A cloudless sunny sky here in Cabo today. The winds have calmed down a bit with the temp a bit brisk in the mornings still.
It was a slow sharky Sunday today on RedRum boats.
Jordanna and Nilsua from British Columbia headed out on the RedBeam today with Capt. Cesar. They went out in front of the Westin on the Sea of Cortez. They saw about 3 Striped Marlin on the surface but they weren't hungry. With the 63 degree Fahrenheit currents moving in and out, that can mean shark. And sure enough, they reeled in 1 Hammerhead.
On their first day out on the water, John Horger and his group staying in the condos up at Portofino using the Stay & Play package are out on Day 1 of their 3 day package. With Chivo and Amerio on RumRunnin, they had a tough day out there. They didn't reel anything in today, so it goes sometimes with fishing. But they've got two more days on the water so we're going to wish them the best!
And last but not least was David Foret, also staying in the Portofino Condos with his crew Trey, Linda, Steve, DJ and Roy from Louisiana. They were out for the 2nd day with Alex on El Nuevo. Simliar to the other boats, there wasn't much action out there, they saw one Marlin jumping on the surface but no bites. Out at the Palmilla in about 71 degree F waters they reeled in a Hammerhead Shark as well. Both Hammerheads were released as well.
We're hoping the seas pick up tomorrow!
Thanks for checking in...
Brooke
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Catching....Up
Hola Hola
As many of you know, we have been a little short staffed and one of the areas that takes a hit is the fishing report. We are currently interviewing for the Office Manager position, and while finding someone like Luis or Diana will not be easy, we have met a bunch of great candidates already and I am confident we will find someone to y'alls liking as well as ours.
I know Brooke did a quick report yesterday, but I will try to catch you up on the days I missed before yesterday. I won't go into detail about every single charter, but rather try to give you an idea of what's been happening.
As you may have read, we had great Marlin and Dorado fishing from the 1st of the New Year through the middle of last week, and then things slowed down. We had some winds that kicked up the water on the Pacific, Thursday, Friday and Saturday and it made for some tough fishing. We tried to send boats to the Cortez to stay out of the choppy water, but the fishing wasn't all that great over there. It's always a bummer when folks come back without any flags flying, but that's part of the game. We had over 10 charters on Friday and Saturday alone and we did have 2 boats get skunked.
Bruce Billings and his crew were the lucky anglers on the 15th. Bringing in 5 Dorado while fishing with Javier, these guys caught more than any other boat that day. They also fished the 16th and were only able to get 2 Dorado. Their final day of fishing the 17th, they really wanted to focus on getting that Marlin, but it wasn't in the cards. The guys were here early every day, and they fished hard, but couldn't get that Billfish.
Cody and Tonya Lavelett, along with their pal Mike Kiser were the winners on the 16th with 5 Dorado fishing with Javier on Rum Runnin. They decided on day 2 that they wanted to give a go at some Tuna fishing. Javier had heard a few reports on the radio and they gave it a shot on the 17th. Well, as it sometimes goes with the Tuna, they had to search a bit, and they had to travel close to 30 miles offshore, but they were the first to find them and landed 9 when it was said and done.
Not everyone had the same success as the Billings crew or the Lavelett's and that is always hard for our clients to comprehend. Why do two boats fishing the same area, with the same bait and tackle have such different success rates? That's fishing guys. Cabo is always billed as the Sportfishing Capital of the World, and 95% of the time we are catching fish like crazy, but great days wouldn't be special if there weren't a few tough days. That being said, it always sucks for those folks that get unlucky out there.
The average over the weekend was one or two fish per boat, some got lucky and found the Tuna and were able to really get into them. A few boats even found nice schools of Dorado and got 3 or 4 fish.
The last two groups that did very well were the Blair's from Alvarado, Texas and Chistopher Walters group from Cape May, New Jersey.
The Blairs are friends of friends, and I told them in the morning, while I couldn't get them on a Billfish more than likely, we could most likely find some Tuna and have some fun. Check and Check. 12 Tuna for the day and Mrs. Blair came back into the office to tell me it was her best fishing experience of her life. Good stuff guys, glad it worked out well.
Christopher Walters was supposed to fish with two buddies on TantRum, but two more friends showed up rather unexpectedly, meaning they wouldn't all fit on the boat. Luckily, I was able to move them over to the RedBeam where they fished with Raymond and Fausto. I could write about their day, but Christopher sent me a nice email and he said it well enough. Below is Chris' email....
RedRum THANKS You guys are the BEST. I am so pleased with your service. I reserved and at the last moment had 2 other guests show up and you were able to upgrade me to a larger boat in less than 30 minutes. Thanks. And buy the way WE CAUGHT FISH 1 Marlin and 6 Tuna WOW Everything was 1st class. The father and son team of captain and mate were great maybe the best. I will be back. This trip I will remember for ever. Hope to see your dad at the atlantic city boat show soon.
Chris Walters
Sewell New Jersey
Thanks for taking the time to read the report, and hopefully we can stay on top of it better for you. If you are looking to get out of the cold and enjoy a nice weekend on the water, we still have boats available for the last weekend of the month.
-Ryan
As many of you know, we have been a little short staffed and one of the areas that takes a hit is the fishing report. We are currently interviewing for the Office Manager position, and while finding someone like Luis or Diana will not be easy, we have met a bunch of great candidates already and I am confident we will find someone to y'alls liking as well as ours.
I know Brooke did a quick report yesterday, but I will try to catch you up on the days I missed before yesterday. I won't go into detail about every single charter, but rather try to give you an idea of what's been happening.
As you may have read, we had great Marlin and Dorado fishing from the 1st of the New Year through the middle of last week, and then things slowed down. We had some winds that kicked up the water on the Pacific, Thursday, Friday and Saturday and it made for some tough fishing. We tried to send boats to the Cortez to stay out of the choppy water, but the fishing wasn't all that great over there. It's always a bummer when folks come back without any flags flying, but that's part of the game. We had over 10 charters on Friday and Saturday alone and we did have 2 boats get skunked.
Bruce Billings and his crew were the lucky anglers on the 15th. Bringing in 5 Dorado while fishing with Javier, these guys caught more than any other boat that day. They also fished the 16th and were only able to get 2 Dorado. Their final day of fishing the 17th, they really wanted to focus on getting that Marlin, but it wasn't in the cards. The guys were here early every day, and they fished hard, but couldn't get that Billfish.
Cody and Tonya Lavelett, along with their pal Mike Kiser were the winners on the 16th with 5 Dorado fishing with Javier on Rum Runnin. They decided on day 2 that they wanted to give a go at some Tuna fishing. Javier had heard a few reports on the radio and they gave it a shot on the 17th. Well, as it sometimes goes with the Tuna, they had to search a bit, and they had to travel close to 30 miles offshore, but they were the first to find them and landed 9 when it was said and done.
Not everyone had the same success as the Billings crew or the Lavelett's and that is always hard for our clients to comprehend. Why do two boats fishing the same area, with the same bait and tackle have such different success rates? That's fishing guys. Cabo is always billed as the Sportfishing Capital of the World, and 95% of the time we are catching fish like crazy, but great days wouldn't be special if there weren't a few tough days. That being said, it always sucks for those folks that get unlucky out there.
The average over the weekend was one or two fish per boat, some got lucky and found the Tuna and were able to really get into them. A few boats even found nice schools of Dorado and got 3 or 4 fish.
The last two groups that did very well were the Blair's from Alvarado, Texas and Chistopher Walters group from Cape May, New Jersey.
The Blairs are friends of friends, and I told them in the morning, while I couldn't get them on a Billfish more than likely, we could most likely find some Tuna and have some fun. Check and Check. 12 Tuna for the day and Mrs. Blair came back into the office to tell me it was her best fishing experience of her life. Good stuff guys, glad it worked out well.
Christopher Walters was supposed to fish with two buddies on TantRum, but two more friends showed up rather unexpectedly, meaning they wouldn't all fit on the boat. Luckily, I was able to move them over to the RedBeam where they fished with Raymond and Fausto. I could write about their day, but Christopher sent me a nice email and he said it well enough. Below is Chris' email....
RedRum THANKS You guys are the BEST. I am so pleased with your service. I reserved and at the last moment had 2 other guests show up and you were able to upgrade me to a larger boat in less than 30 minutes. Thanks. And buy the way WE CAUGHT FISH 1 Marlin and 6 Tuna WOW Everything was 1st class. The father and son team of captain and mate were great maybe the best. I will be back. This trip I will remember for ever. Hope to see your dad at the atlantic city boat show soon.
Chris Walters
Sewell New Jersey
Thanks for taking the time to read the report, and hopefully we can stay on top of it better for you. If you are looking to get out of the cold and enjoy a nice weekend on the water, we still have boats available for the last weekend of the month.
-Ryan
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Holy Tuna!
Beautiful sunny skies on this Tuesday afternoon in Cabo. All of you surrounded by snow should wonder why you aren't down here for a visit!! We're waiting.
I apologize in the delay of getting the fish report out. With Diana being gone, and us in the process of interviewing for a new office manager, Ryan and I have stayed busy around the clock. And John you wonder? Well he's been working his tail off at the Trade Shows up north. So for those of you in San Mateo, Sacramento, Long Beach or Atlantic City, he'll be heading your way! Be sure to come by and say Hola!
So back to the fishing, John and Diane out on their 1st of 3 days fishing headed out with Javier on RumRunnin. They had an enjoyable day on the water as they headed to the Lighthouse in hopes of some action. They got more than the bargained for when they went about 26 miles out from the Faro and caught 10 Tuna! And don't forget the catch and released Striped Marlin they reeled in as well! We'll see you guys again tomorrow for some more action.
Mike and Tommy from Sweetwater, Texas also out on their 1st of 3 days fishing with RedRum, sailed aboard the RedBeam with Captain Cesar. The stayed along the shore on the Mar De Cortez and got 3 Dorado on some lures. Not bad for day 1 gentlemen.
Clark, James, Steve and Rick all from Montana and South Dakota (smart people to get out of that cold weather!) headed out on El Nuevo today. Just like RumRunnin they got into some Tuna as well. Right around Chivo, about 26 miles out from the Faro they reeled in 9 Tuna!
And last but not least was Albert who fished with us from the Royal Carribean on a half day aboard Tantrum. The seas weren't in his favor today as we know how fishing goes sometimes, he wasn't able to get anything to bite on his 1/2 day trip. With his fun cruise, he'll have more sailing ahead. Thanks for being a good sport about the sport of fishing Albert. Hope to see you back with RedRum!
Have a wonderful afternoon everybody!
Brooke
I apologize in the delay of getting the fish report out. With Diana being gone, and us in the process of interviewing for a new office manager, Ryan and I have stayed busy around the clock. And John you wonder? Well he's been working his tail off at the Trade Shows up north. So for those of you in San Mateo, Sacramento, Long Beach or Atlantic City, he'll be heading your way! Be sure to come by and say Hola!
So back to the fishing, John and Diane out on their 1st of 3 days fishing headed out with Javier on RumRunnin. They had an enjoyable day on the water as they headed to the Lighthouse in hopes of some action. They got more than the bargained for when they went about 26 miles out from the Faro and caught 10 Tuna! And don't forget the catch and released Striped Marlin they reeled in as well! We'll see you guys again tomorrow for some more action.
Mike and Tommy from Sweetwater, Texas also out on their 1st of 3 days fishing with RedRum, sailed aboard the RedBeam with Captain Cesar. The stayed along the shore on the Mar De Cortez and got 3 Dorado on some lures. Not bad for day 1 gentlemen.
Clark, James, Steve and Rick all from Montana and South Dakota (smart people to get out of that cold weather!) headed out on El Nuevo today. Just like RumRunnin they got into some Tuna as well. Right around Chivo, about 26 miles out from the Faro they reeled in 9 Tuna!
And last but not least was Albert who fished with us from the Royal Carribean on a half day aboard Tantrum. The seas weren't in his favor today as we know how fishing goes sometimes, he wasn't able to get anything to bite on his 1/2 day trip. With his fun cruise, he'll have more sailing ahead. Thanks for being a good sport about the sport of fishing Albert. Hope to see you back with RedRum!
Have a wonderful afternoon everybody!
Brooke
Friday, January 15, 2010
Thursday
Thursday was a lite day, with only one boat going out. While it isn't great for business, it is necessary from time to time as the boys get a chance to fix up all the little things that like to go wrong after 8 hours on the water everyday.
Bruce and Patti Londgren and Ken and Debi Lathrop were our guests today, everyone hailing from Minnesota. Bruce and Ken told me in the morning that they wanted to catch Dorado, and weren't interested in Marlin. Captain Ramon was on it, hooking them up with 6 nice fish.
As it is a little chilly on the water in the mornings, Bruce had brought a long sleeve flannel shirt to wear first thing in the morning. Not sure if he could feel Ramon eyeing it all day or not, but by the end of the day, part of Ramon's tip was the flannel shirt with a camo pattern and white-tail deer all over it. Ramon recently found himself a new squeeze and her father is a big hunter here in southern Baja. Ramon has been joining her father every sunday at his ranch, and even shot his first deer this year. If you don't think Ramon is going to be wearing that shirt come Sunday you need your head checked, he was absolutely thrilled as he came in the office modeling it.
Bruce, that was a very nice gesture and we thank you and all our clients who are so gracious to our Captains and Mates. They appreciate your goodwill more than you know.
Thanks,
Ryan
Bruce and Patti Londgren and Ken and Debi Lathrop were our guests today, everyone hailing from Minnesota. Bruce and Ken told me in the morning that they wanted to catch Dorado, and weren't interested in Marlin. Captain Ramon was on it, hooking them up with 6 nice fish.
As it is a little chilly on the water in the mornings, Bruce had brought a long sleeve flannel shirt to wear first thing in the morning. Not sure if he could feel Ramon eyeing it all day or not, but by the end of the day, part of Ramon's tip was the flannel shirt with a camo pattern and white-tail deer all over it. Ramon recently found himself a new squeeze and her father is a big hunter here in southern Baja. Ramon has been joining her father every sunday at his ranch, and even shot his first deer this year. If you don't think Ramon is going to be wearing that shirt come Sunday you need your head checked, he was absolutely thrilled as he came in the office modeling it.
Bruce, that was a very nice gesture and we thank you and all our clients who are so gracious to our Captains and Mates. They appreciate your goodwill more than you know.
Thanks,
Ryan
Wednesday Report
Today we had the Skovera clan from Wisconsin fishing with us aboard TantRum. Bruce and Katrina, as well as Carrie and Dale all had a chance on the rod and reel as Captain Ramon was able to hook them up with 5 Dorado.
Craig Colelli and Lance Goth met here in Cabo and both wanted to get you fishing but were the only ones in their party that shared the same feeling. Fortunately, they hooked up and found us and we got them out with Ulyses for a day on Grey Light. As random as that was, so was their day fishing. Craig and Lance did something that has only happened two other times in the history of our company. They caught a Pez Espada or Swordfish. While the Sword was tiny, under a 100lbs, it was a Sword nonetheless. Quite a cool accomplishment in this part of the world. Consolation for Craig and Lance was the Marlin the caught and released and a nice Grouper that they had to the side of the boat before losing.
Joe Ippolito and Erika Tsouris from New York along with Sam Johnson and Chad Pedley found each other via our share board here at RedRum Sportfishing. They all knew that they wanted to fish, just couldn't afford a boat by themselves. That being said, we hooked them up and then hooked them up again with 4 Dorado and 3 Striped Marlin, two of which were "LDR's" or Long Distance Releases. Everyone got along great, despite Joe being a Jet's fan, and obviously the fishing was great. Congrats to everyone, nice meeting you all.
Craig Colelli and Lance Goth met here in Cabo and both wanted to get you fishing but were the only ones in their party that shared the same feeling. Fortunately, they hooked up and found us and we got them out with Ulyses for a day on Grey Light. As random as that was, so was their day fishing. Craig and Lance did something that has only happened two other times in the history of our company. They caught a Pez Espada or Swordfish. While the Sword was tiny, under a 100lbs, it was a Sword nonetheless. Quite a cool accomplishment in this part of the world. Consolation for Craig and Lance was the Marlin the caught and released and a nice Grouper that they had to the side of the boat before losing.
Joe Ippolito and Erika Tsouris from New York along with Sam Johnson and Chad Pedley found each other via our share board here at RedRum Sportfishing. They all knew that they wanted to fish, just couldn't afford a boat by themselves. That being said, we hooked them up and then hooked them up again with 4 Dorado and 3 Striped Marlin, two of which were "LDR's" or Long Distance Releases. Everyone got along great, despite Joe being a Jet's fan, and obviously the fishing was great. Congrats to everyone, nice meeting you all.
Tuesday update....
Well folks, we were sad to see Diana go yesterday and she will be greatly missed, but she is leaving for a good cause and we wish her well. We feel very fortunate for the time we had with her and for all the great things she did for the company.
That being said, fishing must go on. And on it did.
Steve Selby from Aspen, Colorado along with his buddies John and Shane from Pennsylvania fished with Javier and Americo today aboard Rum Runnin. Fishing the pacific side from the lighthouse to Los Arcos, Javier was able to hook them up with a Marlin and 4 Dorado.
Jim and Frances Crawford along with Dave Lecheler, all from Montana were out with Ramon today for the second of two days. After a Marlin and 12 Dorado on day 1, they followed up with a Marlin and 6 Dorado on day 2. Glad everyone got to spend some time on the rod and reel guys. Nice meeting you and hope to see you back down here next year.
Finally, our good friend Tony Guthrie formerly of Lowrance Electronics, was down with his lady Laura, their friends Dan and Kathleen Lewin and the legendery Captain Ron Hunter. Captain Alex kept everyone busy with a Dorado, a huge 200+lb Striped Marlin and 2 Sailfish.
CJ Burger did not show up to go fishing. "Food poisoning," was their excuse.
That being said, I have some ocean front property in Arizona if anyone is interested.
That being said, fishing must go on. And on it did.
Steve Selby from Aspen, Colorado along with his buddies John and Shane from Pennsylvania fished with Javier and Americo today aboard Rum Runnin. Fishing the pacific side from the lighthouse to Los Arcos, Javier was able to hook them up with a Marlin and 4 Dorado.
Jim and Frances Crawford along with Dave Lecheler, all from Montana were out with Ramon today for the second of two days. After a Marlin and 12 Dorado on day 1, they followed up with a Marlin and 6 Dorado on day 2. Glad everyone got to spend some time on the rod and reel guys. Nice meeting you and hope to see you back down here next year.
Finally, our good friend Tony Guthrie formerly of Lowrance Electronics, was down with his lady Laura, their friends Dan and Kathleen Lewin and the legendery Captain Ron Hunter. Captain Alex kept everyone busy with a Dorado, a huge 200+lb Striped Marlin and 2 Sailfish.
CJ Burger did not show up to go fishing. "Food poisoning," was their excuse.
That being said, I have some ocean front property in Arizona if anyone is interested.
Monday, January 11, 2010
Diana's last fish report
SUNDAY JANUARY 10TH
Ed, Gerald, Joe, Mark, Michael and Michael went out on our 32’ RedBeam today with Captain Cesar. They fished Golden Gate on the Pacific side and caught 15 Dorado weighing in between fifteen and thirty pounds.
Donna, Kurt, Lizabeth, Andrew, April and Matthew went out on our 33’ El Nuevo with Captain Alex. They caught 14 Dorado weighing twenty pounds, fishing Los Arcos and caught and released 2 Striped Marlin at the Lighthouse weighing around a hundred and twenty five pounds.
Jim and Dave went out on our 28’ Tantrum with Captain Alex and Mate Juan. They fished Los Arcos, three miles from shore and caught 12 twenty five to thirty pound Dorado. They also fished Los Arcos and caught and released a small seventy pound Marlin.
MONDAY JANUARY 11TH
Ed, Ted, Mike, Rick, Gerald, Joe, Mark, Michael and Michael and friends went out on three boats today. Rum Runnin fished Los Arcos about a mile from shore and caught and released 3 Striped Marlin weighing between a hundred and a hundred and thirty pounds. They also caught 8 twenty five pound Dorado.
The RedBeam fished Golden Gate by the shore and caught and released 1 hundred and sixty pound Striped Marlin and a hundred and eighty pound Black Marlin. They also caught 5 fifteen pound Dorado.
El Nuevo fished the pacific side as well and caught 7 Dorado and caught and released a hundred pound Striped Marlin.
Patrick, Kirk, Matt and Kyle went out on our 28’ Tantrum with Captain Alex. They fished Los Arcos and caught 2 twenty five pound Dorado and caught and released a hundred and forty pound Striped Marlin.
Diana’s Farewell
Some of you may have heard the rumor and I’m writing to confirm it is true: today is my last day at RedRum. Being that we are a tough sport fishing company I will hold back the tears but I want to let everyone know that it has been a blast. I feel so lucky to have been part of the RedRum team since last March. There’s nothing like being happy to go to work and having fun all day long. RedRum owners John, Ryan and Brooke treated me like family and always made me feel appreciated. The Captains and Mates are great guys and always lots of fun. And of course, thank you to everyone that fished with RedRum. I will be off to begin work as an English teacher in Northern Thailand at the end of the month. It’s a beautiful country that I fell in love with years ago and I am excited to be fortunate enough to go back. Wish me luck!
Ed, Gerald, Joe, Mark, Michael and Michael went out on our 32’ RedBeam today with Captain Cesar. They fished Golden Gate on the Pacific side and caught 15 Dorado weighing in between fifteen and thirty pounds.
Donna, Kurt, Lizabeth, Andrew, April and Matthew went out on our 33’ El Nuevo with Captain Alex. They caught 14 Dorado weighing twenty pounds, fishing Los Arcos and caught and released 2 Striped Marlin at the Lighthouse weighing around a hundred and twenty five pounds.
Jim and Dave went out on our 28’ Tantrum with Captain Alex and Mate Juan. They fished Los Arcos, three miles from shore and caught 12 twenty five to thirty pound Dorado. They also fished Los Arcos and caught and released a small seventy pound Marlin.
MONDAY JANUARY 11TH
Ed, Ted, Mike, Rick, Gerald, Joe, Mark, Michael and Michael and friends went out on three boats today. Rum Runnin fished Los Arcos about a mile from shore and caught and released 3 Striped Marlin weighing between a hundred and a hundred and thirty pounds. They also caught 8 twenty five pound Dorado.
The RedBeam fished Golden Gate by the shore and caught and released 1 hundred and sixty pound Striped Marlin and a hundred and eighty pound Black Marlin. They also caught 5 fifteen pound Dorado.
El Nuevo fished the pacific side as well and caught 7 Dorado and caught and released a hundred pound Striped Marlin.
Patrick, Kirk, Matt and Kyle went out on our 28’ Tantrum with Captain Alex. They fished Los Arcos and caught 2 twenty five pound Dorado and caught and released a hundred and forty pound Striped Marlin.
Diana’s Farewell
Some of you may have heard the rumor and I’m writing to confirm it is true: today is my last day at RedRum. Being that we are a tough sport fishing company I will hold back the tears but I want to let everyone know that it has been a blast. I feel so lucky to have been part of the RedRum team since last March. There’s nothing like being happy to go to work and having fun all day long. RedRum owners John, Ryan and Brooke treated me like family and always made me feel appreciated. The Captains and Mates are great guys and always lots of fun. And of course, thank you to everyone that fished with RedRum. I will be off to begin work as an English teacher in Northern Thailand at the end of the month. It’s a beautiful country that I fell in love with years ago and I am excited to be fortunate enough to go back. Wish me luck!
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