness.

All our groups had a great time, especially those who were doing a full day charter. Half Day charter are good but I would personally go for a full day instead, chances of catching fish are much higher.

On RumRunnin we had Todd and Tanner Smith who fished with Captain Javier and Mate Jesus for a full day. After their 8 hour trip they came back with 2 Striped Marlin and 1 40 Lb Dorado. Dorado's are coming in and like I've been saying over the past days, the numbers are low, but they're almost reaching the right time.

From Las Vegas Nick and Vander Poel and mel Meier fished on our 33' Nuevo with Captain Juan and mate Manuel for a half day. They had an awesome time catching a nice 140 Lbs Striped Marlin. It's the first one they've caught and they were thrilled about it. Glad they decided to look us up and charter one of our boats. Hope they send in their pics soon so we can post them on this site.

Thanks
Nick

Tiny Hands, Tiny feet, there's someone new for you to meet!

2011-06-28T05:58:00.000-07:00

Ryan and Brooke Donovan have expanded their house by two feet. They're Dalton Bruin's!

We know this is not a fish report but it will top any fish report we have done in the past or future.

On Monday June 27th, 2011, we welcomed Dalton Bruin Donovan in this wonderful world of fishermen and women. He was born in Cabo San Lucas to the very proud parents.

Both Mom and Bruin (as he will go by) are doing great. Our plans are to get him out fishing soon and setting some world records.

Bruin definitely beats Ryan's Huge Black Marlin landed in 2008 and the jackpot winning Yellowfin of 2009! This is Ryan's biggest "Catch" ever.

We thank all our RedRum friends and family for all there help the past nine months

John(Grampy), Ryan, Brooke, Bruin, Nick
Team RedRum

San Franciscans and the mighty Sword fish!

2011-06-27T05:28:00.000-07:00

You probably already found out through facebook, twitter and what not, that on Friday we had a group of guys from San Francisco fighting a sword for more than 9 hours?? No? Well here's the scoop!

On Friday, I received a call from Captain Omar and first Mate Americo telling me that they would arrive a bit late because they were fighting a BIG FISH. I right away thought it was a Marlin, little did I know they were talking about a Sword Fish, who's weight was 320+ Lbs.

It's been 3 years 3 months since RedRum fought and landed this kind of fish. The one caught a while back weighed 260 Lbs. After so long and patiently waiting for the next big catch on Friday that wait came to an end. Michael Black, Shawn Meroni, Mark Roberts, Brendan Morris, Conrad Castor and Sameer Advani where at the airport Thursday about to catch their flight to Cabo San Lucas when they called asking for prices on fishing charter. The information was given and they were going to decide which boat they wanted to take, if any.

A few minutes later I was back on the phone with Mike and they had decided to book the 31' RedRum. Friday Morning came and it was almost 7 AM...no sign of this group, I started dialing the number provided to remind them of the charter, when in Cabo you know it's normal to party out a night before and I just wasn't sure if this was the case. As soon as I hung up the phone, they walked into the office ready for their trip.

These awesome, down to earth guys, were ready for their trip. Omar and Americo walked them down to the boat and off they went into the unexpected. By 11 AM, they had a sword fish on the line, which was caught on live bait with a 50 Lb fishing line and 80 Lb test leader, Custom made fishing pools and shimano reel.

By 6:30 PM, every member of the RedRum family was at the dock waiting patiently to know if the fish had been defeated during the fight, we weren't sure if they were going to land it since it had been over 7 hours of fighting and Mike and team were a bit tired and ready to give up....All of the sudden Omar contacts us and says "It's gone to a better life" The cheering started, everyone was stoaked and you can just feel the great vibe at the dock, beers on RedRum, said Ryan.

At 8:30, after a couple of beers and talking with the security dock manager (who wanted to kick us out), RedRum's headlights start coming in, everyone received Mike Black and his team members with claps, high fives and cheers.

John Donovan had been on the phone with us most part of the day waiting for updated news, I bet he wished he had been here with everyone, it was a fun night. They guys told us how many turns it took each to fight the fish, how they were about to give up on it and how happy and excited they were.

A small interview, thousands of pictures and 6 tired guys was the outcome of this amazing fishing experience. Enjoy one of the many pictures taken and let us know what you think!

Thanks for reading
Nick

220 Lbs Yellowfin Tuna caught by James Wade

2011-06-24T09:45:00.000-07:00

Hey All,

Wow, TGIF! so many things going on this week and many many more in the upcoming one! So many changes as well. Just a few more days 'til Ryan and Brooke can hold their firstborn baby in their arms...future heir of RedRum sportfishing is a few days away from waking up in beautiful Cabo!

On Another note, yesterday's fishing was SUPERB! Ranger Magers and his buddy James Wade fished twice this week. Their first trip took place on June 22nd with their total catch consisting of 12 yellowfin tunas. 20-25 each NOT BAD for day 1 and for a little sharpy sea. Yesterday June 23rd they also fished same crew Omar and Americo from our 31' RedRum. Their final number of fish caught on day 2 was only 3 Yellowfin tuna a smaller number compared to a day before.

The only difference was that during yesterday's fishing, one of the Tuna's they caught weighed 220 Lbs, was caught by James Wade from Dallas Texas! the other two tunas were an average of 20-25 Lbs, but this huge tuna definitely breaks the record so far for this year.

Congratulations to Randy and James for their outstanding performance.

You can check out a picture of the Tuna at the end of the fish report.

From Houston Texas we also had Jon olson and Chad fisihing on a hald day trip with Alex and Manuel on our 33' Nuevo. Their catch consisted of 2 Dorados.

Michael and Crystal McFarlen fished on tantrum with Ramon and Jesus and caught a nice striped marlin 8 ft 140 Lbs. They had a blast out there. Congratulations you two!

And Jeffery Dietz also fished on Wednesday on Tantrum with ramon and Juan and he caught a total of 6 yellowfin tuna and 1 Dorado.

Thanks for Reading and enjoy the pics!

Jacob and the big Rooster!

2011-06-24T09:38:00.000-07:00

On June 7th, 8th and 9th we had Jacob Denison fishing with us. Out of these 3 days, on June 8th Jacob decided to go on a panga with Captain Edgar. This time he was doing a solo trip.

During this 5 hour trip Jacob's mission was to try and catch a Rooster fish, a little bit doubtful it would happen since it's really not the best time of the year for Rooster fish, even though they're here year round, June is "ok" not great.

This did not stop Jacob from taking this trip, he wen't out and by the time he came back in, he had a really nice size Rooster fish. Check out the picture for yourself.

During these 3 days he also caught a nice size Marlin, basically everything Jacob was after he can now scratch off his list!

This is really a nice size Rooster fish and in Jacbo's words: "The marlin is truly a bucket list scratcher, but that rooster is epic"

You can see that the Rooster fish looks way bigger than Captain Edgar!

I hope you enjoy these pixs

Thanks

Nick

Tropical Storm Beatriz is gone, but she left her mark...

2011-06-22T11:17:00.001-07:00

**Warning, first big Blue Marlin of the season is mentioned in this post!!**

I guess the Tropical Storm season is upon us now. While Beatriz was nearly 400 miles away, those tropical storms have a way of really moving things around in the surrounding waters. A week ago we were stoked with 80 degree water, and Marlin, Tuna, Dorado and Wahoo less than 10 miles from the Marina. Things changed with Beatriz. The winds picked up, water temps dropeed and the fish scattered.

Sunday was really the first day we felt the effects. Steve Selby and his boys, Patrick, Evan, and Kelly along with family friend Gary Holbrook were our lone fishermen on Sunday. They worked the Herradura Bank towards the 95 and couldn't get into the fish. Finally, they got word of some Tuna a few miles further out and got into 4 nice Tuna, the largest being 35lbs.

Monday was just a mess, winds made the water super choppy and the cold water moved in. Derrick Thrappas and his crew hooked into a Marlin that they lost and came back with 1 Yellowfin, but they said it was a rough ride.

Randy Harris and his family from the Los Angeles area also hooked into a Marlin and a Dorado but missed both fish. They too said it was a bumpy ride out there. Damn it Beatriz, you are messing with my customers! The Harris' were super cool and understood there was nothing we could do about the weather or the fishing conditions so that was nice. Nothing worse than angry customers who are mad about things completely out of our control.

Yesterday, things got a little better fishing wise but it was still rough out there. As Tropical Storm Beatriz was still 350 miles away and dissipating, we were still experiencing some of it's effects.

Carrie and Jerry Peck wanted a Marlin in the worst way and you know the the guys from Team RedRum always do their best to make that happen. Carrie was a trooper, getting sick all day, but sticking with it. It was all worth it in the end as they caught and released a 9', 150lb Stiped Marlin.

Steve Selby and his son Evan, along with Gary Holbrook were back at it for day 2 of 2 with the boys on RedRum. They knew fishing would be tough with the weather, but made the best of it and caught and released a nice 150lb Striped Marlin.

Finally, "Rob and the Philly Crew," had a phenominal day on the water. They had me worried when they still weren't back at 3:30, then 4:00, 4:30, and even 5:00pm... This usually means one of two things. A) They had a problem with the boat (which would not have been good since we couldn't get in touch with them as they were out of cell range, but we weren't hearing anything on the VHF either.) or B) They had a Big fish.
B) It was, and by "B" I mean Blue Marlin, Big, and Badass!
I finally talked to another Captain about 5pm that told me he saw "Rob and the Philly Crew" doing battle with a Big Blue Marlin near the 1150 bank and it was pulling them further offshore. Thus the reason we couldn't reach the cell phone of the Captain or Mate, and also the reason we didn't hear any radio (VHF) chatter. The Captain was busy manuevering the boat and the mate was working with the clients. I am intentionally not telling you which boat or crew because I don't want you guys picking any favorites.
Anyway, as luck would have it, the Big Blue, estimated by the boys at over 500lbs hit a rigged Ballyhoo on a Penn 30 loaded with 40 lb test line. A daunting task for even the most experienced angler. After 4 plus hours of passing the rod and reel back and forth and getting pulled a total of close to 40 miles offshore, the line finally reached it's breaking point. Rob said it was an awesome experience and they got to see the fish jump out of the water completely several times. They had it as close to 50 feet from the boat a few times, but this was just too much fish for the reel and line. They did manage to catch and release another small Striped Marlin and also caught a small Yellowfin.

The Blues are around and it shouldbe a great season if we are getting into them already!

-Ryan

RedRum, we make it happen.

2011-06-18T09:14:00.000-07:00

Really windy day in Cabo yesterday but that did not stop us from turning it around and making our customers have a time of their lives. Everyone came back fascinated with their fishing trip, a few were wet but in their own words: "Well worth it"

Ryan Socia and his crew fished on Marlin Too for a full day trip with Captain Pancho and Mate Jesus. The group had a blast and praised the work we do here at RedRum. This group from Ventura California caught a total of 7 Yellowfin tunas, all of them were a bit over 50 Lbs. We had 7 people on the boat so basically everyone caught fish. Thanks guys!

Joe Foster had a good day in the water as well, started off at 8 AM and was only able to land a Rooster fish, a bit slow for him, but during this past week he's been catching good fish. Marlin, Dorado, Tuna and now Rooster. On Monday he'll do another fishing trip, let's see how he does then.

Paul Dunlap fished on Nuevo for a full day with Paul Tobias Dunlap and Lance Simpson. Together they caught 2 Tuna, 1 Dorado and a Blue Marlin. This group also had a blast with Captain Alex and mate Juan. They were very pleased with their fishing trip and also praised the hard work Alex and Juan performed.

From Sacramento California Brian Bladow and Chris Eastburn fished on Tantrum for a full day. They too caught 3 yellowfin tunas and 1 striped Marlin. Captain Ramon and Mate Jesus did an excellent job on the boat.

Ryan Tucker and Seth McKinney fished with Captain Javier and mate Americo. They went out for a half day and only wanted to target Marlin. Well we made it happen. The guys came back after their trip and caught the Marlin they wanted so bad. Congrats!

Thanks for reading.

Nick

Good friends, good friends...

2011-06-17T14:30:00.000-07:00

Today I had the pleasure of meeting Scott Deardorff, his son Briggs, and Briggs' buddy Tucker Atterbury. Scott is a partner of Deardorff Farms in Ventura, California and has been a mentor/boss to one of my very best friends, Geremy Olsen for several years now. Scott wanted to bring Briggs and Tucker down as a high school graduation present and Geremy told them they had to fish with RedRum! Briggs looked a little green when he got back, but Tucker and Scott had a blast. They fished with TantRum and had 2 really nice sized Yellowfin, 1 good size Dorado and a monster 150lb (estimated) Sailfish! Great day, awesome filets, and a great dinner at Misiones de Kino.

Joe Foster and Chris Turner spent day 3 of 5 with Alex and Juan on El Nuevo RedRum and they came back with 1 Marlin and 1 nice Yellowfin Tuna.

Susan Sieger and Mary Cavanaugh spent the day with Captain Omar on RedRum and they had an awesome day getting into multiple schools of Yellowfin. They finished the day with 5 really nice fish, all Yellowfin in the 20-30lb range.

A few bigger Tuna have been caught recently, meaning some of the bigger Yellowfin have finally caught word of the abundance of bait and warm water in Cabo. Hopefully, your reading this and realizing the same thing. Time to get to CABO!!!

-Ryan

June 15th, mixed bag fishing, beautiful weather.

2011-06-17T14:14:00.000-07:00

Today was a little warm, but a really nice day on the water. Water temps have stayed up and the fish are hanging out anywhere from the shoreline to 8-10 miles offshore. Haven't had to run too far to get into the fish and that is always a plus. (Not like our "long runs" are all that long anyway.)

Jeff and Zack Muscat a father and son group were down celebrating Zack's high school graduation and Dad really wanted to celebrate with a Marlin. The boys did their best on TantRum and pitched bait to a few Marlin, but they just couldn't get hooked up. Zack's consolation present was a nice Yellowfin Tuna and 2 nice Dorado. Not too shabby.

Gloria Baca, David Staszewski, and their friend Mark George were out today for the final day of a 3 day fishing trip. Gloria and David first came down in December and had a few great days on the water. They also fell in love with Cabo and told me they were done fishing in Florida. Cabo only from now on! The way it should be. They had a great final day, after catching Sharks, and Marlin the first 2 days, they finished up by filling the cooler with 3 nice Yellowfin and 2 nice Dorado! See you guys in November!

Ryan Tucker and his wife Karla, (both former Horned Frogs, and therefore great people,) joined us today to fish aboard Rum Runnin'. Only problem was, we blew a piston on Rum Runnin' on Tuesday. Total bummer for the client to show up in the morning and not get what they expected, and we feel terrible as well. (The $1200 to fix the engine isn't a good time either.) Ryan and Karla were super cool about switching boats and they had a nice day on the water catching 4 Yellowfin between 20-30lbs. Ryan was looking for "bucket list" Marlin, but they couldn't get one to bite. Next time amigo, for sure. Go Frogs!

Finally, Joe Foster and Chris Turner decided to spend day 2 of 5 inshore focusing on light tackle fishing. They had a nice day with 2 Roosterfish and 1 Dorado.

-Ryan

Fish Reports: June 12th - 14th

2011-06-17T12:50:00.000-07:00

Sorry guys, it seems like the fish reports I had written for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday were not saved! I know it's weird??!,

So I'm going to do a quick recap of fishing for these 3 days.

Customer: Carol Breazeale CCA
Boat: Nuevo
Fish Caught: 3 Yellofin Tuna and 1 Marlin (100 Lbs)
Crew: Alex and Juan

Customer:Blain Wiley
Boat: RedRum
Fish Caught: 2 Dorado (55") and 1 Marlin (150 Lbs)
Crew: Americo and Manuel

Customer: Albert Cascia
Boat: Tantrum
Fish Caught: 1 Tuna
Crew: Ramon and Jesus

MONDAY JUNE 13TH, 2011

Customer: Justin Lamb
Boat: Tantrum
Fish Caught: 1 Dorado and 1 Yellowfin Tuna
Crew: Ramon and Jesus

Customer: Ramsey Shuayto
Boat: RumRunnin
Fish Caught: 8 Yellowfin Tuna, 1 Marlin (120 Lbs, Caught by 13yr old Cole Shuayto)
Crew: Javier and Americo

Customer: Meagan Zepeda
Boat: Nuevo
Fish Caught: 2 Striped Marlin (160 and 140 Lbs)
Crew: Alex and Juan

Customer: Glora Baca Lucero
Boat: RedRum
Fish Caught: 1 shark (That's what she came for!)
Crew: Omar and Manuel

TUESDAY JUNE 14TH, 2011

Customer: Nick Cloud
Boat: Tantrum
Fish Caught: 1 Striped Marlin
Crew: Ramon and Jesus

Customer: Gloria Baca Lucero
Boat: RedRum
Fish Caught: 1 Marlin
Crew: Omar and Manuel

Customer: Meagan Zepeda
Boat: Nuevo
Fish Caught: 2 Striped Marlin
Crew: Jesus and Juan

Customer: Joe Foster
Boat: RumRunnin
Fish Caught: 2 Marlin (120 & 140 Lbs) and 1 Dorado (30 Lbs)
Crew: Javier and Americo
* So far Joe has fished 3 days, with today being his 4th. He's caught a total of 2 Dorado, 3 Striped Marlin, 2 Roosterfish and 1Yellowfin tuna. We're still missing information from today's fishing, but we'll keep you guys posted.

Thanks for Reading and again sorry for the lost fish reports.

Nick

The warmer the water surely more fish.

2011-06-12T11:41:00.000-07:00

As another week goes by we start seeing more wahoo's and Dorados arrive to Cabo San Lucas, that is because waters are warming up every day. Today for example we are almost reaching 80F in the sea temperature. A lot of people say it's not necessarily true since they've caught fish in Cabo during cold seasons and cooler waters and of course its true, especially for Marlin who are here year round but their prime season is from June to November when the waters are warmer. I'd like to see someone catch Dorado or Tuna during the low 60F water temp. It can happen, but the chances are a bit low.

Anyhow, these past two days have been great for fishing. We're still targeting tons of Marlin, Tuna some Dorado and Wahoo.

No signs of Hurrican Adrian, like I posted on our previous fish report it's dying and won't hit Cabo. Seas are 7 ft high with 13 seconds in between. The temperature is 97F and it's starts feeling a bit humid, reminds me of my first year here in Cabo...I sure did not see all that humidity coming.

On Friday June 10th it was still a busy day, we had 5 boats going out.

Mark Burkhart fished on RedRum for 8 hours with Omar and Americo, a day before his trip he came in to check out the place and see what had been biting in the past couple of days. He said he wanted edible fish. His trip turned out great as he and his buddies landed a total of eight 30 lb yellowfin Tunas. He did say it was sort of rought out there but not too bad. Took it like a pro.

Peter Wallace and his party of 4 fished on Tantrum with Ramon and Juan, they were basically out there looking for fish in general. By the end of the day they had caught a total of 4 Yellowfin Tuna and 1 striped Marlin that was 101" and weighed 170 Lbs. Got their trophy fish mounted and will be displaying it at his home in about 3 months! Congrats Pete.

Lori McCullough and her party of 8 fished on the 38' Marlin Too for a full day. They had an awesome time out in the water even though it was a bit slow for them, They only landed a total of 3 yellowfin tuna. Enough for a nice lunch!

Stuart Lin Poor and Margaret Munoz fished on RumRunnin on Friday and Saturday with Captain Javier and Jesus. On day one of their trip they caught a total of 1 striped Marlin around 160 Lbs and 1 Tuna 15 Lbs. On Saturday they caught 5 more tunas and a Wahoo. It was Margaret's first wahoo. Congratulations.

Saturday June 11th.

Another nice Saturday in Cabo and lots of happy customers. The morning started off as usual, greeting customers, getting licenses and walking them down to their boats. The rest was up to their strength and patience.

Kevin and Michelle Krause fished on Tantrum, their trip was supposed to be shared but the other person did not show up. They started a bit late because we were waiting for the other person but 15 minutes past 6:30 and they were out fishing. They caught a total of 6 tunas 30 Lbs each, 1 Blue shark and a 130 Lbs Striped Marlin. Nice!

Justin Trahan from Houston Texas fished on Nuevo with Alex and Manuel. His trip was also cut short to bring back some of his crew but that didn't stop him from going back out and continue his fishing trip. All on his own he caught a total of 6 tuna and a Marlin that was caught early in the morning almost after leaving the dock. Not a bad day at all. He did say there was a time where it felt he was going to catch more fish but I guess they decided not to cooperate that much.

And last but not lease Blaine Wiley fished on RedRum with Omar and Americo for a full day trip with his party of 4 and during the day they landed a total of 2 striped Marlin, 1 Dorado and 2 tunas. Blaine will be fisihign again this Sunday and let's hope he can catch more fish than he did on day 1.

Thanks for Reading.

Nick

June 7th, 8th and 9th = Tons of Marlin.

2011-06-10T12:41:00.000-07:00

It's been a fantastic week here in Cabo. A lot of questions regarding Hurricane Adrian, All I can say right now is that we are not expecting it to hit Cabo at all. It seems to be heading away from land. Hopefully!, for the next 10 days we're expecting mid 90F degrees and smooth seas.

Of course if anything were to change, we'd let you know, but as of now all trips are scheduled as normal.

Aside from this, it's been a busy week with emails and all, especially because I will be leaving the company soon and have been replying to a lot of emails for the job ad we posted a few days ago. We're in the process of screening resumes and calling people in for an interview. Let's look for the best person.

Fishing has been great, still Marlin, tuna and Dorado are in the lead. This is what we caught in the past few days.

June 7th

Customer: Julie Greiner
Boat: RedRum
Crew: Omar and Americo
Fish Caught: 1 Marlin 6 Tuna

Customer: Shared Boat (Jodie Rivera and Gordon Dreyfus)
Boat: Edith
Crew: -
Fish Caught: 1 Marlin

Customer: Jacob Dennison
Boat: Nuevo and a Panga
Crew: Alex and Manuel
Fish Caught: 2 Dorado, 1 Marlin and 1 Roosterfish (The biggest one we've seen 60")

Customer: Craig Chandler
Boat: Marlin Too
Crew: Felipe and Jesus
Fish Caught: 5 Marlin, 1 Tuna, 1 Dorado

Customer: Darren Melnar
Boat: Rosy
Crew: -
Fish Caught: 2 Marlin

Customer: David Jenkins
Boat: Tantrum
Crew: Ramon and Juan
Fish Caught: 3 tuna

JUNE 8TH

Customer: Wyane Rinker
Boat: RumRunnin
Crew: Javier and Jesus
Fish Caught: 1 Marlin, 3 Dorado

Customer: Bennett Blocker
Boat: Marlin Too
Crew: Felipe and Jesus
Fish Caught: 2 Marlin

Customer: Robert Shepard
Boat: Tantrum
Crew: Ramon and Juan
Fish Caught: 2 Tuna and 1 Wahoo

Customer: Lyle Laverty
Boat: Nuevo
Crew: Alex and Manuel
Fish Caught: 1 Marlin

Customer: Kelly Tanner
Boat: Fish Tails
Crew: Ricardo
Fish Caught: 1 Marlin

JUNE 9TH

Customer: Jimmy Hehir (Fished 5 days)
Boat: Rum Runnin and Marlin Too
Crew: Javier and Jesus, Felipe and Jesus
Fish Caught: 8 Marlin, 12 Tuna, 1 shark and 1 Dorado

Customer: Chandler Craig
Boat: Marlin Too
Crew: Felipe and Jesus
Fish Caught: 2 Marlin and 2 Dorado

Customer: Patrick Grimsley
Boat: RedRum, Rosy and Fish Tails
Crew: Omar and Americo, Ricardo
Fish Caught: 6 Tuna and 2 Marlin

Tuna still around?

2011-06-07T12:36:00.000-07:00

They have to be gone by now right? It's been like 6 straight days!

Well, by 10am I thought I had my answer, by 2pm I had changed it, and then by the time I closed the shop I had no clue!

Waymon Wong fished with his Mom and Father-in-law. Unfortunately, Rose didn't do too well with the seas and they had to cut their trip short. I was actually still at the gym when Rene the Mechanic/Dock Manager/Carpenter/Shop Keeper/etc called and said the Wong's were back and he was....packaging their fish? But it was 9:30am? 30 minutes out, 30 minutes back, that puts them at about an hour and forty five minutes of fishing. They caught and released a Striped Marlin, actually it was 68 year old Wing Tsang. Wing was probably the most excited I have seen someone this year about catching a Marlin. Helps you remember why we do what we do. He told me Tequilla and Cigarettes have kept him strong all these years. They also caught 3 Yellowfin and a Dorado in that time frame. Amazing.

So it's 9:30am and they got 3 Tuna right off the bat. Tuna are still arond.

Next back was RedRum, Steve Stivaly and his crew were back and no White (Yellowfin) flags were flying?? They caught 3 nice Dorado, but Captain Omar told me that the Yellowfin bite had slowed down. 3 Dorado is nothing to complain about though, and they enjoyed the fish over at Misiones de Kino which is always a treat.

Ok, now I am confused, Damon Petta and his friend from Pasadena, California (same city that the Rose Bowl is played, pretty sure TCU won that bowl last year) just got back and they had a killer day...and hammered 6 Yellowfin Tuna, as well as 1 Dorado and 1 Striped Marlin.

Jimmy Hehir and his family didn't help me figure anything out as far as the Yellowfin bite because they wanted to focus on Billfish and Dorado. And that they did, fishing on Marlin Too, 3 Striped Marlin and a Mako Shark were caught and released. They also lost a few Dorado and a Wahoo. Another great day for the Hehir family.

Now it's 3pm and TantRum just got back. My decision is done, Yellowfin are gone. Jeremy Thompson and his buddies Alan and Anthony Osborne from Tucson, Arizona couldn't find any Tuna, but did manage to catch and release a nice Striped Marlin!

3:30pm, and Alex and Manuel just got back on El Nuevo... As you might imagine, 7 Yellowfin Tuna and 1 Marlin. Unbelievable.

No clue what to expect or what to tell you, you've heard it a million times, but that's why they call it fishing!

-Ryan

Sunday, typical Tuna action with some mixed bag mixed in

2011-06-07T12:26:00.000-07:00

Tuna are still around, and still plentiful, and still super close. Cabo never ceases to amaze me! 4 miles offshore, slamming rods and Tuna all over the place! So cool!

My good buddy Jimmy Glover over at http://www.bajainsider.com/ has some friends in town right now and he wanted to get them out for a half day while the fishing was red hot. Destin Brockner, Jason Johnson and Pete Nyiri joined Jesus and Americo aboard RedRum and they managed to pull in 8 Yellowfin and a nice 30 lb Dorado all before 11:30am! Enjoy those Tuna steaks amigos!

Luis Romero and his wife Kristina are visiting from mainland Mexico and he caught word that RedRum was the fleet to fish with. (Thanks to Ty for the recommendation.) Luis was interested in Billfish, and while a lot of customers have been enamored with the Yellowfin bite, the Striped Marlin action has been really hot as well. Luis and his wife caught and released 3 Striped Marlin, and also caught a nice Yellowfin and nice Dorado for dinner.

-Ryan

An apology of sorts...

2011-06-07T12:12:00.000-07:00

Hola amigos,

Have to apologize for missing a few posts back on the 1st and 2nd of June. Things have been a little crazy around the Team RedRum household with the Wife in her 9th month of pregnancy. Still trying to pull my weight around the office and covering office duties when Nick has his days off but slacked on the Fish Reports. To sum up the 1st and 2nd, as well as the 3rd, 4th and 5th; TUNA, Yellowfin Tuna and tons of them. Usually, when we see the Yellowfin runs they are 2-3 days long and then the school moves on and we don't see them for another few weeks or so.

Not the case with these Yellowfin, never saw a single Frigate bird working, and never saw a single porpoise cruising through the area. If it wasn't for the electronics telling us we had great temp breaks, and good bait below, most boats would have cruised right past the area. We have been fishing this school straight out of Cabo anywhere from 3-6 miles offshore. Most fish have been in the 20-35 lb range, but I did throw live bait when we had a quadruple hook-up on artificials Saturday, and landed a fish in the 40-45lb range. You'd have to think that a few of the bigger boys are under those 20-40lb fish, but your bait never even gets to em. As soon as my bait hit the water I was bit, I actually got spooled up a bit as it happened even faster than I expected. Out of 11 knockdowns from 7am to 11am, we caught 6 Yellowfin and kept 4. One for the crew, one for myself, and one each for my buddies who came along. Just because you catch 20 doesn't mean it is right, or legal, to keep them all.

That being said, yesterday was the first day we didn't have all our boats come back with Yellowfin. It will be interesting to see what today brings and if the boys can find the school or if they have finally moved on. If they have, I guess we'll just have to fish for the Marlin and Dorado that have been all over the shoreline the past week.

Awesome fishing, really glad the waters warmed up so quickly this year and the fish arrived!!

-Ryan

AWESOME WEEKEND!!!!

2011-06-04T13:42:00.000-07:00

Another weekend guys, first weekend of the month and these past couple of days has been fantastic for fishing. Lot's of fish, our freezers are once again filled with fish and waiting for their owners to come pick them up!

Nice warm weather here in Cabo, perfect to be at the beach chillin with your fambam / friends.

Ramiro Duran and his group of 5 fished yesterday on RedRum with Omar and Americo. This time they decided to fish on the Pacific side about 11 miles out. The group ended up catching a total of 13 yellowfin tuna. The guys were excited and just amazed with the wonderful day they had out in the water.

Michael Collins, Thomas Collins and Linda Collins fished on Nuevo with Alex and Manuel. This was a birthday gift from Michael and Linda to Thomas. Thomas had no idea he was flying to Cabo, they tricked him to the airport and while he was there they told him the whole plan! This was, in my opinion, an awesome birthday gift. This group fished for a full day and they landed a total of 14 Yellowfin Tuna and caught and released 2 Striped Marlin. They were glad, had a blast and were happy that the birthday trip has been going so well. All we can say here at RedRum is that we're glad you had a great trip and once again Thomas...Happy Birthday buddy!

Last but not least we had April Bonds and her mom and dad fishing for a half day on our 28' tantrum with Ramon and Juan. Their trip was also fun but there was some seasickness going on for a bit. These strong people did not let that get in the way with their fishing trip and they fished the entire time. They caught a total of 9 Yellowfin tunas between 25-30 Lbs.

AWESOME!

Today's fishing (June 4th) was also amazing. The morning started off a bit crazy and wild but ended in praises and happy customers. Comments going from the best trip of their lives or all the money was well worth it to even what they had been waiting for their entire lives. All comments are well accepted and I do have to be honest it feels great when you know customers had a blast and they come back into the office and brag about their trip. The expression on your faces are priceless.

We had a wedding group today that seemed as though they came from the party straight to the office! This fun group made this fishing trip to join Amber Flores and Scott Hamrick on their first trip as newly weds. Now you can imagine why I say it was a WILD morning! LOL. 13 people total but it seemed like more hahaha. Anyhow, they fished on 3 boats:

On RumRunnin the group of 4 who fished caught a total of 10 Tuna and 1 Striped Marlin
RedRum: The boat Amber and Scott were on caught a total of 2 Striped Marlin and 12 Tuna
and Mucho Loco the remaining boat caught a total of 1 Dorado, 9 Yellowfin tuna and 1 Striped Marlin.

The bite took place early in the morning and as soon as they started fishing, they started catching fish. A bit unusual for this time of year, but it keeps getting better.

Shannon Bartkowiak and her family fished on the 38' blackfin Marlin Too and they also caught a lot of fish, especially Tuna around 12-15 (they lost track)! That's a great sign.

Last but not least loyal Customer Jeff Massengill and his family fished on Nuevo with Alex and Manuel and caught a total of 8 yellowfin tuna tha were about 20-25 Lbs. Thank you Jeff for the words.

And thank you for reading.

Memorial day Weekend fishing!

2011-05-30T12:29:00.000-07:00

I hope everyone had an amazing Memorial day weekend. Here in Cabo things were great, and I can't stress that part out too much!

We had a great fishing weekend even though it was a bit windy, but still the sun was shining and we had very nice temperatures. Wouldn't hurt to put some sunblock on and if you forget, you can always purchase it here in the office as part of our new SunBlock/Solar recovery line.

We're still fishing on the Sea of Cortez Side, 95 and 1150 Bank because that's where we've been having lots of success

On May 27th we had the following people fishing with us:

Customer: Lauren and Chad Morgan
Boat: Tantrum
Crew: Ramon and Juan
Fish Caught: 2 Striped Marlins 120 and 130 Lbs

Customer: Mike Siegelman, Barry Sandler, Jesse Sandler, Jeffrey Sander and Jeffrey Levingston
Crew: Omar and Americo
Boat: RedRum
Fish Caught: 2 Dorado

Customer: Greg Parker and friends
Crew: Jesus and Felipe
Boat: Marlin Too
Fish Caught: 6 Striped Marlin (C/R)

Customer: Charles Otto
Crew: Jesus and Jesus
Boat: RumRunnin
Fish Caught: 1 Dorado 5 ft (60 Inches) 50 Lbs!
Nice

Customer: Kim Spiker and family (CCA LA MEMBERS)
Crew: Alex and Manuel
Boat: Nuevo
Fish Caught: 2 Striped Marlin 120 and 160 Lbs

May 28th:

Customer: Bryan and Laura Hewitt
Crew: Jesus and Juan
Boat: Tantrum
Fish Caught: 1 Wahoo 70 Lbs

Customer: Kelly Gray, Eric Dahlke, Blake Printy, Joe Kratch, Jason Gray
Crew: Javier and Jesus
Boat: RumRunnin
Fish Caught: 3 Striped Marlin 130, 140 and 150 Lbs / 1 Blue Shark

Customer: Harrison Smith, Brandi Smith, Jason Mayeaux, Katie Mayeaux, Daniel Rohling and Monica Fiasconaro
Crew: Jesus and Felipe
Boat: Marlin Too
Fish Caught: 4 Striped Marlin (100, 120, 140 and 145 Lbs) All caught and released

Customer: Mary Davidson
Crew: Omar and Americo
Boat: RedRum
Fish Caught: 2 Dorado and 1 hammerhead shark

May 29th

Customer: Sam Kincaid
Crew: Jesus and Felipe
Boat: Marlin Too
Fish Caught: 1 wahoo and 2 tuna

Customer: John and George Dipple
Crew: Americo and Juan
Boat: RedRum
Fish Caught: 3 Striped Marlin (biggest was 100", 140 Lbs)

Customer: Michael Lee
Crew: Javier and Jesus
Boat: RumRunnin
Fish Caught: 4 Striped Marlin (130-150 Lbs)

May 23rd-36th= AWESOME FISHING!

2011-05-27T12:24:00.001-07:00

Hi All!

It's been a very busy week filled with lots of fish , fun and nice warm temperatures! This has been one of the best weeks this year if I may say so!

At the beginning of this week, we thought it would be slow but it started picking up pretty darn good and everyone who has been fishing has been coming back stoaked about their trips. They've kept their fish and taken them to restaurants to get it cooked up, the best praises go to Misiones de Kino for their fantastic job!

Tons of Marlin, Tuna and a few Dorado have been caught and those are the three big spieces that have been biting great this week. We've all read that Tuna and Marlin were great a few weeks back, but now add some Dorado their and you have yourslef a great fishing trip.

Sorry we haven't updated the blog but like I said, it's been crazy, a lot of things going on on this end, and the weekend looks pretty busy as well but we can't complain!

Here is a brief recap of what happened these 3 days.

May 24th:

Michael Wysocki along with friends and family fished on our 33' Nuevo for a full day trip and came back with 3 nice tunas which weighed 25-30 Lbs each and they also caught and released 3 striped Marlins 80,130 and 150 Lbs each.

another successful Marlin fishing trip was with Rob McCalland and his party of 4 who fished on our 28' Tantrum. They wanted Marlin and so they did! they caught a total of two (both were caught and released) they were 90 and 91" each and they weighed 140 and 145 lbs.

May 25th

Lisa Fiorito and Mike Mackessy fished on our33' Nuevo with Captain Alex and Mate Manuel. Their fishing trip consisted of 5 yellowfin tuna and 1 40 lbs Dorado. The tunas were 15-25 Lbs. It was a great day for these folks and they were super friendly! Hope to see you soon.

Ron Matherene and his party of 4 also had a successful fishing trip this day. They fished the Sea of cortez on our 31' RedRum with Omar and Americo. They caught a 100 Lb Marlin (released) 3 yellowfin tuna 15-20 Lbs and 1 Dorado.

May 26th

Quinton Jones and his pals fished on RumRunnin with Javier and Jesus. They fished for a half day but they came accross Marlin and caught a nice 120 pounder! Not bad for a half day especially if we take into consideration that marlin fishing has been far away around 30-35 miles out. Congrats.

David White and his group had initially planned to fish for a full day, but since the waves were a bit high and it started getting a bit choppy out there, they decided to head back in early. During their short trip they landed 2 yellowfin tuna. One was 20 Lbs and the other was 25!

And last but not least, second day of fishing for Ryan Pomroy who fished on Monday as well. This time he and erica went out for a full day and by the end of their trip they had landed 5 big tuna (20-25 Lbs) and 1 striped Marlin. They also fished on the Sea of cortez side.

Thanks for reading and sorry for the delay!

Nick

Awesome Saturday in Cabo, Filled with Fish!

2011-05-21T12:18:00.000-07:00

Yo yo, What's goin' on people? Nice weather today in Cabo, not a lot of people walking by the Marina today but good fishing has been taking place. I barely found out this morning about the world coming to an end today...yet here we are with all our boats out fishing! Nothing bad yet =0)

Yesterday's fishing was superb, all our boats caught tuna, dorado and marlin!

On RedRum we had Ace Schlameus and his crew fishing for a full day;However, seas were a bit rough so they decided to call it a day just a few hours after they had taken off. Still, even after only fishing for a few hours they caught a total of 2 yellowfin tuna and a Dorado. Not sure how big they were but I'm guessing that the average was 20-25 Lbs for the Tuna and 10-15 Lbs for the Dorado, considering the fact that that's how big the fish were for the other boats who also caught the same fish species.

On Tantrum Ginger Maness and her party of 4 fished for a full day as well but came back early because of the swells. Never the less, they caught 2 striped Marlins between 140-150 Lbs in less than 15 min. They fished on the Sea of Cortez Side.

Charles Wilson fished on RumRunnin, and although his trip was originally scheduled for Thursday, they fished on Friday (Happens to everyone!) anyhow, they had a great day in the water with Javier and Jesus, they landed a Marlin and 2 Tuna.

And last but not least, the "B's!" their last name is a bit hard to pronounce and even to write LOL, Chris Brzozowski and his party of 6 fished on Nuevo with Alex and Manuel. This was their first trip out of two that was planned. They are staying at one of RedRum's Portofino Condos. These CCA members, fished for 8 hours and had a blast out in the water, landing a 100 Lb Striped Marlin and 5 Tunas about 20-25 Lbs each. It took them an hour and 15 min to reel the Marlin which was released in the end. Hopefully tomorrow will be just as great as it was on day 1.

This just in. Kelton and Veronica McCaffrey along with Lance and Kelli Harpe fished on RumRunnin today May 21st and landed a total of 1 Striped Marlin 175 Lbs, 1 Dorado 15 Lbs, 1 Tuna 25 Lbs and a Blue Shark 140 Lbs. They had such a great time in the water and also had a Wahoo but this one eventually got away. Otherwise they would've had their offshore fix set! These nice folks from Napa, California will definitely be coming back again for more Fun. Glad they had a blast...Northern Cali in the house!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for Reading.

Great week.

2011-05-20T09:38:00.001-07:00

It's been a while, but we have great news. A lot of great fishing has been going on here in Cabo.
Fishing is no longer only on the sea of cortez side, but it has also started hitting the pacific side. Marlin, Tuna, Dorado are in even though Dorado is still a bit mellow, it's coming in! I can bet this season will be great for Dorado fishing.

Don and Barry Whitaker, CCA Members from San Antonio and Houston fished for two days on our 33' Nuevo. Even though their first trip was a bit slow consisting only of 1 yellowtail, their second trip sure made up for it. On their last trip which was yesterday they caught a total of 7 Yellowfin Tunas and 2 Dorado. The Tunas weighed about 15 - 20 Lbs. Thanks Guys for fishing with RedRum. Hope to see you again in the near future.

Charles Meyers fishin on RumRunnin on Tuesday and caught a total of 1 tuna (15 Lbs) and released an 8 ft 140 Lb Striped Marlin. They fished with Javier and Jesus. It took them 50 mins to catch and release the Striper and was caught on the pacific side, just 11 miles out.

From New Jersey Kurt Wille and his crew fished on Tantrum last Tuesday with Ramon and Juan and after a half day trip they managed to catch and release a Striped Marlin. Not sure how big it was since they got off at the Cruise Ship Dock to walk around. Thanks

Norman Johnson fished on Wednesday with Javier and Jesus and during this full day trip him and his buds landed a 25 Lbs yellowfin Tuna and a 30 Lbs Dorado. Nice!

And on the sea of Cortez side, a shared boat by Randy Becker and Brent Jenson also had a succesful ending. They landed 5 yellowfin tunas about 25 Lbs each. It was a bit slow in the morning but picked up later that day.

John and Ryan Donovan also fished yesterday on RedRum and RumRunnin both boats caugt a total of 10 Yellowfin tunas, the biggest being 30 Lbs, 2 Dorado and 1 Striped Marlin. They had a great day in the water and will be doing it again tomorrow! Let's see how they do.

Thanks
Nick

Friday the 13th, what will it bring?

2011-05-14T14:06:00.000-07:00

Friday the 13th...

Carl Moberg, down in Cabo for his daughters wedding, decided to add a little more fun to the weekend and took a few guys from the wedding party fishing. Carl fishes commercially in Massachusetts for Striped Bass and we had a nice chat about fishing in his neck of the woods as I occasionally get back that way for Striper and Bluefin fishing. The one thing they don't catch a lot of is Marlin back in his neck of the woods so it was nice that they were able to Catch and Release a nice Striped Marlin.

George Kahle and his two sons, Aaron and Bryan had a nice day on the water with Jesus and Jesus on Rum Runnin'. Father and sons fishing and father and son Captain and Mate! Pretty cool. They caught 2 nice Yellowfin and also hooked a big 108" Striped Marlin that they got to the boat. George came back to the office and told me how impressed he was with the Jesus' and how they were able to get the fish hooked up! Always great to hear about the hard working crews we have!

The Miller party, in from Louisiana on a Stay and Play Package had their second day on the water today and after catching 18 Yellowfin and a Dorado on day one, they had Billfish on their minds. The boys on El Nuevo RedRum did not disappoint as they were able to catch and release 2 nice Striped Marlin! They had a great time at the condos and enjoyed their trip, especially the chef we sent up to the condos to prepare their Yellowfin and Dorado!

Finally, Bob Babei, who joined us from a cruise ship fished today with Cabo Chica. They only had a half -day to fish, but they slayed them out at the 1150! Bob was alone and caught 3 Striped Marlin, 2 Yellowfin Tuna and 1 Dorado! Not a bad day on the water, especially a 5 hour half day!

-Ryan

Thursday, May 12th Where did the Tuna go?

2011-05-14T14:00:00.000-07:00

Wondering where all the Yellowfin from yesterday ran off to? After catching more than 30 Yellowfin yesterday, fish were hard to come by for some reason today.

The Souza family, fishing on Rum Runnin was the first boat back and after seeing a few Marlin that wouldn't bite, their time was up and the half day didn't give them enough time to get hooked up.

Daniel and Dawn Brennan joined us today from the cruise ship and they were able to hook into a random Yellowfin that wasn't swimming with any school mates. They finished up their half day with just the 1 Yellowfin.

Joe Thilbourg and Vanessa Cortez fished RedRum with Omar and Americo and also found a random Yellowfin. While we had a few Yellowfin today, none of the Captains found the big school that brought double and triple hook-ups.

Finally, Don Black and his party, fishing on Marlin Too with Captain Pancho, caught 1 Dorado and 2 Yellowfin Tuna.

Hopefully we can find the big school again tomorrow.

-Ryan

Blogger Craziness

2011-05-13T12:05:00.000-07:00

Sorry guys but we just lost a bunch of recent posts....

Not sure why, but certainly a bummer.

I am writing a piece now for Coastal Angler Magazine's June edition and will blog a preview of it here shortly.

Thanks,
Ryan

IGFA World Billfish Championship's!

2011-05-12T05:51:00.000-07:00

Well Alex and Manuel on El Nuevo RedRum have had a great tournament so far and are certainly within striking distance today of reaching the top 5! Right now they are in 8th place with 1230 points after 3 days of fishing. 1200 points for Marlin caught and 30 points for the 3rd largest Dorado of the tournament which was 30lbs.

The IGFA Tournament is different in that you never know who is going to be on your boat each day, the teams are randomly assigned boats and the Captain and Mate are then in charge of putting them on the fish. Once they get there, the Captain and Mate can not help the angler in any way. Some days you are fishing with a team with a ton of experience, other days you aren't.

Everyone misses hook-ups, even our guys, and while El Nuevo had 3 Marlin yesterday, he said they missed 3 more that they should have or could have had.

As the standings sit before today's final day of fishing, Alex is 3 Marlin off the lead.

Wish the guys from El Nuevo RedRum the best today in their quest for the International Game Fish Association's World Championship!

-Ryan

Lots of Tuna, Dorado are coming back!

2011-05-11T13:23:00.000-07:00

Lots of tuna out there, Dorado are coming back and we caught and released the first Sailfish of the year! That's what happened yesterday May 10th.

Kurt Schlehuber fished on RedRum with Captain Omar and caught a total of 3 yellowfiin tuna and 1 sailfish. They had a great day in the water, they said they were going to send in their pics so we can show them off the everyone. These 2 couples were the ones who caught the very first sailfish of the year, around 120 Lbs, congrats!

Kyle Thurston fished on his second trip and caught a total of 5 tuna the sizes were between 15-20 Lbs. This group from Wyoming had fished on Monday and ended their trip yesterday with these nice edible fish!

Dennis Byrd and friends from Houston Texas fished on RumRunnin with Captain Javier and Mate Jesus. THey caught a total of 3 Yellowfin Tuna about 20 Lbs each and 1 striped Marlin (caught and released) about 150 Lbs. Some got a bit seasick but decided to stay out their 8 horus rather than coming back in. Thanks!

Today fishing is no exception, it's still great! We caught more Tuna than yesterday

From Matagorda Texas CCA group Terri Miller and friends went out on RumRunnin with Captain Javier and landed a total of 18 Yellowfin tuna as well as 1 dorado. They were going to get Chef cesar to come in tomorrow night and have a nice meal cooked up at the Portofino Condos. Thanks guys see you on Friday.

From Seattle Amber Ternan and David Gregory fished on RedRum with Omar and Americo and caught a total of 10 yellowfin tuna. 25 lbs each.

We still waiting for one more boat to come back in. Lets see how they do!

Thanks for reading

Nick

May 9, 2011

2011-05-09T13:37:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone!

Hope everyone up north had a wonderful Mother's Day yesterday.

Brothers, Patrick and & Ross Hardage from Los Angeles and Dallas headed out this morning with Omar aboard RedRum. Patrick had been down fishing with us once before over a year ago and is back for more! They headed straight out from the Arch about 20 miles where they had a phenomenal day on the water. They pulled in 6 Yellow Fin Tuna, in the 20-25 lb. weight range. One good sized Dorado and a whopping 40 lb. Wahoo! Excellent job guys! They'll have plenty of fish to eat for weeks to come. Don't forget, when you fish with RedRum, we vacuum seal and freeze your catch so you are easily able to take it home with you in a plastic cooler as a checked bag on your airline. These two are ecstatic to be bringing some fresh catch home with them. Hope to see you guys again soon!

The guys on TantRum in the Thurston party from Jackson Hole, Wyoming had a good day out on the water with Captain Ramon. They headed out towards San Jose on the Sea of Cortez about 14 miles out from the Palmilla. Despite a hot semi calm day on land the seas out there were a bit rough, but they managed to pull in three, 20-25 lb. Yellow Fin Tuna on board. They'll be enjoying a nice Tuna steak dinner. Check back in tomorrow to see how the Thurston party does on Day 2.

That's all she wrote. Check in tomorrow for the latest and greatest!

Thanks, Brooke +1

A bunch of Marlin and Tuna!

2011-05-08T10:44:00.000-07:00

Happy Mothers day everyone! What are the plans for you guys on this Sunday? Remember to embrace and love your Momma! without them, we would not be here.

Fishing here in Cabo has been great these past two days. Lots of Marlin and Tuna are biting right now which is awesome considering that Tuna had been gone for quite a while but it seems like they are back and not too far away!

We've been catching Tuna around 11 miles out of here, so if you have a scheduled trip, make sure you speak to your crew for the best fishing options!

On May 6th we had 5 boats going out.
Fisrt we had Stephen Knight who did a half day fishing with Ramon and Juan. Stephen from the UK caught a total of 3 Striped Marlin and 1 Yellowtail during the 4 days he fished with us. He began his fishing trip on May 4th along with Katherine Knight but after day 1 Kathy decided to stay away from the boat and do girl stuff the following 3 days. Stephen, decided to go solo and had a great trip out there. Hopefully, he'll come again for more fun. He sent in some pictures which I will post shortly.

Ron Frost fished on RumRunnin this Friday and caught and released a 71/2 120Lbs Striped Marlin. He fished with Captain Javier and Mate Jesus along with Chris, Aaron and Dennis. These guys had a great day in the water and really enjoyed fighting the Marlin.

Greg Walsh and Rachel Schlanger fished on a Mucho Loco boat and caught 1 Marlin and 1 Dorado. They did not come back to the office after their trip but I heard from the crew that they were excited about their catch. They had a great trip out there and I'm sure we'll hear from them soon.

Ryan Donovan and his family went out on our 33' Nuevo and their trip was all about Tuna and Marlin. They caught and released a Marlin and kept the tuna. It was a great day out in the water for the Donovan's who were here in Cabo for Ryan and Brooke's baby shower!

May 7th (yesterday) was also good fishing, From Austin Texas and on their second trip, Brian Replogle, John Sparrow and Shane Goodman fished for a second time on Nuevo with Captain alex and manuel. This time they caught a total of 7 yellowfin tuna and a striped Marlin. These nice folks bought their S&P package through CCA. Brian told me this morning that he was plannin on bidding for another package in the upcoming auction! Hope to see him around again. The ladies decided to enjoy a Saturday at the malls, spa and doing other girl stuff while the guys enjoyed a nice cold beer while heading out for their catch. They had Chef Cesar come into the condo to fix up a nice meal with their tuna. They had a great time last night.

David and Martha Bauer fished for a half day on our 31' RedRum with Captain Omar and mate Americo. Their trip began at 11 AM and had a slow but good day. Their total catch was 2 yellowfin.

From Sacramento California, Moira Sharma and Tim Aspinwall fished on our 32' RumRunnin with Captain Javier and Mate Jesus. They did a half day trip and caught a total of 2 yellowfin. They took some fish to get it cooked up, Ithink they were going to go to Misiones de Kino with our friends Israel and Renee, the rest of the fished they donated it to RedRum. Thanks guys!

Thanks for reading and have an awesome Sunday!

Nick

Robin & Sean's fantastic pics.

2011-05-05T10:14:00.000-07:00

Great Pics from Robin & Sean Sulz.

Thanks for sending these in! We really appreciate them.

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

2011-05-05T09:26:00.001-07:00

What's happening people!

Happy CINCO DE MAYO!!! and it's weird but here in Mexico we really don't celebrate it as they do back in the states I don't know why! They should though since it was the first battle where Mexico's army defeated a strong Force (The French Force).

But on to the fishing news.
MARLIN, Marlin and more Marlin. The 1150 and 95 banks are still the places to go fishing. Like we've said in previous posts, it's 30 miles out around an hour and half to get there, but we've been successful in most of our attempts.

These past couple of days have all been about offshore fishing rather than inshore. There was a day where inshore was basically not biting to well but everyone who did offshore caught fish.

May 3rd:

Mike Nitido and his gang fished on RumRunnin with Javier and Jesus and together they reeled and released a striped Marlin. Not sure how bit it was though, but I know they fished on the 1150.

Raul Couret fished on Nuevo along with his peeps and this group had an awesome day out there. They caught a total of 3 stripers! They were all caught and released. The weights were 80lbs, 120lbs and 160lbs. They had a great day with Alex and Manuel. Congrats

Last but not least Dennis Anderson fished on a panga and he landed 4 nice spanish mackerels. 10 lbs each.

May 4th

Stephen & Katherine Knight fished on their first out of four trips with us. On their first day they got upgraded to a bigger boat (what a nice way to start off their fishing trip) they went out with Alex and Manuel and landed a total of 2 Striped Marlin that were 130 and 190 Lbs, the latter took almost 2 hours of fighting!

David Gonzales fished on his second trip on RedRum with Captain Omar and Mate Americo and also landed a Marlin. These guys are currently fishing on the same boat and hopefully they'll catch more fish today.

Thanks for reading.

Monday's Marlin Madness...

2011-05-03T10:10:00.000-07:00

Everybody was after the Billfish today! No one wanted to stay inshore and chase the Roosters or the few remaining Yellowtail, but no problem. Off towards the 95, and 1150 Banks the boys went with Mackeral and Ballyhoo rigged and ready.

Brad Major and Jennifer Bond were the first boat back with Captain Javier and his mate Jesus, they were the lucky winners today with 2 Marlin caught and released. Avid fishermen in Florida, they were stoked to be able to get on the Billfish as they get their fill of Dorado (chicken dorado) and Tuna back home.

Rick and Nancy Casper fishing aboard RedRum with Captain Omar were also able to coax a nice 150lb class Striped Marlin into eating. They were very excited about their catch as they had thrown bait to several Marlin before getting this one to bite!

Finally, William and Marlea Roberts, along with Ramon and Jesus caught and released another nice size Striped Marlin in the 150lb class. Great to see that with the arrival of the mid-70's water in the area we are also starting to see large amounts of billfish. Couldn't come at a better time as the International Game Fish Association's World Championships are coming up next week and Captain Alex and Mate Manuel will be fishing the tournament aboard El Nuevo RedRum!

-Ryan

Roosters Roosters!

2011-05-03T09:09:00.000-07:00

Finally found a few of these pesky little guys! Mind you Roosters around Los Cabos don't really stick to a certain time frame of when they come and go, at least from what I have seen the past 5 years.

That being said Captain Omar and his clients, Dan and Paige Sciantarelli, were the first ones back to Marina after fishing a half-day aboard RedRum. Omar found a huge concentration of bait up on the Pacific side, near the lighthouse and they caught 7 Sierra and 7 Roosterfish. A few of the Roosters were in the 20lb range! Cool to see the Roosters banging around on the inshore again.

Our next group was Spencer Falls and his Stay and Play Package group from Texas. They fished again on El Nuevo RedRum and after 3 Marlin on day 1, they too wanted to try a bit of inshore fishing. They had a nice mixed bag with 4 Sierra, 4 Yellowtail, 1 Skipjack, and 1 Rooster. About mid-day they decided to head offshore for a bit and they were able to also Catch and Release their 4th Marlin of the trip! Great meeting you guys, and hope to see you back down here again next year.

James and Janel Rossetto and friends Phil and Kathy Schneider fished aboard Rum Runnin' with Captain Javier and Mate Jesus. These guys were after Billfish and wanted some action. After spotting and pitching bait to several fish, they were finally able to Catch and Release a really nice 10ft Striped Marlin. Congrats on your first Billfish guys!

Chris Rowe, our good friend from Las Vegas, Nevada, was down celebrating his birthday with a bunch of friends and few of them decided to head out on the 38' Blackfin MarlinToo. Chris is Marlin guy and Captain Pancho was able to put him on 2 nice Stripers, both were caught and released.

-Ryan

8 Striped Marlin!

2011-04-30T13:45:00.001-07:00

Hey there, definitely 92F today, very very hot day but still it's way better than having cool weather here in Cabo!

Before I begin off with the fish report I want to wish Ryan Donovan a Happy Birthday, today he's out in the water with a group of friends just chillin and having a good time. I'll see that he posts *some pics of his awesome theme birthday bash! Happy birthday bro!

So today was an awesome day 8 Striped Marlin in total. All our boats caught Marlin, some were released most of them except 1 which unfortunately had to be landed because it was too hurt.

First group is CCA member Spencer Falls who fished today on Nuevo with Captain Alex and Mate Manuel. This group caught and released a total of 3 Striped Marlin which weighed 120, 140 and 170 Lbs! nice job. Spencer will be fishing again tomorrow, same boat, same crew and we hope he does as good as he did today.

From Chicago and San Francisco we had Nick DeDomonic and his party of 12 fishing on RedRum and Mucho Loco.

The guys on RedRum caught and releasde a 70 Lbs Striped Marlin. Not a big one but still they had a great time in the water and were stoaked with their catch!

Mucho Loco is still not back, but I hear they also had a marlin, let's see and will post the info!

Scott Jones and his group of 10 also fished on two boats today. One of the groups fished on RumRunnin with captain Javier and Mate Jesus. They caught 2 striped Marlin. One of them was 150 Lbs and was 101 inches. These guys were extremely happy when they came back to the office, and who wouldn't after such a great day!

On Tantrum with CAptain Ramon and Mate Juan the other group also landed 2 Striped Marlin the biggest one being 108inches and weighed 150 Lbs! Not bad either. Congratulations to both groups for their awesome day in the water. Time to celebrate with some cold beers to make up for this hot day.

Thanks for reading.

Mara's Team: Cabo San Lucas

2011-04-30T08:08:00.001-07:00

Today in Waupaca, Wisconsin, hundreds of friends and family are gathering for a walk in honor of Mara Stange. Mara's father, Mark, is a long-time friend and customer of ours and this years has been a tiring one. Mark's daughter, after many Doctor visits and tests, was diagnosed with a bran tumor called Pediatric Low Grade Astrocytoma or "PLGA.

Unfortunately, there is no cure for this type of cancer and the treatments that do exist are outdated, toxic and ultimately toturous to the thousands of kids affected. Bran tumors are the # 1 cause of cancer death in children, and the #2 overall cause of childhood death behind accidents. PLGA's are the most common type of childhood brain tumor, yet sadly, funding and research for better treatments and an eventual cure lad dramatically behind other cancers.

Mara is a tough little 7 year old who is going about her life as best as she can, and while she knows that she is sick, her parents have decided not to give her all the horrifying details. Some children live with the condition for a few years, others for a few months.

While we couldn't be in Waupaca today to join Mark and the hundreds of friends and family that have joined the walk, we are supporting him as best as we can with the pink t-shirts you see our crew wearing today. Give thanks for your health, and say a small prayer for a darling little girl.

To learn more about this type of cancer please visit www.teamhailey.org.

More Marlin to the charts!

2011-04-29T12:58:00.000-07:00

All I can say is that Ronald Malone Sr and Jr are a very lucky team, I don't want to jinx them since they are still fishing, but in their second trip which took place yesterday aboard Nuevo with Captain Alex and Mate Manuel, they caught and released 4 striped Marlin that averaged between the 100 Lbs to 140.

They fished on the sea of cortez side on the 1150 and 95 bank. Today is their last day fishing with us and they are still in the water, haven't heard from their captain yet, so hopefully when they come back they give us another great result.

We also had 3 more boats going out yesterday but they did not have as much luck as we and they would've expected, still they came back to the office and said they had a great time in the water.

Today we have all our boats plus partner boats in the water, we wish them all good luck and I'll let you know how they did tomorrow!

Thanks for reading
Nick

Sea of Cortez is where the action is!

2011-04-27T08:20:00.000-07:00

Hey ya'll

Happy Humpday! two more days and the weekend is here! Nice warm weather here in cabo, we're almost reaching 90F and the mornings do start feeling warmer than before, so hopefully by the beginning of next month which is right around the corner, we'll be saying bye to the morning light jackets and sweathshirts.

Yesterday's fishing was great, it's all taking place on the Sea of Cortez like previous weeks. Marlin is still out there people, we've been very successful with this fish.

Jeff Gigoux fished solo on RedRum with Captain Americo and mate Edgar, he wen't offshore and decided to fish for Marlin rather than smaller species. By the end of the day he had caught and released a 160 Lbs Striper!

On their second and last fishing trip for this year, Brad and Jennifer Boehm (whose name I misspelled on our white board) were on RumRunnin with Captain Jesus and Mate Jesus and on this trip they caught and released a 7 ft 160 Lbs Striped Marlin. Jennifer said seas were way more calm than last week so that's always a plus!

On a half day trip we had Lindsay and Scott Holsenback who fished on tantrum with captain Ramon and Mate Juan. Their catch consisted of 1 yellowtail and 8 Spanish Mackerel. All the fish they caught was caught and released, and they had an awesome time doing inshore fishing.

And last but certainly not least we had Ronald Sr and Jr Malone fishing on Nuevo on their first trip out of three. Captain Alex and Mate Manuel worked it off and managed to catch and release 2 striped Marlin. All of this by the 1150 bank.

Thanks for reading
Nick

Succesful Saturday!

2011-04-23T14:28:00.000-07:00

Another nice day in Cabo with warm temperatures and great fishing!

We had 3 boats go out today two of them were full days and one was a half day.
Fishing took place on the Sea of Cortez side by the 1150 bank and the gordo banks.

From New York Georgle Colotti, Jeremy Colotti and Robert Venezia fished for a full day on Nuevo with Captain Alex and Mate Manuel. These guys from CCA will be fishing with us for the next couople of days and hopefully they will be as successful as today. They caught and released a total of 2 Striped Marlin one of them weighing 200Lbs while the other was 150Lbs. Very good! This awesome group will surely have fun in their next trip tomorrow and they seemed eager to go back into the water.

From New Jersey we had Bill Hammill and Greg Rutollo fishing on Tantrum with Captain Ramon and mate Jesus. These guys did a half day and caught a total of 6 Spanish Mackerels and 2 jack grevalles. They had a great day in the water, and promised to be back soon!

Chris Kelleher fished on Nuevo with Captain Alex and Mate Manuel they caught a total of 4 Striped Marlin whose average size was 102" with the weight being 160 Lbs.

Without a doubt this was one of the best fishing days this whole month. Luckily this whole week has been great for fishing and lets hope it stays that way!

Thanks
Nick

More Marlin and now Dorado!

2011-04-23T13:58:00.000-07:00

Another succesful Saturday here in Cabo guys!

Our customers did great in the water on April 22nd. We had 3 of our boats go out and all came back with fish.

On RedRum, our 31', Matt & Laura Muldoon along with Tyler and Maura Wynn fished for a full day on the Sea of Cortez Side. They stuck to fishing for something big and not go for small fish. Their total catch consisted of 2 striped Marlins that weighed around 140 Lbs each.

From New Jersey, Amy and Dale Barlet fished for a second day on our 33' Nuevo with Captain Alex and Mate Manuel. Their total catch for this second trip was 1 Marlin (100 Lbs) 10 spanish mackerels, 1 yellowtail and 10 bonita. This group had a great fishing trip.

And last but not least Bryan Clinton and Maryann Markla fished on our 32' RumRunnin with Captain Jesus and Mate Ramon. This team caught the very first Dorado that weighed 30 Lbs. WE haven't seen a Dorado in a long time! so congrats to these two!
ASide from the Dorado, they also reeled in a 7 ft Marlin and 6 Spanish Mackerel.

Thanks for Reading.

Marlin, Marlin, Marlin!

2011-04-22T12:43:00.001-07:00

Hey Everyone,

Are all you out celebrating Easter Week?? Here at the office we are working and making customers very VERY happy!

We've been gone for 2 days but here is our fish report for March 20th and 21st.
Before I begin I want to congratulate Patrick and Jennifer Quigley for their wedding anniversary. Nice way to celebrate out in the water and with a Marlin! Congrats you two on behalf of the whole RedRum Staff

And starting off the fish report, lets begin with Patrick and Jennifer Quigley who fished twice with Javier and Jesus on RumRunnin. On their first trip which was on the 20th they went offshore looking for big fish and came across an 8ft 140 Lbs Striped Marlin. They were a bit hesitant in going out yesterday since they felt seas were a bit too rough. Luckily they decided to come and I'm glad they did because on the 21st they also caught a 120 Lbs Striped Marlin along with 1 Sierra and 1 Yellowtail. They were stoaked, happy and were heading to the beach to drink a nice glass of Champagne!

Frank Woo also fished on the 20th and 21st. He fished with Alex and Manuel on Nuevo. These guys from Sacramento California had an awesome trip. Even though they decided to start a bit late they were still a lucky group. ON day 1 they caught a total of 2 yellowtail, 11 sierra and 8 Jack Grevalles. Yesterday, they headed offshore by Sea of Cortez and caught a Striped Marlin about 120 lbs. Congrats!

Michael Maffucci and Jose Matos also decided to give the offshore fishing a try and take that risk in going out 35 miles for big fish. These guys from New York landed 2 Striped Marlins. One of them was 100 Lbs while the second one was 130 Lbs. They fished on Tantrum with Captain Ramon and Mate Juan.

From Phoenix Arizona Craig Collins and Steve Ruffin fished on RedRum with Captain Americo and mate Edgar on April 21st. They caught a total of 15 Sierra and 1 amberjack. They too had an awesome trip with RedRum.

And last but not least we had Robet Marcoux who just wanted to do inshore fishing on a panga for 5 hours and catch some yellowtail. He landed a yellowtail and 3 sierras. Lost a few but still had enought for dinner yesterday night.

Thanks for Reading.
Nick

Good Fishing!

2011-04-20T10:01:00.000-07:00

Hey Guys,

Great Tuesday it was. We had such an awesome fishing day. Pacific side for inshore fishing is starting to pick up while bigger fish such as Marlin is still on the Sea of Cortez and about 1.5 hrs away from here. Water is still a bit cool.

We had John Schipper and his party of 6 fish on RedRum with Captain Americo and Mate Edgar. These guys decided to head out to the Sea of Cortez in search of Marlin and not only did they catch 1 but 2!
They wen't out 30 miles and the weights were aprox. 120 and 130 Lbs.

Brad & Jennifer Bohem and Daniel 7 Kathy Brusca fished for a full day on RumRunnin with Captain Javier and Mate Jesus. These guys had a great day in the water and even though it was a bit choppy out there, they still had fun and managed to catch 2 nice size Yellowtails. The weights were 40 Lbs each. They took the fish back home and were going to enjoy a nice meal. Their next trip is scheduled for next Tuesday and I know they will want to go for something bigger this time!

And last but not least we had the Paleczny party fishing on Nuevo with Jesus and Manuel as their crew. These guys did great! they caught a total of 7 yellowtail, 1 jack grevalle and 6 spanish mackerel. Congrats to all our customers for their successful fishing trip!

Nick

Sunday Session

2011-04-18T12:56:00.000-07:00

After running 35 miles to Iman Bank and seeing countless Marlin the day before, the two crews that fished Sunday were eager to get back and give it another shot. Couldn't go up there two days and a row and find Marlin that wouldn't eat could we?

Absolutely not.

Mike Rutkowski took out his son Michael and friend Stephen Zelenka aboard Rum Runnin' today. Sr. had caught a Marlin before, but he was anxious to give Jr. a shot at one as well. Captain Jesus was up to the task. He ran up to Iman bank and found plenty of Marlin free jumping, but not many tailers. After rigging a dead Ballyhoo on the shotgun pole, Jr. had his fish. After a 25 minute battle Michael had landed his first Striped Marlin. Congrats buddy!

The Duncan clan was also keen to catch a Marlin and they were fishing aboard RedRum. This is a very similar story to the one above, only the roles were reversed. Jacob Duncan had caught a Marlin before, however, his dad Franklin had not. Americo and Manuel also ran up to Iman bank and after a long day they were finally able to hook one on a live pitch bait. Franklin, congrats on your first billfish as well!

Best,
Ryan

Rough Saturday, Smooth Seas

2011-04-18T12:48:00.000-07:00

While we had beautifully calm seas on Saturday, the fish didn't want to cooperate. Not sure if the feeding frenzy Friday kept the fish from biting Saturday or if the big full moon had something to do with it, but the Marlin didn't want to eat. You can lead a horse to water right?

Chris Vine fished a half-day with his wife Christal, friends Ken and Becky Roux, as well as Brian Roux and Jaime Fisher. Captain Javier on Rum Runnnin', stayed inshore on the half-day and the six anglers caught a few Skippies and 3 Sierra that they brought back to cook up for dinner. Chris is thinking about fishing the Western Outdoor News Tuna Jackpot with us this year after being impressed by the boats and crews.

RedRum, El Nuevo RedRum and TantRum all came back shaking their heads wondering why they couldn't get Marlin to bite as they all saw multiple Marlin.

Captain Pancho on Marlin Too was the only one able to get a few fish to bite as anglers Sean Plummer and Jeff Koll each got to catch and release a nice Striped Marlin. This was Sean's first Billfish and he was stoked!

Best,
Ryan

Marlin is back in action!

2011-04-15T14:34:00.000-07:00

So the 411 we got on the marlin bite was actually true! Punta Gorda is the hot spot right now for Marlin fishing. This place is an hour and so away from Cabo San Lucas, so if you are doing a full day charter you definitely have to give it a shot, who knows, maybe you'll be the next person to catch and release a Striper!

Our first customer to come back today was Jason Perri and his party of 6 (Frank, Michael, Stefani and two small kids) these guys did a half day trip and only focused on small fish. Their trip with Alex and Manuel was fun and they caught a total of 1 skipjack and 1 sierra. Not bad for a half day.

Mark and Mellissa Kellenberger fished on Tantrum for a full day with Captain Ramon and Mate Juan. This couple from Michigan had an awesome time today. They landed 2 striped Marlin that took them 30-45 min to reel in. They were 140 & 170 Lbs. AWESOME!

And last but not least Jason Langen, Jenn Lempiala, Tylor Squire & Courtney Camelot fished on RedRum with Omar and Americo and they also had a great day in the water. They only focused on Marlin and took the suggestion to go to Punta Gorda. By 8 AM they were ready to start reeling. They landed 2 striped Marlin and took them 30-35 min each to get them in. They weighed 120 & 160 Lbs! Another great fishing experience. Hope these guys from Canada spread the word!

Thanks for reading and have a great weekend.

More inshore bite

2011-04-15T11:41:00.000-07:00

Inshore fishing is still great. Not a lot of our customers are up to go out 30 miles off for Marlin so they decide to stick with inshore fishing. And yesterday we got heads up on the Marlin Bite which is great by the Gordo Banks, like an hour and 15 min away.

Fred and Krista Moore fished for a half day on RumRunnin with Captain Javier and Mate Jesus and these folks from Houston Texas had a great day in the water, they enjoyed it all the way. They caught 6 Sierra, 1 Red Snapper and 1 Pampano.

From Idaho we had Earle Giles and Bill Aim fishing for a half day on a Panga boat and they landed 4 yellowtails. Not bad! great job guys.

On Nuevo with Captain Alex and Mate Manuel we had Scott and Adan Lawford along with Matthew Dill fishing for a full day and they managed to catch and release 1 striped Marlin that weighed 120 Lbs and was 9 ft. This was caught by the 1150 bank.

And last but not least Bryan Bledsoe fished with his family for a full day trip and they caught 6 sierra on day 1 of their 2 trips scheduled with RedRum. Hopefully tomorrow they will have another awesome trip.

Thanks
Nick

Marlin, Sierra and Bonitas. Great Weekend!

2011-04-11T11:56:00.000-07:00

Hey Ya'll.
Great weekend here in Cabo, tourism a bit mellow but not too bad. It gave me a bit of time to get done with office stuff I had been draggin for a while now!
Anyhow on to the fishing report.

On Saturday April 9th
We had David Daniel, Vickie Foley, Napoleon Espinoza and Liz Espinoza fishing on our 33' Nuevo for a full day. These guys had an awesome trip fishing on The Sea of Cortez, specifically on the 1150 bank. They landed a 160 Lbs striped Marlin. They all shared turns and gave it a try. It was a great day for these folks, glad they enjoyed it.

Sean and Anne Greene went out for their second trip and also landed a 130 Lbs Striped Marlin and 1 yellowtail. Their final number for both days was 2 striped Marlin and 1 yellowtail. They fished on the Sea of Cortez as well. Once again their crew was Omar and Americo from our 31' RedRum

Keith Wright fished for a half day on Tatrum alongside Renee Wright. They had a good time in the water as well and caught a total of 6 Spanish Mackerel.

Yesterday we had 2 boats go out and they were both half days, still fishing was good!

Keith McIntosh and his party of 7 fisihed on our 33' Nuevo with Captain Alex and mate Manuel. They landeded a total of 10 Spanish Mackerel and 15 Skipjacks. Not a bad day at all!

And last but not least Alan Humphrey, Michael Humphrey and Paula Perez from Mexico City also joined us in half day fishing trip with Captain Omar and mate Americo. Their fishing consisted of 5 Spanish Mackerel and 1 Yellowtail.

Thanks for reading.

Nick

Stripers on the Sea of Cortez!

2011-04-09T12:01:00.001-07:00

Hey All,

Everything has been calm here in Cabo and we hadn't updated our fish report because the last few days there hasn't been much to report.

However, yesterday was different. We fished on the Sea of Cortez by the 1150 bank and fishing was good. Especially for Marlin which is what we caught and released yesterday.

On Tantrum we had Dale Clayton, Theresa Clayton, Garrett Clayton and Brett Thompson who fished with Captain Ramon and mate Juan on a full day trip. These guys landed an 8 ft 150 Lbs Striped Marlin in 40 mins. It's not a bad day at all considering several facts such as strong winds, not the right time for Marlin and basically weather conditions. I'm glad they had a fun trip. They came back to the office really excited and stoked with their day in the water. They'll be sending pictures and video soon!

Our second and last group to fish yesterday was Sean and Anne Greene who booked a two day fishing trip with Captain Omar and Mate Americo. On their first day they also landed a Striped Marlin by the 1150 bank and it was aprox. 140 Lbs. Today they're out fishing again and were planning on going for something smaller this time. We'll keep you posted on what their final catch was!

Have a great Saturday.

Nick

Let us be your hosts in the water!

2011-04-05T13:24:00.000-07:00

Hey Guys,

Not much going on here, just keeping busy in the office with paper work.
Unfortunately we only had 1 charter today but it went well.

Bruce Levy decided to do a solo panga trip this morning and ended up with 3 Sierras and 1 Rooster fish. This nice guy from Houston Texas had a great time fishing and was going to cook up his catch tomorrow night.

Seas are smooth and winds are calm and it keeps getting hotter and hotter every day BUT the best part is NO HUMIDITY!

Have a great one!
Nick

Striped Marlin + Yellowtail = RedRum!

2011-04-04T14:23:00.000-07:00

Hey guys, Yellow tail and Striped Marlin is what's going on today in Cabo.
We are starting off April with great luck! and hopefully you guys can make it down here, come fishing with us and experience an awesome Fishing trip.

First group to come in today after a half day of fishing was the Hersey Family. Jack, Max, Julie, Anne, Nikala Hersey and Cory Weynes fished on the 38' Blackfin Marlin Too. Some of you guys might remember this great looking boat. The Hersey family had an awesome time out in the water, they are a super cool family and it did seem like they had a blast. They did inshore fishing the whole time and landed a total of 2 yellowtail, 9 Spanish Mackerel and 1 Bonita (C/R). Not bad for a half day!

Another great group fishing with us today and second to come in was the Hanson Group formed by Steve, David, Ryan Muller and Mark Hammer fished on Tantrum (after a long morning) with Captain Ramon and mate Juan. They did a half day of fishing, had fun in the water and in the end landed a total of 14 Spanish Mackerels. They were gonna get some Ceviche done for the afternoon snack.

And last but not least we had the Olson family with Alan, Drwe, Kye, Jasmine Olson and Anthony Lovell. This group fished for a full day on Nuevo, our 33', with Captain Alex and Mate Manuel. Their fishing took place by the 1150 bank and had a very successful trip. They landed a total of 2 Striped Marlin which were 106IN. A Marlin was released afterwards. Waiting for the pictures to come in so we can show them off to all of you!

Thanks for reading
Nick

Yellowtails and Sieras are in the house!

2011-03-31T15:08:00.000-07:00

Hey guys
Once again inshore fishing has been great these past two days. All our boats have come back with lots of fish and every single customer is pleased. That only brings a smile to our face.

Windy day here in Cabo but that did not stop our hard working captains and mates from getting fish for our customers.

Sharon and Dean Patsko fished on RumRunnin yesterday. They were on a cruise ship and are return customers. Once again they had an awesome time in the water with Captain Javier and Mate Jesus. They caught a total of 12 sierras and 1 skipjack.

Bob and Laurie Noll fished for a full day on our 31' RedRum with captain Omar and Mate Americo and they caught a bit of everything. Their catch consisted of 3 skipjacks, 4 yellowtails, 1 jack grevalle and 9 sierras.

On Tantrum we had James Glover and his crew who fished for a half day and also landed 3 yellowtails and 6 sierras.

Todays's fishing was also great on RedRum we had John and Brad Williams along with Conrad Parra who fished for a full day but decided to call it a day once they had their fish. They landed a total of 6 Yellowtail and 10 sierras. They fished on the pacific side and the weight was between 15-20 Lbs for the yellowtails while they had nice big sierras too.

Last but not least we had Greg McCarthy who chartered two of our boats. Nuevo and RumRunnin. They landed a total of 8 yellowtail between 5-30 Lbs on Nuevo and 7 Sierras and 5 Yellowtails on RumRunnin.

All our customers were very pleased and content. We hope they come back soon and make this a family trip each year.

Thanks

Lyle Kvarnlov's showing off the Yellowtails!

2011-03-30T10:16:00.001-07:00

Darcy Ellenson and Lyle Kvarnlov from Warroad, Minnesota are fishermen for sure, they just hadn't done so in the Pacific before. Most of their fishing takes place up north in Lake Michigan and this was a new experience for them. Fishing with Javier, Ramon and Juan aboard Rum Runnin, Lyle and Darcy stayed busy all day with a variety of inshore fish including 3 nice Yellowtail, some Sierra and some Jack Crevalle. Darcy and Lyle couldn't say enough good things about the boys on Rum Runnin' which is always great.

Here is a picture Lyle sent us where he is showing off his 3 yellowtails on the back of RumRunnin with Juan to the side.

Thank you so much Lyle for sending this over and we hope to be your hosts real soon again.

Nick

Inshore bite is the best!

2011-03-30T10:05:00.000-07:00

Good Morning guys,

Another succesful day at RedRum and last week of March 2011. As the end of this month gets closer, the warm weather is starting to show up and reminding us that Cabo IS the eternal Summer spot.

Yesterday all most of our boats decided to do inshore fishing and listening to our and our crew's suggestions regarding fishing. All those who did inshore fishing had a great fishing experience.

First group to show up was a shared charter with Jeff Carpenter, Kevin Finch and Kate & Tyge Blomberg 2 different couples that had an awesome experience with Captain Omar and Mate Americo. They fished the sea of cortez and landed a total of 13 Spanish Mackerel and 8 Yellowtails. Kate and Tyge decided to keep their catch and take it to a local restaurant to get it cooked up for lunch, while Jeff and Kevin decided to set free their catch (thumbs up for that guys!)

Off a cruise ship we had the remaining two groups.
On Tantrum we had Wayne, Lisa, Justin and Ryan Wolff fishing along with Captain Ramon and mate Juan. This cool family was the first to come off the cruise ship and they had one heck of a good time. They landed a total of 9 Spanish Mackerel and 4 Bonitas

And last but not least we had Roland Vanderberg and his crew who fished on RumRunnin with Captain Javier and mate Jesus. These guys as well as the other group decided to stick closer to shore and give it a shot with smaller fish. In the end they landed a total of 10 Spanish Mackerel..

Thanks for Reading.
Nick

Mixed Bag Monday...

2011-03-29T15:28:00.000-07:00

4 species day for one of the boats today as inshore fishing was off the hook and everyone was getting bit!

Matt Gariup and his son Michael, unfortunately fell victim to a bout of sea-sickness before they could get into any fish. To those that are reading this and are worried about sea-sickness, Scopace is a great drug that your doctor can prescribe and we never see anyone come back with issues after taking Scopace.

Jim and Barb Sullivan were up next, and after having a great trip in December they were back again this time with friends Matt and Kim Prisk in tow. Jim thought the perfect day would be to catch a few fish and then give Matt something big to pull on. Captain Javier and Mate Jesus were up to the task. They pulled in 3 nice Yellowtail that Misiones de Kino was going to cook up for them and then the boys hooked a 70+lb Hammerhead Shark for Matt to pull on. What a day!

David Hartmann and Jenny Wangerow from Farmington, Ct and David and Jenny had an amazing inshore day with 3 Yellowtail, 2 Sierra, 5 Jack Crevalle and over 20 Bonita! They too will be enjoying their fish at both Misones de Kino and Hacienda Cocina and Cantina!

-Ryan

Yellowtail Bite is on, and all over the place....

2011-03-29T15:13:00.000-07:00

Not only are the Yellowtail all over the coastline in 40-100 feet of water, but Alex caught one today out near the Jaime Bank. That being said, fishing has been excellent the last few days and today was no exception.

Darcy Ellenson and Lyle Kvarnlov from Warroad, Minnesota are fishermen for sure, they just hadn't done so in the Pacific before. Most of their fishing takes place up north in Lake Michigan and this was a new experience for them. Fishing with Javier, Ramon and Juan aboard Rum Runnin, Lyle and Darcy stayed busy all day with a variety of inshore fish including 3 nice Yellowtail, some Sierra and some Jack Crevalle. Darcy and Lyle couldn't say enough good things about the boys on Rum Runnin' which is always great.

Doug Ottinger, Neil Haunbaugh and Chris Thompson fished with Alex and Manuel aboard El Nuevo RedRum today and they had an interesting day. Doug wanted to fish for Tuna and Marlin and Alex and Manuel searched near and far, but couldn't find a school of Yellowfin. While trolling out at Jaime Bank they did however hook a Yellowtail, on a cedar plug of all lures. Random place for a Yellowtail for sure, as Alex wasn't sure he had ever caught one so far from shore. The guys also caught a nice Bonita to finish off the day.

-Ryan

50 Lbs Yellowfin and LOTS of Yellowtail!

2011-03-26T14:42:00.001-07:00

Hey Guys,

Today's fishing picked up a bit and the Sea of Cortez was our destination.
We only had 2 boats going out.

The first group to come back was Kris and Linda Godden along with their 2 kids. They fished on RedRum for a full day in hopes of catching something fun for their kids and so they did. They caught a total of 2 Sierras. They would've gone a bit further but their young daughter got a bit sea sick and decided to stick to inshore rather than offshore. They had a great time fishing with us and are a very friendly and nice family. We hope to see them again soon.

The next group to come in was Ian White's. They fished on RumRunnin for a second time with Javier and Jesus and had a superb trip. They landed a total of 7 Yellowtails,between 10-15 Lbs and 7 Sierras. They had to come in a bit early because Ben Werbo's sister is getting married today here in Sunny Baja! I'm guessing if it weren't for the wedding the guy's would've probably stayed out much more longer trying to target some stripers!

Yesterday we also did a 50 Lb Yellowfin tuna. This was caught by Chris Wozniak who fished solo on our 28' tantrum. It took him 10-15 min to land it and was caught by the Jaime Bank. Nice size fish!

Michael Crawford and his daughter Sara fished on RedRum for a full day and landed a total of 8 Yellowtail and 4 Sierra. They too had a great time in the water.

And last but not least we had Bart Alexander and his party who fished for a half day on the 33' Nuevo along with Captain Alex and mate Manuel. They caught a total of 7 Sierras and had a great time in the water.

Thanks for reading and enjoy your weekend!

Nick

Doug Bank's grandson's first Marlin

2011-03-25T11:11:00.001-07:00

Hey All,

I just got this picture from Doug Banks who fished on March 9th. You may remember our fish report about 8 yr old Jayden and his first Striped Marlin:

"...and last but certainly not least Doug Banks and his crew Richard Webor, Trent Cottom, William Totton and Jayden (one of these guys is from VALLEJO!! my home town)
fished on RumRunnin with Captain Javier and mate Jesus. Jayden who's only 8 years old landed his first Striped Marlin that was 120 Lbs 7 ft in only 16 min! strong little boy! He was stoked to have reeled in that big fish all on his own...oh yeah, he also told me he slept for an hour and a half while trolling for the fish haha.
This awesome crew from Northern Cali fished by the Golden Gate and aside from the Marlin they also landed 4 Sierra and 2 Bonita. Congratulations Jayden! "

The picture Doug sent me is basically a picture to backup the fish Report.

Thanks Doug, hope to hear from you soon.

Nick

March 23-24 Fish Report

2011-03-25T11:01:00.000-07:00

Hey Guys,

Things have been a bit slow now in Cabo but that doesn't mean we haven't caught any fish. Of course this doesn't mean all of the boats going out have been lucky, there has been a few that came back empty handed but enjoyed the experience. That's how fishing is.

Wednesday March 23rd

Customer: Robert Chisholm
Boat: Nuevo
Fish Caught 8 sierra & 1 red snapper
Crew: Alex and Manuel

Customer: Ken Lulow
Boat: Tantrum
Fish Caught 1 Marlin 150 Lbs, caught and released, fished by the Sea of Cortez
Crew:Ramon and Juan

Customer:Bruce McMahon
Boat: RumRunnin
Fish Caught 10 Sierra
Crew: Javier and Jesus

March 24th,

Customer:Robert Liesemer
Boat: Fish tails
Fish Caught 3 Sierra
Crew: Ricardo & Lupe

Customer: Bryn Werbos Party
Boat: RumRunnin
Fish Caught: 3 Sierra
Crew: Javier and Jesus

Customer: Keith McGee
Boat:Anzuelo
Fish Caught: 4 Sierra
Crew: Salvador

Customer: Anthony Priola
Boat:Nuevo
Fish Caught 5 Sierra
Crew: Alex and Manuel

Nick

Fish Report March 18th - 21st

2011-03-22T07:39:00.000-07:00

March 18th,

Customer: Craig McDonnold
Boat: RedRum
Fish Caught: 1 marlin
Weight: 160 Lbs, 9 Ft
Crew: Omar and Americo
Location: NA

Customer: JC Fant
Boat: Nuevo
Fish Caught: 4 Yellowfin tuna
Weight 15-20 Lbs
Crew: Alex and Manuel
Location:

Customer: Sean McGurk
Boat:Tantrum
Fish Caught: 10 Yellowfin Tuna
Weight: 2 over 40 Lbs
Crew: Jesus and Juan
Location:

Customer: Mark Cooper
Boat: RumRunnin
Fish Caught: 4 Yellowfin Tuna
Weight 15-20 Lbs
Crew: Javier and Jesus
Location: NA

March 19th
Customer: William Pearson
Boat: Marlin Too
Fish Caught: 26 Sierras in two days
Weight NA
Crew: Francisco and Nestor
Location:

Customer: Jennifer Kennedy
Boat: Nuevo
Fish Caught: 10 Sierra
Weight NA
Crew: Alex and Manuel
Location: NA

March 20th
Customer: Chris Rule
Boat:Nuevo
Fish Caught: 7 Yellowfin Tuna
Weight: 15-20
Crew:Alex and Manuel
Location:NA

Customer: Joe Assenza
Boat:RumRunnin
Fish Caught: 1 striped Marlin
Weight 135 Lbs 8 Ft
Crew: Javier and Jesus
Location: Migrino Bank
Anthony Assenza caught his first billfish during Joe's bday!

March 21st

Customer: Chris Rule
Boat: Nuevo
Fish Caught: 2 Striped Marlin
Weight: 160 and 140 Lbs caught by Jordan and Alex it took these 13 yr and 15 yr teens 20 mins to each reel in their fish!
Crew: Alex and Manuel
Location: Gordo Banks

Customer: Joe Assenza & John Donovan
Boat: RumRunnin
Fish Caught: 9 Yellowfin
Weight 15-45 Lbs
Crew: Javier and Jesus
Location: Migrino Banks, Pacific Side
Used: Cedar plugs and spreader bars

Customer: Mike Blanchard
Boat:Tantrum
Fish Caught: 3 Yellowfin tuna
Weight: 15-20 Lbs
Crew: Ramon and Juan
Location: NA

Fish Report March 15th - 17th

2011-03-22T07:21:00.001-07:00

Hello All,

We’ve been gone for almost a week now, but we're back with the fish report for March 15th - 21st.
Spring is in and we welcome the nice sunny weather in Cabo...just fantastic! seas are smooth as crystal and there is basically no chop.

The average wind speed is between has been 3-4 miles per hour and waves are between 4 and 5 ft high every 16 seconds. Pack your bags and book the next flight to Cabo!

Marlin bite, Tuna bite and Sierra bite is GREAT! This is a quick recap of a week's fish report. Enjoy.

March 15th,
Customer: Mike Pickerill and Brad Moreno Party (Shared Boat)
Boat: RumRunnin
Fish Caught: 1 Striped Marlin
Weight 130 Lbs
Size: 8 Ft
Crew: Javier and Jesus
Location: Gordo Banks

Customer: Dan Morgan
Boat:Pescado III
Fish Caught: 1 Yellowtail
Weight 15-20 Lbs Aprox
Crew: Angel
Location: NA

Customer: Mike Hurd
Boat:El Nuevo
Fish Caught: 3 Yellowfin tuna
Weight 20-25 Lbs Aprox
Crew: Alex and Manuel
Location: Gordo Banks, Sea of Cortez

Customer: Kenny Ketchum
Boat: RedRum
Fish Caught: 12 Sierra
Weight: NA
Crew: Omar and Americo
Location: NA

March 16th
Customer: Joe Gutierrez
Boat: Pescado III
Fish Caught: 10 Sierra
Weight: NA
Crew: Angel and Fidencio
Location: NA

Customer: John Klemke
Boat: RedRum
Fish Caught: 15 Sierra, 1 Grouper
Weight
Crew:Omar and Americo
Location: NA

Customer: Judy Brown
Boat: Nuevo
Fish Caught: 1 Striped Marlin
Weight 120 Lbs, 94 Inches
Crew: Alex and Manuel
Location: Jaime Banks

March 17th

Customer: Billy Vicic
Boat: RumRunnin
Fish Caught: 11 Sierra, 2 Grouper
Weight NA
Crew: Javier and Jesus
Location:NA

Customer: Brian Rice
Boat:RedRum
Fish Caught: 16 Yellowfin
Weight: 15-20 Lbs
Crew: Omar and Americo
Location: Gordo Banks

Customer: Doug Levesque
Boat: El Nuevo
Fish Caught: 6 Yellowfin Tuna
Weight 20-25 Lbs
Crew: Alex and Manuel
Location: Gordo Banks

Customer: Brandy Gwin
Boat:Tantrum
Fish Caught: 12 Sierra
Weight 10-15
Crew: Ramon and Juan
Comment: Daughter ate Sashimi for the first time in trade for a RedRum T-Shirt!

Customer: Scott Harris
Boat: Fearless
Fish Caught: 12 Yellowfin
Weight 15-20 Lbs
Crew: Benito
Location: NA

2 more Marlin's on the board.

2011-03-15T11:57:00.000-07:00

Offshore fishing is the thing right now, I swear it's even though marlin is found year round here in Cabo, January - May is not the Primo season for this fish. However; we've had some lucky groups this past week and this week we started off good.

WE had four boats going out but not all of them were able to land fish. I will omit the names and groups who did not catch fish just for good ol' sake!

Matagorda Texas CCA member Judy Brown decided to book a Play and Stay package for her party of 6. They fished on our 33' boat Nuevo with Captain Alex and Mate Manuel. the morning was a bit slow but picked up in the afternoon. It seemed like another boat was going to come back with no luck, but a change of events...
As they were heading back to the Marina, they spotted and landed a 94inch 120 Lbs Striped Marlin. I honestly don't remember the name of the person who caught the trophy fish because there was so many people in the office, but since they will be fishing again tomorrow, I'm pretty sure I'll figure it out and update the name of the lucky person who caught the Marlin. It was Released in the end. It took 20 min to land.

Craig McDonnold, Cody Wisniewski and Waggoner McDonnold fished on our 31' RedRum for a full day of fishing and they too had a successful fishing trip. They went out with Captain Omar and Mate Jesus and landed a Striped Marlin 9 ft that was aprox. 160 Lbs. They will be fishing again on Thursday so hopefully their next trip will be as good as this one!

Nick

Jeff Benon's 8 Ft 150 Lbs Striped Marlin

2011-03-15T11:29:00.000-07:00

Hello All,

Things have been ok here in Cabo, as the days go by the temperature keeps getting warmer each day. I can just imagine this will be a hot summer!
Days have been sunny and winds pick up in the afternoon but nothing major, hasn't stopped us from catching fish.

On Sunday March 13th we had Jeff Blackburn, SamDeMaria, Kris Tarpey and Mike Tarpey fishing on our 31' RedRum with Captain Omar and mate Ramon for a half day. They mostly wanted small fish so did inshore. They ended up with 12 Sierras being caught in total. Not all of them were kept.

Second and last group fishing that day was Thomas and Jeff Benson fishing on RumRunnin with Captain Javier and Mate Jesus. These guys fished the Sea of Cortez and Jeff landed a nice 8 Ft 150 Lbs Striped Marlin which took him 25 min. A Striper!
Tom sent down the pictures of this Trophy fish for Jeff. Check them out.
Congratulations Jeff!

In the first picture you'll see Jeff all happy with his striper but it sure wore him out! Check out pic number 2 where Jeff is just relaxing after a long 25 min of hard work....or maybe it was the other way around, first relaxin and then catching the fish??? I have no idea, but you can go ahead and decide for yourselves. The thing is they caught fish!

another striper!

2011-03-13T10:51:00.000-07:00

Hey Guys,

Well not too much to report on Saturday's fishing.
John Humphrey from CCA LA, fished on his second trip with us in which another striped Marlin was caught and released. This Marlin was bigger than the one they caught on Thursday. It was 110 inches and weighed 150 Lbs.

Awesome job you guys.

Our other groups were not as successful as we'd of loved but this is fishing.

Nick

8 yr Old Jayden lands his first Marlin!

2011-03-11T12:35:00.000-08:00

Wow this has been such a busy day.
Tsunami alerts, leaving the office and coming back after everything went back to normal, traffic is a bit crazy on the way from San Jose to Cabo and a lot of people at the beach just chillaxin! well I think that's better than having a bunch of people freaking out because of the possible Tsunami!

Anyhow with all the commotion I was almost forgetting to let you in the fish report for these past two days.

We can't complain, fishing is slow but we've been doing really good. I can't say the same for all of our customers who unfortunately weren't so lucky.

Robert Sorensen fished on RumRunnin with Captain Javier and Mate Jesus and they caught and released 2 striped Marlins. One of them was 140 lbs while the other only 120Lbs. Still great size fish! John and his crew had a great time out in the water after they had a small problem on their way to our office.

CCA LA members John Humphrey and his crew Richard, Sam, Chuck and John fished on nuevo for the first time with Alex and Manuel. on their first trip John Humphrey landed his first Striped Marlin. It was an 8ft 140 Lbs trophy fish! John was scheduled to fish again today but with the port being closed we has rescheduled for tomorrow. Let's hope he has another awesome day out there!

On Wednesday March 9th we also had a great day of fishing.
Mark and Loreen Gastineau and fished on Nuevo with Captain Alex and Mate Ramon and during their trip they landed 8 sierra. Focused on an offshore trip but they had no luck with Marlin.

From Ohio we had Todd Grisier, David Davis, Sabrina Grisier and Adea Davis who fished a full day aboard RedRum with Captain Omar and Mate Americo. They landed 6 sierra, 1 Roosterfish, 1 Yellowtail and 1 jack grevalle. Not a bad day for inshore fishing huh?

and last but certainly not least Doug Banks and his crew Richard Webor, Trent Cottom, William Totton and Jayden (one of these guys from VALLEJO!! my home town)
fished on RumRunnin with Captain Javier and mate Jesus. Jayden who's only 8 years old relled in his first Striped Marlin that was 120 Lbs 7 ft in only 16 min! strong little boy! He was stoked to have reeled in that big fish all on his own...oh yeah, he also told me he slept for an hour and a half while trolling for the fish haha.
This awesome crew from Northern Cali fished by the Golden Gate and aside from the Marlin they also landed 4 Sierra and 2 Bonita. Congratulations Jayden!

Port to be open by 3:00 PM

2011-03-11T10:40:00.000-08:00

Hey guys,

This just in. Port Captain has dictated that the Cabo San Lucas port will reopen after 3:00 PM Today. Our charters scheduled for tomorrow are good to go!

Tsunami Warning in Cabo

2011-03-11T10:14:00.000-08:00

Hi Everybody,

By this time I'm pretty sure most of you have heard the breathtaking news of the 8.9 earthquake in Japan, our prayers go out to the people in Japan.

As of this morning at 5:30 AM the Port Captain has closed the port of Cabo San Lucas to all vessel traffic. We currently don't know what time it will re-open. Last status that we heard was that the port would remain closed through out the entire day. We will keep you posted through twitter to let you know exactly what goes on in the port.

We are expecting a high tide this mid morning at approximately 11:40 so, depending on the heigth of the tsumani swell, we may have surge in the marina that would bring water over the top of the malacon. Until right now (11:20) everything seems normal here. It seems to me this is just a state of alert like last February 2010.

"At first everyone here was just upset that the port had been closed, as it is a known fact that the safest place for a vessel to be during a tsunami is at sea, but on further reflection it makes a lot of sense. The last thing the Port Captain wants is a bunch of money greedy water taxis/glass bottom boats trying to load/unload passengers off the beach while this is taking place, or trying to take them through the arch."

Fishing activities were cancelled for today and we thank Dave Shun, Douglas Jilek and John Humphrey and his crew for being understanding. Our prayers go out to the people of Japan, and to those living on low lying islands in the Pacific. With a 13 foot surge in Japan, but weaking as it travels toward us, there is still a lot of possible damage to atolls and islands.

A good day.

2011-03-08T12:27:00.001-08:00

Nick here with the details of today's fish report.

So far Dave & Matthew Wonchala came back from their half day trip on a Panga. And things didn't go too good when they first took off. It was a slow morning for them. They fished inshore and while coming back they landed 2 bonitas.
Of course they hope to catch something bigger on their last trip scheduled for Thursday. They have a positive feeling things will get better.

Timothy Suter and Sibila Munoz were the second group to come in. They were very cheerful in the morning and ready to start landing fish. Unfortunately I didn't see them come back as they decided to head out to some place and get their fished cooked for lunch. They fished with Captain Javier and Mate Jesus on RumRunnin and their fishing trip consisted of a total of 14 Sierras! Not too bad. They did mostly inshore fishing. No Marlin spotted.

Bob Kollross' party was the 3rd and 4th to come back this day. we had a total of 11 guys fishing by the 1150 bank. 6 of guys from this party were fishing with Captain Jesus and Mate Manuel, They landed a total of 12 sierra's and 1 yellowtail
On RedRum we had the remaining 5 guys with Captain Omar and Mate Americo. They landed a 8ft 165 Lbs Striped Marlin and 8 Sierra! This group had a great day in the water. They did not come back to the office as they decided to stay at the scales to get their picture taken with their fish.

Thanks for reading.

Nick

Monday March 6th, 2011

2011-03-07T11:13:00.000-08:00

A breezy day in Cabo keeps the temperature just right as the sun shines down!

Pescado III on a half day trip was the first boat back today with a fun crew from Minneapolis and Tempe, Arizona. They were glad to get out of the chilly weather up north! They headed out to the Sea of Cortez in hopes of catching a Marlin. They were in luck, amidst all the whale watching they were doing, they reeled in a nice 93" Striped Marlin. Everyone had a chance to get on the rod and reel and experience what a great fight those guys put up. Nice job!

Second boat back was RumRunnin with the Hofer Family from North Dakota. These guys were all smiles despite being up so early on their spring break vacation! They eagerly hopped aboard with Captain Javier and Mate Jesus and headed out to the Sea of Cortez in hopes of Marlin. They went out about 20 miles along the shore and about 17 miles out, but the Marlin weren't having it, though they got lots of whale watching action. It was a bit rough out that way with the windy weather but they were able to reel in 6 Sierra along shore. They were stoked as everyone got a chance on the reel, more so the boys! They are off to enjoy their catch for lunch at Mango Cantina.

Next back was Father Rick Moore and his daugher Rachel and her boyfriend Joseph, visiting from college in Washington D.C. Dad along with these two college sophmores were ready for a fun day on the water during their spring break aboard Tantrum with Captain Ramon. They headed out to the Pacific Side and decided it was a bit too rough so headed to the Sea of Cortez about 7 miles out. They were in the midst of lots of Striped Marlin jumping around at the surface. They were finally able to get one to hang on and bring him aboard! A nice 9 footer. Great job guys!

Buddies Phil and Mike headed out for a second day of fishing this time aboard RedRum. They had a fantastic day inshore on the Sea of Cortez. Between the two of them they caught some 24 Sierra. More than enough for dinner!

Roger, Paige, Rebecca, Nicholas and Nancy from Indiana and Tempe, Arizona headed out on El Nuevo with Captain Alex and Mate Manuel. They headed way out on the Sea of Cortez to Punta Gorda where Nancy reeled in her 96" Striped Marlin on a ballyhood lure! They were all ecstatic. While they were way out there they did happen upon some Tuna, but none made it up to the boat. They were also happy to bring in one Sierra for a late lunch this afternoon.

Well that's all I've got for today.

We thank you for reading and for your business!

Brooke

Sierra Sunday!

2011-03-06T13:15:00.000-08:00

Well it's not too often that I'm holding down the fort at the RedRum Office. With Ryan out in Houston at the last day of the Hunting and Fishing Show and Nick taking a day off it's just the pregnant chick at the office here to report what has been going on out on the water!

We had a Wolfe pack from Tennessee this morning aboard RedRum. Kelly, Mayfol, Dennis, Bret, Art and Paci went out on a half day trip with Americo as Captain today. They stayed primarily close to shore, heading about 15 miles north on the Pacific side. They reeled in about 15 Sierra which kept them busy all morning! All pretty good sized too. They came back happy as clams after they released their catch.

Father and son duo Matthew and David Wonghala from Alaska headed out on their first day of three fishing days. Heading out with Captain Javier, they fished out on the Pacific side near 95 bank. They were able to see lots of Marlin jumping around but couldn't get one of them to bite. They'll be back for more on Tuesday and hope to have some more action and not just see it!

Have a great Sunday afternoon and give your loved ones a big hug today!

Thanks, Brooke

Not much, but worth a shot!

2011-03-05T10:05:00.000-08:00

Unfortunately not too much happened yesterday guys. Even though it seemed like a great day, fishing was slow. It's fishing not catching!

On Tantrum we had Brice Mitchel and his family fishing for a half day off a cruise ship (which there was a mixup! but in the end everything worked fine) They fished for 5 hours and ended with 1 sierra

On Marlin Too we had Jeremy Flynn and his crew Duncan, Nick and Charles who after having their flight delayed on Wednesday and switching their fishing trip had an excellent day on their first day of fishing. They had a total of 2 striped Marlins but in the end only caught 1 that weighed 120 Lbs. Unfortunately the other marlin got away.
Today they are fishing again on this 38' blackfin and hopefully their day will be even better than yesterday.

Nick

Pacific fishing is better!

2011-03-03T08:28:00.001-08:00

What's up ya'll

RedRum is here to give you the report for the first two days of March 2011
As the days go by the temperature here in Cabo keeps rising. We're still no where near the 100F but in a month or so we probably will be.

This month has started off with high 83F and low 70's, sea levels are 3-4 ft at 16 seconds and the average wind speed is 10-20 MPH.

Fishing right now has been taking place on the Golden Gate Bank and the Jaime Bank.
The pacific side is where you want to go fishing as the sea temperature there has been quite warm these past couple of days.

On March 1st we had two of our boats go out fishing.
Larry Tait and his crew from New Jersey fished with Captain Omar and Mate Manuel on the 33' Nuevo. Throughout their fishing trip they came across several sierras and landed 10 of them with an average weight of 15 Lbs. They also caught a Yellowtail about 10 Lbs. Had a striped Marlin on the line but in the end it got away.

Kent Eikenberry, Thomas Butler, Patsy Butler and Nadine L. Eikenberry also had a great time in the water. While they were coming in I thought they had caught nothing but it turns out that they also had a total of 2 Yellowtails.

On March 2nd

Our first group started off with a shared boat Harley and Virginia Maurer from Neudorf,Canada and Glenn Smith from Portland Oregon fished on RumRunnin with our crew Javier and Jesus. It was a good day in the water for this shared group, they landed a total of 4 Sierras.

And last but not least Return Customer James Halbur with his party of 4 formed by David Orcutt, David Schooff, David Naples and Jim Lewis fished on Nuevo with Captain Alex and mate Jesus. Their morning started off with tossing a coin to see who would be the first one to reel them in. In the end James Halbur won and got to land the Tuna. They caught a total of 5 yellowfin with an average weight of 10-15 Lbs on the Pacific.

Thanks for reading.
Nick

Monday's Monster Yellowtail

2011-02-28T14:57:00.001-08:00

Today (Monday,) the wind really died down and it was a much nicer day on the water and around the Marina.

I am running out the door right now, going home to pack for the Houston Fishing Show which runs from Wednesday the 2nd through Sunday the 6th at the George Brown Convention Center. I will also be at the Louisiana Sportsmen's Show from the 11th through the 13th at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales, Louisiana. Please stop by and say hello if you are in the area.

I won't go into too much detail about today but I do have a nice photo to show you guys what the action was all about today. A total of 11 of these big Yellowtails were caught.

-Ryan

Seriously Wind? Cut it out!

2011-02-28T14:41:00.000-08:00

Windy as a beast this morning (Sunday,) Palm trees were all over the place, I have to give credit to our fishermen for even showing up this morning. As the saying goes in Spanish for Cabo weather, "Febrero Loco y Marzo un Poco." February is crazy and March a little. Never know sometimes with this early spring weather.

Anyway, Mike and Linnar Bies along with friends Daniel Lowell and Heath Frisby from Colorado Springs joined Ramon and Juan aboard TantRum. They wanted to focus on Billfish and they certainly did. Unfortunately, they couldn't hook one. They threw bait to 3 Striped Marlin and a Swordfish. That makes about 5 Swordfish sitings in the past week. Anyone up for an all night charter?

Craig and Cynthia Kinnie and Jim and Alla Schroder decided hugging the coastline in the windy weather was more their style. They played around with some Bonita and Jack Crevalle and were content with that.

-Ryan

February is almost gone and fishing is getting better.

2011-02-26T13:19:00.000-08:00

We had another great day in Cabo yesterday.

Karen and Dean Hicke from Canada fished for a full day with Ramon and Juan on Tantrum, our 28' Californian that most of you already know. They fished off by Gordo Bank and had a stupendous day in the water. They came back with 14 Sierras, 1 Yellowtail and 1 Rossterfish. Congrats you guys!

We also had Sean Tennis and Greg Kasuske fishing on RedRum and they also fished same spot as Tantrum but on RedRum with Omar. By the end of the day these guys had caught a total of 8 sierra, 2 yellowtail and 1 bonita.

Have a great weekend!

nick

Dylan Melanson's 8ft Marlin 170 Lbs!

2011-02-26T12:49:00.001-08:00

Great Saturday Folks,

This is what's been going on these last couple of days.
Enjoy!

George Giambanis from New Jersey fished on Tantrum for a second time on Feb. 24th. He went out with Captain Ramon and Mate Jesus. Had a great time out in the water and decided to go after smaller stuff. His catch of the day was 10 Sierras.

Mike and Kimya Harris along with Lara and Chip Terry and 4 kids fished on our 33' Nuevo with Captain Alex and mate Manuel. This super cool group had an awesome time fishing out by the Gordo bank and by the end of the day they had caught 2 nice yellowfin tunas weighing around 35 Lbs each. They also spotted a Marlin but unfortunately it got away before it bit! I hope the kids like our RedRum shirts and hopefully they'll be showing it off!

Last but not least Victor Peterson , Michael Melanson, Michelle Hatata and Dylan Melanson fished aboard our 31' RedRum with Captain Omar and Mate Americo. After some of the crew decided to chum the entire time, 16 yr old Dylan from Orangeville Ca, reeled in an 8ft Striped Marlin weighing around 170 Lbs or more making him the happiest teenager of the day! Hope you guys send over the pics!

9ft - 150 Lb Striped MARLIN!

2011-02-24T10:43:00.001-08:00

That's right we did a 9ft 150 Lb Striped Marlin yesterday during an 8 hour fishing trip with Steve Preece, Wendy Popp, Carley Pop and Corey Popp.
If you've been following our fish report for the past year you might remember this family as they were here during the Tsunami alert last Feb. Well they decided to come back and give it another shot and they had a TERRIFIC! day out in the water.

24 yr old Corey Popp decided to join the family this time and had his first fishing experience with RedRum. After a full day of fishing Corey landed a 9 ft 150 Lb Striped Marlin. It took him around 30 min but in the end it was well worth it! This awesome pal was so happy when he came back to the office. Their positive vibes were all around. They're plannin on coming down probably in October and if not again this time next year. Congratulations Corey you did a great job!!! I saw the picture they took and I hope they send it in along with the videos because it's really worth showing off!

Thanks you guys for fishing with us again...No Tsunami alert this time!!!

Tony Willy from Colorado along with his son Brian had a great day out with Captain Omar and mate Americo. These guys caught a total of 2 (30 lbs) yellowfin and a Wahoo that was 35 Lbs. Good to know and read that the big ones are coming back to Cabo. It's because the water temp is also rising.

Last but not least from Alamosa, Colorado we had Ed and Carla Smith fishing fur a full day on Tantrum. They came back into the office really stoked and exicted about their fantastic fishing trip. They just wanted to catch fish and so they did. They caught a total of 2 yellowfin tunas (20 Lbs) and 10 Sierras.
Glad to know they had a sharp day out with Ramon and Jesus!

Thanks
Nick

Fish Report Feb. 22nd

2011-02-24T10:33:00.000-08:00

Hello Hello!

Hey guys I'm here to give you a recap of what's been going on these past couple of days in RedRum.

So it seems that Tuna is back in business as we've been having successful days going after and making them bite. As you probably read on Monday's fish Report they're big!

Tuesday Feb. 22

Steve and Linda Reitz, Dennyse and Mike White fished on our 31' RedRum with Captain Omar and Mate Americo. Awesome folks who had a great day in the water spending more time inshore fishing than offshore. They basically wanted to catch something instead of going too far and coming back empty handed (smart choice!) This group caught a total of 22 Sierra. (Sierra bite is great this time of year)

Super Cool Gladding family fished on tantrum for 5 hours. Annie, Katie, Nick and John had a blastin' time landing sierras. I got a word from our Captain that the kids Katie and Nick had lots of fun out there! This family came in on a Cruise Ship so they couldn't keep any of the fish they caught. Still didn't stop them from taking back a GREAT memory of RedRum Sportfishing. We sure hope they fish with us again during their next trip to Cabo!

Mark and Joe Moran along with Tommy, Greg, Ben, Bryson and Branson Morgan fished on El Nuevo, our 33' boat with Captain Alex and Mate Manuel. These guys decided to go after Tuna and came back with 5 yellowfin weighing about 35-40 Lbs each and 3 skipjacks. They had an awesome time out in the water and we're all super cool guys.

Nick

The Tony Holland Wedding Party and the Genovesi's

2011-02-22T14:30:00.001-08:00

Tony Holland is getting married this week in Cabo and he rounded up 20 folks from the wedding party to take out four boats today. I won't go into detail with all their names, but they were a fun crew and all had nice days out on the water.

RedRum was the first boat back and they had 3 Striped Marlin bites, but no hook-ups.

Pescado III was next and they too had trouble hooking fish.

Rum Runnin was the Marlin champ of the day, catching and releasing two huge Striped Marlin that Captain Javier estimated at 180 and 200lbs.

Finally, El Nuevo came back and Captain Alex and Mate Manuel got their group into the Tuna. While most of the boats at Gordo Bank were chumming sardines, trying for Yellowfin bites, Alex decided to slow troll some hoochies and they got bit right away. He mentioned the rest of the boats shooting nasty looks his way, but he wasn't concerned with that. They landed a 30lb, a 40lb and a 50lb Yellowfin, and lost one that was over 100lbs.

Finally, Joseph Genovesi and his boys Matt, Anthony and Ben joined us for a day on the water with TantRum. Matt was able to bring in his first Marlin and the guys had a great day on the water.

-Ryan

Boston Boy Gets His First Marlin!

2011-02-22T14:17:00.000-08:00

Sunday was a beautiful day in Cabo, another little cold front is coming in, but that just makes the morning a little chilly, by midday we have been in the mid 70's. The water has been calm and some warmer water has moved into the Sea of Cortez, so our guys were fishing the 95,1150, and Gordo Banks.

A good friend of ours Damon Wirtanen, mentioned our Sportfishing Company to a co-worker of his, Bob Scordino and he and his family joined us for a half-day of fishing aboard TantRum. Ramon and Juan were up to the task and Bob's son got to reel in his first Striped Marlin. Always nice to have a Red Sox fan and a Father/Son team get their first Marlin. Reminds me of my Dad and I.

Joe Palandri and his boys also chose to fish a half-day today and they decided to fish inshore aboard El Nuevo RedRum. They battled the Sierra, catching 10 nice size Sierra.

James Harper and his buddies from Redding, California also fished a half-day, aboard Rum Runnin with Captain Javier. They too wanted to fish inshore, but were only able to manage 2 Sierra.

Stephen Reitz, Mike White and Garrett White were our only full day fishermen today, joining Omar and Jesus aboard RedRum. They were on the hunt for Marlin and they spotted and hooked 3 fish, just couldn't get any of them to the boat for a release.

-Ryan

1 Striped Marlin 160 Lbs and an Award.

2011-02-22T09:56:00.000-08:00

We're back and better than ever!
So many things have been going on these past few days. I had to rush out of here on Saturday so I didn't have time to write up a fish report!

So first and foremost: " Huge congrats and thank you to our awesome team here at RedRum and all our friends and fans for voting RedRum Sportfishing the top Sportfishing Charter in Cabo San Lucas."

On Saturday there was an event here in Cabo for the Best of Cabo 2010 and RedRum ranked as the best fishing Charter! Thanks to all of you.

And it was because of this that I had to rush out of the office. We had so little time left before getting to the ceremony but in the end it was all worth it. This is just the beginning.

So fishing on Saturday was ok. We had John Jackson on RedRum with Omar and Americo for a half day and these guys did great. By noon they had already caught a 160 Lbs Marlin and a Skipjack. Normally chances of landing a Marlin on a half day are rare but these guys did great and were very lucky. I'm glad they decided to change their Panga Trip for a fishing experience on our 31' RedRum
John fished with his pal Michael Green.

Daniel Vicente and his crew of 11 guys fished on two of our boats RumRunnin with Javier and Nuevo with Alex. It was a slow day for both these groups. They did land a Dorado though...and Dorado's during this time of year is slow, but it was the first in this month so congrats to that team.

No major fishing here on Saturday but it sure picked up over Sunday and Monday...check our fishing report for these days in just a few more minutes!

Thanks
Nick

2 Nice Marlins caught by Richard Moore and Richard Hill!

2011-02-18T12:11:00.001-08:00

Hey Guys,

I'm back with our fishing report from the last couple of days.

On Feb. 16th we had 3 boats going out and a great day in the water!
On Tantrum we had James Nichols who fished with Dave and Bill along with Captain Ramon and Mate Juan. These folks from Nebraska had a great time in the water. They spotted Marlin while they were out there but these did not want to bite. That doesn't mean that their day was bad because by the end of their trip they had landed 12 Sierras.

Greg Wu and his crew fished on two of our boats 32' RumRunnin and 33' Nuevo
You know who the captains and mates are so I'll skip that part for now!
On RumRunnin the guys decided to do inshore fishing and during their trip they caught a total of 4 bonitas. Nuevo, on the other hand, went for bigger action and by the end of the day they had caught and released 1 Striped Marlin that was 180 Lbs! Nice job guys.

Another successful story was yesterday's fishing. I had previously talked about Richard Moore and Richard Hill, one guy from Canada and the other from England. Well to remind them a bit on Monday they caught a 160 Lb Striper that took 40 mins to reel in. Yesterday when them walked into the office I had told them about how fishing was and what we had caught a day before. I sent them out to a challenge which was to bring a bigger Marlin than the one they caught and than the 180 Lbs that was caught by Greg Wu on Nuevo.

The guys came back to the office with a disappointing face and Richard tells me "you sent us out on a challenge" by their look I was like was it good or bad?? Richards then replies we caught and released 2 Striped Marlin one of them was 125 Lbs and the other was 182 Lbs breaking their own record and the size of Marlin caught a day before. It was awesome! they said. These two awesome guys had a great day out in the water and will be fishing with us again soon!!

On RumRunni we had Kirk Welander and they also did great out there. They wanted to fish for smaller stuff and so they did. They caught a total of 12 sierra and 2 Grooper fish. They will be enjoying a delicious meal at Misiones de Kino, our favorite Restaurant here in Cabo!!! Yummy...

And last but not least we had Barry Kantrowitz and his crew from New Jersey and Florida who fished on Tantrum with Captain Ramon and Mate Jesus. The fished for a full day and by the end of their trip they caught a total of 2 yellowtail and 8 sierra!

Awesome 2 days of fishing guys. Waters are warming up and Marlin is starting to come back!

Have a great weekend!

Laura West Soder Pictures: Nice Marlin!

2011-02-16T11:09:00.000-08:00

Randy Wagner Picture: January

2011-02-16T11:01:00.000-08:00

Quoting a Customer:

"I want to thank you guys for a great time and also to our boat crew, Lupe and Fabian for two fun days on the water a few weeks ago...the primary reason we went was for my son to catch a bill fish, which he did early the first morning...100 inch striped marlin...his buddy caught a marlin the second day....the condo was very nice...Redrum is a top flight operation...also thanks to Dr Rick Schnieder and his son Rich for the referal....may you have a grat 2011"

Randy Wagner,
Kerrville TX
Fished in January 2011

Pictures

2011-02-16T10:46:00.000-08:00

Hi Guys, these are recent pictures some of our customers have sent.
Hope you enjoy them!

HOT AND SUNNY CABO!

2011-02-16T09:06:00.001-08:00

Hey Guys,

So sorry for not posting new fish reports but I got sick last week and did not come to the office.

The weather keeps getting warmer and warmer here in Cabo and it seems like the cold temperature is finally moving on! These last couple of days we've been in the high 70's and water temperature is in the mid 70's which is good because we all know that fishing is best when the water is warm.

Marlin are coming back!!! which is great to know, we had success last week with most of our boats. Almost each boat since Wednesday came back with at least 1 Striper in their final count while others had 2 or 3 marked as caught and released. It was also good for Tuna and Sierra.

By Sunday, Schools of tuna had been spotted but these were not hungry which made it a bit difficult to catch. Never the less, customers fishing through the weekend had a blast out in the Baja Waters.

These last couple of days have been up and down. We've spotted, catched and released Marlins.

On Monday Feb. 14th,
Loyal RedRum Friends Deb and Greg Kelley along with Catherine and Verdie Bowen fished on Nuevo with Captain Omar and Mate Manuel. Greg and Deb were celebrating their wedding anniversary....Congrats guys, 30 something years is a LOT but these guys seem to be bursting out the joy of their marriage right out of their pores! They fished for a full day but decided to do inshore fishing. At the end of the day they came back with a total of 7 Sierras.

Richard Moore and Richard Hill fished for a full day on ReelRum, These guys from England did not want to do inshore fishing and decided to give luck a try and head out for the big stuff. At the end they had caught and released a 160 Lbs, 8 ft Striped Marlin. It took one of the two Richards 40 min to get it on the boat. Good thing they did not lose it! They will be fishing on Thursday and will go after another Marlin again. Good Luck Guys!

Rebecca, Nichole, Mike and Don fished on Nuevo with Captain Alex and Mate Manuel yesterday. They went out for a full day trip tried going after Marlin and spotted a 120 Lbs (aprox) striper. Unfortunately it did not bite but these guys had a great time fishing for Sierra. In the end they landed 7. They will be coming back next year for more fishing!

Josi Busch and her family members went on a fishing trip with Captain Javier on RumRunnin. These folks for Wisconsin had a blast out there, they spotted everything you can imagine, dolphins, turtles, marlin, etc, etc. But wanted to fish for smaller stuff so they came back with Sierras. They were going to cook the fish themselves and enjoy a nice meal. Thanks guys!

Thanks for reading!
Nick

a Blue Marlin 135Lbs and several Stripers with RedRum!

2011-02-09T13:50:00.001-08:00

It seems to me that waters are warming up here in Cabo San Lucas hence bringing down the Stipers! We have started off the week really good with a Blue Marlin, a few Stripers, Tuna and Sierras.

Biting is happening in the morning which is good for you guys to know.
Yesterday we had 3 boats going out.

On Nuevo we had Daniel Sr and Jr Delavina, David Guerra and Brandon Wallace fishing on their first trip with RedRum in conjuction with CCA Texas. These boys from the Rio Grande Valley Chapter are staying at one of RedRum's Portofino condos and fishing on our 33' Nuevo. They fished with Captain Omar and Mate Manuel for a full day. On their first trip they caught a total of 6 Sierras. Their next fishing trip will be on Thursday. I'll Keep you posted.

On Tantrum we had Dan Transtrum and James Bell fishing with Captain Ramon and Mate Juan for a full day as well. And even though Dan's last name is similar to the boats name...there's no relation! During their trip they caught a total of 12 Sierras. Seems like these guys decided to stick to inshore rather than offshore. But still they came here to catch fish and so they did. Awesome Job you two!

Last but not least we had Jim Molger and Larry Flint fishing on ReelRum with Captain Edgar and Mate Americo. These guys had a GREAT GREAT DAY! out in the water. This time of year it's "ok" to spot Striped Marlin and it might even be decent to land one but these guys didn't go for the striper they caught and released a 135 Lbs Blue Marlin. Larry was the one who reeled it in and although to him it seemed like days of reeling it only took him 20 mins. They also caught a yellowfin tuna between 12-15 lbs and spotted a Striped Marlin once headed back to the Marina.

Today we had 4 boats going out and all of them with a successful ending!
On Our partner boat Cabo Chica we had Bert Coghill and his crew fishing for a full day. They fished primarily by the Arch and by the end of the day they had caught and released a 120 Striped Marlin and a Mako Shark! nice going.

On Tantrum we had Dave Childress and Ernie McFadden who fished for a full day. These guys followed my advice not to drink too much yesterday and today their fishing was awesome. They caught and released a 140 Lbs Striped Marlin, landed 9 Sierras and a Skipjack. They fished 8 miles off what is known as the White Hill (Cerro Blanco)

RumRunnin was another successful story. Bernie and Irene Hamilton fished for a full day with Captain Javier and Mate Jesus and although they didn't come back to the office at the end of their trip we were notified by our crew that they had caught and released 2 striped Marlin one weighing 180 Lbs and the other 140 Lbs. They fished 5 miles off the 95 Bank! Stupendous job and congratulations!

and finally Vickie Stanley fished with her crew: Shari West, Sarah Ware, Laurie Stanley and Frank Ware for a half day on Nuevo with Captain Omar and mate Manuel. They had caught 12 Sierras and a bonita by 9:30 AM! This is why I'm tellin you guys that fishing seems the be biting best in the morning.

We started off really good and hopefully it will continue getting better!

Thanks for reading.
Nick

More Marlin and Yellowfin Tuna!

2011-02-05T13:58:00.000-08:00

Alright guys

I'm back with more info on Today's fishing and all I can say is that it was GREAT!
Aside from the Marlin I talked about earlier our other customer fishing on RumRunnin Kelby Anderson had the same luck!

Kelby fished on RumRunnin with Captain Javier and Mate Jesus for a full day trip. They too fished by the lighthouse 7 miles out and had a successful day with Marlin. Kelby was telling me that every time he comes to Cabo he has the same luck...what a lucky guy huh? Marlin was in today which is good after a while of hiding from fishermen but luckily our crew did a great job out in the water!

Another full day trip took place with fishermen Alfred Menard,Dave and Dale Wilder who fished on tantrum with Captain Omar and mate Juan. These guys had a fantastic time reeling Tuna were kept busy all day long. They caught a total of 7 yellowfin between 10-12 Lbs. Another fish that was a bit slow but decided to come out and play today.

And last but not least Derek Moreno, David Aguilar, Alex Safronov, Chad Mitchell and Damian Twedell fished on Nuevo with Captain Alex and Mate Manuel. They also had a great day in the water and caught a total of 6 yellowfin tuna and 2 Bonitas.

Enjoy the rest of your Saturday!

Peace
Nick

2 Stipers 130 Lbs.

2011-02-05T11:00:00.000-08:00

Billfish....

Seems like they are heading back this way even though water temperature is still a bit chilly but in the past couple of days we've managed to actually get them to bite!

Yesterday Doug Leland and his 2 buddies fished on RumRunnin with Captain Javier and mate Jesus. They fished 7 miles out of the light house and after a long day in the water they finally caught and released a Striped Marlin that weighed 130 Lbs aprox. Doug and his crew were told early in the morning what fishing was like but they decided to go for it anyways and give it a shot and voila! they caught their Marlin. Awesome. It's good to know that they had a fantastic time with our guys.

On tantrum we had Lance Miller who fished for a half day and had a fun time fighting Roosterfish. They fished with Ramon and Juan, had a great time but we didn't have time to talk because they were on a cruise ship and had to be back in time to catch their ride back home. I met Lance on Wednesday and he is a great guy along with his fambam!
Hopefully they'll send in their pictures and we'll post them on our site.

and Today so far we've had our first boat come back today. It was Scott Mol and his pal Dan Best. These guys went fishing for a half day on ReelRum with Captain Edgar and Mate Americo. By the time they were back they had a Striped Marlin which was 500Lbs......or so that's what Scott told me =0) but once I asked the captain he told me that the Marlin was 130 Lbs I wonder where Scott got the extra 370 Lbs from?? hahahahahaha. These guys had a great time fishing and really enjoyed it. Aside from the Marlin they also caught 3 Sierras.

Thanks for reading.
Nick

Greetings from Team RedRum

2011-02-03T11:55:00.000-08:00

Greetings from Team RedRum

From left to Right:
Nick (Office Manager)
Omar (Captain RedRum)
Alex (Captain Nuevo)
Ryan (Owner)
Americo (Mate RedRum)
Rene (Boat Mechanic)
Javier (Captain RumRunnin)
Manuel (Mate Nuevo)

Some of our guys were not present at the time the picture was taken.

Tuna, Sierra, Rooster and Bonita

2011-02-03T11:18:00.000-08:00

Hey Guys,

Fishing seems to be picking up. We had 2 boats going out on tne 2nd day of February.
On Tantrum we had Gordon Grippin and Mary Ellen Grippin fishing with Captain Ramon and mate Juan. They fished for a full day and during their trip they were able to land 10 Sierra, 3 Bonita and 2 Rooster fish. They focused mostly on inshore fishing and had a great day out in the water.

Tuna is now located 27 miles offshore which is still a bit far but yesterday during Rick Miske's charter they managed to catch 3 yellowfin. The weight was 15 Lbs each which was not bad, especially for this time of year.
They also spotted Marlin but like we've been reporting it's not biting too well right now. Rick and his crew decided to go to Misiones de Kino to get their catch cooked up. Excellent choice!
Rick's crew was Jim Dykins, Chris Lund, Mark and Don Hardy and Paul Lautenschlager.
They had a great day fishing with Captain Omar and Mate Jesus.

Something that I want to mention and has nothing to do with the fishing for this day is that there is a new fish limit that our customers can catch and keep. Although most fish are abundant in Cabo San Lucas please keep in mind that most fish are considered ‘Vulnerable’ species and if no action is taken we can soon be out of fishing.

Fortunately, many Cabo San Lucas fishing charters, like us, take conservation seriously – knowing today's will determine whether future generations can enjoy sport fishing. Many fishing charters encourage catch and release for billfish and will enforce catch limits required by law. Be sure to respect the fish by following the rules.

Thanks
Nick

Article taken from:
Meet the Fish http://www.suite101.com/content/cabo-san-lucas-fishing-meet-the-fish-a282378#ixzz1CvNoKpSZ

Feb. 1st...not too good.

2011-02-02T06:51:00.001-08:00

Hey Guys,

Not much to report here in Cabo. Fishing yesterday was slow. Lots of Marlin were spotted by our crew and customers but these decided not to bite, just entertain. We had 2 boats going out but none of them had as much luck as their previous trip on Sunday.

Hopefully today will be a better day. Sea temperature is still 70F. Winds have been blowing between 10-15 mph and sea levels are 4-5 ft every 15 sec. It's not too bad and we got a report that the seas were calm even though it sounds or you'd think that it would be rough out there considering the weather.

February is looking good. I'll keep you posted

Nick

Thanks for the accurate forecast weather man!

2011-02-01T10:53:00.000-08:00

Today was windy as a beast in Cabo and everywhere we looked claimed it was going to be a great day on the water. Great day if 10-12 foot swells is what you are into.

We had two boats on the water today, Rum Runnin and Pescado III. Pescado III chose to fish inshore for the majority of the day and that seemed to be the correct choice. Mike DeLuca, from Houston Texas, and his friends from Maine joined us today and had a great day on the water, albeit a little choppy. They had two Skipjack Tuna, one they claimed was almost 30 lbs, 3 Sierra and a Barracuda. The ladies were stoked on seeing Whales and Dolphins and said they had an awesome experience.

Stephen and Marie Ellison, didn't have nearly as good of a day. They chose to head offhsore in search of the Tuna the boys found the day before. As they got closer and closer to the schools of Porpoise and Yellowfin, the water got choppier and choppier until they finally had to call it quits and head back in. They have another trip scheduled for Wednesday and figured they would fish when the seas were a bit calmer. Good Call.

-Ryan

Sunday Tuna Slam

2011-02-01T10:21:00.000-08:00

Sunday was a beautiful day in Cabo, slightly overcast but smooth seas and plentiful fishing. Everyone that fished today wanted to get offshore and chase some of the Yellowfin we had been hearing about.

Sam Bottoms and his buddies, Tony and Doug, down from the Denver area joined us today for their second day on the water. After fishing inshore on day one and slamming the inshore bite they were ready for some offshore fishing. They found the schools of Tuna and Porpoise, but couldn't get a bite to save their lives for some reason. Glad to have met Sam and his buddies and look forward to seeing them back down here in the near future.

Robert Deeson and his buddies and brothers, down from Houston, Texas, enjoying our Stay and Play Package, also had their second day on the water today. Captain Alex found the first school of Yellowfin about 32 miles from the Marina but wasn't getting great action with only 2 Yellowfin landed. They left that school and found another about 22 miles from the Marina where they were able to land 4 more Yellowfin. 6 Yellowfin, not a bad day!

April Bonds, a good friend of ours from here in Cabo, had her sister and a friend in town and wanted to show them a day on the water. April is notorious for getting skunked and having terrible fishing luck. We really should have just sent out her sister and buddy, and kept her back at the office. They were all over the Tuna, watching them feeding on the surface and jumping all around the boat. Total haul for the day, 1 Yellowfin Tuna.

Andy, Anne-Marie and Brett Harris, along with Dax Deschamp joined us for the first of two days on the water and they were the lucky ones today with the most fish. Fishing with Ramon and Juan on TantRum, they hauled in 8 Yellowfin and 1 huge 55" Mahi Mahi. Nice to see a Mahi caught, and a huge one at that.

-Ryan

Fishing for Tuna Saturday Jan. 29th.

2011-02-01T09:51:00.000-08:00

Saturday was a great day out in the water, we had lots of success with Yellowfin Tuna this time. After a couple of weeks of being a bit slow, we can say that fishing on Saturday was GREAT!

We had Randy Shier and Bryan fish on RumRunnin with Captain Jesus and Mate Jesus (not the same person, but are father/son) for a full day trip. Their morning trip was a bit slow but once they were 20 Miles out they starting landing their first tuna. They fished by the Lighthouse and remained there until their trip was over. In the end, they had caught a total of 3 tunas.

Joe Ihelenfeld and his crew: John, Todd and Jason also fished for a full day but their luck was with Sierra (Spanish Mackerel) They fished aboard out 28' tantrum with Captain Americo and mate Juan. By the end of the day, they had landed 17 Sierras. Cool job.

And last but not least Joshua Loeske fished on Nuevo for his last trip during his Stay at Portofino Pedregal with the Stay and Play package. On this last day Josh and his crew landed 8 Yellowfin tunas. They got some back and had a great day in the water. The guys had an awesome time fishing and lodging. Hopefully they'll send their pics and vids soon!

Thanks for Reading.
Nick

All half days!

2011-01-27T10:32:00.001-08:00

Hey Guys,

Yesterday we caught and released a Striped Marlin that was 6 ft and weighed around 80Lbs on our 32' RumRunnin with Captain Javier and Mate Jesus.

Aside from the Marlin, we also caught a total of 8 Bonita and 4 Sierra. This was on 3 boats going out.

Kara, Tom, Alexis and Sean fished on Tantrum with Captain Ramon and Mate Juan. These nice people came off a cruise ship and fished for a half day. Their journey began at 9:00 and ended around 1 PM catching a total of 10 Sierra. I hope they do send in their pictures so we can post them

We had LIsa, Dale, Patricia, Marc and Sheryl fishing on Cabo Chica with Captain Lupe and mate Ricardo for a half day trip beginning at 1 PM. This group was the first out of 3 to come back in and they landed 4 skipjack.

Tuna is still out there but since we had half days we couldn't really target them. Hopefully today the story will be different. I will keep you informed.

We will be posting more videos soon!

Nick

Tuna has shown up again!

2011-01-22T12:31:00.000-08:00

Nice temperature here in Cabo guys, perfect sea level, sea temperature, and wind speed. Pack your stuff and come fishing with us.

I hope you've been enjoying our latest videos. They're short but we'll be posting more and more each day/week.

On to what you've been waiting to read....TUNA began to bite again which is superb. It had been slow for the first couple of weeks but as of Wednesday things started picking up again which is good. Especially for this time of year. Marlin was also caught and released this week. You can check out the video of the latest marlin that was 110 Lbs released on RumRunnin just a couple of days ago.

Since this report is for 3 days of fishing I will do a brief recap of what was caught:

Cosmo Amanto and his crew fished on Nuevo and during their trip they caught a total of 6 bonita (which is at it's best season right not) He fished with Captain Alex and Mate Manuel

John Guadabasso had fished for 2 days and on his last day he did a total of 3 yellowgin around 10-20 Lbs and 1 Dorado

Lewis Bush and his party of 15 had an awesome time out there. Their final number during their last 2 days of fishing was a total of 16 Tuna, 1 Marlin (C/R 110LBS check our video) and 1 Dorado. Awesome.

Ed Dracht fished on Tantrum with Captain Ramon and Mate Juan and had a great time out there, they caught a total of 3 yellowfin tuna and 1 dorado. These guys came back to the office to tell me they had an excellent day out and enjoyed their trip.

Joel Cleavland, his wife and kids had a great half day experience on ReelRum with Edgar and Omar. In the end they had caught a total of 28 bonitas.

Gary Bloedel and his crew fished on RumRunnin and came back with a total of 2 Yellowfin and 20 bonita

John Stevenson who also fished on a half day trip caught a total of 5 yellowfin

Lonnie Everill and his crew did a full day on Nuevo with Alex and Manuel and got a total of 6 Tuna and 1 Bonita

Tom Sedlacek fished on our partner boat Cabo Chica and landed 6 sierra and 3 tuna

Last but not least Sean McCrary fished on ReelRum and caught 8 bonitas and 3 skipjacks....not sure if they're the same.....mmhhh guess I have to look it up.

Thanks for reading.

Catch and Release of a 110 Lbs Striped Marlin

2011-01-21T09:25:00.001-08:00

Hey Guys!

I know I haven written in a couple of days so I thought I would make it up by posting this video instead. It was taken yesterday on RumRunnin with Captain Javier and Mate Jesus. It was the Catch and release of a 110 Lbs Striped Marlin Reeled in by "The Bush Party"

Enjoy!

Inshore bite, red hot!

2011-01-19T06:41:00.000-08:00

Today the inshore bite was a lot hotter than the offshore bite with the Bonita going crazy! Bait has been a little hard to come by the last few days, so the guys are going with 5 live bait and 5 Ballyhoo each day. Most of the action has been on lures anyway, but always nice to have something live to pitch when a Marlin is spotted.

Cosmo Amato, down from New Jersey with his uncles and cousins, headed offshore today after a decent Tuna bite yesterday and a few Marlin. Unfortunately, the bite shifted inshore today and they didn't get bit. Manuel and Jesus spotted two Marlin who unfortunately weren't interested and the guys got into 3-4 different schools of Porpoise but unfortunately no Yellowfin were around.

Chuck and Laura Soder down from Ohio joined Ramon and Juan, the crew of TantRum today and they had a little more luck offshore than Cosmo's group. Laura's dad was nice enough to buy them a day on the water because he really wanted his daughter to experience the thrill of catching a Marlin. What a great Dad! Well, mission accomplished as Chuck and Laura caught a nice 140lb Striped Marlin and 1 Yellowfin Tuna.

Tom and Cyndy Ruma, good friends of my wife Brooke's, from Nebraska were out with Omar and Americo today on RedRum. Tom is a semi-professional Bass fisherman in Nebraska, so we had to show him how it was done here in Cabo San Lucas. They decided to stay inshore today, and were able to catch nearly 30 Bonita, nearly all were released and also 1 Dorado. Cyndy said everyone had a blast and no one got sick, her main concern. Tom and Cyndy are now home owners here in Cabo so we expect to see a lot more of them.

-Ryan

Mondays, Ryan has a case of the Mondays...

2011-01-19T06:16:00.000-08:00

*I don't need to hear from any of our loyal customers in the New York/New Jersey area today, I am well aware that the Patriots choked and lost to your beloved Jets. Just don't get too cocky about the rest of the season and end up putting your foot in your mouth.*

Now to more important news, offshore fishing in beautiful Cabo San Lucas. Football? Who cares about football when you live on the edge of the Sea of Cortez and the Pacific Ocean, one of the most beautiful and bountiful places in the world when it comes to offshore sportfishing!!!

Today we had Lewis Bush and his crew of 15 guys down from the Ocean City, Maryland Marlin Club. Founded in 1936, the Ocean City Marlin Club is one of the oldest in the country. http://www.ocmarlinclub.com/index.php
Fishing on four of our boats, El Nuevo, RedRum, Rum Runnin and Pescado III, overall the guys had a good day on the water. Some better than others, but that is usually the case. Top Honors for the day went to the guys on Rum Runnin who caught 3 Marlin, 2 Yellowfin and 1 Dorado. The other three boats accounted for 1 Marlin, 6 Yellowfin, 6 Sierra, and 5 Bonita. Welcome to Cabo guys, glad to have you here.

John Guardabasso and Sandra Medica joined Ramon and Juan for their second day on the water, a full day in which Marlin was the main target. While pitching bait to several fish, they were only able to get one big Striper to bite. They caught and released the Striped Marlin which was estimated at 150lbs.

Bruce and Kelly Domaille, down from Rochester, Minnesota wanted to catch "lots of fish" and "anything bigger than lake perch." I figured we could just send them out to catch bait with the bait guys and they would be happy. Instead, we decided on an inshore day and they were constantly hooked up finishing the day with 12 Bonita and 4 Skipjack Tuna.

-Ryan