More Pics from Kelly & Ralph!

Hey these pictures just in from Ralph and Kelly Horton who fished with us a few weeks ago.

Thanks Kelly!

Monday, a little overcast and a slight breeze

There was a slight breeze this morning that caused a little chop in the water, but nothing too radical. No one was sick or anything and no one came back early, just not glassy. There may be no rhyme or reason to it, but I always feel like I have better days on the water (ie. Catching) when the water has a little chop to it.


The Kadowaki's were back for day two aboard RedRum and they headed north to the Sea of Cortez. Things were slow for a while, as they were looking for Tuna and then things literally exploded. They ran into a school of Porpoise that were chasing bait and the Porpoise school was holding Yellowfin. And Dorado. And Wahoo. And Marlin. And Sailfish. They finished the day with a Sailfish, 4 Tuna, 4 Dorado, 1 Wahoo and 2 Marlin that they hooked but couldn't get to the boat. These guys were slightly stoked when they got back.

Today on TantRum we had a share boat that worked out, which is always great when folks are looking to share the experience and the cost of a day of fishing. Dareld Grube and his wife Kathy, along with Gary Luntz and Anthea Koutroulis spent the day with Ramon and Juan and they had some awesome action as well. They caught and released a Striped Marlin and also caught 7 Dorado.

Jim Poole and his guest joined us for a last minute fishing trip before heading to the airport. They literally got off the boat, changed clothes in the office here and headed to the airport. They had a slow start to the day but managed 4 Dorado and a last minute Marlin.

Roger Huffman and Kendall Karr our good friends from Kansas are back down this year for another Play and Stay Package. http://www.redrumcabo.com/html/packages.html
This year they brought along Joel Jarnigan and Randy Parsons. The guys wanted to focus on Marlin so Javier brought them up to the Golden Gate and it really paid off. They caught and released 3 Striped Marlin before a big Blue Marlin slammed a Williamson Bonito lure on the left corner pole. After making sure they had a good hook-set, Joel Jarnigan was on the rod and he brought in an 11' 8" Blue Marlin that was estimated at over 350lbs. A 9' Striped Marlin and a nearly 12' Blue Marlin isn't all that bad for your first day of offshore fishing in Cabo San Lucas. Roger and Kendall took care of dinner for the crew catching a few Dorado in between the Marlin Madness.

-Ryan

Sunday Session

Today was another beautiful day in Cabo, weather was in the low 90's and water temps are still in the low 80's with some 70 degree water on the Pacific side. Bait is still tough to come by, but we have been pro-active. We just ordered another 50 kilo's, about 110 pounds of Ballyhoo from Mazatlan and it should be here Monday. The Dorado and Marlin have been all over the Ballyhoo, maybe it is because they are not used to seeing it around here. I don't care why, just glad they are eating!

The Reid family from Canada (Lorne, Rob, Rodney, Clayton, Keaton and Gordon) joined us aboard Pescado III today for a great day on the water. The headed north into the Sea of Cortez and found a nice school of Porpoise that was holding Tuna, and Dorado. Everyone got multiple fish as they finished the day with 6 Yellowfin Tuna and 4 Dorado. They were super happy with the boat and crew and loved everything about their first experience, offshore fishing in Cabo.

Brad Williams and his buddies from Jacksonville, Florida joined us aboard TantRum and El Nuevo RedRum today. The guys flipped a coin to see who got the 33' and who got the 28'. We'll they may have lost the coin flip, but they won in terms of fishing with TantRum catching and releasing a nice Blue Marlin. El Nuevo had 3 Marlin hook-ups but couldn't get any to the boat.

Kevin Kadowaki, and his crew from Santa Barbara, California are down for 3 days of fishing and today they headed out on RedRum, our new 31' Bertram. They had a great first day of action with 1 Striped Marlin and 3 Dorado. They also lost a nice Wahoo, but that can happen.

-Ryan

Tuna is coming back!

October 1st was a good day. Tunas are back! that's for sure and we started off this month with 10 Tuna the biggest being 45Lbs. We also caught and released 2 Striped Marlin, biggest one being 160 Lbs and 10 Dorado the largest was 40 Lbs. So we really can't complain about yesterday's fishing.

We are nicely booked for October which is awesome, our chart looks better than ever and we're still booking charters. We're where we're supposed to be thanks to all of you who continue doing business with RedRum or send us referrals. On behalf of the entire RedRum team we THANK ALL OF YOU!

Like I mentioned in a previous fish report, we have a new law that took effect on Wednesday. The new law allows only 2 species per person are allowed to be caught and killed. This is per client, the crew doesn't count. So if there are 2 clients they can take home 4 Dorado, 4 tuna etc. No limit on how many fish can be caught and released. This doesn't mean that when you have reached your limit you are going to head back to the office. You guys will get your 8 hours or 5 hours of fishing depending on the type of charter but you'll only be catching and releasing. Please don't think it's our crew who does not want you guys to keep your fish.

This law also prohibits cleaning and filleting fish on board. Even though we had this going on for quite a while it wasn't as severe as it is today. In order to get your fish cleaned you will have to stop at the Cleaning station after your fishing trip is over. If we get caught filleting fish onboard we get our equiptment taken away and we have to pay a fine and after we pay we still don't get it back so it's something we would like for you guys to understand.

So, with that being said lets go on to the fish report for Oct. 1, 2010
We had 4 boats goiong out and they all did great. Although we had some folks who decided to bond with the toilet througout the whole trip instead of reeling in some fish but that happends sometimes...Guess Dramamine didn't work this time haha!

Ray Breer and his crew decided to go out on 2 of our boats. 31' RedRum and 32' RumRunnin. Their team split into 2 groups. This was their first day of fishing and once their 8 hours were over these folks caught a total of 9 Dorado and 6 Tuna. The biggest tuna being 45 Lbs. They are fishing again today so we'll see how good they do on day 2!

Eric Burke fished on Nuevo for a full day trip along with his family. They had an awesome time with captain Alex and mate Manuel. Their final fish caught was 4 Tuna one 20Lb Dorado and they released a Striped Marlin which was around 150-160 Lbs

Last but not least we had Doug and Rachel Selking fishing with Captain Ramon aboard the 28' Tantrum. These guys were supposed to go out fishing for a full day but decided to call it a day by 12. This doesn't mean that they didn't catch anything! Doug reeled in and released the first Striped Marlin of the month! It was 6 ft long and weighed 120 Lbs. It took him 15 mins to reel it in. He also caught the first Dorados for October. You rock Doug! I hope to see you again real soon.

Thanks for Reading.

What a great month!

Heeeello Peeps!

Another month goes by and we are welcoming October with huge success. Today is the last day of September 2010 and fishing was excellent this whole month. I am still waiting for the boats to come back today and see what they caught but just so you have an idea we did a total of 10 blue Marlin, 74 Striped Marlin, 10 Sailfish, 21 Tuna (a bit slow I know), 400 Dorado, 3 Wahoo, 1 Roosterfish and 4 Mako Sharks... This was all thanks to you guys who made this number possible. Thank you so much!

Yesterday we had 5 boats out:

For a second day of fishing we had Steve and Marcella Ramsey fishing on RumRunnin again..you might remember their names from Sunday's fish report as they had reeled in 20 Dorados! well yesterday wasn't bad either. They reeled in 4 Dorado, one 120 Lbs Striped Marlin and one 250Lbs Blue Marlin! Excellent job!

Josh Watson and his crew from CCA joined us for their second and last fishing trip and after their full day of fishing aboard the 33' Cabo Chica, they managed to Catch and Release a 200 Lb Sailfish and 1 Striped Marlin. They also caught 9 Dorado. Well done you guys.

A total of 10 Dorado was caught by Laurie Hempstead and Michael Quinn. Laurie said it was a lot of fun. The biggest dorado they caught was 30 Lbs. They fished on Tantrum with Captain Ramon and Mate Jesus. Hopefully we will see them again real soon.

Another CCA member Brian Brumfield, who had fished with us a few months ago decided to go again on the 33' Nuevo. Him and his crew did great work out there with Captain Alex and mate Manuel. They managed to reel in Dorado, one Sailfish that was 130 Lbs and 1 Marlin which was between 140-150 Lbs. It was an excellent day for them and we are glad they enjoyed it. Brian gave his fish away to Charity and we really appreciate that. This fish will go to the Children's Foundation here in Cabo.

Last but not least Rod Tavares and Barry fished on ReelRum with Captain Jesus and Mate Edgar. These guys were supposed to be out there for 8 hours but by noon they were back in the office. Not because they were seasick but because they decided to call it a day once they had reeled in 1 Striped Marlin (C/R), 8 Dorado and 1 blue Marlin that was 10ft 250 Lbs. The latter was reeled in by Rod and it took him almost an hour to reel it in. He was excited about the trip and experience. They told me they had 2 Blue Marlin bite at the same time, but one of them got away...Sorry guys, I guess it'll be next time.

Thank you All for Reading.

Dorado bite still strong

Another beautiful late summer/early fall day here in Cabo San Lucas, water temps are in the mid-80's and weather is in the low 90's. Seas were smooth and fish were biting once again today! Bait has been tough to come by recently, but luckily we have had some Ballyhoo sent over from mainland Mexico, so while other companies are struggling to find bait each day, we have had a steady supply. The boys have been fishing the Pacific from the Lighthouse to Los Arcos and even up to Golden Gate.

Antonio and Dania Sandoval, joining us from Ukiah, California had never been fishing offshore before, but knew that being in Cabo, they had to give it a shot. Antonio and Dania spent the day with Omar and Americo and decided on a 1/2 day charter. Luckily, half a day was plenty of time to get some action as they had 5 Dorado by 11:30am. The Dorado we have seen caught the last few days have been on the bigger side, as was the case today with two of the Dorado reaching almost 50".

The Zischke party, who were to have fished on Rum Runnin', didn't make it this morning. Hope that everything is OK and they just had a few too many at Cabo Wabo the night before.

Brian Braumfield and Darlene Bonis fished today with their friends Bob and Denise Stine. Brian and Darlene fished with us last year and were back this year to try out the Stay and Play package. They gushed about how cool the accomodations are up at Portofino, so that is always nice to hear. Nick and I certainly had a "case of the Monday's" yesterday and things started off early. El Nuevo had problems with a transmission before their charter even got started but Brian is a veteran fisherman and we have to thank him for his understanding. We got the group out with Cabo Chica, and they ended up having a great day on the water. Time and time again, when people go with the flow, Karma ends up on their side and this crew was no different. They came back with plenty of Dorado and nothing but praise for our staff and how we handled the situation. Thanks again for your understanding guys, unfortunately, boat problems are the nature of the beast sometimes.

-Ryan

Cathing (up)

Sunday was a great day for RedRum anglers, calm sea's and beautiful weather made for a nice day on the water. Ridiculous amounts of fish biting also made for a nice day on the water. I think most hardcore anglers would trade fish for weather, up until a certain point, Sunday we didn't have to sacrifice either.

Steve Ramsey and his wife Marcella, from Scottsdale, Arizona had an awesome day with the Dorado. The guys on Rum Runnin' found something floating in the water and as is usually the case, that meant Dorado! Lots and lots of Dorado. Steve came back in the office at the end of the day and said "I lost count around 19 or 20." Steve and Marcella harvested only a few fish, releasing the rest, as they just wanted enough for dinner. We'll see the Ramsey's again on the 29th and we'll see if we can't get them hooked into a Billfish.

Kevin Messmer and his crew from Colorado Springs were out for their second day on the water today and they also got into the Dorado pretty good. After Dorado and Marlin on day 1, Kevin, his crew and the boys on El Nuevo RedRum caught 14 Dorado.

Finally, on Pescado III, we had Gustavo Bassino and his buddies all the way from Argentina. Gustavo and his buddies won the mixed bag award for the day with a catch and release Striped Marlin, 4 Dorado and 1 Wahoo. The guys had a blast on the boat and certainly enjoyed the great bite.

-Ryan