Horrible name for the post, I know, but it has been a long week and it is only Wednesday. Good buddy Mark Boone is coming down to do some fishing from Texas this weekend and I can take solace in the fact that the rest of the week will involve good fun and plenty of beverages.
Will and Todd, along with their wives were the first ones back today after their half-day charter. They saw a ton of fish, but were only able to bring in 1 Catch and Release Marlin. The fishing is certainly, "patchy" as one client described it, with some boats just getting luckier than others. Glad you guys were able to get one big fish to the boat. Hope to see you back soon.
Next up was the McLain crew. Doug and Mark were excited about taking their sons out for a day on the water, but thought a half-day would best suit them. Captain Marshall asked them first thing this morning what they wanted their day to entail and the first thing Mark said was he wanted something for the dinner table. Marshall headed off in pursuit of a Dorado and/or Tuna, but as they got closer to the fishing grounds the swells picked up a bit. Marshall decided to head closer to shore to troll live bait for a Dorado, and he was able to get them hooked up to a nice fish. Doug and Mark felt it had taken far too long to get the Dorado and they remarked that they wanted the young boys to do some fishing, with poles in their hands. Marshall rigged up the poles for bottom fishing and they were able to catch several different bottom species including Rock Snapper and Triggerfish. All in all, Mark and Doug felt that Marshall spent too much time getting them a fish for dinner, and not enough time fishing with the kids. They were not happy with their charter and they came back to let me know. (No one will ever accuse us of not being honest with our fish report. Oh well, I feel like Marshall did a great job and feel like we did our best here at RedRum.)
Robert Bomkessel headed out with Omar on ReelRum and while they had a bit of a slow day, they had a good time. Omar too, had trouble getting the fish to bite for him today, but he was able to get one nice Tuna for the guys to enjoy for dinner.
Dianne Carlilse, who was part of the Roberts wedding group last week, didn't get enough action the two days she fished last week. They booked another charter with us today to try to match the success of their first day fishing last week on El Nuevo. They came back to the office after the charter to let us know the crew did a fabulous job and to buy a few flags commemorating their different catches during the past two weeks. Today they caught a nice big Dorado to enjoy this evening.
Finally, our good friends from Fort Worth, Texas, Wayne and Sandra Bordner were back again today to finish up their second of two fishing days. Wayne and Sandra won the mixed bag prize today with a phenominal day with Javier and Ulyses. After losing 2 Marlin that had spit the hook, they brought in 2 Yellowfin, a Dorado, and a nice size Wahoo. That's right, a Wahoo, you lucky dogs you! Wahoo for the Bordners tonight, Ramen Noodles for the Donovan's. No worries, you can leave a filet of Wahoo with us next time you come down.
Thanks to all my guys today, they worked hard to put the customers on the fish and I know they will be back tomorrow to do the same.
Adios,
Ryan
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Tuesday's Report
Jerry and Kristi Branum were back for day two of their adventure and after giving Jerry some sea sickness medicine he had a much better day on the water. The caught a beautiful Marlin which they had mounted to proudly display back home in Arp, Texas. Nice meeting you guys and send in some pics so we can get them on the website. Look forward to seeing you guys again soon, maybe next time at our condos through the Play and Stay Package.
Alan and Ron, two buddies from Kentucky had an interesting day on the water with Javier and Manuel today. The guys got lucky right of the start and hooked into a nice Marlin which Ron successfully caught and released. Next up was a small school of Tuna, and they were able to take 4 good size fish (which they thought they would be enjoying for dinner.) Upon returning to the Marina, they were stopped by the authorities who wanted to know why we hadn't brought the fish to the cleaning station. Javier, kindly told them that the fish were caught in the morning and would have gone bad if we had waited until the end of the day before we cleaned them. The whole story sounded fishy, seems like the "authorities" may have wanted some Tuna for themselves. This is the first time in over two years that they have boarded any boats, checking for limits or cleaned fish. Personally, I would much rather see these guys spending their time (and stealing fish) from folks that went over their limit everyday. Nonetheless, we sent Alan, Ron and their spouses for a nice dinner at Misiones de Kino on our dime to make up for the problem and they came back today to let me know how much they appreciated it. Sometimes there isn't much we can do about the occasional rougue ambush from the authorities.
Phil Cammarano along with his wife and daughter, Barbara and Emily had a great day on the RedBeam with Marshall. They caught 3 nice sized Dorado's.
David Daray, along with the Hoffman brother clan made up of Frank, Greg and Mark had a great day as well. These guys fished El Nuevo with Alex and Ramon and were able to catch and release two nice Striped Marlin and one monster 60+ lb Dorado that they enjoyed for dinner.
Alan and Ron, two buddies from Kentucky had an interesting day on the water with Javier and Manuel today. The guys got lucky right of the start and hooked into a nice Marlin which Ron successfully caught and released. Next up was a small school of Tuna, and they were able to take 4 good size fish (which they thought they would be enjoying for dinner.) Upon returning to the Marina, they were stopped by the authorities who wanted to know why we hadn't brought the fish to the cleaning station. Javier, kindly told them that the fish were caught in the morning and would have gone bad if we had waited until the end of the day before we cleaned them. The whole story sounded fishy, seems like the "authorities" may have wanted some Tuna for themselves. This is the first time in over two years that they have boarded any boats, checking for limits or cleaned fish. Personally, I would much rather see these guys spending their time (and stealing fish) from folks that went over their limit everyday. Nonetheless, we sent Alan, Ron and their spouses for a nice dinner at Misiones de Kino on our dime to make up for the problem and they came back today to let me know how much they appreciated it. Sometimes there isn't much we can do about the occasional rougue ambush from the authorities.
Phil Cammarano along with his wife and daughter, Barbara and Emily had a great day on the RedBeam with Marshall. They caught 3 nice sized Dorado's.
David Daray, along with the Hoffman brother clan made up of Frank, Greg and Mark had a great day as well. These guys fished El Nuevo with Alex and Ramon and were able to catch and release two nice Striped Marlin and one monster 60+ lb Dorado that they enjoyed for dinner.
Monday, June 15, 2009
Dorado Day
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.
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.
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!
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