Pictures submitted by Mitch Chavira from the 3-day 8/22-8/25/2010
CAPTAIN: JOE D’ ACQUISTO
DATE OF TRIP: SUNDAY, AUGUST 22 – WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2010
LENGTH OF TRIP: 3 DAYS
AREAS FISHED: SAN BENITO & CANOS
TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: FREELANCE FISHING TRIP
FISH COUNT: 344 YELLOWTAIL 18 WHITE SEA BASS
1st PLACE JACKPOT 36.4 LBS WHITE SEA BASS CAUGHT BY OF KEN PHILLIPS OF BARSTOW, CA
2nd PLACE JACKPOT 35.7 LBS YELLOWTAIL CAUGHT BY DANA ELLISON OF AGUA DULCE, CA
3rd PLACE JACKPOT 31.8 WHITE SEA BASS CAUGHT BY RICHARD NOSS OF ELK GROVE, CA
Aug. 24, 2010
Good Evening Folks
Today we had another good day of fish for yellowtail. The yellowtail where sixteen to eighteen pounds with some better ones mixed in. We also had twenty two WHITE SEA BASS that where for the most part twenty five pounds maybe one or two better ones mixed in. What a way to end a great trip. The folks are tired but happy. We fished a little later because the sea bass where biting so we will be at the dock between ten and eleven. Good weather and great fishing what else could you ask for. Have a good evening will report later. The boat will be in for nine days then out on our labor day four day.
Joe and RR3
Aug. 23, 2010
Good Evening Folks
Today we had an excellent day of yellowtail fishing. The fish was fourteen to eighteen pounds with some better ones mixed in. The grade of the big ones are twenty to thirty five pounds. We are going up the beach in hopes for more yellowtail and a possible white seabass. Wish us luck. We are pumped that we had such a beautiful day. Will report back later.
Joe and RR3
Monday Aug. 23, 2010 2:50 PM
"We have already 200 yellowtail so far and their still biting!! We’ll see how the rest of the day goes! Report more soon!” – Joe D’Acquisto & Crew
CAPTAIN: JOE D’ ACQUISTO
DATE OF TRIP: THURSDAY, AUGUST 19TH - SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2010
LENGTH OF TRIP: 3 DAYS
AREAS FISHED: SAN BENITO ISLAND & SAN CARLOS
TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: FREELANCE FISHING TRIP
FISH COUNT: 125 YELLOWTAIL 70 ROCK FISH
1st PLACE JACKPOT 25.9 LBS YELLOWTAIL CAUGHT BY OF EILEEN CHECHINI OF RIVERSIDE, CA
2nd PLACE JACKPOT 25.0 LBS YELLOWTAIL CAUGHT BY HELIO ZEPEDA OF VALLEY CENTER, CA
3rd PLACE JACKPOT 22.7LBS YELLOWTAIL CAUGHT BY THOMAS IHDE OF MALIBU, CA
Aug. 21, 2010
Good Morning Folks
Today we fished for rockcod and it was ok. The weather is up but is suppose to come back down tonight. We hope it does for our ride home. Luckily yesterday we had good yellowtail fishing. We will be in tomorrow at seven in the morning and leaving again on another three day. Wish us luck cause we really need it. Will report back later.
Joe and RR3 Crew
Aug 20. 2010
Good Evening Folks
We had a great day of yellowtail fishing. The fish was twelve to sixteen pounds with a few better and a few smaller. We are going to fish for rock fish tomorrow. The water at San Martin unfortunately has rolled over and the weather is up offshore. We are glad to have the fishing we had and will report back tomorrow on an eta.
Joe and RR3 Crew
CAPTAIN: ANDY CATES
DATE OF TRIP: SATURDAY, AUGUST 14TH – THURSDAY, AUGUST 19TH 2010
LENGTH OF TRIP: 5 DAYS
AREAS FISHED: CEDROS
TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: WESCOASTANGLER.COM 2010
FISH COUNT: LIMITS OF YELLOWTAIL 3 YELLOWFIN TUNA 3 DORADO
1st PLACE JACKPOT 40.0 LBS YELLOWTAIL CAUGHT BY OF KEVIN SMITH OF SAN DIEGO, CA
2nd PLACE JACKPOT 39.5 LBS YELLOWTAIL CAUGHT BY JERRY LAHR OF SAN DIEGO, CA
3rd PLACE JACKPOT 38.6 YELLOWTAIL CAUGHT BY DAN O’LEARY OF SAN DIEGO, CA
REMARKS:TROLLING JACKPOT 20.2 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY ROBERT HERNANDEZ, CA
West Coast Anglers Get Mossbacks
State Farm agent Bob Peterson chartermastered the five-day trip aboard Red Rooster III that arrived at H&M Landing August 19. Andy Cates skippered the trip, which was also sponsored by Lakeside Bait & Tackle, Five Star Fish Processing, VMC, Hobie and FishingVideos.com. There were 31 anglers aboard, and they all caught big yellowtail at Cedros Island.
“They bit good,” said Cates. “We made some nice greenback mackerel and they liked those as well as the sardines. On the way home we went outside and looked for tuna, and picked up three school yellowfin. One of them won the coveted trolling jacket.”
The jacket winner was rookie Robert Hernandez of Carson City, NV.
“I came across your videos on YouTube,” said Robert to dock reporter Bill Roecker. “I bought a couple of them and then I bought a ticket on the boat.”
“Did the trip meet your expectations?” asked Roecker.
“More than that! Look at the size of these fish,” exclaimed Hernandez.
Kevin Smith of Pt. Loma won first place for a 40-pound yellowtail. The homeguard bit his sardine, he said, on a 4/0 Hayabusa circle hook, 30-pound Seaguar fluorocarbon leader, 40-pound Izorline and 60-pound Izorline Spectra. He said he used an Avet SJX reel and a Loomis seven-foot rod.
“It was a very soft bite,” noted Smith, after a medium-length soak. I could hardly feel him take the bait. The he fought good for about 15 minutes, and he took me around the boat twice.”
Smith noted that many of the bigger ‘tails came early in the morning, before dawn, on dropper loop rigs with mackerel. His came on the flyline, however.
Jerry Lahr of San Diego won second place for a 39.5-pound yellowtail, and Dan O’Leary of San Diego got third place for a 38.6-pound ‘tail.
Aug. 18, 2010
Good afternoon folks. We spent the morning offshore with really nice weather but not much fish. We got on one school of yellowfin tuna, hooked 5 and got three. 22 pound fish. Another kelp for 3 keeper dorado and 1 yellowtail. That was it. Nice water just not much fish.
We will be in early tomorrow and leaving early in case we have to make a long run. Hopefully we can get Joe and the Red Rooster out on time we are scheduled to leave at 10 in the morning.
We will see you then
Andy Cates
Aug. 17, 2010
Good afternoon folks.
We had another super morning on big yellows. The action started at 4:30 in the morning and at 8:00 we had what we needed. 30 to 40 pound yellows. Green back mackerel was the bait of choice and also the surface iron. We left at 8:30 and went offshore for not much. We looked at some new water and that was about it. Tomorrow we are going to try are hand at offshore again. Maybe in the old area or further to the west.
We will report again tomorrow
Andy Cates
Aug. 16, 2010
Good evening folks.
We had a great day here today starting off in the dark this morning. We had our best fishing in the morning and then picked throughout the day with a little hit in the evening. We had over a hundred 30 to 45 pound yellows and just a dozen or so of the smaller 15 to 18 pound fish . We are very happy with the day and trying again tomorrow.
Great weather and fishing.
Andy Cates
Aug. 15, 2010
Good evening folks. We started off the afternoon with a bang! We had a great afternoon with good action on 15 to 30 pound yellows. The fish are still biting a little and it is almost dark. We are going to sit here and see if any bait show up and maybe a Seabass or two. Tomorrow we'll focus on some of the trophies around the Island.
We will report again tomorrow
Andy Cates
Newell Open Returns
Richard Hightower’s five-day trip aboard the Red Rooster III, sponsored by Newell, Seaguar, Catchy Tackle, Yo-Zuri and his other products returned August 14 to H&M Landing. Andy Cates skippered the trip, which focused on island yellowtail. The catch was good and many of the ‘tails were large fish.
Steve Kim of Torrance won first place for a 39.9-pound yellowtail that took a sardine on a 4/0 Hayabusa hook. Steve made a dropper loop with his 50-pound blue Izorline and used a Penn 4/0 Yellowtail Special reel and a Calstar 50 Special rod.
Bob “Scrappy” Michener of Oxnard won second place for a 39.2-pound yellowtail. Richard Halack of Thousand Oaks got third place for a 38.9-pounder, and Hightower, of La Mirada, won the coveted trolling jacket for the fourth-place yellowtail, a 37.9-pounder, since there were no troll fish caught.
“I got mine with a Sea Strike 33 in scrambled eggs,” said Hightower. “On a Newell 533 with a 5.5 gear ratio.”
Richard is well-known in the southland and an angler an a long-time factory representative. Hightower’s H&H Outdoor Marketing in La Mirada will be the new distributor for Bill Roecker’s company Oceanic Productions and FishingVideos.com.
CAPTAIN: ANDY CATES
DATE OF TRIP: MONDAY, AUGUST 9TH –SATURDAY, AUGUST 14TH 2010
FISH COUNT: LIMITS OF YELLOWTAIL 1 WHITE SEA BASS 75 ROCK COD
1st PLACE JACKPOT 39.9 LBS YELLOWTAIL CAUGHT BY STEVE KIM OF TORRANCE, CA
2nd PLACE JACKPOT 39.2 LBS YELLOWTAIL CAUGHT BY BOB MICHENER OF OXNARD, CA
3rd PLACE JACKPOT 38.9 YELLOWTAIL CAUGHT BY RICHARD HALLACK OF NEWBURY PARK, CA
REMARKS: TROLLING JACKPOT 37.3 LBS YELLOWTAIL CAUGHT BY RICHARD HIGHTOWER OF LA MIRADA, CA
Aug. 13, 2010
Good afternoon folks. We had bumpy weather last night but made it up to the beach for better weather and some drifts on cod. The water had turned over and the fishing was slower than it had been. Still good enough for the guys to take a few fish home.
We are leaving on a 5 day trip tomorrow and ready for another nice trip
Andy Cates
Aug. 12, 2010
Good evening folks. We had a nice day here today starting with early morning good grade yellows and finishing the trip off with a hit on 30 to 45 pound yellows. We had good action mid morning on 15 to 18 pound fish as well. The conditions have turned for the better and we were fortunate to get in on the change. Tomorrow We will probably be fishing up on the beach.
Andy Cates
Cedros Yellows
Aug. 11, 2010
Good evening folks. Yesterday afternoon we made it to the Island just in time to get a shot on yellows. A couple of drifts gave us a start with 56 fish and then it was dark. This morning we woke up and scratched yellows in the dark and one white seabass, Throughout the day we picked at decent size fish from 15 to 28 pounds and kept busy all the way untill dark. Tomorrow we are going to focus on Trophy size yellows and see if we can get the Jack pot settled .
We have had bad phone signal and that is why the delayed reports . All is well and at Cedros tomorrow.
Andy Cates
Aug. 10, 2010
Good morning folks. We are starting out our Newell - Hyabusa 5 day trip. Richard Hightower and friends are out with a great giveaway that all enjoyed last night. We are in the process of travelling to the Islands for afternoon fishing. it will be a long day but hopefully we get into some fishing this afternoon.
Andy Cates
Andy Cates skippered Red Rooster III on a five-day trip to Cedros that retuned to H&M Landing August 9.
Steve Cook of Winchester won first place for a 47-pound yellowtail, his personal best. He said it bit a sardine on the dropper loop, held down with a 10-ounce sinker. He fished with 40-pound Big Game line on an Avet JX reel and a Calstar 700 H rod. He snaked that big forkie up in the dark, in just three minutes.
Hank Beckman of Ontario won second place for a 41.3-pound yellowtail, and jack Fisher of Corona took third for a 36.6-pounder. The coveted trolling jacket was won by Cam Taylor for a 35.8-pound albacore.
CAPTAIN: ANDY CATES
DATE OF TRIP: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4TH – MONDAY, AUGUST 9TH2010
1st PLACE JACKPOT 47.0 LBS YELLOWTAIL CAUGHT BY STEVE COOK OF WINCHESTER, CA
2nd PLACE JACKPOT 41.3 LBS YELLOWTAIL CAUGHT BY HANK BEKENDAM OF ONTARIO,CA
3rd PLACE JACKPOT 36.6 YELLOWTAIL CAUGHT BY JACK FISHWER OF SAN DIEGO,CA
REMARKS:TROLLING JACKPOT 35.8 LBS ALBACORE CAUGHT BY CAM TAYLOR OF BROOKS, ALBERTA CANADA
Aug. 8, 2010
Good evening folks. We had a fun morning catching bottom fish and then trying for Halibut. The weather was great and has been all day.
We should be in about 730 in the morning and we will see you then.
Andy Cates
Aug. 7, 2010
Good evening folks. We had another nice day of yellowtail fishing. Everyone slowed down in the evening and we decided to head up, With the lack of offshore action we are going to try the "cod " thing tomorrow and some drifts for halibut. Sounds like good weather up above so tonight should be nice We will report again tomorrow.
Andy Cates
Aug. 6, 2010
Good evening folks We had a nice day of fishing today with all around better grade of yellow than we have had. We had to move around a lot but the hard work got us a couple hundred yellows with fish up to 40 pounds. We are going to be here again tomorrow and looking for another good day.
Andy Cates
Aug. 5, 2010
Good evening folks.
Our first day of a five day proved to be poor. More of the same with good sign of fish and very few bites. Hopefully at the end of the trip things turn for the better. In the mean time we are headed to Cedros in hopes of action on yellows and maybe a few exotics.
Andy Cates
Best Longfin So Far
Red Rooster III returned to H&M Landing under Joe D’Acquisto’s hand August 4, following the five-day Bluefin Jim trip with 29 anglers. They had an excellent catch of mixed fish.
“We started to get fish about 11AM,” said Joe on the dock, “and the best of it was that first day around one. We had one stop for 67 tuna. They were mostly 25 to 35-pound albacore. We also had eight bluefin and two yellowfin.
“On Sunday we scratched for 61 fish all day. Monday we went to Cedros and the sea lions annihilated us; it seemed like we were getting two for 12. We ended up with about two-thirds limits on yellows, though.”
Ken Briscoe of Carson city, NV won first place for the season’s biggest albacore so far, a 45-pounder. He told Bill Roecker he got it with a sardine on a 2/0 Flyliner hook tied to 40-poundSeaguar fluorocarbon and 80-pound Izor Spectra. He fished with an Avet LX reel and a Calstar 670 rod.
Joe Kottke of Santa Ana won second place for a 39.8-pound albie, and Roger Abercrombie of Yorba Linda won third place for a 38.8-pound albie. Kris Tjon of Irvine got the coveted trolling jacket for a 38.7-pound yellowfin tuna. He said it came on a green jethead.
CAPTAIN: JOE D’ ACQUISTO
DATE OF TRIP: FRIDAY, JULY 30TH – WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4TH 2010
LENGTH OF TRIP: 5 DAYS
AREAS FISHED: SOUTH OF SAN DIEGO 190 MILES. CEDROS ISLAND
1st PLACE JACKPOT 45 LBS ALBACORE CAUGHT BY KEN BRISCO OF CARSON CITY, CA
2nd PLACE JACKPOT 39.4 LBS ALBACORE CAUGHT BY JOE KOTTKE OF SANTA ANA, CA
3rd PLACE JACKPOT 38.7 LBS YELLOWTAIL CAUGHT BY ROGER ABERCOMBIE OF YORBA LINDA, CA
REMARKS: TROLLING JACKPOT 38.7LBS YELLOWTAIL CAUGHT BY KRIS TJON OF ORANGE, CA
ETA 8-9 AM Wednesday
Aug. 3, 2010
Good Afternoon Folks
Today we fished offshore. We saw lots of fish but couldn't get them to bite. We saw enough fish that if they want to get with it you'd be doing really good. The weather is ok not as bad as we thought. We are thankful for that. We'd also like to thank Bluefin Jim and all his sponsored, Big Hammer, Owner Hooks, Izorline, Lead Masters, Shimano, SeBile Lures, and last but not least Cutting Edge. We had a great group of guys and hope to see them again next year. Also thanks to Danny Fields for the great shirts. We will be at the dock at eight thirty and will be leaving on another five day will report back later.
Joe and RR3 Crew
Aug. 2, 2010
Good Evening Folks
Today we had a good day of yellowtail. The yellows where twelve to eighteen pounds with an occasional better one. We are on our way offshore for our last day. Wish us luck hopefully tomorrow is a bite day cause there is a lot of fish around there just not biting. The weather is ok but is suppose to get windy tonight.
Joe and RR3 Crew
Aug. 1, 2010
Good Evening Folks. Today was a hard day of fishing. We saw plenty of fish just didn't want to bite. There are some nice schools around so when they want to bite it will be game on. The albacore are all beautiful grade Twenty five pounds plus. There are bluefin and yellowfin mixed as well. We will be going to Cedros tomorrow in hopes at a chance at some yellowtail. Wish us luck for tomorrow. Will report back later.
Joe and RR3 Crew
July 31, 2010
Good Evening Folks. Today we had an excellent day in the offshore grounds. We had Albacore, Bluefin and Yellowfin. The fish range from twenty five to fifty pounds. The albies are mostly thirty pounds or also know as "Fatsos". I have no idea where they came from but thank god there here. What a day. We will be spending the night in hopes of the same tomorrow. Wish us luck.
Joe and RR3 Crew
CAPTAIN: ANDY CATES
DATE OF TRIP: MONDAY, JULY 26TH, 2010 - FRIDAY, JULY 30TH
LENGTH OF TRIP: 4 DAYS
AREAS FISHED: CEDROS, OFF SHORE
TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: MIKE MAHONEY CHARTER, 2010
FISH COUNT: 274 YELLOWTAIL 150 RED ROCK COD 3 DORADO
1st PLACE JACKPOT 38.2 LBS YELLOWTAIL CAUGHT BY DAVID MANKIN OF SAN DIEGO, CA
2nd PLACE JACKPOT 28.0 LBS YELLOWTAIL CAUGHT BY DAVID SNYDER OF BANGKOK, THAILAND
3rd PLACE JACKPOT 22.2 LBS YELLOWTAIL CAUGHT BY RICK WEN OF DANVILLE, CA
REMARKS: TROLLING JACKPOT 18.7LBS YELLOWTAIL CAUGHT BY LORI ANDERSON OF LONG BEACH, CA
July 29, 2010
Good afternoon folks. The weather was up and forced us up to the beach. We actually had a lot of fun catching bottom fish for a couple of hours in the morning. Not something I usually look forward to doing but surprisingly it was enjoyable. Nice size Reds and a few Lingcod for the guys to take home. The weather inside was much better and we are having a nice evening. Slow speed going up it locks like 9:00 at the dock.
Andy Cates
July 28, 2010
Good evening folks. We had a great day of yellowtail fishing. From first light untill dark. A little windy in the morning and then great flat calm weather all afternoon. Tomorrow we are hoping to spend the day offshore. The weather is supposed to be up and if that the case we are headed to the beach. We will see after we get above the Island.
We will report again tomorrow
Andy Cates
July 27, 2010
Good evening folks. More of the same today working down the beach. A long spread out area of Bluefin and albacore that do not bite. Only success and little success was kelps where we picked off 15 yellowtail and three Dorado. Hoping for a big day tomorrow at the Island . . Good weather today .
We will report again tomorrow
Andy Cates
CAPTAIN: ANDY CATES
DATE OF TRIP: FRIDAY, JULY 23RD – MONDAY, JULY 26TH, 2010
LENGTH OF TRIP: 3 DAYS
AREAS FISHED: OFF SHORE
TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: GLENN’S ALIGNMENT SERVICE
FISH COUNT: 58 ALBACORE
1st PLACE JACKPOT 35.0 LBS ALBACORE CAUGHT BY TOMMY ESCALANTE OF CAMARILLO,
2nd PLACE JACKPOT 25.9 LBS ALBACORE CAUGHT BY DON QUAYLE OF COSTA MESA, CA
3rd PLACE JACKPOT 25.8 LBS ALBACORE CAUGHT BY JEREMY WEDEMERE OF OXNARD, CA
REMARKS: TROLLING JACKPOT 26.7LBS ALBACORE CAUGHT BY JEFF BRACEY OF NEWPORT BEACH, CA
July 26, 2010
Good morning folks. Yesterday went better than the day before 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 1 to 3 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.
Hopefully we do better tomorrow on our next trip.
Andy Cates
July 25, 2010
Good morning folks. Yesterday was very slow only 13 albacore for the day and that was in the morning. We ran up on a report and it sounded good yesterday. So far this morning not so good. Hopefully they pop up here today.
Andy Cates
July 23, 2010
Good evening folks. We just left on a three day trip and it looks like we have our work cut out for us. Hopefully things turn around in the next couple of days. The weather is fine but it is building a little, still good working weather though. Wish us luck we need it.
Andy Cates
July 20, 2010
Good Evening Folks We fished a day and a half trip today. It was a tough fishing for the entire fleet as a whole. We managed to scratch a little in the morning and then not until the evening. On a good note the weather is great nice and flat no wind but the fishing was not. We will be at the dock at eight thirty and back out tomorrow night for another day and a half. I hope something changes for the next one.
Joe and RR4 crew
Kita Cranks ‘Tails, Too
Red Rooster III came home to H&M Landing July 18 after a six-day trip with 31 anglers and skipper Andy Cates at the wheel. Cates said it was the Ben Kita Invitational, and sure enough, Kita won the jackpot for a 40-pound yellowtail.
“We got limits of yellowtail,” said Cates, “and had some good albacore fishing. The water’s off color everywhere except on the outside. There’s big schools of bluefin out there but they don’t bite.”
Ben Kita of LA (one of three men to catch four 300-pound tuna) won first place for that 40-pound, sardine-caught yellow. He said he used a 3/0 Mutu on 40-pound Izorline, a TLD 30 reel and a Calstar 655 XH rod.
Lance Yamanaka of Pasadena won second place for a 36.2-pound albacore, and Joe Camacho of Culver City pushed him with a 36.1-pound yellowtail, for third place.
CAPTAIN: ANDY CATES
DATE OF TRIP: MONDAY, JULY 12TH – SUNDAY, JULY 18TH 2010
LENGTH OF TRIP: 6 DAYS
AREAS FISHED: CEDROS, & OFF SHORE
TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: FREELANCE TUNA TRIP
FISH COUNT: LIMITS OF YELLOWTAIL 200 ALBACORE 3 BLUEFIN TUNA
1st PLACE JACKPOT 40 LBS YELLOWTAIL CAUGHT BY BEN KITA OF LOS ANGELES, CA
2ND PLACE JACKPOT 36.2 LBS ALBACORE CAUGHT BY LANCE YAMANAKA OF PASADENA, CA
3RD PLACE JACKPOT 36.1 LBS YELLOWTAIL CAUGHT BY JOE CAMACHO OF LOS ANGELES, CA
REMARKS: TROLLING JACKPOT 31.4 LBS ALBACORE CAUGHT BY BRIAN GROVE OF LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA
ETA is for 7:30 AM Sunday!
July 17, 2010
Good afternoon folks. We finished with a bang with a good day of albacore fishing. It was certainly what we needed after yesterdays run out to the west for not much. Good action until we had to leave. The fishing seems to get a little better each day and most of the boats today picked off a school or two. As we have 1.5 day trips coming up the prospect looks good as long as the weather holds. Scratch fishing but a couple of good stops mixed in make for good days to be had.
We will be in tomorrow between 7:30 and 8:00 depending on the speed we make.
Andy Cates
July 16, 2010
Good evening folks. Yesterday we had another great day of yellowtail fishing. At lunch time we switched gears and looked for some bigger yellows in which we got. Not a lot but enough to keep everyone interested.
Today was a different story. We started way out west on a temperature break and found areas of Bluefin that would not bite, No Albacore to go with them and that made for a long day. We covered a lot of good country and got that out of the way. We ended up back where we were the other night and had one stop before dark. We are hoping for better luck tomorrow.
Andy Cates
July 14, 2010
Good evening folks. We had a fun day of yellowtail fish. Only a couple of fish in the 30 pound class and the rest 15 to 20 pounds. Good action all day with great weather. What a great place to be. We are going to fish yellows again tomorrow and then weather permitting head offshore for the end of the trip. We will report again tomorrow
Andy Cates
July 13, 2010
Good evening folks. We had a pretty slow day here today. The savior was late when we had a stop for 29 albacore. Aside from that it was a lot of driving and occasional short stop. The last stop saved the day and brought us up to 63 albacore 3 bluefin and a handful of yellows on kelps. We are heading in to fish yellows for a couple of days and then weather permitting finish the trip offshore. Hopefully it goes as planned
We will report again tomorrow
Andy Cates
July 12, 2010
Good evening folks. First day of a 6 day trip and it sounds like we have a new area to try tomorrow. Sounds like a chance at Albacore and Bluefin to start off our trip. The weather is OK and hopefully with the weather reports better tomorrow.
We will report again tomorrow night
Andy Cates
Lunker Tuna, First Skinny Of The Season
Andy Cates docked the Red Rooster III at H&M Landing after the Jorge Nicifore Memorial/Coach’s Beefer eight-day trip with 28 anglers. The trip was a big success, with plenty of yellowtail to go around and numerous other species in the catch, including the best yellowfin so far this year and the season’s first wahoo.
The big tuna weighed 146.5 pounds. It was caught at Alijos Rocks by Mark Escalle of Huntington Beach, and won first place. He said he bagged his beauty with a sardine on a 3/0 gorilla hook tied to 50-pound Seaguar fluorocarbon and 50-pound Ande line with 65-pound Power Pro Spectra backing on a Talica 12 reel and a Calstar 700 H rod.
Joe Hellerman of Hermosa beach won second place for a 122-pound yellowfin. Mike Watts of Lancaster got a 109-pound tuna for third place. Mike Shelton of Florence, AZ produced the new season’s first wahoo, a 37.9-pounder that chomped on a red and black Marauder at The 23 Spot. He stood in with the winners for a lineup shot.
CAPTAIN: ANDY CATES
DATE OF TRIP: SATURDAY, JULY 3 – SUNDAY, JULY 11 2010
LENGTH OF TRIP: 8 DAYS
AREAS FISHED: ALIJOS ROCKS, CEDROS ISLAND
TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: JORGE NICIFORE MEMORIAL/BEEFER XI
FISH COUNT: LIMITS OF YELLOWTAIL 220 YELLOWFIN TUNA (7 OVER 100 LBS) 13 ALBACORE 1 WAHOO
1st PLACE JACKPOT 146.5LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY MARK ESACLLE OF HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA
2ND PLACE JACKPOT 122.4 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY JOE HELLERMAN OF HERMOSA BEACH, CA
3RD PLACE JACKPOT 109.7 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY MIKE WATTS OF LANCASTER, CA
REMARKS: TROLLING JACKPOT 37.8 LBS WAHOO CAUGHT BY MIKE SHELTON SR OF FLORENCE, AZ
July 11. 2010
Good morning folks. Yesterday we scratched a little bit of albacore in the afternoon. It took us a long time to get up there but we had a couple stops and then wrapped it up. We leave on a 6 day trip tomorrow and will be in this morning at 730 .
See you then.
Andy Cates
July 8, 2010
Good afternoon folks. We had another good day of action with another 90 fish for the day. The ratio of 30 to 60 pounders was better today and the bonus was 6 fish over 100 pounds. It should be a great Jack Pot contest at the dock. We are heading up now and travelling tomorrow and hoping to get into position for albacore and Bluefin on Saturday. The weather is good and we really hope it holds.
Andy Cates
July 7. 2010
Good evening folks. We ended up having a decent day here. 90 tuna for the day but definitely a mix of fish. 40 of that fish is small18 pounders and the other 50 is decent 25 to 60 pounds with a couple outstanding fish around 100 pounds. Hopefully we scratch good again here tomorrow . It would be nice to get a couple more bigger fish for the Jack Pot. The weather was great today and the action was from dawn to about 400 in the afternoon.
Wish us luck tomorrow
Andy Cates
Good morning folks. Yesterday was pretty tough for us. Only 17 tuna and quite a bit of releasing on yellowtail. The evening completely died and we did nothing. So far this morning we have done better. With around 20 fish half decent grade the others small. Hopefully we can scratch here today and possibly settle our Jack Pots.
We will report again tomorrow
Andy Cates
July 5, 2010
Good evening folks. We had a really good day of yellowtail fishing today. Nice fish 18 to 30 pounds. Really a good show with surface Iron action that will be hard to beat. Of course now we have bad weather and heading to the Rocks . We just can't seem to stay out of this weather.
We will report again tomorrow
Andy Cates
July 4, 2010
Good morning folks. We left yesterday on our last 8 day trip of the spring. After this we fall into the summer trips that are 1.5 to 6 day trips until October. With the good weather we were tempted to stop short but decided to start at the bottom and work up. So today is basically a travel day and if we keep up this good speed we are making should be fishing late morning , tomorrow.
Andy Cates
Rooster Comes Up Roses
Joe D’Acquisto skippered his first eight-day trip aboard Red Rooster III to success, arriving at H&M Landing July 3 with 20 nearly limited out anglers and a catch of yellowfin, bluefin, albacore and yellowtail.
Joe said he took his group fishing for two days offshore, three days at Alijos Rocks and a day at Cedros Island.
Chris Cossins of Calgary, Alberta won first place for his 118.3-pound yellowfin tuna. He said he caught it with a sardine on a 9/0 Mustad hook under the kite, on the boat’s kite rig: 130-pound Izorline, 130-pound Izor Spectra, an Accurate 50 reel and a Calstar 760 XH rod. The battle lasted 45 minutes, said Cossins.
Robert Yoon of Northridge won second place for a 113.8-pound tuna. Eric Lund of Rancho Santa Margarita got third place for a 94.4-pound Alijos yellowfin tuna.
1st PLACE JACKPOT 118.3 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY CHRIS COSSINS OF CALGARY, AL CANADA
2ND PLACE JACKPOT 113.8 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY ROBERT YOON OF NORTHRIDGE, CA
3RD PLACE JACKPOT 94.4 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY ERIC LUND OF RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA
REMARKS: TROLLING JACKPOT 37.4 LBS ALBACORE CAUGHT BY PAT ZUKOWSKI
July 2, 2010
Good Afternoon Folks
We finished our trip at Geronimo island and had a few yellowtail and some short halibut and are on our way home. The weather is up so we used the island to break down our gear and have lunch before we got back in the weather. The weather is up but is suppose to be down the next day and come down to grease after that .We had a great trip and would like to thank ballyhoo, pelagic, five star, Sunny Jones and Mike McVey for a great trip and great give aways. On be half of the crew and myself we'd like to say thanks. Wish us luck on our weather.
Joe and RR3 crew
July 1, 2010
Good Evening Folks
Today we fished Cedros Island and we had good fishing. We would of had an excellent day if the sea lions didn't eat half of what we hooked. The bummer about the sea lions is that they didn't eat the whole fish just the belly's and then came back for another one. It made the day tough. The fish where fifteen to eighteen pounds with some up to thirty five pounds. The weather is up so we are going to finish at San Martin or San Geronimo. It depends how bad it is tonight. Wish us well on fishing and weather.
Joe and RR3 Crew
June 30, 2010
Good Afternoon Folks, The rocks where slow today we had thirty seven tuna and seventeen yellowtail. It was still the same grade. I'm sure if we stayed we could have scratched out some more but the weather is get worse and is suppose to get worse so we opted to get altitude why the weather is some what decent. We will be at Cedros Island tomorrow in hopes of good action on yellowtail. It would be nice to have good action on yellows to round out a great trip. Wish us luck. We will report tomorrow.
Joe and RR3 Crew
June 29, 2010
Good Evening Folks, Today was a good day at the rocks. We really had to work at it to get what we caught. All are happy with the day and are hopping for more of the same action. We had the same size tuna and yellowtail today and released a lot of small ones. We are going to spend the rest of our trip at the Rocks and hope for more of this beautiful grade. We hope they will bite a little bit better tomorrow. Wish us luck and pray that we have some current that is the biggest problem we have there has been very little current and it makes it tough to get a bite. Wish us luck.
Joe and RR3 crew
June 28, 2010
Good Evening folks, Today we fished Alijos Rocks and had a good day. We had Yellowfin from thirty to sixty pounds with some better. We also had good yellowtail fishing the yellows where fifteen to eighteen pounds with and handful over thirty pounds. The weather is good. There is just enough wind to get the kites. We will be here for tomorrow in hopes to have more chances at more trophies. Wish us luck.
Joe and RR3 Crew
June 27, 2010
Good Afternoon Folks. Today we fished the morning in the albacore area for forty mixed fish. Most we're albacore and a couple yellowfin. The albacore are any where from twelve to twenty five pounds. We have left the albacore area and are heading down to Alijos to try for some trophies. We are off to a great start and wish to continue the pattern at the rocks. Wish us luck for tomorrow.
Joe and RR3
June 25, 2010
Good Evening folks We got down to the albacore grounds at 3:00 in the afternoon and ended up with an excellent day of fishing. We are going to stay the night and try again tomorrow. We are hopping for some more of the same results in the morning as we had this afternoon so we can head down to the rocks. This is the best albacore bite I have seen in a while. We'll just say they we're eating the hundred pound on the corner. Wish us luck for more of the same action tomorrow.
Joe and RR3 crew
CAPTAIN: ANDY CATES
DATE OF TRIP: THURSDAY, JUNE 17TH – FRIDAY, JUNE 25TH, 2010
1st PLACE JACKPOT 100.1 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY JEFFERY TEDMORI OF NEWPORT BEACH, CA
2ND PLACE JACKPOT 57.5 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY BILL HAVENS OF SAN DIEGO, CA
3RD PLACE JACKPOT 47.8 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY JOHN BALL OF RENO, NV
REMARKS: TROLLING JACKPOT 22.5LBS BLUEFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY JACK GERSTEIN
June 24, 2010
Good morning folks. Yesterday we had poor signal and could not send e-mail. We had good fishing on school size yellows all afternoon. No sign of the big yellows but great action on the smaller ones. Good surface Iron and yo-yo.
We went offshore for the morning and got a few jig strikes on Albacore . Nothing all that impressive but hopefully sign for the future.
We will be in tomorrow at 830 in the morning . See you then,
Andy Cates
June 22, 2010
Good morning folks. We left the Rocks yesterday afternoon. We saw very little sign of tuna and quite disappointed after the day before. We caught a few tuna and about 25 yellowtail before we left at 3:00 in the afternoon. We are headed up in hopes of yellowtail and calm water behind an Island. Again windy and choppy all day and night. Not good!
We will report again tonight
Andy Cates
June 20. 2010
Good evening folks. Had a better day today and even with the wind we were able to stay anchored in one spot. It certainly made a difference with 83 tuna and 40 yellowtail for the day. Mostly fly -line fish not the kite action that the previous trips have had but maybe tomorrow. biggest fish of the day, 95 pounds with all others from25 to 50 pounds. Hopefully we can get a couple more trophies to settle the Jack pot.
Andy Cates
June 19, 2010
Good evening folks.
Kind of a tough day here today. Fighting with the weather and dragging anchor made for a frustrating day. We got anchored up around noon and picked 25 tuna and 20 yellowtail and then it died. We made a couple of moves and caught a few more fish but nothing that noteworthy. Hopefully we can stay in one spot tomorrow and pick . Sounds like the wind might be coming down tomorrow.
We will report then
Andy Cates
June 18, 2010
Good evening folks. Tomorrow we will start fishing It looks like about 1100 in the morning. We have been bucking this uphill current all the way down which is making for poor speed. The weather is cold and windy but fine going with it.
We will report again tomorrow
Andy Cates
Good morning folks. We left on our first of three 8 day trips coming up for the spring season. This fist one, sponsored by Salty dog custom fishing rods. We had a great giveaway yesterday with all kinds of stuff from terminal tackle to custom rods. A great way to get started .
We are travelling today and will be fishing tomorrow morning.
Andy Cates
Red Rooster III Accurate “June Heat”
5/29/10-6/13/10
by Leo Reihsen
On May 29th the Red Rooster III set sail on her annual 15 day “June Heat” Accurate Fishing Products trip with Captain Andy Cates at the helm. The trip started out drift fishing in the “buffer zone” at Clarion Island. We were soon rewarded with fair action on medium grade 60# to 100# Yellow Fin Tuna. After four days of decent fishing on YFT we set sail for Hurricane Bank in hopes of finding some biting Wahoo. We weren’t disappointed as most people got close to Mexican limits of the “Skinnies” before we headed back to the Clarion, hopefully for action on a better grade of Yellow Fin.
We arrived mid-morning on the 6th day of fishing and set out on a drift in a bird school. We were immediately rewarded with non-stop action on the kite and fly-lined sardine with 150# to 300 plus pound YFT. Many of the fishermen were using some of the $75,000 worth of Accurate loner reels and Cal Star and Seeker rods and were very appreciative to experience the use of premium equipment.
The action on YF Cow style fishing continued for two days until there was no room left in the fish holds. The last day we released anything that was under 200#’s. With the fish holds full and many tired Fishermen Andy pointed the bow to the North and we headed for San Diego.
During the trip Accurate provided tee shirts for all and daily jackpots of various prizes including three beautiful Accurate Boss Reels. Lucky reel winners were Thad Peach, Joe Arimitsu and Allen Jackson. In addition “Wild” Bill Walsh will have his choice of any Accurate Reel up to an Atd 50-wide for catching the largest 300# YFT on an Accurate ATD 80 kite rig.
The final count was 180 Yellow Fin Tuna and 140 Wahoo. The catch included 3 tuna over 300#’s and 39 tuna over 200#’S. Jackpot winners were:
1st place Thad Peach 305.5# YFT
2nd place “Wild” Bill Walsh 302.1# YFT
3rd place Sam Olson 298.5# YFT
Once again the Red Rooster III Accurate “June Heat”trip turned out to be a trip of a lifetime for most on board. A special thanks to the Red Rooster crew (Joe, Tommy, Fernando, Nick and Ricky, the fabulous cook Rick and helper Stan and of course Captain Andy Cates for another outstanding performance.
Accurate Fishing Products and the Red Rooster III will be offering the same trip next year May 28th thru June 12th. In addition we sponsor a Fall trip 12/9 days with a fly back option from Cabo San Lucas, Nov. 12th thru Nov 24th. For booking information contact the Red Rooster III office at (619) 224-3857 or go to their website (www.redrooster3.com). Hope to see you next year on the Red Rooster III. Thanks for checking in.
Leo Reihsen Accurate Pro-Staffer
Bill Roecker for FishingVideos.com & the San Diego Sportfishing Council
Net Update
June 13, 2010
Big Sunday: Overview
Andy Cates brought the Red Rooster III in from the final big tuna trip of 2009-2010 (the Accurate "June Heat" expedition) with a totally unexpected load of cows, including three supercows. His reports were so played down he may have earned himself a new moniker, "Sandbagger." It took a couple of hours just to weigh the cows.
Big Bang End
The 2009-2010 big tuna season came to a close when Red Rooster III skipper Andy Cates slammed the door shut June 13 at H&M Landing. After an incredible 15-day Accurate June Heat trip with 23 anglers, Cates weighed in 42 yellowfin tuna over 200 pounds. Three of the fish were over 300 pounds. One other fish that taped well over 200 pounds was reported to gave been cut up for food during the trip.
Ken Barton of Sylmar had the biggest tuna, at 318 pounds.
"We had a battle of inertia," remarked Ken, "a half-turn on the reel at a time."
After some time, Ken passed the fish off, making it ineligible for the jackpot. He got it with a double sardine rig under the kite (kite fish were eligible), on 5/0 Super Mutu hooks on 130-pound Izorline and 130-pound Izor Spectra on a Penn 70 VS reel and a Calstar 6460 XXXH rod. The battle went an hour and 15 minutes.
Thad Peach of Stanley, NC won first place for a 305-pounder, a toad he decked in just a half-hour after it took a sardine on a 7/0- ringed Super Mutu hook tied to 130-pound Blackwater fluorocarbon. He said he used 130-pound Line One Spectra on an Avet 50 reel and a Super Seeker 6463 XXXH rod. He also had tuna of 2656 and 239.5 pounds.
Bill Walsh of Chino Hills won second place for his 302-pound tuna, and also won a new Accurate 50 H reel for the first 300-pounder of the trip caught on an Accurate. Walsh said he fished a sardine on a new Mustad 4X-rated perfect Circle 9/0 hook, tied to 130-poundSuffix and 130-pound Line One Spectra. He fished with an Accurate 80 reel and a Calstar 760 XXH rod, and also got tuna of 241, 223 and 219 pounds.
"The big one made two good runs and then went up to the bow and stayed there," said Bill. "In an hour and a half, that’s where he came up."
Sam Olson of Frederickson, TX won third place for a 298-pound yellowfin. He also got tuna of 250 and 202 pounds.
Brian Hayes of Palmdale got close to supercow status with a 296-pound tuna. He also got tuna of 279, 253, 251, 241 and 220 pounds, not bad for a guy on his first trip.
"I told him not to expect that again on his next trip," said skipper Cates.
Hayes baited sardines on ringed Super Mutu hooks. He fished with 130-pound Blackwater fluorocarbon, 130-pound Line One Spectra, an Accurate 50 reel and a Calstar 770 XXH rod.
Joe Arimitsu of Simi Valley had three nice ones that weighed 266, 262 and 250.6 pounds.
Bud Mauerhan of Paradise bagged a dandy brace of yellowfin that weighed 263 and 258 pounds.
Robert Baker of Ft. Worth TX got one at 288.8 and one at 226 pounds. He fished double Trouble sardines on the kite on 10/0 Perfect Circle Mustad hooks tied to 130-pound Izorline and 130-pound Spectra on a Penn 80 reel and a Calstar 760 H rod.
His brother Jesse Baker of Culver City got a 275-pound fish in 45 minutes. He also got a 245.6 and a 225-pounder, on sardines and 6/0 Fuji hooks. He said he used 130-pound Seaguar fluorocarbon, 130-pound Line One Spectra, an Accurate 50 reel and a Calstar 770 XXH rod.
Richard Goka of Pinedale bagged a 271.5-pound yellowfin tuna.
Leo Reihsen of Graeagle found a 252-pounder with a sardine on a 6/0 ringed Mutu hook. He tied it to 130-pound pink Yo-Zuri fluorocarbon and 130-pound Izorline, backed with 130-pound Izorline Spectra on an Accurate 50 reel and a Calstar TSS rod. The fight went an hour and 20 minutes, said Leo.
Mike Butler of Sonoma took an hour to bag a 250-pound tuna, and then took one at 245 pounds. He fished a mackerel on a 10/0 Super Mutu ringed hook, tied to 130-pound Seaguar fluorocarbon and 130-pound Line One Spectra. He used an Avet 50 reel and a Seeker 6463 XXH rod.
Scotty Pomeroy of Montclair bagged a 240-pound tuna on a sardine and a 6/0 Gamakatsu hook. He said he used 130-pound Izorline and 130-pound Line One Spectra on a Penn 50 W reel and a Seeker 6463 XXXH rod.
Bob Michener of Oxnard took tuna of 227, 225 and 203 pounds.
"That gives me 42 cows on the Red Rooster," said Bob, and one, my first one, on the Qualifier."
Bob said he baited double sardines under the kite on the new Mustad Perfect Circle hooks in 8/0 size. He used pink Yo-Zuri fluorocarbon, 130-pound Izorline Spectra, an Accurate 80 W reel and a Seeker Black Steel 6463 XXXH rod.
Al Jackson of Buena Park took a 232 in a half-hour, and a 216-pounder. He got ‘em with mackerel on a Mustad Perfect Circle 9/0 hook on 130-pound Izorline and 130-pound Izor Spectra on as Penn 50 W reel and a Calstar 755 XXH rod.
Paul Oster of Mammoth Lakes took a 220-pound tuna.
Bob Cherry of Santa Monica had tuna of 214 and 210 pounds.
Bob Rubalcaba of San Diego caught a 213-pounder on a sardine and an 8/0 Eagle Claw hook. He fished with 130-pound Seaguar fluorocarbon and 130-pound Line One Spectra on an Avet reel modified by Ken’s Custom Reels and a Calstar 760 XXH rod. The fight went 45 minutes, he said.
CAPTAIN: ANDY CATES
DATE OF TRIP: SATURDAY, MAY 29TH – SUNDAY, JUNE 13, 2010
LENGTH OF TRIP: 15 DAYS
AREAS FISHED: HURRICANE BANK, CLARION BUFFER ZONE
TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: ACCURATE FISHING PRODUCT
FISH COUNT: 180 YELLOWFIN TUNA 140 WAHOO
39 fish over 200 lbs
3 fish over 300 lbs.
1st PLACE JACKPOT 305.5 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY THAD PEACH OF STANLEY, NC
2ND PLACE JACKPOT 302.1 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY BILL WALSH OF CHINO HILLS, CA
3RD PLACE JACKPOT 298.5 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY SAM OLSON, FREDERICKSBURG, TX
318
Ken Barton
296.5
Brian Hayes
288
Robert Baker
279.7
Brian Hayes
274
Jesse Baker
271.5
Richard Goka
266.3
Thad Peach
266
Joe Arimitsu
263.2
BudMauerhan
262.3
Joe Arimitsu
258.6
BudMauerhan
253
Brian Hayes
252
Leo Reihsen
250.8
Mike Butler
250.8
Sam Olson
250.8
Brian Hayes
250.6
Joe Arimitsu
246.5
Jesse Baker
241.8
Bill Walsh
241
Brian Hayes
240
ScottyPomeroy
239.5
Thad Peach
232
AL Jackson
227.6
Robert Baker
227
Bob Michener
225.9
Bob Michener
225
Jesse Baker
224.8
Bill Mauerhan
223
Bill Walsh
220
Paul Oster
219.8
Bill Walsh
219
Brian Hayes
216
Al Jackson
214
Bob Cherry
213
Bob Rubalcaba
210
Bob Cherry
205
Bob Lubac
203.3
Bob Michener
201.9
Sam Olson
ETA @ 8:30 AM Sunday
June 12, 2010
Good morning folks. After a long ride home we are now in the final stretch. The weather has been ok just a little annoying after 3 days. It looks like we will be in tomorrow morning at 830. We will be looking forward to seeing everyone.
Andy Cates
June 10, 2010
Good morning folks. We had a nice ride last night and so far today it's not to bad. Actually it's pretty nice out. We got things cleaned up this morning and ready to go. We will be in on Sunday and have some big fish to weigh up at the scale. Should be an exciting time for some of the anglers. Weather outlook is fair with a great 72 hour forecast. We will report again tomorrow.
Andy Cates
June 8, 2010
Good evening folks. We had another good day today with some big fish to show for our efforts. With the end of the trip now the focus is on the weather up above. We have had flat calm weather the entire trip and worried we will pay for it on the way home.
We will see.
Andy Cates
June 7, 2010
Good evening folks. Yesterday we ran out to the Bank and it paid off well. We had great wahoo fishing until the afternoon and then took off. Today was really a great day with good fishing on big fish and great weather. Winding down the trip we are hoping for another day like today tomorrow.
We will report then
Andy Cates
June 5, 2010
Good evening folks. We did have a great day today and hopefully things are on a turn for the better. The weather is great and looks to hold for a little longer. We will report again tomorrow
Andy Cates
June 4, 2010
Good evening folks. A little better today with a few chances on nicer fish. Two fish on the kite brought in a 228 and a 218. Most of the other fish caught were from 80 to 100 pounds. We had a couple of other chances on bigger fish and things didn't work out, but happy to have the chance and hoping for more tomorrow.
We did have a winner on an Accurate reel. Thad Peach took the Boss reel with a 150 pounder. The kite fish don't count in the Accurate Jack Pot. Any way we will report tomorrow and hoping for another good day.
Andy Cates
June 3, 2010
Good evening folks. Another tough day with only 15 tuna for the day. Only thing was they were a little better size. 80 to 120 pounds with a 140 and a 180 mixed in. So maybe tomorrow. The weather is great and we are enjoying that . These are long days with this slow fishing.
Andy Cates
June 2, 2010
Good evening folks. We started off a little on the down side today. 25 tuna from 50 to 90 pounds. Not too bad on the sharks but really not all that great all around. Although we have had worse, that's for sure. The weather is great and we are hoping for some bigger fish tomorrow.
Andy Cates
May 31, 2010
Good evening folks. Great weather today. A great way to travel. Tomorrow is our last day of travel with a wahoo seminar. Lets hope there are some around. not much to report See you tomorrow
Andy Cates
May 30, 2010
Good afternoon folks.
We made a couple of stops and caught a handful of albacore. We caught enough for dinner tomorrow night and continued on down. The potential of the area looked pretty good. We never used any bait so it was hard to gauge what could have been. None the less sign of Longfin. Another long Range boat in the area had stops as well and will hopefully end up with a nice day. We are anxious to see how he ends up. The weather is nice and we are still looking for hopefully more sign of fish as we head down.
Andy Cates
Good morning folks.
We left yesterday on our last long trip of the year. Accurate sponsored June Heat down to the Hurricane Bank. The bait looks great . Good size sardines, excellent for hook baits, should pull heavy string just fine. After a couple months of maintenance the boat is running fine . Lets hope it stays that way with no surprises. Today is a quick seminar and raffle. We have a couple of gift certificates from 5 Star fish processing and some Accurate gear to get ready and give out. The weather is nice, still cold but not much wind.
We will report again tomorrow
Andy Cates
Bill Roecker for FishingVideos.com & the San Diego Sportfishing Council
Net Update
May 26, 2010
Construction’s Done, Let The Fishing Commence!
The three San Diego landings have had their construction work completed, and the last one, Fisherman’s landing, has moved into the new building. Bill Hankins Construction did a fine job, noted Fisherman’s Landing manager Paul Morris, and finished ahead of schedule.
H&M Landing is done, the office folks are moved in and the place is ready to fish. Even the ice shack is looking good. There’s been some decent if sporadic yellowtail fishing lately and rockfish are biting, but the main bass bite has yet to begin.
The H&M lobby, tackle store and offices are also spacious and airy. The overall effect of all the construction at the San Diego Landings is wonderful, thanks to Bill Hankins. The buildings are clean and new and seem friendlier, larger and more accommodating. It’s been said there may be more parking in the lot and even more on the way, if a new area across the street gets approval.
Bill Roecker for FishingVideos.com & the San Diego Sportfishing Council
Net Update
January 21, 2009
Back-To-Back Cows
The Catchy Tackle-Pelagic 15-day trip aboard Red Rooster III returned January 21 with 19 anglers and skipper Andy Cates at the helm. The boat visited the Hurricane Bank, Clarion Island’s Buffer Zone and the southern banks off Baja, and found near-limits of tuna, with a good catch of wahoo as well. There were five cows aboard and two chartermasters for the two sponsoring companies: Fred Knilans and Sonny Jones.
Dylan Malmberg of Encinitas caught two cows on two casts, he said, and weighed them in at 249 and 229 pounds at the H&M Landing scales. The big one won first place. Dylan said it took a sardine on a 5/0 ringed Super Mutu hook.
“He got tail-wrapped and he almost spooled me,” said Dylan. “I sat on my rod with my feet off the deck. He fought me for two hours.”
Malmberg said he used 130-pound Momoi Diamond leader and 130-pound Line One Spectra on an Avet 50 reel and a Calstar 7455 XXH rod.
Catchy Tackle rep Fred Knilans won second place for a 237-pound yellowfin he got with a sardine on a ringed 5/0 Super Mutu hook. Fred said he used 130-pound Seaguar fluorocarbon and 130-pound Momoi Diamond line with 130-pound Izorline Spectra on n Avet 50 reel and a Calstar 760 M rod.
“He was a hard fighter,” said Fred. “I thought about my wife and kids the whole time.”
Bill Branstetter of Mission Viejo got a 235-pounder with a sardine on a 3/0 ringed Super Mutu hook on 100-pound Blackwater fluorocarbon and 130-pound Izorline Spectra on a Tiagra 30 reel and a Baja Boomer Jr. rod.
A shout went up from Bob “Scrappy” Michener of Oxnard when his 210-pounder was weighed.
“It’s my 40th cow,” said Bob. “I’ve been waiting a long time for this! He’s long and skinny, and he pulled hard. I got 36 of the 40 on Accurate reels.”
Bob said his tuna ate a sardine on a 12/0 Mustad circle hook tied to 130-pound Seaguar fluorocarbon, 100-pound Izorline mono and 130-pound Izorline Spectra on an Accurate 50 reel and a Calstar 760 XH rod.
CAPTAIN: ANDY CATES
DATE OF TRIP: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6TH – THURSDAY, JANUARY 21ST 2010
1st PLACE JACKPOT 249.1 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY DYLAN MALMBERG OF ENCINITAS, CA
2ND PLACE JACKPOT 237.2 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY FRED KNILANS OF RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA
3RD PLACE JACKPOT 235.5 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY BILL BRANDSTETTER OF MISSION VIEJOS, CA
229.1 LBS CAUGHT BY DYLAN MALMBERG
210.0 LBS CAUGHT BY BOB MICHENER
202 LBS CAUGHT BY BILL BRANDSTETTER
Jan. 20, 2010
Good afternoon folks. Well, it looks like our timing is excellent with the weather. We have had a very nice ride home and right now we are experiencing a huge north west ground swell and all the wind coming out of the south east. This is putting the wind at our stern an actually pushing us up the line. We are making great speed and should be safe in the bay sometime tonight. Our ETA for tomorrow is 8:00 AM but we will be in the bay around midnight.
Our next trip sponsored by Izorline leaves Feb 12 and it is a fly home trip that will give you the option of avoiding this ride up the line. With the fish on the Lower banks, this could make a perfect finish as it looks to be the water is sustaining a warm temperature of 76 degrees and should hold through March. With the extended day trip the Outside spots will be a great bet for wahoo and tuna especially in the later months we see and traditionally catch more wahoo at the Hurricane bank as the season continues. The scheduled trip is a go and we are looking forward to having more people interested as we move into the winter time fishery. Call the office if you have any questions about rental tackle or the status on the passenger load. The boat will be heading down on Feb 12 so get your spot now.
Andy Cates
Jan. 17, 2010
Good morning folks. Yesterday was pretty tough for us here. We moved around a bit trying to get in position and could not get on fish that would bite. You want to talk about frustrating. Any way we went up and caught bait last night and have a few tuna this morning. It looks like we have some fish gathered on us so we are hoping to pick here today. Biggest fish was high hundreds about 190. I sure hope this spot works out, so far better than yesterday.
Andy Cates
Jan. 15, 2010
Good morning folks, we are heading up to finish off at the lower banks. We will be there in the morning we will report again tomorrow.
Andy Cates
Jan. 13, 2010
Good evening folks. A couple of chances on big fish matched with a couple of tackle failures. We did manage 8 fish from 150 to 185 pounds but landed nothing bigger. We are giving it one more day here and then heading up to finish off at the Lower Banks. We saw just enough sign here to try it again so hopefully it works out.
Andy Cates
Jan. 12, 2010
Good evening folks. We finished our day off nice with an area that had sign of big fish. We had about 8 bites in the afternoon and managed to land a 223, a 235, 236 and a 241. Needless to say we will be trying it again tomorrow and releasing fish under the 200 mark. Lets hope it works out.
Andy Cates
Jan. 12, 2010
Good morning folks. Yesterday we had another good day of fishing with the biggest fish caught by Bob Michner and he won himself a Pelagic jacket for his efforts. His winning fish was 206 and that was the biggest for the day. More of the stock grade fish this morning, but I think we are going to take a look around and see if there are any big ones somewhere.
We will report again tomorrow
Andy Cates
Jan. 10, 2010
Good evening folks. We had a really nice first day here today. Excellent action on fish from 75 to 230 pounds. There were a few bigger ones mixed in but up to 180 pounds was the biggest. Tomorrow we are going to spend some time looking around to see if there is much bigger fish. Bill Campbell won the daily jack pot with a 200 dollar gift certificate to Angers Center in Newport beach. He was stoked.
Tomorrow it looks like biggest fish will get a Pelagic jacket.
We will report again tomorrow
Andy Cates
Jan. 8, 2010
Another day of travel with very nice weather. A tuna seminar and a little rigging this afternoon and that was it. Not much else to report, one more day of travel tomorrow.
Andy Cates
Jan. 7, 2010
Good morning folks. So far, we have had very nice weather on our 15 day Pelagic/Catchy Tackle Sponsored trip. We had a great raffle yesterday afternoon and I would like to thank Pelagic, Catchy tackle ,Mustad hooks and Five star fish processing for the contributions for the trip. John Grabowski and David Dudley put together Mustad bags for each passenger full of hooks and hats that I hope will be useful throughout the trip.
Today we did a quick seminar on Jack Pot and fish processing and are headed down. Where, I am not sure yet, but South it is.
We will report again tomorrow!
Andy Cates & Crew
Bill Roecker for FishingVideos.com & the San Diego Sportfishing Council
Foursome For Joe’s Guys
Joe D’Aquisto docked Red Rooster III at H&M Landing January 5 after a ten-day trip with 15 anglers, who bagged four cows along with a good catch of other tuna.
Michael Rosenthal won first place for a 231.7-pound tuna that bit his sardine on a 3/0 ringed Super Mutu hook. He said he fished with 130-pound Blackwater fluorocarbon and 130-pound Line One Spectra on an Avet 30 reel and an "Armbreaker" short rod of five feet made by Calstar.
Hans Rueckert of LA took an hour and a half and a skiff ride to bag the larger of his two cows for second place. That one weighed 220.7 pounds. The smaller one went 202.6 pounds. He used the same outfit: a sardine on a 4/0 ringed Super Mutu hook on 80-pound Big Game on a Tiagra 30 reel and a Calstar 7670 H rod.
Terry Marx of Las Vegas won third place for his 220.5-pounder, which he got with a sardine on a 7/0 ringed Super Mutu hook tied to 130-pound Yo-Zuri line and 130-pound Line One backing on a Penn 50 SW reel and a Lamiglass acid wrap 5110 rod.
Ed Scheenstra of LA bagged a 205.4-pound tuna.
CAPTAIN: JOE D’ACQUISTO
DATE OF TRIP: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26th 2009 –TUESDAY, JANUARY 5TH 2010
LENGTH OF TRIP: 10 DAYS
AREAS FISHED: ALIJOS ROCKS, 300 POUND BANK, RIDGE, & SAN BONITOS ISLAND
TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: TRIP 28S09/ NEW YEARS SPECIAL 2009
FISH COUNT: 149 YELLOWFIN TUNA 96 YELLOWTAIL 35 DORADO 1WAHOO
1st PLACE JACKPOT 231.7 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY MICHAEL ROSENTHAL OF PHOENIX, AZ
2ND PLACE JACKPOT 220.7 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY HANS RUECKERT OF GRANADA HILLS, CA
3RD PLACE JACKPOT 220.5 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY TERRY MARX OF LAS VEGAS, NV
205.4 LBS CAUGHT BY ED SCHEESTRA 202.6 LBS CAUGHT BY HANS RUECKERT
Jan. 4, 2010
Good Afternoon Folks
We ended our trip by going into the beach and catching some bottom grabbers. We are all done and on our way home. We should be at the dock at 8:00. Weather is absolutely beautiful. Have a nice afternoon. We will report back later.
Joe and Crew RR 3
Jan 3, 2010
Good Evening Folks
We had a good day of yellowtail fishing and are heading up. We will be finishing up the trip tomorrow. We are going to do a couple drifts for some rockfish then heading home to San Diego. The yellowtail are from 16 to 18 pounds. We've had a great trip and are looking forward to going home to weigh up our catch. Have a great night we will report back later.
Joe ands Crew RR 3
Jan 2, 2010
Good Afternoon Folks
Today we fish the ridge for a couple of hours. We had some yellowtail, handful of tuna and one wahoo. We are heading up to Benitos island tomorrow and will be trying our luck for yellowtail. Most of the fish on the ridge we're small and we threw them back. We are hopping for better quality tomorrow. Wish us luck.
Joe and Crew RR 3
Jan 1, 2010
Good Morning Folks
We have sixty fish for the morning and are still fishing. The fish is fifty to sixty pounds with an occasional one ninety to one hundred. This is beautiful fish for the RSW. We are stocked with are morning and are hoping it will continue. Will report back this evening. Also Happy New Year to all.
Joe and Crew RR 3
Dec. 31, 2009
Good Evening Folks
We had a good one on the bank. We ended up with nine fish. The smallest was one eighty pounder and the biggest was two hundred and seven pounds. We ended up with three or four over two for the day. Tomorrow we will be fishing the flathead bank to try and get some more fish to round the trip out nicely. We will report back later.
Joe and crew RR3
Dec. 30, 2009
Good Evening Folks. We arrived at the three hundred pound bank at eleven o'clock. We got the anchor down at one. It took a little while for the fish to get on us but at three we where busy. We ended up with eight fish, one maybe over two, the rest where one hundred and twenty pounds to one hundred and ninety pounds. We had a few casualties and lost one big one at gaff. We are staying here tonight and will be here tomorrow. Wish us luck. Will report back tomorrow.
Joe and Crew RR3
Dec. 29, 2009
Good Afternoon Folks. We started out great this morning on forty pound fish with a handful of better ones. This afternoon the current changed and the fish all moved off the edge. We are now heading into to the lower banks in hopes of trophies. Wish us luck.
Joe and RR3 crew
Dec. 28, 2009
Good evening folks, We got down to the rocks at ten and started to fish. When we first started it looked really good and then the current died. We didn't get our current back all day till dark. We scratched during the afternoon on that forty to fifty pound fish. Which was average for the day with an occasional twenty five pounder or seventy pounder. We will be here tomorrow wish us luck. The weather is beautiful, grease calm.
Joe and crew RR 3
Dec. 27, 2009
Good morning folks
We are heading out on our annual 10 new years with a great group of anglers. We are planning to go to Alijos Rocks first to get some filler fish and then go down to cow town from there. We will be at the rocks tomorrow. Wish us luck and we will report back later.
