The Redrum Fleet did not slow down a bit during this past weekend with the Bisbee Black & Blue Tournament going on. We stayed busy all weekend and although we did not have any boats rented out for the tournament we did have a great time catching Stripe Marlin and Dorado.
We are still fishing the Pacific side and catching multiple some time double digits in Stripe Marlin. Longtime Redrum anglers Steve Bergey, Brad Bowen, and Ray and Bob Young came down for their annual trips and slaughtered the Stripe Malrin Catch and Release count hitting double digits everyday.
Steve and Brad caught 19 Stripe Marlin, 3 Sailfish and countless Dorado during thier 4 days fishing with Omar and Jesus on Reel Rum.
Ray and Bob Young did about just the same fishing on both Reel Rum and Tantrum.
Our CCA group from Texas also fished very well with Alex and Juan on El Nuevo. Their first day they landed heaps of Stripe Marlin and yesterday the guys went out again and landed 11 Stripe Marlin and a couple of nice Dorado.
Today the fishing is just as solid. Rum Runnin, El Nuevo and Reel Rum headed out and caught and released a combined 23 Stripe Marlin. Omar and Alex were able to hook into some Dorado as well while Javier focused mainly on the Stripes!
Bring on another week!!!
- Luis -
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
October 21st Fish Report
A slight breeze was delivered out on the Pacific waters that helped cool off our anglers today from all the hard work they were doing reeling in plenty of fish all day.
Brad Bowen and Steven Bergey shined again today on Reel Rum with Omar and Jesus. Again they were able to catch and release 5 Stripe Marlin and 1 nice Sailfish. They estimated the Sailfish at nearly 130 pounds. These guys have fished with us for 2 days and have caught over 10 Billfish! They were also able to bag 2 Dorado for the freezer during thier outing this afternoon. These crazy guys still have 2 more days fishing with Omar so he better keep it up as they have already hit their par twice!
Brett and Elizabethe Miller and Mr. Erb had another great day fishing. Today they headed out with Alex and Juan on El Nuevo and they were certainly glad they did. Aside from the 5 Stripe Marlin they were able to catch and release, El Nuevo was also able to pull in 6 Dorado for the boat. This group has also done some serious fishing in the last 2 day, 8 Stripe Marlin and 6 Dorado is not bad way to finish off a 2 day fishing excursion. Great job again guys and we look foward to seeing you again next year.
Brent Harris and his group spent their last day out on the water with us and boy are they glad to fish with Javier on Rum Runnin. Javier and Mickey took the boys that had not had a chance to catch Marlin yet. The boys put the pressure on him, Javier loves fishing under pressure! Sure enough, as soon as the boat came in the Marina I could hear the whooping and hollering comming from Don Ferguson and Brent Harris. Javier worked his magic and was able to put the guys on 8 Stripe Marlin! They had the day of their lives and enjoyed every second of it! Don Ferguson caught a beautiful Stripe Marlin measuring 96" and over 135 pounds. Great job Don!
Jim and Holly Candia had a wonderful time "hooking" Marlin today! They had a little trouble keeping the finicky critter on the line. For some reason the Marlin keep shredding the leader and would get off. They were able to finally get one up to the boat but Holly unfortunately wasn't able to get hers. Cesar was able put them on 4 nice Dorado that they did boat. Dont worry, we are determined to get Holly her billfish so we already discussed their plans for their next trip down here!
Jill and Paul Kohner headed out on Red Beam with Marshall and "Lobo". Luckily they were looking to hook into Billfish! 3 nice Stripe Marlin and another large Pacific Sailfish were caught and released on Red Beam. The Kohners had a great time enjoyed their time on the water with Redrum. We will be expecting their pictures because Jill told me that the picture that she took of Paul and his Sailfish showed the Sail of the fish drapping over Pauls shoulder.
It's crunch time down in Cabo right now as we are only a short time away from The Bisbee Black and Blue Tournament. There is a lot of hype and the town is starting to really pick up. With the 870 pound Marlin that won the Bisbee Offshore it is going to be interesting to see what special fish is going to be brought up to the scales for the Black & Blue.
-Luis-
Brad Bowen and Steven Bergey shined again today on Reel Rum with Omar and Jesus. Again they were able to catch and release 5 Stripe Marlin and 1 nice Sailfish. They estimated the Sailfish at nearly 130 pounds. These guys have fished with us for 2 days and have caught over 10 Billfish! They were also able to bag 2 Dorado for the freezer during thier outing this afternoon. These crazy guys still have 2 more days fishing with Omar so he better keep it up as they have already hit their par twice!
Brett and Elizabethe Miller and Mr. Erb had another great day fishing. Today they headed out with Alex and Juan on El Nuevo and they were certainly glad they did. Aside from the 5 Stripe Marlin they were able to catch and release, El Nuevo was also able to pull in 6 Dorado for the boat. This group has also done some serious fishing in the last 2 day, 8 Stripe Marlin and 6 Dorado is not bad way to finish off a 2 day fishing excursion. Great job again guys and we look foward to seeing you again next year.
Brent Harris and his group spent their last day out on the water with us and boy are they glad to fish with Javier on Rum Runnin. Javier and Mickey took the boys that had not had a chance to catch Marlin yet. The boys put the pressure on him, Javier loves fishing under pressure! Sure enough, as soon as the boat came in the Marina I could hear the whooping and hollering comming from Don Ferguson and Brent Harris. Javier worked his magic and was able to put the guys on 8 Stripe Marlin! They had the day of their lives and enjoyed every second of it! Don Ferguson caught a beautiful Stripe Marlin measuring 96" and over 135 pounds. Great job Don!
Jim and Holly Candia had a wonderful time "hooking" Marlin today! They had a little trouble keeping the finicky critter on the line. For some reason the Marlin keep shredding the leader and would get off. They were able to finally get one up to the boat but Holly unfortunately wasn't able to get hers. Cesar was able put them on 4 nice Dorado that they did boat. Dont worry, we are determined to get Holly her billfish so we already discussed their plans for their next trip down here!
Jill and Paul Kohner headed out on Red Beam with Marshall and "Lobo". Luckily they were looking to hook into Billfish! 3 nice Stripe Marlin and another large Pacific Sailfish were caught and released on Red Beam. The Kohners had a great time enjoyed their time on the water with Redrum. We will be expecting their pictures because Jill told me that the picture that she took of Paul and his Sailfish showed the Sail of the fish drapping over Pauls shoulder.
It's crunch time down in Cabo right now as we are only a short time away from The Bisbee Black and Blue Tournament. There is a lot of hype and the town is starting to really pick up. With the 870 pound Marlin that won the Bisbee Offshore it is going to be interesting to see what special fish is going to be brought up to the scales for the Black & Blue.
-Luis-
October 20th Fish Report
As fate would have it the bite was crazy the day after the tournament ended. All of our boats did extrememly well today leading with Cesar on Tantrum.
Again Cesar wowed his clients with his Marlin catching skill. With Americo on his boat for the day the boys got right to it. They hooked their first Stripe Marlin at about 9:00am and didn't stop until they pulled thier lines at a little past 1:00 pm. 6 Stripes Caught and Released in total as well as a Bull Dorado well over 30 pounds.
The "Catch of the Day" was a 350+ Blue on the Red Beam. Jennifer and Dean Hogencamp headed out with Marshall and "Lobo" on Red Beam. A little before Golden Gate the crews brought down the outriggers and the crews got to work. Their Dorado bite stayed consistent all day catching 8 over average male and female fish. During the mist of all the Dorado bites Marshall was able to hook the couple into a nice Blue Marlin. The fight lasted almost 2 hours according to Dean. Congrats on the great catch guys and we look foward to having you fish again tomorrow!
Javier took good care of Brett and Elizabeth Miller. Their friend Mr. Erb headed out with them as well. The 3 of them were able to hook into 5 Stripe Marlin, catching and releasing 3 of them and having the 0ther 2 get off. They are out again today on El Nuevo so we will keep you guys posted.
Omar had one heck of a day with Redrum Longtimers, Steve Bergey and Brad Bowen. These 2 anglers come down once a year, when they come down they are here to fish. Omar will be hosting them 2 days on his boat and Cesar will take over for their 2nd two days out on the water. Omar started them off on a good note yesterday (once the boat problems were taken care of) catching and releasing 5 Stripe Marlin and a Pacific Sailfish! Not a bad way to start off a 4 day fishing excursion, now the par is set!
Alex and Juan headed out again, this time with Mr. and Mrs. Lauber. The couple was really interested in catching Dorado or Tuna. The Dorado Alex thought, shouldn't be a problem. The couple hooked into a pair of really nice size Stripe Marlin. Double hook-up, Double-release. Well done. Than Alex was able to hook them into a nice estimate 40 pound Bull. As soon as that was boated Juan had a slam on his live bait and they were able to boat another large Bull. Great job guys, and way to work!
Kenneth and Barbara Arthur had not had a chance to fish this trip since their sons were the ones elected to fish with Alex and Juan on El Nuevo for the Bisbee Offshore. There was no way they could come to Cabo and not fish so they decided to get the whole family together and head out with Rene on Utopia. After a long night around Cabo the night before the 4 couples headed into the office! Eventually we got them all together and out for the day. They had a great time on the beautiful yacht and also had some great fishing. 4 Stripe Marlin by the end of the day. Mr. Arthur was a little disappointed that the boys only let him get one of them but "oh, well"! It is always great having you guys down. Take care and see you soon.
I sent a half-day charter out this morning and the boat already returned with more Dorado than they could even carry in my office!! We used a partner boat and the captain and mate said that everyone that ran towards Golden Gate should have a great shot and catching plenty of fish.
Where are the Tuna???
Again Cesar wowed his clients with his Marlin catching skill. With Americo on his boat for the day the boys got right to it. They hooked their first Stripe Marlin at about 9:00am and didn't stop until they pulled thier lines at a little past 1:00 pm. 6 Stripes Caught and Released in total as well as a Bull Dorado well over 30 pounds.
The "Catch of the Day" was a 350+ Blue on the Red Beam. Jennifer and Dean Hogencamp headed out with Marshall and "Lobo" on Red Beam. A little before Golden Gate the crews brought down the outriggers and the crews got to work. Their Dorado bite stayed consistent all day catching 8 over average male and female fish. During the mist of all the Dorado bites Marshall was able to hook the couple into a nice Blue Marlin. The fight lasted almost 2 hours according to Dean. Congrats on the great catch guys and we look foward to having you fish again tomorrow!
Javier took good care of Brett and Elizabeth Miller. Their friend Mr. Erb headed out with them as well. The 3 of them were able to hook into 5 Stripe Marlin, catching and releasing 3 of them and having the 0ther 2 get off. They are out again today on El Nuevo so we will keep you guys posted.
Omar had one heck of a day with Redrum Longtimers, Steve Bergey and Brad Bowen. These 2 anglers come down once a year, when they come down they are here to fish. Omar will be hosting them 2 days on his boat and Cesar will take over for their 2nd two days out on the water. Omar started them off on a good note yesterday (once the boat problems were taken care of) catching and releasing 5 Stripe Marlin and a Pacific Sailfish! Not a bad way to start off a 4 day fishing excursion, now the par is set!
Alex and Juan headed out again, this time with Mr. and Mrs. Lauber. The couple was really interested in catching Dorado or Tuna. The Dorado Alex thought, shouldn't be a problem. The couple hooked into a pair of really nice size Stripe Marlin. Double hook-up, Double-release. Well done. Than Alex was able to hook them into a nice estimate 40 pound Bull. As soon as that was boated Juan had a slam on his live bait and they were able to boat another large Bull. Great job guys, and way to work!
Kenneth and Barbara Arthur had not had a chance to fish this trip since their sons were the ones elected to fish with Alex and Juan on El Nuevo for the Bisbee Offshore. There was no way they could come to Cabo and not fish so they decided to get the whole family together and head out with Rene on Utopia. After a long night around Cabo the night before the 4 couples headed into the office! Eventually we got them all together and out for the day. They had a great time on the beautiful yacht and also had some great fishing. 4 Stripe Marlin by the end of the day. Mr. Arthur was a little disappointed that the boys only let him get one of them but "oh, well"! It is always great having you guys down. Take care and see you soon.
I sent a half-day charter out this morning and the boat already returned with more Dorado than they could even carry in my office!! We used a partner boat and the captain and mate said that everyone that ran towards Golden Gate should have a great shot and catching plenty of fish.
Where are the Tuna???
Tournament Coverage Bisbees Offshore
As most of our readers know Redrum was fortunate enough to have 2 of our boats fish in the Bisbee Offshore Tournament this past weekend.
The Arthur family from Concan, TX buddied up with Alex and Juan to fish on El Nuevo. They did a great job both days. The first day Alex lined them up on a Blue Marlin and they got a solid strike. Unfortunately, the fish drove straight down for at least 15 seconds and finally popped the line. They said it was like a freight train pulling at the end of the line. We didn't get a weight, specie or size of the fish. All we knew that it was huge! That's how fishing in tournaments goes! The rest of the first day resulted in several strikes but to no avail. The second day was a little bit slower as not many boats were hooking into much fish at all. They ended the tournament with no qualifying fish but had a great time.
Team Utopia was also unsuccessful in raising any qualifing fish to the boat but being the first large tournament the boat has entered laid some good experience for the crew and the boat.
Thanks for those who participated in the 2008 Bisbee Offshore Fishing Tournament and to those who supported Team REDRUM!
The Arthur family from Concan, TX buddied up with Alex and Juan to fish on El Nuevo. They did a great job both days. The first day Alex lined them up on a Blue Marlin and they got a solid strike. Unfortunately, the fish drove straight down for at least 15 seconds and finally popped the line. They said it was like a freight train pulling at the end of the line. We didn't get a weight, specie or size of the fish. All we knew that it was huge! That's how fishing in tournaments goes! The rest of the first day resulted in several strikes but to no avail. The second day was a little bit slower as not many boats were hooking into much fish at all. They ended the tournament with no qualifying fish but had a great time.
Team Utopia was also unsuccessful in raising any qualifing fish to the boat but being the first large tournament the boat has entered laid some good experience for the crew and the boat.
Thanks for those who participated in the 2008 Bisbee Offshore Fishing Tournament and to those who supported Team REDRUM!
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
October 14th Fish Report
We had yet another great day on the water today. Reel Rum fished a half day and caught and released Dorado almost from the time they set the spread out 'til the time they came in! Jim Giles is going to be one tired old fart tonight! It's always good to have him come down and fish with us, even if it does mean having to put up with his fish stories the next few days, the boys love him!
Javier and Americo had an excellent day with the Sherards. They were able to catch and release a nice Stripe Marlin as well as several Dorado.
Guy Dansie and his family had the time of their lives fishing with Cesar on Tantrum today. They caught more Dorado than they could imagine, had a few big boys get to the boat that couldn't be boated but they had a blast doing it! Great family from Utah! Hope to see you guys again in the future... GO TCU!
Dave Olson had a day cleaning up on some massive Bull Dorado. Slim told me they got 5 bull Dorado to the boat that measured up to my shoulder. Now, I am not a very tall dude by an means but a Dorado that goes as high as my shoulders is a big Dorado! We hope you had a good time Mr, Olson and that we work with you again in the future.
Utopia headed out for the day. Bottom line, had a monster Blue Marlin on the line for over an hour. Unfortunately the fish popped the leader.... moving on.
We are looking foward to having an exciting weekend here at Redrum as we have 2 of our boats entered in the Bisbees Offshore Fishing Tournament. Longtime Redrum angler, Barbara Arthur and her family will be fishing with Alex and Slim on El Nuevo. They have had some excellent luck in the past with us catching big Dorado and Marlin.
Ryan "Picoso" Donovan, Frank "Pancho" Zoch, Stephen "White Pants" Draper and Rayner "Liquid" Smith will make up our second team representing Redrum. They will be heading out on Utopia for the 2 days with Rene and Mickey. This salty team has fished our waters plenty of times in the past and should be able to make an impact on the leader board early!
Stay tuned for updates on the 2 participating boats and keep your fingers crossed!
-Luis
Javier and Americo had an excellent day with the Sherards. They were able to catch and release a nice Stripe Marlin as well as several Dorado.
Guy Dansie and his family had the time of their lives fishing with Cesar on Tantrum today. They caught more Dorado than they could imagine, had a few big boys get to the boat that couldn't be boated but they had a blast doing it! Great family from Utah! Hope to see you guys again in the future... GO TCU!
Dave Olson had a day cleaning up on some massive Bull Dorado. Slim told me they got 5 bull Dorado to the boat that measured up to my shoulder. Now, I am not a very tall dude by an means but a Dorado that goes as high as my shoulders is a big Dorado! We hope you had a good time Mr, Olson and that we work with you again in the future.
Utopia headed out for the day. Bottom line, had a monster Blue Marlin on the line for over an hour. Unfortunately the fish popped the leader.... moving on.
We are looking foward to having an exciting weekend here at Redrum as we have 2 of our boats entered in the Bisbees Offshore Fishing Tournament. Longtime Redrum angler, Barbara Arthur and her family will be fishing with Alex and Slim on El Nuevo. They have had some excellent luck in the past with us catching big Dorado and Marlin.
Ryan "Picoso" Donovan, Frank "Pancho" Zoch, Stephen "White Pants" Draper and Rayner "Liquid" Smith will make up our second team representing Redrum. They will be heading out on Utopia for the 2 days with Rene and Mickey. This salty team has fished our waters plenty of times in the past and should be able to make an impact on the leader board early!
Stay tuned for updates on the 2 participating boats and keep your fingers crossed!
-Luis
Monday, October 13, 2008
October 13th Report
Danny Blue
I know I haven't posted in a while. I sat and wondered all day today on how I was going to cram 2 weeks of awesome fishing into one report. As I was sitting behind my desk thinking I got a call from Captain Omar on Reel Rum. I could barely hear him as we had a pretty crappy connection. He was fishing about 25 miles out and all he kept saying in Spanish was to "get the camera ready". Last time Omar called me with such news it was back when he caught his first ever Swordfish.
As he got a little closer about to where I could talk to him he told me he had a big Blue on and that he thinks it may be over 500 pounds. Dave Haverkate came in off of the Holland Cruise Ship with his 2 brothers and father. They headed out on Reel Rum a little bit after 9 o'clock this morning just wanting to "catch a few fish". Their first catch was a nice Dorado, right off the bat. After the Dorado they trolled around for a while until something big struck the white, blue, and black lure. The fish damn near spooled the reel on the first run and did so on 3 other occasions. The Haverkates passed the rod around 3 go's each person until finally about an hour later the fish was boated. It took all 5 guys to get the fish to the boat.
As the fish came to the dock, Ryan and I hopped on the take pictures and head to the weigh station. By this time a crowd had already formed around the scale as word had passed quickly around the Marina of the monster fish. Before we could get the Haverkates to the scale the fish had been weighed and it was all over the radio. "650 pounds, six - five - zero"! The family stood proud as they had their pictures taken by the random tourists walking the Marina along with their wives and friends who had also caught word and headed down themselves.
Once the fish was lowered I put the measuring tape to him and it measured 148.5 inches. That has been the biggest fish caught since I have been here, Omars first Blue over 500 pound and Jesus' 2nd largest fish just slightly behind his 700 Blue some 10 years ago!
Congrats to Omar, Jesus, and the Haverkate family for such a nice catch!
Pictures and further reports to follow ASAP, time to celebrate with the boys!!
Cheers.
-Luis
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