Christmas Eve Fishing

A beautiful day in Cabo San Lucas was accompanied by great fishing for all RedRum anglers. Cesar took Ryan and his mother out for another great day of fishing aboard Tantrum. They fished for a couple of hours and were able to snag 4 Stripe Marlin, all catch and release. Rum Runnin had another great day catching and releasing 4 Stripe Marlin with Monty Ward and his group. Rum Runnin headed to Golden Gate where the bite had picked up again. Reel Rum was lucky they were able to talk to Javier on the radio, they too headed out towards Golden Gate and hooked up with 4 Stripe Marlin as well.

El Nuevo had a late start this morning as Steve Sagan from San Diego came in on a cruise ship to enjoy a day of fishing with RedRum. He and his group had a great day fishing, catching and releasing 5 Stripe Marlin and 3 Dorado. They headed back to the cruise ship and off to their next location.

The office will be closed tomorrow for Christmas Day but the boys will pick up right where we left off.

From the RedRum family to yours, we would like to wish everyone Happy Holidays.

Saludos,

Luis
Team Redrum

Friday, December 21st

Blake Whittlesey and his family came to Cabo for good time and good fishing. After meeting the group I know they have been having a great time. I don't think I saw any of them not smile the whole time they were in our office. Today they headed out with Alex and Juan on El Nuevo and although they weren't able to get any Dorado like they wanted, they hooked up with 4 nice Stripe Marlin for Catch and Release. Pam Ranallo tested her luck with Tantrum. Her and her husband also reeled in 4 Stripe Marlin with the help of Cesar and Americo.

RedRum owners Ryan and John Donovan were joined by Ryan's sister Jennifer, and his future father-in-law Greg Sawyers on Rum Runnin with Javier and Manuel for a day of Marlin fishing. They family caught and relased 2 Marlin before 11 am!

The boats are heading out towards the Lighthouse maybe 2 or 3 miles offshore. Still waiting for the Dorado and Tuna bite to pick back up as I have heard from a couple of buddies that the bite is solid in Northern Baja.

Saludos,

Luis

Wednesday, December 19th

Despite the amount of fish spotted all day by the Redrum team, hooking a Marlin seemed to be a difficult task today. There were loads of fishing chasing bait balls and sitting on the surface around the Lighthouse area today. El Nuevo produced the best outcome by catching and releasing 3 Stripe Marlin. Juan, the mate on El Nuevo was able to hook up with all three early in the morning. Derek Retter and his family were very pleased with their outcome and the way that Alex and Juan handled the day. They heard about the lack of fish being hooked up today and were satisfied with the 3 Stripes.

Jesus and Cesar fished together on Reel Rum and were able to hook up with a Stripe Marlin. It was brought up to the boat and had its picture taken with the Caldwells, quickly put back in the water for a release.

Tantrum and Rum Runnin both had slow days as they tried everything they could to get a Marlin hook up. Mr. Anaya and his son had a great time being on the water together aboard Tantrum even though they came back empty handed. Mr. Anaya understands that fishing is not catching! It is also good that he is teaching his son, who is very knowledgeable about fishin about the slow times as well.

Hopefully the bite will pick up tomorrow! I will be sure to keep everyone posted.

Saludos,

Luis

Catch-up Report

Sorry about the delay folks. I let the Redrum Christmas Party get the best of me this past weekend and I've been moving slowly ever since! On Sunday the Redrum Crew celebrated the season with a dinner for the whole family. Owners John and Ryan Donovan invited all the captains, mates, and office staff plus thier families to Misiones de Kino for a night of great food, great drinks, gifts, stories and laughter. The next day we closed the office and hauled the team to Wild Canyon Tours for a day of Zip Lining through the mountains of Baja off Tule Beach. Check for the pictures on next months NewsReel.

Yesterday it was back to business. We start with the Duncan party. They headed out on El Nuevo for a full day of fishing. Their primary target was Marlin and Marlin is what they got! Alex and Juan were able to hook them each up with a nice Stripe Marlin for catch and release. When their day was over they were thrilled that they had such a great boat, crew, and luck! Perfect day for the Duncans!

The Navares party headed out on Reel Rum and had a great time themselves. Ramon explained to me that the fish were "super hungry, throw the bait in and they take it right away" so I guess the boys had their work cut out for them as long as they can get the bait in the water. Trolling on their way back in they were also able to hook a Dorado for dinner! What a way to finish the day!

Our very own John Donovan headed out for a day aboard Tantrum. John took George Matzunaga, our Marina Manager with him for a day to look for Tuna. Cesar, who is George's son hooked them into plenty of Tuna for quite a busy day. They ended they day with 10 Yellowfin Tuna and a Needlefish. It was the first time in 13 years that George has fished on a boat. He captained boats for over 20 years and is one of the better known Skippers in Cabo. He gave up the Captain seat to become the Marina Manager for Redrum many 13 years ago and his been with us ever since. Anyone who has fished with Redrum knows George and his knowledge for the area, fishing, and killer sashimi! I guess we know why Cesar is such a great fisherman!

Til next time...

Adios,

Luis
Team Redrum

Saturday, December 15th

Cesar ended his 2 day slump on Tantrum by catching and releasing 6 Stripe Marlin in a little over a half-day trip. Redrum owner, Ryan Donovan impressed his friends David Redden and Ricky "the Sailfish King" Brown by hooking them up with Cesar and Americo for a day of fishing.

Jeff Waldron and his group headed out on Rum Runnin and had a great day with Javier and Manuel. They caught and released 4 Stripe Marlin when the day was over. Grey Cooper and his wife took Reel Rum out for the first of thier 2 trips with Omar and Jesus. 3 Stripe Marlin and 2 Dorado later they were back in the office talking about how excited they are for tomorrows trip. We'll see how they do.

Adios,

Luis

Cold Winds Blow through Cabo

A cold front blew in to Cabo late in the morning and could have slowed the fishing down for the Redrum team. Omar and Reel Rum said they did not spot any fish until 12:30 in the afternoon. Luckily they were able to hook up with the only Stripe Marlin they saw. A yellow and orange trolling lure also attracted a Dorado to the boat. Cesar had a slow day, spotting only 2 Marlin. Unfortunately he could not get the fish to take the bait and came back empty handed. Alex stayed back with El Nuevo to do some maintenance work while Rum Runnin also reeled in a Stripe Marlin and a Dorado.

Summary of Trip with Redrum

I recieved this email from Duane Hons who fished with us just a few days ago. I thought I would share his exciting summary of his trip with Redrum.

"I have confirmed that December is the right time for Cabo! We arrived on Wednesday afternoon to 81 degrees and sun! A few Cervesas and Margaritas at Misiones De Kino and we were to bed fairly early to prepare for an early morning of fishing. Left the marina at 6:30 and right away we had a Dorado hook up. Next up was my friend Sam with a 5.5 foot Mako Shark! Then it was on to the Marlin. Day one we caught 4 Marlin from 120-215 pounds. MINE WAS THE BIGGEST and measured 113 inches long!!! For Dinner, it was off to Miguel Loco's, they almost had to roll us out of the restaurant!

Day 2 was another fast start on SolMar I and we ended up with 5 Marlin from 120-180, one for each of us. I think my Dad and my buddy Russ were both in the 170-180 range. A few other hook ups that either broke the line, (one mako) and we were done with another great day.

For Day 3 we had an oppurtunity to fish at the infamour Finger Banks! We were ready early for the 3 hour ride out. We ended up with 14 Marlin with Russ and I each with a 99 inch(170-180) and I eclipsed that with a 105 inch (190+). We probably had 5-10 more on for short periods and it was truly pandemonium. We caught those 14 in 4 hours. I figure 30 minutes on average so that is over 7 hours of reeling!! ALL in 4 hours! Then a 3 hour trip back and all were dozing!! Not a whole lot of fish to eat this time, but having Marlin swirling at bait fish under the boat and seeing so many it was simply incredible. There were times when we would look under the boat from the bridge and see 20-30 marlin all at the same time. Just pounding on the bait ball!!! It was tough to come home from the 85 degree weather to 20 degrees and wind chill of about zero when we stepped off the plane last night

Thanks again for the WONDERFUL service and taking such good care of us. You guys always seem to amaze us by going above and beyond your expectations."

Redrum prides ourself on customer satisfaction and getting letters like this is what its all about for us.