Bill Roecker for FishingVideos.com & the San Diego Sportfishing Council
Net Update December 12, 2008
Ten Cows A Chewing
Red Rooster III arrived at H&M Landing December 12 after a 14-day Rod & Reel Radio trip withy 22 anglers aboard and skipper Andy Cates at the wheel. The boat had a large load of tuna that included ten cows, or tuna over 200 pounds caught at the Hurricane Bank and at the Finger Bank. Eight anglers had a cow, and regular Ben Kita of LA had a pair.
The biggest tuna was a 244.4-pounder taken by Don Norlin of Lakewood. He got it with a sardine on a 5/0 ringed Super Mutu hook on 130-pound Seaguar fluorocarbon leader and 130-pound Line One Spectra. Don said he fished with an Avet 50 reel and a Seeker Black Steel 6463 XXXXH rod.
Bud Mauerhand of Paradise won second place for a 241.5-pound yellowfin he caught on a kite with a sardine bait on a 5/0 ringed Super Mutu hook. He said he used 130-pound Izorline fluorocarbon and 130-pound Line One Spectra on a Penn 80 reel and a five and a half-foot Calstar rod.
Jack Probert of Hesperia won third place for a 231.8-pound tuna. He told Bill Roecker it bit a sardine on a 5/0 Gorilla hook tied to 130- pound Soft Steel Triple Force line and 130-pound Line One Spectra. Jack said he used a Tiagra 50 reel and a Seeker Black Steel 6463 XXXXH rod.
Rock musician and songwriter Carl Newton of North Hollywood had a 214-pound tuna. He bagged it with a sardine under a balloon on a 7/0 Quick Rig hook on 130-pound Momoi leader and 130-pound Izorline. He fished with a Penn 50 reel and a Calstar 655 XXH rod.
Ben Kita of LA had cows of 204 and 211 pounds. He fished ‘em up with sardines on 4/0 ringed Super Mutu hooks on 100-pound Izorline and 130-pound Izor Spectra, with a Penn 50 W reel and a Calstar 6455 XXH rod.
Charlie Tanaka of San Francisco popped a 206-pound tuna with a sardine on a 5/0 Super Mutu hook tied to 100-pound Blackwater fluorocarbon leader and 100-pound Blackwater Spectra, with an Accurate 30 reel and a Calstar 7465 H rod.
Ted Kirkbride of Escondido caught a 204-pounder on a sardine and a 6/0 ringed Super Mutu hook. He said he used 130-pound Seaguar fluorocarbon leader and 130-pound Line One spectra on a Penn 50 r4eel and a Calstar five and a half-foot rod.
Bill Walsh of Chino Hills bagged a 201-pounder on a sardine and a 6/0 VMC hook tied to 100-pound Blackwater fluorocarbon and 100-pound Big Game Spectra. He used an Avet 50 reel and “…an old Seeker six-foot rod.”
David Fay of LA slipped into the 200-pound club with a 200.9-pound yellowfin tuna that sucked up his sardine on a 4/0 Super Mutu hook. David used 100-pound Blackwater fluorocarbon leader and 130-pound Line One Spectra on an Avet 30 reel and a Calstar 660 XH rod.
A 160-pound tuna was caught on 30-pound line by Mark Moffat of San Diego. Mark said he grew impatient on the Finger Bank waiting for a bite. He got it in only 20 minutes.
Red Rooster III is in port until the day after Christmas.
CAPTAIN: ANDY
CATES
TRIP: ROD &
REEL RADIO
DATE OF TRIP:FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28TH-FRIDAY,
DECEMBER 12TH 2008
LENGTH OF TRIP:14 DAYS
AREAS FISHED: HURRUCANE BANK, LOWER BANKS ---- 10
CAUGHT OVER 200 LBS
FISH COUNT:132 YELLOWFIN TUNA, 75
WAHOO & 48 DORADO
1st
PLACE JACKPOT244.2 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BYDON NORLIN
OF FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA
2ND
PLACE JACKPOT247.5 LBS WAHOO CAUGHT BY BUD
MAUERHAN OF PARADISE, CA
3RD
PLACE JACKPOT 231.8
LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BYJOHN
PROBERT OF HESPERIA, CA
REMARKS:TROLLING JACKPOT BEN KITA 52.7
LBS WAHOO
214.5 CARL NEWTON
211.6 BEN KITA
206.3 CHARLES TANAKA
204.7 BEN KITA
204.3 TED KIRKBRIDE
201.7 BILL WALSH
200.9 DAVID FAY
ETA is 8-9 AM on Friday Dec. 12th
Dec. 9th, 2008
Good
morning folks. Yesterday ended up with hopes of today. Finishing the
day with 23 tuna and a late hit on better fish including a 206 and a
249. We were all stoked about today untill 3:00 in the morning the wind
came up and we started dragging anchor. From 3:00 to lunch time we
have been pulling and dropping the anchor with 20 plus knots of wind.
Its hard enough to hang here as it is, with this wind the challenge is
overwelming. So our visions of finishing up the trip with a last day
hit have powdered we are going to leave here in an hour and start
heading up. The weather will be an issue so we are out of here. We will report again tomorrow. Andy Cates
Dec. 8th, 2008
Good
morning folks. Yesterday was another enjoyable day driving around and
stopping on fish for nothing. We worked our way down the lower banks
and anchored up in the evening for again, nothing. We started down
where we fished last trip and so far this morning we have 5 tuna . A
couple of 175 pounders and three other fish 80 to 120. We do see some
bigger fish so we will sit tight and hope for the best. At least we
have fish around us. Not since the brilliant move of leaving the Bank
have we felt like we may be in the game. So here we sit. Andy Cates
Dec. 6th, 2008
Good
morning folks. 60 more miles untill the lower banks. As we made our
move inside the fishing got worse in there and better where we were.
Not to stoked about that but we will have three days in here and
hopefully we can get back on the fish and proceed with the plan. We still have nice weather and that is half the battle. Right now we need a lot of luck hopefully off the bow as we head in. Andy Cates
Dec. 5th, 2008
Good
morning folks. We sat at the bank untill 130 in the afternoon had poor
conditions but scratched wahoo and tuna most of the morning. After we
left to head up to the beach , naturaly they bit at the bank. ironocly
right were we were sitting. Nice. With a couple of wells of fish we
will be up on the lower banks tomorrow afternoon and will have three
days to try for big ones. Yesterday there were 3 fish over 300 pounds
caught in that area and some heartbreak losses to go with. I never like
to leave fish to find fish but the chance of a 300 plus pounder is more
appealing for the group. Lets hope it works out. Andy Cates
Dec. 4th, 2008
Good
morning folks. Yesterday we had a spectacular day with action from dawn
until dusk. 63 tuna and 23 wahoo anchored up all day. The tuna were 100
to 180 pounds average fish around 150 pounds and another half a dozen
or more fish in the high hundreds being 198 to 205. One stand out fish
at 226. All in all it was just what we were looking for what a great
way to get started.
My
favorite line from some of the first timers, " Is it always like this
?". I would think not. Great action on the kite and balloons and fly
line as well, only a few fish on the chunk with really no stand outs.
So far this morning only a few tuna and 22 wahoo we see the fish around
just not hitting yet.
Hopefully soon.
Andy Cates
Dec. 2nd, 2008
Good
evening folks. We had a nice starting day out at the Bank and it looks
like enough sign to scratch. With 24 tuna and 14 wahoo there was enough
going on to keep everyone interested and at the rail. We did not get
the anchor down until about 10:30 and found bites right away.
The
grade is typical 120 to 180 with one fish at 236 on the kite. The
conditions were tough with wind against current. We will see how it
goes tomorrow.
Andy Cates
Dec. 1st, 2008
Good
morning folks. Our last day of travel and we will be fishing tomorrow
morning. Rick has been fattening the guys up with the best change up of
food since Jorge left. The results are incredible. You really have to
decide if you want to eat all the seatings unless you have elastic
waist band shorts.
On the
other note today we are going over the wahoo fishing and spending the
day rigging. Our ETA is 900 in the morning tomorrow.
Andy Cates
Nov. 29th, 2008
Good evening folks.
We completed our first full day of travel after. A quick Jack Pot and processing seminar today and an overall plan for the trip.
As
of now we are headed to the Hurricane Bank. We figure a few days out
here and then finish up on the beach after the fleet of 10 day boats
move out. We will get a report tomorrow on the lower banks and can
easily turn left but we will see how it goes.
It
would be nice to get a shot at some wahoo and enjoy some anchor style
fishing outside but we will make that final decision then. We will
report again
Andy Cates
He Found The Baja Cows
Andy
Cates slid into the Red Rooster III’s slip November 26 after the
11-day (eight with a flyback option) Accurate trip with reel developer
Jack Nilsen. Jack exercised his option to fly home, as did most of the
26 anglers.
Cates
took the group to the southern banks off Baja, anchored on one of the
southernmost, and got the first cows to come from the area this year.
He called the fleet, but only Royal Star was in position to take
advantage of the discovery. Cates ended his trip with nine cows,
including the 353.7-pound super cow landed by Judith Montague of
Cardiff.
Ken
Pickett of La Mesa won first place for a 292-pound whopper he got with
a mackerel on a 7/0 ringed Super Mutu hook on 130-pound Izorline and
130-pound Line One Spectra backing. He used an Accurate 50 W reel and a
six and a half-foot Calstar rod. “I had a good time,” he
said of the fight. “It lasted an hour and 45 minutes.”
Allison
Shuman of Venice won second place for the 247.5-pound tuna she hooked,
fought and landed after it bit on a sardine on a ringed 6/0 Super Mutu
hook. She used 130-pound Blackwater fluorocarbon leader and 130-pound
Line One Spectra on a topless Accurate 50 reel and a Calstar 760 H
rod. “My best fish before was 125 pounds,” said
Allison. I fought this one in the harness and I had to get in the skiff
at one point. He bit, he ran, he went down and took me around the boat
once. “Then he got wrapped on the anchor. Andy pulled it part way
up and we went in the skiff to get it off. I used a balloon to get the
hookup.”
Gary Gillingham of Duarte got a 234.7-pounder to win third place.
Stas Velonakis found a 217.5-pounder.
Kevin
Leong had the fourth-best qualifying fish at 231 pounds. Since there
was no best troll fish, he won a jacket. Kevin said he used a mackerel
on a 5/0 Gorilla hook on 100-pound Blackwater fluorocarbon and
130-pound Blackwater Spectra backing on an Accurate 12 reel and a
Calstar 6465 XXH rod. He also had a 217-pounder.
Calvin
Benton of Oakland pulled in a 205-pounder with a sardine on a 7/0 Eagle
Claw hook. He fished with 100-pound Seaguar fluorocarbon leader,
100-pound Spectra, an Accurate 50 reel and a Calstar 655 XXH rod.
Miles
Yamaguchi of Riverside got a 201.6-pounder on a sardine and a 6/0
ringed Super Mutu hook on 130-pound Izorline and 130-pound Izorline
Spectra backing. He used an Accurate 50 reel and a Yo’s custom
Calstar 6460 XXH rod.
That
leaves only the super cow to account for, something already done by
Jack Nilsen. It’s repeated here so any newcomers can find the
information with that of the rest of the catch.
“She
fought it the normal way—did a nice job,” said Jack,
“without any undue assistance from the crew. Judy has fished with
us before, and this tuna came on an Accurate ATD 30 on Blackwater
100-pound hollow Spectra, and 130 Blackwater flourocarbon shock leader.
The rod was a Calstar 6465 XXH, and it bit on a mackerel on an Owner
Gorilla 6/0 hook. “Her fish is the best yellowfin tuna caught so
far on an Accurate 30,” said Jack. “It was a pretty damn
nice trip, as it all turned out.”
CAPTAIN: ANDY CATES
TRIP: SPONSORED BY ACCURATE
DATE OF TRIP: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15 –WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26,2008
LENGTH OF TRIP: 11/8 DAYS
AREAS FISHED: PACIFIC SIDE AS FAR AS FINGER BANK
FISH COUNT:253 YELLOWFIN TUNA, 25 DORADO & 30 YELLOWTAIL
8 CAUGHT OVER 200 LBS 1 CAUGHT OVER 300 LBS
BIGGEST
FISH LANDED 353.7 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA BY JUDITH MONTAGUE OF
CARDIFF,
CA
1st PLACE JACKPOT 292.7 LBS YELLOWFIN CAUGHT BY KEN PICKETT OF LA MESA, CA
2ND PLACE JACKPOT 247.2 LBS YELLOWFIN CAUGHT BY ALLISON SHUMAN OF VENICE, CA
3RD
PLACE JACKPOT 234.7 LBS YELLOWFIN
CAUGHT BY GARY GILLINGHAM OF DURATE,CA
REMARKS: Kevin Leong 231.5
Kevin Leong 217.8
Stas Vellonakis 217.5
Calvin Benton 205.2
Miles Yamaguchi 201.6
Nov. 24th, 2008
Good
morning folks. Our stop in Cabo went well with everyone getting off the
boat at a decent hour. The weather is nice and a great ride up last
night. I wanted to thank Accurate reels and Blackwater fluorocarbon for
the help and the rigging throughout the trip
We
had great results with both the reels and the line. The short top shots
were the key while fishing the sardines with 100 pound and 135. The
balloons and kite saw decent results on the second day were is the
first and last day was all fly line.
Lets
hope this kicks off the big fish season , I know there is a lot of
excitement when 300 pounders hit the docks .We should be at customs at
800 am and at the dock at 900 in the morning we will have an updated
eta tomorrow.
Andy Cates
Nov. 22nd, 2008
Good
evening folks A day of big fish to end the trip. Actually it was very
slow only 7 fish for the day. The evening brought us three bites. Ken
Picket with a 298, Kevin Leong with another 218 and Judy Montague with
a whopping 355 pounder. The Size of the fish make up for the lack of
numbers. We did not see the sign down here like we did yesterday
but it seems that the chance of a once in a lifetime fish is here.
We are headed to Cabo to drop off the people. The weather is great and it sounds like it will continue.
Andy Cates
Nov. 21st, 2008
Good
evening folks. Well this might be the start of it, After the sample
yesterday afternoon we were eager to see what would happen today. A
slow scratch on nice big fish with 4 fish over 200 pounds and another
15 fish from 13o to 190 pounds. What a great show, with big fish
boiling and jumping with the kite and balloons the surface action was
great. With all big fish there are losses with some today that just
makes you wonder.
We have one more day and hope to get a couple of outstanding fish for our efforts. They are here.
Andy Cates
Nov. 20th, 2008
Good
evening folks. After 2 days of looking we finally found something to
work with. We didn't get things located until late afternoon but found
something worth trying tomorrow. With a 216 and a 130 pounder, things
were looking good and then one fish over 100 pounds right at dark. All
of miles and hours were put in and hopefully there is more to it, we
will find out tomorrow.
Andy Cates
Nov. 18th, 2008
Good
evening folks. Yesterday turned out to be a slow start with a little
bit of tuna on porpoise and no wahoo on the shallows. Water was good
and plenty of life just no wahoo. We made the most of the day and had
great bait fishing in which came in handy today.
We
spent the morning on the upper end of the ridge and had a great morning
on 25 to 35 pound tuna. A few small yellows mixed in but great while it
lasted. We are now on our way down the ridge and getting in position
for bait. Lets hope its not a long night and the bait fishing goes well.
Andy Cates
Nov. 16th, 2008
Good
evening folks. We left yesterday on our annual 11 day Accurate
sponsored trip. Today we spent rigging up and issuing the 50 some
Accurate and Cal Star rods that were brought by the gang. The lower
banks are the goal here this trip so we are hoping for more success
than the last run on big fish.
This
is a fly home trip so we can spend our last days down by the Cape if
need be. First thing is first try with the ridge tomorrow afternoon and
then down further for bait. The weather is great lets hope that
continues.
Andy Cates
Bill Roecker for FishingVideos.com & the San Diego Sportfishing Council
Net Update November 14, 2008
New World Record? Close, But…
Art
Green is a retired Newport CPA who fishes for 300-pound tuna.
He’s got a brace of those to his credit so far, so maybe
it’s not surprising that he appeared at the H&M Landing
scales November 14 with what seemed a potential world record in his
catch after a 10-day trip aboard the Red Rooster III with skipper Andy
Cates.
The
trip was sponsored by Charkbait, and a couple of days were spent on the
southern banks searching for the cow tuna that are widely anticipated
by the long range fleet this month.
Art
got his lunker on one of the banks of The Ridge. The fish was a
goldspotted sand bass, and it bit Art’s sardine after he sent it
down. On the certified scales, it came in at nine pounds, eight
ounces.Green said he put his sardine on an Eagle Claw 9/0 circle hook
and heavy 130-pound line. He fished with a Penn 70 VSW reel and a
Calstar 6465 XXH rod. Obviously, he was after something a bit larger.
He was filling out the IGFA record application paperwork when Bill
Roecker left the dock.
Things
have changed since the 2007 book came out, so Roecker contacted the
IGFA offices in an effort to get more current information, without
luck. Then Becky Wright at IGFA returned his call and offered the
information that the record in the 2008 book was for Dan Cash’s
10-pound, four-ounce fish. So Art Green, Newport CPA, missed his
record, but not by much. He very likely has the second-largest
goldspotted sand bass ever caught.
“Our
best fishing was off Tosca,” said skipper Cates. “There
were a lot of school tuna there, but after ten a.m. it was all marlin.
We saw good tuna on black porpoise, but got no response. “We saw
some sign of wahoo on the 38,” continued Andy, “but we lost
almost every one we hooked. We finished up at Cedros Island and got
some good yellowtail on the dropper loop.”
Bill
Walsh of Chino Hills won first place for an 81.7-pound tuna he bagged
with a sardine on a VMC 6/0 hook tied to 130-pound Blackwater
fluorocarbon leader and 130-pound Line One Spectra on a Penn 50 SX reel
and a Calstar Baby Boomer rod. He said the fight was a brief five
minutes.
Robert Puckett of Fallbrook won second place for a 42-pound tuna, and Green took third place for a 41-pound yellowfin
CAPTAIN: ANDY CATES
TRIP: CHARKBAIT
DATE OF TRIP: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH –FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH, 2008
LENGTH OF TRIP: 10 DAYS
AREAS FISHED: MAG BAY, RIDGE, & CEDROS
FISH COUNT: LIMITS OF YELLOWFIN TUNA,135YELLOWTAIL, 70 DORADO, 5 WAHOO & 2 PARGO
1st PLACE JACKPOT 81.3 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY BILL WALSH OF CHINO HILL, CA
2ND
PLACE JACKPOT 42.3 LBS WAHOO CAUGHT BY BOB PUCKETT OF
FALLBROOK,
CA
3RD
PLACE JACKPOT 41.1 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY ART GREEN OF
NEWPORT BEACH, CA
REMARKS: 32.9 TROLLING JACKPOT CAUGHT BY BILL WALSH OF CHINO HILL, CA
9.8 LBS GOLDSPOTTED SAND BASS CAUGHT BY ART GREEN OF NEWPORT BEACH, CA
ETA for tomorrow Nov. 14th is 8 AM
Nov. 10th, 2008
Good
morning folks. Yesterday was strike two out in the big fish grounds .
We fished dorado in the morning and found that there was more marlin
than dorado. But after a little action on nice size fish we headed back
down to the big fish grounds to try it again. Unfortunately we had the
same results as the day before. We did see one nice school of 100 plus
pound fish but no response.
At
least we are seeing the sign, maybe as the water cools off they will
start to bite as far as what we saw it could be any day. Just bummed it
was not yesterday. We are fishing up the beach in hopes of wahoo and
other variety, made good mackerel last night at Mag Bay and are ready
to go. Now we have wind. Great, its always something.
We will report again tomorrow
Andy Cates
Nov. 9th, 2008
Good
morning folks. Yesterday was a very long trying day. Lots of black
porpoise to stop on but very few fish . When we did see a fair amount
of tuna they would not respond at all. We saw plenty of life off the
edge and it does look encouraging, but the water is still 82 degrees.
We
did get a sonar school late and get a few boils. We hooked two fish,
broke one off right away and landed a 75 or 80 pound tuna. A long day
for one fish. We also picked up 17 dorado off a floating milk crate.
Today
we are trying for dorado and then possibly back out for big tuna in the
afternoon. I would like to see if we can find that school again
Andy Cates
Nov. 7th, 2008
Good
afternoon folks. Yesterday afternoon did not work out on the upper end
of the ridge. Lots of skip jack that made the tuna fish next to
impossible. First day out we were not in the mood to weed through them
just yet. Turned out to be a good thing after today great success.
Great fishing on 25 to 40 pound tuna that lasted until 300 in the
afternoon . Explosive action on the common dolphin dragging the fish
off with the sardines.
We
were fortunate to get enough fish to spend the next day which is
tomorrow in the big fish grounds hoping to get something started lets
hope for everyone sake that is tomorrow.
We will report again then.
Andy Cates
Nov. 5th, 2008
Good
morning folks. We just left on a 10 day trip and have moved south out
of the rain and enjoying cool but clear sunny weather. Charkbait
sponsors this trip and had a great giveaway last night after our safety
orientation. With a great load of sardine we are starting on the top
end of the Ridge in hopes of some action on school size tuna and
yellows, with any luck maybe a few wahoo.
After
the last trip down to the Bank I have big fish on the mind and plan on
spending a couple of days down below Mag Bay in hopes of sign of
Cows to start this beach season off. It sound like there has been a
little sign but not much catching. Every week is different and were
going to go with that. We will be travelling today and starting
sometime tomorrow on the Ridge. The weather looks good and that's half
the battle.
We will report again tomorrow
Andy Cates
Bill Roecker for FishingVideos.com & the San Diego Sportfishing Council
Net Update November 2, 20087
Bank Is Open For Business
Andy
Cates docked Red Rooster III at H&M Landing November 2 after a
14-day open trip with 24 anglers to the Hurricane Bank. His was the
third trip of the new season to visit the productive sea mount, and it
paid off with 15 cows, or tuna over 200 pounds bringing the
season’s score to 40 cows.
Technically, Cates had 14 tuna from the bank; the 15th
was a troll fish of 219.6 pounds caught by Brian Massey on a dorado
Marauder off Clarion Island. “I was fishing on the corner,”
said Massey, “so I was just a little farther back than the other
jigs. Usually the big tuna don’t like to come that close to the
boat when you’re trolling.” Massey took 45 minutes to
finish his jacket-winning troll tuna, and he posed with it in the
lineup shot. He said he fished 130-pound Izorline and 130-pound Izor
Spectr on a Penn 70 reel and “…an old Calstar glass
rod.”
“There’s
a lot of fish from 140 to 190 pounds,” said Cates, “so it
looks good for future trips. We scratched up some skin (wahoo); almost
100. We got 60 on our last evening at the Hurricane. We lots of smaller
tuna off Clarion; really a lot of fish.”
The
jackpot winner was Dennis Bidigare of Oscoda, who had a 208 and a
225-pounder to go with his winning 236.4-pound yellowfin. Dennis said
he fished with a sardine on a 10/0 ringed Mustad circle hook tied to
130-pound Blackwater fluorocarbon leader, 130-pound Izorline and
130-pound Izor Spectra on an Accurate 50 reel and a Calstar 755 XXH rod.
Ralph
Cox of Placentia won second place for a 226-pounder he bagged with a
squid under the kite. He fished with a 10/0 Mustad 7691 hook on
130-pound Izorline connected to 130-pound Soft Steel line and 130-pound
Izor Spectra on a Penn 50 SW reel and a Calstar 655 XXH rod.
Tim
Farrell of Oceanside won third place for a 215.9-pound tuna that beat
him up for an hour and 45 minutes. He said he used a sardine under a
balloon on a 4/0 Hayabusa hook to take his prizewinner. He fished with
130-pound Izorline and 130-pound Izor Spectra on a Penn 50 VSW reel and
a Calstar 765 H rod.
Bob
Michener of Oxnard bagged a 215.8-pound tuna with a sardine on a 12/0
Mustad hook, 130-pound Hi Seas line, 130-pound Izorline and 130-pound
Zizor Spectra on an Accurate 50 SW reel and a Calstar 760 H rod.
Wayne
Honda of Oceanside scored a 214.9-pound tuna on a flyer and the
balloon. He said he used a 9/0 Mustad 7691 hook on 130-pound Jin Kai
line and 130-pound Line One Spectra. He fished with a Tiagra 80 and a
755 XXH rod. “It looked to me like the best deal there was
fishing the kite and the balloon with sardines,” commented the
long-time Rooster angler.
Al
Jackson of Buena Park had a 212 and a 208-pounder. He fished with
sardines on 6/0 Super Mutu hooks. He said he used 130-pound Izorline
and 130-pound Izorline Spectra on an Accurate 50 reel and a Calstar 760
H rod.
Fred
Wakefield of N. Tustin took a 209-pounder on a flying fish under a
balloon. He baited the flyer on a Mustad 8/0 7691 hook tied to
130-pound Momoi and 130-pound Line One Spectra. He fished with a Penn
80 reel and a Calstar 7460 XH rod.
Al
Babashoff of La Habra Heights took home a 206-pound tuna. He got it
with a flying fish under a big balloon, on a 5/0 ringed Mutu hook on
130-pound Blackwater fluorocarbon leader and 130-pound Izor Spectra on
a LRS 50 reel and a 755 XXH rod. “It took an hour,” said
Al. “It was at night.”
Joe
Stickles of Orange caught a 203.8-pounder on a sardine and a 6/0 SDuper
Mutu ringed hook on 130-pound Momoi line, 130-pound Line One Spectra, a
Penn 70 reel and a Calstar 760 H rod.
Mike
Massey of Cottage Grove, OR slipped into the ranks of the famed with a
200.6-pound tuna. He fished a “squish” under the kite on a
9/0 Mustad 7699 hook on 130-pound Izorline and 130-pound Izor Spectra.
He used a Penn 70 VSX reel and a Calstar 755 XXH rod.
CAPTAIN: ANDY CATES
TRIP: WINTER WANDERLUST
DATE OF TRIP: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19TH SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND 2008
LENGTH OF TRIP: 14 DAYS
AREAS FISHED: HURRICANE BANK
FISH COUNT: 169 YELLOWFIN TUNA &97
WAHOO 15 CAUGHT OVER 200
LBS
1st PLACE JACKPOT 236.4 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT B DENNIS BIDIGARE OF OSCODA, MI
2ND
PLACE JACKPOT 226.4 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY RALPH
COX OF PLACENTIA,
CA
3RD PLACE JACKPOT 215.9 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BYTIM FARREL OF OCEANSIDE, CA
REMARKS: 219.6 TROLLING JACKPOT CAUGHT BY BRIAN MASSEY
225.0 DENNIS BIDIGARE
215.8 BOB MICHENER
214.9 WAYNE HONDA
212.0 AL JACKSON
209.8 FRED WAKEFIELD
208.8 AL JACKSON
208.4 DENNIS BIDIGARE
206.0 AL BABASHOFF
203.8 ROB TAPERT
203.0 BOB MICHENER
200.6 MIKE MASSEY
Oct. 30th, 2008
Good
morning folks. As we left the bank we were short stopped with a shot on
wahoo. Picking up 60 out of a few stops that brought great action. It
did not leave us with much room but after the first afternoon at
Clarion that did not look to be a problem.
The
next day at clarion we saw sign of mostly smaller fish 25 to 80
pounders. With hopes of picking off a bigger one it did not look good.
One stop we were graced with one bigger fish, a 240 that just about
finished off the trip.
The
inspection at the camp went very smooth and we are looking forward to
that fishery later this month as we have a 14 day trip that leaves
after Thansgiving. With the prospects of the Bank and now the Island,
it looks like it may be good. Check out our two 10 day trips that are
open for booking! December 12th, Izorline/ Accurate/ Calstar Sponsor
will have outfits that will be provided! The New Years special leaving
December 26th can add a nice change to spending your new year's fishing
on the Red Rooster!
We are
travelling up and the weather is great, it looks like we may get a
break and have this weather all the way. here's to things don't change.
Andy Cates
Oct 28th, 2008
Good
morning folks. We left the Bank last night after another great
afternoon. Only a few chances on cows and came up with three fish at or
over 200 for the day. The evening brought that 175 to 195 class of fish
that bit. Not wide open but a nice pick on the kite and fly line
sardine.
We left with some
room in the center fish hold and are heading into Clarion to see if we
can get lucky and finish off with a few lunkers. We will be at the
Island after lunch, check in with the camp and spend today and tomorrow
at the Island.
We will report again .
Andy Cates
Oct. 27th, 2008
Good
morning folks. Conditions changed and we found ourselves on the upper
end of the bank. The move paid off and we had a shot on Big fish . Once
again mostly low 200's but a handful of fish up to 230 pounds for the
day and threw down another 15 fish from 160 to 190. A little slower but
half the day we were on the wrong end of the bank. The bigger fish
moved up. Dennis Bidigare chased one down in the skiff right up until
dark for another 200 pounder under his belt.
So far this morning not much a couple of fish in the high hundreds and still waiting for conditions to straighten out.
Andy Cates
Oct. 26th, 2008
Good
morning folks. Another day of good fishing at the Bank. Yesterday the
overall grade was better but only three fish in the low two hundreds
from 203 to 218. 25 other fish from 170 to 195 and just a couple
smaller. Very few releases just a couple of the low hundreds fish. A
few more wahoo today 11 caught on the anchor on Catchy 33 and bait. So
far today not much but it is early and we are hoping for that nice
grade of fish like yesterday.
Andy Cates
Oct. 25th, 2008
Good
morning folks. Yesterday was a very nice day of fishing. A nice steady
scratch on really good grade fish. There were enough big fish mixed in
through the day to keep everyone on their toes. 8 fish from 200 to 235
pounds and steady on 135 to 180 pound tuna. The flyers were the ticket
and good thing because there were plenty to go around last night
resupplying our bait for today.
Good weather has also made it nice although it is a bit hot.
We will report again tomorrow
Andy Cates
Oct. 24th, 2008
Good
morning folks. Yesterday showed signs of having a great trip down here
with an excellent grade of fish to work with. We arrived a little late
with fighting the uphill current the entire way down and did not get
the anchor down until after lunch. Fish started to show and started to
bite with a couple of fish in the two hundred pound class and Ralph Cox
hauling in a 224. Most of the better size fish came until about 300 and
then the current died and it was mostly 130 to 160 pound fish. A nice
afternoon to get started with. We will se what happens here today with
the live flyers on balloon and kite we will keep you posted,
ANDY CATES
Oct. 22nd. 2008
Good
morning folks. Squid fishing has not been the best but we have managed
to catch about 40 in the last two nights . we were hoping for better
but we continued on down. Our timing is a little off with very poor
speed most of the way down. We will be arriving at lunch time tomorrow
. Everybody is ready to go and anxious for what the Bank may bring.
We will report again
Andy Cates
Oct. 20th, 2008
Good
evening folks. We left yesterday and picked up a nice load of bait with
cool weather and an eager bunch of anglers. This 14 day trip was
originally the first trip down to the bank.
With
the success in the past 8 years it has now lured other boats down in
hopes of similar success. The reports from the 105 sounded good and
with a seasoned group we should have a good shot at cows. We will find
out and know by the end of the week. Today we spent doing maintenance
and rigging for tomorrows seminar on fishing the big tuna. We rigged up
for fishing squid and will be giving it a try tonight.
We will report again tomorrow.
Andy Cates
To the Red Rooster 3 staff,
I just wanted to thank everyone inlvolved for the great trip that I had
on the Catchy Tackle 10 day Oct. 8-18. This was my third trip in 2
years on your boat and it did not disappoint. Andy, Joe, Tom, Nick,
Fernando, Moses, Jose, and John were some of the nicest, friendliest
and most helpful people I have ever met. Their enthusiasm for the
passengers on the boat was outstanding. I especially thank Joe, Tom,
Nick and Moses for their help and enthusiasm. Those guys made me feel
right at home and gladly answered any questions that I had. Because of
your outstanding operation I plan on being back again in March for the
Loftus and Martin 15 day trip. (The deposit is in the mail.) I
tell everyone here in Kansas about your operation and have encouraged
some of my friends to make the trip to California with me next year.
I have attached a picture that was taken with me and a wahoo I caught.
I think it really shows the positive attitude and good hearted fun that
the crew show their passengers. Thank you once again and I look forward
to seeing everyone in March.
Sincerely,
Jeff Cakin
CAPTAIN: ANDY CATES
TRIP: NEWELL/YO-ZURI
DATE OF TRIP: WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 8 - SATURDAY OCTOBER 18, 2008
LENGTH OF TRIP: 10 DAYS
AREAS FISHED: SAN PABLO, THE RIDGE, OFF SHORE
FISH COUNT: ALL SPECIES LIMITED &57
WAHOO
1st PLACE JACKPOT 50 LBS WAHOO CAUGHT BY RICK WONDERS OF CORONADO, CA
2ND PLACE JACKPOT 47.4 LBS WAHOO CAUGHT BY RICHARD HIGHTOWER OF LA MIRADA, CA
3RD
PLACE JACKPOT 46.9 LBS YELLOWTAIL CAUGHT BY REX
McDONALD
REMARKS: Trolling 50 # Wahoo
Oct. 17th, 2008
Good
morning folks. We worked our way up after a great day of Dorado fishing
but only found 2 wahoo to go with the mobs of Dorado. Our morning
started with yellowtail fishing and surprised to see fast action on
wahoo. After the smoke cleared we had 42 nice size wahoo and a lot of
worn out guys in the flat calm heated up weather. What a great way to
finish a trip. Better late than never.
We are on our way up with great weather and should be in at 7:00 in the morning. We will see you then
Andy Cates
Oct. 15th, 2008
Good
morning folks. Yesterday the effort was focused down around Mag Bay. A
lot of off color water and very little sign of wahoo. The tuna showed
in the morning but still the same size fish as what we have been
catching 20 to 35 pounders . Nice fish but we have enough. Outside in
deep water there was sign of a little bigger fish with one of our code
boats Excel catching a couple of fish up to 100 pounds. We made our way
out there but did not come up with any Jack Pot fish still once again
the same grade as before. With just a couple of hours we hoped to get
lucky.
We moved up the line
and found a kelp and limited on Dorado but so far no sign of wahoo.
Dorado were good fish 15 to 20 pounders with a few bigger. We have the
rest of the day to look for wahoo on kelps and hoping to see sign soon.
We will report again tomorrow.
Andy Cates
Oct. 14th, 2002
Good
morning folks. We did a ridge run yesterday with great weather and good
action on basically what we caught up the beach. Not much wahoo only a
couple of strikes. But still more of the school size tuna and school
size yellowtail. With the reports from the rocks being poor we decided
to take advantage of the weather and proceed further south looking
below Mag Bay for areas of birds, Dorado, wahoo, and maybe a few marlin
as well as more of this epic weather.
We will report again tomorrow.
Andy Cates
Oct 12, 2008
Good
morning folks. Yesterday we had a nice day on school size tuna from 20
to 35 pounds . explosive action and quite a chore with 20 plus knots of
wind. we spent the afternoon in a sheltered cove and scratched 60
smaller grade yellows and a few more tuna. The weather has been an
issue but seems a little better today. Things are supposed to settle
down in the next couple of days. So far this morning we have caught 24
yellows from 25 to 40 pounds, a nice little surprise to start the day.
We plan on fishing the tuna for a little bit and then work down the
beach looking for more action on yellows and hopefully a couple of
wahoo.
We will report again tomorrow
Andy Cates
Oct. 10, 2008
Good
afternoon folks. Yesterday we had a slow day, kind of a travel and fish
day that found us some nice size kelps with not much fish. 20 dorado
after a few big kelps in 72 degree water. Not all that great.
This
morning we had a sample on wahoo and landed 6 and missed a few other
chances, Action this afternoon has been tuna offshore from 18 to 35
pounds a couple of decent drifts and stops has paid off with 80 fish so
far. Pretty good action right when you get on them and then tapers off.
We will probably do this again tomorrow and wait for the hurricane to
blow through and then head south. It is to hit land tomorrow afternoon.
We will report again tomorrow.
Andy Cates
CAPTAIN: ANDY CATES
TRIP: ARNIE COHEN
DATE OF TRIP: TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 23RD, SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 28TH 2008
LENGTH OF TRIP: 5 DAYS
AREAS FISHED: OFF SHORE, GUADALUPE ISLANDS
FISH COUNT: 340 YELLOWFIN TUNA 70 DORADO 10 YELLOWTAIL
1st PLACE JACKPOT 95.5 YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY TONY KALEIKO OF OXNARD, CA
2ND PLACE JACKPOT 53.7 YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY BUTCH FRAZIER OF LONG BEACH, CA
3RD
PLACE JACKPOT 51.8 YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY ERIK
ROJAS OF NORTHRIDEGE, CA
REMARKS:20 lbs Yellowfin Tuna for the Trolling Jackpot was caught by Robert McDonald of No. Bergen, NJ
Bill Roecker for FishingVideos.com & the San Diego Sportfishing Council
Net Update September 28, 2008
Winner Gets His Best
“He
just took off when he bit,” said Tony Kaleikilo of Ventura at the
H&M Landing scales, “and it seemed like he went a quarter of
a mile before he slowed down; I was about to get spooled. Oh, yeah,
he’s my best fish ever.”
Tony’s
yellowfin, caught aboard Red Rooster III with skipper Andy Cates,
weighed 95 pounds even; a big fish for light line. Cates hung it on the
scales September 28, after the five-day Arnie Cohen charter with 27
anglers.
Kaleikilo’s
yellowfin took a sardine on a 3/0 Super Mutu hook, tied to 30-pound
Ande line and 80-pound Izor Spectra. He said he fished with a Penn
Torque 3/0 reel and a Truline six-foot rod.
Ewell
“Butch” Frazier of Long Beach won second place for a
53.7-pound tuna, and Eric Rojas of Northridge took third place for a
51.8-pound Guadalupe Island yellowfin tuna.
“We
had a couple of lucky kelps,” said skipper Cates, “with a
lot of 20 to 30-pound tuna. The big ones off the island were hard to
come by, but of a very good quality.”
Like
other skippers in San Diego’s long range fleet, Cates is feeling
positive about the prospects for a good snap on the larger model tuna
at the big island some time in the near future.
Sept. 27th, 2008
Good
evening folks. Yesterday ended with frustration. Watching 50 to 100
pound fish boil and jump all around the boat for just a couple of
bites. Very good fish on porpoise but no takers. Balloons and kite both
failed to get a bite. We finished the day with 68 of the 25 pound fish
a few yellows and just a couple of tuna around 50 pounds. Maybe next
week they will be back on the bite.
With
a nice catch of tuna aboard we came into San Martin and found cold
water but more tuna on the outside. We drove away from them looking for
yellowtail that were not available. We are on our way home and looks
like it will be better weather than last night.
Andy Cates
Sept. 26th, 2008
Good
morning folks. Yesterday we only had one chance at bigger fish and
spend most of the hitting the porpoise with very little response. One
stop earned us 8 of the better size fish from 40 to 85 pounds. We have
the Jack pot settled and are hoping for more weigh ins today. Right now
we are getting a shot on the smaller grade fish after multiple spots of
porpoise we decided to drop the anchor and spend the morning with
action.
After lunch we will get back on the move and hunt down the better size fish and hopefully they are in the mood to bite.
Andy Cates
Sept. 24th, 2008
Good
evening folks. We started our 5 day trip offshore and it worked out
very well. Wide open style fishing on tuna and dorado until the
evening. Nice size fish.30 to 30 pound tuna and 12 to 20 pound dorado.
Really
a great way to start a trip. With everyone catching fish today it puts
us in a position to go out to Guadalupe and focus on trophies. Lets
hope it works out.
We will report again tomorrow
Andy Cates
CAPTAIN: ANDY CATES
TRIP: PENNELL GROUP
DATE OF TRIP: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST 2008
LENGTH OF TRIP: 5 DAYS
AREAS FISHED: OFF SHORE, GUADALUPE ISLANDS
FISH COUNT: 295 YELLOWFIN TUNA, 58 DORADO & 10 YELLOWTAIL
1st PLACE JACKPOT 96.6 YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY PAUL MARTINEZ OF LAS VEGAS, NV
2ND PLACE JACKPOT 94.7 YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY MEL MIRACLE OF PLACENTIA, CA
3RD PLACE JACKPOT 89.3 YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY GARY GRIMAUD OF SAN DIEGO, CA
REMARKS:28.8 Albacore for the Trolling Jackpot was caught by Chris Edmonson of Mission Viejo, CA
Sept. 21st, 2008
Good morning folks.
Not
much doing the last morning at the Island. Rough weather and poor
conditions on the North end. The day before we had another nice day
with biggest fish a little over 100 pounds. Good action on the anchor
up until dark.
The weather
was an issue yesterday and made for a poor ride home. Luckily we had
the football games to watch throughout the afternoon. We will be in for
a day and then back out on another 5 day . That will finish up the
season and bring us into the 10 day trips. Time for another change.
Andy Cates
Sept. 18th, 2008
Good
evening folks. We put together another nice day with quality fish up
close to 90 pounds. The morning was best with one drift for 37 fish
from 40 to 90 pounds. Kite action and balloon action were available.
The 50 pound test with the Seaguar Flourocarbon was also the ticket. In
the afternoon we tried for yellows with not much success and then just
a few tuna late to end with 49 four the day. We are going to try it
again tomorrow and hope for similar results.
Andy Cates
Sept. 18th, 2008
Good
morning folks. We started the second fall season 5 day trip offshore.
Most of the day was spotty with just a couple of kelps with very little
fish. With scattered jig strikes that served to stop the shortly
throughout the day. The afternoon brought the heavy action. With the
help from the guys kelp that was marked from the day before, we found
excellent action on 22 to 28 pound tuna and nice size Dorado in the
mix. Thanks to Brian and Sam on the American Angler we were able to
spot this kelp paddy with a marker that they had marked the day before.
Wide open tuna fishing was experienced 2 days in a row from two
different boats, Now that's team work.
With
a nice catch on offshore fish we decided to head to Guadalupe in search
of trophy size tuna. With the reports from the last few days the
prospects look goo on tuna up to 90 pounds. Lets hope it continues. We
will be getting started soon as it is 3:30 in the morning an our
arrival is set for 5:00.
Report will hopefully be good after today
Andy Cates
CAPTAIN: JOHN GRABOWSKI
SPONSOR: IZORLINE
DATE OF TRIP: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH
LENGTH OF TRIP: 5 DAYS
AREAS FISHED: OFF SHORE, SAN PABLO BAY, GUADALUPE ISLANDS
1st
PLACE
JACKPOT 98.1
YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY ARTHUR TANG OF GARDEN GROVE, CA
2ND PLACE JACKPOT 96.9 YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY CLYDE BROWN OF LA MESA, CA
3RD
PLACE JACKPOT 92.9
YELLOWTAIL CAUGHT BY KENT FUKUMOTO OF GARDEN GROVE, CA
REMARKS:36.4 Wahoo for the Trolling Jackpot was caught by Lynn Hull of San Diego
Sept. 14th, 2008
Getting
er done.. What an absolutely phenomenal 5 day trip we just
experienced. We had another 48 of this beautiful grade Yellowfin
tuna this morning by 0900 and we are getting ready to head for
home. Our ETA in San Diego tomorrow Monday Sept. 15th will be
0800 hours, See you then.
John Grabowski and the crew of the Red Rooster III
Sept. 13th, 2008
We
had a very nice day today on better grade Yellowfin Tuna, exactly what
we where hoping for when we came out to Guadalupe Island. We are going
to try for a few more trophy's in the morning and call it a trip. Our
weather has been picture perfect the entire day and we are keeping our
fingers crossed that this flat calm condition graces us for the ride
home. I will report our final morning's results tomorrow evening
including our ETA for Monday morning.
Crew of the Red Rooster III
Sept. 12th, 2008
Today
was picture perfect yellowtail fishing. A beautiful Baja California
back drop and limit style fishing in balmy weather. Things are
going very well. We headed offshore in the afternoon for good action on
Dorado, Skipjack and small Yellowfin Tuna as we dead west to try for a
few trophies.
Crew of the Red Rooster III
Sept. 11th, 2008
The
fishing was very good offshore today on 18-30 lb. Yellowfin tuna, it
was a great way to start our trip. We are heading down the coast
hoping to continue our good fortune with some Yellowtail fishing.
Out weather today was good fishing weather with 10-12 knots of wind ,
2-3 foot seas and clear skies.
Crew of the Red Rooster III
Sept. 10th, 2008
We
departed today at Noon on the annual Izorline 5 Day trip from Lee Palm
Sportfishers. We took on a beautiful load of sardine's and cleared
Point Loma 1330 hours and began heading south. Once outside the harbor
we had our normal safety talk in the galley and also covered the
working aspects of the boat, once everyone was familiar with the Red
Rooster III we spent the rest of the afternoon going over the fishing
and rigging our tackle for the next few days of angling. We have nice
weather, great bait along with eager passengers and crew. We will try
to get things started in the morning looking for offshore species, wish
us luck.
John Grabowski and crew of the Red Rooster III
CAPTAIN: ANDY CATES
DATE OF TRIP: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH
LENGTH OF TRIP: 4 DAYS
AREAS FISHED: GUADALUPE, BONITOS, OFF SHORE
FISH COUNT: 106 YELLOWFIN TUNA, 98 YELLOWTAIL, 75 DORADO
1st PLACE JACKPOT 33.8 IBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY DONALD BARBEE OF LOS ANGELES, CA
2ND PLACE JACKPOT 33.2 IBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY GARY FORD OF LAKESIDE, CA
3RD PLACE JACKPOT 32.2 IBS YELLOWTAIL CAUGHT BY CHARLES MERKEL OF KAPOLEI, HI
REMARKS:24.6 IBS TROLLING JACKPOT CAUGHT BY OMAR GUTIERREZ OF TUCSON, AZ
Sept. 10th, 2008
Good morning folks.
Yesterday
we finished up on a kelp that seemed to be a gift from God. With very
nice grade dorado and yellowfin it ended the day great. After all
morning of short stops on small kelps and jig strikes on scattered tuna
we hit the mother load. Its always nice to end a trip on a good note
and that we did. The tuna were all nice fish 22 to 28 pounds to go
along with the grade of dorado we have yet to see. The boat leaves on a
five day trip today and John Grabowski will be taking it out while I
take a short break.
We will see you in a week
Andy Cates
Sept. 9th, 2008
Good morning folks.
Yesterday
was an all day affair slow one to three at a time. We made
numerous moves around the Island and found that the best thing to do
was sit a accept the fact that it is slow. 90 yellows for the day and a
few Jack pot fish mixed in. All in all it was tough but we spent a lot
of time at the rail and fished all day. Today we are offshore and once
again finding spotty fishing with scattered jig strikes on tuna and
dorado on kelps. We are getting fish they don't come fast.
Sept. 8th, 2008
Good
morning folks. We spent the day on the outside Island for similar
results of what has been going on. We were hoping for some kind of
change of biting fish but not the case.
We
got on one spot that looked good for a while but they slowly stopped
biting and boiled all around the boat for no bite. Landing 16 tuna and
5 yellowtail did not make it worthy to stay. We are headed to Benitos
and are hoping for a good day of yellowtail fishing. The weather is
much better and working conditions are good. Lets hope it pays off.
Andy Cates
Christina,
Thank
you for your help with the arrangements for the recent trip my group
took on the Red Rooster III. The staterooms were very comfortable
and we all enjoyed the trip. The captain and crew of the Red Rooster
III did an excellent job with our group; they were probably the best
crew of any boat on which I have fished. This trip was a mixture of
both business and pleasure. Would it be possible for you to send me an
e-mail, or mail me a receipt, confirming this amount? This
documentation would be very helpful for tax purposes.
Also,
attached is a photo from our trip. My son is doing some photo
shop work to “scrub” up this photo a little. If you
would like to use it on your website, I would be happy to send you a
final copy when it is done. Other than cropping, the attached
photo has not been “touched up.” The Dorado in this
photo had spectacular color-I think Dorado are the most beautiful fish
in the ocean. We obtained many good photos from this trip but the
size and color of this big bull Dorado made this picture the best of
all those taken on the trip.
Let me know your thoughts.
Thanks,
Ben Greer
Dear Linda, Andy and the Crew of The Red Rooster III,
I
cannot emphasize enough of what a tremendous effort Captain Andy Cates
and his Crew put forth for our four-day trip no.15, 2008. As you
know, it was the first multi-day trip for my sons Nic (16 yrs. old) and
Jack (14 yrs. old). I was also fortunate to have my Father aboard
to complete the attendance of three generations of my family together
on this great trip. It will always be a special memory for us, I
am very grateful.
This
was my ninth trip with the Red Rooster III and I am so looking forward
to the next one. I can truly say my boys are “hooked”
and won’t stop talking about this one for a long time.
Thank you for making it so special! Please see attached photos of
your “future regulars”.
Best of luck and kind regards,
Robb Rinella
Sept. 5th, 2008
Good evening folks
We
had a nice morning of fishing that brought us action from 7:30 until
1:30 in the afternoon. A kelp paddy that produced 68 tuna and 48 dorado
,4 albacore and 3 yellowtail made our day. The weather was great all
day and we had a nice 1.5 day trip.
Andy Cates
CAPTAIN: ANDY CATES
DATE OF TRIP: FRIDAY, AUGUST 29TH TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND 2008
LENGTH OF TRIP: 4 DAYS
AREAS FISHED: GUADALUPE, BENITOS, OFFSHORE
FISH COUNT: 200 YELLOWFIN TUNA, 205YELLOWTAIL, 15 DORADO &2 ALBACORE
1st PLACE JACKPOT 34.2 IBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY ALAN WALBRIDGE OF VENTURA, CA
2ND PLACE JACKPOT 33.4 IBS YELLOWTAIL CAUGHT BY BILL SINGLETON OF SAN JACINTO, CA
3RD PLACE JACKPOT 33.2 IBS YELLOWTAIL CAUGHT BY NORM POKORNY OF SAN DIEGO, CA
REMARKS: Trolling Jackpot—20.9 lbs Yellowfin Tuna caught by Richard Yakemonis of Placentia, Ca
ETA 7 AM TUESDAY
Aug. 31st, 2008
Good
morning folks. Yesterday we had great fishing with sustained action
right up until dark. Fishing spots of frenzied yellows with great
surface action and excitement.
Everyone
would have one on in the beginning of the stops. We had a couple of
hits on the anchor as well with some dropper loop action but the Yo-Yo
jig was the best bet. We left there after dark and headed up looking
offshore. Hopefully we can find a kelp with some Dorado action
Andy Cates
Aug. 30th, 2008
Good
evening folks. We left Guadalupe and are heading in to fish yellows. We
had chances at some real nice fish today unfortunately not much to show
for it. One fish broke off right at gaff that looked to be 130 pounds.
30 pound test just won't do it. 18 other tuna and 8 yellows made our
day. We left early to get inside for a full day of fishing and looking
for some action after a trying first day. Most of the tuna landed today
were in the 25 pound class and the same on the yellows.
We will report again tomorrow
Andy Cates
Aug. 29th, 2008
Good afternoon folks.
We
finished off our three day trip with good action on Yellowfin, albacore
and a few yellows. The outstanding fish were a 46 pound albacore and
second was a 40 pound Bluefin. yellowfin took up third with 30 pounds.
The yellowfin on the inner banks are nice fish. average is 25 to 30
pounds. Fun fishing on porpoise schools and occasional sonar marks.
We left today on a 4 day trip and are heading down to start off at the Island tomorrow We will report again tomorrow.
Andy Cates
Aug. 27th, 2008
Good
morning folks. Yesterday we caught a mix of yellowfin and bluefin
starting on the outside banks in the morning and ending up on the
inside banks in the afternoon.
Most
of the Bluefin were 15 to 20 pounds with a couple in the 30 pound
range. The yellowfin were all in the 25 to 30 plus pound range. Today
we will finish up this 3 day trip on the inside in search of more of
that nice yellowfin.
Andy Cates
Hello,
I
finally had a minute to sit down and write this, I would like to take
this opportunity to thank the entire crew on the RR3 on the outstanding
trip I had. The fishing was marginal at best but the professionalism of
the staff from top to bottom was truly a treat for me. Every aspect of
the trip was great. From the captain choosing the bait at the barge and
hauling it over the rail (never seen that before) to the crew's
willingness to help everyone with what ever they needed. I often hear
the words, we are here to help just let us know! but rarely see it. I
own a business in which our service is first and foremost so I
appreciated this very much. Your boat truly gets it, take care of the
customer and the customer will take care
of you.
I
look forward to becoming a regular on your boat next year as much as I
can get on her. I was on the 1.5 day departing 8/22. I stayed that
Sunday in S.D. when I came back that evening your guys really surprised
by allowing my kids to check out the boat quickly before your next
trip, couldn't thank you enough for that. Well thanks again see you
next year.
Sincerely, Todd Kurten
CAPTAIN: ANDY CATES
DATE OF TRIP: SUNDAY AUGUST 17TH FRIDAY AUGUST 22ND
1st PLACE JACKPOT 24.9 IBS YELLOWTAIL CARLOS ALONZO OF NORWALK, CA
2ND PLACE JACKPOT 24.6 IBS DORADO RAY MAESTRO OF WILLMINGTON, CA
3RD PLACE JACKPOT 23.5 IBS YELLOWTAIL RICH FLAMMER OF SAN DIEGO, CA
REMARKS: Trolling Jackpot caught by Frank “Paco” Bartsch of San Diego, CA
ETA IS 8:30 AM Friday 22nd.
Aug. 21st, 2008
Good
afternoon folks. Yesterday we had great yellowtail fishing from sunrise
until we finished at lunch time, excellent action on 12 to 18 pound
fish and most were taken on the Yo -Yo jig. We took off from that and
headed offshore and found mixed sizes of dorado that a lot were
released and the better ones were kept. Picking off 75 dorado in not
the best conditions. All of the wind made the offshore scene tough, but
we managed.
Today
we finished off with a kelp that brought us more action on yellows,
dorado and a couple of little Bluefin also 3 more 18 pound yellowfin.
It was a nice way to end the trip. We will be coming out tomorrow night
on a 1.5 day trip and the weather looks to be good for that . Lets hope
the fishing is as well.
Andy Cates
Aug. 19th, 2008
Good morning folks.
Yesterday
started off grim, with very little yellowtail on different shallows.
Warm water may of had them off the bite. And I mean warm. We fished
offshore and were hit with heavy winds that shut us down late
afternoon. We never could find a kelp with the tough conditions but got
random strikes on nice size dorado and one ripper stop that brought
yellowfin from 18 to 25 pounds. It was good while it lasted, boiling
right on the corner and showing brown through the stern.
After
45 fish they just disappeared. Thankful for what we got we worked down
and continued to get strikes on Dorado and picked up one that must be
close to 50 pounds. A real Bull. So far this morning we have had great
yellowtail fishing on 12 to 18 pound fish and with the weather better
today looking to spend the rest of the afternoon looking for kelps
offshore.
We will report again tomorrow
Andy Cates
Aug.18th, 2008
Good evening folks. Today was more of the same offshore. Scattered strikes on tuna and spotty fishing on kelps.
We
had good weather and good conditions only no schools . We are headed
down and fishing yellowtail tomorrow , looks like its going to be warm
weather so we will be ready.
We will report again tomorrow
Andy Cates
Aug. 17th, 2008
Good morning folks.
We just finished of a 1.5 day trip and we are now out on a five day.
We
are going to spend the day offshore and outside the tracks that have
been previously covered. Seems to be a lot of small fish on the inside
so we will try out here. Sounds like a good prospect we will soon find
out.
Andy Cates
Dear Andy & crew,
I
know we didn’t catch a lot of fish this weekend but despite that
, you & your crew are at a different level of service , true
PROFESSIONALs.
The
Ochse family as you know comes in groups of 3, hence I have to fish
with my boys and it can get very expensive. This being said and the
poor fish counts the boat had this weekend August 15th 17th you
and your crew are true professionals and understand the product &
service you are selling. As you may recall we fish the First-string
with Bradley over the last 10yr since my boys have been 5 years old.
You
and your crew (The Red Rooster) set a new standard in comfort, this
being said I enjoyed myself even though I got skunked but yet Spencer
& Blake did get 3 fish between them. I also want to say that the
front office Christina & Linda are outstanding and represent the
Red Rooster very well; it’s NOT JUST ABOUT MONEY unlike the
H&M front office !
Enclosed
pictures , you don’t need to post these on you web-site as these
are small fish , Steve Lamb is also an outstanding cook and a joy to
talk to as is all your crew. I can’t say enough after 10 to 15
yrs of fishing out of Pt Loma sport fishing fleet , the RED Roster is
#1 in my book and I will recommend it top all my friends.
I
look forward to fishing with you again on a long range trip which I
have consider before but never thought I could stay on a boat longer
than 2 days. I am now considering doing a 10 day trip!!!!!!
Gary Ochse
CAPTAIN: ANDY CATES
DATE OF TRIP: THURSDAY AUGUST 7TH, TUESDAY AUGUST 12TH 2008
LENGTH OF TRIP: 5 DAYS
AREAS FISHED: CEDROS, BONITOS, OFFSHORE,
FISH COUNT: 266 YELLOWTAIL & 45 DORADO & 7 YELLOWFIN TUNA &2 WHITE SEABASS
1st PLACE JACKPOT 38.1 IBS YELLOWTAIL RICKY MILLSPHUGH OF POWAY, CA
2ND PLACE JACKPOT 33.2 IBS YELLOWTAIL JAMES MCWHORTER OF ALBUQUERQUE, CA
3RD PLACE JACKPOT 30.4 IBS YELLOWTAIL PAUL OSTER OF MAMMOTH LAKES, CA
REMARKS: Trolling Jackpot caught by Tim Kinsella of San Diego, CA
Aug. 10th, 2008
Good morning folks.
Yesterday
we had great yellowtail action down at Cedros. Anchor fishing in the
morning and then school fishing on bird schools all afternoon.
Conditions
have not been very good , a lot of cold water with rip currents and
dirty water. We were very thankful for the day we had. School size fish
were 15 to 18 pounds with a few bigger ones mixed in. Today we are
fishing kelps in hopes of yellowfin and dorado . Looking in a little
different water to try and locate the tuna that seem to slowly be
moving up in our range .
Any day now we should start seeing more and more yellowfin on kelps and scattered strikes. Until then we will keep searching.
Andy Cates
Aug. 8th, 2008
Good
afternoon folks. We are on our first day of a five day trip and so far
not much to report. We are looking on the way down and have gone
through some great looking water. Only to find small yellowtail and
dorado on kelps. Very few keeper fish. We are headed towards Bonitos
and will be there at 4:30 in the afternoon. We are hoping for a shot
there before dark. Anything will help.
The
weather is back to great and we are enjoying the thought of more to
come. West Coast anglers sponsored the trip and we had a great raffle
1st night that included lots of tackle and two fishing rods. Everyone
was a winner.
We will report again tomorrow
Andy Cates
CAPTAIN: ANDY CATES
DATE OF TRIP: SATURDAY AUGUST 2ND TO THURSDAY AUGUST 7TH, 2008
LENGTH OF TRIP: 5 DAYS
AREAS FISHED: GUADALUPE ISLAND, BENITOS, OFFSHORE,
FISH COUNT: 325 YELLOWTAIL, 130 DORADO, 3 YELLOWFIN TUNA &1 WHITE SEABASS
1st PLACE JACKPOT 38.8 IBS YELLOWTAIL CHRIS FOX OF FOSTER CITY, CA
2ND PLACE JACKPOT 36.4 IBS YELLOWTAIL ART GREEN OF NEWPORT BEACH, CA
3RD PLACE JACKPOT 35 IBS YELLOWTAIL MICHAEL FAIR OF MISSION VIEJO, CA
REMARKS: Trolling Jackpot caught by Bill Ip of Saratoga, CA
Another
successful Ono Custom Rods 5 Day Trip. We want to thank Rolf Johnson
from Ono Custom Rods and a great group of anglers. We plan on
seeing you again next year at this time.
Aug. 6th, 2008,
Today
we are checking kelps again on our trip home from San Benitos/Cedros
Islands. There was great action on the yellows for the entire day
yesterday and then we started up the line around 7 PM. Not much
on the kelps so far today. We did get our trolling jackpot
settled. We found a couple of stray yellowfin tuna this morning.
Aug. 5th, 2008
Good
morning folks. Yesterday we had a slow morning with very little sign of
tuna. Our yellowtail spot from last trip saved our day with 68 nice
size yellows and then died at about 2:30 in the afternoon. Don't forget
to bring some muscle when you fight these yellows. Taken control
of the fight before the yellows know what is happening. When
fishing big yellows around structure keep their head up other wise they
will find the rocks or the kelp.
We
went back and looked for tuna and tried a couple of anchor jobs for
nothing and left. Today we are at Cedros and have had decent action in
the morning. Nice grade of fish 18 to 28 pounds. The sea lions are not
a problem yet and we hope to pick here the rest of the day.
Andy Cates
Aug. 4th, 2008
Good
morning folks. Yesterday was our first day of fishing. We spent the day
offshore and found great results on kelp paddy fishing. Seems to be
more Dorado than yellows now but the action was definitely there. The
typical kelp size fish with a few standouts throughout the day. One tip
for you anglers is you do not want to drop in early on these
kelps. Dropping in early usually ends up in massive
tangles. Most of the larger fish taken of the kelps are hooked
after the small fish have charged the boat. The large dorado cruise
back about 50 feet off the stern so a good cast with a hot bait will
get you the better size fish on these kelps. Try the yo-yo iron if you
want a keeper size yellowtail. With fish on the boat we decided to head
out and see if we could come up with a few Jack pot fish.
So
far nothing doing but the conditions are good and we have all day. Good
weather we just need fish We will report again tomorrow.
Andy Cates
Aug. 3rd. 2008
Good
morning and welcome to our annual Ono Custom Rods 5 Day. Looks
like we have another great group of anglers again this year. A
nice mix of fathers and sons or daughters, couples and some of our
regular riders. We are heading downhill to try the kelps for
Yellowtail and Dorado.
CAPTAIN: ANDY CATES
DATE OF TRIP: TUESDAY JULY 29TH TO TUESDAY August 2, 2008
LENGTH OF TRIP: 4 DAYS
AREAS FISHED: GUADALUPE ISLAND, OFFSHORE,
FISH COUNT:
240 YELLOWTAIL, 81 DORADO & 12 YELLOWFIN
TUNA
1st PLACE JACKPOT
53.3 IBS YELLOWFIN TUNA RANDI BAREFELLOF ALTA LOMA. CA
2ND PLACE JACKPOT 41.2 YELLOWTAIL TUNA LOU COTE OF GREY CREEK, CA
3RD PLACE JACKPOT 39.3 YELLOWTAIL TUNA DWAYNE DOBSON OF CHANDLER, CA
REMARKS: Trolling Jackpot caught by Ron Hendrickson of Alta Loma, CA
Aug. 2nd. 2008
Good
morning folks. We finished off yesterday with action on an afternoon
kelp. We saw Killer whales blowing through the kelp eating the small
yellows and dorado. Really churning things up. It lasted until we got
up to the kelp and gave the people a birds eye view of Killer whales in
action. We stopped after the whales were finished and picked up 31
dorado and a few keeper size yellows. It was a nice way to finish off
the trip. Good weather on the way home for a nice relaxing evening.
Today we leave on a 5 day trip. We will report again tomorrow
Andy Cates
Aug. 1st. 2008,
Good
morning folks, We had a great day yesterday. A big surprise with 30 to
45 pound yellows starting at 10:30 in the morning until 5:00 in the
evening. Great surface action and great sunny weather. Only 1 tuna for
the day, about 45 pounds. We tried and looked at a couple of areas and
did see sign of tuna but no bites. The yellowtail bite was what the day
was all about finishing with 93 of the big fish. Today we are offshore
looking for kelps, hoping for some dorado or tuna. We still have good
weather and a full day to complete this 4 day trip.
Andy Cates
July 30th, 2008
Good
evening folks. We had a great day of kelp paddy fish that provided a
variety of yellowtail, dorado and 11 tuna on porpoise. Good
action all day with great weather what a great combination. Tomorrow we
are going to try our luck on Jackpot fish out at the Island . With
better current and conditions we are hoping for a few more chances.
We will find out tomorrow
Andy Cates
CAPTAIN: ANDY CATES
DATE OF TRIP: FRIDAY, JULY 25TH TO TUESDAY JULY 29TH, 2008
LENGTH OF TRIP: 4 DAYS
AREAS FISHED: GUADALUPE ISLAND, OFFSHORE
FISH COUNT:
285 YELLOWTAIL, 62 DORADO & 17 YELLOWFIN
TUNA
1st PLACE JACKPOT 55.7 YELLOWFIN TUNA SCOTT PETERSON OF LAS VEGAS, NV
2ND PLACE JACKPOT 30.6 YELLOWTAIL ANDY BELDY JR.OF LAS VEGAS, NV
3RD PLACE JACKPOT 29.8 YELLOWTAIL BARRETT HOWARTH, NEWPORT BEACH, CA
REMARKS: Trolling Jackpot caught by Richard Cooper of Orange, CA
July 28th, 2008
Good
evening folks. Another good day of offshore kelp fishing with a mix of
yellowtail, Dorado and a sprinkle of Yellowfin tuna. Things do seem to
be developing with a little more tuna being caught on the kelps and an
occasional hit by the lucky boat. Hopefully things continue to
progress. The weather has been great the whole trip and looks to be
good for another day.
We will be leaving tomorrow on another 4 day trip and hoping for
similar results as this last trip. See you then
Andy Cates
July 27th, 2008
Good
morning folks. Yesterday we had a great day of kelp fishing. Dorado and
yellowtail throughout the day with just a couple of lulls in the action
until we got on more kelps. Jim Casey would like to thank the sponsors
of the trip including, Izorline, Salas jigs, Lead master, West Coast
marketing, Owner hooks and Seaguar Flourocarbon.
So
far today it has been slow only 7 tuna , but we did get our Jack pot
fish up to 70 pounds the other contenders were in the 30 pound class.
Nice weather out here and hoping for some action tomorrow to finish off
with.
Andy Cates
July 25th, 2008
Good
evening folks. Another 4 day trip and after that struggle yesterday
offshore we are headed down the beach to fish kelps for yellows, dorado
and school size yellowfin tuna. Yesterday was an all day affair with 15
albacore 8 bluefin and 8 yellowfin for the day. Not good but could have
been worse. At least the weather was good. The kelp thing seems to be
the best bet and from the day we had kelp hopping last trip I would say
it is a lot more consistent than the albacore area.
Although you never know.
We will report again tomorrow
Andy Cates
CAPTAIN: ANDY CATES
DATE OF TRIP: MONDAY, JULY 21ST TO FRIDAY JULY 25TH, 2008
1st PLACE JACKPOT 31.7 BLUEFIN TUNA FRANK RILEY OF WALNUT CREEK, CA
2ND PLACE JACKPOT 27.4 ALBACORE SAL FERNANDEZ OF GILBERT, AZ
3RD PLACE JACKPOT 27.3 ALBACORE KEVIN FABER SAN JOSE, CA
REMARKS: Trolling Jackpot Albacore caught by Tom Lorenzo of Oceanside , CA
July 24th,2008
Good
morning folks. Yesterday we had great fishing on kelp paddies. Good
action throughout the day with Dorado mixed in on various kelps.
Yellows were up to 25 pounds but mostly the typical kelp size being 12
to 18 pounds. The action was needed after the first day of short
stopping on small tuna and a few albacore.
Today
we are back at it. In search of tuna. With the reports of a sign and a
little fish caught we will start were the guys left off yesterday and
go from there. We will report again tomorrow.
Andy Cates
July 23rd, 2008
Good
morning folks. Yesterday we spent the day offshore in hopes of action
on albacore . The day was a bit of a disappointment with only 9
albacore 23 small BFT and a hand full of yellowfin. Should have been
there yesterday. Being the first day of a 4 day we do have time to
recover and we are hoping to do so today with some kelp paddy fishing.
Looking for yellows, dorado and yellowfin in the warmer water.
The weather is real nice so we could not blame that on the fishing and looks to be nice the next couple of days.
We will report again tomorrow
Andy Cates
CAPTAIN: JOHN GRABOWSKI
DATE OF TRIP: FRIDAY, JULY 18TH TO MONDAY JULY 21ST, 2008
1st PLACE JACKPOT 42.4 ALBACORE BILL WHITNEY OF YORBA LINDA, CA
2ND PLACE JACKPOT 39.4 ALBACORE JEFF BRACY OF NEWPORT BEACH, CA
3RD PLACE JACKPOT 35.1 ALBACORE BEN HOWAYECK OF TUSCON, AZ
REMARKS: Trolling jackpot 41.5 Albacore caught by David Choate of Torrance , CA
July 21st, 2008
We
scratched out a day today and it really did not get started until the
13th hour. As a group we where off the fish for the majority of the
day, mid afternoon we all spread out and went out trying to relocate
the area of fish we had been working on the past few days and at around
1600 we got back on the fish. With basically nothing on board for the
day at that point we rallied to put together a day landing 49 mixed
Albacore and Yellowfin Tuna to finish out our short 3 day trip, the
grade is a very impressive 18 to 50 pounds. All in all it was a good
trip with a nice catch of quality tuna which we worked on over a two
day period in fantastic flat calm weather. The crew of the Red Rooster
would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Glenn Kerr for
organizing another outstanding group of fisherman, we will see everyone
next year if not sooner.
John Grabowski and the crew of the Red Rooster III
July 20th, 2008
We
are currently fishing on the 3 Day Glenn's Alignment Trip which
departed Friday July 18, 2008 and will return Monday morning July 21.
2008 at 0830. Fishing yesterday ( Saturday) was just perfect for this 3
day trip, we had 105 mixed Albacore and Yellowfin Tuna and everything
was in the 18 to 45 pound range. Our weather is brochure perfect and by
all predictions should continue to be favorable through the remainder
of the voyage. I will report back Sunday evening with the final results
of our last day of fishing, please wish us luck.
John Grabowski and the crew of the Red Rooster III
CAPTAIN: JOHN GRABOWSKI
DATE OF TRIP: SUNDAY, JULY 13TH TO FRIDAY JULY 18TH, 2008
LENGTH OF TRIP: 5 DAYS
AREAS FISHED: OFFSHORE, CEDROS ISLAND
FISH COUNT: 320
YELLOWTAIL, 29 ALBACORE, 9 BLUFIN 1 YELLOWFIN
1st PLACE JACKPOT 40.1 ALBACORE RAYMOND GALLEGOS OF LONG BEACH CA
2ND PLACE JACKPOT 38.4 YELLOWFIN TUNA RICHARD NOCIS OF SOLVANG, CA
3RD PLACE JACKPOT 37.5 ALBACORE TUNA STEVEN BEESLY OF REDMOND, WA
REMARKS: 37.9 Albacore Trolling Jackpot won by Chuck Turgeon of Bell Gardens, CA
ETA is 8 AM on the 18th.
July 17th, 2008
We
have had very good yellowtail fishing the past two days, limit style
fishing. We have had a great trip on yellowtail in a beautiful long
range setting along with great weather for the most part. We are
spending our last afternoon looking for some type of tuna fish to
complement the few Albacore and Bluefin we presently have on board. Our
ETA tomorrow should be 0800 back at Lee Palm Sportfishers.
John Grabowski and the crew of the Red Rooster III
July 15th, 2008
Good
fishing this afternoon on 20-40 pound Yellowtail, in very nice weather.
We are anchored up for the night and will give this another try
tomorrow. We will then head offshore Thursday in hopes of
locating a new area of tuna fish.
Crew of the Red Rooster III
July 14th, 2008
The
fishing was on the tough side offshore today for albacore and bluefin
tuna, we covered a tremendous amount of water for twenty two Albacore
and nine bluefin tuna. We are currently headed southeast with our
sights for the time being set on some coastal yellowtail fishing. The
weather is good and we have plenty of time to make a catch on quality
fish, we are hoping the offshore tuna seen takes a swing for the better
for our trip north.
Crew of the Red Rooster III
July 13th, 2008
We
departed on the annual Newell 5 day trip. After getting what appears to
be a nice load of bait we cleared Point Loma at 1430 hrs. and headed
south. We had our safety talk and tackle seminar on offshore fishing
all rolled into one and by 1900 hrs. We had jigs in the water looking
for to get the skunk off the boat. Right at dark we got into an area of
bait and had one stop for 8 Albacore tuna, the trip is started. We will
be trying for Albacore, Bluefin tuna tomorrow and take it from here,
weather is good with 12 knots of wind from the west.
Crew of the Red Rooster III
CAPTAIN: ANDY CATES
DATE OF TRIP: SATURDAY, JULY 5TH TO SUNDAY JULY 13TH , 2008
1st PLACE JACKPOT 122.5 YELLOWFIN TUNA DAVID GREEN OF LONG BEACH, CA
2ND PLACE JACKPOT 105.6 YELLOWFIN TUNA FRANK CALAS OF PASADENA, CA
3RD PLACE JACKPOT 103.7 YELLOWFIN TUNA THOMAS NAZARTIN OF LOS ANGELES, CA
REMARKS: Coach’s Beffer 2008 Trip
ETA on Sunday is 8:30AM
July 12, 2008
Good
morning folks. Yesterday we spent most of the day fishing our way up,
hitting kelp paddies and various spots of small Bluefin tuna. Finally
getting up to the local grounds for albacore to get great action and
even finish off with a sundowner biting in the corner. The hits are
fast and furious and then gone. But what an exciting way to finish up a
great 8 day trip. The boat leaves on a 5 day today and John
Grabowski will be at the helm. Good luck John the prospects look good.
Andy Cates
July 11th 2008
Good
morning folks. Yesterday we were surprised with a nice afternoon on
jumbo size yellows. A little hit in the morning on smaller fish and
then an eruption of bigger fish in the afternoon. Not big numbers, 35
for the afternoon but when you get one of these 30 to 45 pound yellows
it is well worth it.
This
morning we had a similar show and picked up 30 jumbo yellows and now it
is dead. Hopefully we get another shot this afternoon before we head up
to finish offshore.
We will report again tomorrow.
Andy Cates
July 9th, 2008
Good
evening folks. We left the rocks after lunch and another nice day of
fishing. We kept 37 tuna from 30 to 90 pounds and a bunch of releases
on the smaller grade. No wahoo today on our way out and really no sign.
No bite offs or short bites. Most of the bigger fish today came
from squid whether it be fly line or kite or on the balloon. A couple
of fish on the yummy flyer. We are headed up to Cedros and will be
there mid morning.
Andy Cates
July 8th, 2008
Good
evening folks. We arrived at the rocks yesterday after lunch and
commenced excellent action on 15 to 22 pound tuna . We started to get a
few better fish from 50 to 90 pounds ending the evening with 7 of the
better grade tuna. Bait fishing went well with a supply of squid for
the next day.
Today we were
surprised to see more 50 to 90 pound fish that responded well to the
squid on the kites. From day break until 200 in the afternoon we had 45
tuna from 50 to close to 100 pounds and a few in the 25 to 35 pound
range. Releasing the smaller fish throughout the day to stay under our
Quota. There were plenty of bites fly lining the sardines so the kite
was not the only game. After 200 we spent some time trolling and picked
up 6 wahoo up to 45 pounds to top off a great second day of fishing.
We are staying and giving it another try tomorrow.
We will report aging now that our connection is back on line Andy Cates
July 7th, 2008
Just
a quick update from the vessel. They traveling southward in
beautiful weather. First stop will be Alijos Rocks.
Hopefully the larger tunas have moved in as well as maybe a few more
wahoo.
ETA is 7 AM on the 5th...
July 4th, 2008
Good morning folks.
We
left the Island yesterday after another great morning of action on
yellows and three nice Halibut to go with. Bigger trophy size yellows
early and then drifts on the 15 to 20 pound fish later. We had enough
fish by 1030 and decided to head up and try for albacore. We are still
making our way up and should be in the grounds by 100 in the morning.
Hopefully we can scrape up a couple of albies for each person. The
weather is flat calm with a great ride up.
Andy Cates
July 3rd, 2008
Good
morning folks. We were pleasantly surprised when we rolled in to the
Island and found great action on 15 to 20 pound yellows. Surface iron
action as well as flyline and dropper loop. As the day continued we
scratched at better size yellows up to 42 pounds including 3 white
seabass. With nice yellows up until dark we decided to stay and give it
another half day before we start to run up. And what a great night
sleep it was last night.
So
far this morning we have picked of 3 nice halibut and a dozen or so
good grade yellows. No seabass yet but it would be nice to throw a few
in the mix.
Andy Cates
July 2nd, 2008
Good morning folks.
The
weather came up and made for a very uncomfortable day. We scratched
about 20 school size tuna in the morning and took off at lunch time.
The course line up to Cedros made for a rocky afternoon . Now things
have changed , nice weather and ready for breakfast. We will be up at
the Island at about 7:30 and look forward to a day of drifting in calm
waters.
No
more wahoo strikes yesterday but still good life even with the heavy
wind, Hopefully new fish will start to pour in for the upcoming trip.
Andy Cates
July 1st, 2008
Good
morning folks, Yesterday was similar to the day before. Great action on
15 to 20 pound fish with the biggest fish about 45 pounds. Fun fishing
on school size tuna. With a surprise we had chances on wahoo and
managed to land 5, 40 plus pound whoo's With the chance of getting a
few more wahoo we decide to stay another day and get a few more tuna
and hopefully a few more wahoo. Last night produced 22 yellowtail
from 18 to 35 pounds. That was a decent surprise as well. We plan on
leaving here today and finishing our trip up at Cedros. Hopefully the
Island is on the upswing and we see god action.
Andy Cates
June 30th, 2008
Good
morning folks. Yesterday we found good action on 15 to 20 pound
yellowfin with one bigger fish about 40 pounds. No yellows mixed in but
then again we only spent the afternoon on the anchor. No wahoo yet but
with the great conditions down here it could be soon.
We
are anchored up here again and waiting to see what happens, we see some
smaller fish around and hoping the big ones move in. If we have another
day like yesterday we will be looking for something else tomorrow
possibly Cedros for yellows.
Andy Cates
June 28th, 2008
Good
evening folks. We are off and running again with a great load of
bait. Casper /and Choate are the sponsors with tackle from. Accurate
reels. Catchy Tackle , Pelagic, Jerry Brown spectra, Five star
processing and Sportsmen's Seafood and fishing videos .com.
We are headed south and starting at Alijos Rocks. We are making poor
speed with this tremendous uphill current, it has been a fight all day.
We won't get to the rocks until just before lunch time. We are hoping
some new fish moved in with the 71.6 degree water we saw out there the
other day and maybe a few wahoo. The weather is nice and warm and
smooth going.
We will report again tomorrow
Andy Cates
CAPTAIN: ANDY CATES
DATE OF TRIP: THURSDAY, JUNE 19TH, FRIDAY JUNE 27TH 2008
LENGTH OF TRIP: 8 DAYS
AREAS FISHED: ALIJOS, THETIS BANK, CEDROS, OFFSHORE
FISH COUNT: LIMITS OF YELLOWTAIL, 21 YELLOWFIN, 10 BLUEFIN TUNA 11 ALBACORE 2 GROUPER
1st
PLACE JACKPOT
38.2 YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY CORBETT PAULEN OF SAN DIEGO
2ND PLACE JACKPOT 35.2 YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY TED CRANE OF COSTA MESA
3RD PLACE JACKPOT 34.9 YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY JAY HO OF NEWPORT BEACH
ETA is 8 am June 27th for the Red Rooster III
June 26th, 2008
Good
afternoon folks. Alijos did not work out. Conditions have gotten very
good and attractive for fish. That's the good news. The bad news is the
tuna were small and a lot of Skip Jack. We trolled tirelessly trying
for the first wahoo of the year but failed. 70 degree water is
definitely a step in the right direction so any day now we hope. With
two more 8 day trips ahead of us the Rocks will hopefully change.
Today was fun for us with good skiff action on Calicos and action on
yellows on the big boat. Some nice bass up to 9 pounds and yellows up
to 30 pounds. Yellowtail releases were common today but nothing like
down on the ridge. Tomorrow we plan on heading up and looking
offshore in hopes of tuna. We will report again then
Andy Cates
June 25th, 2008
Good
morning folks. We fished offshore yesterday afternoon after a great
morning of yellowtail fishing. We never did find anything of note. 12
to 15 pound tuna at best, a couple of small Dorado and little
yellows. We are now leaving Alijos after a dismal half day that
included skip Jack and little tuna. We Trolled it up in hopes of a
stray wahoo but even with the 70 degree water there were none.
Yellowtail is not on the list after the last couple of days and brings
us heading up the line. Tomorrow we plan on fishing in the skiffs at
the south end of Cedros for Bass . Something different should be
enjoyable for all. Hopefully the weather holds .
Andy Cates
June 23rd, 2008
Good
morning folks. We had excellent yellowtail fishing down here yesterday.
All the guys were choosey on what they kept and most all of the fish
were in the 20 to 32 pound range. 15 pounders were the bottom end and
there was a lot of releasing. Surface iron and flyline sardine were the
ticket. Flat calm hot weather to give it the classic Baja experience.
The Grade here this morning seems the same if not better, more flurries on the big fish is what we are experiencing.
This
afternoon we plan on heading out to the west and look for kelp paddies
and whatever else we may find. With this nice warm water in here
offshore might work out.
We will report again tomorrow.
Andy Cates
June 22nd, 2008
Good morning folks.
Yesterday
we had a slow day with the conditions at the Island kind of off. Cooler
water and a south swell churning things up was my theory on the lack of
production. With visions of a southern tack after the morning look we
decided to keep heading down. The remainder of the boats at the Island
did scratch out days on mixed grade fish, but with our length of trip
we decided to look at other prospects. Hopefully it works out.
We will be on the ridge this morning in search of action on nice grade yellows and school size tuna .
We will soon find out what its all about.
We did see excellent sign of yellows up on the beach but at this stage of the trip 10 to 15 pounders would not do.
Andy Cates
June 21st, 2008
Good morning folks.
We
spent the day offshore and had similar results as to what has been
going on. We saw decent sign of Bluefin and fair sign of small albacore
, and I mean small 8 to 10 pounders . At that size they don't get kept.
We had 11 bluefin biggest fish around 35 pounds with a few small ones .
Not good by any means but hopefully in the near future they will go on
the bite.
We decided to bail out and head down to Cedros were we will spend the day and then take it from there Andy Cates
June 20th, 2008
Good morning folks.
We
are just getting off on our first day of and 8 day trip. Currently we
are offshore in search of tuna. Flat calm weather with fog but
hopefully it will lift soon. This is the 2008 Tom Hultgen memorial with
a number of great sponsors for the trip.
Including
Marlin Star, Oceanic productions , Sea Star by Wade Cunningham,
Accurate reels, Catchy Tackle , Bill havens paintings Five Star fish
processing and Trix Jetty worms and Bloody Decks .com. Thanks everyone
for your support in the trip.
Andy Cates
CAPTAIN: ANDY CATES
DATE OF TRIP: SATURDAY, MAY 31ST - JUNE 15TH 2008
LENGTH OF TRIP: 15 DAYS
AREAS FISHED: HURRICANE BANK, CLARION ISLAND
FISH COUNT: 91 YELLOWFIN, 270 WAHOO 15 CAUGHT OVER 200 IBS
1st
PLACE
JACKPOT
285.6 YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY AL JACKSON OF BUENA PARK
2ND PLACE JACKPOT 283.7 YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY LEO REIHSEN OF CLIO
3RD
PLACE JACKPOT
247.8 YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY ROBERT CHERRY OF SANTA MONICA
ADDITIONAL 200 LB. FISH
236.7 CAUGHT BY SAM OLSON
234.9 CAUGHT BY DAVID WILSON
230.2 CAUGHT BY JESSE BAKER
230.0 CAUGHT BY GEORGE WOODLEY
219.6 CAUGHT BY ROBERT BAKER
217.8 CAUGHT BY ROBERT CHERRY
216.8 CAUGHT BY MIKE BUTLER
205.7 CAUGHT BY ROBERT BAKER
205.5 CAUGHT BY WALLACE GILKEY
203.1 CAUGHT BY GEORGE WOODLEY
201.1 CAUGHT BY SUCHART JIENTJITLERT
201.1 CAUGHT BY ROBERT BAKER
June 13th, 2008
As
of this afternoon the Red Rooster III's returning ETA is 9 AM Sunday
morning. Those using Interstate 5 please be aware of traffic
delays traveling both south and north bound due to the fair as well as
the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines.
June 12th, 2008
Good afternoon folks. We left last night after a couple of nice days fishing.
Yesterday
the Jack Pot was settled with Leo Reihsen ,after a long ride in the
Skiff landed a 286. Followed by Al Jackson with a 266 and winning him
an Accurate Boss reel. Jesse Baker came in with a 235 and Bob Cherry
with a 207. Another 12 fish from 100 to 185 pounds With David Wilson
with a nice 187 pounder.
The
day before was similar but less fish over 200 pound, none the less the
chances were there. The weather is beautiful and looks nice up
above lets hope it holds.
Andy Cates
June 10th, 2008
Good
morning folks, the last two days we have managed to get 20 tuna a day
on the outside of Clarion. Yesterday there were 4 fish over 200 pounds
in the mix, with the biggest a 225 going to Sam Olsen . This fish also
won him a pair of Pirana plyers from Accurate. Nice going Sam.
So far this morning we are having a hard time getting bites hopefully they bit some time today.
Andy Cates
June 7th, 2008
Good
morning folks. Yesterday gave us a few chances at better size fish. The
sharks are a pain but we managed 18 tuna for the day. Bob Cherry won
the Accurate Boss reel with a 220 pound tuna and runner up was Robert
Baker with a 207. All other fish were 80 to 185 pounds .
So far this morning just a couple of sharks but hopefully that will change.
Andy Cates
June 6th, 2008
Good morning folks.
Our
first day in the buffer zone showed promising sign just very few bites.
After clearing the camp at noon we made our way out and saw good sign
of porpoise and fish. We lost the first couple of fish ,one right at
color and another one that appeared to be well over 200. The only two
fish we were able to hook and catch was a 201 caught by George Woodely
and another about 175 by Wallace Gilkey.
We will see how it goes today as we are heading out right now.
Andy Cates
June 5th, 2008
Good
evening folks. Today brought us some of the better wahoo fishing you
see these days. Very good action on the Catchy lures and wahoo bombs
all afternoon . Not much sign of tuna so we are making our way into the
Island to try our hand at the 6 mile buffer zone.
June 3rd, 2008
Good evening folks.
Another day of travel
that always seems to be
the longest day. After a
wahoo seminar we rigged
up ,ate and watched
movies and talked
politics. What fun.
Tomorrow is going to
be a great relief
getting in the grounds
can't come soon enough.
We will be at the bank
late morning and see if
we can get some wahoo
action.
The weather is fair,
it looks like it might
be breezy but only about
15 knots. About standard
for out here .We will
report again tomorrow.
Andy Cates
June 2nd, 2008
Good evening folks. A
nice day today with a
little better weather
and warmer conditions.
We had a thorough day of
rigging up and are ready
for a wahoo seminar
tomorrow.
We decided to start on
the outside at the bank
and see if the wahoo is
available as the month
before. Of course hopes
of tuna as well. The
weather outlook in the
southern waters looks
decent with a chance of
getting nice later in
the week.
We will report again
tomorrow
Andy Cates
June 1st, 2008
Good evening folks.
Well , we are finally on
our way after 2 months
of annual boat
maintenance and happy
for a change of pace.
It's nice just to be off
the freeway and in
traffic even if we are
only going at a speed of
11 knots.
The weather has been as
expected, windy and cold
for the first day of
travel but soon to
change as we venture
south. Accurate reels is
sponsoring the trip, our
last long trip of the
year. The June Heat trip
usually starts with
warmer weather but here
we are. Tomorrow will be
our first day of fishing
seminars and rigging
with better than 50
Accurate reels and
Calstar rods to rig up .
And that will be just
the start. With the
personal gear from the
group it looks to be a
long day ending with
super glue on all of our
hands. As of now we are
headed outside but our
timing may start us off
at Clarion depending on
the speed we make
tonight.
We will report again
tomorrow
Andy Cates
The Red Rooster III is
going to have a Memorial
Service on the boat.
Date: Friday, May 30th -
Time: 1:00 PM
Wednesday, April 23rd,
there are funeral
services for Jorge in
Ensenada.
If anyone is interested
in going, meet at the
Red Rooster III office
at 9am and the plan is
to Caravan down there.
On
Monday April 21st Chef
Jorge Nicifore passed
away.
Red Rooster III – Fishing Trip
Date of Trip: Tuesday, March 11th, Thursday – Thursday, March 27th
On March 11, 2008, I set
out for a fishing trip I
had been looking forward
for a very long time,
and my expectations were
met far beyond what I
had hoped for, maybe
except for the fact that
I did not catch a 300
pound tuna.
Looking back on the
trip, there were three
important life lessons
that I observed
throughout the trip and
now plan to integrate
into my life.
Effort
I have never seen a
person put so much
effort into hoping that
we would hit “the big
fish” action. Captain
Andy Cates never lost
sight of his goal to
make sure that we had
some decent fishing.
Although the trip
started out a little
rocky, with unstable
weather and water
conditions, as well as a
run-in with sharks,
Captain Cates never once
gave up on his mission.
If possible, he really
would give it his best
200% effort.
As part of the trip, we
went from the Hurricane
Bank to Clarion to San
Benedicto, and lastly to
Socorro. After several
days of looking for a
decent catch, on the
last day we finally hit
a school of big tuna.
Captain Cates taught me
never to lose hope
because your efforts
will eventually pay off.
The service provided by
the deckhands –
Fernando, Joe, Tom, and
Nick - on the Red
Rooster, was razor
sharp. Theirs was the
kind of service one
might only expect to be
provided at a five-star
hotel. Again, the effort
they put into their jobs
to make everyone happy
was noticeable. They
scratched everyone’s
backs.
Lastly, who would have
thought you could get
first-rate food on a
fishing boat? The ship’s
galley service, provided
by Steve and Jose, was a
perfect “10;” they
nourished us day and
night. I was amazed that
Jose remembered that I
liked my eggs over easy
every time I ordered
them. He also remembered
how I liked my steak;
that’s the kind of
effort and service I
like to see and will
remember long after my
trip.
Manner/Behavior
The second theme I
gained from the trip is
the importance of
manners/behavior.
Several awards were
handed out for the size
of fish that were caught
on the trip, but I think
the best award was the
“manner” trophy. Whoever
thought of this idea was
very clever!
Although most of us took
this trip for the “big
fish” action, we also
went to enjoy ourselves
and to relax. Even
still, sometimes we got
caught up in the heat of
the moment when we were
in the middle of the
“action” and forgot our
manners. The manners
trophy was an indirect
way of making sure we
remembered our manners –
which we sometimes tend
to forget in “the
moment.” It was a great
idea to make sure that
all the fishermen on
board were on their best
behaviors, so that
everyone enjoyed their
fishing vacation.
Sharing
Mother always said to
share with others and
apparently there were
others who got the same
advice as children and
listened to their
mothers as well. We had
Bill sharing his
home-grown and
hand-picked avocados and
“Big Tuna” Bill Ghiselin
sharing his mouth
watering homemade
cookies. Roger shared
his years of knowledge
and expertise of fishing
gear care- I learned so
much from him. For most
of us, this was the
first time meeting, but
this didn’t hinder folks
from sharing their
goods, whether food or
knowledge.
In the end, this 16-day
fishing trip was not
just about the “big
catch” but it was also
about very important
life lessons that
everyone should try to
apply to their ordinary
lives. I learned not to
give up, even though
things may look grim. I
learned that there is
always hope. I learned
that no matter what kind
of situation you’re in,
manners are still
important. And most
importantly, even if you
don’t know someone very
well, sharing what you
have can lead to
lifetime friendships.
I will always remember
this fishing trip and
the incredible people on
board who taught me
wonderful qualities that
everyone should apply in
their every-day lives.
Sincerely,
Jin Sung Chang
5153 Maplewood Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90004
March 27th, 2008
CAPTAIN: ANDY
CATES
DATE OF TRIP:
TUESDAY, MARCH 11TH
THURSDAY, MARCH 27TH
LENGTH OF TRIP:
16/13 DAYS
AREAS FISHED:
HURRICANE BANK,
CLARION, SAN BENITO,
& SOCCORO
FISH COUNT:45 CAUGHT OVER 100
IBS, 7 CAUGHT OVER 200
IBS & 70 WAHOO
1st PLACE
JACKPOT 239.9
IBS YELLOWFIN TUNA
CAUGHT BY JOE CHO OF
FONTANA
2ND PLACE
JACKPOT
224.6 IBS YELLOWFIN TUNA
CAUGHT BY ROSS WHEELER
OF WICHITA
3RD PLACE
JACKPOT
221.3 IBS YELLOWFIN TUNA
CAUGHT BY SEUNG WON CHA
OF LOS ANGELES
218.7 LBS CAUGHT BY
WILTON LEE BULL OF
BONSALL
215.1 LBS CAUGHT BY BEN
KITA OF LOS ANGELES
209.5 LBS CAUGHT BY DON
ROLSTAD OF BONITA
200.1 LBS CAUGHT BY ART
GREEN OF NEWPORT BEACH
58.5 LBS WAHOO CAUGHT ON
TROLLING BY JIN CHANG OF
LOS ANGELES
March 26th, 2008
Red
RoosterIII ETA is 9:30-10 am
Thursday. Drop by the
landing and checkout
their catch.
March 23rd, 2008
Good afternoon folks.
We are on our way to
Cabo San Lucas to drop
off the fly -home
passengers.
After a tough battle
with bad weather and
scratch fishing , a
little each place ended
up with high points at
various places .With the
best wahoo fishing
outside the guys got a
sample of the fast pace
action that the
legendary wahoo can
produce. Eating the
trolling lures, Catchy
Tackle Lures and the
bait on the light
finesse 27# wire
leaders. With a taste of
bigger tuna to go with
that fish up to 200
pounds anchor style
fishing.
The inner Islands
brought a little here
and a little there with
a couple of stand out
days bringing in some
quality fish. Some days
long and uneventful,
other days with good
action and trophies to
go with. Top fish for
the trip met the mark of
240 pounds with Joseph
Cho with a 240, Seung
Cha with a 225, Lee Bull
with a 228, Ross wheeler
with a 215, Ben Kita
221. Art Green 207 and
45 other tuna over 100
pounds up to 195. Not a
lot for the entire trip
but enough for everyone
to have a chance at a
big fish and some guys
succeed. With 70 wahoo
spread around our 15
anglers everyone got a
chance to get a few of
those as well before the
weather came up. The
weather the last 3 days
has been great and
really helped things out
as far as moral and the
overall trip.
I want to thank
Accurate reels Catchy
Tackle ,Five Star fish
processing . Black Water
and Seagar flourocarbon
for there contributions
and of course our main
line sponsor IZORLINE
for the great giveaways
and trophies that will
be handed out for Lunker
award and sportsmans
award. Rod and Reel
radio will have more
details about the trip
as well and Bill will be
on tonight and next
Sunday.
Thanks again
Andy Cates
March 20th, 2008
Good evening folks.
I was hoping for a
better report but it
just isn't so. Yesterday
was a complete loss with
heavy winds and poor
conditions. Sign of
small fish but nearly
impossible to work.
Today was not much
better with less wind
but still a pain. Choppy
confused seas that seem
to have everything down.
Not good for the Buffer
Zone at Clarion. We did
manage to land 5 fish
from 100 to 120 pounds
and one lucky angler won
a Five star fish
processing certificate
for the first fish over
100 pounds for the day.
The weather has been
a huge factor for us. We
are hoping it comes down
tonight and we have at
least good working
conditions for tomorrow.
We will report then
Andy Cates
March17th, 2008
Good morning folks.
The weather came up
and the wahoo fishing
declined. Unfortunately
not much on the anchor,
for the most of the day
we had 9 wahoo and only
3 tuna. We drove around
late afternoon and
picked up 7 more wahoo
but saw no sign of tuna
and caught only sharks
in the afternoon and
evening. Big fish for
the day was a 215 caught
by Ross Wheeler on the
kite.
We are going to give
it half a day and if it
is still poor work our
way inside and start
looking for something to
catch. This is not going
to do it.
Andy Cates
March 15th, 2008
Good evening folks.
Our first day brought
decent wahoo fishing and
just a few tuna to go
with them.
Good conditions and
sign of tuna , the
sharks look to be a big
problem for us , at
least today. We did not
get in here until mid
morning so maybe we
missed a shot on tuna.
We will find out
tomorrow. With the
amount of life today we
are hoping the sharks
back off and give us
chance to fish. We ended
the day with 5 tuna from
80 to 175 pounds and 40
wahoo. The wahoo
definitely saved us but
that won't last so we
need the tuna to get on
the bite.
We will report again
tomorrow
Andy Cates
March 14th, 2008
Good evening folks.
Another day of travel
today .
With that we did a
wahoo seminar and got
rigged up for tomorrow.
We will be at the Bank
in the morning and
hoping for a nice
greeting from some
hungry wahoo and tuna.
The bank has had a long
rest and the prospect of
a few bingo stops on
wahoo look good. We will
find out tomorrow. It
does seem like the wahoo
fishing has been holding
up down here and with a
long rest it could be
good. More important is
the tuna and only time
will tell. .
We will report again
tomorrow and have
reports on our first day
at the Bank Andy Cates
March 13th, 2008
Good evening folks.
Another day of travel
and a seminar on fishing
tuna. We decided to have
daily Jack Pots on the
trip and will be winning
two Seeker rods and
certificates from Five
Star fish processing for
catch of the day. We
will spread it out so
there is a J.P every
other day. The weather
is better today and
starting to warm up.
With one more day of
travel the guys are
getting excited in hopes
of Wahoo and big tuna .
We will report again
tomorrow.
Andy Cates
March 12th, 2008
Good morning folks.
We left yesterday on a
16 day fly home from
Cabo long range fishing
trip. Sponsored by
Izorline and Rod and
Reel radio. So far the
weather is nice and the
bait looks good. We are
headed to the outside in
hopes of some wahoo
action after the long
rest the Bank has had.
With any luck the tuna
will be on the bite and
we can sit it out. If
not other options are
available like Clarion
that offered our Jack
pot fish last trip and
explosive action
offshore style in the
Buffer Zone.
With any luck we will
be able to use our
Catchy Tackle lures to
start the trip off on
some wahoo action. Lets
hope it works out.
Andy Cates
WE HELD THE RAFFLE
DRAWING AT 2:00 PM
SUNDAY
THE RAFFLE TICKET
SALES TOTALED
$2956.00. I PUT IN
THE DIFFERENCE THAT
MADE IT $3,000.00.
THAT'S IN ADDITION
TO THE $1,000.00
YOU COLLECTED ON
THE BOAT FOR A GRAND
TOTAL OF $4,000.00
LINDA WILL GET THE
MONEY TO JORGE'S
FAMILY.
THE WINNERS WERE:
1 STEVE EMMERT
- JERRYS POLE
2 SCOTTY POMEROY
- 1 80 REEL
3 JOHN STURDIVANT -
1 80 REEL
4 STEVE WOLFE - THE
L&M CUSTOM ROD
I CALLED EACH ONE
FROM THE SHOW, TOLD
THEM THEY HAD WON
AND CONGRATULATED
THEM.
# 4 WAS AT THE SHOW
AND PICKED UP HIS
POLE
# 3 JOHN STURDIVANT
HAD A FRIEND AT THE
SHOW WHO PICKED UP
HIS REEL AND STEVE
EMMERT # 1 POLE AND
WOULD TAKE THEM UP
NORTH.
# 2 SCOTTY POMEROY
WILL PICKUP HIS REEL
FROM LINDA AT THE
RR OFFICE
SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL THAT
HELPED MAKE IT
POSSIBLE: LINDA,
RALPH COX, TOM
REYNOLDS, JULIO,
THEY DID A GREAT JOB
OF SHAKING THE JUG
AND MIXING THE
TICKETS. LINDA EVEN
SOLD $40.00 TO
FRANK.
THAT'S ALL FOR NOW.
ALL THE BEST
JOHN
CAPTAIN: ANDY
CATES
DATE OF TRIP:
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH
2008
LENGTH OF TRIP:
15 DAYS
AREAS FISHED:
HURRICANE BANK, &
CLARION
FISH COUNT:69
CAUGHT OVER 100 IBS, 8
CAUGHT OVER 200 IBS & 42
WAHOO
1st PLACE
JACKPOT
285.7 IBS YELLOWFIN TUNA
CAUGHT BY MARK MOFFAT OF
SAN DIEGO
2ND PLACE
JACKPOT
245.4 IBS YELLOWFIN TUNA
CAUGHT BY JOHN LOFTUS OF
IRVINE
3RD PLACE
JACKPOT
235.2 IBS YELLOWFIN
TUNA CAUGHT BY JOHN
AVILES OF TRACY
Additional 200lb. fish
234.4 CAUGHT BY ALLAN
BABASHOFF OF MONTEBELLO
233.9 CAUGHT BY JOHN
AVILES OF TRACY
213.7 CAUGHT BY RICHARD
ROSE OF MANHATTAN BEACH
203.8 CAUGHT BY RICHARD
ROSE OF MANHATTAN BEACH
201.5 CAUGHT BY RICHARD
ROSE OF MANHATTAN BEACH
Feb. 21st, 2008
Good morning folks.
We finished off good
yesterday with a great
show on Black porpoise
and some big fish to go
with it. 15 tuna for the
day. Three over 200,
biggest fish caught by
Mark Moffet a 281 that
was retrieved in the
skiff. Allen Babashof
with a 234 and Rich Rose
with another cow going
213. The dozen other
fish were 150 to 193
pounds and an incredible
show on the stops.
Very similar to the
explosive action of the
Mag bay fishery only it
was out here at the
Island. With the time
spent out here It looks
to me like there are
good possibilities of
big fish to come for
trips coming up. It is a
lot of work and you do
have to be patient but
the chances are there.
We are on our way home
and so far the weather
is nice, lets hope it
continues.
Andy Cates
Feb. 20th, 2008
Good morning folks.
Not much to report for
yesterday. The fish
never really showed
until late afternoon.
They also were reluctant
to bite. With only 4
bites for the day and
ending up with 3 tuna I
would say it was tough.
We had visions of much
better after the first
day here.
Today is our last day
and we are hoping it is
good to finish up on.
Biggest fish yesterday
was a 195 caught by Gary
Grimaud.
Andy Cates
Feb. 19th, 2008
Good morning folks.
Yesterday the offshore
scene was looking up.
Nice areas of black
porpoise and fish to go
with them. We got in
there a little late and
picked off a school that
stuck with us for a
little while. We ended
up with 14 fish over 100
pounds including a 234
caught by John Loftus ,a
225 by John Aives and
one right at 200 by Rich
Rose. A couple others in
the high hundreds up to
190 as well. With a
start of 50 pounders and
then turning into big
fish, it was good action
and today we are looking
for more. The weather
seems to be coming down
all the time and looks
good for today
Andy Cates
Feb. 18th, 2008
Good morning folk. We
left the Bank yesterday
afternoon with very
little to show for. With
only 8 wahoo and no tuna
by 300 in the afternoon
it was time to leave. It
is all about timing out
here and we were off by
a few days. We are
headed into the Island
in hopes of offshore
action . It won't take
much to out do yesterday
.
The weather has
improved all night and
now we have less than 10
knots and mild seas. We
will report again
tomorrow
Andy Cates
Feb. 17th, 2008
Good morning folks
Yesterday the wind
was up but not that bad.
It was actually soothing
after the first couple
of days. slow here again
with 7 tuna and 9 wahoo.
We trolled around a
little and were ready to
go in and try the Island
when we hooked a kite
fish. It only amounted
to a few fish but better
than nothing. Nothing
over 200 today 140 to
180 so hopefully today
can get lucky and get a
couple chances. On that
note lets just hope this
fish stars to bite.
Andy Cates
Feb. 16th, 2008
Good morning folks.
Another tough day with a
couple of short moves
for 10 fish over 100
pounds including a 221
caught by John
Stardivant and a 216
caught by Rich Rose.
Both fish were on the
chunk , fishing 135
pound and a Mustad
circle hook. The other
fish for the day were on
sardine or Squid on the
kite. For the most part
we need something to
change. This fish shows
well it just won't bite.
The conditions are
plenty good they just
need to settle back
down.
Andy Cates
Feb. 15th, 2008
Good morning folks.
Yesterday we had a long
hot afternoon with very
little on the better
size fish. With a good
show during the day it
kept our hopes up but
very few bites. Good
conditions all day, they
just were not biting. We
finished with 11 tuna
from 140 to 185 pounds,
still no chances at 200
pounders but hopefully
today. No wahoo today,
so hopefully they move
back in as well.
Andy Cates
Feb. 14th, 2008
Good morning folks.
Yesterday started with
the wahoo action and
gave guys a chance to
loosen up a little.
After one short anchor
job we were up looking
around again and picked
up a 150 pound tuna on
the troll. It looks like
Gary Grimaud is a strong
contender for the troll
J.P. We got the anchor
down about 330 when we
finally saw some sign of
tuna and picked until
dark. 10 tuna and 16
wahoo for our first day.
We are hoping to stay
anchored today and pick
to gather up more tuna
and hopefully scratch at
this wahoo on the
anchor. We will report
again tomorrow.
Andy Cates
Feb. 12th, 2008
Good morning folks.
Yesterday we spent
rigging up and doing a
seminar. Tuna fishing
was the topic and all
the techniques for the
Bank. We are going to
start outside and take
it day by day. Arrival
is tomorrow morning.
Those of you that are
waiting to sign up for
the March 16 day fly
home from Cabo now is
the time. With fisheries
throughout the chain
including recent visits
to Socorro island with
great relations with the
camp and Navy. We may
even find ourselves in
there this trip.
With the anchor style
fishing at the bank with
chances of both wahoo
and tuna, to the
offshore fishing style
off the islands inside
the options are here and
the fact of fishing your
way into Cabo leaving
Socorro or San Benedicto
the last morning. That's
the reality of prospects
for this chain, now we
just have to hope for
fish that want to bite.
Look through the
latest Melton
International catalog
for some of the terminal
tackle we are using. The
wahoo rigs have included
wire size from 27# to 60
# for bait and 69 pound
for the bombs and Catchy
tackle jigs. We will
report again tomorrow
night after our first
day at the Bank.
Feb. 10th, 2008
Good morning folks.
We left yesterday with
some of the best weather
we have had in weeks.
Lets just hope we can
keep it around for a few
days. After a nice load
of bait we proceed south
on the outside track to
either the bank or the
Island.
Reports sound decent
with good weather to go
with decent scratch
fishing. Wahoo and tuna
are on the menu and the
prospects look good.
Loftus and Martin are
out with us and already
some great raffles to
get things started.
With more travel time
ahead we will report
tomorrow .
Andy Cates
We will be in there at about 1000 in the morning and checking with the camp. We will report again tomorrow.
Andy Cates
CAPTAIN: JOHN
GRABOWSKI
DATE OF TRIP:
SATURDAY, JANUARY 19TH
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD 2008
LENGTH OF TRIP:
15 DAYS
AREAS FISHED:
HURRICANE BANK, &
OFFSHORE
FISH COUNT:
148
WAHOO, YELLOWFIN TUNA 98
16
CAUGHT OVER 170 IBS
1st
PLACE
JACKPOT
196.4 IBS YELLOWFIN TUNA
CAUGHT BY DAVID DUDLEY
OF EL CAJON
2ND
PLACE JACKPOT
194.2 IBS YELLOWFIN TUNA
CAUGHT BY DAN FITZGERALD
OF CORONADO
3RD
PLACE JACKPOT
192.7 IBS YELLOWFIN
TUNA CAUGHT BY CAROL
THOMPSON OF ISSAQUAH
TROLLING
JACKPOT 51.4
IBS WAHOO CAUGHT
BY STEVE ELLIOT OF
REDWOOD CITY
Feb. 2nd, 2008
This trip we have
seen some good fishing
and some scratch
fishing, we had flat cam
sea's for the ride down
to the fishing grounds
and lots of wind while
we where on the grounds
and definitely
unfavorable weather
during our ride home.
None of which we can
control but just work at
putting the best trip
together possible with
what we are given to
work with, all in all we
put together a very nice
catch of fish and dealt
with the weather the
best we could. The wind
and seas are still very
much a factor in our
ride up the coast, not
as bad as last night but
we are still bucking
into 18-22 knots of wind
and 6-8 foot seas. Our
ETA to San Diego as of
right now is looking
like 1100 hours at the
dock, that could change
for the worse if this
wind and sea condition
picks up throughout the
night. WE are all
praying the does not
happen, if the winds
back off it's possible
to make port 1015-1030
hours but it's very hard
to predict at this
point. WE will go with
1100 hours ETA and hope
we get a little break
over the next18 hours of
traveling and get their
a bit earlier. I will
call H&M Landing early
in the morning with our
exact arrival time, you
can call the landing
(619) 222-1144 by 0730
for our arrival time, we
are very much looking
forward to seeing
everyone tomorrow.
One more tome I would
like to thank Mustad and
Son Hook Company for all
the wonderful Mustad
products they provided
to all the guests on
board this trip, we have
some great Mustad
success story's from
this trip. Also thanks
to Bluewater Tackle and
San Diego Fly Shops for
their very generous
donation of all the
raffle prizes that
everyone on board
benefited from, it truly
add a special touch to
the trip. Last but
certainly not least I
would like to thank Jack
Nilsen and Accurate
Fishing Products for the
Accurate Twin Drag 50
reels that he had on
board for everyone to
use, it's always a
pleasure to have such a
fine product at our
disposal while fishing
the big Yellowfin.
John Grabowski and
the Crew of the Red
Rooster III
Feb. 2nd, 2008
Our weather has taken
an even worst turn with
25-30 knots of wind all
night long and step
close together seas. Our
forward progress has
been slowed dramatically
due to these very
unfavorable sea
conditions, at this time
our ETA is very
uncertain. PLEASE check
back this evening around
5:00 PM and I will try
to have an accurate ETA
at that time, it will be
directly related to what
this weather does
throughout the course of
the day. PLEASE CHECK
BACK.
Crew of the Red
Rooter III
Feb. 1st, 2008
The wind has been
blowing 20-25 knots our
entire trip up the coast
to this point, pretty
uncomfortable ride home
to this point. We
stopped at Alijos Rocks
for an hour and a half
this morning just to let
everyone get outside for
a Little while, no sign
of fish while we where
there. Water conditions
at Alijos where 63.0
water temperature very
clean blue with
northeast current, LOTS
OF WIND. Our ETA into
San Diego Sunday
February 3, 2008 as of
now is 9:00 AM but you
should check the web
site Saturday evening
for any changes. The
weather is forecasted
for basically more of
the same and we need to
see what type speed we
can make throughout the
night and during the day
tomorrow, we will send
an update in tomorrow
afternoon.
Crew of the Red
Rooster III
Jan. 30th, 2008
The weather picked up
over the night and we
had 20-22 knots of wind
all day which made for
very tough working
conditions. We saw the
same sign of fish today
as we have been seeing
but it was wild and hard
to stay with, the
weather was a big factor
in our day's end total.
We ended the day with
nine fish once again
from 170- 197 pounds,
absolutely beautiful
grade yellowfin tuna.
At dark we prepared
the vessel for
traveling, battened down
the hatches and put her
on course for home. We
will report as we make
our way home, for those
of you who are going to
meet the boat Sunday I
will post an ETA Friday
and an update on
Saturday. Please stay
tuned.
John Grabowski and
the Crew of the Red
Rooster III
Jan. 29th, 2008
We had good sign of
heavy fish today from
1100 hours until dark,
the fish are a little
reluctant to bite but
the grade is
outstanding. We landed
nine fish today 185 to
201 and had that many
more opportunities that
for one reason or
another did not make it
on the deck. We are
staying put for our last
day of fishing in this
zone before we start
heading north tomorrow
after sun down, the
prospects are excellent
for a big finish if this
fish bites even a little
bit through out the day.
We had a steady 15 to 18
knots of wind today that
did play a factor in the
loss of a few heavy fish
right at color because
of the boat rolling
around and the line
breaking or hooks
pulling but that's part
of the deal. Our wind
seemed to back off
considerably at sun down
today and we are hoping
for a little less wind
tomorrow, this should
give us a better shot at
landing this beautiful
grade fish with better
sea conditions.
Crew of the Red
Rooster III
Jan. 28th, 2008
The weather was at
it's worst yesterday
around dinner time with
winds of 25-30 knots
accompanied by a very
steep short confused
sea, even on the anchor
it was a very
uncomfortable night.
Around midnight the
winds began to subside
and started to come
around from the
Northwest to the normal
northeasterly direction,
by daylight the
forecaster's prediction
of 10 knots out of the
northeast where a
reality and a welcomed
sight. Very good fishing
conditions around the
bank today with a steady
northwesterly flow, we
had very good life
around the boat from
midnight on with tons of
10-30 pound yellowfin
and skipjack getting
under the lights and
being caught at will all
night long ( plenty of
chunks). Once again we
had sensational wahoo
fishing on the anchor
for the better part of
the morning using live
sardines, bombs and
jigs, they where even
being a pain to deal
with on the kite baits.
Much to our surprise and
disappointment we had
very little sign of the
better grade tuna around
today. Ben Travis did
however land a 160 pound
kite fish just after
daylight and that was it
by noon on the bigger
tune. At lunch we pulled
the anchor and left the
bank heading back to the
original area where we
started the trip in
hopes of a few shots at
that beautiful grade
fish, we will report
back with the results of
our next move.
Crew of the Red
Rooster III
Jan. 27th, 2008
The weather forecast
for more of the same
good weather like we had
yesterday was completely
wrong, we experienced
wind and rain all day
today making for very
poor fishing conditions.
The tide was 180 degrees
from what it has been
and the fishing followed
suit, very poor fishing
all day long was the
direct result of poor
current and the adverse
weather conditions. WE
did however see sign of
that bigger tuna we have
been catching so our
plan is to stay over
night in this area
hoping for another
drastic change, this
time in our favor. What
a difference a day
makes.
Crew of the Red
Rooster III
Jan. 26th, 2008
Today was very good
fishing from daylight
until 1400 hours and
then it was over, our
current died and so did
the fishing. We had very
good fishing under the
kites and balloons using
live flying fish and a
7691 Mustad hook, we
missed very few fish
today on the flying
baits, we also had good
fish on the chunk and
live sardine. The
majority of the fish are
110 to 130 pounds with
the better fish being
185 to 195. Our big fish
of the day was caught by
Carol Thompson and is
estimated at 207 pounds,
that is the same Carol
Thompson who did such a
fine job yesterday on a
fish we estimated at 195
pounds and the
connection let go right
at gaff. Mike Thompson
landed a 190 just
minutes before Carol
boated her trophy
Yellowfin, the
Thompson's had a great
morning. The wahoo
fishing on the anchor
was just outstanding,
all application's seemed
to be successful for
those who targeted the
wahoo but live bait and
a wire leader was the
most productive. The
weather has become down
right balmy with just 5
knots of breeze, a
tropical sky and
scattered rain, the
forecast is for more of
the same weather
conditions tomorrow. We
will report back
tomorrow with a written
picture of how our day
went.
Crew of the Red
Rooster III
Jan. 25th, 2008
We had a little more
wind today then the past
couple of days, 15-18
knots and it made for
tougher fishing
conditions. The sign of
tuna was good in the
morning however it was
pretty reluctant to
bite, we had a very good
show on the good grade
fish up until 1400 hours
when it all but it
disappeared. Eleven tuna
and thirty wahoo for the
day, the Yellowfin
ranged from 100 to 168
pounds.
Billy Casper Jr.
caught the 168 using a
Mustad 3/0 Hoodlum
Ringed hook on a Super
Seeker 6470 H rod and
Avet two speed reel. The
big heart break of the
day was a fish right at
two-hundred pounds that
was one pull from gaff,
the mono to fluorocarbon
knot broke. The angler
on that very tough fish
was Carol Thompson who
was using a 3/0 Mustad
Hoodlum hook as well and
the hook never failed, a
3/0 hook is rather small
for this big gear but we
have not had a problem
so far and I'm sure it
helped us get bit in
this scratchy fishing
condition today.
We are going to give
this another day and
hope this tuna starts to
respond to what we are
offering a little bit
better, we will let you
know how it works out
tomorrow.
Crew of the Red
Rooster III
Jan. 24th, 2008
We started our trip
out with pretty good
tuna fishing yesterday
on 35-50 pound tuna with
a 130 and a 170 pounder
being the big fish of
the day. Weather was
very nice and the sign
of fish pretty good.
Today the grade of fish
improved, we landed 19
tuna 100 to 130 pounds
and four other fish
going 160,180,197 and a
200 pounds. Weather once
again was very pleasant
with 12-15 knots of wind
and partly overcast
skies, forecast for
tomorrow is calling for
more of the same. The
first two days of
fishing have went pretty
good and we have a nice
start to the trip, we
are hoping to continue
to scratch and put a
little aboard every day.
We will report back
tomorrow night, wish us
luck.
Crew of the Red
Rooster III
Jan. 22nd, 2008
We spent our last day
of travel getting the
finishing touches done
to our tuna gear and
rigging wahoo tackle for
the fishing day's ahead,
our weather continues to
be expellant. The lucky
winners of our raffle
today where Carol
Thompson - Accurate Twin
Drag Boss Magnum Reel,
Bill Bransletter - Avet
Pro-EX 30/ 2 SPEED REEL,
Mike Thompson - Seeker
Rod Blank, David
Vanvoorhis - Cal Star
Rod Blank, Glenn Kerr -
50% off Five Star Fishy
Processing. Thanks once
again to the generosity
of all these sponsors
and congratulations to
the lucky winners.
We are arriving at
daylight to our first
fishing destination and
are hoping for some luck
of our own.
Crew of the Red
Rooster III
Jan. 21st, 2008
Today is our second
full day of traveling
and our weather
continues to be flat
calm with a slight
breeze out of the west,
our air temperature is
just beginning to warm
up 75 miles southwest of
Alijos rocks. We had
another seminar this
morning covering all
aspects of tuna fishing
with live bait, chunks,
skipjack and the heavy
jigs. By day's end
everyone on board should
have the proper top
shots and leaders on all
their tuna gear, we will
be covering wahoo
fishing and the
remaining aspects of
this style big game
fishing tomorrow on our
final day of travel.
Today's raffle
included more Mustad
Hook Products, Pelagic
jackets and sweatshirts,
Larry Cofe products reel
service certificates,
Bluewater tackle jackets
and sweat shirts and
Five Star fish
processing sweat shirts
and T-shirts. We are
going to be giving the
Accurate 870C reel, Avet
Pro-EX 30 reel, Calstar
6460 blank, Seeker 6465
XXH blank and 50% off
fish processing with
Five Star Fish
processors away at
tomorrow's seminar along
with more Mustad hook
products.
These guests are
getting well supplied by
this great group of
sponsors and are very
appreciative of
everything they have and
will receive this trip.
Everyone on board would
like to thank all these
generous companies for
there donation's to this
trip and we would like
to give a special thanks
to Mustad and Son USA,
Bluewater Tackle/ San
Diego Fly Shop and
Accurate Fishing
Products for their
sponsorship of this
trip.
We will report back
on our final day of
travel and then starting
sending what we hope
will be action packed
reports of good fishing
and great weather, time
will tell. (We are fully
aware that is alot to
ask for and would be
best case scenario).
Wish us luck.
Crew of the Red
Rooster III
Jan. 20th, 2008
We departed Saturday
January 19, 2008 on the
15 Day Mustad Hooks and
Bluewater Tackle/ San
Diego Fly Shops
sponsored trip. Our bait
looks very good and we
are traveling down the
coast in extremely good
weather. This is a very
good group of anglers
and we are all hoping
for good timing and
continued good weather
for the next two weeks,
time will tell.
We had our safety
talk once we departed
San Diego and our first
seminar covering jackpot
rules, trolling
rotations, kite and
balloon fishing on
Sunday morning. We also
gave a tackle bag to
each guest with Mustad
products including
mustad activate, hoodlum
ringed hooks, demond
circle hooks and
assortment of sizes of
7691 forged hooks, also
the 16/0, 18/0, 20/0
circle hooks for fishing
squid under the kite.
More raffle prizes by
multiple sponsors will
be given out in the next
few days on the ride
south that I will
mention in the next few
posts.
We want to thank
Mustad and Bluewater
Tackle for their
incredible generosity
this trip with all the
giveaway's and raffle
product for this great
group of fisherman. We
will report in again
tomorrow as we continue
our transit down the
Baja coast.
Crew of the Red
Rooster III
CAPTAIN: ANDY
CATES
DATE OF TRIP:
FRIDAY, JANUARY 4TH
SATURDAY, JANUARY 19TH
2008
LENGTH OF TRIP:
15 DAYS
AREAS FISHED:
HURRICANE BANK, CLARION
ISLAND
FISH COUNT: 85
YELLOWFIN, 75 WAHOO
6
CAUGHT OVER 200 IBS
1 CAUGHT OVER 300 IBS
1st PLACE
JACKPOT 307.6 YELLOWFIN
TUNA CAUGHT BY SONNY
JONES OF SANTA ANA
2ND PLACE
JACKPOT 239.5 YELLOWFIN
TUNA CAUGHT BY MIKE
BUTLER OF SONOMA
3RD PLACE
JACKPOT 233.7 YELLOWFIN
TUNA CAUGHT BY ART GREEN
OF NEWPORT BEACH
227.8 CAUGHT BY HENRY
MAZE
216.6 CAUGHT BY ART
GREEN
215.5 CAUGHT BY MARK
DENNIS
Jan. 15th, 2008
Good morning folks.
Yesterday we ended up
with 18 tuna and 18
wahoo. It was decent
action between the two
with a chance at a
couple of big ones as
well. Top fish for the
day was a 201 in the
afternoon on a fly lined
sardine. Very few kite
bites with the chunks
being the big focus for
the bigger fish.
So far this morning
we have one bigger fish,
a 216 and 4 other tuna.
The wahoo have not woken
up yet and we are eager
to get another shot at
them. Hopefully soon.
We will report again
tomorrow
Andy Cates
Jan. 14th, 2008
Good morning folks.
Yesterday was another
tough day with only 3
tuna up to 130 pounds.
The wahoo kept us alive
with 17 for the day.
This place has certainly
done this before and
will do it again. With
very little sign of tuna
throughout the day's far
today It has been
better, we even had a
chance at a big cow but
the connection slipped
out. This afternoon we
have 16 tuna and 18
wahoo.
Anchored up all day
getting the wahoo mostly
on sardine. Biggest fish
so far is around 175
pounds and the overall
grade is a bit smaller
than the other day.
Mostly 80 to 140 pound
fish. Any improvement is
good. With one more day
we are hoping things
break loose tomorrow.
Andy Cates
Jan. 13th, 2008
Good afternoon folks.
Yesterday things took a
turn for the worse. A
few fish in the morning
up to 160 pounds and
then 13 wahoo for the
rest of the day. With
our limited options we
are stuck and today is
even worse. 17 wahoo and
just one 90 pound tuna
so far. Things can
change but right now its
not looking good. If it
is poor again tomorrow
we will head back into
Clarion for the last
day.
Andy Cates
Jan. 12th, 2008
Good morning folks.
Yesterday we picked most
of the day, just a slow
one at a time pick with
occasionally 3 on at
once. They never seemed
to really settle in. The
chunk has taken some of
the bigger fish and also
the skip jack for bait.
Sonny Jones was the top
dog yesterday with a 298
on a skip jack. One of
the biggest fish I have
seen out at the Bank.
So there are chances
on Super Cows out here
you have to be very
lucky. We picked off a
couple other cows
throughout the day and
ended with 25 tuna and 3
wahoo. If we can
continue to scratch like
that the next 4 days we
will end up alright, But
doing it is a different
story. Lots of time at
the rail. So far this
morning just 4 fish up
to 160 pounds .
Andy Cates
Jan. 11th, 2008
Good morning folks.
Yesterday we sat on the
anchor and fished. What
a concept, I think they
call it "old school"
fishing. I would not say
they were biting but we
did catch 15 tuna and 6
wahoo. Biggest
fish was 216 on the
balloon with squid.
Conditions are uphill
current and that makes
things a little tough.
So far this morning 6
tuna and 1 wahoo,
biggest fish 225. Same
conditions here again
current into the wind.
Nice. We will report
again tomorrow
Andy Cates
Jan. 10th, 2008
Good morning folks.
The phone has been down
and reports were not
able to get out. There
really has not been much
to report on this end.
We started out on the
beach, with the New moon
we were hoping for good
sign and responding
fish, not the case 4
fish on the anchor, one
nice fish around 230
pounds another at 150
and a couple of smaller
grade. Before lunch we
pulled the anchor and
proceeded to drive
around the rest of the
day. Very little sign
with no bite.
We left Clarion
yesterday with even
worse results. Although
the Inspection at the
camp went well the
fishing did not. No sign
off the island with the
exception of a few
single fish marks on
Black porpoise. With the
bird sign close to the
island it looked as if
all the fish were up
tight to the beach. But
who knows . I wouldn't
write it off we had very
good fish last year in
the Buffer zone so maybe
after this moon phase.
Out to the bank we
go. We will be there
this morning at 830 and
hopeful after miles of
leg work start our trip.
Andy Cates
Jan. 6th, 2008
Good afternoon folks.
We have had a great ride
down with no rain or
wind. We were surprised
with that after the
forecast when we left.
The bait looks good and
we will be fishing
tomorrow with what looks
to be good weather.
Hopefully the weather
stays decent so we can
get a good look
tomorrow.
A seminar yesterday
and raffle from Catchy
Tackle and Pelagic
Clothing was great,
everyone enjoyed the
bonus items from hats to
Jackets. Thanks guys. We
will report tomorrow on
our first day of
fishing.