Friday, February 20, 2009

Along the shore at Golden Gate...

Another beautiful day in Cabo, with a light breeze just enough to keep you cool in the 85 degree temp. Russel and Adri from Austin stopped in yesterday inquiring about going fishing and, thanks to Rafa and his good looking boat Anzuelo II, we got them on board this morning. Russel said he had seen us on ESPN, which has been awhile ago, so good memory! What a rare day for them it was up in Golden Gate, they had 10 giant squids and 3 mako sharks. They didn’t get the marlin they wanted, but boy did they have a busy day on the water.

Kendell, Manuel, Eldon and Joseph the fabulous four some headed out with Alex on El Nuevo. They had a great day on the water reeling in 8 dorado, plenty from them to take to Misiones de Kino this evening.

We were able to hook up 2 eager fishermen looking to share a boat today. They hopped aboard ReelRum. Russ, who has fished with RedRum many times before with the TripAdvisor Tournament joined up with Chris a.k.a. Thumper, from Alaska who arrived into Cabo last night. Omar and Ramon took them to the Pacific side up near golden gate but along the shore line, they reeled in 4 dorado. Heading out to dinner as newly found friends they are taking their catch to Soloman’s Landing, who cooks up a wicked caper/basil/soy sashimi. Yummmm!

Next were the guys John and I had met in the Denver show, Derek, Cody and Kurt. They headed out on the RedBeam this morning, and not too far after they headed out Marcial realized they needed to turn around due to some engine issues. They were good sports about it and we put them aboard another boat. As many of you boat owners know, no matter how well you keep your boat maintained, every once in a while something like this can happen. We thank you guys for being cool about the situation. And they came out on top with quite a day, one catch and release marlin, 1 mako shark, 5 dorado and 1 yellow fin tuna. Nice job guys and thanks for understanding that boats are boats.

RedRum then hosted the newly married Mr. and Mrs. Trigg down in Caboo on their honeymoon. They were aboard RumRunnin with Javier and Manuel. The newlyweds hit it big with 2 catch and release marlin and 2 dorado! They bought some shirts for proof!

And last but not least is the crew headed to the finger banks this morning. Three, 54’ Hatteras’ headed out, Utopia, Spartacus, and Blue Thunder. All aboard was the Culler group including Ricky, William, Charles, Eric, Thomas Jr., Thomas Sr., Benjamin, Keith and Brian. They booked a Stay & Play package through RedRum at the Portofino condos, and as part of their stay they wanted to stay over night at the finger banks and get 2 full days of fishing in there. Ryan headed out as a second mate on Utopia along with Americo as first mate and Rene as Captain. They departed at about 7:30 this morning to get to the grounds. We’ll have a full report of how they did today and tomorrow when they get back. Communication at this point is non-existent, I’m guessing they’ll get back around 7:00 tomorrow evening.

I guess with my husband out of town, I’m going to tie one on tonight! Oh wait, I have to get up at 5:30 tomorrow morning, I guess dinner and wine with friends will work.

We’ll keep you posted!
Brooke

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Dorado and more dorado!

Beautiful sunny weather and lots and lots of dorado!

A fun bunch down for Eric’s post wedding bachelor party headed out on ReelRum, RumRunnin and El Nuevo while leaving Lisa at home. All the while this lovely new wife was busy booking the reservations for this group. All from California, they had a lot of fun. ReelRum reeled in 7 dorado, El Nuevo reeled in 1 catch and release marlin and RumRunnin came home with the cake for 8 dorado and 1 catch and release marlin.

Scott and the crew from Toyota had a phenomenal day on the water. They were looking for something new so they headed out with RedRum for the first time. The fishing took place at Los Arcos, in front of the Pedregal on the Pacific side. They were content with Marcial and the crew on RedBeam and happy about the 4 dorado they pulled aboard. Scott mentioned there was a rookie on the rod when a marlin was fighting his way, they lost it in the end. Nice job you guys, we hope to see you back here soon!

Anzuelo II, one of our partner boats headed out again today with some RedRum clients. Dennis and his crew came back and said, “Rafa is fantastic, thank you so much for sending us out with him.” Rafa has had a lot of RedRum clients on his boat this week and as always shows quality in his charters, which is why we trust him to put our clients on his boat. They reeled in one catch and release marlin, 3 dorado and some bonitos a.k.a skip jacks.

Warren, Mary-Jo, Brad, Cindy, Jim and Alane headed out for a half day trip aboard another partner boat, Pescado III. They didn’t have as much luck for the dorado, but were able to get into some inshore fish, sierra a.k.a king mackerel and Spanish mackerel. They had a good ole time though!

Until tomorrow… Brooke

Lots of marlin, but they aren't as hungry...more dorado!

Apologies for a few days late fish report, it’s been a busy last few days, and well the power went out yesterday mid morning, so I’m a bit behind.

We’ve had a lot of boats going out on Tuesday and Wednesday and the fishing has changed a bit. No longer is Golden Gate the hot spot for marlin, the bite has actually been non-existent there, they are still out there, but they just aren't hungry, which our anglers quickly learned on Tuesday the 17th.

Mark and Jeff from Idaho headed out first on the 17th aboard a Panga and then on the 18th aboard one of our partner boats Sol Mar 7. Aboard the Panga they reeled in 1 dorado and 2 amberjack. They enjoyed the different type of fishing the inshore bite is. With their newly caught dorado, they headed over to the Early Bird, the place where you all buy coffee in the morning, and they had some nice fresh dorado ceviche for lunch. On day two, they saw a lot of dolphin while out near the lighthouse but didn’t run into anything, not even tuna. As Mark, a.k.a Clark W. Griswald, nicknamed by his son said, “it’s fishing not catching”. These two were headed back to the cold of Idaho on the 19th but look back to heading back to Cabo for that marlin they dreamed of. We wish we could have made them bit for you guys.

Another two day fishing crew was John from Florida and Ken from Illinois, two perfect gentleman that headed out with Omar on ReelRum for 2 half days. They had 2 phenomenal days on the water. Heading out to the lighthouse on the 17th they reeled in 5 dorado and on the 18th they were very near the arch reeling in 4 dorado. They’ve got two ice chests sitting at our office waiting to be picked up with nicely fresh frozen fish to take back to the states with them. It was a pleasure meeting you two, we look forward to the pictures.

The dynamic trio of Jerry, Billy and Brad headed out for 3 days on the water. The 17th and 18th being their two final days at sea. On the 17th heading out on RumRunnin again, they were able to get 1 dorado aboard. With the fishing slowing down at Golden Gate, we haven’t seen as many marlin. Which in my opinion I prefer, who doesn’t like fresh dorado cooked up the day you catch it? Anywho, day three for the trio was aboard the RedBeam with Marshall, and a bit slow compared to Monday they were able to reel in another dorado. They were all happy campers as they each got a fish reeled in at the tip of the Baja. Great to meet you three, we look forward to your return!

A big group from Onatario headed down to Cabo, all six, Brad, Kyle, April, Barb, Michelle and Kevin had a good time on El Nuevo with Alex on the 17th. However, the fishing god weren’t in their favor. The biggest change we’ve seen this year with migration of fish you could say was Feb. 17th, it was the day the fish stopped biting at Golden Gate. They saw tons of marlin jumping but couldn’t get one on board. A good day on the water with family beats a good day working any day.

RedBeam headed out with Chris, Jana, Mike and Kristine a fun group that was rearing to go fishing bright and early. While out of the cold of Colorado they were ready to have a good time! While having a lot of fun on the boat, they reeled in 1 catch and release marlin as well as one dorado.

The big group aboard Utopia was down for a wedding and was ready to have a blast on board on the 17th. With 12 people, its hard not to, pretty much a party at that point. They came from all over the U.S. to meet up in Cabo. All aboard were, Dusty, Blake, Ronald, Krystal, Dale, Shannon, Laird, Sandy, Bill, Donna, Brayton and Krysta. Although the marlin were swirling around them, they had no luck getting one on board. However, being aboard a 54’ Hatteras is hardly anything to complain about. It sounds like they had a good time, reeling one in or not.

Barbara and Bob from Sacramento headed out on the 17th with another of our partner boats, Anzuelo II with Captain Rafa. They had a great time on the water reeling in 2 dorado.

Out on the 17th was Chuck hailing from the cold of South Dakota conquered the waters of Baja solo aboard another partner boat Sol Mar I. He had a great time with Freddy and reeled in 5 dorado. Nice job Chuck!

A fun group of four, Edward, Sue, Deborah and Ray headed out on RumRunnin with Javier aka Chivo. Getting out of the Seattle and Michigan cold they were glad to be in the sunny skies of Cabo, you could tell by their tans! Edward was the lucky one, reeling in the estimated 190 lb. striped marlin. He was so proud of his catch he’s bringing home a trophy to put on his wall!

The Volkmann group was out on day 2, on El Nuevo. Compared with the fishing they had on Monday, the seas had drastically changed in 24 short hours. They came back in a bit early but were able to reel in a dorado and a hammerhead shark! Great to meet all of you guys, we look forward to seeing you back down again, and thanks for telling everyone you know about RedRum!

Las but not least was William, Douglas and Lee aboard our partner boat Anzuelo II. Now these guys I think are my favorites, partly because they are great guys and partly because they are from Nebraska! Hailing from around Kearney they left their ladies at the Riu Hotel and headed out fishing. They reeled in 2 dorado and had one striper on the line for a ling while but lost it in the end. Apparently there was a rookie angler at the other end of the rod. Ha! Great to meet you guys and Go Huskers!

That’s all for now…
Brooke

Monday, February 16, 2009

Monday's Marlin

Sunny skies, some breeze and a bit hot in the afternoon!

Brian came down with his wife and while she spent a day at the spa, he decided to go fishing. We hit it off well as he wore his Boston Red Sox hat, so of course we automatically like him. For the Yankees fans, we’ll just politely ask you to leave. Brian headed out on ReelRum with Omar and Americo. The strong guy that he is, he was able to reel in and release two striped marlin on his own, all while his wife was getting a massage. Nice work!

Jerry, John and Bill headed out on the RedBeam looking for adventure on the water. They stayed closer to the bay, near the lighthouse area where the marlin were jumping. After pitching more and more bait to the marlin, they couldn’t get them to bite to save their lives. Unfortunately they weren’t hungry and the gang never got one on board, however, they are true fisherman as they know the sport of fishing is fishing not catching.

Billy, Brad and Jerry headed out on their first of 3 days fishing aboard RumRunnin. Loaded with coffee and a cooler of their own filled with beers they were ready for a great day on the water. They made it out to Golden Gate with Javier where the reeled in 2 catch and release stripers. They’ll be out on the water again tomorrow so we’ll see them then!

Steve along with David and Mary joined us from Connecticut. They headed out on a half day trip with Rafa aboard one of our recommended boats Anzuelo II. They headed out to the lighthouse as well, since a half day trip can’t get them out to Golden Gate they hoped to grab a bite there. They fought a nice big dorado for a bit, but couldn’t get the monster on board. They threw bait to a lot of marlin but just couldn’t get them to bite.

Jeff & Erica, as well as Jeff’s parents Donna and Barry from New Jersey hit the water on El Nuevo with Alex. On their first day fishing they headed out to Golden Gate as well, they came upon a bunch of marlin and ended up reeling in 4 of them and releasing those same four. On this boat we can also say that we included their dinner in their charter price, as they reeled in a dorado to take to Misiones de Kino of course, our favorite spot.

We’ll see many of you again tomorrow.

Tight lines. Brooke

Sunday, February 15, 2009

Stripers and Sharks

Sunny weather and blue skies, why wouldn’t anyone want to be fishing? Despite the breeze, the Pacific side has been calm and boiling with stripers and sharks. Don’t get excited, not strippers boys.

First group to the office this morning is a long time RedRum customer Dallas along with his wife Kathy. We paired them up with another nice couple from North Carolina looking to share a boat. They headed out on the RedBeam to Golden Gate. Each couple came back with a catch and release striper. Dallas and Kathy had their hearts set on dorado, so it looks like they’ll have to head out again (oh bummer) to catch their goal!

Next out was Kathryn and Randy from Annapolis, Maryland. A super nice couple whose friends we met on the Tropical Jazz & Wine cruise a few weeks back. Amidst many cocktails we had good times on board and Roy and his wife were nice enough to recommend RedRum to Kathryn and Randy. By the way if any of you come to Cabo and would like a nice sunset cruise that is free of spring breakers and body shots, I highly recommend the Tropicat Jazz & Wine cruise. It’s top notch with great food, staff and beverages, and not just wine either. Anywho, Randy and Kathy headed out to Golden Gate aboard RumRunnin. Randy was quite a trooper as I think he spent most of his time hurled over the edge of the boat, and Kathy was nice enough to take pictures. Thatta girl, good blackmail someday! In the midst of blowing lunch, they caught and released 3 striped marlin and one baby mako. And despite not feeling well, Randy stayed out there the whole time, not that is a true fishermen!

Returning with us once again is John, Kirby and Lewis. Hailing from Calgary and Victoria they boarded El Nuevo and also headed out to Golden Gate. They caught and released 3 striped marlin in the water of the Pacific. They almost got a dorado on board, and managed to land their mako. Nice job guys, we hope to see you guys back here again!

And last but not least is Erick and Gayla. Now I think Erick owes Gayla a big thanks as she is the one that convinced him to actually go fishing! I love women like that. I think he was on the fence and she pushed him into the arms of Omar and Americo on ReelRum. After their trip they came back to the office and Gayla says, “we had a terrible time, just terrible.” In the background I see Erick’s face filled with smiles and glee. I wasn’t quite sure what to think but figured Gayla was being sarcastic. She continued, “you guys made him reel in 4 striped marlin! He is exhausted and we had to come back early.” And they did, showed up at the office around 1:30. Well that about sums it up, oh and 3 of the stripers were just shy of 200 pounds, not to mention the mako they pulled in as well.

Excellent day for everyone! Have a wonderful rest of the weekend.

Brooke

Friday, February 13, 2009

Great Fishing = Great Fun!

A great calm clear day down in Cabo, nothing out of the ordinary or bad happened out on the water for all you superstitious people out there on Friday the 13th. In fact it was a phenomenal day for those on RedRum boats.

First to arrive this morning was the chipper group from Denver who John and I met at the Sportsmen's Expo show. This enthusiastic crew coming to Cabo once again for a fun vacation and decided to fish with us this time down. Tiffany and Shawn along with Steve and John headed out to Golden Gate aboard ReelRum. Although the breeze is still in the air they said the ride out there was smooth. They reeled in 5 catch and release marlin, 1 mako shark and 1 dorado. Hell of a day guys, we look forward to seeing you back down soon.

Next up was the ever bubbly group from New Jersey. Some mutual friends of ours via our buddy Nick out east (what up Nick!). Thanks for sending us a fun handful of sarcastic easterners! Tom, Amanda, Pat and Catherine headed out on RumRunnin with Chivo. They too got into the marlin out at Golden Gate and caught and release 5 of them. And the sharks must be everywhere out there because they reeled in a mako as well. Pat, many thanks from Ryan for his beloved Dunkin' Donuts coffee... he was about to run out. Much appreciated!

And last but not least was another group of fun loving people! The Smiths from Maryland and the Shields from Colorado had no complaints on the water today. They headed out on the RedBeam and reelend in 4 dorado! Plenty for them to eat for dinner!

Oh, and the group on El Nuevo, another no show. Shame on them, they missed out on some killer fishing!

Wishing all of you a light spirited Friday the 13th.

Feliz Noche... Brooke

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Attitude is Everything

The winds are still ever present in the afternoons down here in Cabo. But that hasn't stopped the fish from biting.

Aboard the RedBeam was George, Natalee, Larry and Linda all coming from Ohio. After buying a time share down here in Cabo, they've become annual vacationers to the Baja. After fishing with us last year, they came back for more. They reeled in 2 nice dorado for dinner.

Jeff, Drake, Ron, Kylan and Kaden all came down from Canada and have been on RedRum boats before. This time heading out with Chivo aboard RumRunnin. With the winds they way they are they fished out by the "Faro" a.k.a Lighthouse where they caught and released 1 marlin. On their way back in they did some fishing close to shore from the lighthouse and ran into 5 dorado! Plenty for them to take back to their hotel and cook up for dinner. Nice job guys, and enjoy!

Jason, Brian, Jennifer, Jason and Anique headed out today on El Nuevo's long awaited new engine. Getting out of the cold weather in Minnesota the hot sun of the Baja gave them some nice color on the water today. They had a good day on the water catching and releasing 2 stripped marlin. They were great sports when the boats alternator base broke off unexpectedly, having nothing to do with the new engines. Our faithful mechanic Rene was able to head out and meet them to switch the part out quickly and get them back on their own. As many of you know who own your own boats, these things tend to happen, no matter how closely you maintain your boats. We greatly appreciate the easy going and understanding attitude of this group as we do our very best to keep our boats in the best shape possible. We hope to see you guys back here next year.

Ken and Pam headed out for a second day this week aboard ReelRum. Another fun and easy going pair they had a fantastic day on the water. With just the two of them, they were able to pull in 2 stripped catch and release marlin, 2 dorado and 1 small mako shark. They were nice enough to leave the fish with the crew.

Don't forget to send us your pictures and we'll get them up on our website!

I think the quote of the day was, "It wasn't a big deal, it gave us more time on the water fishing". Now that is a great attitude.

Brooke