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CAPTAIN:  BILL CAVANAUGH
DATE OF TRIP: 12/26-12/31/2014            

LENGTH OF TRIP:             5 DAYS

AREAS FISHED:  BAJA COAST/ COAST

TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: TRIP 28-NEW YEARS SPECIAL


FISH COUNT:    318 YELLOWTAIL    1 WHITE SEABASS

                                                    
1st PLACE JACKPOT     26.8 LBS WHITE SEA BASS CAUGHT  BY JEFF WRIGHT OF  SAN DIEGO, CA

2nd PLACE JACKPOT    23.0 LBS YELLOWTAIL CAUGHT BY JEROLD PAULS OF TAHACHAPIC, CA
                                23.0 LBS YELLOWTAIL CAUGHT BY TIM CARPENTER OF OJAI, CA

3rd PLACE JACKPOT     22.2 LBS YELLOWTAIL CAUGHT BY MOISES HERNANDEZ  OF HENDERSON, NV

Dec. 27, 2014

We had a fun day fishing yellowtail yesterday.

Dec. 26, 2014

We cleared the point at 1 today with a great load of bait for our annual new years 5 day special. We are all rigged up and ready for some yellowtail action tomorrow!

Will report tomorrow,
Captain Bill Cavanaugh

 

CAPTAIN:  ANDY CATES
DATE OF TRIP: 12/13-12/23/2014            

LENGTH OF TRIP:             10 DAYS

AREAS FISHED:  ALIJOS ROCKS, RIDGE, LOWER BANKS, CEDROS, SAN MARTIN

TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: TRIP 27-IZORLINE/CALSTAR/ACCURATE REELS


FISH COUNT:    229 WAHOO  280  YELLOWFIN TUNA  180 YELLOWTAIL  1 DORADO  1 HALIBUT

1st PLACE JACKPOT    90.3 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT  BY ROD  MCDOWELL OF BOISE, ID

2nd PLACE JACKPOT   64.6 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY CURTIS ITOGAWA OF EL CAJON, CA

3rd PLACE JACKPOT   63.6 LBS WAHOO CAUGHT BY JOHN CLARK JR OF ORVILLE, CA.

TROLLING JACKPOT: 70.4 LBS WAHOO CAUGHT BY PHILLIP YU OF LAS VEGAS, NV

Dec. 22, 2014

Good afternoon folks we finished off with more action on Yellowtail.  We had a nice morning with great weather and headed up after lunch.

We will be in tomorrow at 6:00 AM see you then

Andy Cates

Dec. 21, 2014

We had a nice day in the flat calm water of Cedros catching smaller grade fish most of the day. All yo- yo fish and plenty good to keep the guys entertained. 

We are going to finish off at San Martin tomorrow and then come home

Dec.  18, 2014

Yesterday we had pretty good action on school size fish. Biggest fish about 75 pounds.  We did see some bigger fish but no bites. We ended the day with 90 tuna that we kept.

Dec. 17, 2014

Good evening folks we had a nice day today .Classic ridge fishing . on the anchor catching school size tuna and yellowtail.  We picked up a few wahoo in the mix as well. Tomorrow we are going to spend the day down at the Lower Banks looking for some Jack Pot fish. Hopefully it works out

Andy Cates

Dec. 14, 2014

Good evening folks. We left yesterday on our holiday 10 day trip sponsored by Izorline Calstar and Accurate.  We had a nice day of travel. Did a seminar and passed out 20 different rods and reels for use from Accurate and Calstar.

With the gear everyone will have a chance to use some state of the art gear on the trip. We are hoping to start with some wahoo action tomorrow at Alijos rocks.

Hopefully the wahoo 's are waiting. We will get in there at about lunch time

Andy Cates

CAPTAIN:  ANDY CATES
DATE OF TRIP: 11/28-12/13/2014            

LENGTH OF TRIP:             15 DAYS

AREAS FISHED:  CLARION, HURRICANE BANK

TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: TRIP 26-MARK MOFFAT AND FRIENDS


FISH COUNT:           180  YELLOWFIN TUNA 88  WAHOO

                                                    
1st PLACE JACKPOT           229.6 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT  BY CHARLIE TANAKA OF SAN FRANCISCO, CA

2nd PLACE JACKPOT         222.2 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY STEVE BELARDES OF RENO, NV

3rd PLACE JACKPOT          209.8 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY BEN KITA OF   LOS ANGELES, CA

TROLLING JACKPOT:        47.0 LBS WAHOO CAUGHT BY DAN BURNS OF HENDERSON, NV

NOTE:
            213 LBS CAUGHT BY STEVE BELARDES

            202.6 LBS CAUGHT BY RUDY VANTINE

Dec. 11, 2014

So far we have had a very comfortable ride home. We will be in early at this rate. With a 10 day trip leaving the same day it will be best to get in by 5:00 in the morning hoping to have a nice ride the rest of the day

Andy Cates

Dec. 10, 2014

This year Mark Moffat took on the after Thanksgiving 15 day trip. 

We had a great group of fisherman and want to thank them for being with us.

Our trip started with a bang . An afternoon on the second day of great wahoo fishing. steady action on nice size fish up to 60 pounds.

We then moved down to Clarion and spent a couple days there scratch fishing on 70 to 130 pound fish with a few bigger fish and even a couple of cows mixed in.

The move out to the Bank found a little better grade overall. Still not a lot of chances at fish over 200 but the overall grade was great and challenging.  As the Bank slowed down we moved back in to finish up on the inside and found a little smaller grade fish and really nothing over 200 pounds.  Fish in the mid to high hundreds were. caught and kept the challenge going. We left the island after a couple of days and headed up.

We ended up with a well rounded trip with wahoo and nice size tuna from three different areas. 

Way to go guys

Dec. 9, 2014

Good evening folks, we had a good morning with decent action on 60 to 80 pounders with a few better fish in the hundreds mixed in. We didn't really get started until after breakfast because of poor conditions but when things straightened out we had a nice pick. Mark got the last fish of the trip this nice looking 197 pounder. 

We are headed up the Li e and it looks like good weather all the way up

Andy Cates

Dec. 4, 2014

Good evening folks. We had a little pick this afternoon on 90 to 140 pound tuna.  Nothing bigger than 150 but nice fish none the less. We will see how it goes tomorrow.

Andy Cates

Dec. 2, 2014

Good evening folks. Tough day here today. We had an afternoon savior that got us on the board with 21 fish before dark. Most fish 80 to 130 with one standout 222. The weather is beautiful down here ending the day with 25 tuna

 

Nov. 30, 2014

Good evening folks we made an afternoon stop and picked up 55 wahoo, and a few for the galley.  That really worked out well.  The guys all had a shot and some great action for about three hours.

We are back on course and headed south . We are going to start at the Island and should be there before daylight day after tomorrow

Andy Cates

Nov. 29, 2014

Good evening folks

we left yesterday on another 15 day ride the boat home trip.  

This time we have Mark Moffat and the gang. We are headed south after getting a nice load of bait and on course for Clarion Island. We have a couple more days of rigging and seminars before we arrive.

Andy Cates

 

 

CAPTAIN:  ANDY CATES
DATE OF TRIP: 11/11-11/26/2014            

LENGTH OF TRIP:             15/12 DAYS

AREAS FISHED:  CLARION

TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: TRIP 26- ACCURATE FISHING PRODUCTS


FISH COUNT:    240  YELLOWFIN TUNA  20  WAHOO

                         
1st PLACE JACKPOT      333.4 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT  BY CHARLIE  MARTINEZ OF LAKEWOOD, CO

2nd PLACE JACKPOT     236.0 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY DAVID BRILHANTE OF SAN DIEGO ,CA

3rd PLACE JACKPOT      226.4 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY TOM ALLEN OF ANCHORAGE, AK

TROLLING JACKPOT:     122.2 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY JOE CHINOVSKY OF CULVER CITY, CA

NOTE: 

223.2lbs MILES YAMAGUCHI  

218 210 lbs ROBERT ZANE

215.8 lbs DONNA MANUSZAK

209.6 lbs TIM COOMES

206.6 lbs GARY TERAOKA

201.2 lbs JOE CHINOVSKY

Nov. 25, 2104

Our eta tomorrow to customs is 745.  Hopefully we can get processed quickly and be at the dock between 830 - 900.  it's good traveling weather now  hopefully it holds up.

Nov. 24, 2014

We had a pleasant crossing over to Cabo San Lucas.  There was even a Captain Margarita sighting, a rare occurrence since this was not a Loftus & Martin trip. Most of our anglers exercised the fly home option that the trip affords.  There are four brave souls riding up the line with us.  The weather has been varying between pleasant and down right rude.  Tonight we are doing the infamous crossing from Cedros to Geronimo and the weather reports aren't looking good.  We are going to take it nice and slow and try to be safe.  I will post an eta tomorrow here and on Facebook when I have a better idea what it will be.  

Nov. 19, 2014

Good evening folks. We had a great start this morning with a couple of fish over 200 pounds and numerous fish in the high hundreds. really nice grade this morning.

The afternoon was pretty slow and we have to be selective with what we catch. We have room for about 25 tuna and we want to try to make them count. We will see how it goes tomorrow John Keeler walked away with an accurate Boss extreme 500 for the daily Jack Pot.  He was pumped

Andy Cates

Nov. 18, 2014

Another nice day today starting with a morning hit for 100 plus pound fish and one over 200. The evening full speed kite bite on 80 to 140 pounders finished us off.

Gary Tereoka wins the daily Accurate prize with a 199 pound tuna caught flying a tube mackerel. Way to go Gary. 

Nov. 17, 2014

Good evening folks we had a nice day today starting off early with good action and a few chances at big fish. It looks like Robert Zane will win the daily Jack Pot. an Accurate Boss 600. His 220# er won the reel. Good Job Dr. Zane

Ending the day with 64 tuna and possibly 3 over 200 pounds

 

Nov. 16, 2014

We had a nice first day today with 47 tuna. 4 fish from 210 to 233 and one fish that taped out at 336.; we have really big expectations for tomorrow.  Dave Brillhante wins the Accurate daily prize with his 233.

A Calstar blank

Nov. 13, 2014

Good evening folks, we made an afternoon stop and picked up a dozen wahoo before continuing south. Weather is nice and we will be headed to the Island and arrive day after tomorrow. We tried for bait here this evening and caught very little before we left.

Andy Cates

 

Nov. 12, 2014

Good evening folks

we left yesterday on a 15 day Accurate sponsored fly home trip. Today was a travel day with a short seminar about the 50 plus loaner outfits on board for everyone to try out.

Nice day today with a tuna and wahoo seminar tomorrow

Andy Cates

 

 

CAPTAIN: BILL CAVANAUGH
DATE OF TRIP: 11/3-11/11/2014
LENGTH OF TRIP: 8 DAYS
AREAS FISHED: ALIJOS ROCKS & THE RIDGE...
TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: TRIP 24- CHARKBAIT.COM

FISH COUNT: 315 YELLOWFIN TUNA  223 YELLOWTAIL 49 WAHOO 6 DORADO

1st PLACE JACKPOT 55.4 LBS WAHOO CAUGHT BY MIKE CHANCE OF HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA

2nd PLACE JACKPOT 50.0 LBS WAHOO CAUGHT BY MARK SMITH OF HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA

3rd PLACE JACKPOT 2 WINNERS:
46.8 LBS WAHOO--TROY EDMISTON OF SPRING VALLEY, CA
46.8 LBS WAHOO-- CHRIS KLOSTER OF JAMUL, CA

TROLLING JACKPOT: 50.2 LBS WAHOO CAUGHT BY PETER HERVISH OF VERO BEACH, CA

Nov. 11. 2014

Good morning gang. We arrived back to the dock this morning at 0700 from our Charkbait 8-day trip. Our jackpot winners were as follows: 1st place went to Mike Chance with a 55.4 pound wahoo, 2nd place went to Mark Smith with a 50.0 pound wahoo, 3rd place went to Chris Koster with a 46.8 pound wahoo and the trolling jackpot went to Peter Hervish with a 50.2 pound wahoo. Good job guys! The trip went great and everyone had a blast. This was my first trip on the Red Rooster and I cannot say enough good things about the boat and the operation. Thanks to Linda Palm and Andy Cates for having me.

Captain Bill Cavanaugh

Nov. 9, 2014

Hi gang,

We fished our way north today in absolute beautiful weather. Although we covered a lot of good water, we did not catch a whole lot of fish. 18 yellowtail, 2 dorado, and 2 wahoo was our fish count for the day. We will fish tomorrow morning before we have to call it a trip.  Wish us luck.

Captain Bill Cavanaugh

Nov. 8, 2014

Hi gang,

We had a very good day of fishing today. The weather was flat calm the entire day and we had steady action on tuna and yellowtail. We started catching fish just before first light and stayed busy the whole day. The yellows were biting on the dropper loop rig and the tuna were hitting on the fly lined sardine. Most of the tuna were around 20 pounds and the yellows averaged 18 pounds. We will be working north tomorrow.  Wish us luck.

 

Nov. 7, 2014

Hi gang,

Another good day for us on the Red Rooster III. Beautiful weather and steady action on good grade yellowfin tuna. The guys that were finesse fishing sardines with fluorocarbon were having the most success. We are excited about our prospects for today.  Wish us luck.

Captain Bill Cavanaugh

Nov. 6, 2014,

Good morning gang,

We had another great day of wahoo fishing yesterday. Very similar fishing to what we experienced the day before except the weather was much nicer. Every one is stoked and we are currently traveling to our next destination to target yellowfin tuna. Wish us luck. 

Captain Bill Cavanaugh

Nov. 5, 2014

Hi gang,

We ended having some great wahoo fishing yesterday. We arrived on scene shortly after lunch and stayed busy all the way til dark. The fish averaged around 40 pounds with a few stand outs pushing 55 pounds. The guys fishing the casting jigs seemed to have the most success although we did land a number of fish on fly lined sardines. The weather was a little choppy but gradually got nicer as the day went on. We have high hopes for today.  Wish us luck.

Captain Bill Cavanaugh

Nov. 4, 2014

Hi gang,

Yesterday ended up being a travel day for us. We had a tackle seminar after breakfast, spent the morning rigging tackle, and looked at an interesting piece water in the afternoon. Unfortunately, we located only a small amount of yellowfin tuna for our efforts. We are continuing south to put ourselves in position to fish wahoo today. Wish us luck.

Captain Bill Cavanaugh

Nov. 3, 2014

Hi gang, 

We departed yesterday on our Charkbait sponsored 8-day trip. After putting on a nice load of bait, we cleared Point Loma in the early afternoon. We are currently heading south in nice weather and clear skies. We will be fishing this afternoon to start our trip. The attached picture is of some of the swag handed out by Mark Smith from Charkbait. Wish us luck.

Captain Bill Cavanaugh

CAPTAIN: ANDY CATES ...

DATE OF TRIP: 10/19-11/2/2014

LENGTH OF TRIP: 14 DAYS

AREAS FISHED: HURRICANE BANK, CEDROS ISLAND

TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: TRIP 23-LOFTUS & MARTIN CHARTER
 
FISH COUNT: 157 YELLOWFIN TUNA 100 YELLOWTAIL 41 WAHOO

1st PLACE JACKPOT 257.6 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY CHUCK FORESTER OF CARLSBAD, CA

2nd PLACE JACKPOT 241 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY ART CABALLERO OF TEMPLE CITY, CA

3rd PLACE JACKPOT 226 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT DAN SUNDERLAND OF SAN MARCOS, CA

TROLLING JACKPOT 33.4 LBS WAHOO CAUGHT BY KEN FERRIS OF GOLD HILL, OR

NOTE:
MEL VILLAOBOS 217 LBS
JIM BALLARD 215 LBS
ART CABALLERO 211.2 LBS
CLARENCE BECKER 203.6 LBS
LARRY MARTIN 200.2 LBS

 

Nov. 1, 2014

We had a nice Halloween and spent the evening catching small yellowtail. We have had great weather and will be in tomorrow at 7:00

Andy Cates

Oct. 30, 2014

Good evening folks. We had a great day traveling up. fantastic weather.  Captain Margarita made a showing in the afternoon.  Stiff drinks for the afternoon .

We may have time tomorrow evening for a stop at Cedros. We will see what speed we make tonight

Oct. 29, 2014

This was the first long trip of the season. Fortunately the weather window was open for us to travel to the Hurricane Bank on a 14 day trip sponsored by Loftus and Martin. We experienced scratch fishing at the Bank averaging 25 tuna a day a few wahoo every day. There were chances at "cow" tuna each day and we picked off about 10 fish up in the 200 pound class range.

The days were long and a lot more work than what we are used to in October but none the less the guys worked at it and put together a fine catch. The grade of tuna varied from day to day . 80 to 180 pounds would be a good estimate.  The wahoo were surprisingly big as we don't see that grade until later in the year.

We are headed home now after a nice trip and looking forward to heading back down and trying the bank again after the great sign of fish we have seen.

Andy Cates

Chuck Forrester with his 266 pound Yellowfin caught on the Accurate 80  and a frozen squid for bait on kite.

 

Art Caballero with his 244 pound Yellowfin caught on the chunk first thing in the morning

 
Mel Villalbos holding up his 233 #YFT caught on an Accurate 80 with a Calstar rod on a double sardine outfit

Oct. 28, 2014

Good evening folk, another day of scratch fishing at the Bank. Ending the day with 23 tuna and 9 wahoo. All nice grade again today with a couple of 200 pound class fish mixed in. We are headed up the line tonight and hoping the weather is nice for a least the next couple of days.

Andy Cates

 

Oct. 27, 2014

Good evening folks. Completely different day here with 30 tuna and 13 wahoo. All the tuna today were 70 to 140 pounds. Maybe a couple of bigger fish lost throughout the day but we will never know. 

Andy Cates

Oct. 25, 2014

Certainly better sign this afternoon. More life showed up and we had a chance to pick at better size fish. This afternoon was mostly that hundred plus pound fish with a few 75 pounders mixed in. And one fish up in the 200 pound range.

We will see how it goes tomorrow. 31 tuna and 9 wahoo

Oct. 24, 2014

Good evening folks. We had a long day. One at a time type fishing with a little flurry in the morning and a little flurry in the evening. We picked off a few nice fish with biggest one about 233. We managed to stay interested throughout the day with an occasional better fish mixed in. 28 tuna and a handful of wahoo for the day.

Andy Cates

Oct. 23, 2014

Good evening folks. Tough day today with a fair sign of fish that didn't want to bite No sharks and nice conditions so at least we have that going for us. Not a great first day but the sign brings hope for tomorrow. Biggest fish about 190 caught by Allan Babashof on his new Accurate 30

Oct. 22, 2014

Good evening folks, last day of travel and we will be fishing first thing in the morning. We had a great raffle including two beautiful custom Loftus and Martin Seeker Rods and a couple of nice Okuma wahoo rod and reel combos. We did a group picture and finished getting rigged up for tomorrow

Andy Cates

Oct. 21, 2014

Good evening folks. Not much to report today. A tuna seminar and some rigging.  Hot day today and looks like it will be hotter tomorrow.  Johnny had a another giveaway today after the seminar and we raffled a couple of items.  Nice day really. Wahoo talk tomorrow and a couple Rods and reels to raffle off.

Andy Cates

Oct. 20. 2014

Our first trip down to the Hurricane Bank. Looks like good weather and everything on the boat is running well. 

The bait looks good, healthy enough for the hot water . today is a leisure day with odd jobs around the boat, getting things ready for the long trips.

Johnny had a nice give away and looks like more to come tomorrow when we start our seminars. 

 

CAPTAIN:  ANDY CATES

DATE OF TRIP: 10/10-/10/18/2014           

LENGTH OF TRIP:             8 DAYS

AREAS FISHED:  THE RIDGE

TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: TRIP 22-SEAGUAR/CATCHY TACKLE/HAYABUSA


FISH COUNT:     260 YELLOWFIN TUNA  175 YELLOWTAIL 63 WAHOO 70 DORADO

1st PLACE JACKPOT    59.0 LBS WAHOO CAUGHT  BY  DON COOPER OF  MONTROSE, CA 

2nd PLACE JACKPOT   52.0 LBS WAHOO CAUGHT BY RAY GALLEGOS OF LONG  BEACH, CA

3rd PLACE JACKPOT    48.6 LBS WAHOO CAUGHT BILL LEITELT OF ARROYO GRANDE, CA

TROLLING JACKPOT   42.8 LBS  WAHOO CAUGHT BY  SCOTT SPEAR OF VISALIA, CA

Oct. 17, 2014

We finished off with a few more dorado I various kelps. just the 2 wahoo but nice fish. All the Dorado were real beauties.
We will be in tomorrow at 7:00 Our next trip leaves on Sunday and heads deeper south on a 14 day trip
 

Oct. 15, 2014

Good evening folks. The day started slow but picked up big time in the afternoon.  The nice wahoo fulfilled there 8 day trip dreams. A lot of hookups and action all afternoon ending with 50 jack pot grade wahoo.

Heading back up the line tomorrow 

Andy Cates

Oct. 13, 2014

Good evening folks, things started out a little slow this morning. We recovered in the afternoon with a nice grade of tuna and a few wahoo and a couple of nice dorado, a nice day of scratch fishing. The skip jack were manageable until evening then not so much.  

We are going to fish here again tomorrow and hope for a better start in the morning

Andy Cates

Oct. 12, 2014

Good evening folks

We had a nice day on Yellowtail fishing with the afternoon by far the best. Nice grade of fish as well. Not to hot and heavy but ended the day with 120 yellowtail as we travel led down the coast.  Tomorrow we will start on the Ridge and looks like we will be there about 8:00.

Hopefully things are on the upswing and we have a nice day. We will report again tomorrow

Andy Cates
 

Oct. 11, 2014

Good evening folks

pretty slow day with a couple of short stops on Yellowtail.  Basically a travel down day. We will be at Cedros tomorrow morning early and starting the trip.

Andy Cates

Oct. 10, 2014

Good evening folks

We ate out a little late today. dockside maintenance took a bit of time today but out again. Richard Hightower and the gang are out. Richard had a great raffle that included

American Premier Corp.   Catchy tackle  Hyabusa

Seagar  Strike Pro lures  z-man 

five star fish processing

We will be fishing yellows tomorrow morning

Andy Cates

 

CAPTAIN:  THOMAS FERRARI  

DATE OF TRIP: 10/2-10/10/2014  

LENGTH OF TRIP:             8 DAYS

AREAS FISHED:  ALIJOS ROCKS, SAN PABLO, CANOAS, OFF SHORE

TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: TRIP 21-ANGERLS CENTER/PELAGICE GEAR CHARTER


FISH COUNT:                         420 YELLOWTAIL  40  DORADO  32  WAHOO 20  YELLOWFIN TUNA

1st PLACE JACKPOT            47.0 LBS WAHOO CAUGHT  BY  SONNY JONES  OF SANTA ANA, CA 

2nd PLACE JACKPOT         42.6  LBS WAHOO CAUGHT BY RYAN BRYAN OF SOUTH LAKE TAHO, CA

3rd PLACE JACKPOT          34.4 LBS WAHOO CAUGHT BY WENDELL FOX OF FOSTER CITY, CA

TROLLING JACKPOT         65.2LBS  WAHOO CAUGHT BY SCOT PEARSON OF ANTOCH, CA

 

Oct. 9, 2014

We spent the last two days off shore looking for kelps.  We found a lot of kelps and covered a lot of water for what we caught.   It seemed like most of the kelps we found had just a couple fish on them.  That jackpot kelp eluded us.  Thanks to Sonny Jones for putting together a great trip and all his sponsors; Anglers Center, Pelagic Gear,  Ballyhoo Top Gun lures, Okuma reels, fishing with decker. com, Tiburon, Peter J art, and 5 Star fish processing. 

Oct. 6, 2014

It's has been a busy couple of days. We ran inshore ahead if this building storm and trolled this high spot for wahoo.  We managed to get a couple.  The real action was drifting for yellowtail.  We had some nice drifts that really made the day.  That night we made a big move to put us in position for better yellowtail action.

 

Today was a fun day of drifting on schools of yellow. The guys caught then using just about every method and all kinds of jigs.  We are going to spend the night here and try again in the morning.  Hopefully this system will roll through safely and we can spend the last couple of days offshore.

Oct. 4, 2014

We dedicated our first day of fishing this trip to putting some wahoo aboard.  We managed to have a decent day of scratch fishing.  Most of the stops were for 2-3 fish with a couple more on some stops.  We gathered what we could all day then stopped at dusk to drop off the ashes of one of our fishing buddies, Scotty Pomeray, who recently passed away.  We are headed north east to try and keep ahead of this storm system.  Hoping for some action today.

Oct. 3, 2014

The Sonny Jones 8 day trip is finally here.  We cleared the point with a nice load of sardines from the bait barge and pointed the boat south.  Once the applause died down after my saftey/introduction speech Sonny took center stage for his giveaways and raffles.  There were great prizes from Pelagic, Angler's center, Ballyhoo lures, Peter J art, and Okuma reels.

We are going to do some traveling/tackle rigging and then start fishing.  Here we go!

 

Calstar 2014 Charter

For the JP  the trolling JP was Ken Abbs (on the right in the black/blue shirt and jeans).  1st place was Jerry Lagunzad (#12), 2nd place was Kent Cope (#4), 3rd place is Larry Diamant (#6)

Shown here are the Jack Pot winners from the Calstar 6 day trip.

Gary Teraoka presenting the big fish award for a 45 pound class wahoo. Other top 3 were all 40 plus pound wahoo including the trolling jack pot in which wins a Red Rooster 3 jacket.

Congratulations anglers

 

 

The Red Rooster 3 would like to thank Gary Teraoka for putting together a great group and atmosphere on our last 6 day trip.

The fishing grounds went as far as the Ridge up to 100 miles offshore from Point Loma. .

We had an incredible variety including limits of Yellowfin Tuna . 33 Nice wahoo which is rare for a 6 day trip . Also Yellowtail and nice size dorado right up until the last day.

Everyone onboard were dazzled by the caliber of fishing and the amenities on Board the Red Rooster 3

Chapman Murphy put out once again incredible plates for all to enjoy.

We would like to thank all the people onboard for making the trip happen. And a special thanks to our sponsors.
Tackle Specialties (Calstar rods)

  • Accurate Reels (Pirana pliers)
  • Izorline (spectra, fluorocarbon, mono)
  • Salas Lures (yoyo and wahoo jigs)
  • Swifty Mfg. (spectra washing system)
  • Baja Fish Gear (gift certificates)
  • Mustad (hooks)
  • BSI (Instaflex connection glue)
  • Sportsman Seafood (fish processing, smoked tuna)

Christina Weiler

Office Manager

Red Rooster III, Inc

(619) 224-3857

2801 Emerson St

San Diego, CA 92106

www.redrooster3.com

Oct. 1, 2014

Good afternoon folks. We had a great morning and finished up with heavy action on dorado. Nice size fish in flat calm weather. Really a nice way to end a great trip.

We will be in tomorrow at 7:00.

Thanks again , Gary and Cal star rods for putting together a classy group

Andy Cates

Sept. 29, 2014

We had a nice surprise this morning as we pulled up to catch yellowtail and caught wahoo instead. 

After the smoke settled we had 19 nice size wahoo for the morning.

We trolled it up and took off and headed up the beach looking and not finding any yellowtail.  Tomorrow we are hoping for better results on Yellowtail but the wahoo were sure a treat

Andy Cates

 

 

Sept. 27, 2014

Good evening folks

We basically traveled today working on making speed to get to the grounds.

We are starting at the Ridge and then working our way up. Speed has been slow and it looks like lunch time tomorrow for arrival. Lots of wind today offshore but the weather below looks nice

Andy Cates

CAPTAIN:  ANDY CATES           

DATE OF TRIP: 9/20-9/26/2014    

LENGTH OF TRIP:             6 DAYS

AREAS FISHED:  13 FATHOM SPOT, CEDROS, OFF SHORE

TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: TRIP 19 -- PENNELL GROUP


FISH COUNT:    LIMITS OF YELLOWFIN TUNA   265 YELLOWTAIL  70 DORADO 5  WAHOO

1st PLACE JACKPOT  33.4 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT  BY  PETER KLEIN  OF SEATTLE, WA

2nd PLACE JACKPOT 32.8 LBS YELLOWFIN  TUNA CAUGHT BY ROBERT KLEIN  OF EVERSON, WA

3rd PLACE JACKPOT 26.2 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY MARION MAY OF FRIANT, CA

TROLLING JACKPOT 25.8 LBS  WAHOO CAUGHT BY DENNIS PENNELL OF SAN  DIEGO, CA

Sept. 25, 2015

Good evening folks

We had two kelps today that produced good action on nice size dorado.  We called it a trip after the last kelp and started our way home. 

It looks like we will be in at about 7:30 in the morning

Andy Cates

 

Good morning folks

Yesterday we fished up the beach and finished the day at Cedros.  Small grade yellowtail kept us busy throughout the day with one wahoo in the morning

The day before was a fabulous day with wide open yellowfin and a chance at a few wahoo. We caught15 to 30 pound tuna until our arms fell off

Today we are getting a few dorado on kelps . No big kelps yet but we have the whole day.

 

Sept. 22, 2014

Good evening folks.

Pretty tough day today. 

Not much sign at the Island this morning. We headed offshore and found countless kelp paddies for no fish. Winding up back on the shallows in the evening for some great action on smaller grade Yellowtail.  Certainly made the day.

We will be traveling south tonight.

Andy Cates

Sept. 21, 2014

Good evening folks

We had a tough start with no sign of Yellowtail first thing in the morning. We made a 30 mile move south and put together a few drifts to make for a decent afternoon on good grade fish. 18 to  30 pound yellows mostly on the Iron and dropper loop.

Tomorrow we will be at Cedros and then go from there

Andy Cates

CAPTAIN:  ANDY CATES           

DATE OF TRIP: 9/14-9/20/2014    

LENGTH OF TRIP:             6 DAYS

AREAS FISHED:  CORTEZ, CLEMENTE, JERONIMO ISLAND, SAN MARTIN

TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: TRIP 18 -- IZORLINE SPONSOR


FISH COUNT:   145 YELLOWFIN TUNA 125 DORADO  100 YELLOWTAIL  89 BLUEFIN TUNA  4 HALIBUT

1st PLACE JACKPOT   40.4 LBS BLUEFIN  TUNA CAUGHT  BY  WALLY AKIMOTO OF  SAN DIEGO, CA

2nd PLACE JACKPOT 39.6 LBS BLUEFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY JOSH FINGER OF SCOTTSDALE, AZ

3rd PLACE JACKPOT  35.8 LBS BLUEFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY LARRY THOMPSON OF MANCOS, CO

TROLLING JACKPOT 15.0 LBS  DORADO CAUGHT BY JON MONTAGUE OF CARDIFF, CA

Sept. 19, 2014

Yesterday we had a better day. the weather was a little better. Started in the morning with a long drift, and then had a couple drifts in the afternoon on school size yellowfin tuna. It has been hit and miss.  We had a little over 100 YFT.

Today we are at Cortez Bank. Trying something different. See if we can get some BFT. So far we have a got a handful of. The weather is a little better, though still  windy, about 15 knot winds.

Sept. 16, 2014

Hi everyone. We caught 7 yellowtail, 15-25lbs yesterday. We did have to move, because the hurricane is coming up. Moving up  along the beach, and we will be fishing off shore for the next three days.

Today so far, we have caught  a dozen yellows,  nice grade fish  in San Martin. Hopefully it will pick up little more by mid-day.  We will be fishing up Cortez bank. The weather has been very nice, just  beautiful. We will report again soon.

Sept. 14, 2014

Hi Anglers! We are leaving on our annual 6-day Izorline charter. Looking forward for the next 6-days of fishing! I will report again tomorrow. -Captain Andy Cates

CAPTAIN:  TOM FERRARI          

DATE OF TRIP: 9/9-9/13/2014      

LENGTH OF TRIP:             4 DAYS

AREAS FISHED:  OPEN

TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: TRIP 17 -- FREELANCE


FISH COUNT:   435 YELLOWFIN TUNA 1 BLUEFIN TUNA 1 HALIBUT 1 YELLOWTAIL

1st PLACE JACKPOT  33.4 LBS YELLOWFIN  TUNA CAUGHT  BY  FRED CAINES SR OF LAKE BALBOA, CA

2nd PLACE JACKPOT 32. 2LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY JONATHAN KINCAID OF ONTARIO, CA

3rd PLACE JACKPOT  28.2 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY JEFF BRUNER OF WESTMINSTER, CA

TROLLING JACKPOT 15.4 LBS  YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY JERRY BARNES OF NEWPORT BEACH, CA

Sept. 12, 2014

Our last 4 day trip of the 2014 season is all wrapped up.  We had another great drift this morning on that nice grade yellow fin tuna.  There was 8-10 fish going for at least an hour, then 4-5 going all the time for the last couple of hours of the drift. Our guys caught all they wanted and we left them biting.  We spent the last couple of hours of the trip trying for yellowtail, halibut,  and calico bass.   We finished the day off on the anchor with a great prime rib dinner Mike prepared.

Our eta tomorrow morning is 7 am.

 

CAPTAIN:  ANDY CATES           

DATE OF TRIP: 9/4-9/9/2014        

LENGTH OF TRIP:             5 DAYS

AREAS FISHED:  CORTEZ BANK, OFF SHORE

TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: TRIP 16 -- CHARKBAIT.COM


FISH COUNT:     400 YELLOWFIN TUNA  22  BLUEFIN TUNA

1st PLACE JACKPOT   108.6 LBS BLUEFIN TUNA CAUGHT  BY  MARK SMITH  OF HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA

2nd PLACE JACKPOT    88.8 LBS BLUEFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY HARRY  VELDKAMP OF NEWHALL, CA

3rd PLACE JACKPOT     82.2 LBS BLUEFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY RICHARD  DEL ROSARIO OF FONTANA, CA

TROLLING JACKPOT     36.5 LBS  YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY JOE   HERNANDEZ OF COVINA, CA

Sept. 8, 2014

Good evening folks

We finished off with a bang and had a great day fishing yellowfin. 

Really nice fish. The best fish we've seen on the inside. We finished early and had a great dinner and headed home.

We will be in tomorrow at 7:00 and leaving on a four day.

Andy Cates

 

Sept. 6, 2014

Good evening folks
A slower day on the Yellowfin but we did manage to get a few chances at some Jack Pot fish.
It sure seemed like the fish were down today or just off the bite.  Maybe this wind has them off. Hopefully tomorrow
Andy Cates


Sept. 5, 2014

Good evening folks.
We had a nice day here out to the west with really nice Yellowfin and one token nice grade bluefin. The weather was great and looks to be nice the next couple of days. We are going to do this again tomorrow and then take it from there.

 

CAPTAIN:  TOM FERRARI

DATE OF TRIP: 9/1-9/4/2014        

LENGTH OF TRIP: 3 DAYS

AREAS FISHED: OFF SHORE

TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: TRIP 14 -- OPEN WATER

FISH COUNT:               409 YELLOWFIN TUNA
                                          06 DORADO
                                                  
1st PLACE JACKPOT     22.0 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT  BY
                                         STEVE SEDACH OF BEVERLY HILLS, CA

 2nd PLACE JACKPOT   20.4LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY
                                         GILBERT SCHULTZ OF TEMECULA, CA    

 3rd PLACE JACKPOT   19.8 LBS YELOOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY
                                         RICHARD CASAS III OF SAN BERNARDINO, CA

 TROLLING JACKPOT   21.2LBS  DORADO CAUGHT BY
                                          DOUG GREEN OF CANYON LAKE, CA

Sept. 3, 2014

The last three day of our summer season has come to an end.  We had great fishing on this school size Yellowfin tuna.  We really covered a lot of water looking for sign of different size or species of fish, but it seemed like we kept catching fish in the same area. Our group really worked well together and it shows in the results.  We will be docking at Lee Palm sport fishers at 7 tomorrow morning.
 

Sept. 1, 2014

Here we go.  The second trip in our double header of three day trips has started.  We made it out to the tuna grounds for some first afternoon bonus fishing.  We managed to get some fish on the boat but couldn't find any big schools.  The weather is very nice, we will be here tomorrow trying. 
 

CAPTAIN:  TOM FERRARI

DATE OF TRIP: 8/29-9/1/2014      

LENGTH OF TRIP: 3 DAYS

AREAS FISHED: OFFSHORE

TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: TRIP 14S14 -- LABOR DAY TRIP

FISH COUNT:   350 YELLOWFIN TUNA
                               01 BLUEFIN TUNA
                               06 DORADO
                                                  
1st PLACE JACKPOT      22.8 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT  BY
                                          ROD RINELLA OF MISSION VIEJOS, CA

2nd PLACE JACKPOT     22.2 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY
                                           JOSH ESTEP OF LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA               

3rd PLACE JACKPOT      TWO 22.0 LBS YELLOWFIN  TUNA'S CAUGHT.
                                           THIS CAME IN AS A TIE BETWEEN
                                           LISA GRIFFITH OF RANCHO SANTA FE AND
                                           MARTIN MCDONALD OF EL CAJON, CA

TROLLING JACKPOT 11.4LBS DORADO CAUGHT BY JOSH ESTEP OF LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA

Aug. 31, 2014

We are just wrapping up our annual labor day special.  It has been an action packed trip.  I don't think we could have squeezed in any more fishing time.  The style of fishing this trip was a fast pace "run and gun" style that is often associated with yellowfin. They really are a fun fish to try for, usually willing to bite and alway a fight to the end.  We made a play for some of the local bluefin but as is often the case they proved elusive.   We will be in at Lee Palm sport fishing at 8 tomorrow morning.


Aug. 30, 2014

Aug. 29, 2014

Our labor day weekend 3 day trip has officially begun.  We cleared Point Loma with a nice load of sardines and headed out to start our trip.  After a hurried welcoming/safety/ fishing seminar we started looking for some action.  We eventually found the right school and drifted for about two hours. The grade got better as we drifted along.   It started at about 12 soon it was a steady 18-22 lbs. After a little wide open action everybody was ready for Chapmans ribeye steak dinner.  We are going to be starting first thing in the morning. Wish us luck.
 

CAPTAIN:  ANDY CATES           

DATE OF TRIP: 8/24-8/29/2014    

LENGTH OF TRIP: 5 DAYS

AREAS FISHED:  BENITOS & OFFSHORE

TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: TRIP 13S14 -- LARRY BROWN CHARTER


FISH COUNT:      385 YELLOWFIN TUNA
                                 38 BLUEFIN TUNA
                                 05 DORADO
                                 02 SKIPJACK

1st PLACE JACKPOT          110.0 LBS BLUEFIN TUNA CAUGHT  BY
                                              SAL TOCCO OF SAN DIEGO, CA

2nd PLACE JACKPOT         42.0 LBS BLUEFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY
                                              DONNA LEFFMAN OF EL PASEO, TX

3rd PLACE JACKPOT         41.6 LBS BLUEFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY
                                              TIM DOOLING OF LA JOLLA, CA

TROLLING JACKPOT        41.6LBS BLUEFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY
                                              JOSH RIDER OF WOODLAND HILLS, CA



Sal Tocca with his 110.0 # bluefin tuna caught west of Cortez Bank on the last 5 day trip on the Red Rooster 3. Larry Brown sponsored charter saw scratchy Bluefin fishing on the outside and great Yellowfin fishing on the inside.

Aug. 28, 2014

Good evening folks.
We had a nice day today on the Yellowfin grounds.  A little slower today, all around, but we got lucky and put together a couple of nice drifts to piece together a fine day.  We will be in tomorrow at 7:00
~Andy Cates

Aug. 27, 2014

Good evening folks.
We had a long day of looking at fish and not catching. We finally started to get a few in the evening and a nice little sundowner to finish the day.  Sal with the big fish today looks to be close to 100# s.  We will be in the Yellowfin area tomorrow.
~Andy Cates

Aug. 26, 2014

Good evening folks
We had a tough day with lots of schools that would not bite.
We finally had an afternoon drift where we had a chance to fish for a few hours, but we only hooked fish one at a time. Only 17 bluefin for the day and hoping that tomorrow things go better.
~Andy Cates
 

Aug. 25, 2014

Good evening folks.

We had a nice day fishing the Yellowfin.  No real big hits but nice steady fishing throughout the day. The afternoon seemed best as we were able to pick until dark on the same school.  A lot of mid day moving around but the afternoon made up for it.

 

CAPTAIN:  ANDY CATES 

DATE OF TRIP: 8/17-8/24/2014    

LENGTH OF TRIP:  5 DAYS

AREAS FISHED:  BENITOS & OFF SHORE

TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: TRIP 12S14-- CHUCK BARNETT/ IZORLINE CHARTER


FISH COUNT:   300 YELLOWFIN TUNA  378 YELLOWTAIL  32 BLUEFIN TUNA 2 DORADO 1 WHITE SEA BASS

1st PLACE JACKPOT   41.2 LBS BLUEFIN TUNA CAUGHT  BY WYATT SIMMS OF OJAI, CA  

2nd PLACE JACKPOT  40.6 LBS BLUEFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY NORM PLOTT OF  OJAI, CA

3rd PLACE JACKPOT  40.2 LBS BLUEFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY DAVE ALLEN OF GROVE BEACH,  CA

TROLLING JACKPOT 15.2 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY  ROGER GOLDTHWAITE OF LOS ANGLES, CA

Aug. 23, 2014

Good evening folks

We had a nice day today scratching at decent size bluefin . Ending the day with 32 of the 30 to 45 pound fish. Flat calm weather and long drifts made for a great finisher

Andy Cates
 

Aug. 22, 2014

Good evening folks We had another nice day on the Yellowfin grounds. We had to piece things together with shorter drifts and picked throughout the entire day. Decent grade fish, "bread and butter" grade tuna.
Tomorrow we move out west. We are hoping to get bait and try for a few bluefin tuna.
Andy Cates

 

Aug. 21, 2014

We had a long day of travel,  moving up the line trying to get in position for the afternoon. The evening paid off with a great sundowner on quality Yellowfin that bit until dark. We are going to fish the Yellowfin tomorrow and try and make the most out of the bait we have.
Andy Cates

 

Aug. 20, 2014

Good evening folks
We had a couple of nice drifts this morning on quality yellowtail. The grade was excellent and we took off before lunch to head up offshore to the tuna grounds. We should be fishing late morning. We have a great catch of Yellowtail to start the trip and hope to keep the ball rolling with action on tuna
Andy Cates

 

Aug. 19, 2014

Good evening folks. We had a great day on quality yellowtail down at Benitos Island today. Flat calm weather for long drifts off the Island. 20 to 30 pound fish all day long from sun up to sundown. We will be here again tomorrow and then heading up for some offshore action.
Andy Cates

 

 

Aug. 18, 2014

Good evening folks
We made the most of a travel day and ended up fishing half a day on the beach. We had a nice pick on decent size yellowtail to get warmed up on. We will be fishing one of the Islands tomorrow in hopes of steady action.

 

 
 
 

Good morning folks, We are off and starting another trip. This time a bit longer . A seven day trip with Izorline and The Barnnet group. We are headed down the beach  looking to start off with some yellowtail fishing. We will report back later. We still have a while before putting a line in the water

Andy Cates

CAPTAIN:  THOMAS FERRARI

DATE OF TRIP: 8/14-8/17/2014     

LENGTH OF TRIP:   3 DAYS

AREAS FISHED:  LOCAL & OFF SHORE

TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: TRIP 11S14-BOB MICHENER CHARTER


FISH COUNT:   267 YELLOWFIN TUNA 20 BLUEFIN TUNA 5 DORADO 10 YELLOWTAIL

1st PLACE JACKPOT   109.6 LBS BLUEFIN TUNA CAUGHT  BY ERIK ANDERSON OF WESTMINSTER, CA 

2nd PLACE JACKPOT   76.0 LBS BLUEFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY CARLOS RANGEL OF ALISO VIEJOS, CA

3rd PLACE JACKPOT    68.8 BLUEFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY STEVE BAKER OF ALPINE, CA

TROLLING JACKPOT 14.4 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY  PAUL MATAKIEWIEZ OF OXNARD, CA

 

Aug. 16, 2014

We just finished up our Bob Michener 3 day trip.  We managed to have pretty steady action for the whole 2.5 days of this trip. Today was much the same as yesterday.  We tried for larger fish in the morning and evening and spent the rest of the day patty hopping.   The weather was up a bit today so I made spotting the helps a little more difficult than yesterday,  but the crew found enough to make a nice day of it.  We finished the day up with a nice sundowner for some more tuna.  We are headed home in good spirits.   Our eta is 7-7:30.
 

Aug. 15, 2014

Today was a busy day of fishing.  We spent our first full day doing some old fashioned patty hopping.  It seemed like the guys with the binoculars,  Matt, Fernando, and Alec, had us running on spots of birds and kelps all day. Oddly enough our best yellowfin stop was a school that was gathered around a big hammer head shark.  
Hopefully we can put together another day of action tomorrow.

 

 

We left today on our Bob Michener three day special.  The bait barge had some nice medium size sardines for us on the way out.  We started our trip off with a little action, picking up some local Yellowfin tuna.  Going to be in the tuna grounds first thing in the morning.  
 

 

CAPTAIN:  ANDY CATES

DATE OF TRIP: 8/9-8/14/2014       

LENGTH OF TRIP:   5 DAYS

AREAS FISHED:  OFF SHORE

TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: TRIP 10S14-WESTCOASTANGLER.COM


FISH COUNT:          LIMITS OF YELLOWFIN TUNA 78 BLUEFIN TUNA 30 DORADO 1 OPAH

1st PLACE JACKPOT    97.6 LBS BLUEFIN TUNA CAUGHT  BY ROBERT PETERSON OF ALPINE, CA

2nd PLACE JACKPOT   95.8 BS BLUEFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY JOHN KITLEY OF  PORT WASHINGTON, NY

3rd PLACE JACKPOT    83.0 LBS BLUEFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY GEORGE TAYLOR OF PORT WASHINGTON, NY

TROLLING JACKPOT 12 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY  MIKE ENGLE OF LONG BEACH, CA

Aug. 13, 2014

Good evening folks We had a slower day on the Big bluefin but finished strong in the afternoon on yellowfin. 
I want to thank West Coast Anglers and Bob Peterson for an excellent 5 day trip
Also thanks to
Pelagic Gear
Seeker Rods
Accurrate reels
Five Star fish processing
Trokar hooks
Vicious fishing 
Fishing videos.com
The Bite magazine
Andy Cates

Aug. 12, 2014

Good evening folks Another great day today with big bluefin until lunch and yellowfin action until dark. What a great setup this fishery is with fish up to 100 pounds and yellowfin to fill in the gaps We are going to stay another day and hope for another shot on the big bluefin in the morning.
Andy Cates

Aug. 11, 2014

We had a great day today with classic drifts in the morning on 60 to80 # bluefin tuna. The big fish action lasted until lunch and then we started in on the yellowfin. Long plunker style drifts on "BREAD AND BUTTER " size Yellowfin. 15 to 30 pound fish. Really a great day. We are going to try it again tomorrow. 
Andy Cates
 

Aug. 10, 2014

Good evening folks. Tough day out on the grounds. 17 Dorado a handful of yellowfin .One nice Bluefin and a big Opah. 
We stopped on countless schools today for just a couple of bites. We are going to target the yellowfin tomorrow and hopefully get some action
Andy Cates
 

 

CAPTAIN:  ANDY CATES

DATE OF TRIP: 8/4-8/9/2014         

LENGTH OF TRIP:   5 DAYS

AREAS FISHED:  SAN MARTIN/ OFF SHORE

TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: TRIP 9S14-SEAGUAR/CATCHY TACKLE/HAYABUSA


FISH COUNT:  325   YELLOWFIN TUNA 151   YELLOWTAIL 28  BLUEFIN TUNA 3  DORADO

1st PLACE JACKPOT    112 LBS BLUEFIN TUNA CAUGHT  BY ROY SEILER  OF ARTOIS, AC

2nd PLACE JACKPOT   91.2 LBS BLUEFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY TONY JARAMILLO OF ALBUQUERQUE, NM

3rd PLACE JACKPOT    83.4 LBS BLUEFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY RICHARD GOKA OF PINEDALE, CA

TROLLING JACKPOT 13 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY  ED MANJARRES OF LA HABRA, CA


 
Jack Pots for the Seagar 5 day trip
 
1st place  Roy Seiler 112.0 bluefin caught on a Shimano rod and reel combo with 50 # Seagar

2nd place Tony Jaramillo  With a 91.2# bluefin tuna Caught on a call star graphiter and an Ave J X Raptor

3rd place Richard Goka with an 83.4# blue fin tuna caught on a calstar 875 with an Avet Raptor and 50# Seagar

Congratulations guys see you next year. 
And thanks to Dale Hightower and Seagar for the great sponsorship

Aug. 8, 2014

Good evening folks, We finished off in grand fashion with trophy Bluefin right up to dark. What a great way to end a trip. Flat calm weather and nice fish to try for. I want to thank Dale Hightower for putting on the Sea gar 5 day trip. Great job Dale

 
 

Good morning guys, We had a great day of yellowtail fishing. Yesterday. We had to piece it together but finished strong with a late hit that kept the yellows biting until dinner time. Really nice fish and great weather made for a sweet day.

Today we are offshore finishing the trip with some action and hopefully a few US Bluefin.
 
 

Aug. 6, 2014

Good evening guys, We had a nice drift this morning on Yellowfin. A little better grade today but school size fish none the less. Great offshore tuna. One stop on 25 to 40 pound Bluefin that produced a handful of fish
Tomorrow we are going for yellowtail. Let's hope they want to bite
 

Aug. 5, 2014

Good evening folks, Small Yellowfin today and not much until lunch time but afternoon action saved the day.
We will be offshore again tomorrow. With the weather getting better we are hoping for a big day tomorrow
Andy Cates
 

CAPTAIN:  ANDY CATES

DATE OF TRIP: 7/30-8/4/2014       

LENGTH OF TRIP:   5 DAYS

AREAS FISHED:  SAN MARTIN/ OFF SHORE

TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: TRIP 8S14-BEKENDAM & FRIENDS


FISH COUNT:    351   YELLOWFIN TUNA 113 YELLOWTAIL 21  BLUEFIN TUNA 5  DORADO

1st PLACE JACKPOT    74 LBS BLUEFIN TUNA CAUGHT  BY DON RICHARDSON  JR. OF BUHL, ID  

2nd PLACE JACKPOT    72 LBS BLUEFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY CHARLES SEIFERT OF THOUSAND OAKS, CA

3rd PLACE JACKPOT    64.5 LBS BLUEFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY ANDY MARTIN OF SAN DIEGO,CA

TROLLING JACKPOT 18 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY  DALE WESTER OF YORBA LINDA, CA

Aug. 3, 2014

Good evening folks, A great day today with Yellowfin and trophy Bluefin flat calm weather and looking forward to another trip like this.
Andy Cates

 

Aug. 2, 2014

Good evening folks Fishing was a bit scratchy today but we made a nice day of it. A mix of smaller grade Bluefin and Yellowfin with the Yellowfin being the better grade today. It still seems like a nice spread of fish and we hope to have more to come
Tomorrow we are hoping to get a chance at a few Jack pot fish to settle out the contest.

Andy Cates

Aug. 1, 2014

Good evening folks. We had a short lasting hit on quality yellowtail first thing this morning. Unfortunately it was short lived and we were on the move. The action was good while it lasted. We will be offshore tomorrow. 
Andy Cates
 

July 31, 2014

We had a great morning going in the local Yellowfin grounds. Fish were decent size, 18 pounds. We will be fishing yellowtail tomorrow

Good evening folks

We had a real nice drift this morning on school size yellowfin. A long drift until lunch and them another stop for about thirty more . Really a nice way to get the trip started .

We took off and travelled down to fish yellowtail tomorrow.

The weather is nice and having a slow travel afternoon.

 

Andy Cates
 
Yellowfin Tuna

 

CAPTAIN:  ANDY CATES

DATE OF TRIP: 7/25-7/30/2014     

LENGTH OF TRIP:   5 DAYS

AREAS FISHED:  US WATERS, SAN MARTIN

TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: TRIP 7S14-BLUEFINJIM.COM CHARTER


FISH COUNT:          LIMITS OF YELLOWTAIL   265 MIXED TUNA 

1st PLACE JACKPOT   82 LBS BLUEFIN TUNA CAUGHT  BY TOM HOLMGREN OF VENTURA, CA

2nd PLACE JACKPOT  81.2 LBS BLUEFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY COREY HARRIS OF ORANGE, CA

3rd PLACE JACKPOT  78.4 LBS BLUEFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY BOB HOLMGREN OF VENTURA, CA 

TROLLING JACKPOT  17.8 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY DOUG EDWARDS OF HEMET, CA

July 28, 2014

Good evening folks

A spectacular day of Yellowtail fishing. From 5:30 to9:30 in the morning we had 15 to 18 fish hanging all the time four hours. Nice grade 18 to 30 pounds and really biting. The best I have seen there!

We spent the rest of the day offshore getting Jig strikes throughout the afternoon on small tuna We will be up fishing local tomorrow

Andy Cates

July 27, 2014

Good evening folks.

Pretty tough day all in all but we did have one stop where we hooked four and picked off three of these nice 80 to 100 pound fish. Chris , Corey and Bob were the successful anglers with the Jack Pot contenders. We had a couple other drifts but really not much to mention . Tomorrow we will be fishing yellows in Mexican waters . We spent the day up above today and it looks like the rest of the trip will be in Mexico

Andy Cates

July 26, 2014

We had scratch fishing today. Things started with a long slow one at a time drift on Bluefin and a few Yellowfin. We picked thorough out the day and finished with a sundowner on fish from 15 to 35 pounds with one high liner about 70 pounds. Not much sign of the better size fish today but we made a day of it with 70 Bluefin and 18 yellowfin all in US waters

Andy Cates

July 25, 2014

Good evening folks

With the closure of Bluefin tuna in Mexico we are starting our trip above the line in US waters. This is the first of a string of five day trips starting with Bluefin Jim's annual trip.

We found a kelp late that provided action on smaller grade yellowfin and bluefin . We were stoked to be drifting into sunset with 40 mixed tuna and a couple of Dorado. So far this morning just a few bluefin but nice weather.

CAPTAIN:  DEREK WALDMAN

DATE OF TRIP: 7/21-7/25/2014     

LENGTH OF TRIP:   4 DAYS

AREAS FISHED:  OFF SHORE, SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND

TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: TRIP 6S14-  CHARKBAIT.COM


FISH COUNT:          219  BLUEFIN TUNA  26  YELLOWFIN TUNA 12  YELLOWTAIL  2  DORADO

1st PLACE JACKPOT     108 LBS BLUEFIN TUNA CAUGHT  BY MARK ANDRADA OF PLESANTON, CA  

2nd PLACE JACKPOT    107.2 LBS OPAH CAUGHT BY GARY LONDON OF CAMARILLO, CA

3rd PLACE JACKPOT    101.8 LBS BLUEFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY JACK STOUT OF RIVERSIDE, CA

TROLLING JACKPOT 23 LBS BLUEFIN CAUGHT BY  SAL TOOCO OF SAN DIEGO, CA

July 23, 2014

Hey guys and girls good morning ... Are day has been pretty great aside of the weather being a little snotty... Here's a picture u a nice opah that Gary got this morning

July 21, 2014

Good afternoon folks we left today on our annual Charkbait 4 day headed off shore with an excellent load of bait and good spirits... Although the weather is supposed to be a little choppy every one is fired up!

 

CAPTAIN:  DEREK WALDMAN

DATE OF TRIP: 7/17-7/21/2014     

LENGTH OF TRIP:   4 DAYS

AREAS FISHED:  OFF SHORE

TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: TRIP 5S14-  GLENN'S ALIGNMENT SVC.

FISH COUNT:          250 TUNA  15 YELLOWTAIL 2  DORADO  3  LINGCOD

1st PLACE JACKPOT    100 LBS TUNA CAUGHT  BY JAVIER GODINZAD FROM OXNARD, CA

2nd PLACE JACKPOT  69.2 LBS TUNA CAUGHT BY ANTHONY SAN JUAN

3rd PLACE JACKPOT     41 LBS TUNA CAUGHT BY LARRY HARTNETT OF COVINA, CA

TROLLING JACKPOT 30 LBS TUNA CAUGHT BY JAVIER GODINZAD

July 20, 2014

We had a Great day today picking off schools of yellowfin and kelps with mixed yellowtail and tuna our ETA for tomorrow is7:30am

July 19, 2014

Good morning guys we left on our annual Glenn's 4 day today heading south in good weather hoping to get lucky. With good bait and great weather it's looking good!

CAPTAIN:  ANDY CATES

DATE OF TRIP: 713-7/17/2014      

LENGTH OF TRIP:   4 DAYS

AREAS FISHED:  

TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: TRIP 4S14-  BRANDON HAYWARD-"THE BIGHT"

FISH COUNT:          250 TUNA   200 YELLOWTAIL 1  DORADO 3  LINGCOD 6  HALIBUT
                                   

First Place Jackpot goes to Kevin Pham with a 47.8 lbs Tuna. Phenix 700M rod, & Avet  40lbs test  Izorline

Second place jackpot goes to Andrew Tyler with a 36.6 lbs tuna. Caught with Calstar rod &  665 Accurate 600 Boss. 40lb test Izorline

Third place goes to Chris Wright with a 35.8 lbs tuna. Caught with Shimano Trivioli, a Avet JX6 2 Speed. 40lbs test Izorline

Trolling Jackpot goes to Tom Bolender with a 21 lbs Yellowtail. Caught with a Daiwa Rod, Daiwa LD 60 2 speed. 60lbs test Izorline

 

July 16, 2014

Good evening guys we had a great day fishing yellowtail and halibut today in awesome weather so with everyone tired and full from our prime rib diner it's time to hit the sack before an early day tomorrow...

July 14, 2014

Hey guys and girls we had a great day yesterday filled with long drifts and great fishing on this 12-15# yellowfin with Full-speed on the corner action for the afternoon.

July 13, 2014

Good afternoon folks today we left on our 1st annual Brando Hayward's "The Bite" 4 day trip. We cleared the point about 1:00pm headed south with a great load of bait and hoping to find something this afternoon. Wish us luck!

CAPTAIN:  ANDY CATES

DATE OF TRIP: 7/5-713/2014        

LENGTH OF TRIP:   8 DAYS

AREAS FISHED:  

TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: TRIP 3S14-  JORGE NICIFORE/BEEFER XV

FISH COUNT:         392 YELLOWTAIL 18 DORADO 14 WAHOO  6 WHITE SEA BASS

1st PLACE JACKPOT   58.8 LBS WHITE SEA BASS CAUGHT BY JEFF BRUNER OF WESTMINSTER, CA

2nd PLACE JACKPOT  47.8 LBS WHITE SEA BASS CAUGHT BY MIKE LEE OF LA VERNA, CA

3rd PLACE JACKPOT   45.2 LBS WAHOO CAUGHT BY KYLE LEE OF LA VERNE, CA              

TROLLING JACKPOT 49.4LBS WAHOO CAUGHT BY JEFF BURNER

July 11, 2014

This 8 day trip we have fished from the 100 mile from San Diego Mark down to the 450 mile mark on the Ridge. We found action on small Yellowfin the first day and yellowtail, Dorado, Wahoo and even a couple of White SeaBass in the following days on the Ridge. All and all good action on Yellows and a chance at Dorado and Wahoo have made for a nice  variety. We are finishing up the trip and be at Cedros for our last day and then home. This concludes our run of great spring 8 day trips and now we will have reports for the coming 4 and 5 day trips
 


July 8, 2014

Good morning folks

We had about 30 yellows in the dark yesterday and then spent the day offshore looking for kelps. Only one kelp had fish on it and they didn't really bite . We had a few bite offs on wahoo but only landed one up on the shallow in the morning

July 7, 2014

Good evening folks

We started off at Cedros and had a couple slow drifts on the morning. At 9:00 we decided to start heading down and made one more afternoon stop down the beach for 30 yellows. We continued down and will be on the ridge first thing in the morning.

July 6, 2014

Good evening folks

Tough day today with scratch fishing on small grade Yellowfin Tuna. Short stopping with mostly jig strikes and just a few bait fish on various stops. Tomorrow we are going to start out at Cedros and see how the morning goes and take it from there.

Andy Cates

July 5, 2014

Good evening folks.

We are on our way again. This time with Coach Clark and the gang. Our last of the three 8 day trips. The weather down on the ridge looks a bit windy. Calling for 20 plus knots on Monday. We are going to drag our feet and fish offshore and the islands for yellows the first couple of days and then head down as the wind calms down. That is the plan as of now

DATE OF TRIP: 6/27-7/5/2014       

LENGTH OF TRIP:   8 DAYS

AREAS FISHED:  RIDGE, OFF SHORE

TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: TRIP 2S14-  MAHONEY/MCVEY CHARTER

FISH COUNT:         340 YELLOWTAIL 48 WAHOO 6 DORADO
                                    

1st PLACE JACKPOT   47.8 LBS WAHOO CAUGHT BY MIKE MCVEY OF MONTAGUE, CA

2nd PLACE JACKPOT  46.3 LBS YELLOWTAIL CAUGHT BY LANCE YAMANAKA OF PASADENA, CA

3rd PLACE JACKPOT   45.2 LBS WAHOO CAUGHT BY CHARLES TANAKA OF SAN FRANCISCO, CA                                              

TROLLING JACKPOT 73 LBS WAHOO CAUGHT BY JIM JOHN CARANTA

July 3, 2014

We had good steady fishing this morning on quality yellows here then they backed off around 10 so we tried for em for a few hours then went and made some bait up the lee and ran into a bird school that yielded some quality calicos and a few other surprises mixed in. A nice 35# yellow and a 50# seabass for charter master Mcvey

 

July 2, 2014

Good morning folks tried the yellowtail again this morning for only a handful and a few seabass now were headed offshore wish us luck.

Derek Waldman

July 1, 2014

Good evening anglers today this morning we had decent yellowtail fishing then decided to go offshore in search for some wahoo and dorado on kelps... Needless to say we found a couple of handfuls of wahoo but those dorado have been elusive to us so maybe tomorrow

June 29, 2014

Good evening anglers. Today we had a good day. We scored 21 hoo's and 1 nice yellow for our efforts. With beautiful weather in the future were going to go east and search for kelps tomorrow. See you all soon!

June 27, 2014

Good afternoon guys today we left on our annual Mahoney/ Mcvey 8 day trip. After clearing the point about 2 pm were headed south in good weather offshore in search of tuna yellowtail and hoping for dorado we will check back in with you all later. Wish us luck!

Derek Waldman

 

CAPTAIN: ANDY CATES

DATE OF TRIP: 6/19-6/27/2014     

LENGTH OF TRIP:   8 DAYS

AREAS FISHED:  THE RIDGE, CEDROS, OFF SHORE

TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: TRIP 1S14-  SALTY DAWG RODS
FISH COUNT:  297 YELLOWTAIL, 28 WAHOO, 20 YELLOWFIN TUNA, 5 BLUEFIN TUNA & Near Limits of DORADO

1st PLACE JACKPOT   48 LBS WAHOO CAUGHT BY KENNU PELANT OF RANCHO SANTA FE, CA

2nd PLACE JACKPOT  47.6 LBS WAHOO CAUGHT BY LISA GRIFFITH OF RANCHO SANTA FE, CA

3rd PLACE JACKPOT   46.8 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY MITCH CHAVIRA OF CARLSBAD, CA

TROLLING JACKPOT 41.6 LBS WAHOO CAUGHT BY JIM LARET OF GENOA, NV



 

June 25, 2014

Good evening folks

We had a slow start this morning and found an are of nice size yellows and made a couple of drifts . Fish were caught on the surface iron and yo-yo jig as well as fly line mackerel  We spent the afternoon doing skid trips for bass and then finished off catching more bait. We had a busy schedule today bit squeezed it all in.

Tomorrow we will be offshore trying for tuna

Good morning folks. Yesterday the wind came up and hindered are shot at the kelp paddies. We found a few but nothing holding. Picked up one wahoo on the way up the line and will be at Cedros today

June 23, 2014

We had a great day today. Starting with yellows in the dark biting baits under the lights. Then after daylight we went offshore and found kelps that were holding wahoo and dorado. Ending the day with 27 wahoo and near limits of nice size dorado.

We are going to start offshore in the morning. The folks have plenty of yellowtail and are saving a couple of tags for a trophy at Cedros.

Andy Cates

June 22, 2014

Good evening folks

Today we sat on the anchor in one spot and caught Yellowtail all day. It was a nice pace with 2 to 4 fish on the line all the time. The grade of fish was 18 to 30 pounds. The weather was nice and light winds until evening. We are going to fish yellows until lunch and them head offshore and look for kelps and see what we can find.

June 21, 2014

Good evening folks .

We had a long bait making session this morning. We slowly caught enough Mackerel for the next couple of days. The locals at Cedros helped out by netting up some sardines for later in the trip. We travelled this afternoon and will be on the ridge first thing in the morning.

Andy Cates

June 20, 2014

Good evening folks

We started short this morning at 100 miles. We saw a fair line of fish, but unfortunately they were off the bite. We got a handful of Bluefin and a handful of yellowfin for our efforts. Before lunch we had to start heading south and have been straight lining most of the day. Tomorrow we are going to try for bait and then take it from there. Hopefully we can tank up on mackerel.

Good morning folks.

Our first morning has really not started yet. A little sign of fish in the dark but nothing after daylight .

The start of the Salty Dawg 8 day trip is on . Hopefully we get on the fish soon. Or they come up soon. Either way would be good

CAPTAIN: ANDY CATES

DATE OF TRIP: 05/31-6/15/2014   

LENGTH OF TRIP:   15 DAYS

AREAS FISHED:  HURRICANE BANK, CLARION

TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: TRIP 5W14-  JUNE HEAT/ACCURATE REELS
FISH COUNT:      175 YELLOWFIN TUNA  85 WAHOO

1st PLACE JACKPOT  267.4 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY BOB MICHENER    OXNARD, CA

2nd PLACE JACKPOT 251.1 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY DAVID GREENO OF LONG BEACH, CA

3rd PLACE JACKPOT  233.4 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY JOE ARIMITSU OF SIMI VALLEY, CA

TROLLING JACKPOT 181 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY LEO REIHSEN

Jack pot fish for the Accurate sponsored June Heat 15 day trip

Bob Michener 1st place with a 263.7 pound yellowfin caught on an Accurate 50 with 130 pound Izorline and
a Calstar rod

David Greeno 2nd place with a 253 pound yellowfin tuna caught on an Accurate 50 with Izorline and
a Mustad 7691

Joe Aramitsu with a 233 pound yellowfin on an Accurate 50 with Izorline and a Mustad 7691

Trolling Jack Pot Team Accurate Leo Risen with a 185 yellowfin tuna caught on an Accurate 50 with 100 pound Izorline and a Halco lure

Congratulations !

Tom Jackson 203, Bob Michener 222, 200.9, Thad Peach 213, Brian Hayes 208, Lauren Rhinelander 214, Dave Malone 230, 213, Alex Robbie 215, 214, 204, Bob Hohman Jr 225, 210

 

June 14, 2014

Good afternoon folks.

It looks like 7:30 tomorrow morning. We are just wrapping things up and getting the boat ready for the summer season.

Bob Michener and Leo Risen celebrating Bobby's 60th fish over 200 pounds on an Accurate Reel. Congratulations Bobby!

 

June 12, 2014

Good morning folks.

The last day and a morning was just what the doctor ordered. We finished up at the island with still epic weather and a surprise at a few bigger fish to end the trip on. First morning we had 11 fish from 160 to 250 pounds. It was a one shot deal that lasted from the crack of dawn until just after sunrise .

June 10, 2014

Good afternoon folks

We had a nice little shot this morning for 11 fish. Shown here Bob Michener with a high hundreds, Alec Robbie with a 220 , Joe Arimitsu with a 230 , David Greeno with a 250 and Tom Jackson with a 195.

Also six others from 120 to 180. Nice shooter for the morning.

We are hanging out in the bay having lunch . We only have room for a couple more cows and we are going to save that room for the morning

Andy Cates

June 9, 2014

Our Accurate sponsored "June Heat" 2014 has started successfully at the Hurricane Bank.

Starting with the first afternoon we found ourselves in beautiful weather that has lasted the entire week. Our biggest concern on the way down and the week prior was the weather . With a sneaker Hurricane that conflicted with trip before ours we were happy to see the forecast so clear.

We spent the first 5 days of the trip catching that classic 100 to 190 pound "Bank Grade" with good strong current and perfect wind for the kite. The first four days were the best and we saw a taper and slow down on the 5th and 6th day. The fishing was a nice pace where we seemed to keep 2 to 4 fish going almost the entire day . On the 5th day it became more spotty and we broke it up by trolling up 50 wahoo in a couple of sessions. Always a nice way to break things up.

As we head into Clarion with an already great catch , we are just hoping to finish off with a shot at a few outstanding fish for the Jack pot.

June 8, 2014

Another nice day today with 26 tuna and 23 Wahoo. Nice tuna again 100 to 190 pounds. Just the one over 200. But great overall grade.

June 7, 2014

Good evening folks

Another nice day at the Bank

Alec Robbie started the morning with a 215 on a small tuna then it was Dave Malone again and Laurens Rhinelander with a close one at 201 in the afternoon We spent some time trolling around today and picked up 24 Wahoo as well. Nice day of fishing in great weather

Nice day at the Bank

June 6, 2014

Another good day from the Hurricane Bank. 44 tuna today from daylight until dark. Same nice grade of fish as yesterday . Laurens Reinlander won the Accurate Jack Pot today with a 202 pound tuna. Accurate and Calstar awarded him with a new 700 m blank. Thanks Accurate and Cal Star By the way the weather is flat out here almost no wind. Really hot!

June 5, 2014

Good evening folks

Our second au of fishing turned out to be a real nice day. The weather was great and we had Classic Hurricane Bank fishing. Nice grade of fish with the bilk of it over 100 pounds and 3 fish over 200 pounds. The Accurate Reels daily jack pot was won by Dave Malone after taking a skiff ride to retrieve a 225 pounder. He won a Boss 500 narrow and was awarded by Leo Risen,  Accurate staff.  Thanks again Accurate Reels . We have more to win this week hopefully more nice size fish.

June 4, 2014

Good evening folks. We had a decent start with a slow pick in the afternoon on decent fish. Leo Risen picked off the fish of the day. 190 pounder on the troll as we rolled in here. The rest of the day saw mostly 80 to 100 pound fish with a few over 100 mixed in. Not a bad start and hoping for an early start tomorrow

Andy Cates

At the Bank Day 1

Good morning folks. Today we arrive at the Bank. We are excited about arriving and the weather is epic. The outlook for weather is good and we should have flat seas until Sunday.

Keep an eye on the FaceBook page today for our deck reports

Andy Cates

June 2, 2014

Today has been quite the eating day. Lunch time blew us away with bacon onion ring cheeseburgers with apricot marmalade and barbecue said on a pretzel bun. Boomer put out the burgers with the help of Chapman. Tackle rigging went on during that with Tommy and Matt at the table. The rest of the guys getting ready in nice weather.

Headed to the Bank as of now and waiting for the next report

Andy Cates

June 1, 2014

First day of travel was a nice relaxing day. A short seminar in the morning with a slow pace the rest of the day. Nice weather for travel and the bait looks good.

We will report again tomorrow

Andy Cates

May 31, 2014

Here we go after 2 months of maintenance. June Heat is here and we are out to finish the old season and start a new season. We got a decent load of bait and have nice weather on the way down . Today we will get the boat back to fishing standards and off the maintenance mode. Accurate reels with Leo and Bobby are here to help us get things ready.

May 20, 2014

Good afternoon . We are just getting the boat presentable and will have some recent updates to show you. We are on schedule and will be looking forward to June Heat and the summer to come. We have a packed schedule and look forward
To having the people that were fortunate to sign up on a trip for the season. The last couple of weeks of maintenance are stressful and we are looking at a photo finish by next week. Thanks for your patience

Hi Anglers! A little news about the Red Rooster III. We are in dry dock at this time! We will keep you posted with any updates and further boat work related news!-- Red Rooster III Team

CAPTAIN: ANDY CATES

DATE OF TRIP: 3/11-3/26/2014     

LENGTH OF TRIP:   15 DAYS

AREAS FISHED:  HURRICANE BANK

TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: TRIP 4W14-  LOFTUS/MARTIN CHARTER

FISH COUNT:      142 YELLOWFIN TUNA   20 WAHOO

1st PLACE JACKPOT    217 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY BOB MICHENER  OXNARD, CA

2nd PLACE JACKPOT   206 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY MARK MOFFAT OF SAN DIEGO, CA

3rd PLACE JACKPOT   202.3 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY RALPH HUGHES OF SAN DIEGO, CA.          

 TROLLING JACKPOT 41.2LBS WAHOO CAUGHT BY BILL BROWN OF JUNEAU, AK
 

March 21, 2014

Good evening folks.

Another day of scratch fishing at the Bank. Today we had a few better grade fish up to 213 pounds. Ralph Hughes was the lucky angler that picked that one off in the morning on the chunk. The kite got some action after daylight and John Aviles and Billy Walsh picked off fish up in the high hundreds close to 200 pounds. The rest of the day was a long lull and then at dark we got a few more fish with Woody Woodrow picking off a nice 160 pounder on 80 pound Izorline.

With most of the fish hooked on the small "soap bar mackerel" due to the fact that sardines are on a shortage at the receivers. The mackerel did seem to work fine but the trusty sardine is always the go to bait.

March 20, 2014

Good evening folks.

We had a long day of scratch ,one ,two at a time fishing.

Mostly the stock grade fish with a few in the hundreds. 37 fish for the day with light wind and blazing heat. Good kite action as well as fly line and they seemed to bite the little mackerel as well. Last day tomorrow and hoping for another good day to end with.

March 20, 2014

Good morning folks.

Yesterday was a slow scratch on stock grade tuna and wahoo ending the day with 25 tuna and 13 wahoo. It was far better than the day before so hopefully things will pick up.

Same conditions this morning and hoping for a showing this afternoon.

So far this morning most of the bites have been on the kite with flyers. Nothing that ever sustained just one at a time on the kite for a dozen fish.

March 18, 2014

Good evening folks.

We took off this morning after a day and a half of poor conditions and very little sign of fish at the Island. It looks like the Bank will have to save our bacon for the next three days.

We were hoping something changed inside but it remains to be very sharky and really not much sign of tuna.

We will be at he Bank early in the morning hoping to salvage after a tough move to the inside.We did manage a few fish and a couple of chances at trophy fish but not enough to stay.

Andy Cates

March 16, 2014

Good evening.

We had one little shot this morning on smaller grade fish with one fish about 170 pounds. We never saw much and caught smaller fish being 60 to 90 pounds until about 9:00. We made a couple moves and looked around for not much and gave it until noon. We took off at lunch and are heading in to try the Island tomorrow . We will be there first thing in the morning and hope to find some better grade fish. Hopefully it has turned around in here and it pays off. If not it will be a scramble. Shown here is Mark Moffat and Alan Babashof with the two decent fish this morning.

Andy Cates

March 15, 2014

We had a nice warm up day today. No big fish out here at the Bank this afternoon but a pretty good starter on 70 to 100 pound fish. We picked off a few flying fish tonight and are ready for the morning. We will see how it goes in the morning hoping that the grade is better in the early morning.

We will report then

Andy Cates

March 14, 2014

Good evening folks.

Tomorrow is the day we arrive at the Bank. Hopefully there are fish waiting for us. It has been a nice ride today and all is well.

It looks like 11:00 in the morning and we will be on the grounds. We will report on our success.

Andy Cates

March 13, 2014

Good evening folks.

We had a nice day of travel and the guys spent most of the day rigging up. We had a seminar this morning on tuna fishing and the way to get rigged up for the Bank.

The weather has been nice all day and the water is warming up We have one more day of travel and then at the Bank late morning as of now.

We will report again tomorrow

Andy Cates

March 12, 2014

Good evening folks

We got most of the boat gear rigged up today and a few other odd jobs. The guys finished the day with a dice game that we play called Ace/Duce . Larry couldn't wait and got the party started after lunch. Fernando did the best today so it looks like he will be entertaining tomorrow Seminar on tuna tomorrow and the big Loftus and Oldenkamp raffle!

March 11, 2014

Good evening folks.

We are on our annual Loftus & Martin 15 day ride home trip. Butch Oldenkamp has joined John Loftus and now is part of the Loftus/ Martin sponsor. We picked up bait. A load of about a 50 percent sardine and 50 percent mackerel. We are headed to the Bank right now with great weather.

We will report again tomorrow

CAPTAIN: ANDY CATES

DATE OF TRIP: 2/7-2/23/2014       

LENGTH OF TRIP:   16/13 DAYS

AREAS FISHED:  HURRICANE BANK

TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: TRIP 3W15-  Larry Brown Charter c/o Baja Fish Gear

FISH COUNT:      293 YELLOWFIN TUNA  38 WAHOO
 

1st PLACE JACKPOT  253.4 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY BRADLEY WOOD OF MENDOCINA, CA

2nd PLACE JACKPOT  229.6 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY JIM SOTIROPOULOS OF ORINDA, CA

3rd PLACE JACKPOT   228.6 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY SPIRO SOTIROPOULOS OF ORINDA, CA                                                                                       

TROLLING JACKPOT 50.4LBS WAHOO CAUGHT BY MIKE YAMAMOTO OF HEMET, CA
 

Feb. 18, 2014

We left after lunch with 10 tuna with the biggest one a 250 caught by Bradley Woods. He was stoked about that. So we got our Jack pots out of the way and now heading up to Cabo. The weather is great and looks good for the ride up

Feb. 17, 2014

A little slower today with a slow scratch on fish over 100 pounds . Jimmy ended the day with a 215 pounder and broke the 200 pound mark we have been struggling with the last couple days . Way to go Jimmy

Feb. 16, 2014

Good evening folks

We had a nice day with decent size fish from 100 to 195 pounds. Josh Garst was the hot dog today were he just seemed to get bit all day. He picked off a 195 and this looks to be our biggest fish of the day. Hopefully tomorrow we get a chance at some Cows . We ended up with about 30 fish for the day.

Andy Cates

Feb 15, 2014

We ended up with a nice day on quality fish .We really didn't boat anything under a hundred pounds . Unfortunately we never boated anything over 200 pounds. Tomorrow is another day and hoping for a few big ones

Feb. 14, 2014

Things shut down out at the Bank . We had a handful of fish this morning and left. The fish moved off the bank and so are we. We have been traveling and will be at the Island tomorrow morning.

Andy Cates

Feb. 13, 2014

Good evening

Another nice day out here at the Bank. We landed our first fish over 200 pounds today, that was exciting and we had a few more fish over a hundred today. 53 tuna for the day and hoping for another nice day tomorrow

Feb. 12, 2014

Good morning folks.

A little starter this morning with 26 fish before sunrise that came at a pretty good pace to get the guys warmed up. Only a handful of better fish up to 180 pounds . We will see how it goes today and then decide what to do . Most of the fish we see out here is that 70 to 90 pound fish

Feb. 11, 2014

Good evening folks. Slow start for us today . Picked up 16 tuna from lunch time on. Pretty good sign around the boat with steady fish boiling on the chum. They just didn't want it today. Hopefully we can get started in the morning and put together a nice day. Fish today raged from 75 to 90 pounds with a few better fish up to 170 pounds.

Feb. 9, 2014

Well. Here we go again.

This is our second day of travel and so far so good. We have had a couple of great raffles and giveaways from the Larry Brown Charter Right now we are headed to the Bank and have yet another day of travel tomorrow. Bait looks good and headed south.

 

PTAIN: ANDY CATES

DATE OF TRIP: 1/18-2/2/2014     

LENGTH OF TRIP:        15 DAYS

AREAS FISHED:  CLARION, HURRICANE BANK

TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: TRIP 1W15-  bluefinjim.com/PELAGIC GEAR/Bob M.

FISH COUNT:      293 YELLOWFIN TUNA  25 WAHOO

1st PLACE JACKPOT   292 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY GARY ROGERS OF CARLSBAD, CA

2nd PLACE JACKPOT  221 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY JOHN DRAHOS OF BRADLEY, CA

3rd PLACE JACKPOT  218 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY TONY GALLO OF ALISO VIEJOS, CA                       

TROLLING JACKPOT 65.0 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY BOB MICHENER OF OXNARD, CA

REMARKS:
DAVID MALMBURG 214, 204, 200.1

CARL NEWTON  213.8, 208

David Dudley 204lbs

SUSAN MICHNER 203.6

GARY BUSH 203.1

DAN BRINK 202

Jan. 28, 2014

Good evening folks

We are winding up a great trip and will be traveling in the morning. We are going to stay the night in the lee and let the wind blow by and get ready for a great forecast for the way home. We finished the trip off with one nice fish that Gary Rogers was fortunate to catch. His personal best a 290 pound yellowfin.

He is pretty excited as he should be. Way to go Gary

Jan. 27, 2014

Good evening folks

Fantastic fishing out here today

Starting with an explosive morning on fish from 80 pounds up to 200 pounds . Everyone has one on type fishing. We scratched all day until dark and we are going to give it the morning and then head out of here.

Jan. 25, 2014

Another real nice day out here at the Bank.

Good action in the morning and then a nice pick at good size fish most of the day and a little shot in the evening. Grade was about the same bit a few more chances at fish around 200 pounds. Hopefully we have another good day tomorrow.

Andy Cates

Good afternoon folks

Our move it to the Bank has paid of nicely so far.

We had great action starting early in the morning and continued to catch until dark. Full speed fishing in the morning and then tapered to a nice pick all day. Fish average from 80 to 150 pounds with some standout fish in the low 200's So far today more chances at bigger fish with a handful of fish over 200 pounds. We will report again tonight

Jan. 22, 2014

Good evening folks

We had a tough day today but found a little bit of fish to work with this afternoon. Decent size fish but nothing big. Good sign of fish so hopefully they bite tomorrow morning

Jan. 18, 2014

Good evening folks

We left today on another 15 day trip and headed south. Our load of bait looks outstanding and I would like to thank Everingham bait receivers for doing such a great job providing our fleet with such quality bait.

Bluefin Jim and Sonny Jones from Pelagic clothing are joined up for what we hope to be a great trip.

Starting out with a spectacular sunset

CAPTAIN: ANDY CATES

DATE OF TRIP: 1/2-1/17/2014       

LENGTH OF TRIP:   15 DAYS

AREAS FISHED:  CLARION, HURRICANE BANK

TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: TRIP 1W14-  LOFTUS & MARTIN CHARTER
FISH COUNT:      228 YELLOWFIN TUNA
1st PLACE JACKPOT      288.2 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY  GARY GRIMAUD OF SAN DIEGO, CA

2nd PLACE JACKPOT     238.4 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY LARS FAHLBERG OF DEL MAR, CA

3rd PLACE JACKPOT      227.0 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY GLENN FROMANG OF SANTEE, CA

TROLLING JACKPOT 43.8LBS WAHOO CAUGHT BY JONATHAN JEFFERS OF REDWAY, CA

Jan. 15, 2014

Good morning folks.

The last morning of fishing we ended up with 22 tuna . Nothing real big but decent action on fish from 80 to 140 pounds.

Don Rolstad at 84 years old with a trip ender hundred pound plus fish.

We are travelling up and should be in at 700 AM on Friday morning.

Jan. 12, 2014

Good evening folks

We picked away all day and finished up at dark. Nice grade of fish today. Most of the fish over a hundred pounds with one fish this morning over two hundred. We have a morning left to fish and then start heading up the line. One more shot on the AM.

Jan. 11, 2014

Good evening folks, A little slower today but we did manage to pick in the afternoon today. The grade was nice as well mostly hundred plus pound fish and one fish 284 this morning. Tomorrow we will be up and at it again

Andy Cates

Jan. 9, 2014

Good evening folks. Great fishing this morning on 80 to 140 pound fish.  Nothing bigger than 140 pounds for the day. We had a slow afternoon with a little action in the evening but got worked by the sharks.

We will try again tomorrow

Jan. 8, 2014

Good evening folks

We started out good this morning with a morning bite that brought up some nice grade fish . Biggest fish about 230 . We managed a few more drifts and dropped the ball and only caught a couple of fish in the afternoon .sharks hammered us as they did last night We will try it again tomorrow.

Andy Cates

Jan. 6, 2014

Very poor here today. Non biting fish. No pictures to post but we are going to try again tomorrow

Andy Cates

Jan. 4, 2014

Good evening folks

Another day of travel and welcoming our destination. Spectacular weather all the way down with just one more day of travel and a wahoo seminar tomorrow to finis up on . We had a nice raffle and giveaway today from Loftus and Martin. Included in that were certificates from 5 star and hats and shirts from Sportsman's seafood Good night

Jan. 2, 2014

Good evening folks

We just left on our first long range trip of the New Year  Loftus and Martin are hosting this 15 day ride home trip.

What a perfect day with beautiful weather and headed south