Monday, January 21

The anglers, captains and mates on the Redrum boats today all work hard to start the week off great!

ReelRum was the first back to the slip with 2 Stripe Marlin and a Mako Shark all caught and released. Mr. and Mrs Evans had a great time with Omar and Jesus especially as the Mako shark got closer and Jesus was teasing Mrs. Evans about getting it on the boat! We wouldn't do that to you! Luckily the shark cut through the liter before it got too close to the boat!

Tantrum also ended the day with 2 Stripe Marlin with the Brunton party. They were able to land 2 large Stripe Marlin well over 200 pounds, according to Cesar. Great job guys!

Rum Runnin had a great day with Gary Wall from good ol' Dallas, TX. He was able to catch and release 3 Marlin on his day out with Javier and Manuel aka. Mickey!

Mr. Sauve headed out again with us after his first trip earlier this month. He fished on El Nuevo with Alex and Juan. Alex worked hard getting fish to the boat with his changing of lures. Together they were able to catch and release 2 Stripe Marlin!

Attached is a picture of the REDRUM Team at our recent Christmas dinner.

Bottom Row: Javier, Alex and Ramon

Middle Row: Cesar, Jorge, John, Manuel, Americo and Jesus

Back Row: Luis, Ryan, Juan, and Omar

Good Looking group of guys aren't we!!

Saludos,

Luis

Team Redrum

Weekend Recap

Let me fill you guys in quickly on what happend over the weekend.

Friday we had the Steve Hayward from Texas bring his buddies down for a couple of days of fun and fishing. They took out Rum Runnin and Tantrum on day one and did fairly well. They were able to boat a total of 6 Stripe Marlin, 2 on Tantrum with Cesar and 4 on Rum Runnin with Javier. Mr. and Mrs Nienczyski headed out with Omar on Reel Rum and caught and released a Stripe Marlin while Alex took out Mr. Merrill and his group and brought in a Stripe Marlin as well.

Saturday the fishing continued to be good as Steve took out Reel Rum and bagged a few more Stripe Marlin totalling their count up to 11 for the 2 days. Not bad if you ask me!

Bruce Billings fished with his 2 sons Brody and Jonny. Talk about nice guys with great luck for fishing! On their first day out with Javier and Rum Runnin they caught and released 4 Stripe Marlin and also caught a Dorado.

This leads us to Sunday. On their second day fishing with Javier they wanted something they could take back to the states with them. They got what they were looking for! At around 10:00 a line went of on the boat. My man Brody was the first to grab the screaming rod as more and more line was heading out. Pretty big Marlin they all throught. Little did they know that on the other end of the line was a 150+ lb Yellow-Fin Tuna! Biggest one I have seen since I moved here over a year ago. Jonny reeled in a couple of Stripe Marlin after that and Bruce was able to get his hands tired fighting a Marlin of his own. It was great meeting you guys and best of luck. Good Luck on the wedding Brody.

Mr. Kilpatrick and his wife headed out on El Nuevo with Alex and Juan. They caught and released 3 Stripe Marlin and brought in a few Skip Jack as well. Here is a copy of the email Jeff sent me upon returning to his hotel.

"We had a great time- catching four marlin and three tuna. We had three other marlin hookup and something chewed through my steel leadered bait-I-magic lure! It was brand new and designed for sharks. alex our captain thought it was probably a wahoo or mako. These leaders are designed for large sharks so it something with a mouth of strong teeth! Crew was great and worked very hard the whole day! We will be back in the high seaon when it must be incredible fishing as compared to the amazing fishing today on your 33' bertram."

Jeff kilpatrick

The wonderful Mr. and Mrs. Potts fished with Omar and Jesus on Reel Rum and caught and released for Stripe Marlin on a rough day on the water. They got beat up pretty hard but stuck with it and faught the 4 Marlin to the boat as well as a large Mako shark!

The weather was BEAUTIFUL all weekend in Cabo. Highs around 80, no clouds or wind which made for great fishing confitions!

Thursday, January 17th

With the fish becomming a little more difficult to find at Golden Gate the Redrum crews headed toward Jamie Banks to test their luck there.

The bite did not really turn on until later in the morning for all of our boats. Javier was the first to report on Rum Runnin that he had caught a nice size Dorado at around 10:00am. That was all we heard from him the rest of the day. The Brooke Martin and her husband were in good spirits though as they just arrived in Cabo and had a beautiful day on the water!

Cesar hooked up with a Stripe Marlin on Tantrum while fishing with Mr. Peterson and his pal shortly after Rum Runnin hooked up. He was able to spot another, pitch a live bait right at it and hook him for the 2nd Marlin catch of the day. Mr. Peterson also reeled in a Dorado for a little dinner treat!

El Nuevo and Reel both Nordlund party were able to Catch and Release a pair of nice size Stripe Marlin. Omar and Jesus took out Kip Dupuis and his brother-in-law on Reel Rum and were also able to get them into a pair of Stripe Marlin, one Marlin over 200 pounds according to Omar. The boys never lie about the size of their catch to eachother!!

With the fish moving away from Golden Gate it is going to be interesting to see where they will pop up. Hopefully many of them will start popping up around the Redrum boats.

The New 54' Hatteras sets off from San Diego tomorrow morning and should arrive in Cabo 4-5 days after that. Please keep your fingers crossed that everything goes well and soon we will have a great new addition to the Redrum fleet!

Hot & Cold Day for Redrum

Javier kept Rum Runnin close to the shore line right around the Light House area. Ryan Nelson and his group of 6 were sad when 2:30 came around and they had to come in. The great day had to come to an end after catching and releasing 4 Stripe Marlin, 4 football size Yellow Fin Tuna and a Dorado.

Cesar and Tantrum headed toward the same general area as Rum Runnin and things started off a little slow. Cesar is used to hooking up before any other captain in the Redrum fleet but today he did not get a hook up until aroun 10:30. He was able to end they day catching and releasing 4 Stripe Marlin with Mr. Noto and his buddies.

Colder waters that rushed in from the Northern Pacific slowed fishing down a little today for 2 of the Redrum boats that headed towards Golden Gate. Alex and Juan worked all day to try and find some blue water that would hopefully produce some bait exposure or basking Marlin. Unfortunately they ended the day with no suerte. Reel Rum fished in the same area as El Nuevo and went through the same problem.

The captains are all buzzing about where all the fish have gone and I think we have a better idea for those setting out tomorrow. I'm excited to see how Alex and Omar bounce back from a slow day!

None the less, it was a beautiful day in Cabo and a day out on the water sure beats a day in any office!

Tuesday Fish Report

Tuesday Fish Report:

Tantrum was early getting back as the clients unfortunately were not feeling too well. Anywho they are special clients and we hope they feel better soon. Rum Runnin took out Mr. Larry Larson who is really good friends of local buddy Isreal. You guys should check out his restaurant if you are in town, Misiones De Kino. We think it is the best around! Mr. Larson caught and released a Marlin with Javier and Manuel as well as a Dorado. I'm pretty sure he is sitting at Misiones with Israel right now enjoying the freshly prepared fish.

Ramon and Juan were the crew on El Nuevo today and they were able to help Mr. Ed Burchel and his gang catch and release 3 Stripe Marlin while Omar and Jesus worked their tails off to get Mr. Perry Henderson and his friends hooked into 4 Stripe Marlin.

The Marlin bite is still very consistant on the Pacific Side as there is still plenty of bait around. The weather is getting cooler and cooler during the nights and early mornings but once the sun comes up it is perfect conditions for hanging out, reeling in fish on a Redrum boat!

I just got back from dropping off Redrum owner, Ryan Donovan and his fiance at the airport. They will be flying into San Diego tonight and hopping onto our new 54' Hatteras later this week to start their journey by water down to Cabo. I will have minimal contact with him but I know they are going to be doing some fishing along the way. I will keep everyone posted on their cool journey back to Baja. We hope that they stay safe and have a blast! Please keep them in your thoughts!!

Saludos,

Luis
Team Redrum

2 day Update

Excuse the delay folks. With all the fish being caught and playoff football kicking off I rarely found myself behind the computer the last couple of days.

Monday Report:

We sent all four boats out on Monday. The big boats, El Nuevo and Rum Runnin were rented out b y Mr. Johnson and his group. Alex and Juan were got into a mess of bait balls and Marlin early and finished their day with 6 Stripe Marlin and a Dorado. Javier and Manuel had the rest of the gang as anglers on Rum Runnin. They were lucky enought to pull up a nice size Marlin during a high speed troll out to the Golden Gate. Also the group was able to tag and release 4 Stripe Marlin.

Tantrum had another excellent day catching and releasing 6 Stripe Marlin while Omar and Jesus brought in 3 Stripe Marlin.

Sunday Report:

Tantrum was the only boat to head out with a very special client. Chris Yeland of California read this blog on Friday afternoon (Tantrum had caught 13 Stripe Marlin). He made one phone call Redrum owner, John Donovan and basically told him "I'm on the internet, I just read the fish report and I want to fish with Cesar". John explained to him he could be on the boat as soon as Sunday if he can pull it off. "I'm calling the airlines and will be there Saturday afternoon". We met Chris on Sunday morning and kept our fingers crossed all day that he would do well. Sure enough by 2:30 Tantrum came back to her slip with 10 Stripe Marlin caught and released. "We could have caught more if we would have had more bait" Chris explained to me!! That is probably the coolest story of '08. If you think you can beat it call the office and let's get you out fishing!!

Saturday, January 12th

Although it was no record day on any of the boats today a good time was had by all anglers. Randy Shultz and his buddy were worn out from yesterdays 13 Marlin but still came in bright eyed and bushy tailed this morning. Cesar took the day off so Rene took out Tantrum with them. Of course Rene headed out towards Golden Gate where Cesar was yesterday and although they were not able to reel in 13 Striped Marlin they still were able to get 5 to the boat and a pair of Dorado.

Mr. and Mrs. Runnels took out Reel Rum for a full day of fishing. Ramon and Omar hooked them into a Stripe Marlin right off the bat- maybe 8:30, if not before Omar said. The fight was a long one and the Big Striper wasn't to the boat until after 9:00am. The day seemed full of action but the boys could not get the fish to take bait. Bait ball after bait ball, they were chasing Marlin all day. Finally at around 1:00 o'clock they were able to hook into another Stripe Marlin, this one even bigger than the first one. Once to the boat Mr. Runnels told me that it hung over on both sides of the boat. They headed in shortly after and were back to the slip by 2:00pm.

While down on some business Nate Ingwerson thought he would squeeze in a day of fishing. He came to Redrum to help him out and we were able to get him out on El Nuevo. He had meetings until 8:30 and was not able to get to the boat until almost 9:00am but Alex put the pedal to the metal and got to Golden as fast as he could. Nate and his buddy ended up with 2 nice sized Dorado and were nice enough to leave some for the Redrum office for Dinner! Thanks Nate and it was nice meeting you.

Javier and Manuel took the day to clean and wax the boat also changing out the line and hooks. Rum Runnin is looking brand new and ready to catch fish!

Anyone intereseted??? Let us know.