Two charters today, ReelRum and RumRunnin. Water and weather in Cabo were nice and warm. Fish are still very close to the Marina, only a mile or so outside towards the Sea of Cortez.
Javier and Manuel, aboard Rum Runnin, had guests Wayne and Sandra Bordner today. Having fished in Cabo before they claimed to be all set with catching Marlin and they wanted something to bring home and put on the grill. Javier and Manuel had seen quite a few Dorado in the past few days, so they decided to slow troll some live bait Caballito's to try to entice a strike. As luck would have it, their first strike was a Marlin. After catching and releasing the Marlin, they were able to bring in 3 nice Dorado and will be enjoying their catch at our favorite restaurant, Missiones De Kino. The Bordners had so much fun today, they will be back Wednesday to try to re-enact the success of today.
Jerry and Krista Branum fished with Omar and Americo today aboard ReelRum. I was shocked to see ReelRum come back to the Marina early, around 11:30am. My first thought was that someone might have been seasick, which would be odd seeing how the waters have been very calm lately. After talking with the boys, they said they had a few strikes but weren't having much luck and the Branum's decided that today was not their day. Hopefully tomorrow the fish will be a little more cooperative.
Boats are full for the rest of the week, still some availability towards the end of the month, great airfare and hotel accomodations can be found all over the web. Come down and see us and take advantage of the great fishing.
Monday, June 15, 2009
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Half and a Half and a Full
Two half day boats were sent out this morning, along with the Lilly's who were finishing up their Play and Stay Package with RedRum with a full day on El Nuevo.
Darrin and Lisa Loesel were the first boat back, ReelRum. They fished with Americo and Tata, as Omar had the day off. I am sure Omar was resting up for tonights big game. Team RedRum, the soccer version, which is a team comprised of our Captains and Mates, has a big game tonight at 7:20pm. The 1st place team, RedRum, takes on the 2nd place team tonight. I digress, back to the fishing. Darrin and Lisa were with another company yesterday and they were skunked, so they decided to give it another shot, this time they made the right choice and came out with us.
Tons of fish were spotted and the boys pitched bait to a lot them, however only one was hungry. One was enough though as the purpose of the trip was to get Lisa a Marlin. After catching and releasing the Marlin, Lisa was ready for another. They had another fish hot and bothered, but it never gave a real good strike to the bait. But, one catch and release Marlin on a half-day trip is still a success. Nice meeting you Darrin and Lisa, hope to see you back in Cabo soon.
David Alexander and his buddy were the next "half-day" to make it back to the Marina. I have the "half-day" in quotation marks because Chivo stayed out extra long trying to get each of the guys a big Marlin. They saw Marlin, Dorado and tons of Dolphin but even with the extra effort they were only able to bring in the one Marlin. The guys had a great day and remarked when they came back in what a great job the crew had done.
Finally, we had Mike Lilly and his crew from the Stay and Play Package (check the website for more details on the Play and Stay Packages with RedRum Sportfishing http://www.redrumcabo.com/html/stay___play.html) on El Nuevo RedRum. Captain Alex did his best for these guys again, and they came back to tell me so, but even he can't get the fish to bite. The Lilly guys enjoyed the Beer on the boat and the great day on the water, but were having a hard time hooking up. Finally though, Mike was hooked up on a Marlin and he caught and released a real nice 160-170lb Striped Marlin.
Not a bad week for RedRum boats, plenty of Marlin close to the Marina and the Dorado bite was good as well. A few nice Tuna were brought in as well, it would be nice to see these guys show up with a bit more regularity, fingers crossed.
Darrin and Lisa Loesel were the first boat back, ReelRum. They fished with Americo and Tata, as Omar had the day off. I am sure Omar was resting up for tonights big game. Team RedRum, the soccer version, which is a team comprised of our Captains and Mates, has a big game tonight at 7:20pm. The 1st place team, RedRum, takes on the 2nd place team tonight. I digress, back to the fishing. Darrin and Lisa were with another company yesterday and they were skunked, so they decided to give it another shot, this time they made the right choice and came out with us.
Tons of fish were spotted and the boys pitched bait to a lot them, however only one was hungry. One was enough though as the purpose of the trip was to get Lisa a Marlin. After catching and releasing the Marlin, Lisa was ready for another. They had another fish hot and bothered, but it never gave a real good strike to the bait. But, one catch and release Marlin on a half-day trip is still a success. Nice meeting you Darrin and Lisa, hope to see you back in Cabo soon.
David Alexander and his buddy were the next "half-day" to make it back to the Marina. I have the "half-day" in quotation marks because Chivo stayed out extra long trying to get each of the guys a big Marlin. They saw Marlin, Dorado and tons of Dolphin but even with the extra effort they were only able to bring in the one Marlin. The guys had a great day and remarked when they came back in what a great job the crew had done.
Finally, we had Mike Lilly and his crew from the Stay and Play Package (check the website for more details on the Play and Stay Packages with RedRum Sportfishing http://www.redrumcabo.com/html/stay___play.html) on El Nuevo RedRum. Captain Alex did his best for these guys again, and they came back to tell me so, but even he can't get the fish to bite. The Lilly guys enjoyed the Beer on the boat and the great day on the water, but were having a hard time hooking up. Finally though, Mike was hooked up on a Marlin and he caught and released a real nice 160-170lb Striped Marlin.
Not a bad week for RedRum boats, plenty of Marlin close to the Marina and the Dorado bite was good as well. A few nice Tuna were brought in as well, it would be nice to see these guys show up with a bit more regularity, fingers crossed.
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Marlin for each
Michael and five of his friends went out on our 33’ El Nuevo today with Captain Alex. It’s their first day of two for fishing and though they saw lots of Marlin on the sea of Cortez only one was hooked and released. The guys had a great time with the crew and the beers on board didn’t hurt either.
The Qualen group is down here celebrating the wedding of one of their good friends and went out on our 32’ RumRunnin with Captain Americo and mate Manuel. They also had a great time on the water though they were also teased by all the Marlin nearby. For some reason they just didn’t want to bit…well, all but one.
There’s always tomorrow!
The Qualen group is down here celebrating the wedding of one of their good friends and went out on our 32’ RumRunnin with Captain Americo and mate Manuel. They also had a great time on the water though they were also teased by all the Marlin nearby. For some reason they just didn’t want to bit…well, all but one.
There’s always tomorrow!
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Mucho Pescado
It was a full day with all of our boats out with the Roberts group. Our 28’ ReelRum captained by Omar and Americo returned with 3 Tuna that they caught nine miles offshore using lures. Water temperature was around 77 degrees. Our 32’ RedBeam captained by Marcial returned with 4 Tuna. They also used lures and were holding hands with ReelRum about nine miles offshore. They both saw lots of Marlin but none were biting. Some blame it on the full moon, some on the squid, and others on the beer. Our 33’ El Nuevo captained by Alex caught and released a Marlin and a Dorado using live bait, also not far from shore by the arch.
The Roca couple, Krista and Shaun from Florida fished with us on Tuesday and though they caught a Marlin and a Dorado were hungry for more. They did not come back disappointed. Right when Shaun was biting into his sandwich 3 Marlin hooked up and the two of them got busy. They have fished plenty in Florida as well as in Cancun and other Mexican spots but had never fought as they did in Cabo. The sea was at six to eight feet and they were feeling the “forced” tequila shots from the night before. They caught and released those three Marlin and when they hooked up to the 4 Dorado they realized these dolphins showed up with more of a fight than their big brother Marlins. This tough couple kept fighting until the Dorado finally gave up.
Another great day in Cabo San Lucas with RedRum Sportfishing!
The Roca couple, Krista and Shaun from Florida fished with us on Tuesday and though they caught a Marlin and a Dorado were hungry for more. They did not come back disappointed. Right when Shaun was biting into his sandwich 3 Marlin hooked up and the two of them got busy. They have fished plenty in Florida as well as in Cancun and other Mexican spots but had never fought as they did in Cabo. The sea was at six to eight feet and they were feeling the “forced” tequila shots from the night before. They caught and released those three Marlin and when they hooked up to the 4 Dorado they realized these dolphins showed up with more of a fight than their big brother Marlins. This tough couple kept fighting until the Dorado finally gave up.
Another great day in Cabo San Lucas with RedRum Sportfishing!
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Tuesday report from Cabo San Lucas
Another great day on and off the water in Cabo San Lucas, while the water temps are in the high 70's, the air temps are in the high 80's right now. Marlin have been close to the Marina and have been seen in high numbers. The problem is getting them to bite. They have been very active chasing pitch baits, but getting hooked up has been tougher to come by. However, just because it is tough, doesn't mean our crews can't do it.
Chris Cordova and Richard Snell, as you may remember if you have been staying up with the reports, had a problem with the aftercooler on ReelRum on their Sunday charter. They came out again, on us, and had another phenominal day. After catching the two Marlin on Sunday, Tuesday's charter was aimed at filling a cooler full of fish. Chris and Richard caught 4 real nice Dorado, some in the 50lb class. The guys were once again really happy when they came back to port, this time under their own power. Chris and Richard couldn't say enough about the RedRum crews.
John Garwood and Bob Rooks along with their wives, Carol and Julie were also our guests on Tuesday. Originally, the guys were looking for a share, but after talking with the wives and finding out they wanted to join in on the fun, they decided to take the boat for themselves. Problem was, I had already found a share for them. John, Bob, Carol and Julie were nice enough to invite Mike Lewis out to join them and they had a great day getting to know one another and chasing Marlin. They were able to catch and release one real nice Marlin and they also caught a nice Dorado.
Shaun and Krista Roca our good friends from Florida are serious anglers and basically planned this trip around sport-fishing, you can see how we made fast friends there. Being from Florida, they catch their fare share of Dorado, albeit peanut size bait Dorado, but Dorado nonetheless. They were interested in catching a little bigger Dorado and few Striped Marlin. They said they saw more than 30 Marlin with Mate Americo virtually hitting half of them in the head with bait. However, getting hook-sets were tough to come by. Shaun is a believer in the moon phases and he attributed the lack of hook-ups to, as we say in Spanish, La Luna. Around mid-day the tables turned and Shaun caught and release a nice Striper. A few minutes later a Dorado, a bit bigger than they were used to, crashed the spread and was quickly landed. Krista even had another Marlin on for a short time, the fish however spit the hook after a short fight. They too were very impressed by the crew on El Nuevo and showed visible discomfort when learning that the boat was not available again during their stay.
Finally, with Manuel and Javier on Rum Runnin, we had Andre, Blane, Sara and Harley. Proud new owners of a time-share over at Villa Del Arco, they were ready to get on the water and experience all that Cabo had to offer. Unfortunately, the waters didn't cooperate, the guys did all they could to get a hook-up, it was however "one of those days". That's Fishing!
Chris Cordova and Richard Snell, as you may remember if you have been staying up with the reports, had a problem with the aftercooler on ReelRum on their Sunday charter. They came out again, on us, and had another phenominal day. After catching the two Marlin on Sunday, Tuesday's charter was aimed at filling a cooler full of fish. Chris and Richard caught 4 real nice Dorado, some in the 50lb class. The guys were once again really happy when they came back to port, this time under their own power. Chris and Richard couldn't say enough about the RedRum crews.
John Garwood and Bob Rooks along with their wives, Carol and Julie were also our guests on Tuesday. Originally, the guys were looking for a share, but after talking with the wives and finding out they wanted to join in on the fun, they decided to take the boat for themselves. Problem was, I had already found a share for them. John, Bob, Carol and Julie were nice enough to invite Mike Lewis out to join them and they had a great day getting to know one another and chasing Marlin. They were able to catch and release one real nice Marlin and they also caught a nice Dorado.
Shaun and Krista Roca our good friends from Florida are serious anglers and basically planned this trip around sport-fishing, you can see how we made fast friends there. Being from Florida, they catch their fare share of Dorado, albeit peanut size bait Dorado, but Dorado nonetheless. They were interested in catching a little bigger Dorado and few Striped Marlin. They said they saw more than 30 Marlin with Mate Americo virtually hitting half of them in the head with bait. However, getting hook-sets were tough to come by. Shaun is a believer in the moon phases and he attributed the lack of hook-ups to, as we say in Spanish, La Luna. Around mid-day the tables turned and Shaun caught and release a nice Striper. A few minutes later a Dorado, a bit bigger than they were used to, crashed the spread and was quickly landed. Krista even had another Marlin on for a short time, the fish however spit the hook after a short fight. They too were very impressed by the crew on El Nuevo and showed visible discomfort when learning that the boat was not available again during their stay.
Finally, with Manuel and Javier on Rum Runnin, we had Andre, Blane, Sara and Harley. Proud new owners of a time-share over at Villa Del Arco, they were ready to get on the water and experience all that Cabo had to offer. Unfortunately, the waters didn't cooperate, the guys did all they could to get a hook-up, it was however "one of those days". That's Fishing!
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Sharon's Catch
Hey guys!
Carl and I are back at work and hating it! We need to be on vacation full time!! We totally enjoyed our trip to Cabo and LOVED our fishing with Omar and Americo. Here are a few pics of our Marlin and other stuff from our day of fishing. It’s not a question of IF we will be back, it is WHEN. Hopefully soon….
Adios…
Sharon and Carl
Carl and I are back at work and hating it! We need to be on vacation full time!! We totally enjoyed our trip to Cabo and LOVED our fishing with Omar and Americo. Here are a few pics of our Marlin and other stuff from our day of fishing. It’s not a question of IF we will be back, it is WHEN. Hopefully soon….
Adios…
Sharon and Carl
Sorry for the delay on Mondays report.
Yesterday was madness... We had five boats head out, 4 occupied by the Roberts wedding party and one by the Ferrigno's who are here enjoying our stay and play package.
The Ferrigno's headed out with Javier and Manuel aboard Rum Runnin and had a great day on the water. They saw tons of Marlin playing on the surface and pitched bait to numerous fish. They were able to catch and release Two nice Striped Marlin, after hooking up on live pitch baits. They were also able to get a real nice Dorado in the 40 lb range on a dead stitch bait.
David and Mike Roberts along with their wives, and 16 of their close friends are down for a wedding here in Cabo this week. The Roberts are from the Austin area so it was tough seeing them come in with their burnt orange fishing shirts. As most of you know, Team RedRum members Brooke and Ryan as well as Luis, all attended TCU and we have quite the instate rivalry. We put our differences aside and got to the task at hand, putting the 4 boats on some fish. Tough to get accurate reports, as the different boats came in all about the same time. I know for a fact that David Roberts and his crew on El Nuevo had 12 Marlin strikes and were able to bring in 4, catch and release. Being a Captain himself, David knew a good crew and he said Alex and Ramon on El Nuevo were the best he ever fished with. He was very happy with their day on the water. Marshall on the Red Beam, took out another 4 from their party and he too was able to catch and release 4 Marlin and also brought in 4 Dorado. Another member of their party came in to tell me they too had a great day, not sure which boat with a few Marlin, some Dorado and several Hammerhead Shark hook-ups.
Sorry for the lack of detail, but I think it is pretty evident everyone had a great day. Lots of Marlin in the water and the boys seem to be getting them on either live pitch bait, dead stitched bait or the kites. Dorado have been big in the 40-50lb range. Hammerheads have been devouring live bait, and there are even a few Yellowfin roaming around with a nice 40lb class fish brought in yesterday as well.
We will let you know how they boys are doing today as soon as we can.
The Ferrigno's headed out with Javier and Manuel aboard Rum Runnin and had a great day on the water. They saw tons of Marlin playing on the surface and pitched bait to numerous fish. They were able to catch and release Two nice Striped Marlin, after hooking up on live pitch baits. They were also able to get a real nice Dorado in the 40 lb range on a dead stitch bait.
David and Mike Roberts along with their wives, and 16 of their close friends are down for a wedding here in Cabo this week. The Roberts are from the Austin area so it was tough seeing them come in with their burnt orange fishing shirts. As most of you know, Team RedRum members Brooke and Ryan as well as Luis, all attended TCU and we have quite the instate rivalry. We put our differences aside and got to the task at hand, putting the 4 boats on some fish. Tough to get accurate reports, as the different boats came in all about the same time. I know for a fact that David Roberts and his crew on El Nuevo had 12 Marlin strikes and were able to bring in 4, catch and release. Being a Captain himself, David knew a good crew and he said Alex and Ramon on El Nuevo were the best he ever fished with. He was very happy with their day on the water. Marshall on the Red Beam, took out another 4 from their party and he too was able to catch and release 4 Marlin and also brought in 4 Dorado. Another member of their party came in to tell me they too had a great day, not sure which boat with a few Marlin, some Dorado and several Hammerhead Shark hook-ups.
Sorry for the lack of detail, but I think it is pretty evident everyone had a great day. Lots of Marlin in the water and the boys seem to be getting them on either live pitch bait, dead stitched bait or the kites. Dorado have been big in the 40-50lb range. Hammerheads have been devouring live bait, and there are even a few Yellowfin roaming around with a nice 40lb class fish brought in yesterday as well.
We will let you know how they boys are doing today as soon as we can.
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