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Dean Martin of Buena Park won first place for a 35.8-pound yellowtail. He told dock reporter Bill Roecker he caught that one on a sardine and 4/0 Eagle Claw hook tied to 30-pound Seaguar fluorocarbon, 30-pound Izorline and 30-pound Izor Spectra. He used a Talica 20 reel and a Phenix 807 rod tied by Luis at Taka’s Tackle.

Tom Gruschus of Yorba Linda won second in the jackpot for a 34-pound yellowtail and Rody Yoshinaka of Irvine was third for a 31.6-pounder. Taka won the Rollo jackpot for a 24-pound albacore and posed with Rody and Dean for a lineup shot.

Captains Frank LoPreste, Roy Rose, Billy Santiago Jr.
(619) 226-8030 - Fisherman’s Landing

]]> General http://www.fishingvideos.com/news/index.php?itemid=1531 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:10:05 -0700 <![CDATA[He Liked The Way It Swam]]> http://www.fishingvideos.com/news/index.php?itemid=1529

Luc Ofield’s Anglers Choice charter aboard the Intrepid returned to Pt. Loma Sportfishing July 30 after a five-day trip to Cedros Island and inshore waters near Sacramento Reef. The boat fished offshore on the way back and forth, said skipper Kevin Osborne, but for just a couple of trolled albacore.

Chartermaster Ofield won first place for a chunky 44-pound yellowtail that bit on a new, locally made jig in mackerel finish. Luc said he couldn’t remember the name of the hard bait, but he liked the way it swam and caught several other fish with it.

Ofield said he used 30-opound Izorline on a Trinidad DC-20 reel and a Calstar 800 M rod, and that he fought the ‘tail for about 15 minutes on the long stick.

“I saw a bait ball,” he told dock reporter Bill Roecker, “and I threw on it. He bit it real quick.”

Rod wrapper Jim Kastorff of San Diego won second place for a 36.8- pound yellow. Jeff Branch of San Bernadino won third place for a 28-pound yellowtail.

Captain Kevin Osborne and Mike Prichard
(887) 686-7827 - Point Loma Sportfishing

Offshore Fishing Difficult

Albacore remain hard to come by in the offshore waters. The 24 anglers aboard the Qualifier 105 can testify to that, as they worked hard on their five-day trip for three dozen longfin. The story is the same lately no matter if the fishing is close to San Diego or at considerable distance: bluefin are thick and albacore can be found, but neither species seems to want to go on the bite. The scenario seems likely to change, and anglers will be grateful when it does.

Joe Crisci ran the trip sponsored by Malibu Bait & Tackle, with long-time angler Wayne Caywood as chartermaster. Wayne won first place for a 31-pound albie. He said he used a sardine on a 3/0 Mustad hook tied to 20-pound Izorline XXX on a Shimano Speedmaster reel and a seven-foot Loomis rod.

Eric Rogger of LA won second place for a 28-pounder, and Shelly Fried of San Fernando Valley won third place for a 27.2-pound longfin.

Blake Rosen of Oak Park showed off a nice albie. He’s 12, and goes to Medea Creek Middle School where he plays Lacrosse.

Captains John Klein and Joe Crisci
(619) 223-2786 - Point Loma Sportfishing

Cedros Island Remains Hot

The yellowtail at Cedros Island are still chewing bait, jigs and just about anything else that falls into the water. Art Taylor took his Searcher anglers there on a five-day trip, and they loaded up on ‘tails before heading up the beach to try some rockfishing. A couple of nice white seabass bit in the wee hours at the island, and one of them made it into the jackpot.

Mike Lee of San Francisco won first place for a 27-pound yellowtail. He said he bagged it at two AM on the dropper loop, about the same time the white seabass came through. He baited a sardine on a 6/0 Eagle Claw hook on 60-pound Izorline. He used a TLD 30 reel and a Seeker 655 Black Steel rod.

Raul Alarcon of Garden Grove won second place for the larger fish of his pair of whites, a 24-pounder. The other one went 22.6 pounds. Both came on the dropper loop. Tom Kang of Huntington Beach won third place for a 23-pound yellowtail.

Captains Art Taylor and Aaron Remy
(619) 226-2403 - Fisherman’s Landing

Offshore, Cedros & Inshore

Andy Cates tried everything on his four-day trip with the Red Rooster III, and came up with a great catch of yellowtail and rockfish. His 25 anglers even found three dorado on the way south.

“They were on a kelp,” said Cates. “We thought we were in for some great fishing, but we couldn’t find another kelp. The water was only 64 degrees. No problem with the yellows, though.”

David Mankin of San Diego won first place for a 38-pound yellowtail he got with a sardine on a 5/0 hook. He said he used 30-pound Izorline on a Penn 4/0 reel and a six-foot Pacifica rod.

“It was a good fight, it lasted about a half-hour,” he said. “It was really fun. He bit and ran.”

Dave Snyder of Bangkok, Thailand won second place for a 28-pound yellow, and Rick Wen of Danville won third place for a 22-pounder. There were no trollfish on the trip, so the trolling jacket went to the fourth-place fish, caught by Lori Anderson of Long Beach, and 18-pound yellowtail.

Captains Andy Cates, Joe D'Acquisto, John Grabowski
(619) 224-3857 - H&M Landing

]]> General http://www.fishingvideos.com/news/index.php?itemid=1529 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:58:00 -0700 <![CDATA[Free Wahoo Reels On Wahoo Special]]> http://www.fishingvideos.com/news/index.php?itemid=1530

Richard Hightower loves to fish wahoo. He’s sponsored a ten-day fall trip on the Red Rooster III to go after the skinnies for many years. We’ve fished with him and can tell you it’s a darn good time and a prime time of the year to go fishing. You might even find yourself pulling on a cow, a 200-pound tuna!

This year’s Wahoo Special is sweeter than usual, as the rates for the trip have been reduced to $2595, and the first 16 anglers pay their fees will receive brand new Newell 533 high-speed 5.5 reels, the same model favored by many of the fleet’s skippers for slinging iron to the skins.

HT sent us the following announcement, noting the trip this year is sponsored by Newell Reels, Catchy Tackle, Hayabusa hooks, Seaguar fluorocarbon and Yo-Zuri:

 Receive a "FREE" Newell S533-5.5 reel, to the first 16 anglers that are paid in full.   The reels will be given away at check-in, on October 6, 2010, prior to departure.   There will be loaner rods & Newell reels available, the reels are filled with Yo-Zuri Hybrid Line.   All anglers will receive the following listed below:

  1. Catchy Tackle: Trolling Lure or a Sea Strike 33 casting lure. 

2. Hayabusa: Hayabusa hooks (4packs) & a Sabiki bait Rig. 

3. Newell: Newell T-Shirt.

 4. Seaguar: 25 yard spool Seaguar Fluorocarbon & Seaguar Hat.

5. Oceanic Productions/FishingVideos.com: A new 2011 Sportfishing Calendar.

For reservations or information, call the office and talk to Christina or Linda, or click on the site!]]> General http://www.fishingvideos.com/news/index.php?itemid=1530 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:05:00 -0700 <![CDATA[SoCal Tuna Club]]> http://www.fishingvideos.com/news/index.php?itemid=1528

Hank Fohring of Signal Hill won first place for a 34.2-pound yellowtail. He bagged it with a sardine on a 2/0 Flyliner hook and a dropper loop with 50-pound Seaguar fluorocarbon, 65-pound Power Pro Spectra on a Trinidad 16 and a Calstar 700 H rod.

Joe DeMarco of San Gabriel, formerly partnered with Jack Nilsen at Accurate, won second place for a 31-pound bluefin. Joe said he got his fish with a sardine on a 2/0 Mustad hook on 30-pound Big Game line on an Accurate 870 reel and a custom Accurate seven-foot rod.

Dave Woody of Huntington Beach won third place for a 29.4-pound bluefin tuna.

Captains Tommy Rothery and Drew Henderson
(619) 390-7890 - Fisherman’s Landing

Baja Paddy Hoppers

Independence arrived at Pt. Loma Sportfishing July 29 under Jeff DeBuys’ hand. Jeff took his 30-passenger charter group on a six-day flyer to Alijos Rocks and also visited Cedros Island.

“We spent two days at Alijos,” Jeff told dock reporter Bill Roecker. “Fishing was excellent, they were biting. When they came around to us each day it was very good all day. You needed to get a morning position. There was a good show of fish at the surface, but we only got two wahoo. The water’s still cool at 70 degrees.”

All three of the biggest tuna came on the kite. They were eligible for the jackpot spots because there was a full rotation.

Mike Takaki of Torrance won first place for a 110-pound yellowfin he took with a sardine on 7/0 Hayabusa hook and the boat’s kite rig.

David Foreman of Studio City won second place for a 109-pounder, and John Carmadella of San Dimas got third place for a 101-pound Alijos yellowfin tuna.

Captains Mark Pisano, Paul Strasser, Jeff DeBuys
(619) 226-6006 - Point Loma Sportfishing

“Stingy”

“The offshore grounds continue to be very tough,” reported Brian Kiyohara for the American Angler July 28. “Water conditions are very streaky but the killer is when we find good conditions there is no fish and or when we do finally find some they don't bite. We found a few kelps that had some good grade yellows and a token dorado. On the bright side there was an area of scattered albacore meter marks which was very encouraging except for the fact that it gave up only a few fatsos.

“In that same area we saw a couple of mystery marks that we have come to associate with the not so commonly caught opah. Last trip we had the very same style of mark and Chris hooked a fish on a jig only to have the hook straighten out on what we all assumed was an opah. Today we spun around and stopped on the same kind of mark and Tony Contreras hooked a mystery fish right away. After about a half an hour the unmistakable pink sides came into view. Tony ended up landing an incredible 125-pound opah on thirty pound line as this seemingly once in a lifetime catch seems to now become more common.”

Captains Sam Patella, Brian Kiyohara and Ray Lopez
(619) 223-5414 - Point Loma Sportfishing

Intrepid Fishes The Beach

"We had a slow day on the catching side of things as we made our way up the beach," Intrepid reported July 28. "We stopped in many different areas and tried our hand at some halibut drifts for nothing. We did catch a yellowtail along some kelp and had some success fishing for cod this afternoon. Highlight of the day was a nice cow cod coming on board. A few bass and the assortment of bottom dwellers such as ling cod made up our catch today. We will spend the final day of this voyage on the offshore grounds hoping to catch an albacore or two."

Captain Kevin Osborne and Mike Prichard
(887) 686-7827 - Point Loma Sportfishing

Young Man Goes West

“We got an early jump leaving the dock today on our Stout/ Eppler 3 day,” reported Excel skipper Justin Fleck July 28. “We decided to make a pass through the local offshore grounds. Although we can see incredible signs of fish, we only managed a couple short stops on albacore for our afternoon. Tomorrow, we will be doing some exploring out to the west to see if we can locate some biting fish. The weather forecast looks favorable for the next couple of days.”

Captains Justin Fleck and Mike Ramirez
(619) 223-7493 - Fisherman’s Landing

Beefcake Waterman

“We got the trip off to a nice start here at the rocks with a nice steady pick on 50 to 110-pound tuna that bit until just before dark,” noted Royal Star skipper Randy Toussaint July 27. “Very good show most of the afternoon but they didn't let their guard down, most of the bites were on 40-pound and even 30-pound line. The conditions are good for wahoo but aside from a few bite-offs they were absent from the mix. We are going to spend the night and hope for another good day tomorrow.

“Today's shots show Erik Masuda with a 115-pounder while Kelley Hall gets a hand from Blake 'Beefcake' Wasano with her 75-pounder."

Captains Tim Ekstrom, Randy Toussaint and Brian Sims
(619) 224-4764 - Fisherman’s Landing

“Early Report”

“We had great fishing this morning,” reported owner-operator Art Taylor of the Search July 28. “Everything is the same as yesterday; same conditions, methods, and great fishing for yellowtail! Also we caught two 30-pound white seabass last night at anchor.”

Captains Art Taylor and Aaron Remy
(619) 226-2403 - Fisherman’s Landing

Yellowtail With Thanks

“We arrived to the yellowtail area around 06:00 hours," read the Royal Polaris report July 28,"and it didn't take long before we were bendo. We had a stiff breeze for about two hours, then it was beautiful. Then in the late afternoon, we had a stiff breeze again, but that didn't stop the yellows from biting. We had limit-style fishing on 14 to 20-pound yellowtail.

“After we had our fill of yellowtail, Roy made a few drifts for calico bass. We didn't catch many, but we did release three black sea bass. We will give this another try tomorrow morning, then Roy will make a decision on what he will do.

“We would like to thank a few people for their donation for the trip, Richard Hightower, Calstar fishing rods, Lead Masters, Izorline, Bill Roecker, and Katy Tanaka for the ride down.”

Captains Frank LoPreste, Roy Rose, Billy Santiago Jr.
(619) 226-8030 - Fisherman’s Landing

Rocks Are Kicking

“Today (yesterday) the 'Rocks' kicked out some fair tuna fishing,” said the report from Norm Kagawa’s Shogun July 28, “for The Flash Sport fishing gang, but the yellowtail played a little hide and seek from us. After lunch we pulled the pick and pointed the Shogun for another hot spot. We should be there in the early morning hours of the 29th.

“Shogun fans, we have a few open spots on some future trips here on the Shogun: one spot on the Aug 1 Willfish Tackle five-day and five spots on the Aug 18 Seeker Rods seven-day. Give Andrea a call at the office and book your spot for a fishing trip of a lifetime on the Shogun.”

Captains Norman Kagawa and Bruce Smith
(619) 226-8030 - Fisherman’s Landing

]]> General http://www.fishingvideos.com/news/index.php?itemid=1528 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:03:52 -0700 <![CDATA[Twins Will Remember This Trip]]> http://www.fishingvideos.com/news/index.php?itemid=1527

There were 32 anglers aboard Excel for the annual Sogioka/Stires charter, a five-day trip that returned July 28 with limits for all who wanted to fish hard. Justin Fleck skippered the trip, and Don Sogioka was chartermaster.

The trip fished for albacore, but the longfin proved hard to get. An albie still made it into the jackpot, however.

Aaron Wenzel of Redlands won first place for a 37-pound yellowtail. He’s 16, and goes to Redlands East Valley High. He said he got his big yellow, his best ever, on a sardine on the dropper loop, with a ten-ounce sinker on 40-pound Izorline, an Avet LX reel and a Calstar 700 H rod.

“I hooked him on the stern of the Excel,” said Aaron, “and he pulled me over really quick. He took me around the boat once in the dark and then came up on the starboard side.”

Aaron’s fraternal twin brother Sean was also aboard as was father Steve. The two boys posed for a picture with some of the yellowtail from Cedros. Both are in the band at school.

Giovanni Braida of San Dimas won second place for a 34.6-pound yellowtail. Norm Sogioka won third place for a 28.4-pound albacore.

One angler who fished hard was 90-year-old Beans Sogioka, patriarch of the clan. He got a limit of yellowtail at Cedros Island, and told dock reporter Bill Roecker he didn’t think he’d be going fishing any more.

Beans has been saying that ever since he came back from a big tuna trip with six cows several years ago. He would definitely be missed at the docks if he quit. Other anglers said he moved about the boat with agility once he was aboard.

Beans has been a farmer all his life, he told Roecker. His father came from Japan around 1910, and Beans was born on the farm in Baldwin Park in 1919. Beans will be 91 in September. He served in the US Army as a medic during WW II, at Madigan General Hospital in Seattle. After the war he got a farm in Chino, and he’s still there. Don Sogioka is his son; Bruce and Norm are nephews. The family has been fishing together for decades.

Captains Justin Fleck and Mike Ramirez
(619) 223-7493 - Fisherman’s Landing

]]> General http://www.fishingvideos.com/news/index.php?itemid=1527 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:55:12 -0700 <![CDATA[Angler Back From Eugenia Area]]> http://www.fishingvideos.com/news/index.php?itemid=1526
"We had good yellowtail fishing at the islands," Kiyohara said, "and there was pretty good sign of those bigger bluefin too, but they just wouldn't bite."

Long range veteran Jay Love of Carlsbad was the "Hot Stick", taking first place with an 82-pound bluefin. Jay fished a sardine on a 3/0 Owner circle hook, a short top shot of 50-pound Blackwater fluorocarbon with 50-pound Izorline Spectra backing, an Accurate BX-2 500 2-speed reel and a 700 H Calstar rod. Jay also got a 25-pound dorado on the boat's first stop.

"The guys up in the crow's nest saw big bluefin breaking," Jay said, "and Brian told us it looked like 50 to 175-pound fish. So I grabbed my 50-pound outfit, and was the first guy in the water. I was lucky because I had the right gear. The fight only lasted 20 minutes."

Zeke Harloff, of Ken's Custom Reels in Oceanside, took second place with a 26.6-pound albacore. Leeann Sisson, of Carlsbad, won third place with a 25.4-pound yellowtail.

Captains Sam Patella, Brian Kiyohara and Ray Lopez
(619) 223-5414 - Point Loma Sportfishing

A Kicked-Back Day

“Today was exactly what we hoped for,” wrote Excel skipper Justin Fleck July 25, “a nice relaxing day at the island. We had good yellowtail fishing that started just after sunrise and got better as the day went on.

“Most of the yellows were in the 14 to 18-pound class with a few bigger ones. We left the island at dark to head up the line and try to finish off our trip with a few albacore. Here are some pictures from our day.”

Captains Justin Fleck and Mike Ramirez
(619) 223-7493 - Fisherman’s Landing

Indy At The Rocks

“We had a good day down here at the rocks,” wrote Independence skipper Jeff DeBuys July 25. “It all started around 0900, and we finished up at dark. There was a lull from 4 till 6 in the afternoon, but we got a shot right before dark. The tuna were 40 to 60-pounders with some up to 100 pounds. We did manage to get a couple of wahoo as well. I will say conditions were not perfect; maybe tomorrow it will be better for us. The weather is great.

“Same as yesterday,” he wrote July 26. “That pretty much sums up our day today, except we did not land a wahoo, although we hooked a few. Conditions were tough, as there was not much current today. The guys really put in a good effort, and we ended up having a good day on the 40 to 60-pound fish with a handful of 80 to 100-pounders for a select few lucky anglers. The weather was typical for this place, windy. We are currently headed up to try for some yellowtail for tomorrow.”

Captains Mark Pisano, Paul Strasser, Jeff DeBuys
(619) 226-6006 - Point Loma Sportfishing

Rooster gets Some Offshore Action

“Yesterday went better than the day before,” said the report from Red Rooster III July 26, “and we had one stop where they went wide open for a brief time. Enough time to get two go-around's but with all the mayhem only 23 fish were landed. No more schools for us after that. It looked like we might get on a roll and then back to one to three at a time. A tough day but everyone had chances and it left us with 48 albacore for the day. Long dry spells did not help and short stops made for a slow process.”

Captains Andy Cates, Joe D'Acquisto, John Grabowski
(619) 224-3857 - H&M Landing

Shogun Sees Building Fish

“We arrived at the Rocks right after lunch,” recalled the Shogun’s report for July 26, “and trolled around for wahoo. Once Norm found the spot the hook was dropped and the guys went for it.

“The fishing started off slow but the yellowfin and yellowtail started to build under the boat fast! We ended up doing pretty good for just a half day of fishing.”

Captains Norman Kagawa and Bruce Smith
(619) 226-8030 - Fisherman’s Landing

]]> General http://www.fishingvideos.com/news/index.php?itemid=1526 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:15:31 -0700 <![CDATA[Cedros Means Cedars, Like the Plug]]> http://www.fishingvideos.com/news/index.php?itemid=1525

Roy Rose docked Royal Polaris July 26 after a five-day trip with 23 anglers. Finding only a few albacore offshore on his first day of fishing, he took the group to Cedros Island, where they found excellent yellowtail fishing in 65-degree clean water.

Jim Wilson of Garden Grove and the Long Beach Rod & Gun Club won first place for a 35-pound yellowtail. He said he got it with a sardine on a 4/0 Octopus hook tied to 30-pound Seaguar fluorocarbon, 30-pound Izorline XXX and 60-pound Line One Spectra. He used an Avet MX reel and a Loomis checkerboard seven-foot rod, which he said was the first one ever made by Loomis.

John Cagle of Portland, OR won second place for a 33.4-pound albie and Eddie Contreras of Upland won third place for his 28.6-pound longfin.

Josh Cole, 15, of Orange stood in as honorable mention with his 36-pound albacore, which he caught with a cedar plug. Josh is also a member of the Long Beach Rod & Gun Club, and goes to Spirit Academy School.

Captains Frank LoPreste, Roy Rose, Billy Santiago Jr.
(619) 226-8030 - Fisherman’s Landing

Aligned On Albacore

Red Rooster III arrived at H&M Landing July 26 after the 13th annual Glenn’s Alignment & Brake Service charter, with Glenn Kerr serving as chartermaster for 27 anglers. The trip was three days, and all fishing time was spent in pursuit of albacore.

Thomas Escalante of Ventura won first place for a 35-pound longfin. He said it bit on a sardine and a 2/0 ringed Mutu hook on 25-pound Seaguar fluorocarbon and 30-pound Izorline. He fished with a Trinidad 16 reel and a Shimano six-foot rod.

Don Quayle of Costa mesa won second place for a 25.9-pound albacore. A 25.8-pounder won third place for Jeremy Wedemeyer of Ventura. The threesome was joined by the winner of the coveted trolling jacket, Jeff Bracey of Newport Beach, who got a 26.9-pound “Albert.”

Captains Andy Cates, Joe D'Acquisto, John Grabowski
(619) 224-3857 - H&M Landing

Picture These

“We decided to start the trip taking a different path down to the islands” said the report from American Angler July 23. “The inside track has been covered so we figured that we would have nothing to lose by looking at new country. We saw decent water but very little sign of life. When we dropped into clean 65-degree water it seemed instantaneous that we saw a couple of feeding striped marlin.

“Our marlin expert Ken Corwin, of Ken's Custom Reels, showed off his skills by successfully baiting one of the fish. After entertaining the crowd with some acrobatic displays, he long released the fish and we were back under way. Our first fish of the trip was a nice yellow caught by one of our favorite new regulars, Marianne Harris. Jay Love also captured our first "local" exotic of the year, which was a nice dorado and both are assisted by the newest proud addition to our deck crew, Ryan Cavanaugh.

“Late in the day we got into an area of wild and non-responsive bluefin that refused to cooperate. The only exception to this was our last stop when we slid into a nice area of jumping 75 to 100-pound bluefin. Jay Love is pictured with his two loves, Lee Ann and an 82-pound bluefin. Unfortunately today's pictures include the total day’s catch.”

Captains Sam Patella, Brian Kiyohara and Ray Lopez
(619) 223-5414 - Point Loma Sportfishing

]]> General http://www.fishingvideos.com/news/index.php?itemid=1525 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:43:00 -0700 <![CDATA[Coastside Fishing Club Seven-Day]]> http://www.fishingvideos.com/news/index.php?itemid=1524

“We had good fishing at The Rocks the first day,” said Myer, “and we trolled for wahoo the second morning. We spent two days at Cedros in a wide-open yellowtail bite. We got one huge yellow at The Rocks.”

Tony Koregelos of Fair Oaks was the luck man who got the big yellow. It weighed 56 pounds on the Pt. Loma scales, with a shrunken belly after spawning. He said he got it with a sardine on 30-pound line.

“I thought it was a yellowfin until we saw it,” he said. “It fought for 20 minutes on my eight-foot rod.”

Ross Roberts of Moss Beach won first place for a 104.4-pound tuna.

“He only took about 100 yards of line, and then he went down and sulked for an hour and a half,” he said.

Roberts baited a sardine on a 2/0 Owner hook and 40-pound P-Line. He used a Penn 4/0 reel and a Seeker 6465 rod.

Jordi Hibner of Campbell won second place for a 75-pound yellowfin tuna. She’s 17 and going to attend the University of Oregon on scholarship to study biology, after running cross country at Branham High in Campbell. The tuna was her best fish ever, she said.

John Koregelos (Tony’s brother) won third place for a 64.8-pound tuna. Dean Graham posed with his daughter Grace, 9, and a wahoo.

Captains John Klein and Joe Crisci
(619) 223-2786 - Point Loma Sportfishing

Five-Day Star Trip

Tim Ekstrom took 25 anglers out on a five-day trip that found some good fishing for yellowtail at Cedros Island. The group also got some albacore, though the longfin didn’t come easily. Ekstrom docked the boat at Fisherman’s Landing July 25.

Mark Jones of Houston TX got his best yellowtail ever to win first place. The 41-pounder took a sardine on a 3/0 Mustad hook, he said, tied to 60pound Blackwater fluorocarbon leader and 60-pound Power Pro Spectra on a Trinidad 30 reel and a Calstar 700 H rod.

“He bit quick,” said Jones. “I threw it to some boils. Then I had to keep him from the seal that was right on him. It took about 20 minutes.”

Stan Ellis of Anaheim was second for a 33-pound bluefin, and George Ramos of Riverside was third for a 28-pound albacore. Don Moore of Imperial Beach posed with a nice, typical longfin.

Captains Tim Ekstrom, Randy Toussaint and Brian Sims
(619) 224-4764 - Fisherman’s Landing

14 Over 100

The Wahoodad & Willy eight-day charter ended July 25 at Pt. Loma Sportfishing when skipper Kevin Osborne docked the boat and his 26 passengers stepped off to unload a big catch. Chartermasters David Choate and Bill Casper Jr. were pleased with the variety and the size of the fish.

“We fished at Alijos for two and a half days,” said Osborne. I set up to fish for quality of quantity, and we got tuna from 50 to 120 pounds. It was a steady pick on twitch fish. We had to use 40-poundline for the most part. We also got a few yellowtail and wahoo at Alijos.

“We fished on the beach next, and one morning we got some 30-pound yellowtail and four white seabass,” continued the skipper. “That afternoon we got into a wide-open yellowtail bite and limited out on 18 to 22-pounders.”

Dave Choate remarked, “The fishing on the kite was slow. I hooked a good one on a chunk, but he got sharked. We had a little problem with the brown sharks, and they got a few of the better fish.”

An angler who didn’t enter the jackpot, Jim Hochberg of Mexico City, caught the best tuna. It weighed 122.5 pounds. Jim also got the biggest white seabass, a 49-pounder.

Jan Satterfield of Denver won first place for her 113.5-pound tuna. She also got a white seabass, a 41-pounder. Jan said she got her yellowfin on a sardine and a 2/0 ringed Super Mutu hook tied to 40-pound Seaguar Premier fluorocarbon, 40-pound Izorline and 65-pound Line One Spectra on an Accurate BX-2 500 reel (Accurate was a charter sponsor, said Choate), and a Calstar 6465 rod.

“He fought on the bow and that’s where he came up,” she remarked.

Jim Odlum of Mission Viejo won second place for a 110-pound tuna, and Chris Lee of San Diego got a 109.2-pound yellowfin that won third place.

Garrett Weiss of Villa Park, 13, got an 88-pound tuna. Mark Goldstein, of Woodland Hills, 11, got his first big tuna, too.

Captain Kevin Osborne and Mike Prichard
(887) 686-7827 - Point Loma Sportfishing

]]> General http://www.fishingvideos.com/news/index.php?itemid=1524 Sun, 25 Jul 2010 15:17:44 -0700 <![CDATA[Family Fishing For Yellowtail]]> http://www.fishingvideos.com/news/index.php?itemid=1523

Tom Rothery docked his Polaris Supreme at Fisherman’s Landing July 24 after a nice five-day trip that found excellent yellowtail fishing at an island. After a day of catching ‘tails in the hot sun, the boat went back out to offshore waters where albacore and a few bluefin tuna were caught.

Three generations of the Norman family were aboard the trip, including grandfather Bob Norman of Green Valley, AZ, Lou Norman of Tucson, Bret Norman of Bullhead City and his daughter Roslyn Norman. They posed for a group photo.

Roslyn Norman is 18. “In five days I’m going into the Marines,” she told dock reporter Bill Roecker.

“I have a guaranteed MOS (military occupational specialty) of meteorology and oceanography. I’m signed up for five years, and I’ll get my education,” she said. Roslyn posed with a troll-caught albacore, which had it pectoral fin clipped for marking.

Matt Hess of Napa won first place for a 33-pound albacore. He said it bit on a sardine and a 3/0 Eagle Claw hook. He used 30-pound Momoi line and a Pro Gear Pacifica reel on a Calstar 610 rod.

Paul Hess of Napa, Matt’s father, won second place for a 31-pound albie. Lou Norman of Tucson won third place for a 29-pound albacore.

Captains Tommy Rothery and Drew Henderson
(619) 390-7890 - Fisherman’s Landing

Good Braid Trip

The five-day Braid Products trip aboard Excel returned to Fisherman’s Landing July 23 with a good catch of yellowtail from Cedros Island, some albacore, a few bluefin tuna and a white seabass. There were 20 anglers aboard, including Dennis Braid, who shared in the jackpot.

Long-time Excel regular Bruce Chisholm of Temecula won first place for his 35-pound albie. Howard Nakamura of San Jose was second for a 34.8-pounder, and Earl Warren of Moorpark tied with Dennis Braid of Palmdale for third place. Both anglers had 33.8-pound longfin.

Captains Justin Fleck and Mike Ramirez
(619) 223-7493 - Fisherman’s Landing

American Angler Opah

“The guys had great fishing at Cedros,” said American Angler’s final report for the trip ended July 22, “and brought home a few specialties from their offshore travels along with a nice sample of the tuna swimming out there. Pictured along with the jackpot winners are regular veteran Tom Szczeblowski (who has been fishing the American Angler since it was built) along with newcomer Jerry Olsen, proudly displaying their beautiful Opah.

Jackpot winners:

First place: Paul Martinez 32.4-pound albacore

Second place (tie): David Gross 31.4-pound albacore

Third place (tie): Bill Randall 31.4-pound albacore

Captains Sam Patella, Brian Kiyohara and Ray Lopez
(619) 223-5414 - Point Loma Sportfishing

Starring Yellowtail

“We got the day started right,” reported Royal Star skipper Tim Ekstrom July 23, “with a couple of hours of very good action on 14 to 18-pound yellowtail. In fact, the action was such that we filled our limits in short order and left them biting as wave after wave passed through us. Even after we departed I continued to see schools of yellowtail one after another for several miles above the area where we were fishing. There are a lot of yellowtail around. Appropriate thanks for the "Yellowtail Triangle" on all our behalf.

“This zone has been the savior of so many voyages in the past twenty five years I have been fishing down here that I couldn't even begin to recall. Between the scenery, consistency of production, and protection from weather when it comes, it is the finest area to target California yellowtail in the world. Nowhere else even comes close."

Captains Tim Ekstrom, Randy Toussaint and Brian Sims
(619) 224-4764 - Fisherman’s Landing

Good Biters

“Our weather is wonderful, flat, sunny, and warm,” noted the report from Royal Polaris July 23.

“We had a fabulous day of fishing. It was a perfect day of Yellowtail fishing, with most of the fish in the 14 to 18 pound range, and a few going to 25 pounds. Our passengers had limit style fishing. We will give this another try tomorrow.”

Captains Frank LoPreste, Roy Rose, Billy Santiago Jr.
(619) 226-8030 - Fisherman’s Landing

No More Seiners Off Baja

A knowledgeable source who asked not to be quoted told Bill Roecker that as of Tuesday, July 20, the Mexican government, through the dept. of Fisheries has closed seining for bluefin tuna for the rest of the season. Fishing for yellowfin will be allowed until late November, around the 20th.

Grouper Followup

The big fish shown a couple of days ago that had an uncertain identity has been identified by Tom Ward of the Longfin as a Pacific Goliath Grouper.

“Tom Ward gave me this photo,” Jack Nilsen wrote to FishingVideos.com July 21, “of an amazing over 400-pound grouper that was landed on a recent Tony Reyes trip. Tom tells me that the fish weighed over 400 pounds and it certainly looks like it. The angler is Roberto, who is our panga captain on our Accurate/Reyes trips. I gave him an Accurate Boss 665 reel last June. This one might be the biggest fish ever on a small Accurate Boss Series reel.”

Ward’s identification seems plausible, since Wikipedia says the Pacific goliath grouper (Epinephelus quinquefasciatus) “…is a large saltwater fish of the grouper family,” and that it is related to the Atlantic goliath grouper.

“The Pacific goliath grouper is found primarily in shallow tropical waters,” says Wikipedia, “among coral and artificial reefs at depths of up to 165 feet (50 m). Their range includes the area from the Gulf of California to Peru.”

Both the Atlantic (Epinephelus itajara) and Pacific species used to be know as jewfish, but in 2001 “…the Committee on Names of Fishes, a seven-member joint committee of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists and the American Fisheries Society made the decision to change the name to Goliath Grouper.”]]> General http://www.fishingvideos.com/news/index.php?itemid=1523 Sat, 24 Jul 2010 09:58:00 -0700 <![CDATA[Skinned]]> http://www.fishingvideos.com/news/index.php?itemid=1522 Avet Reels trip, which visited Alijos Rocks and Cedros Island. Allen Smith and Dave Rocchi were chartermasters.

The yellowtail from Cedros were overshadowed by the big tuna and nearly 100 wahoo caught at The Rocks. It was the first good catch of wahoo for 2010.

“We came in there and the water was 73 degrees, flat calm, and the wahoo were up finning and breezing,” said Pisano to dock reporter Bill Roecker. “The next day the wind came up a little and the water dropped to 70.5, and the skins didn’t bite quite as fast. But everyone on the boat got a wahoo.”

Luis Sole of San Jose won first and second place for yellowfin tuna of 119.8 and 110 pounds. He got the big one on a sardine and a 4/0 ringed Super Mutu hook, tied to 40-pound Seaguar fluorocarbon, 40-pound Izorline and 65-pound Power Pro Spectra on an Avet HX reel and a Seeker Black Steel 6470 rod. He also caught nine wahoo.

Sole told of his fight with the winning tuna. “He bit a hot running bait, and then he went down. He took me around the boat twice, and we hard a hard time getting over the anchor line, but the deckhand was a big help. In the end he came up on the starboard side, after an hour and 15 minutes.”

Steve Fry of Reno, NV won third place for a 109.8-pound Alijos yellowfin tuna. The wahoo weighed up to 58 pounds, and the whole group posed with their skinnies.

Captains Mark Pisano, Paul Strasser, Jeff DeBuys
(619) 226-6006 - Point Loma Sportfishing

Yellowtail Sweep For The ‘Gun

Norm Kagawa brought Shogun home to Fisherman’s Landing July 23 after a five-day trip to Cedros Island and offshore waters. The island provided anglers with their best success, as noted in the report from July 21:

“We were in search of the "premium" grade of yellowtail today. Most of the fish came on the bait and for some reason the surface iron was a tough play today, even though at times we had good sign of splashing/crashing yellowtail all around the boat. In between the yellowtail spots we hit some calico rocks that produced fish, up to six pounds, on almost every cast for the folks.”

Bryce Young of Telluride, CO won first place for his 36.8-pound yellow, caught on a sardine and a 3/0 Owner hook. He said he used 30-pound Seaguar fluorocarbon and 65-pound Power Pro Spectra on a Torium 30 reel and a seven-foot Ugly Stick rod.

Garrett Yamaki of Gardena won second place for a 36-pounder, and David Malone of Woodland Hills won third place for a 34.2-pound yellowtail.

Captains Norman Kagawa and Bruce Smith
(619) 226-8030 - Fisherman’s Landing

"Dumbfounded"

"We started off in the same area where we saw good sign of fish the previous day," the American Angler report read July 21. "Driving around in the dark we saw a few albacore on the machines and our hopes were high. After daylight we saw a few meter marks but they refused to bite. At that time we saw plankton sign on the fathomed but an hour after daylight, it completely vanished. The fathomed was completely sterile and so was the ocean.

"With the exception of the ever-present-non-biting-small-bluefin-boilers, there was no sign. We were fishless all morning and most of the afternoon.It was so tough that Gary Samarin's blue shark(released) was going to be the internet picture of the day. At three in the afternoon, like a light switch, the fish came up and they were everywhere.

"We saw giant foamers the size of football fields in every direction, but for some reason they refused to bite. We would have fish jumping all around the boat right next to us and we were casting jigs and bait right in the middle and they would not bite.

"We also saw balls of albacore that on most normal days had been one stop shopping, but today we were hard pressed to hook a few bait fish. It was great sign of fish but poor fishing.

"Father son team Bob and Nathan Hunt show off the last fish landed of the trip. Brad Lemoine and Sport Chalet once again proved to be the ultimate hosts and with a great core of regulars, it made for a fun trip."

Captains Sam Patella, Brian Kiyohara and Ray Lopez
(619) 223-5414 - Point Loma Sportfishing

Great Day On Yellows

“We started looking around at daylight and found an area of bait and birds but there was no sign of fish," reported Excel July 21. "Around 0830 though, it was like someone flipped a switch and it was game on! The yellows bit very good throughout the morning and before noon we had all that we wanted. After cleaning up, we decided to pull up tight to the kelp line where guys had a blast catching lots of bass. We even managed to pull a nice big white seabass from the stringers.”

Captains Justin Fleck and Mike Ramirez
(619) 223-7493 - Fisherman’s Landing

What A Day

“We left Alijos Rocks in the late evening yesterday,” said the report from Intrepid July 22, “and headed up to the beach area to try our luck at some yellows before continuing up to the bluefin / albacore grounds. We didn't have much luck in the beginning as the water was cool and off color, but we kept hunting and trying every spot we know of and late in the day we found the school we were looking for.

“We had epic yellowtail fishing, with full limits at the end of the day. There were also four Jumbo white sea bass caught in the bite!! This action was so fast paced that Wahoodad himself quit fishing and started helping out on deck so that we could keep up with the yellowtail that were raining over the rail. We are now on our way out to the bluefin area to try our luck with the shortfins."

Captain Kevin Osborne and Mike Prichard
(887) 686-7827 - Point Loma Sportfishing

A Supreme Day

“We arrived at our destination first thing in the morning to find calm seas and a slight overcast,” read the report from Polaris Supreme July 21. “After some scanning around, we located a nice school and within a few minutes we were bent over with yellowtail. Oh yeah, the weather was gorgeous. Flat calm with sunshine. The SPF 50 was flowing for sure. Anyhow, after a little break, it was time to go to work again. This go-around, the yellows gave off a much more ferocious vibe and we enjoyed excellent fishing to round out our day.

“The show of yellowtail was very impressive to say the least. Not many times when we would look into the water and not see free-swimming yellowtail everywhere. We had a very fun day of fishing and we will be sleeping easy tonight. Our plan is to take a look in some different areas for tomorrow and to hopefully round out our beautiful catch of yellowtail with some tuna fish.”

Captains Tommy Rothery and Drew Henderson
(619) 390-7890 - Fisherman’s Landing

“On The Fishing Front”

“Yellowtail, yellowtail, and more yellowtail was the theme in flat calm, scenic conditions that the 'Yellowtail Triangle' has become so famous for,” wrote Tim Ekstrom for Royal Star July 22. “15 to 22-pound pound fish were prolific and cooperative entertaining anglers with a morning and early afternoon of great fishing before we moved on to target trophy yellows, or 'premiums,' as we like to call them. I can't say the hunt for 'premiums' was all that spectacular, but the scenery was. Grease calm, blue water, island background…Yellowtail and offshore will be the call tomorrow as we forge ahead on day three of the adventure.

“Photo for the day features angler Rob Duby who was on fire with the butterfly jigs and 'wax wings' using the Shimano 'Stella' spinning reels with great success. Though I probably won't be the one using it, I have to say that the butterfly method is very successful, especially for yellowtail both offshore around kelps and in the shallows. Today's shot does the system, and Rob, who definitely put forth the effort, some justice.”

Captains Tim Ekstrom, Randy Toussaint and Brian Sims
(619) 224-4764 - Fisherman’s Landing

One On The Plug

“Our weather today was just wonderful, with flat seas, overcast skies,” noted the Royal Polaris report for July 22. "We had a very tough day of fishing, with only a handful of fish caught. We had good signs, but not very many biters. The albacore were in the 25 to 35-pound range, and the yellowtail we caught off the kelps were in the 18 to 25-pound range, and one fish over 30.

“We are departing the area in search for something new, so wish us luck and we will keep you posted on our daily events.”

Captains Frank LoPreste, Roy Rose, Billy Santiago Jr.
(619) 226-8030 - Fisherman’s Landing

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