We had 4 boats out today and all went well. Water is still in the mid-80's and fish are still very active. First group was Lori and John Dean and their friends, Diane and William Andries. Lori, John, Diane and William are the latest to partake in our Play and Stay packages. They loved the accomodations at Portofino, but were ready to get on the water. Captain Alex headed towards the Golden Gate bank on the Pacific in search of some action and it didn't take long. They finished the day with 3 boated Dorado, and few Billfish strikes, but couldn't get a Billfish hook-up.
Mark and Dorothy Willingham are down from Houston, Texas and are no strangers to Hurricane warnings. They re-counted their tales of the past few years and the storms they have been through. Luckily, they are leaving town on Monday and won't have to wait out another storm. That being said, the Willingham's had a hell of a day on the water. 11 Dorado, and 1 Yellowfin Tuna when all was said and done.
The Father/Son crew. John Rocky, John Rocky Jr., and Justin Rocky are down from California fishing on a credit from last year, when their trip was cancelled due to a Hurricane. As much as we like the Rocky's, this is starting to look like a pattern here. Everytime they come down or plan on coming down a Hurricane comes with them. They guys had a great first day on the water, they had tons of Dorado strikes and landed 3 fish, they also hooked into and landed a nice Striped Marlin. Good stuff guys, see you tomorrow.
Finally, we had another Father/Son combo with Brad and Alex Dodge. Brad and Alex fished aboard ReelRum with Omar and Juan. All the guys did a great job with Omar and Juan putting the guys on the fish and Brad and Alex bringing them in. They finished the day with 4 Dorado and a Striped Marlin catch and release.
Still watching the storm. Keeping our fingers crossed.
Monday, August 31, 2009
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Hurricane Jimena
Let's all hope history repeats itself and this Miss Hurricane Jimena steers clear of us down in the Baja and heads out to the Pacific side missing the Los Cabos area. The port is currently still open in Los Cabos and its business as ususal. There are some storm clouds brewing in the sky but other than that it was a great day on the water for all RedRum boats... fish report to come soon. It's been a busy Sunday folks, bear with us!
Here is the latest from the report we follow on www.wunderground.com/tropical
Jimena is moving toward the west-northwest near 8 mph...13 km/hr...and a gradual turn toward the northwest and then north-northwest isexpected during the next 48 hours.
Satellite images indicate that the maximum sustained winds are now near 140 mph...220 km/hr...with higher gusts. Jimena is a category four hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Some fluctuations in strength are likely over the next day or two.
Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 25 miles...35 km...from the center...and tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 70 miles...110 km.
Saturday's Switch-up
Saturday morning was interesting to say the least, in more ways than one. First we had a mix up on Rum Runnin'. Today was day two for Scott and Lori Golden and their crew which totaled about 12 of their friends. Somewhere from here to the dock, we had a mix-up and they got on Rum Runnin. Only problem was, the Golden Group was booked on Anzuelo II for day 2.
Needless to say, I didn't figure this out until too late. I started to walk down the docks with Chad Taylor and his wife who had reserved Rum Runnin for the day and they were as shocked as I was to see another 4 clients on the boat they reserved. My bad.
After some apologies to both groups, we got everyone on their way. About 15 minutes later, as the boats are probably rounding the Arch and heading up the Pacific you can hear the sounds of incoming thunder storm. Luckily the boats were never in danger, but all the clients and everyone on the Marina had quite the show as lighting crashed off the coast towards the Sea of Cortez. As quick as it came, it was gone, but we did get our first 10 minutes of rain all year, and that was good.
As it turned out, both the groups from the switch-up did great. The Golden group had a double header on Marlin and it worked out perfect because of the twin fighting chairs on Anzuelo II. Caught and released both of them and came back to tell me how great of a day it was. Chad Taylor and his wife, kept the streak going on Rum Runnin and came back with 6 nice Dorado's.
The next group was John Black and his buddies from Texas, who were referrals from my good buddy Thomas Lacy. John and his buddies may have set the record for strikes on a RedRum boat on one day. John and the guys came back and said they had a good day, 3 Dorado. The true story was when Captain Marshall came back. He was really animated when telling me about his day. "Ryan, we must have had 35 strikes. We were sharpening hooks, changing the length on the hooksets, changing trolling speed. We could not get the hooks to set." I was chuckling a little bit, and certainly not at John Black and his crew's success or lack their of, but at Captain Marshall. I assured him that even while he gets to fish one of the most amazing areas of the world every day, from time to time, the ocean is going to win.
Let's see what tomorrow brings.
-Ryan
Needless to say, I didn't figure this out until too late. I started to walk down the docks with Chad Taylor and his wife who had reserved Rum Runnin for the day and they were as shocked as I was to see another 4 clients on the boat they reserved. My bad.
After some apologies to both groups, we got everyone on their way. About 15 minutes later, as the boats are probably rounding the Arch and heading up the Pacific you can hear the sounds of incoming thunder storm. Luckily the boats were never in danger, but all the clients and everyone on the Marina had quite the show as lighting crashed off the coast towards the Sea of Cortez. As quick as it came, it was gone, but we did get our first 10 minutes of rain all year, and that was good.
As it turned out, both the groups from the switch-up did great. The Golden group had a double header on Marlin and it worked out perfect because of the twin fighting chairs on Anzuelo II. Caught and released both of them and came back to tell me how great of a day it was. Chad Taylor and his wife, kept the streak going on Rum Runnin and came back with 6 nice Dorado's.
The next group was John Black and his buddies from Texas, who were referrals from my good buddy Thomas Lacy. John and his buddies may have set the record for strikes on a RedRum boat on one day. John and the guys came back and said they had a good day, 3 Dorado. The true story was when Captain Marshall came back. He was really animated when telling me about his day. "Ryan, we must have had 35 strikes. We were sharpening hooks, changing the length on the hooksets, changing trolling speed. We could not get the hooks to set." I was chuckling a little bit, and certainly not at John Black and his crew's success or lack their of, but at Captain Marshall. I assured him that even while he gets to fish one of the most amazing areas of the world every day, from time to time, the ocean is going to win.
Let's see what tomorrow brings.
-Ryan
Friday, August 28, 2009
Stuck on Fish
Hola fellow angler enthusiasts, hope everyone is enjoying their summer and planning their next adventure to Cabo. We're having a great week fishing and the temperature even seems to be stabilizing a bit though still quite warm. before we report on todays catch we wanted to catch you up on Tuesdays great fun.
Tuesday August 25th, 2009
Rich and JR went out on our 32’ RumRunnin with Captain Javier and Mate Manuel. They fished Golden Gate and caught 12 Tuna and 8 Dorado.
Steve and his girlfriend Liza, good friends of Ryan Donovan’s are in town with family staying at the Portofino condos that we offer in our Play and Stay packages. They fished on our 28’ ReelRum at Golden Gate and caught 9 Dorado which they have been enjoying for lunch and dinners at our favorite restaurant in town, Misiones de Kino.
Our great friend Brian and his wife Viven went out on our 33’ El Nuevo with Captain Alex and Mate Ramon. They were the first boat back after plenty of action out on the Pacific. The first fish they caught was a inshore fish we call Bonita which literally translates as “pretty” though I’m not sure that I would agree with the translation. After that warm up they got going really quick and caught 9 Dorado by 9am at one point having a triple hook-up. As if that weren’t enough, they caught and released 3 Sailfish and caught a Wahoo as well. Nice job Brian and Viven!!!
Friday August 28th, 2009
John Donovan and Scott Golden met four years ago at a football game when John had just taken over RedRum Sportfishing in Cabo San Lucas. They immidietely bonded over their passion to fish and have been working together ever since. John hooking him and his friend at Deep Blue marine up with great fishing trips and Scott in turn getting us top quality fishing accessories. Scott and his group of ten other anglers went out on three of our boats today, our 28’ ReelRum, our 32’ RumRunnin and our 33’ El Nuevo. ReelRum was the first boat back with 7 twenty to twenty five pound Dorado’s that they caught by Golden Gate using lures. They released one back into the 83 degree ocean. The group that went out on RumRunnin caught 8 Dorado and released 2, also around twenty five pounds each. Laurie Golden caught and released a hundred and forty pound Sailfish on our 33’ El Nuevo and the rest of the group pitched in with a few more Dorado which they generously shared with the crew. We’ll see everyone back tomorrow for round #2. Check out Deep Blue Marine at http://www.deepbluemarine.com/.
John Robertson and friends from New Orleans, LA are in Cabo fishing for the first time and went out on our 32’ RedBeam with Captain Marcial and Mate Fabian. They fished Golden Gate and caught 12 twenty five pound Dorado.
Cindy and David from San Antonio, Texas went out on one of our partner boats and caught 15 Dorado, most of which they released and the rest they shared with their crew. They also fought a Marlin but it ended up getting away this time.
Darton, Blake, Jeremy, Alisa and Chris from Tulsa, Oklahoma went out on another one of our great partner boats and caught 2 Dorado using lures on the Pacific side.
Tuesday August 25th, 2009
Rich and JR went out on our 32’ RumRunnin with Captain Javier and Mate Manuel. They fished Golden Gate and caught 12 Tuna and 8 Dorado.
Steve and his girlfriend Liza, good friends of Ryan Donovan’s are in town with family staying at the Portofino condos that we offer in our Play and Stay packages. They fished on our 28’ ReelRum at Golden Gate and caught 9 Dorado which they have been enjoying for lunch and dinners at our favorite restaurant in town, Misiones de Kino.
Our great friend Brian and his wife Viven went out on our 33’ El Nuevo with Captain Alex and Mate Ramon. They were the first boat back after plenty of action out on the Pacific. The first fish they caught was a inshore fish we call Bonita which literally translates as “pretty” though I’m not sure that I would agree with the translation. After that warm up they got going really quick and caught 9 Dorado by 9am at one point having a triple hook-up. As if that weren’t enough, they caught and released 3 Sailfish and caught a Wahoo as well. Nice job Brian and Viven!!!
Friday August 28th, 2009
John Donovan and Scott Golden met four years ago at a football game when John had just taken over RedRum Sportfishing in Cabo San Lucas. They immidietely bonded over their passion to fish and have been working together ever since. John hooking him and his friend at Deep Blue marine up with great fishing trips and Scott in turn getting us top quality fishing accessories. Scott and his group of ten other anglers went out on three of our boats today, our 28’ ReelRum, our 32’ RumRunnin and our 33’ El Nuevo. ReelRum was the first boat back with 7 twenty to twenty five pound Dorado’s that they caught by Golden Gate using lures. They released one back into the 83 degree ocean. The group that went out on RumRunnin caught 8 Dorado and released 2, also around twenty five pounds each. Laurie Golden caught and released a hundred and forty pound Sailfish on our 33’ El Nuevo and the rest of the group pitched in with a few more Dorado which they generously shared with the crew. We’ll see everyone back tomorrow for round #2. Check out Deep Blue Marine at http://www.deepbluemarine.com/.
John Robertson and friends from New Orleans, LA are in Cabo fishing for the first time and went out on our 32’ RedBeam with Captain Marcial and Mate Fabian. They fished Golden Gate and caught 12 twenty five pound Dorado.
Cindy and David from San Antonio, Texas went out on one of our partner boats and caught 15 Dorado, most of which they released and the rest they shared with their crew. They also fought a Marlin but it ended up getting away this time.
Darton, Blake, Jeremy, Alisa and Chris from Tulsa, Oklahoma went out on another one of our great partner boats and caught 2 Dorado using lures on the Pacific side.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Wishing for Tuna in Cali as in Baja
David McAninch and friends from Santa Barbara, California went out on our 32’ RumRunnin with Captain Javier and Mate Manuel. They headed to the Pacific side and caught 3 Dorado and 3 Tuna. David’s been fishing in Cabo before but it was a first for the rest of the guys and they’re looking forward to dinner time.
Ron went out on our 28’ ReelRum with Captain Omar and Mate Americo. They also headed to the pacific side and thought they found a lot of fish they were stubborn to bite. Though it was quiet the boys found a Dorado for Ron to fight.
Mario and friends, from Seattle, San Diego and Dallas went out on our 33’ El Nuevo with Captain Alex and Mate Ramon. Nate got the big catch of the day, fighting an 80 pound Sailfish which was released. They also caught 7 Dorado, the largest weighing thirty pounds, releasing three of them. All this just three miles offshore in the Golden Gate area.
Ti and wife Melanie from Pensacola, Florida went out on our 32’ RedBeam with Captain Marcial and Mate Fabian. They found their catch five miles offshore straight out from the Marina. Both Ti and Melanie got the chance to reel in and release a Marlin, the first weighing about 110 pounds and the second close to 140 pounds. They also caught 4 Dorado which they’ll be enjoying for lunch and dinner throughout the week.
John Donovan is playing the famous card once again and being the great guy that he is he's using his fame for a good cause tonight. Every year the San Diego chapter of the Make A Wish Foundation holds a Tuna tournament they call the "Tuna Challenge". John will be speaking to the anglers participating in the tournament to give them tips on how to catch a Tuna the RedRum/Cabo San Lucas way. Buena Suerte!!!
Ron went out on our 28’ ReelRum with Captain Omar and Mate Americo. They also headed to the pacific side and thought they found a lot of fish they were stubborn to bite. Though it was quiet the boys found a Dorado for Ron to fight.
Mario and friends, from Seattle, San Diego and Dallas went out on our 33’ El Nuevo with Captain Alex and Mate Ramon. Nate got the big catch of the day, fighting an 80 pound Sailfish which was released. They also caught 7 Dorado, the largest weighing thirty pounds, releasing three of them. All this just three miles offshore in the Golden Gate area.
Ti and wife Melanie from Pensacola, Florida went out on our 32’ RedBeam with Captain Marcial and Mate Fabian. They found their catch five miles offshore straight out from the Marina. Both Ti and Melanie got the chance to reel in and release a Marlin, the first weighing about 110 pounds and the second close to 140 pounds. They also caught 4 Dorado which they’ll be enjoying for lunch and dinner throughout the week.
John Donovan is playing the famous card once again and being the great guy that he is he's using his fame for a good cause tonight. Every year the San Diego chapter of the Make A Wish Foundation holds a Tuna tournament they call the "Tuna Challenge". John will be speaking to the anglers participating in the tournament to give them tips on how to catch a Tuna the RedRum/Cabo San Lucas way. Buena Suerte!!!
Harary Fishing
I just wanted to thank you for such a wonderful 2 days of fishing last week. Im lucky if I get to go out deep sea even once a year- so to come home with a cooler full of fish and great memories was definitely worth the trip from NYC. As I mentioned, this was our 4th trip down to Cabo in order to fish and I am sorry that we waited so long to give you guys a shot. Omar and Amerigo on the Reel Rum were absolutely fantastic. They listened to all of our requests regarding the types of fish that we wanted to catch, and they made it happen (sans Marlin- although we saw some, just couldn’t hook them). I wrote the following emails out to my family while I was on the boat during my days fishing- enjoy…..
Tuesday August 18th
Beautiful 100 degrees and sunny...
We went out this AM on the ReelRum to the Pacific side of Cabo to an area called the Golden Gate. At 8:30 am we hooked up with and landed a 65# sailfish. Went until 10:30 before we got a Mahi. It wad pretty small so we released it. At 12:30 all hell broke loose. Frigate birds circling low overhead and diving. There were tons of dolphins and seals swimming in the water a long side our boat. We were sure we were gonna get tuna there. Next thing we know is one of the rods gets a hit and starts losing line fast. Soon we get a closer look at this monster fish. None other than your good old warm blooded friend mr dolphin (no, not the fish). Very sad to say the least. The mate worked for 40 min in order to free it. It is very unusual to hook a porpoise, and to my surprise it took a Marlin plug that we were trolling- not even live bait. In all the mayhem I managed to hook up with and release a 2nd sailfish weighing in slightly over 100#. Leah ended up catching 1 more 20lb mahi. After that we had a few more marlin sightings, but couldn't get them to bite. Total tally for the day 2 sailfish released, 1 mahi released, 1 mahi kept for dinner. The elusive marlin continues to school me- at least until tomorrow
Wednesday August 19th
Time to fire up the grill....
. I am currently writing this on the boat racing back to the dock. What a fantastic adventure!
We decided to try our luck in a completely different part of the fishing grounds. We took a 30 mile trip offshore in search of some pelagics (tuna, mahi, marlin). After the 1.5 hour ride up to the grounds, the scene was dead. No marine life or bird life like we had experienced yesterday. There was 1 other boat on the horizon. After 3.5 grueling hours of waiting and melting in the hellish rays of the sun our luck took a turn for the better. We saw marine life in all directions as far as the eye can see. They were dolphins playing and putting on a show for us. I was hoping that the pods of dolphins that we were trolling with would have a pack of hungry tuna traveling with them. At 12pm we got our first bite. It was a double header with leah fighting a 20lb class tuna in the chair and I was fighting a slightly larger fish on standup gear. Amerigo our mate turns to me and in a heavily accented english says "its tuna time!!". Now I don't care if you are an avid fisherman or a novice, but those words will wake any angler out of a slumber. Suddenly the water was on fire again. 100# tuna were launching out of the water like missiles chasing after bait fleeing for their lives. Amerigo pitched a live sardine out to the mayhem and we were on with a 35 pounder. I struggled to get this fish to the boat, and when I finally did, we were on with another fish. Leah was in the seat for this one which turned out to be a beautiful 35lb. Bull Mahi. We trolled for a few minutes and saw some fish busting bait on the surface so Amerigo pitched another sardine. There was an immediate hookup with a locomotive that headed for the depths. It took 20 min to get her in, but when I did, I was face to face with the 50lber that is pictured here. I would have been scared to see what her big poppa would have fought like. Total tally for the day 5 tuna and 1 Dorado (mahi). The still elusive marlin is out there somewhere, and will continue to haunt my dreams.
~Andrew Harary
Tuesday August 18th
Beautiful 100 degrees and sunny...
We went out this AM on the ReelRum to the Pacific side of Cabo to an area called the Golden Gate. At 8:30 am we hooked up with and landed a 65# sailfish. Went until 10:30 before we got a Mahi. It wad pretty small so we released it. At 12:30 all hell broke loose. Frigate birds circling low overhead and diving. There were tons of dolphins and seals swimming in the water a long side our boat. We were sure we were gonna get tuna there. Next thing we know is one of the rods gets a hit and starts losing line fast. Soon we get a closer look at this monster fish. None other than your good old warm blooded friend mr dolphin (no, not the fish). Very sad to say the least. The mate worked for 40 min in order to free it. It is very unusual to hook a porpoise, and to my surprise it took a Marlin plug that we were trolling- not even live bait. In all the mayhem I managed to hook up with and release a 2nd sailfish weighing in slightly over 100#. Leah ended up catching 1 more 20lb mahi. After that we had a few more marlin sightings, but couldn't get them to bite. Total tally for the day 2 sailfish released, 1 mahi released, 1 mahi kept for dinner. The elusive marlin continues to school me- at least until tomorrow
Wednesday August 19th
Time to fire up the grill....
. I am currently writing this on the boat racing back to the dock. What a fantastic adventure!
We decided to try our luck in a completely different part of the fishing grounds. We took a 30 mile trip offshore in search of some pelagics (tuna, mahi, marlin). After the 1.5 hour ride up to the grounds, the scene was dead. No marine life or bird life like we had experienced yesterday. There was 1 other boat on the horizon. After 3.5 grueling hours of waiting and melting in the hellish rays of the sun our luck took a turn for the better. We saw marine life in all directions as far as the eye can see. They were dolphins playing and putting on a show for us. I was hoping that the pods of dolphins that we were trolling with would have a pack of hungry tuna traveling with them. At 12pm we got our first bite. It was a double header with leah fighting a 20lb class tuna in the chair and I was fighting a slightly larger fish on standup gear. Amerigo our mate turns to me and in a heavily accented english says "its tuna time!!". Now I don't care if you are an avid fisherman or a novice, but those words will wake any angler out of a slumber. Suddenly the water was on fire again. 100# tuna were launching out of the water like missiles chasing after bait fleeing for their lives. Amerigo pitched a live sardine out to the mayhem and we were on with a 35 pounder. I struggled to get this fish to the boat, and when I finally did, we were on with another fish. Leah was in the seat for this one which turned out to be a beautiful 35lb. Bull Mahi. We trolled for a few minutes and saw some fish busting bait on the surface so Amerigo pitched another sardine. There was an immediate hookup with a locomotive that headed for the depths. It took 20 min to get her in, but when I did, I was face to face with the 50lber that is pictured here. I would have been scared to see what her big poppa would have fought like. Total tally for the day 5 tuna and 1 Dorado (mahi). The still elusive marlin is out there somewhere, and will continue to haunt my dreams.
~Andrew Harary
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