244 lb Yellowfin mount from Global Fish Mounts

As many of you know, we were lucky enough to haul in the biggest Yellowfin Tuna last year in the Western Outdoor News Los Cabos Tuna Jackpot. Our 244lb Yellowfin was the 3rd biggest in tournament history and secured our place in Cabo's storied tournament history.

Global Fish Mounts was nice enough to donate a mount of our historic catch and it arrived yesterday. Of course, we had to place it front and center, right above the desk here in the office. Beautiful artistry, and we can't be happier with the way it turned out.

Get Well Diana....

Team RedRum would like to send a special "Get Well Soon" to our wonderful office manager Diana. Diana, unfortunately, was cut off by another surfer as they jockeyed for position on a big wave at Cabo Surf this past weekend and took a hard fall. After colliding head first with her board, Diana was left with a concussion and a fractured jaw.

Diana is a great girl and always has an upbeat attitude so it was no surprise that she was joking around even in her initial text's to us about the accident. "I guess she wanted to be the ONLY girl on the water!" Diana explained as she described the ordeal. Unable to talk, coherently at least, Diana will be on the sidelines for a few weeks. She will be missed around the office and we wish her a speedy recovery.

So, from Team RedRum and our extended family all over the world, get well soon Diana!

Wednesday's report...

Great fishing again today off the waters of Cabo San Lucas. Tropical Storm Andres is still several hundred miles south and has fizzled to a Tropical Depression. This will put anglers at ease of the next few days, as we already have felt the weather warm up and the winds die down.

First back today was our new friend Sean Orman. Sean had originally booked with us to go out yesterday, but after eating something that his stomach didn't agree with he had to re-book for today. Unfortunately, I don't think fishing was supposed to be in the cards this trip. We got Sean out on the water and the boys saw a ton of fish, just couldn't get any to bite. As the saying goes, "that's fishing."

Mark and Suzette Rohleder were back next on ReelRum. They spent the day with Omar and Americo and their two kids, Jared and Isabella. The Rohleder's are quite possibly the biggest RedSox fans in the world, and I really enjoyed talking to them about the beating the Sox have been putting on the Yankees this year. (Sharky, George, and Nick, that was for you!) Jared was the man of the day bringing in a nice big Striped Marlin, showing off the guns that will make him famous on the ball field someday. While they weren't fortunate enough to have any Dorado take bait or lures, the Broussard crew from Louisiana was nice enough to donate a few filets for Rohleder's to take to dinner.

Speaking of the gals from Louisiana, they had another great day on the water. The more experienced ladies from the group, Kim, Susie, and Carolyn were the only ones brave enough to head back out on the water today and it paid off. Carolyn brought in a very nice 40lb class Dorado, Kim caught a very nice Jack Crevalle in the 30lb class and Susie brought in an estimated 160lb, 103" Marlin. Both Susie and Kim mounted their Marlin from the past few days and both with be proudly dispayed at Carolyn's restaurant, the Blue Duck Cafe in Lake Charles Louisiana!

Alright, the Huffman group killed it again today! I am convinced these guys sold their souls to the fish devil. They claim their success is due to the good karma brought by having a few beers every day on the boat, who knows. Bottom line, these guys are having great days out on the water with Javier on Rum Runnin. While they lost a shark and a Striped Marlin today, they brought in 4 nice Dorado, 1 Yellowfin Tuna, and 1 catch and release Striped Marlin. Can't imagine what these guys are going to do tomorrow. I would love to be on the boat tomorrow just to see what the real secret is behind their success.

Ryan and Renee Crawford from Chicago stopped by yesterday and wanted to get out on the water while they were here. We hooked them up with Tata on our partner boat Anzuelo and they had a great day. 3 big Dorado and 1 catch and release Marlin. Add to that the perfect weather on the water today and it was a total success.

John Korecki, along with his two sons Chris and Zach, as well as his buddy James Buckley fished with us today on El Nuevo with Alex and Ramon. 4 guys, 4 fish. Can't beat that. They caught a nice variety of Dorado with fish in the 30, 40, and 50lb classes and a real nice Striped Marlin. The guys will be enjoying their catch tonight at Misiones de Kino while they brag to their wives about what amazing fishermen they all are. Good Stuff!

Finally, we had Ted Soetaert who is down visiting Cabo from Spring, Texas. Ted was fishing by himself today and wanted to give Panga fishing a try. We set him up with Carlos, and they had a great day together. Carlos found some big big Roosterfish hanging at an undisclosed location (gotta keep some secrets to ourselves,) and Ted ended up bringing in about 6 Roosters, losing a few more.

Killer day in Cabo!

Tunerfic Tuesday

While we did catch a few Yellowfin today, it was Tunerific because our Yellowfin replica mount of the winning fish from the Western Outdoor News Tuna Jackpot arrived today. The box was 10 feet long and 5 feet tall, and somehow made it here in one piece. The fish is absolutely gorgeous and I would like the thank the guys at Global Fish Mounts (http://globalfishmounts.com/) for hooking us up. It is hanging up above our desk here in the office. I will get a pic of it on the blog tomorrow.

Now for the important stuff. Great fishing today, all the boys had great days on the water...and a few girls too.

Charles Ebel, along with David and Sandy Englehart fished today with Omar and Americo on ReelRum. The folks had a great day on the water and while they were too pooped to come into the office after their day on the water, Mr. Ebel was nice enough to call to let me know that the crew had done a great job today. He made a point to let me know that the guys would not give up when they weren't getting bites. They landed a nice Dorado, but couldn't get a Marlin to bite. After throwing bait to a ton of fish, the boys went into their bag of tricks and pulled out the Kite Fishing Rig. After deploying the kite and bait, it wasn't long before they had a hook-up. A monster Striped Marlin was caught and released, but not before getting some measurements. 111" fish, truly spectacular.

Roger Huffman along with his good buddies, Mike Shafer, Kendall Karr and Brett Gardner had a phenominal day with Javier and Manuel. 2 Marlin caught and released, 2 nice Yellowfin Tuna, and 2 Dorado (one whopper) was the final tally. The only problem with a day like today for these guys, they have two more days of fishing. Not sure how we are going to match that tomorrow. As always, we'll try.

Finally, the ladies from Louisianna. Kim, Blair, Nalani, Carolyn, Rachel and Susie headed out on El Nuevo RedRum today with Ramon and Muneca. After arriving yesterday, 3 of the ladies headed out to sample the local flavors at various watering holes, the other 3 stayed back and enjoyed the comforts of the condos at Portofino (part of our Play and Stay Package.) Well, I wouldn't have guessed it, but the 3 ladies that stayed home got sick on the boat today and the 3 ladies that went out on the town felt fine. The girls had a blast bringing in a couple of really nice Dorado, a Yellowfin Tuna, and big Striped Marlin. They will be enjoying dinner at Misiones de Kino tonight, I can guarantee that.

Hasta Manana!
Ryan

Mondays are a mess

Mondays are a mess and faithful readers of this blog/fishing report know that more often than not, I struggle to get a fish report up Monday afternoon. So without further ado, here is the report for Monday, June 22nd. Winds picked up a bit today with a Tropical Storm, Andres, looming a few hundred miles south of us. Luckily for us and our anglers, the fish didn't seem to notice.

Ben Scriber and his buddies headed out on El Nuevo with Alex and Ramon and had a good day. While Katie did all she could to keep from chumming, Ben, Stepen, and Louis had their hands full with 2 big catch and release Striped Marlin.

Cody Loverin and Kate Bell (TCU 04') headed out with Omar and Americo on ReelRum. We were glad to have some former Frogs fishing with us, and wished them the best before they left. Kate didn't take to the Sea of Cortez as well as she would have liked and needed to come back early, but not before Cody reeled in a whopper of a Dorado. The big bull was in the 55-60lb class and Cody couldn't resist getting a replica mount made of the trophy. After Kate made her retreat to the friendly confines of the resort, Cody headed back out in search of a Marlin. While they saw a few fish and tried to pitch bait to them, a Yellowfin Tuna was all they could manage.

Pamela Bell called a few weeks back and told me I needed to get her son hooked up on a charter and hooked up with some fish as a graduation gift. No problem there. Arnold and Karl Bell, along with Josh Neblock and Bob Rike headed out with Javier and had a great day. When it was said and done, the guys were able to bring in 4 real nice Dorado, two in the 50lb class.

Finally, Wes Watkins along with his Wife Doris, their sons Tom and Brian and their kids, Ally and Tyler headed out with Marshall on the RedBeam. They weren't able to get Tyler, their grandson to reel in one of the big Dorado they caught, but rumor is he gave a Sierra hell at the end of the trip. They ended up with 3 Dorado and a Yellowfin to take home.

Buen dia!

Sunday Session

June 21st – Happy Father’s Day

Another sunny cloudless day in Cabo. Many people are enjoying their day off to celebrate Father’s Day with family and friends here and I’m sure everywhere. There was a lucky few that decided to spend that day on the water. The temperature in Cabo is sitting at about 93 degrees Fahrenheit with a SSE wind of about 12 mph.

The first boat back was ReelRum with Americo and Slim (Omar had the day off) with a crew from Scottsdale on board. Jeremy Grogan, Lyndsey Rupert along with Father Daughter Duo, Pat and Chrystal. They headed out to the Sea of Cortez and had a good morning on the water. They came back a bit earlier than normal but Chrystal was able to reel in her first ever Striped Marlin.

El Nuevo came back early and had nothing… The Schwarzlose party was diminished significantly this morning with only two of the original six going fishing today. The guys decided a half day was enough, and without much luck they came back without any flags flying.

Paul Spann, Grant McLay and Ross Mclay went fishing today for the fourth time in four days and had another great day. They caught one Marlin, which unfortunately would not have survived, one nice Dorado and one Yellowfin Tuna. These guys were rewarded with great fishing during their four charters and have a few coolers of fillets to show for it!

Pat Boehmer was lucky enough to fish with his daughter Carly today and they had a great Father’s Day on the water. Muneca and Tata on the Red Beam were able to hook them into a nice Dorado. Father’s day dinner should be great with that Dorado!

Jason Mensik, Doug and Bill Wilkerson, Jared Currey, Aaron Greene and Jacob Lee headed out on Rum Runnin today with Javier and Manuel. They headed back towards the 95 bank, and got into some big Dorado. Two of the four Dorado they caught weighed more than 45lbs, and two others around 25lbs were brought in. Glad you guys had a great day. Felicidades, to the Groom.

A Man's Perfect Day

The sun is out at 91 degrees Fahrenheit and the breeze is flowing east south east at about 13 mph through Cabo today. All the boats headed out to the Sea of Cortez to avoid the wind on the Pacific side. Jerry, Allen, Blaine and Thomas from Corpus Christi, Texas went out on our 33’ El Nuevo again today with Captain Alex and Mate Ramon. These guys are enjoying their stay at the Portofino Condos with the Stay & Play Package they purchased through CCA Texas. Fishing out in the Sea of Cortez and catching and releasing one Striped Marlin. They head back tomorrow but will hopefully be back to see us.

Virgins to Cabo until now, the friendly couple Eric and Kelly Huszar headed out on ReelRum with Omar and Americo. Hailing all the way from Edgewater, Maryland they are enjoying their time in Cabo. They reeled in 2 dorado and 4 Jack Cravelle. Kelly put it best when she said, “I understand what people mean when they say, it’s not if I’ll come back, but when!” They took a few fillets and headed down to Mango Cantina for some fresh fish tacos and Dorado fingers. We hope to see you back.

Aboard RumRunnin was a wild crew. I know personally because it was my husband Ryan, one of his best buddies, Mark Boone from TCU who is in town visiting, along with some friends from down here, Marshall, Ash, Leon and Rueben. After tearing up the town of Cabo last night, the crew of 6 miraculously arrived to go fishing at 6:30 am. With Chivo and Mickey as their crew, they headed out to the Sea of Cortez between the 95 and Gordo Banks. Although they came in early from fishing to make their 2:30 tee time, they still caught dinner! Boone managed to reel in a 40 lb. Dorado, which will be sitting on a platter for all of us at dinner at Misiones de Kino this evening, our favorite spot. Along with the Dorado, they had 2 Jack Cravelles and 2 Bonitas, all caught on live bait, caballito. It’s a non-stop day for these guys, fishing and golfing and drinking, oh my. A man's perfect day, right?

Back on the water for day 3, these guys just can’t get enough! Paul, Grant and Ross are on a fishing bender. Today they headed out with Marcial and Muneco aboard RedBeam. They came back with a nice Wahoo and a Striper. They booked another boat for tomorrow and the freezer is full of their fish. We’ll see you all tomorrow.

Happy Father’s Day Weekend!

Brooke Donovan