Sept. 21, 2011
Good evening folks. Really a nice day today.
The fish at Benitos are all nice grade. 18 to 25 pounds with a few
bigger. Long drifts with action the entire time. Mostly Yo -Yo fish
but biting the sardine on the heavy biting stops. Classic Benitos
fishing.
We are on our way out to Guadalupe hoping to
get our Jack Pot settled. It does sound like a tall order but with a
little luck it may happen. Still not much sign there but looking for
Jackpots doesn't seem like too much.
We will see
Andy Cates
Sept. 19, 2011
Good evening folks. We had a tough first day offshore. The
beginning of the end was 2 nice schools that would not bite. We even
took over a school from another boat and that didn't last very long.
We were due for a tough day with the great luck we have had.
Hopefully we can make up for it. Tomorrow we try for yellows.
Hopefully we can put together a nice day .
Andy Cates
Izorline Trip Scores
Joe D’Acquisto docked Red Rooster III at H&M
Landing September 18 at the end of a six-day trip sponsored by
Izorline.
“We fished three days offshore,” said Joe, “and
a day each at Cedros and Guadalupe Islands. We were just about
limited out on tuna and yellowtail.”
Kent Fukumoto of Santa Ana won first place for
a 75.4-pound yellowfin tuna, the only one of 11 big tuna hooked at
Guadalupe that escaped the hungry sharks nearby. He said he bagged
it with a sardine on a 3/0 ringed Super Mutu hook on 50-pound
Seaguar Premier fluorocarbon, 50-pound Izorline and 100-pound
Izorline spectra. He fished with a Trinidad 30 reel and a Calstar
700 H rod. The fight lasted a half-hour, said Kent and the sharks
were chasing his fish when it was gaffed aboard.
Andy Perez of Anaheim won second place for a
26.2-pound tuna. Ian Burke of Lakeside got a 23.8-pound yellowtail
for third place, and Joshua Finger of Scottsdale, AZ won the coveted
trolling jacket for an 18-pound yellowfin he got with a cedar plug.
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Sept. 17, 2011
Good Afternoon Folks
Sorry for not reporting yesterday. We had a really
tuff day we had four bluefin for our efforts. We saw lots of fish they just
didn't want to play. Today was another story we had a great day so good we
had to drive away from them biting as we where out of time. We will be
checking in to Ensenada tonight. Then going to us customs in the morning. If
all goes well we should be at the dock between six and seven. We turn
around tomorrow for another six day .Wish us luck. The weather is absolutely
beautiful grease calm and we hope it stays that way.
Thanks Joe and RR3 Crew
Sept. 15, 2011
Good Evening Folks
We fished Guadalupe today and it was not all that cool. The sharks where
really aggressive and ate almost everything we did manage to scrape one
seventy pound tuna away from them. We are on our way to fish offshore wish
us luck as we will need it. We will report back later. The weather is great
and hope it continues to be that way.
Joe and RR3 Crew
Sept. 14, 2011
Good Evening Folks
We fished for yellowtail today and it was good fishing. It was slow in
the morning but by lunch time it was game on. The yellows are sixteen to
eighteen pounds with a few better ones mixed in. We are on our way to
Guadalupe which sounded really slow today but we are hopping that tomorrow
things have changed. The weather is absolutely beautiful. Wish us luck for
tomorrow cause it sounds like we will need it. We will report back tomorrow.
Joe and RR3 Crew
Sept. 13, 2011
Good Evening Folks
Today we fished offshore and it wasn't all that. The
weather came up and the fish went down. We all saw a little bit of sign but
it just didn't want to bite. We are on our way to the island to try for
yellows. There has been good sign so our hopes are up. Keep your fingers
crossed that it wants to bite tomorrow. We will report back tomorrow.
Joe and RR3 Crew
CharkBait Finds Tuna, ‘Tails
Andy Cates docked Red Rooster III at H&M Landing
September 12 after an excellent four-day trip with 24 anglers and CharkBait
owner Mark Smith aboard as chartermaster.
“It was seven-day fishing on a four-day trip,” remarked
Cates on the dock. “It was almost too good. We had wide-open fishing on
yellowfin and bluefin tuna offshore, excellent fishing for yellowtail at
Cedros Island, and wide-open offshore again on the way back, ending up with
near-limits around. And we had great weather.”
Darren Sato of Irvine jigged up the winning
yellowtail, a 31-pounder that struck his blue and white Salas 6X Jr. at the
big island. He told dock reporter Bill Roecker he fished with 40-pound
Izorline, 60-pound Izorline spectra on an Avet JX reel and a Calstar 610
rod.
John Antoline of Placentia won second place for a
26-pounder, and “Tutt” Tuttoilmondo of Lake Elsinore won third place for a
25.6-pound yellowtail
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CAPTAIN: ANDY CATES
DATE OF TRIP: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH, -
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH 2011
LENGTH OF TRIP: 4 DAYS
AREAS FISHED: OFF SHORE, CEDROS
TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: TRIP 17- CHARKBAIT
FISH COUNT: 300 YELLOWFIN TUNA 119 BLUEFIN TUNA 299 YELLOWTAIL 5
DORADO
1st PLACE JACKPOT 31.0 LBS YELLOWTAIL AUGHT BY
DARREN SATO OF IRVINE, CA
2ND PLACE JACKPOT 26.0 LBS YELLOWTAIL CAUGHT
BY JOHN ANTOLINE OF ROWLAND HEIGHTS OF CA
3RD
PLACE JACKPOT 25.6 LBS YELLOWTAIL CAUGHT BY GERARD TUTTOILMONDO OF LAKE ELSINORE
OF CA
REMARKS:
TROLLING JACKPOT 20.9 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY WILLIAM CLARK
Sept. 10, 2011
Good evening folks.
We had a great day at the Island. Nice grade of fish. 16 to 22 pounds with
some fish up to 30 pounds. Action all day right up untill evening, We dropped
the anchor for dinner and will be paddy hopping tomorrow in hopes of Dorado. It
sounds like the weather is good and we should have a nice ride up tonight, What
a great day.
Andy Cates
Sept. 9, 2011
Good evening folks.
Our first day of a 4 day started off with a bang.
Aquarium style fishing on school size Blue fin and Yellowfin. A great 3 hour
stop that left everyone exhausted after non stop action. The afternoon brought a
few dorado as we worked our way down to Cedros and stopped on kelps.
We will be at Cedros first thing in the morning and looking for a nice day of
yellowtail fishing. The weather has gotten better all day and we should have a
nice ride tonight.
We will report again tomorrow
Andy Cates
Sept. 7, 2011
Good Evening Folks
We had a day and half trip today. We left the dock early in order to be able
to make it down to that lower yellowfin zone. We made it down to the area at
around nine and the edge was not to be found. There was us and five other boats
and no one ended up find them. We ended up having a beautiful day kelp fishing.
We had a great day on dorado and a few yellowfin with some small yellows mixed
in. The dorado are eight to eighteen. The few yellowfin that we caught are the
same as the dorado. The yellows are from eight to twenty five with alot of
shakers mixed in. The weather is beautiful, grease calm just the way we like it.
We will be at the dock at around nine o'clock.
Joe and RR3 Crew
CAPTAIN: JOE D’ACQUISTO
DATE OF TRIP: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND- ,
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH, 2011
LENGTH OF TRIP: 3 DAYS
AREAS FISHED: OFF SHORE
TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: TRIP 15- LABOR DAY TRIP
FISH COUNT: 272 YELLOWFIN TUNA 28 DORADO 13 BLUEFIN
1st PLACE JACKPOT 24.8 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA
CAUGHT BY MITCH CHAVIRA OF CARLSBAD, CA
2ND PLACE JACKPOT 24.6 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT
BY CHARLIE MCGHEE OF ENCINITAS, CA
3RD
PLACE JACKPOT 21.2 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY JAMES YEE OF SAN DIEGO, CA
REMARKS:
TROLLING JACKPOT 15.2 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY LEE ALPERN OF LOS
ANGELES, CA
Sept. 4, 2011
Good Evening Folks We had another great day of fishing offshore today and are
on our way home. We had a mix bag of fish again today. The majority being
yellowfin, with also a couple handfuls of dorado and bluefin to go with it.
The morning was slow but by lunch time it was game on if you found the right
school. The only bad thing about this body of fish is that it keeps going south
and not north. We will be in tomorrow around nine or nine thirty. The weather is
nice but not grease.
Joe and RR3 Crew
Sept. 3, 2011
Good Evening Folks. We had a great day in the offshore ground. We had dorado,
bluefin and yellowfin. The average size is sixteen pounds with a few better
ones. Wish us luck for tomorrow as we will be offshore again and also hope the
weather stays the same or comes down to grease calm.
Joe and RR3 Crew
Sept. 2, 2011
CAPTAIN: ANDY
CATES
DATE OF TRIP: SUNDAY,
AUGUST 28TH- FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND, 2011
LENGTH OF TRIP: 5 DAYS
AREAS FISHED: CEDROS, OFF SHORE
TRIP/CHARTER
MASTERS: TRIP 14- LARRY BROWN CHARTER
FISH COUNT:
320 BLUEFIN TUNA, 210 YELLOWTAIL, 90 YELLOWTAIL, 1 WHITE
SEA BASS
1st PLACE JACKPOT 51.0 LBS YELLOWTAIL CAUGHT BY PHILLIP BELL OF PLAYA DEL RAY, CA
2ND PLACE JACKPOT 39.4LBS YELLOWTAIL CAUGHT BY LARRY BROWN OF
PLAYA DEL RAY, CA
3RD
PLACE JACKPOT 36.6LBS YELLOWTAIL
CAUGHT BY DAVID LEFFAN OF EL PASO, CA
REMARKS: TROLLING JACKPOT 14.6
LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY PAUL JOHNSON
Sept 2, 2011
Outdoor Writer Bill Roecker
Top O’ The Morning
Phil Bell of Playa del Rey
and the LA Rod & Reel Club had a pretty good start to one of his days
aboard the Red Rooster III with skipper Andy Cates when the boat stopped to
fish overnight at Cedros Island on a five-day Larry Brown charter.
“I was sleeping in the
galley about four a.m. when the cook woke me up to say that deckhand Tom had
just got a whopper yellowtail. He gaffed it himself. So I got up and went
outside, and got a big white seabass, a huge yellowtail and a thresher shark,”
said Phil to dock reporter Bill Roecker at H&M Landing September 2. He was
helped to display his fish by his son Andy of Coos Bay, OR.
Phil won first place for
his big “biscuit,” caught on a mackerel on a dropper loop sunk with eight
ounces of weight. He said he used 60-pound Izorline and 80-pound Power Pro
spectra on an Avet LX reel and a Seeker Black Steel 6465 H rod. The white
seabass weighed 51 pounds, a sleek trophy in itself. His big yellowtail weighed
43 pounds.
Larry Brown of Playa del
Rey won second place for a 39.4-pound yellowtail. He wanted to thanks some of
his sponsors: Avet Izorline, Owner and Phenix Rods. David Leffman of El Paso
won third place for a 36.6-pound yellowtail.
Lisa Kenny of San Diego
got her best yellowtail ever, a 32-pounder, and posed with Captain Cates.
Sept. 1, 2011
Good afternoon folks.
We finished off today with a great stop on Bluefin and
yellowfin. Got what we needed and now are on our way home. The weather last
night was poor and going up the beach we hope we find a better ride.
We will be in at 800 in the morning and the boat leaves
on a 3 day. The prospects look good especially if the weather comes down.
Andy Cates Aug.30, 2011
Good morning folks
Yesterday we had a great day of yellowtail fishing.
Flat calm no wind and hot. Most fish from 15 to 22 pounds
. No stand outs. Very fun drift fishing.
So far this morning we have a few nice yellows up to 40
pounds and one White Seabas about 50 pounds. So far they look to be the Jack
pot fish . But time will tell.
Great weather and we will be offshore tomorrow to finish
a great trip Andy Cates
Aug. 29, 2011
Good afternoon folks
We had an excellent first day with wide open Bluefin and
yellowfin tuna.
What a great way to get started. The weather was perfect
and now we're heading down to Cedros for hopefully some yellowtail action.
We had a great raffle yesterday and Larry Brown and the
passengers came up with 1600 dollars for donations. All items were raffled and
appreciated.
Thanks to:
Avet Reels
Pheonix Rods
Shimano
Body Glove wetsuits
Baja Fish gear
Big Hammer swim baits
Izorline
Sportfishing Magazine
Sportsman seafood
Invisa swivel
Ken Bush custom rods
High tide sportfishing's Holy Mackere & HT jigs Long
Range sportfishing San Diego style Book Aftco Booya AA worms/Optimum Knot 2
Kinky Fisherman's processing Chuck Byron art MDRA WON Thanks again we will
report again tomorrow
Andy Cates
Outdoor writer Bill Roecker 8/28/2011 Andy Cates returned Red Rooster III to her berth at H&M
Landing August 28 following a seven-day Izorline trip with owner Steve
Ichinokuchi aboard, along with 18 other anglers.
Cates reported the day
before: “So far today has worked out with Bluefin, Yellowfin and a couple of
Albacore. Things have changed with flat calm weather and all day drifts.
The start of the stop was
wide open and then tapered off to a pick. You get flurries on fish as you
drift. Light line is best with 25 and 30-pound line with Seaguar flourocarbon.
The fish are small so a small hook works out as well. We are going to drift
until 300 and then head it for home. Hopefully we can get a few more hits.
“Epic yellowfin fishing in
the afternoon,” he reported later. “We drove away from them and headed home; an
epic ending of a great trip.”
Cates told Roecker, “We
got our trophies at The Rocks. Fishing was good on The Ridge, and prospects for
tuna look good between there and Punta Eugenia, maybe on the same fish that
were on the Petrel Bank earlier. Yesterday we had near-limits on tuna of
combined species.”
Paul Oster of Mammoth
Lakes won first place and the Izorline Trophy for a 109-pound yellowfin. He
said it came to him after biting a sardine on a 3/0 ringed Owner Mutu hook tied
to 40-pound Seaguar fluorocarbon leader. He used 40-pound Izorline and 80-pound
Line One spectra on an Accurate 665 reel and a Calstar 760 ML rod.
Ceasar Requindin of San
Marcos won second place and the Coveted Trolling Jacket for a 99-pound tuna and
one a great deal smaller, about 14 pounds. Mike Hobbick of Fullerton won third
place for a 98.2-pound tuna.
Mike said he had thrown
his very expensive, foreign-made reel into the water after its drag system
failed on the one fish. It was still attached to the rod, he said, because the
nuts holding it were locked jam-tight.
“I wrote a letter about my
feelings to the company,” he stated.
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CAPTAIN: ANDY
CATES
DATE OF TRIP: SUNDAY,
AUGUST 21ST- SUNDAY, AUGUST 28TH, 2011
LENGTH OF TRIP:7 DAYS
AREAS FISHED: OFF SHORE, ALIJOS, CEDROS, RIDGE
TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS:
TRIP 13- IZORLINE SPONSOR
FISH COUNT:LIMITS OF YELLOWFIN TUNA, LIMITS OF YELLOWTAIL, 2 ALBACORE
1st PLACE JACKPOT 109.4LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY PAUL
OSTER OF MAMMOTH LAKES, CA 2ND PLACE JACKPOT 99.6 YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY CEASER
REGUINDIN OF SAN MARCOS, CA 3RD
PLACE JACKPOT 98.4 LBS YELLOWFIN
TUNA CAUGHT BY MIKE HOBBIK OF FULLERTON,CA REMARKS: TROLLING JACKPOT 14.6
LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY CEARSER REGUINDIN
Aug 27, 2011
good afternoon folks.
So far today has worked out with Bluefin, Yellowfin and a
couple of Albacore.
Things have changed with flat calm weather and all day
drifts.
The start of the stop was wide open and then tapered off
to a pick. You get flurry's on fish as you drift. Light line is best 25 and 30
pound with Seagar flourocarbon. The fish are small so a small hook works out as
well.
We are going to drift untill 300 and then head it for
home. Hopefully we can get a few more hits.
Andy Cate Aug 26, 2011
Good evening folks.
We made a few stops this morning and picked up a few
yellows. With what we had we left before lunch and started heading up. We will
be in the Bluefin grounds tomorrow . I hope we can get lucky and finish off
with some action. It would make a nice finish to a great trip Andy Cates
Aug 25, 2011
Good evening folks.
We started off this morning with epic yellowtail fishing.
Typical ridge yellow fishing at it's finest. We did see some tuna which was
good but not biting. Hopefully some tuna fill in there soon. The water and
conditions were plenty good. We ran up the line and looked for kelps and struck
out on that and hit a few areas of porpoise for nothing. We decided to go up
and mess around at Cedros tomorrow mostly just to put us in position for the
Bluefin and yellowfin area the next day. It sounds like the weather up there is
coming down and should be nice for us . Hopefully the fish bite and we can end
with more action.
Andy Cates
Aug. 24, 2011
Good afternoon folks.
More of the same here at the Rocks. very challenging
fishing. We have 18 tuna and 10 yellowtail. Half of the tuna are nice fish , up
to 100lbs but very hard to catch. Between the light line and sharks it is
hard to stay at it.
It looks like we may leave here this afternoon and head
in for some ridge action. That way everyone can get a bite. And yes it is still
windy.
Andy Cates
Aug 23, 2011 Good evening folks
We got in at the Rocks at 1100 and got the anchor down.
No jig strikes on our tour around the rocks.
We picked 16 tuna and had a tough day with dragging
anchor. A lot of wind mid day. 6 Tuna from 30 to 80 pounds the other ten 15 to
25lbs. Fish were lost by sharks and light line failures.
We decided to try
it again tomorrow and if it is poor we will go offshore and look for kelps.
We will report
again tomorrow.
Andy Cates
Aug. 22, 2011
Good morning folks. We left yesterday on a
longer summer trip. A 7 day sponsored by Izorline. Steve and Jim are out
with us and looking for a nice week of fishing.
We are headed down and bypassing the Yellowfin /
Bluefin area . Things sounded a little spotty in that area but still
fish to be had.
We are headed down and make a decision on
starting point this afternoon.
Andy Cates
Under A Paddy
The only albacore of the trip and the first longfin
of the summer for Red Rooster III came to long-time regular angler Ron
Hirao of Huntington Beach on a three-day trip with skipper Andy Cates
that returned to H&M Landing August 21. Ron won first place in the
jackpot for the rare critter.
“We had another fantastic day of fishing,” Cates
reported the day before docking. “The yellowfin season is on. Same grade
of fish 15 to 22 pounds, maybe a couple bigger. The action was great
with if you can believe this. We had 46 jigstrikes in the last two days,
with four people on a trolling team. A lot of stopping and going mixed
in with wide open, in-the-corner stops.”
Hirao’s jackpot winning albacore weighed 35.2
pounds, and bit a sardine on a tiny size four Owner Flyliner hook tied
to 20-pound Seaguar fluorocarbon. He fished with 25-pound Ande line and
65-pound Power Pro spectra on an Avet HX reel and a Phenix 700 H rod.
Armando Castillo of Oxnard won second place for a
26.6-pound yellowfin, and the coveted trolling jacket for a 22-pounder.
Tony Gonzalez of Monterey Park won third place for a 22.4-pound open
water yellowfin tuna.
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CAPTAIN: ANDY CATES
DATE OF TRIP: THURSDAY, AUGUST 18TH-
SUNDAY, AUGUST 21ST, 2011
LENGTH OF TRIP: 3 DAYS
AREAS FISHED: OFF SHORE
TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: TRIP 12- BOB MICHENER &
FRIENDS
FISH COUNT: LIMITS OF YELLOWFIN TUNA, 10 DORADO, 2 BLUEFIN TUNA, 3
YELLOWTAIL, 1 ALBACORE
1st PLACE JACKPOT 35.2 LBS ALBACORE CAUGHT
BY RON HIRAO OF HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA
2ND PLACE JACKPOT 26.6LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA
CAUGHT BY ARMANDO CASTILLO OF OXNARD, CA
3RD
PLACE JACKPOT 22.4LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY TONY GONZALEZ OF MONTEREY
PARK, CA
REMARKS: TROLLING JACKPOT 20.2 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY ARMANDO
CASTILLO
Sat. 20, 2011
Good evening folks.
We had another fantastic day of fishing. The yellowfin season is on. Same
grade of fish 15 to 22 pounds . Maybe a couple bigger. The action was great
with if you can believe this. 46 Jigsrtikes in the last 2 days. And 4 people
on a trolling team. A lot of stopping and going mixed in with wide open in
the corner stops.
Everyone had a great time and the excitement is here. Let's hope it holds
up and more is to come.
Andy Cates
Aug. 19, 2011
Good afternoon folks. So far today we have had a great day of fishing.
Yellowfin tuna, Dorado and yellowtail. The Yellowfin seems to be a new area
and a nice spread of fish. Perfect for these shorter trips. 15 to 22 pound
fish with a little variety mixed in. We did have a slow start this morning
but when we got in the area things changed for the better. We still have the
afternoon and evening so we will report later.
Andy Cates
Aug. 18, 2011
Good evening folks. We left this afternoon on a 3 day trip and hoping
that the offshore scene pays off. It sounds like the weather is decent and
some fish around. Hopefully tomorrow is our lucky day. We have a great load
of bait and ready to go.
Andy Cates
West Coast Anglers
Captain Joe D’Acquisto backed Red
Rooster III into her slip August 18 after a five-day West Coast Anglers trip
with co-charter masters David Rosenthal and Robert Peterson and 17 other
anglers aboard. They fished offshore, at Cedros Island and up the beach,
said Joe.
Three halibut were caught, two by
charter master Rosenthal and one by Peterson, when the boat tried inshore up
the beach.
James Pollard of Grand Terrace won
first place for his 40-pound Bluefin tuna. He told dock reporter Bill
Roecker it bit on a sardine and a 2/0 ringed Owner Super Mutu hook. He used
40-pound Seaguar premier fluorocarbon, 40-pound Big Game line, 60-pound
Izorline spectra backing on an Avet JX reel and a Graftech seven-foot rod.
Dan O’Leary of Pt. Loma won second
place for a 38.3-pound Bluefin and Pete Peterson, Robert’s brother, won
third place for a 37.2-pound Bluefin tuna.
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CAPTAIN: JOE
D’ACQUISTO
DATE OF TRIP: SATURDAY,
AUGUST 13TH-, - THURSDAY, AUGUST 18TH, 2011
LENGTH OF TRIP:
5 DAYS
AREAS FISHED: CEDROS ISLAND, BEACH, OFF SHORE
TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS:
TRIP 11- WESTCOASTANGLER.COM
FISH COUNT:
190 YELLOWTAIL 66
BLUEFIN 31 DORADO 28 YELLOWFIN TUNA 3 HALIBUT
1st PLACE JACKPOT 40.9 LBS BLUEFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY JAMES POLLARD, GRAND TERRACE, CA
2ND PLACE JACKPOT 38.3 LBS BLUEFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY DAN O’LEARY OF
SAN DIEGO, CA
3RD
PLACE JACKPOT 37.95 BLUEFIN TUNA CAUGHT
BY PETE PETERSON OF LAKESIDE, CA
REMARKS: TROLLING JACKPOT 18.2
LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA DAN O’LEARY OF SAN DIEGO, CA
Aug. 16, 2011
Good Evening
Folks The morning started out slow but by the afternoon we on. We had a great
day of fishing. The yellows where twelve to eighteen pounds. We are going to try
the beach in hopes of more action. Wish us luck we will report back later.
Joe and RR3 Crew
Monday, August 15th: Yellowtail & Dorado 90 total
Aug. 14, 2011
Good
Evening Folks. Today we fished offshore and had a great day of fishing.
We had a mix bag of bluefin and yellowfin. 66 Bluefin and 28 Yellowfin.
We had twenty five of the thirty to sixty pound class tuna. The
afternoon was dead so we started to slide south we are going to fish
offshore tomorrow to see if we can get some kelps with yellowtail and
dorado. Wish us luck. We will report back later.
Joe and RR3 Crew
H&H Outdoor Marketing Trip
Andy
Cates brought Red Rooster III home from a five-day
Seaguar/Newell/Yo-Zuri trip with chartermaster Richard Hightower and 24
anglers aboard. They included John DeVries and Gerry Benedicto of
Seaguar, out for a holiday of fishing with their West Coast rep
Hightower. WON saltwater editor Brandon Hayward was also along. The
group found a good catch of yellowtail and bluefin tuna, along with
four super-sized white seabass produced during a visit to the
Cedros/Benitos zone.
Ron
Lloyd of Pacific Grove won first place for his 41.5-pound white
seabass. He said it bit a squid, made in the daylight at the islands.
The squish was pinned to a 3/0 ringed Super Mutu hook on 50-pound
Seaguar fluorocarbon and 80-pound Power Pro spectra. Ron used a Trinidad 20 reel and a seven-foot rod.
Charles
Lair of Moreno Valley got a 36-pound yellowtail to win second place.
Carl Schielzeth of Westminster won third place for a 35.1-pound
yellowtail. Rich Holland of Aliso Viejo stood in the lineup with his
honorable mention white seabass of 44.8 pounds
Additional report from Rich Holland
CAPTAIN: ANDY CATES
DATE OF TRIP: MONDAY, AUGUST 8TH- SATURDAY, AUGUST 13TH, 2011
LENGTH OF TRIP: 5 DAYS
AREAS FISHED: CEDROS ISLAND, BENITOS, OFF SHORE
TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: TRIP 10- NEWELL/ SEAGUAR/YO-ZURI
FISH COUNT: 275 YELLOWTAIL, 155 BLUEFIN, 10 YELLOWFIN TUNA & 2 WHITE SEABASS
1st
PLACE JACKPOT 41.5 LBS WHITE SEABASS CAUGHT BY RON LLOYD OF
PLEASANTON,CA
2ND PLACE JACKPOT 36.0 LBS YELLOWTAIL CAUGHT BY CHARLES LAIR OF MORENO VALLEY, CA
3RD PLACE JACKPOT 35.1 LBS YELLOWTAIL CAUGHT BY CARL SCHIELZETH OF WESTMINSTER, CA
REMARKS: TROLLING JACKPOT 14.9 LBS YELLOWTAIL CARL SCHIELZETH OF WESTMINSTER, CA
Aug. 13, 2011
Good
morning folks, Yesterday was a great day with a nice school of small
Bluefin. We got a school at 9:30 and drifted until 1:00 catching fish
the whole time. Starting out wide open and then tapering off to 4 to 6
going for hours. Certainly what we need to finish the trip off.
There is a little small yellowfin to go with but the attraction is
definitely the Bluefin. We did see bigger ones around the outside of
the school but only caught one 35 pounder. That one went in the galley
for Sushi.
We
leave today on another five day trip and the set up looks good. Joe
will be on and taking the Red Rooster to the grounds Good luck guys.
Andy Cates
Aug. 11, 20111
Good
evening folks. Today was pretty tough. Conditions went sour on the
south end and sent us scrambling around looking for sign of fish. We
ended up at Benitos late and didn't have that great of fishing. Heavy
impact from the sea lions. A lot of looking around and came to the
conclusion that Cedros needs a couple days to straighten out.
Tomorrow we will be offshore and hoping to finish off with some action on Bluefin.
Let's hope they are still biting tomorrow.
Andy Cates
Aug. 10, 2011
Good
evening folks We had a nice day of fishing today. Starting the morning
with a couple of nice White Seabass and a handful of nice yellows. From
there we scratched the rest of the day and fish untill dark.
We
decided to fish a half a day tomorrow in hopes of a few seabass and
nice grade yellows. Putting our selves in position for the last day
offshore. We will report again tomorrow
Andy Cates
Aug. 9, 2011
Good evening folks.
After
a long day to Benitos the evening paid off. We had steady action untill
dark and picked up 91 yellows . Nice grade 18 to 25 pounds.
The
Newell Hyabusa sponsored trip had a great giveaway with hook, Reels
Seagar spectra and flourocarbon. A few other items to go with. Of
course we were graced by Richard Hightower as well.
Andy Cates
“A Great Fight”
The
five-day Bekendam/Jackson trip aboard Red Rooster III with skipper Andy
Cates concluded August 8, when Cates docked the boat at H&M
Landing. Anthony Medina of Santa Ana won first place for his
42.85-pound yellowtail.
“It was a great fight,” said Anthony, “and it lasted about 15 minutes.”
He
said he got his prizewinner on a mackerel and a 4/0 Owner Super Mutu
hook tied to 40-pound Seaguar fluorocarbon. He also used 40-pound main
line, 65-pound Power Pro spectra backing, an Accurate BX-2 400 reel and
a Calstar 700 H rod.
Scooter
Richardson of Buell, ID won second place for a 40.85-pound ‘tail. Alan
Forbush of Grants Pass, OR found a 40-pound jurel, good for third place.
Ron
Hendrickson of Ontario won the trolling jackpot for a 21.7-pound yellow
that took an aluminum cedar plug. Ron owns Johnson Marine on West Holt
Blvd. in Ontario
CAPTAIN: ANDY CATES
DATE OF TRIP: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3RD – MONDAY, AUGUST 8TH, 2011
LENGTH OF TRIP: 5 DAYS
AREAS FISHED: CEDROS ISLAND, OFF SHORE
TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: TRIP 9- BEKENDAM/JACKSON
FISH COUNT: LIMITS OF YELLOWTAIL 65 DORADO 10 YELLOWFIN TUNA
1 WHITE SEABASS
1st PLACE JACKPOT 42.8LBS YELLOWTAIL CAUGHT BY ANTHONY MEDINA OF PLACENTIA, CA
2ND PLACE JACKPOT 40.85 LBS YELLOWTAIL CAUGHT BY SCOOTER RICHARDSON OF BUHL, ID
3RD PLACE JACKPOT 40.0 LBS YELLOWTAIL CAUGHT BY ALAN FORBUSCH OF GRANTS PASS, OR
REMARKS: TROLLING
JACKPOT 21.7 LBS YELLOWTAIL CAUGHT BY
RON HENDRICKSON
OF ONTATRIO, CA
Aug. 6, 2011
Good evening folks
We
finished off with 60 of those nice yellows. It was a great morning and
conditions look good down here again. We drifted around for Halibut and
accidently caught a 35 pound White Sea Bass. We will take it. We are
heading home tonight.
Andy Cates
Good morning folks.
Yesterday offshore kelp fishing was pretty epic.
With
all the yellow you wanted and then scratching 64 Dorado and 10 tuna in
the afternoon. The only bummer was the big south swell and wind from
the northwest. But all in all it was a great day. Aquarium style
fishing and everyone had a great day. I can't remember that good of
kelp fishing. You do have to go a long way though.
So
far this morning we have about 40 of these nice yellows at Cedros. 30
to 40 pound fish. With a few bigger We will report later.
Andy Cates
Aug. 4, 2011
Good evening folks.
The
offshore scene started with a good kelp for 75 yellows. Things looked
good and we were back at it looking for more. Not another kelp holding
fish. We covered another 60 miles for no kelps. Kind of anti climatic
but tomorrow we have hopes for another area that may also produce
Dorado. The weather is nice and looking forward to a busy day.
We will report again tomorrow
Andy Cates
Aug. 3, 2011
Good evening folks.
We
are headed out on another five day trip. Looking for some action
offshore tomorrow. It does look like the weather will be improving. A
big hurricane down south will make nice weather up here for us. Sounds
like the kelp paddy prospect is good. Just need to get on a good line
of kelps. Hopefully things will continue to warm up and send some
yellowfin tuna our way. We will try and keep in touch communication has
been tough with the satellite but we will do our best Andy Cates
Bluefin Jim’s ‘Tail Trip
Joe
D’Acquisto docked Red Rooster III at H&M Landing august 3 after the
seventh annual Bluefin Jim five-day charter with 32 anglers and
chartermaster Jim Casey. They found an excellent catch of bigger
yellowtail at Cedros Island, and brought home near-limits.
“We fished offshore and at Cedros,” said D’Acquisto. “We had excellent fishing at Cedros for average-size yellowtail.”
“The
weather was bad for tuna,” noted Bluefin Jim. “Although we did get some
yellows and dorado off kelps. The best of our fishing at Cedros was in
the lee at the south end near the salt plant. It was nice there. The
big ones bit all day on the second day. It was a steady pick, mostly on
bait. Thanks to Joe for a great trip! We released about 40 yellowtail.”
“Woody”
Wood of Highland won first place for a 43.95-pound yellowtail that
sucked in a large mackerel bait on an 8/0 Mustad 94150 bait hook. He
said he used 50-pound Izorline and 80-pound Izorline spectra on an Avet
HX reel and a Calstar custom 875 rod by Kenny’s Rod & Reel. The
fish was his best-ever tuna.
Henry Seiler of Fountain Valley won second place for a 43.25-pound yellowtail
Kris Tjon of Irvine and John Berg of Evanston, WY tied for third place with 42.9-pound yellows.
CAPTAIN: JOE D’ ACQUISTO
DATE OF TRIP: FRIDAY, JULY 29TH, - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3RD 2011
LENGTH OF TRIP: 5 DAYS
AREAS FISHED: CEDROS ISLAND, OFF CHORE
TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: TRIP 8- Bluefinjim.com
FISH COUNT: 300 YELLOWTAIL 10 DORADO 3 YELLOWFIN TUNA
1st PLACE JACKPOT 43.95 LBS YELLOWTAIL CAUGHT BY ARNOLD WOOD OF HIGHLAND, CA
2ND PLACE JACKPOT 43.25 LBS YELLOWTAIL CAUGHT BY FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA
3RD
PLACE JACKPOT 42.9 LBS YELLOWTAIL (SPILT JACKPOT) CAUGHT BY JOHN
BERG OF EVANSTON, WA & KRIS TIJON OF HIGHLAND, CA
REMARKS: TROLLING JACKPOT 15.5LBS LBS YELLOWTAIL CAUGHT BY BILL CAMPBELL OF ANAHEIM, CA
Aug. 1, 2011
Good Morning Folks
Sorry
we've been able to report but we have had no signal. We had a good day
the first day offshore with yellowtail, dorado, and a couple of
yellowfin tuna. The weather was really nasty and it made things tough.
We went in to Cedros Island and had a great day yesterday on
yellowtail. We had twelve to eighteen pound fish and the came back up
to the island and some cow yellows just before dark. This morning we
are fishing for cow yellows and are catching some at this time we have
fifteen with biggest one pushing fifty pounds the rest are forty
pounds. We are stoked to have great weather and good fishing. Just in
case this thing wont let me put out any more, we would like to thank
all our sponsors Shimano, owner hooks, Izorline, Salas jigs, lead
masters, big hammer lures, Berkley and five star for all the great
giveaways. Also thanks to bluefin Jim for putting this trip together.
Wish us luck we will report back later.
Joe and RR3 Crew
CAPTAIN: ANDY CATES
DATE OF TRIP: FRIDAY, JULY 22ND- FRIDAY, JULY 29TH, 2011
LENGTH OF TRIP: 4 DAYS
AREAS FISHED: OFF SHORE, BENITOS
TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: TRIP 7- MIKE MAHONEY CHARTER
FISH COUNT: 100 YELLOWTAIL 34 YELLOWFIN TUNA 30 ROCKFISH
1st PLACE JACKPOT 27.0 LBS YELLOWTAIL CAUGHT BY MIKE MAHONEY OF DANVILLE, CA
2ND PLACE JACKPOT 26.7 LBS YELLOWTAIL CAUGHT BY FRANKLIN RILEY OF ALAMO, CA
3RD PLACE JACKPOT 25.7 LBS YELLOWTAIL CAUGHT BY FREDRICK TINSLEY OF FREMONT, CA
REMARKS: TROLLING JACKPOT 18.0 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY LORI ANDERSON
July 28, 2011
Good
afternoon folks. Contact has been tough because of bad reception.
Benitos didn't work out so great. Conditions were poor with no current.
In the afternoon we were over on the west side of Cedros and caught
some yellows until dark. We definitely missed the morning bite. But
that is another story.
Today
we are trying to salvage with a nice pick on yellows up the beach. Good
grade of fish as well. Nice weather and thankfully staying somewhat
steady on decent yellows.
We will be in tomorrow at 9:00. We are going to fish to the last minute and try and catch more yellows today.
See you tomorrow.
Andy Cates
July 26, 2011
Good evening folks.
We had a long morning and then got down into some warmer water and found sign of Yellowfin Tuna.
So
far we have only found one area of porpoise but we managed 34 tuna from
15 to 22 pounds . The action was pretty good for a while and then
ended. Tomorrow it looks like we will be at Benitos for yellows. Let's
hope it works out.
Andy Cates
CAPTAIN: ANDY CATES
DATE OF TRIP: FRIDAY, JULY 22ND- MONDAY, JULY 25TH, 2011
LENGTH OF TRIP: 3 DAYS
AREAS FISHED: OFF SHORE
TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: TRIP 6- FREELANCE FISHING
FISH COUNT: 45 BLUEFIN TUNA 5 YELLOWFIN TUNA 3 YELLOWTAIL
1st
PLACE JACKPOT 41.9LBS BLUEFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY KEN
MCAULEY OF PALOS VERDES ESTATES, CA
2ND PLACE JACKPOT 39.6 LBS BLUEFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY BUDDY VASHAW OF THOUSAND OAKS, CA
3RD PLACE JACKPOT 39.2 LBS BLUEFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY BILL BENNETT OF SAN DIEGO, CA
REMARKS: TROLLING JACKPOT 19.5 LBS YELLOWTAIL CAUGHT BY BILL BENNETT OF SAN DIEGO, CA
July 25, 2011
Good
morning folks. Yesterday took a turn for the worse and left us looking
at fish that would not bite. A real bummer after the first day and the
expectations for the second day. We stopped a lot during the day and
tried to stay busy with kelps and anything we could find.
There
is a slight sign of yellowfin tuna in which we caught a few of those
but only 5 yellowfin 3 blue fin and 3 yellowtail for the day.
Any how we leave today for a 4 day trip and have the option for Cedros if need be.
We will be in today at 9:00 in the morning. We stretched it out last night hoping for a kelp with yellows but did not work out,
Andy Cates
July 23, 2011
Good evening folks.
We
have had better than expected fishing today with 43 bluefin from 15 to
40 pounds. Some good action at times but mostly drift fishing with 1 to
3 going. Heavy losses with the light line to get a bite. 20 pound is
the go to line test. Some guys are doing ok with the heavy line. The 25
pound. Certainly a turn for the better in the offshore scene. Now if it
would just get consistent that would be nice.
We
have another day out here and are hoping for similar or of course
better. With the typical light loads so far this season it looks like
all the boats are getting some action. Like I said hopefully it
continues.
Still fishing and hoping for a few more before dark.
Andy Cates
July 22, 2011
Good evening folks.
We
just headed out on another trip, Glenn's 3 day trip will take us down
to the Bluefin grounds starting first thing in the morning.
We have a great load of bait, weather and sign of fish sounds good. Let's hope they bite even a little tomorrow.
We will report again tomorrow
Andy Cates
Giant Jurel Under Weeds
When
the winner of the first place jackpot is named Fisher, you’d think his
catch would be exceptional, and this one was. Robin Fisher of Lakewood
fished under a paddy during his six-day trip aboard Red Rooster III,
and hooked something big.
“Everyone
thought it was a tuna,” he told dock reporter Bill Roecker July 22 at
H&M Landing. “When it bit it went down, down, and kept going down.
It made two long runs, too, and when I got it up to color everyone
said, “Look at the size of that yellowtail!’”
Fisher
decked his big yellow, and other anglers took a variety from the same
kelp, including bluefin yellowtail and dorado, but Robin’s toady boy
weighed 57.85 pounds on the dock scales, and brought him first place
when skipper Joe D’Acquisto hung the contenders. His group had limits
of yellowtail.
The
fight lasted 15 hard minutes, said Robin, who dropped a sardine in on a
3/0 Owner Flyliner hook. He said he fished with 40-pound Big Game line
and a Pro Gear 454 reel on a custom Sabre seven-foot rod.
Patrick Fuller of Las Vegas won second place and the coveted trolling jacket for bluefin of 37 and 14 pounds.
Regular
angler Al Jackson won third place for a 36.15-pound yellowtail, and
old-time long ranger Tom Reynolds of Torrance stood in with the lineup
with his 26.4-pound halibut.
“I was fishing for one of those,” he told Roecker.
“Fishing was good at Cedros,” said skipper Joe. “We spent two days there and also got some exotics: bluefin and dorado.”
CAPTAIN: JOE D’ ACQUISTO
DATE OF TRIP: SATURDAY, JULY 16TH – FRIDAY, JULY 22ND, 2011
LENGTH OF TRIP: 6 DAYS
AREAS FISHED: OFF SHORE OF SAN DIEGO, CEDROS ISLAND
TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: TRIP 5- FREELANCE FISHING
FISH COUNT: LIMITS OF YELLOWTAIL 16 BLUEFIN 4 DORADO
1st PLACE JACKPOT 57.85 LBS YELLOWTAIL CAUGHT BY ROBIN FISHER OF LAKEWOOD, CA
2ND PLACE JACKPOT 37.00 LBS YELLOWTAIL CAUGHT BY PAT FULLER OF LAS VEGAS, NV
3RD PLACE JACKPOT 36.15 LBS YELLOWTAIL CAUGHT BY AL JACKSON OF BUENA PARK, CA
REMARKS: TROLLING JACKPOT 14.7 LBS BLUEFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY PAT FULLER
July 21, 2011
Good Evening Folks
We
fished offshore and saw really good sign of twenty five to thirty pound
bluefin. We also had a kelp with bluefin, dorado and yellowtail. One of
the yellows of the kelp was close to sixty pounds. We are still
offshore today in hopes that the weather coming down will bring the
fish back on the bite. The weather came up a little bit but has backed
of to almost grease. Wish us luck. We will report back tomorrow as long
as the satellites will let us.
Joe and RR3 crew
July 18, 2011
Good Evening Folks
Today
we had a great day of fish on yellowtail. We started our morning out
with a few premium yellows and a couple of halibut. The we went and
tried for the stock grade yellows. The yellows where twelve to sixteen
pounds. We had a great afternoon of none stop action. We will be here
again tomorrow and then offshore in hopes of some tuna. Wish us luck we
will report back later.
Joe and RR3 Crew
PS Roger Mike says your missing out and he may have a jp fish..
Rooster Gets Opah
Red Rooster III arrived at H&M Landing when skipper Andy Cates docked the boat July 16 after a six-day trip.
“Benitos
was good fishing,” he said. “Cedros was OK, and we spent a nice morning
at Sac Reef fishing up the beach. Conditions there looked good.”
Lance
Yamanaka of Pasadena won first place for his 38-pound yellowtail. He
caught it with a sardine on a 4/0 VMC hook on 25-pound Seaguar Premier
fluorocarbon, 25-pound Izorline and 60-pound Izorline spectra. He used
a Trinidad 16 N reel and a Calstar 850 H rod.
Tom
Porter of Whittier won second place for a 35-pounder, and Bill House of
Rogersville, AL took third place for his 32-pound yellowtail.
A
61-pound Opah was caught by Kyle Lambie of Vista, on a chrome/glow Sumo
jig in the 6X Jr. size. He sat in with the winners for a lineup shot.
CAPTAIN: ANDY CATES
DATE OF TRIP: SUNDAY, JULY 10TH – SATURDAY, JULY 16TH 2011
LENGTH OF TRIP: 6 DAYS
AREAS FISHED: THE RIDGE
TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: TRIP 4- FREELANCE FISHING
FISH COUNT: LIMITS OF YELLOWTAIL, 150 ROCK FISH, 4 BLUEFIN, 1 OPAH
1st PLACE JACKPOT 38.5 LBS YELLOWTAIL CAUGHT BY LANCE YAMANAKA OF PASADENA, CA
2ND PLACE JACKPOT 35.7 LBS YELLOWTAIL CAUGHT BY TOM PORTER OF WHITTIER, C
3RD PLACE JACKPOT 32.3 LBS YELLOWTAIL CAUGHT BY BILL HOUSE OF ROGERSVILLE, AZ
REMARKS: TROLLING JACKPOT 13.6 LBS BLUEFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY LEW CONTRERAS
July 15, 2001
Good
evening folks. Our offshore day was more of the same. Sign of bluefin
with no bites. We stopped on different little areas of fish and only
one school responded with a Jig Strike and a bait fish that fell off.
We made a meter mark stop and were surprised with a 75 pound Opah.
Haven't seen one of those in a while . Good eating fish and really
pretty fresh out of the water. The Opah got one place JP and the little
Bluefin looks to be our trolling JP . So we did get something
accomplished today. The weather is choppy and we should be home between
7:00 and 8:00 in the morning.
See you then
Andy Cates
July 14, 2011
Good
evening folks. We had a nice day inn calm weather today. More
Yellowtail action this morning and then some drifts for rock cod to end
the day. The seabass thing didn't work out but a nice day on the Baja
coast.
Tomorrow
we will try our hand offshore. it is a little choppy. But we are hoping
to get lucky and get a few Bluefin tomorrow We will report again
tomorrow.
Andy Cates
July 13. 2011
Good evening folks.
We
had another nice day of yellowtail fishing. Today action was untill the
evening after making a move to Cedros. the morning at Benitos was ok
but the sea lion's were a little more aggressive and kind of spoiled it.
Cedros
was no slam dunk but we did get to see some great slide type fishing
where everyone has one on and the stern is yellow with yellowtail. It
was really a good time and good action. The fish were a bit bigger at
Bonitos 18 to 25 pounds as the fish at Cedros were more like 14 to 16
pounds. Still a lot of fun though.
With
the Yellowtail urge being satisfied we are headed up to the beach and
hoping for a few Seabass. We have some live squid so we are hoping for
the best.
Andy Cates
July 12, 2011
Good evening folks.
We
had a nice day of yellowtail fishing. Well, actually until lunch. After
lunch we did not catch much, the whole place went dead. But this
morning, good action on 18 to 22 pound yellows, a few bigger as well.
We are giving it another day yellowtail fishing. We scooped some squid
today in the mix of the yellows. Hopefully we hook a couple Seabass on
them tonight.
We will report again tomorrow
Andy Cates
July 11, 2011
Good
evening folks a tough day offshore. Nice weather all day and great
looking conditions. All we came up with was 3 small bluefin on three
different stops. There was actually fair sign of small fish but would
not bite.
Anyway we will be fishing yellows tomorrow. Hopefully we can come up with some good size fish.
Andy Cates
July 10, 2011
Good
evening folks. We left on a 6 day trip today. We will be spending the
day looking offshore in hopes of some new fish moving up. The water
structure looks good and the weather is great for looking.
We will report again tomorrow
Andy Cates
Rookie’s Supercow Gets Gyotaku
Rookie
long ranger Alec Robbie hadn’t been out for more than eight days (that
trip was on the Rooster with Bill Roecker and got Alec into the
Sportfishing Calendar for July 2009), but that didn’t seem to matter as
he caught three giant yellowfin on the Red Rooster III’s annual June
Heat excursion. The fish weighed 314.8, 285.5 and 221.5 pounds: not bad
for a rookie.
The big fish was used for a Gyotaku print custom-made by Peter J of Newport, shown here in the photo.
Robbie
told Roecker he only got sharked once on the trip, which says something
about his luck, because everyone else had many more contacts with
grinners. Alec won a new Accurate ATD reel, since he got his supercow
on an Accurate trip with an Accurate reel.
The
college student used sardines on Mustad 6/0 ringed Demon circle hooks.
He fished with 130-pound Blackwater fluorocarbon, 130-pound Izorline
and 130-pound Line One spectra on an Accurate 30 reel and a Calstar 770
XXH rod.
“He
took me down to my last 20 wraps,” said Alec. “The clips were on the
backup rig. He fought for 45 minutes and stayed outside the whole time.
He took me around the boat once, and he came up on the bow.
“I
expected tough fishing. I put in a lot of time at the rail and stayed
out there at night, and it paid off with the 221-pounder that I got
about 11 PM when everyone else was in bed.”
Rooster Whacks Tuna
“Coach”
Cliff Clark’s annual eight-day Beefer trip honored deceased chef Jorge
Nicifore this year, and Coach had some art commissioned for Jorge’s
family and the 28 anglers who made the trip. Jorge’s family was at the
dock to meet the boat and pose with the picture.
Skipper
Andy Cates guided the eight-day trip, and he weighed the catch at
H&M Landing July 10. His anglers had limits of tuna and yellowtail.
One of the yellows was a monster of 57.5 pounds, likely the largest of
the season so far. It was caught by Bob Hohman of San Pedro, on a
sardine and a 2/0 Owner Gorilla hook, his best yellowtail ever.
Nick
Montilepre of Corona won first place for a 78.6-pound yellowfin tuna.
The fish ate his sardine on a 5/0 ringed Owner Super Mutu hook. He tied
that to 50-pound pink Yo-Zuri fluorocarbon and 60-pound Izorline, and
fished with a Daiwa Saltist 30 reel and a custom Truline eight-foot
rod.
Ernie
Osuna of San Juan Capistrano won second place for a 76.9-pound tuna.
Ron Chaing of San Diego got third for a 76.6-pounder, and Scott
Marachael of Long Beach took a special fourth place (trolling) jackpot
for a 76.3-pound yellowfin tuna.
CAPTAIN: ANDY CATES
DATE OF TRIP: SATURDAY, JULY 2ND- SUNDAY, JULY 10TH 2011
LENGTH OF TRIP: 8 DAYS
AREAS FISHED: THE RIDGE
TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: TRIP 3 JORGE NICIFORE/COACH’S BEEFER XII
FISH COUNT: LIMITS OF YELLOWTAIL LIMITS OF YELLOWFIN TUNA
1st PLACE JACKPOT 78.5LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY NICK MONTELIPRE OF CORONA, CA
2ND PLACE JACKPOT 76.9 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY ERINE OSUNA OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA
3RD PLACE JACKPOT 76.6 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY RON CHAING OF SAN DIEGO, CA
REMARKS: TROLLING
JACKPOT 76.7 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY SCOTT MARCHAEL OF LONG BEACH,
CA
July 9, 2011
Good
evening folks. It turns out we have had a nice ride home. It looks like
about 8:00 in the morning. Maybe a little earlier. We are anxious to
get home and weigh up the Jackpots for The Jorge Nicifore Memorial.
Thanks
Andy Cates
July 7. 2011
Good
evening folks. We finished off the tuna fishing by 1:00 PM and started
heading up. We made a couple of stops on the ridge and now are breaking
down the gear for the ride home. Another great morning of fishing. I
can't say the caliber was as heavy as yesterday but it was really just
perfect for what we had planned. We are heading up and may look at the
area where we had yellows on kelps. Not to catch more but to check it
out for the next trip. Nice weather right now and we are hoping for
more of the same.
We will report again tomorrow
Good
morning folks. The internet was offline the last 2 days so no live
reports. Yesterday was the best fishing we have seen in quite a while.
Starting the morning with a mix of fish from 18 to 70 pounds. That
shortly turned into more 40 to 70 pounders with hits on 25 to 30
pounders. The afternoon brought straight 40 to 70 pound fish with a few
bigger mixed in.
It
was right on the corner fishing. The fish were swimming all around the
back of the boat and picking off the sardines at will. We ended up with
an epic day of fishing. The weather was fantastic. Pretty much a
classic 8 day trip scenario.
So
far this morning it is a little slower but we are picking at the 50 to
70 pound fish and expect similar to what we had yesterday afternoon.
Andy Cates
July 6, 2011
Hot
beautiful
weather
by lunch
today!!!
Just
absolutely
gorgeous,
and it
seems
the Tuna
knew it
as we
managed
to catch
150
tuna!
About 40
fish
between
50-70#
and the
other
110 are
15-30
lbs.
Excellent
so far.
Andy
Cates
July
5,
2011
GOOD
EVENING
FOLKS.
We
had
a
great
day
of
yellowtail.
Really
nice
grade
of
fish
and
a
great
caliber
of
fishing.
by
lunch
time
we
were
all
done
and
went
offshore
looking
for
kelps.
We
found
one
big
kelp
and
it
didn't
offer
much.
We
are
going
to
try
it
offshore
tomorrow
in
hopes
of
tuna
. We
really
didn't
get
into
good
water
untill
400
in
the
afternoon.
nice
blue
warm
water
that
we
will
try
in
tomorrow.
Andy
Cates
July 4,
2011
Good
evening
folks.
We
started
off this
morning
with a
nice
kelp
that
offered
decent
size
yellows
from 15
to 25
pounds.
We were
excited
about
another
one and
proceeded
to drive
into
cold
dirty
water
for most
of the
morning.
We ended
up on
the top
end of
the
ridge in
the
afternoon
and
found
poor
conditions
but we
were
still
able to
scratch
yellows
get a
few
Grouper
and
release
a
handful
of Black
Sea
Bass.
The
grade
was
mixed up
and we
had to
release
quite a
few to
get the
1oo
yellowtail
for the
day.
Allan
Lemburg
picked
off a
yellow
about 50
pounds
and Dave
Malmberg
with a
nice
Grouper
about 60
pounds.
Tomorrow
we have
high
hopes on
the
lower
end of
the
ridge
and will
be
targeting
yellows
and
dorado.
Let's
hope it
works
out.
Andy
Cates
July 3,
2011
Good
evening
folks.
We had
great
weather
today.
Basically
a travel
day with
some
rigging
for
tomorrow.
We
decided
to head
down to
the
Ridge
with the
poor
report
from the
Rocks.
We will
see if
we can
get some
action
tomorrow
to start
things
off.
This
flat
calm
weather
should
hold for
a couple
of days.
hopefully
it makes
for an
enjoyable
day
tomorrow.
We won't
get to
the
grounds
untill
lunch. A
lot of
uphill
current
that we
were
fighting
will
soon
bring up
some
tuna, we
hope.
Andy
Cates
July 2,
2011
Good
evening
folks.
We are
on our
way on
the
Jorge
Nicifore
memorial
charter.
We have
a great
load of
bait and
good
weather.
We
started
off with
an
excellent
dinner
and
tomorrow
we are
going to
start
seminars
in the
morning
and then
rigging.
Great
to see
everyone
back
again
this
year.
Lets
hope the
water
warms up
with the
good
weather
and the
Tuna
start
biting.
We
will
report
again
tomorrow
Andy
Cates
July
2,
2011
Century
Yellowfin
Chew
At
Alijos
“We
fished
offshore
for
a
day,”
said
Red
Rooster
III
skipper
Joe
D’Acquisto
July
2 at
H&M
Landing.
“Then
we
spent
four
and
a
half
days
at
Alijos
Rocks.
We
got
some
real
nice
tuna
and
had
a
good
scratch
on
yellowtail,
for
near-limits.”
Tuna
were
fewer
in
number
than
the
yellowtail,
but
they
were
of
excellent
quality,
with
more
than
a
dozen
over
90
pounds
and
four
yellowfin
were
over
100
pounds.
Two
dorado
were
also
caught.
The
eight-day
trip
with
25
anglers
and
chartermaster
Michael
McVey
produced
most
of
the
big
tuna
on
squid
under
the
kite.
Cam
Taylor
of
Brooks,
Alberta
won
first
place
for
a
106.2-pound
tuna.
The
fish
took
a
kite-fished
squid
on a
10/0
Mustad
7691
hook
on
one
of
the
boat’s
Super
Seeker
kite
rigs.
Cam
said
the
fish
fought
him
for
45
minutes.
“It’s
my
best
tuna,”
he
told
dock
reporter
Bill
Roecker.
“The
action
was
heavy
on
the
kite.”
Dean
Kopchok
of
Huntington
Beach,
15,
goes
to
Marina
High.
He’s
a
surfer,
and
Dean
won
second
place
for
his
105-pound
tuna.
He
took
it
on a
flylined
squid
and
40-pound
Seaguar
fluorocarbon
leader,
after
an
hour-long
fight.
Archie
Irion
of
Escondido
was
third
for
a
101-pounder
he
got
with
a
Yummee
Flyer
under
a
balloon,
in
just
10
minutes
on
an
eight-foot
rod
and
an
Accurate
12
reel.
Long-time
Rooster
regular
Tom
Reynolds
of
Torrance
won
a
Red
Rooster
III
jacket
(ordinarily
the
trolling
prize)
for
his
fourth-place
100.4-pound
yellowfin.
Tom
has
fished
long
range
since
the
60’s,
and
he
wanted
to
praise
his
Accurate
BX-2
600
reel.
He
stood
in
with
the
lineup
shot,
as
did
Mark
Payne
of
Poway,
who
got
a
49.6-pound
yellowtail
with
a
‘dine
on
40-pound
gear.
The
Rooster
left
again
the
same
day,
on
“Coach”
Cliff
Clark’s
Beefer
12
eight-day
trip
in
remembrance
of
much-loved
chef
Jorge
Nicifore.
Coach
had
special
sublimated
design
T-shirts
made
by
Santee
artist
Trevor
Dawson,
and
the
original
art
will
go
to
Jorge’s
daughter
Dr.
Christina
Nicifore.
CAPTAIN:
JOE
D’ACQUISTO
DATE
OF TRIP:
FRIDAY,
JUNE 24TH
–
SATURDAY,
JULY 2ND,
2011
LENGTH
OF
TRIP:
8
DAYS
AREAS
FISHED:
ALIJOS
ROCKS &
OFFSHORE
TRIP/CHARTER
MASTERS:
TRIP
2S11-
MCVEY & FRIENDS
FISH
COUNT: 293
YELLOWTAIL
72
YELLOWFIN
TUNA
2 DORADO
1st
PLACE JACKPOT 106.2 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY CAM TAYLOR
OF BROOKS, ALBERTA
CANADA
2ND
PLACE
JACKPOT 105
LBS
YELLOWFIN
TUNA
CAUGHT
BY DEAN
KOPCHOK OF HUNTINGTON
BEACH,
CA
3RD
PLACE
JACKPOT
101 LBS
YELLOWFIN
TUNA
CAUGHT
BY ARCHIE
IRION OF
ESCONDIDO,
CA
REMARKS:
TROLLING
JACKPOT
100.4
LBS
YELLOWFIN
TUNA
CAUGHT
BY TOM
REYNOLDS
OF
TORRANCE,
CA
July 1,
2011
Good
Evening
Folks
We
are on
our way
home
from a
great
trip
with a
mix bag
of
yellowtail
and
yellowfin
tuna. It
is a
beautiful
grade of
fish and
we can't
wait to
get the
dock to
unload.
We leave
tomorrow
on
another
eight
day and
are
hoping
that the
rocks
stay the
same.
The
weather
sucks so
we
haven't
made
that
good of
time we
will be
at the
dock
between
8:30 and
9:00 AM.
The
weather
is
suppose
to come
down so
keep
your
fingers
crossed.
We will
report
back
later.
Joe
and RR3
Crew
June 30,
2011
Good
Morning
Folks
We
had a
good
morning
on
yellows
and a
handful
of tuna.
We are
on our
way home
from the
rocks.
The
weather
is
suppose
to blow
we hope
not wish
us luck
that it
stays
nice. We
will
report
back
tomorrow
on an
eta to
the
dock.
The
average
on the
yellows
and the
tuna are
the same
we did
have a
yellow
that
weighed
fifty
pounds.
we'd
like to
thank
Mcvey
and all
the
sponsors
for all
the
great
giveaways.
Thanks.
Joe
and RR3
Crew
June 28,
2011
Good
Evening
Folks
We
had a
great
day of
fishing.
The tuna
where
all
seventy
to
ninety
pounds
with a
few at
thirty
pounds.
We also
had good
yellowtail
fishing.
The
yellows
ranged
from
fifteen
to
thirty
pounds.
With the
water
warming
up the
fish
seem to
be more
active
and with
the
amount
of fish
boiling
around
one of
these
days
they are
really
going to
want to
bite.
The
weather
is
beautiful
and all
the
anglers
are
happy.
With
offshore
sign
being so
far up
the line
we will
probably
stay
here at
the
rocks to
finish
our
trip,
although
it does
seem to
be
perking
up a
little
bit.
Hopefully
the fish
are
getting
back on
the
bite.
Wish us
luck
tomorrow
for more
of the
same. We
will
report
back
later.
Wish us
luck.
Joe
and RR3
Crew
June 27,
2011
Good
Evening
Folks
We
had a
good day
of
scratch
fishing
on tuna
and
yellowtail.
More
tuna
then
yellows.
It's
been the
best
sign of
tuna
yet. We
had a
couple
of tuna
from
thirteen
to
eighteen
pounds
with the
rest
being
seventy
or
great.
We may
Have a
couple
pushing
a
hundred
pounds.
We hope
that
tomorrow
is the
same or
even
better.
Wish us
luck. We
will
report
back
later.
Joe
and RR3
Crew
We
arrived
at the
the
rocks
this
afternoon
and had
a shoot
at the
yellowtail
and a
couple
of tuna.
It
seemed
like
things
had died
down by
the time
we
arrived
and are
hopping
that the
morning
will
bring
better
action.
The
water
has
warmed
up a
little
bit
sense
the last
trip so
things
are
looking
up in
that
sense.
We hope
more
tuna
will
arrive
or the
ones
that are
here
bite a
little
better.
We will
see
tomorrow.
Will
report
back
later.
Joe
and RR3
Crew
June 26,
2011
Good
Evening
Folks
We
fished
offshore
today
and had
a little
bit of
sign but
no luck
on
putting
a tag on
anything.
We we're
in good
water
and saw
plenty
of food
for the
fish. It
seems to
me that
they are
down so
we are
going
down to
the
stones
to see
if we
have
better
luck
down
there
and will
wait for
the bft
to pop
back up.
The
weather
is
beautiful
so we
are
happy
for
that.
Wish us
luck
tomorrow
and keep
your
fingers
crossed
that the
tuna pop
back up.
Joe
and the
crew RR3
Salty
Dawg’s
Big
Bill
Haven’s
eight-day
trip
aboard
Red
Rooster
III
with
15
anglers
and
skipper
Andy
Cates
returned
to
H&M
Landing
June
24
with
a
nice
mixed
catch,
including
some
large
yellowfin
from
Alijos
Rocks.
“We
had
a
great
trip,”
said
Havens,
a
rod
wrapper
whose
best
fish
weighed
91
pounds,
to
dock
reporter
Bill
Roecker.
“I
got
four
good
yellowfin
and
six
bluefin
tuna.”
He
wasn’t
in
the
jackpot,
and
got
the
big
fish
on a
flylined
bait.
David
Bandy
of
Mesa,
AZ
won
first
place
for
a
90.7-pound
yellowfin
he
dispatched
in
ten
minutes
after
it
took
a
squid
under
the
kite
(as
did
all
three
of
the
jackpot
winners)
Bandy
used
one
of
the
boat’s
kite
rigs
to
make
the
catch.
The
outfit
has
130-pound
Izorline
and
130-pound
spectra
on
an
Accurate
50
and
a
Super
Seeker
6463
XXXH
rod.
Mike
Reese
of
El
Cajon
bagged
an
88.6-pound
yellowfin
for
second
place,
and
Charles
Hudak
of
San
Diego
picked
off
an
80-pounder
for
third
place.
Making
his
second
long
range
trip
was
14-year-old
Charlie
Saraspe,
son
of
Andy
and
Sarah
Saraspe,
owners
of
Five
Star
Fish
Processing.
Charlie
will
start
school
at
University
City
High
in
San
Diego
next
fall.
In
middle
school
he
was
a
baseball
player,
but
these
days
fishing
occupies
most
of
his
attention.
Charlie
got
his
best
fish
ever,
a
65-pound
yellowfin,
on a
flylined
squid.
He
also
caught
a
38-pound
yellowtail.
CAPTAIN:
ANDY
CATES
DATE
OF TRIP:
THURSDAY,
JUNE 16TH
–
FRIDAY,
JUNE 24TH,
2011
LENGTH
OF
TRIP:
8
DAYS
AREAS
FISHED:
ALIJOS
ROCKS,
CEDROS
ISLAND,
OFF
SHORE
TRIP/CHARTER
MASTERS:
TRIP
1S11-
SALTY DAWG RODS TRIP
FISH
COUNT:
205
YELLOWTAIL
40
BLUEFIN
TUNA
16
YELLOWFIN
TUNA
1st
PLACE
JACKPOT 90.65
LBS
YELLOWFIN
TUNA
CAUGHT
BY DAVID
BANDY OF
MESA,
AZ.
2ND
PLACE
JACKPOT 88.75
LBS
YELLOWFIN
TUNA
CAUGHT
BY MIKE
REESE OF
EL
CAJON,
CA
3RD
PLACE
JACKPOT
80.15
LBS
YELLOWFIN
TUNA
CAUGHT
BY
CHARELS
HUDAK OF
SAN
DIEGO,
CA.
REMARKS:
TROLLING
JACKPOT
28.5LBS
BLUEFIN
TUNA
CAUGHT
BY DAVE
SUMETHASORN
OF
CARLSBAD,
CA.
June 22,
2011
Good
evening
folks.
We had a
very
tough
day.
looking
at fish
and not
getting
bites.
There
was a
long
stretch
of
scattered
fish.
Things
look
hopeful
for
tomorrow
morning.
We made
a 50
mile
move and
saw fish
throughout
our
travels.
Hopefully
they
come
together
and
bite.
We
will
report
again
tomorrow
Andy
Cates
June 21,
2011
Good
evening
folks.
We had a
fun day
today at
Cedros.
We had a
couple
of
drifts
in the
morning
for 15
to 18
pound
yellows.
Then
found an
area of
better
size
fish, up
to 35
pounds.
Unfortunately
they
wouldn't
bite. We
sat and
watched
them
boil
around
for as
long as
we
could.
Landing
only
four
fish.
Then
checked
out
Chester's
Rock for
a couple
of 15
pound
yellows,
back up
to the
Island
for an
evening
of bass
and
watching
an
occasional
yellow
boil.
The
weather
was epic
, nicest
day we
have had
with
sunshine
and no
wind.
Tomorrow
we will
be
trying
for
Bluefin
tuna,
wish us
luck .
Hopefully
they
turn on
tomorrow.
Andy
Cates
June 20,
2011
Good
afternoon
folks.
We had a
good
morning
with 110
yellowtail
and 6
tuna
from 50
to 80
pounds.
We had
all the
ammo for
the
tuna, it
just
doesn't
seem
like
there is
much
there.
Squid
fishing
was good
last
night
and we
had
plenty
of
those.
It
didn't
seem to
buy us
any more
bites
than the
day
before.
Although
happy
with the
day and
heading
up to
Cedros.
We are
going to
give it
the day
and then
finish
off in
the
Bluefin
grounds.
The
weather
is nice
now
after
wind and
rain
most of
the
night
and
morning.
We will
report
again
tomorrow.
Andy
Cates
June 19,
2011
Good
evening
folks.
We got
in here
early
enough
to give
it a
full
day. We
picked
53
yellowtail
and 9
tuna.
The tuna
are what
looks to
be our
Jack Pot
contenders.
40 to 75
pound
fish.
The
yellows
18 to 25
pounds.
It was
windy
all day
and
hopefully
it comes
down for
the ride
up. We
plan on
giving
it
untill
lunch
tomorrow
and then
heading
up to
Cedros
and
finishing
off with
hopefully
a few
Bluefin.
P.S.
Charlie
picked
off a 70
pounder
on the
kite. He
was
pumped.
Andy
Cates
June 18,
2011
Good
evening
folks.
We are
in
travel
mode
right
now. We
spent
the
morning
in
search
of
another
school
of
Bluefin.
The
weather
came up
and made
it
harder
to work.
The life
was
still
there it
just
seemed
like the
fish
were
down for
the
morning.
Same
bird
life and
water
conditions
just no
sign of
fish. We
looked
around
untill
10:00
and
decided
that
Alijos
will be
our next
stop.
Hopefully
the
water
has come
up in
temp and
some
tuna
have
moved
in. It
would
really
be
exciting
to see
and
catch
tuna at
the
Rocks. I
know all
the
upcoming
8 day
trips
are
eagerly
waiting
for the
news of
yellowfin.
The
Bluefin
fishery
is still
a go and
we will
give it
a go at
the end
of the
trip. As
the
weather
comes
down it
will be
easier
to
relocate.
We will
report
again
tomorrow.
Andy
Cates
June 17,
2011
Good
evening
folks.
We
had nice
weather
today
and
spent
most of
the day
looking
offshore.
We
finally
found
some
biting
fish and
picked
off a
school
for 40
Bluefin
before
dark. It
was a
pleasant
stop
with
decent
size
fish. 25
to40
pounders.
We are
going to
do this
again
tomorrow
and see
if we
can make
scene of
it a
little
earlier.
Hopefully
get a
school
on the
sea
anchor.
We will
report
again
tomorrow.
Andy
Cates
Good
morning
folks.
We left
yesterday
on The
Salty
Dawg
spring 8
day
trip.
Bait
looks
great
and got
a full
load and
headed
down.
First
stop
will be
this
afternoon
on the
Bluefin
grounds.
Excited
to see
what is
going on
there
and
ready to
go. We
did all
our
seminar
work
yesterday
and a
little
bit of
rigging
this
morning.
The
weather
is
surprising.
Nice and
calm.
Wow what
a change
from our
way up
on June
Heat.
We
will
write
again
tonight
on how
the
afternoon
goes.
Andy
Cates
Sexy
Supercows
A brace
of
300-pounders
tied up
the
loose
ends of
the big
tuna
season
when the
Red
Rooster
III,
skippered
by Andy
Cates,
arrived
at H&M
Landing
June 12
after a
15-day
June
Heat
trip
sponsored
by
Accurate.
Leo
Reihsen
was
chartermaster.
There
were 11
tuna
over 200
pounds.
The
first-place
winner
came in
at 315.3
pounds,
caught
by
Laurens
Rhinelander
of San
Diego,
whose
friends
told
Bill
Roecker
he was
on his
first
two-week
long
range
trip.
“It took
45
minutes,”
Rhinelander
told
Roecker.
“I
thought
he was a
shark. I
hooked
about 40
of them
the day
before.
He ran
about
200
yards
after he
was
hooked,
heating
up the
reel
pretty
good.
Then he
went up
and down
the
side.”
Laurens’
tuna
took a
salami
mackerel
on a 9/0
Mustad
7691
hook. He
fished
with
130-pound
Seaguar
fluorocarbon
and
130-pound
Jin Kai
line
with
130-pound
Line One
spectra
on an
Avet 50
SDS reel
and a
Calstar
7609 H
rod.
Rookie
long
ranger
Alec
Robbie
hadn’t
been out
for more
than
eight
days
(that
trip was
on the
Rooster
with
Bill
Roecker
and got
Alec
into the
Sportfishing
Calendar
for July
2009),
but that
didn’t
seem to
matter
as he
caught
three
giant
yellowfin
on this
excursion.
The fish
weighed
314.8,
285.5
and
221.5
pounds:
not bad
for a
rookie.
Robbie
told
Roecker
he only
got
sharked
once on
the
trip,
which
says
something
about
his
luck,
since
everyone
else had
many
more
contacts
with
grinners.
Alec is
eligible
for a
new
Accurate
ATD
reel,
since he
got his
supercow
on an
Accurate
trip
with an
Accurate
reel.
The
college
student
used
sardines
on
Mustad
6/0
ringed
Demon
circle
hooks.
He
fished
with
130-pound
Blackwater
fluorocarbon,
130-pound
Izorline
and
130-pound
Line One
spectra
on an
Accurate
30 reel
and a
Calstar
770 XXH
rod.
“He took
me down
to my
last 20
wraps,”
said
Alec.
“The
clips
were on
the
backup
rig. He
fought
for 45
minutes
and
stayed
outside
the
whole
time. He
took me
around
the boat
once,
and he
came up
on the
bow.
“I
expected
tough
fishing.
I put in
a lot of
time at
the rail
and
stayed
out
there at
night,
and it
paid off
with a
221-pounder
that I
got
about 11
PM when
everyone
else was
in bed.”
In third
place
for his
297.2-pounder,
Bill
Walsh of
Chino
Hills
also had
tuna of
244.5
and
230.2
pounds.
He
fished
mackerel
on a
12/0
Mustad
7691
hook,
130-pound
Yo-Zuri,
130-pound
Line One
spectra
on an
Accurate
50T reel
and a
Phoenix
700
XXXXH
rod.
Bob Goka
of
Northridge
bagged a
286-pound
yellowfin
with a
sardine
on a 6/0
Demon
hook
tied to
130-pound
Maxima
line and
130-pound
Line One
spectra.
Bob
Terry of
Santa
Monica
spent a
45-minute
interlude
with a
270.2-pounder
after it
sucked
in his
mackerel
on a
Mustad
15/0
hook on
130-pound
Izorline.
He used
130-pound
Izorline
spectra
on an
Avet 50
W reel
and a
Calstar
7455 XXH
rod.
Bob
Michener
of
Oxnard
got his
221.4-pound
in a
half-hour.
It bit a
kite-flown
squid on
a Mustad
9/0 7691
hook,
and Bob
used
130-pound
Izorline
and
130-pound
Izorline
spectra
on an
Accurate
80 W
reel and
a Seeker
five and
a
half-foot
vintage
rod.
Jesse
Baker of
Culver
City
baited a
mackerel
on an
11/0
Mustad
7691
hook to
catch a
216.7-pound
yellowfin
in 20
minutes.
He
fished
with
130-pound
Izorline
and
130-pound
Line One
spectra
backing
on an
Accurate
50 reel
and a
Calstar
770 XXHG
rod.
This was
the last
big tuna
trip of
the
2010-11
season.
Final
results
for the
season
will be
forthcoming
here
from
FishingVideos.com.
CAPTAIN:
ANDY CATES
DATE OF
TRIP:
SATURDAY,
MAY 28TH –
SUNDAY, JUNE
12TH, 2011
LENGTH OF
TRIP: 15
DAYS
AREAS
FISHED:
CLARION
ISLAND, BANK
TRIP/CHARTER
MASTERS:
TRIP 5W11-
ACCURATE
FISHING
PRODUCTS
FISH COUNT:
125YELLOWFIN
TUNA
220 WAHOO
12 OVER
200LBS
2 OVER
300LBS
1st PLACE
JACKPOT
315.3LBS
YELLOWFIN
TUNA CAUGHT
BY
LAURENS
RHINELANDER
OF SAN
DIEGO, CA
2ND PLACE
JACKPOT
314.8 LBS
YELLOWFIN
TUNA CAUGHT
BY
ALEX ROBBIE
OF TRABUCO
CANYON, CA
3RD PLACE
JACKPOT
297.6 LBS
YELLOWFIN
TUNA CAUGHT
BY
BILL WALSH
CHINO HILLS,
CA
REMARKS:
TROLLING
JACKPOT
70.20LBS
WAHOO CAUGHT
BY AL
JACKSON OF
BUENA PARK,
CA
286.8
Caught by
Bob Goka
285.6
Caught by
Alex Robbie
270.2
Caught by
Bob Cherry
244.5
Caught by
Bill Walsh
230.2
Caught by
Bill Walsh
226.7
Caught by
Jesse Baker
221.5
Caught by
Alex Robbie
221.4
Caught Bob
Michener
203 Caught
by Ralph Cox
June 11,
2011
Good evening
folks. We
will be in
at 8:15
tomorrow
morning.
Still have
windy
weather. We
will see you
tomorrow.
Andy Cates
June 9, 2011
Good evening
folks, Bumpy
weather on
the way up
today. Got
things
cleaned up
and a lot of
movie
watching in
the galley.
We did have
a decent
ride mid day
but the wind
kicked up
again this
afternoon.
Our ETA
should be on
schedule
9:00 in the
morning on
Sunday We
will update
tomorrow.
Andy Cates
June 8, 2011
Good evening
folks. We
left the
Islands
today after
another
morning of
balling the
sharks.
We did
manage a
couple of
decent fish
but really a
lot of work.
It looks
like a bumpy
ride home.
We will
report again
tomorrow.
Andy Cates
June 7, 2011
Good evening
folks Lots
of sharks
again. 11
tuna biggest
fish caught
by Bill
Walsh 220
pounder. I
hope we can
end with a
bang
tomorrow
Andy Cates
June 6 2011
Good evening
folks. We
had a few
chances at
big fish
today. This
place is
really tough
to fish. The
sharks are
really bad.
We did
manage 18
tuna .
Biggest fish
went to
...Jessie
baker a 220,
Bill Walsh
267 ,Bob
Cherry a
265, Alec
Robbie a 286
and Bob Goka
a 289. It
sure seems
like it was
a lucky day
with what we
caught
through the
sharks. I
hope it
cleans up
and then we
will have
some great
fishing.
We will
report again
tomorrow
Andy Cates
June 5, 2011
Good evening
folks. Only
two fish
today worth
talking
about. Heavy
showing from
the sharks
today. We
hooked 5
nice fish
and landed
two. Alec
Robbie with
a 291 and
Laurens
Rhinelander
with a 306.
Trophies for
sure just
not much to
go with
them. In the
event we
hook more
tomorrow,
who will be
the lucky
anglers.
We will
report again
tomorrow
Andy Cates
June 4, 2011
Good evening
folks. The
Bank fell
apart today
and we left
to head
inside. 3
tuna and 15
wahoo. Thad
Peach won
the Boss
reel
Good morning
folks.
Yesterday we
finished off
with about
the same as
the day
before. 27
tuna and 25
wahoo. No
life in the
evening and
nothing
caught after
3:00 in the
afternoon.
Biggest fish
yesterday
...was
195 caught
by Thad
Peach. No
prize
yesterday
but today we
are giving
away a Boss
reel from
Accurate for
the biggest
tuna So far
Thad has it
with 170
pounder
caught this
morning.
I can't say
it looks
very good
here this
morning.
Only three
fish caught
and we don't
see the
sign. No
sign of bait
here last
night. We
caught one
flyer, the
only one we
saw. That is
not good. We
will report
again
tomorrow.
Andy Cates
June 2, 2011
Good evening
folks
Another day
of scratch
fishing. One
little shot
in the early
morning for
10 and then
picked in
the
afternoon
ending the
day with 30
tuna and 27
wahoo.
Alex Robbie
Won the
trophy today
with a 195
on a fly
line
sardine. Bob
Michner and
Bill Walsh
got bigger
fish. Bob
with a 203
and Bill
with a 220
but the kite
fish don't
count for
the daily
prize. Alex
walked away
with a nice
WFO tackle
box.
Bait is
tough and we
are running
out of
squid. Only
able to
catch a
handful of
flyers last
night mostly
in part of
the porpoise
eating them.
Tonight more
of the same
even less
flyers
though.
We will
report again
tomorrow
Andy Cates
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June 1, 2011
Are first
day brought
us 20 tuna
and 47
wahoo.
Everything
was on the
anchor
except for a
couple of
stops on
wahoo when
we first got
here. We
showed up at
9:00 and got
the anchor
down at
about 11:00.
Just one,
two, one or
two all day.
Biggest fish
about 190
pounds and
everything
else 100 to
170. Nice
grade we
will see how
it goes
tomorrow.
Hopefully we
can get some
flyers
tonight.
Andy Cates
May 31, 2011
Good
afternoon
folks. We
are back on
line and
will be
fishing in
the morning.
The weather
has gotten
very nice
and looks to
be that way
for a few
days. It
will be nice
to have good
conditions
to start out
with.
A wahoo
seminar
started the
day and
continued
with rigging
. Everyone
is very
anxious to
get to the
grounds and
get started.
We will
report again
tomorrow
night
Andy Cates
May 29, 2011
Good
afternoon
folks. We
left
yesterday on
our annual
June Heat
trip.
Sponsored by
Accurate and
Calstar. And
Also Seeker.
The weather
is poor but
we are going
with the
wind. Not to
much to
report. We
had a
seminar this
morning and
went over
the Jack Pot
and fish
processing.
Also the
daily Jack
pots from
Accurate
reels.
The weather
might be
better
tomorrow but
it sure is
windy right
now.
We will
report again
tomorrow.
Andy Cates
Big Boys Bang BaitsThe
Loftus-Martin charter with 24 anglers aboard Red Rooster III to the
Hurricane Bank and the Buffer Zone returned to H&M Landing March 23
with a fine catch of yellowfin that included 14 tuna over 200 pounds
and 236 wahoo.
“It was a productive winter trip,” said Cates. “There was low traffic down there, and fishing was good for wahoo and tuna.”
Dan
Pope of Buena Park caught two big ones and won first place for his
283-pound tuna. The other weighed 243. He said he fished mackerel on
9/0 Mustad 7691 hooks tied to 130-pound Maxima and 130-pound Line One
Spectra. He used a Penn 50 VSW modified by Cal Sheets and a Calstar 755
XH rod wrapped by Fisherman’s Hardware. He said the fight went about 45
minutes on the big fish.
John Aviles of
Tracy won second place for a 270.8-pounder. He also got a 264.8 and a
277-pound tuna, but the big one was shark-bit. It might have weighed
nearly 300 pounds had it not been missing a chunk from its back.
Aviles
said he got his fish with mackerel on 9/0 Mustad 7691 hooks, with
130-pound Izorline and 130-pound Line One Spectra on a Penn 80 reel
tuned by Cal Sheets. He fished with a Calstar 760 XXH rod.
“The
winner took me around the boat twice,” he told dock reporter Bill
Roecker. “He took me around the anchor five times. He was a tough fish.”
Pete
Fellini of Santa Paula won third place for his 266-pounder. It bit
on a mackerel and a 9/0 ringed Owner Super Mutu hook tied to 130-pound
Blackwater fluorocabon and 130-pound Line One Spectra. Pete fished with
a Sheets-modified Penn 50 SW reel and a Super Seeker 6463 XXXXH rod.
Bob
“Scrappy” Michener of Oxnard continued his quest to reach the 50-cow
mark with three nice ones: 244.4, 261.4 and 261.8 pounds. He said he
baited mackerel on 9/0 Mustad 7691 hooks, with 130-pound Izorline and
130-pound Line One Spectra. He fished with an Accurate 50 W reel and a
Seeker 6465 XXXH rod.
Tom Jackson of Norwalk bagged a brace of cows at 228.2 and 243.8 pounds. He wasn’t available for comment.
Rich Gallimore of Santa Paula took a 237-pounder with a sardine on a 5/0 ringed Super Mutu hook.
“My best fish,” remarked Rich. “It was a walk on the wild side. He pulled me around the boat four times.”
Bob
Milleson of Lawndale also got his best fish, a 203-pounder. He said it
bit a mackerel on a 9/0 Mustad 7691 hook on 130-pound Blackwater
fluorocarbon and 130-pound Spectra. He used a Sheets-treated Penn 50 W
reel and a Calstar 760 XXH rod to take his first cow in a half-hour.
Ron
Hirao of Huntington Beach whipped a 203-pounder in a half-hour, after
it bit a sardine under the kite on an 8/0 ringed Owner Super Mutu hook.
He said he fished with 130-pound Izorline Spectra on a Penn 70 reel and
a Calstar 765 XH rod.
Dan Sunderland of
San Marcos got his first cow, a 201-pounder, in 40 minutes. He baited a
salami mackerel on a 9/0 Mustad 7691 hook tied to 130-pound Maxima and
130-pound Line One Spectra. He fished with a Cofe-modified Penn 50 W
reel and a Black Steel Seeker 6463 XXXXH rod.
CAPTAIN: ANDY CATES
DATE OF TRIP: TUESDAY, MARCH 8TH – WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23RD 2011
LENGTH OF TRIP: 15 DAYS
AREAS FISHED: CLARION ISLAND, HURRICANE
TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: TRIP 4W11
FISH COUNT: 184YELLOWFIN TUNA 236 WAHOO
1st PLACE JACKPOT 283.0 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY DAN POPE OF SANTA PAULA, CA
2ND PLACE JACKPOT 270.8 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BYJOHN AVILES OF TRACY, CA
3RD PLACE JACKPOT 266.0 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY
Pete Fallini SANTA PAULA, CA
REMARKS: TROLLING JACKPOT 44.6LBS WAHOO CAUGHT BY WOODY WOODRUFF OF TORRENCE, CA
261.8, 261.4 & 244.4 Caught by Bob Michener
243.8 & 228.2 Caught by Tom Jackson
243.8 Caught by Dan Pope
237 Caught by Rich Gallimore
203 Caught by Ron Hirao
203 Caught by Bob Milleson
201.1 Caught by Dan Sunderland
March 22, 2011
Good afternoon folks. We should be in tomorrow at 7:30 in the morning.
We will see you then and weigh up some cows!
Andy Cates
March 20, 2011
Good
evening folks. We had a great day of travel with flat calm seas.
margarita day and poker in the galley. Followed by sushi and california
rolls. It looks like good weather tomorrow as well.
We will report again tomorrow.
Andy Cates
March 19, 2011
Good
morning folks. Last night we finished off with a few nice fish. John
Aviles with a 260, Ron Hirao with a 201, Tom Jackson with a 225 and
Pete Fallini with a 266. 15 tuna total for the day. That was enough to
finish us off. We are headed up the line and so far the weather is
nice. The guys are of course anxious to get home but we have a long way
to go. We will report again tomorrow.
Andy Cates
March 17, 2011
Good
evening folks. More of the same here today. We did manage two nicer
fish. Dan Pope with another big fish, a 260 and Rich Gallimore picked
off a 220. Once again the grade was nice and the weather nice as well.
Hopefully we can finish off with a big hit.
Andy Cates
March 16, 2011
Good
evening folks. Similar fishing again today, More sharks today mixed in
that really took there toll here tonight. John Aviles had a fish about
270 that got a little bite in it. We lost a few other bigger fish due
too sharks but ended the day with 24 decent size tuna. 100 plus pound
fish up to 180 pounds. Nice weather today, hopefully tomorrow we have
the same just no sharks. We will report again tomorrow
Andy Cates
March 15, 2011
Good
evening folks. We had another day of scratch fishing with 26 tuna. Only
one fish over 200, a 230 caught by Bob Michner. Wow is he the hot hand
this trip. With the weather nice we are hoping to get on this nice
grade of fish again tomorrow. All the fish today and yesterday were
over 100 pounds. The grade is nice. We will report again tomorrow.
Andy Cates
March 14, 2011
Good
evening folks, The weather was a little better today and we found a
better grade fish. We had 28 tuna from 100 to 1170 pounds and 4 fish
over the 200 pound mark. Bob Michner with a 254 Tom Jackson with a 225
Dan Pope with a 230 and John Aviles with a 260. We are hoping to
scratch again tomorrow. The weather shows to be the same tomorrow so we
will have some wind. Hopefully we are able to work. We will
report again tomorrow
Andy Cates
March 13, 2011
Good
evening folks. Windy conditions made it a little tough today. No big
fish caught and ending the day with 28 tuna. Same overall grade, 70 to
90 pounds. A couple of better size fish but not enough to make a
difference. Hopefully we can get on some better size fish tomorrow.
Andy Cates
March 11, 2011
Good
evening folks. Tomorrow is the day. We will start fishing in the
morning. The weather has been really nice and we are hoping the fish is
really nice as well. Flat calm all day here. We will report again
tomorrow.
Andy Cates
March 10, 2011
Good
evening folks. Well, still driving. I will let you know when anything
exciting happens. But I bet it won't be tomorrow. We will still be
driving. Good weather today and a tuna seminar that kept the guys busy
for half the day. Poker games were the highlight. Another day and then
we will be on the grounds. We will report then.
Andy Cates
March 9, 2011
Good
afternoon folks. Great weather so far. Travelling down on the Loftus
and Martin 15 day trip. A couple of great giveaways to start things
off. A brief seminar today and tomorrow we will get into the tuna
seminar and rigging.
Our bait looks great and looks like a lot of cool water to travel down in. That should give the bait plenty of time to cure up.
We will report again tomorrow.
Andy Cates
CAPTAIN: ANDY CATES
DATE OF TRIP: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11TH – SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH 2011
LENGTH OF TRIP: 16/13 DAYS
AREAS FISHED: CLARION ISLAND, HURRICANE
TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: TRIP 3W11
FISH COUNT: 140YELLOWFIN TUNA 106 WAHOO
1st
PLACE JACKPOT 312.2 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT
BY PEI CHENG LIU OF OCEANSIDE, CA
2ND PLACE JACKPOT 228.0 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY KI SONG OF LOS ANGELES, CA
3RD PLACE JACKPOT 220.8 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY JOE CHO OF FONTANA, CA
REMARKS: TROLLING
JACKPOT 56.8LBS CAUGHT BY KI SONG OF LOS ANGLES, CA
Feb. 22, 2011
Good
evening folks. Yesterday we had a dozen tuna and 21 wahoo. Today we had
19 tuna one fish 220 pounds. The weather is nice and we are headed to
the Cape. We will be there Thursday morning.
Andy Cates
Feb. 20, 2011
Good
evening folks. Today we scratched 18 tuna and 30 wahoo. Two of the
bigger fish. A 199 and a 204. Pretty slow but the wahoo filled in the
time that the tuna bite were not available. Hopefully we have a good
day tomorrow.
Andy Cates
Feb. 19, 2011
Good
evening folks. After a tough day yesterday. Today we had 28 tuna and 17
wahoo at the Bank. The weather was great and there was a fair show of
fish. Decent grade from 80 to 180 pounds. Biggest fish today 180
pounder. We will be here again tomorrow and hope we do as well.
Andy Cates
Good
morning folks. Yesterday was pretty slow out at the Bank. We got a few
wahoo and 7 tuna. We saw sign of fish around they just don't bite. One
fish yesterday 213 and the other were 80 to 150 pounds. So far this
morning we have 11 tuna and 5 wahoo. One little hit in the morning. We
lost a couple of better size fish and biggest so far today is 150
pounds. Fortunately the weather is nice or this would truly be hideous.
No current right now, hoping things pick up soon.
Andy Cates
Feb. 17, 2011
Good
evening folks. A little better today with 21 tuna on various stops. Big
fish was a 204 in the morning and a 290 in the afternoon. It was nice
to see a couple of trophies and hoping for more to come.
Andy Cates
Feb. 16, 2011
Good
evening folks. I had no phone reception yesterday so no report. Not all
that much to report though. 15 tuna for the day Biggest fish around 180
pounds, Can't really get anything to bite and stick around.
Same with today, biggest fish 175 pounds but just a little here and a little there. Hopefully tomorrow
Andy Cates
Feb. 14, 2011
Good
evening folks. Tomorrow we start fishing. it has been a great ride down
and everyone is ready to go! Bait looks good, Food has been great and
guys are ready to burn off some calories. Wish us luck tomorrow, we
need it.
Andy Cates
Feb. 12, 2011
Good
afternoon folks. We left yesterday and so far have had very nice
weather. This trip drops off in Cabo San Lucas on the 24th. We would be
happy if the weather was even close to this by then. I doubt it. We did
a quick seminar today after yesterday’s safety seminar. Tomorrow we
start in on the tuna seminar. I want to thank Izorline and Mustad hook
as well as 5 star fish processing for some great giveaways. The people
really enjoyed them and looking forward to using these quality
products. We will report again tomorrow.
Andy Cates
CAPTAIN: ANDY CATES
DATE OF TRIP: SATURDAY, JANUARY 22ND- SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6TH 2011
LENGTH OF TRIP: 15 DAYS
AREAS FISHED: CLARION ISLAND
TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: TRIP 2W11
FISH COUNT: 179YELLOWFIN TUNA 89 WAHOO
13 OVER 200LBS
1 OVER 300LBS
1st PLACE JACKPOT 309.0 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY JOHN WELLS OF ANAHEIM, CA
2ND PLACE JACKPOT 273.2 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY TOM JENKINS OF EL MONTE, CA
3RD PLACE JACKPOT 264.6 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY ART CABALLERO TEMPLE CITY, CA
REMARKS: TROLLING JACKPOT 220.0LBS CAUGHT BY SONNY JONES OF SANTA ANA, CA
264.6 LBS, 250 LBS
& 229.8 LBS CAUGHT BY ART CABALLERO
248 LBS CAUGHT BY RICH ROSE
244 LBS CAUGHT BY FRED KNILANS
242.8 LBS CAUGHT BY JOHN WELLS
234.6 LBS
& 200.2 LBSCAUGHT BY MARTIN GOMEZ JR
231 LBS CAUGHT BY BOB MICHENER
219.8 LBS CAUGHT BY GLENN KERR
200.2 LBS CAUGHT BY BILL BRANDSTETTER
Feb. 5, 2011
As
we make our way home in this nice weather. I wanted to thank the
sponsors that were nice enough to support the trip. Calstar rods, Salas
jigs, Sato crimps 5 Star fish processing Accurate Reels.
and Mustad hooks.
Thanks again
Andy Cates
Feb. 2, 2011
Good
morning folks. We are headed home after finishing off this morning. 23
tuna with the biggest a 194. We lost another fish over 200 at the end
of the drift. A nice way to finish the trip. We will be travelling
today and heading up the line. Hopefully the weather
is ok.
Andy Cates
Feb. 1, 2011
Good
evening folks. We had 15 tuna for the day and had a couple of losses on
big fish late. Sonny Jones got a 203 in the evening. The other fish
throughout the day were 120 to `175 pounds. We will give it the morning
and start heading up the line before lunch.
Andy Cates
Jan, 31, 2011
Good
morning folks yesterday we had 2 fish in the morning. Art Cabalero with
a 256 and Fred Killans with a 226. We never got on the big fish again.
A few other stops for smaller fish leaving us with 25 tuna for the day.
So far this morning we have 7 fish Glenn Kerr got a 218 and the rest
were 120 top 160. We are at it again.
Andy Cates
Jan. 30, 2011
Good
evening folks More of the same today with a little less action. 25 tuna
for the day. Still good and pleased with the day. John Wells picked off
another 230 pounder and Matin Gomez J.R with a 203. Rich Rose had a
nice fish but got sharked as well as Steve Chambless where
all
we got was a Big head back of A 200 pound plus fish. Bummer. Looks like
we might have a little wind tomorrow. It may make the Offshore scene
tough. We will try again though.
Andy Cates
Jan. 29, 2011
Good
evening folks. We had another decent day with 30 tuna for the day. We
had a couple of chances at big fish. We only landed the one. Rich Rose
pulled out a 240 after a long battle. The weather is nice and we are
hoping for a good day tomorrow.
Andy Cates
Jan. 28, 2011
Good
evening folks. We had a better day on bigger fish today. We had a
couple more stops than yesterday that gave us a few more chances at
bigger fish. Tom Jenkins with a 250, Art Cabelero with a 235, Martin
Gomez J.R with a 213 and Bob Michner with a 215.We had 30 fish for the
day and most from 120 to 180. Nice grade of fish I hope we can do it
again tomorrow.
Andy Cates
Jan. 27, 2011
Good
evening folks. 25 tuna today. Better action but didn't land any of the
bigger fish. Not like we hooked many but the ones we did got away. With
it being the second day of fishing. People finally got rid of the
jitters after the slow day we had yesterday.
We will report again tomorrow.
Andy Cates
Jan. 26, 2011
Good
evening folks. Our first day was pretty tough. Our first bite and fish
was landed By John Wells a 292. We thought well here we go and
proceeded to get no more bites. So, A lot of looking around with one
more stop in the evening that offered a few bites and Art Cabalero
pulled out a 203 and another fish 150. There were only a few other fish
caught but those were the highlights. We are hoping that tomorrow we
get more chances and can get a little more action for the day.
Andy Cates
Jan. 24, 2011
Good
evening folks. Another day of travel with good weather. Not much to
report, just heading south and rigging up. Tomorrow we will do a wahoo
seminar and then be fishing the next day. Our bait looks good and has
settled in. It looked a little shaky yesterday but now we look good. We
will report again tomorrow
Andy Cates
Jan. 22, 2011
Good
evening folks. We left on a 15 day trip this morning. We have a nice
load of bait and heading down. Really looking forward to some warm
weather. Although the weather in San Diego has been very nice. We have
fog and cool conditions here now. I want to thank Bluefin Jim, Catchy
Tackle and Pelagic clothing for all the great giveaways. Also Mustad
hooks for the extra top notch hooks. Hopefully we get into some good
fishing and get a lot of chances at big fish. We will report again
tomorrow.
Andy Cates
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