I know the story is riveting and many of you are on the edge of your seats just waiting to see what happened on day two of Uncle Jim's fishing adventure. Well who am I to keep you waiting.
Uncle Jim was joined by his good friend's Mason and Dave today, they both flew in from Boston yesterday afternoon and were ready to enjoy some time on the water. Jim, Mason and Dave joined Captain Manuel aboard Ziggy today and the plan was to try to hit up some of the Yellowfin schools that had been popping up around San Jaime Bank and the Golden Gate the last few days. Captain Manuel has never been accused of being afraid to make a long run if he thinks the fishing is better at a particular bank, but the plan was to stay relatively close on Monday. Well, I guess there is a great reason that there is no translation for the word "plan" from English to Spanish. After hearing about some fish over the radio, Captain Manuel made a run and at the end of the day was almost 45 miles offshore. One would think this would give Jim, ample time to study the knot tying techniques of the crew, but not so much. End of the day tally was 45 miles offshore, no fish, no bites, no knots. You can imagine the excitement and enthusiasm in my uncles tone when I told him of the boat that got back around Noon that had caught 2 Marlin right out front of the Arch, less than 2 miles from shore.
This just goes to show that even family members get skunked from time to time. While we do produce some of the best fishing in the world, at times it is still fishing and not catching in Cabo.
As for the rest of the RedRum boats today, some had better success than the salty Donovan from Massachusetts. Geoff Bacci, Mike Reding, Neil Ackerman and Michael Pakkus are all down from Chicago, Illinois celebrating Geoff's 30th birthday. These guys came in to the office in the morning like they had come straight from Cabo Wabo, and they quite possibly may have. Well, in good spirits and full of good spirits can either be a recipe for disaster or a thing of beauty. Today it was a thing of beauty, the guys had great luck with Captain Ramon and his Mate Juan, finding the Yellowfin early and catching several nice fish. They spotted a few Marlin throughout the day, but just couldn't get them to bite.
The fish that wouldn't bite was the case for Captain Cesar today aboard RedBeam. Cesar hosted Andy Buchholtz and his 4 buddies from Madison, Wisconsin. (Now that I think about it, Andy must have been a referral from my good buddy Brian Adam in Madison. Special shout out to Brian!) Well, Andy and the guys only chose to fish for a half-day and that limited their ability to get out to where the Tuna had been. Captain Cesar had to stick around the arch and lighthouse to maximize the fishing time, and while they spotted several Marlin, they just couldn't tease them into eating.
...stay tuned, scene 3 of the Knot Tying Chronicles will be tomorrow.
-Ryan
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Monday, March 29, 2010
Sunday Session... Knot tying chronicles, Part 1
Sunday was a beautiful day in Cabo and our anglers were ready to get out on the water in search of the Yellowfin that had been found on Saturday. Water temps are still anywhere from 70-75 degrees and more and more bait is starting to show up. There have even been reports out of the lower East Cape, Los Frailes area in particular that show tons of Marlin. Hopefully, they are making their way down to Cabo, because I know we have plenty of anglers that would love a shot at catching their first Marlin.
Today we had 4 boats on the docket, starting with my Uncle, James Donovan who is down with a few friends for 4 days of fishing. Uncle Jim, who normally fishes from his 29' Everglades out of Chatham, Massachusetts is looking to trade in a few of the Bluefin Tuna he usually catches for some Yellowfin and Marlin action. I have made sure to tell our Captains and Mates that at the end of the 4 days, I would at least like for him to be able to tie his own knot (any knot,) or learn how to rig a live Caballito. It amazes me that someone can catch 100+ lb Bluefin without knowing how to tie a basic fishing knot. Anyway, for his first day on the water Uncle Jim wanted to fish inshore from a Panga. We hooked him up with Carlos, our excellent Panga Captain, and they were able to bring in a dozen or so Sierra. They lost quite a few to the hungry sea lions, but had a blast in the meantime. And for those inquiring minds, after day one, still no knot tying ability.
Jeff Berman and his daughter Claire from Illinois, joined Juan and Ramon for a day aboard TantRum. Seems like they found the schools of Tuna, but were a bit late on the action. They did get one nice 30lb Yellowfin, but for the most part the bite had slowed by the time they got to the school.
Bruce Weaver, a multiple repeat customer of ours, and his family joined Cesar and Raymond for a day aboard RedBeam. They too were late to the action on the Tuna, but did get a nice Mako shark.
Finally, Jason Nieson along with his son Hunter and father Charles, headed out for a second day with us. After getting skunked on day 1, this three generation trio had to find some action and Javier and Americo were there to guide them along. These guys were the lucky ones that got into the Tuna early and were rewarded with 4 really nice Yellowfin. They were happy to have something to show for their two days on the water and friends and neighbors alike back home will be more than happy to share a few of those filets with the guys.
ps... Stay tuned for Part 2 of the knot tying chronicles tomorrow.
-Ryan
Today we had 4 boats on the docket, starting with my Uncle, James Donovan who is down with a few friends for 4 days of fishing. Uncle Jim, who normally fishes from his 29' Everglades out of Chatham, Massachusetts is looking to trade in a few of the Bluefin Tuna he usually catches for some Yellowfin and Marlin action. I have made sure to tell our Captains and Mates that at the end of the 4 days, I would at least like for him to be able to tie his own knot (any knot,) or learn how to rig a live Caballito. It amazes me that someone can catch 100+ lb Bluefin without knowing how to tie a basic fishing knot. Anyway, for his first day on the water Uncle Jim wanted to fish inshore from a Panga. We hooked him up with Carlos, our excellent Panga Captain, and they were able to bring in a dozen or so Sierra. They lost quite a few to the hungry sea lions, but had a blast in the meantime. And for those inquiring minds, after day one, still no knot tying ability.
Jeff Berman and his daughter Claire from Illinois, joined Juan and Ramon for a day aboard TantRum. Seems like they found the schools of Tuna, but were a bit late on the action. They did get one nice 30lb Yellowfin, but for the most part the bite had slowed by the time they got to the school.
Bruce Weaver, a multiple repeat customer of ours, and his family joined Cesar and Raymond for a day aboard RedBeam. They too were late to the action on the Tuna, but did get a nice Mako shark.
Finally, Jason Nieson along with his son Hunter and father Charles, headed out for a second day with us. After getting skunked on day 1, this three generation trio had to find some action and Javier and Americo were there to guide them along. These guys were the lucky ones that got into the Tuna early and were rewarded with 4 really nice Yellowfin. They were happy to have something to show for their two days on the water and friends and neighbors alike back home will be more than happy to share a few of those filets with the guys.
ps... Stay tuned for Part 2 of the knot tying chronicles tomorrow.
-Ryan
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Yellowfin seem to be biting.
Another day here in cabo and things don't seem to be picking up so well.
Like any other day, the weather has been very nice, I guess it's just the winds blowing from 10-15mph that are causing this fish fast!
Yesterday we had 2 boats out but only Ryan and Kristie Darnell who were on Tantrum came back with 1 Sierra, 1 Dorado and a squid. Although we are not following their tracks, they are out there. We call them the Cala-Marlin!
Today we had one boat out Tantrum. And it was a shared charter. We had Wayne and LaRae Murphy and Emily and Derek Walters (who just got married and are here on their honeymoon)
The went fishing by the Golden Gate bank and said that as soon as they threw the lines in the water, they kept reeling in yellowfin. They caught a total of 7 yellowing.
Have a great weekend everyone.
Thanks for reading.
Nick
Like any other day, the weather has been very nice, I guess it's just the winds blowing from 10-15mph that are causing this fish fast!
Yesterday we had 2 boats out but only Ryan and Kristie Darnell who were on Tantrum came back with 1 Sierra, 1 Dorado and a squid. Although we are not following their tracks, they are out there. We call them the Cala-Marlin!
Today we had one boat out Tantrum. And it was a shared charter. We had Wayne and LaRae Murphy and Emily and Derek Walters (who just got married and are here on their honeymoon)
The went fishing by the Golden Gate bank and said that as soon as they threw the lines in the water, they kept reeling in yellowfin. They caught a total of 7 yellowing.
Have a great weekend everyone.
Thanks for reading.
Nick
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Not much to report
Hi Everybody,
It's been a few days since we last updated the blog. Truth is there hasn't been much to report. Biting has gone down this week. We really haven't been catching much. I blame it on the wind! we are having strong winds probably around 10-15 mph. The days have been sunny and hot, but that just isn't making much of a difference.
Today we had our 28' Tantrum with Cecilia and Richard Egland. They wen't out for half a day and came back with 8 Sierra. It really isn't that bad if we compare it to the other days!
And we also had Gary Sarver, Wes, Whitney and Robin Moran on a Panga. The as well were able to catch 7 Sierra.
Just a reminder, here in Cabo we do daylight savings next Sunday April 4th, so if you are planning on traveling or fishing with us on those dates, please be aware of this time change. That's all for today.
I hope fishing picks up in the next couple of days.
Thanks for reading.
Nick
Thank you all for reading.
It's been a few days since we last updated the blog. Truth is there hasn't been much to report. Biting has gone down this week. We really haven't been catching much. I blame it on the wind! we are having strong winds probably around 10-15 mph. The days have been sunny and hot, but that just isn't making much of a difference.
Today we had our 28' Tantrum with Cecilia and Richard Egland. They wen't out for half a day and came back with 8 Sierra. It really isn't that bad if we compare it to the other days!
And we also had Gary Sarver, Wes, Whitney and Robin Moran on a Panga. The as well were able to catch 7 Sierra.
Just a reminder, here in Cabo we do daylight savings next Sunday April 4th, so if you are planning on traveling or fishing with us on those dates, please be aware of this time change. That's all for today.
I hope fishing picks up in the next couple of days.
Thanks for reading.
Nick
Thank you all for reading.
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Strong Winds, Wild Waves
Today the fishing was still the same. Not many fish are biting and some of our boats are coming back without a catch.
We also had very strong waves out in the Ocean. This doesn't really help out our anglers as they get seasick and of course fish are harder to find. Hopefully by Next week we will have better luck.
The winds are 10-15mph and the water temepture on the Sea Of Cortez is around 74F while back in the Pacific, temerature is in the Upper 60'sF.
On the 32' RedBeam, Captain Cesar and Mate Ramon went out with Gray Turner, Cody and Gage. After a full day of fishing, Gary reeled in an 8FT Striped Marlin, it took him almost 2 hours to get it in, he ended up exhausting after fighting it. He promised he would send the pics, so I will be posting them ASAP. They had a great day and really enjoyed it. Thanks guys, hope to see you soon.
CCA group members Troy Prasek and Tyler Williams went out for their second and last day of fishing with RedRum. They headed out almost 40 miles out and came back with a Marlin. Today's was the guys' turn to fish while the ladies enjoyed a "Ladies Day Out" which included shopping and other stuff. I heard the Prasek Brothers got seasick, but still managed to make it all the way through the 8 hours. That's the spirit guys! They were on our 33' Nuevo
Thanks and have a safe flight back home.
A regular customer Joe Assenza went out for his first day of fishing out of 2 this month, he was accompanied by Wife Karen and son Anthony. They came back with 1 yellowfin and decided to take some back to their favorite restaurant to get it cooked up. Hopefully they will catch more on Monday. We will see Joe again in October for the Bisbee Tournament. He was on our 32' Rum Runnin.
Thanks for reading.
We also had very strong waves out in the Ocean. This doesn't really help out our anglers as they get seasick and of course fish are harder to find. Hopefully by Next week we will have better luck.
The winds are 10-15mph and the water temepture on the Sea Of Cortez is around 74F while back in the Pacific, temerature is in the Upper 60'sF.
On the 32' RedBeam, Captain Cesar and Mate Ramon went out with Gray Turner, Cody and Gage. After a full day of fishing, Gary reeled in an 8FT Striped Marlin, it took him almost 2 hours to get it in, he ended up exhausting after fighting it. He promised he would send the pics, so I will be posting them ASAP. They had a great day and really enjoyed it. Thanks guys, hope to see you soon.
CCA group members Troy Prasek and Tyler Williams went out for their second and last day of fishing with RedRum. They headed out almost 40 miles out and came back with a Marlin. Today's was the guys' turn to fish while the ladies enjoyed a "Ladies Day Out" which included shopping and other stuff. I heard the Prasek Brothers got seasick, but still managed to make it all the way through the 8 hours. That's the spirit guys! They were on our 33' Nuevo
Thanks and have a safe flight back home.
A regular customer Joe Assenza went out for his first day of fishing out of 2 this month, he was accompanied by Wife Karen and son Anthony. They came back with 1 yellowfin and decided to take some back to their favorite restaurant to get it cooked up. Hopefully they will catch more on Monday. We will see Joe again in October for the Bisbee Tournament. He was on our 32' Rum Runnin.
Thanks for reading.
Friday, March 19, 2010
104" Striped Marlin
Today fishing did not pick up for the 5 boats that we had out today. This morning started off a bit wild, but through out the day things started to chill down a bit. We had the Tates and The Kapusta Party fishing with us. On the first group we had 16 guys and on our second group we had 6 guys as well who came to Cabo for John Kapusta's wedding.
John Kapusta managed to reel in a 104" Striped Marlin which was aprox. 180Lbs. He's still thinking about getting it mounted and I would defintely say HECK YEAH! that's a once in a lifetime moment. He may go out fishing again but you never know if you're gonna catch something that size again. He will let us know and I will keep you guys updated. I hope he sends pictures of his catch soon to show off to all our friends! It took John about an hour and a half for this big guy to come on the boat. Excellent job buddy and congrats on the wedding!
And he wasn't the only one from his party to catch a big one. Dylan Reeder also reeled in a 95" Marlin. It took him around 20 mins to get it in. He did it all on his own! Great job buddy!
Thank you all for reading.
Nick
John Kapusta managed to reel in a 104" Striped Marlin which was aprox. 180Lbs. He's still thinking about getting it mounted and I would defintely say HECK YEAH! that's a once in a lifetime moment. He may go out fishing again but you never know if you're gonna catch something that size again. He will let us know and I will keep you guys updated. I hope he sends pictures of his catch soon to show off to all our friends! It took John about an hour and a half for this big guy to come on the boat. Excellent job buddy and congrats on the wedding!
And he wasn't the only one from his party to catch a big one. Dylan Reeder also reeled in a 95" Marlin. It took him around 20 mins to get it in. He did it all on his own! Great job buddy!
Thank you all for reading.
Nick
Fish Report Mar. 18
TGIF everybody.
Hope ya'll are having an awesome morning and have begun planning ahead for the weekend.
Things have been slow in Cabo San Lucas, this week it has been up and down as you may be aware of by reading the fish reports. Yesterday was no exception.
We had 4 boats out Yesterday: Tantrum, Rum Runnin, RedBeam, and Nuevo. There were two last minute cancellations otherwise we would've had 6 boats out.
Visiting from Wala Wala Washington we had Walter Williams and buddies Matthew, Dave, Tim, John and Lindsey on our 32' Rum Runnin along with Captain Javier and Mate Americo going out for a full day charter and coming back with 1 Dorado.
On our 28' Tantrum we had Jim , Jackie, Judy and Alex Viglasky fishing with Captain Ramon and Omar out in the Pacific Side and reeling in 4 Sierra. Really cool family, they did not stop by afterwards but I sure hope they come again before they leave. Thank you guys for fishing with us!
Tyler Williams and Troy Prasek from CCA joined us Yesterday for their first day of fishing out of three. On RedBeam we had Tyler Williams and his crew coming back with a Yellowfin. While Trop and his peeps managed to catch 1 Wahoo and 1 Marlin.
I will keep you updated with today's fishing report.
Thanks!
Nick
Hope ya'll are having an awesome morning and have begun planning ahead for the weekend.
Things have been slow in Cabo San Lucas, this week it has been up and down as you may be aware of by reading the fish reports. Yesterday was no exception.
We had 4 boats out Yesterday: Tantrum, Rum Runnin, RedBeam, and Nuevo. There were two last minute cancellations otherwise we would've had 6 boats out.
Visiting from Wala Wala Washington we had Walter Williams and buddies Matthew, Dave, Tim, John and Lindsey on our 32' Rum Runnin along with Captain Javier and Mate Americo going out for a full day charter and coming back with 1 Dorado.
On our 28' Tantrum we had Jim , Jackie, Judy and Alex Viglasky fishing with Captain Ramon and Omar out in the Pacific Side and reeling in 4 Sierra. Really cool family, they did not stop by afterwards but I sure hope they come again before they leave. Thank you guys for fishing with us!
Tyler Williams and Troy Prasek from CCA joined us Yesterday for their first day of fishing out of three. On RedBeam we had Tyler Williams and his crew coming back with a Yellowfin. While Trop and his peeps managed to catch 1 Wahoo and 1 Marlin.
I will keep you updated with today's fishing report.
Thanks!
Nick
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