Tiny Hands, Tiny feet, there's someone new for you to meet!

Ryan and Brooke Donovan have expanded their house by two feet. They're Dalton Bruin's!

We know this is not a fish report but it will top any fish report we have done in the past or future.

On Monday June 27th, 2011, we welcomed Dalton Bruin Donovan in this wonderful world of fishermen and women. He was born in Cabo San Lucas to the very proud parents.

Both Mom and Bruin (as he will go by) are doing great. Our plans are to get him out fishing soon and setting some world records.

Bruin definitely beats Ryan's Huge Black Marlin landed in 2008 and the jackpot winning Yellowfin of 2009! This is Ryan's biggest "Catch" ever.

We thank all our RedRum friends and family for all there help the past nine months


John(Grampy), Ryan, Brooke, Bruin, Nick
Team RedRum

San Franciscans and the mighty Sword fish!

You probably already found out through facebook, twitter and what not, that on Friday we had a group of guys from San Francisco fighting a sword for more than 9 hours?? No? Well here's the scoop!

On Friday, I received a call from Captain Omar and first Mate Americo telling me that they would arrive a bit late because they were fighting a BIG FISH. I right away thought it was a Marlin, little did I know they were talking about a Sword Fish, who's weight was 320+ Lbs.

It's been 3 years 3 months since RedRum fought and landed this kind of fish. The one caught a while back weighed 260 Lbs. After so long and patiently waiting for the next big catch on Friday that wait came to an end. Michael Black, Shawn Meroni, Mark Roberts, Brendan Morris, Conrad Castor and Sameer Advani where at the airport Thursday about to catch their flight to Cabo San Lucas when they called asking for prices on fishing charter. The information was given and they were going to decide which boat they wanted to take, if any.

A few minutes later I was back on the phone with Mike and they had decided to book the 31' RedRum. Friday Morning came and it was almost 7 AM...no sign of this group, I started dialing the number provided to remind them of the charter, when in Cabo you know it's normal to party out a night before and I just wasn't sure if this was the case. As soon as I hung up the phone, they walked into the office ready for their trip.

These awesome, down to earth guys, were ready for their trip. Omar and Americo walked them down to the boat and off they went into the unexpected. By 11 AM, they had a sword fish on the line, which was caught on live bait with a 50 Lb fishing line and 80 Lb test leader, Custom made fishing pools and shimano reel.

By 6:30 PM, every member of the RedRum family was at the dock waiting patiently to know if the fish had been defeated during the fight, we weren't sure if they were going to land it since it had been over 7 hours of fighting and Mike and team were a bit tired and ready to give up....All of the sudden Omar contacts us and says "It's gone to a better life" The cheering started, everyone was stoaked and you can just feel the great vibe at the dock, beers on RedRum, said Ryan.

At 8:30, after a couple of beers and talking with the security dock manager (who wanted to kick us out), RedRum's headlights start coming in, everyone received Mike Black and his team members with claps, high fives and cheers.

John Donovan had been on the phone with us most part of the day waiting for updated news, I bet he wished he had been here with everyone, it was a fun night. They guys told us how many turns it took each to fight the fish, how they were about to give up on it and how happy and excited they were.

A small interview, thousands of pictures and 6 tired guys was the outcome of this amazing fishing experience. Enjoy one of the many pictures taken and let us know what you think!

Thanks for reading
Nick

220 Lbs Yellowfin Tuna caught by James Wade

Hey All,

Wow, TGIF! so many things going on this week and many many more in the upcoming one! So many changes as well. Just a few more days 'til Ryan and Brooke can hold their firstborn baby in their arms...future heir of RedRum sportfishing is a few days away from waking up in beautiful Cabo!

On Another note, yesterday's fishing was SUPERB! Ranger Magers and his buddy James Wade fished twice this week. Their first trip took place on June 22nd with their total catch consisting of 12 yellowfin tunas. 20-25 each NOT BAD for day 1 and for a little sharpy sea. Yesterday June 23rd they also fished same crew Omar and Americo from our 31' RedRum. Their final number of fish caught on day 2 was only 3 Yellowfin tuna a smaller number compared to a day before.

The only difference was that during yesterday's fishing, one of the Tuna's they caught weighed 220 Lbs, was caught by James Wade from Dallas Texas! the other two tunas were an average of 20-25 Lbs, but this huge tuna definitely breaks the record so far for this year.

Congratulations to Randy and James for their outstanding performance.

You can check out a picture of the Tuna at the end of the fish report.

From Houston Texas we also had Jon olson and Chad fisihing on a hald day trip with Alex and Manuel on our 33' Nuevo. Their catch consisted of 2 Dorados.

Michael and Crystal McFarlen fished on tantrum with Ramon and Jesus and caught a nice striped marlin 8 ft 140 Lbs. They had a blast out there. Congratulations you two!

And Jeffery Dietz also fished on Wednesday on Tantrum with ramon and Juan and he caught a total of 6 yellowfin tuna and 1 Dorado.

Thanks for Reading and enjoy the pics!

Jacob and the big Rooster!

On June 7th, 8th and 9th we had Jacob Denison fishing with us. Out of these 3 days, on June 8th Jacob decided to go on a panga with Captain Edgar. This time he was doing a solo trip.

During this 5 hour trip Jacob's mission was to try and catch a Rooster fish, a little bit doubtful it would happen since it's really not the best time of the year for Rooster fish, even though they're here year round, June is "ok" not great.

This did not stop Jacob from taking this trip, he wen't out and by the time he came back in, he had a really nice size Rooster fish. Check out the picture for yourself.

During these 3 days he also caught a nice size Marlin, basically everything Jacob was after he can now scratch off his list!

This is really a nice size Rooster fish and in Jacbo's words: "The marlin is truly a bucket list scratcher, but that rooster is epic"

You can see that the Rooster fish looks way bigger than Captain Edgar!

I hope you enjoy these pixs

Thanks

Nick

Tropical Storm Beatriz is gone, but she left her mark...

**Warning, first big Blue Marlin of the season is mentioned in this post!!**

I guess the Tropical Storm season is upon us now. While Beatriz was nearly 400 miles away, those tropical storms have a way of really moving things around in the surrounding waters. A week ago we were stoked with 80 degree water, and Marlin, Tuna, Dorado and Wahoo less than 10 miles from the Marina. Things changed with Beatriz. The winds picked up, water temps dropeed and the fish scattered.

Sunday was really the first day we felt the effects. Steve Selby and his boys, Patrick, Evan, and Kelly along with family friend Gary Holbrook were our lone fishermen on Sunday. They worked the Herradura Bank towards the 95 and couldn't get into the fish. Finally, they got word of some Tuna a few miles further out and got into 4 nice Tuna, the largest being 35lbs.

Monday was just a mess, winds made the water super choppy and the cold water moved in. Derrick Thrappas and his crew hooked into a Marlin that they lost and came back with 1 Yellowfin, but they said it was a rough ride.

Randy Harris and his family from the Los Angeles area also hooked into a Marlin and a Dorado but missed both fish. They too said it was a bumpy ride out there. Damn it Beatriz, you are messing with my customers! The Harris' were super cool and understood there was nothing we could do about the weather or the fishing conditions so that was nice. Nothing worse than angry customers who are mad about things completely out of our control.

Yesterday, things got a little better fishing wise but it was still rough out there. As Tropical Storm Beatriz was still 350 miles away and dissipating, we were still experiencing some of it's effects.

Carrie and Jerry Peck wanted a Marlin in the worst way and you know the the guys from Team RedRum always do their best to make that happen. Carrie was a trooper, getting sick all day, but sticking with it. It was all worth it in the end as they caught and released a 9', 150lb Stiped Marlin.

Steve Selby and his son Evan, along with Gary Holbrook were back at it for day 2 of 2 with the boys on RedRum. They knew fishing would be tough with the weather, but made the best of it and caught and released a nice 150lb Striped Marlin.

Finally, "Rob and the Philly Crew," had a phenominal day on the water. They had me worried when they still weren't back at 3:30, then 4:00, 4:30, and even 5:00pm... This usually means one of two things. A) They had a problem with the boat (which would not have been good since we couldn't get in touch with them as they were out of cell range, but we weren't hearing anything on the VHF either.) or B) They had a Big fish.
B) It was, and by "B" I mean Blue Marlin, Big, and Badass!
I finally talked to another Captain about 5pm that told me he saw "Rob and the Philly Crew" doing battle with a Big Blue Marlin near the 1150 bank and it was pulling them further offshore. Thus the reason we couldn't reach the cell phone of the Captain or Mate, and also the reason we didn't hear any radio (VHF) chatter. The Captain was busy manuevering the boat and the mate was working with the clients. I am intentionally not telling you which boat or crew because I don't want you guys picking any favorites.
Anyway, as luck would have it, the Big Blue, estimated by the boys at over 500lbs hit a rigged Ballyhoo on a Penn 30 loaded with 40 lb test line. A daunting task for even the most experienced angler. After 4 plus hours of passing the rod and reel back and forth and getting pulled a total of close to 40 miles offshore, the line finally reached it's breaking point. Rob said it was an awesome experience and they got to see the fish jump out of the water completely several times. They had it as close to 50 feet from the boat a few times, but this was just too much fish for the reel and line. They did manage to catch and release another small Striped Marlin and also caught a small Yellowfin.

The Blues are around and it shouldbe a great season if we are getting into them already!

-Ryan

RedRum, we make it happen.

Really windy day in Cabo yesterday but that did not stop us from turning it around and making our customers have a time of their lives. Everyone came back fascinated with their fishing trip, a few were wet but in their own words: "Well worth it"

Ryan Socia and his crew fished on Marlin Too for a full day trip with Captain Pancho and Mate Jesus. The group had a blast and praised the work we do here at RedRum. This group from Ventura California caught a total of 7 Yellowfin tunas, all of them were a bit over 50 Lbs. We had 7 people on the boat so basically everyone caught fish. Thanks guys!

Joe Foster had a good day in the water as well, started off at 8 AM and was only able to land a Rooster fish, a bit slow for him, but during this past week he's been catching good fish. Marlin, Dorado, Tuna and now Rooster. On Monday he'll do another fishing trip, let's see how he does then.

Paul Dunlap fished on Nuevo for a full day with Paul Tobias Dunlap and Lance Simpson. Together they caught 2 Tuna, 1 Dorado and a Blue Marlin. This group also had a blast with Captain Alex and mate Juan. They were very pleased with their fishing trip and also praised the hard work Alex and Juan performed.

From Sacramento California Brian Bladow and Chris Eastburn fished on Tantrum for a full day. They too caught 3 yellowfin tunas and 1 striped Marlin. Captain Ramon and Mate Jesus did an excellent job on the boat.

Ryan Tucker and Seth McKinney fished with Captain Javier and mate Americo. They went out for a half day and only wanted to target Marlin. Well we made it happen. The guys came back after their trip and caught the Marlin they wanted so bad. Congrats!

Thanks for reading.

Nick

Good friends, good friends...

Today I had the pleasure of meeting Scott Deardorff, his son Briggs, and Briggs' buddy Tucker Atterbury. Scott is a partner of Deardorff Farms in Ventura, California and has been a mentor/boss to one of my very best friends, Geremy Olsen for several years now. Scott wanted to bring Briggs and Tucker down as a high school graduation present and Geremy told them they had to fish with RedRum! Briggs looked a little green when he got back, but Tucker and Scott had a blast. They fished with TantRum and had 2 really nice sized Yellowfin, 1 good size Dorado and a monster 150lb (estimated) Sailfish! Great day, awesome filets, and a great dinner at Misiones de Kino.

Joe Foster and Chris Turner spent day 3 of 5 with Alex and Juan on El Nuevo RedRum and they came back with 1 Marlin and 1 nice Yellowfin Tuna.

Susan Sieger and Mary Cavanaugh spent the day with Captain Omar on RedRum and they had an awesome day getting into multiple schools of Yellowfin. They finished the day with 5 really nice fish, all Yellowfin in the 20-30lb range.

A few bigger Tuna have been caught recently, meaning some of the bigger Yellowfin have finally caught word of the abundance of bait and warm water in Cabo. Hopefully, your reading this and realizing the same thing. Time to get to CABO!!!

-Ryan