CAPTAIN: BILL CAVANAUGH
DATE OF TRIP: 12/26-12/31/2014
LENGTH OF TRIP: 5 DAYS
AREAS FISHED: BAJA COAST/ COAST
TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: TRIP 28-NEW YEARS SPECIAL
FISH COUNT: 318 YELLOWTAIL 1 WHITE SEABASS
1st PLACE JACKPOT 26.8 LBS WHITE SEA BASS CAUGHT BY JEFF WRIGHT OF SAN DIEGO, CA
2nd PLACE JACKPOT 23.0 LBS YELLOWTAIL CAUGHT BY JEROLD PAULS OF TAHACHAPIC, CA
23.0 LBS YELLOWTAIL CAUGHT BY TIM CARPENTER OF OJAI, CA
3rd PLACE JACKPOT 22.2 LBS YELLOWTAIL CAUGHT BY MOISES HERNANDEZ OF HENDERSON, NV
Dec. 27, 2014
We had a fun day fishing yellowtail yesterday.
Dec. 26, 2014
We cleared the point at 1 today with a great load of bait for our annual new years 5 day special. We are all rigged up and ready for some yellowtail action tomorrow!
Will report tomorrow,
Captain Bill Cavanaugh
CAPTAIN: ANDY CATES
DATE OF TRIP: 12/13-12/23/2014
LENGTH OF TRIP: 10 DAYS
AREAS FISHED: ALIJOS ROCKS, RIDGE, LOWER BANKS, CEDROS, SAN MARTIN
TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: TRIP 27-IZORLINE/CALSTAR/ACCURATE REELS
FISH COUNT: 229 WAHOO 280 YELLOWFIN TUNA 180 YELLOWTAIL 1 DORADO 1 HALIBUT
1st PLACE JACKPOT 90.3 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY ROD MCDOWELL OF BOISE, ID
2nd PLACE JACKPOT 64.6 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY CURTIS ITOGAWA OF EL CAJON, CA
3rd PLACE JACKPOT 63.6 LBS WAHOO CAUGHT BY JOHN CLARK JR OF ORVILLE, CA.
TROLLING JACKPOT: 70.4 LBS WAHOO CAUGHT BY PHILLIP YU OF LAS VEGAS, NV
Dec. 22, 2014
Good afternoon folks we finished off with more action on Yellowtail. We had a nice morning with great weather and headed up after lunch.
We will be in tomorrow at 6:00 AM see you then
Andy Cates
Dec. 21, 2014
We had a nice day in the flat calm water of Cedros catching smaller grade fish most of the day. All yo- yo fish and plenty good to keep the guys entertained.
We are going to finish off at San Martin tomorrow and then come home
Dec. 18, 2014
Yesterday we had pretty good action on school size fish. Biggest fish about 75 pounds. We did see some bigger fish but no bites. We ended the day with 90 tuna that we kept.
Dec. 17, 2014
Good evening folks we had a nice day today .Classic ridge fishing . on the anchor catching school size tuna and yellowtail. We picked up a few wahoo in the mix as well. Tomorrow we are going to spend the day down at the Lower Banks looking for some Jack Pot fish. Hopefully it works out
Andy Cates
Dec. 14, 2014
Good evening folks. We left yesterday on our holiday 10 day trip sponsored by Izorline Calstar and Accurate. We had a nice day of travel. Did a seminar and passed out 20 different rods and reels for use from Accurate and Calstar.
With the gear everyone will have a chance to use some state of the art gear on the trip. We are hoping to start with some wahoo action tomorrow at Alijos rocks.
Hopefully the wahoo 's are waiting. We will get in there at about lunch time
Andy Cates
CAPTAIN: ANDY CATES
DATE OF TRIP: 11/28-12/13/2014
LENGTH OF TRIP: 15 DAYS
AREAS FISHED: CLARION, HURRICANE BANK
TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: TRIP 26-MARK MOFFAT AND FRIENDS
FISH COUNT: 180 YELLOWFIN TUNA 88 WAHOO
1st PLACE JACKPOT 229.6 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY CHARLIE TANAKA OF SAN FRANCISCO, CA
2nd PLACE JACKPOT 222.2 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY STEVE BELARDES OF RENO, NV
3rd PLACE JACKPOT 209.8 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY BEN KITA OF LOS ANGELES, CA
TROLLING JACKPOT: 47.0 LBS WAHOO CAUGHT BY DAN BURNS OF HENDERSON, NV
NOTE:
213 LBS CAUGHT BY STEVE BELARDES
202.6 LBS CAUGHT BY RUDY VANTINE
Dec. 11, 2014
So far we have had a very comfortable ride home. We will be in early at this rate. With a 10 day trip leaving the same day it will be best to get in by 5:00 in the morning hoping to have a nice ride the rest of the day
Andy Cates
Dec. 10, 2014
This year Mark Moffat took on the after Thanksgiving 15 day trip.
We had a great group of fisherman and want to thank them for being with us.
Our trip started with a bang . An afternoon on the second day of great wahoo fishing. steady action on nice size fish up to 60 pounds.
We then moved down to Clarion and spent a couple days there scratch fishing on 70 to 130 pound fish with a few bigger fish and even a couple of cows mixed in.
The move out to the Bank found a little better grade overall. Still not a lot of chances at fish over 200 but the overall grade was great and challenging. As the Bank slowed down we moved back in to finish up on the inside and found a little smaller grade fish and really nothing over 200 pounds. Fish in the mid to high hundreds were. caught and kept the challenge going. We left the island after a couple of days and headed up.
We ended up with a well rounded trip with wahoo and nice size tuna from three different areas.
Way to go guys
Dec. 9, 2014
Good evening folks, we had a good morning with decent action on 60 to 80 pounders with a few better fish in the hundreds mixed in. We didn't really get started until after breakfast because of poor conditions but when things straightened out we had a nice pick. Mark got the last fish of the trip this nice looking 197 pounder.
We are headed up the Li e and it looks like good weather all the way up
Andy Cates
Dec. 4, 2014
Good evening folks. We had a little pick this afternoon on 90 to 140 pound tuna. Nothing bigger than 150 but nice fish none the less. We will see how it goes tomorrow.
Andy Cates
Dec. 2, 2014
Good evening folks. Tough day here today. We had an afternoon savior that got us on the board with 21 fish before dark. Most fish 80 to 130 with one standout 222. The weather is beautiful down here ending the day with 25 tuna
Nov. 30, 2014
Good evening folks we made an afternoon stop and picked up 55 wahoo, and a few for the galley. That really worked out well. The guys all had a shot and some great action for about three hours.
We are back on course and headed south . We are going to start at the Island and should be there before daylight day after tomorrow
Andy Cates
Nov. 29, 2014
Good evening folks
we left yesterday on another 15 day ride the boat home trip.
This time we have Mark Moffat and the gang. We are headed south after getting a nice load of bait and on course for Clarion Island. We have a couple more days of rigging and seminars before we arrive.
Andy Cates
CAPTAIN: ANDY CATES
DATE OF TRIP: 11/11-11/26/2014
LENGTH OF TRIP: 15/12 DAYS
AREAS FISHED: CLARION
TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: TRIP 26- ACCURATE FISHING PRODUCTS
FISH COUNT: 240 YELLOWFIN TUNA 20 WAHOO
1st PLACE JACKPOT 333.4 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY CHARLIE MARTINEZ OF LAKEWOOD, CO
2nd PLACE JACKPOT 236.0 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY DAVID BRILHANTE OF SAN DIEGO ,CA
3rd PLACE JACKPOT 226.4 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY TOM ALLEN OF ANCHORAGE, AK
TROLLING JACKPOT: 122.2 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY JOE CHINOVSKY OF CULVER CITY, CA
NOTE:
223.2lbs MILES YAMAGUCHI
218 210 lbs ROBERT ZANE
215.8 lbs DONNA MANUSZAK
209.6 lbs TIM COOMES
206.6 lbs GARY TERAOKA
201.2 lbs JOE CHINOVSKY
Nov. 25, 2104
Our eta tomorrow to customs is 745. Hopefully we can get processed quickly and be at the dock between 830 - 900. it's good traveling weather now hopefully it holds up.
Nov. 24, 2014
We had a pleasant crossing over to Cabo San Lucas. There was even a Captain Margarita sighting, a rare occurrence since this was not a Loftus & Martin trip. Most of our anglers exercised the fly home option that the trip affords. There are four brave souls riding up the line with us. The weather has been varying between pleasant and down right rude. Tonight we are doing the infamous crossing from Cedros to Geronimo and the weather reports aren't looking good. We are going to take it nice and slow and try to be safe. I will post an eta tomorrow here and on Facebook when I have a better idea what it will be.
Nov. 19, 2014
Good evening folks. We had a great start this morning with a couple of fish over 200 pounds and numerous fish in the high hundreds. really nice grade this morning.
The afternoon was pretty slow and we have to be selective with what we catch. We have room for about 25 tuna and we want to try to make them count. We will see how it goes tomorrow John Keeler walked away with an accurate Boss extreme 500 for the daily Jack Pot. He was pumped
Andy Cates
Nov. 18, 2014
Another nice day today starting with a morning hit for 100 plus pound fish and one over 200. The evening full speed kite bite on 80 to 140 pounders finished us off.
Gary Tereoka wins the daily Accurate prize with a 199 pound tuna caught flying a tube mackerel. Way to go Gary.
Nov. 17, 2014
Good evening folks we had a nice day today starting off early with good action and a few chances at big fish. It looks like Robert Zane will win the daily Jack Pot. an Accurate Boss 600. His 220# er won the reel. Good Job Dr. Zane
Ending the day with 64 tuna and possibly 3 over 200 pounds
Nov. 16, 2014
We had a nice first day today with 47 tuna. 4 fish from 210 to 233 and one fish that taped out at 336.; we have really big expectations for tomorrow. Dave Brillhante wins the Accurate daily prize with his 233.
A Calstar blank
Nov. 13, 2014
Good evening folks, we made an afternoon stop and picked up a dozen wahoo before continuing south. Weather is nice and we will be headed to the Island and arrive day after tomorrow. We tried for bait here this evening and caught very little before we left.
Andy Cates
Nov. 12, 2014
Good evening folks
we left yesterday on a 15 day Accurate sponsored fly home trip. Today was a travel day with a short seminar about the 50 plus loaner outfits on board for everyone to try out.
Nice day today with a tuna and wahoo seminar tomorrow
Andy Cates
CAPTAIN: BILL CAVANAUGH
DATE OF TRIP: 11/3-11/11/2014
LENGTH OF TRIP: 8 DAYS
AREAS FISHED: ALIJOS ROCKS & THE RIDGE...
TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: TRIP 24- CHARKBAIT.COM
FISH COUNT: 315 YELLOWFIN TUNA 223 YELLOWTAIL 49 WAHOO 6 DORADO
1st PLACE JACKPOT 55.4 LBS WAHOO CAUGHT BY MIKE CHANCE OF HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA
2nd PLACE JACKPOT 50.0 LBS WAHOO CAUGHT BY MARK SMITH OF HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA
3rd PLACE JACKPOT 2 WINNERS:
46.8 LBS WAHOO--TROY EDMISTON OF SPRING VALLEY, CA
46.8 LBS WAHOO-- CHRIS KLOSTER OF JAMUL, CA
TROLLING JACKPOT: 50.2 LBS WAHOO CAUGHT BY PETER HERVISH OF VERO BEACH, CA
Nov. 11. 2014
Good morning gang. We arrived back to the dock this morning at 0700 from our Charkbait 8-day trip. Our jackpot winners were as follows: 1st place went to Mike Chance with a 55.4 pound wahoo, 2nd place went to Mark Smith with a 50.0 pound wahoo, 3rd place went to Chris Koster with a 46.8 pound wahoo and the trolling jackpot went to Peter Hervish with a 50.2 pound wahoo. Good job guys! The trip went great and everyone had a blast. This was my first trip on the Red Rooster and I cannot say enough good things about the boat and the operation. Thanks to Linda Palm and Andy Cates for having me.Captain Bill Cavanaugh
Nov. 9, 2014
Hi gang,
We fished our way north today in absolute beautiful weather. Although we covered a lot of good water, we did not catch a whole lot of fish. 18 yellowtail, 2 dorado, and 2 wahoo was our fish count for the day. We will fish tomorrow morning before we have to call it a trip. Wish us luck.
Captain Bill Cavanaugh
Nov. 8, 2014
Hi gang,
We had a very good day of fishing today. The weather was flat calm the entire day and we had steady action on tuna and yellowtail. We started catching fish just before first light and stayed busy the whole day. The yellows were biting on the dropper loop rig and the tuna were hitting on the fly lined sardine. Most of the tuna were around 20 pounds and the yellows averaged 18 pounds. We will be working north tomorrow. Wish us luck.
Nov. 7, 2014
Hi gang,
Another good day for us on the Red Rooster III. Beautiful weather and steady action on good grade yellowfin tuna. The guys that were finesse fishing sardines with fluorocarbon were having the most success. We are excited about our prospects for today. Wish us luck.
Captain Bill Cavanaugh
Nov. 6, 2014,
Good morning gang,
We had another great day of wahoo fishing yesterday. Very similar fishing to what we experienced the day before except the weather was much nicer. Every one is stoked and we are currently traveling to our next destination to target yellowfin tuna. Wish us luck.
Captain Bill Cavanaugh
Nov. 5, 2014
Hi gang,
We ended having some great wahoo fishing yesterday. We arrived on scene shortly after lunch and stayed busy all the way til dark. The fish averaged around 40 pounds with a few stand outs pushing 55 pounds. The guys fishing the casting jigs seemed to have the most success although we did land a number of fish on fly lined sardines. The weather was a little choppy but gradually got nicer as the day went on. We have high hopes for today. Wish us luck.
Captain Bill Cavanaugh
Nov. 4, 2014
Hi gang,
Yesterday ended up being a travel day for us. We had a tackle seminar after breakfast, spent the morning rigging tackle, and looked at an interesting piece water in the afternoon. Unfortunately, we located only a small amount of yellowfin tuna for our efforts. We are continuing south to put ourselves in position to fish wahoo today. Wish us luck.
Captain Bill Cavanaugh
Nov. 3, 2014
Hi gang,
We departed yesterday on our Charkbait sponsored 8-day trip. After putting on a nice load of bait, we cleared Point Loma in the early afternoon. We are currently heading south in nice weather and clear skies. We will be fishing this afternoon to start our trip. The attached picture is of some of the swag handed out by Mark Smith from Charkbait. Wish us luck.
Captain Bill Cavanaugh
CAPTAIN: ANDY CATES ...
DATE OF TRIP: 10/19-11/2/2014
LENGTH OF TRIP: 14 DAYS
AREAS FISHED: HURRICANE BANK, CEDROS ISLAND
TRIP/CHARTER MASTERS: TRIP 23-LOFTUS & MARTIN CHARTER
FISH COUNT: 157 YELLOWFIN TUNA 100 YELLOWTAIL 41 WAHOO1st PLACE JACKPOT 257.6 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY CHUCK FORESTER OF CARLSBAD, CA
2nd PLACE JACKPOT 241 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT BY ART CABALLERO OF TEMPLE CITY, CA
3rd PLACE JACKPOT 226 LBS YELLOWFIN TUNA CAUGHT DAN SUNDERLAND OF SAN MARCOS, CA
TROLLING JACKPOT 33.4 LBS WAHOO CAUGHT BY KEN FERRIS OF GOLD HILL, OR
NOTE:
MEL VILLAOBOS 217 LBS
JIM BALLARD 215 LBS
ART CABALLERO 211.2 LBS
CLARENCE BECKER 203.6 LBS
LARRY MARTIN 200.2 LBS
Nov. 1, 2014
We had a nice Halloween and spent the evening catching small yellowtail. We have had great weather and will be in tomorrow at 7:00
Andy Cates
Oct. 30, 2014
Good evening folks. We had a great day traveling up. fantastic weather. Captain Margarita made a showing in the afternoon. Stiff drinks for the afternoon .
We may have time tomorrow evening for a stop at Cedros. We will see what speed we make tonight
Oct. 29, 2014
This was the first long trip of the season. Fortunately the weather window was open for us to travel to the Hurricane Bank on a 14 day trip sponsored by Loftus and Martin. We experienced scratch fishing at the Bank averaging 25 tuna a day a few wahoo every day. There were chances at "cow" tuna each day and we picked off about 10 fish up in the 200 pound class range.
The days were long and a lot more work than what we are used to in October but none the less the guys worked at it and put together a fine catch. The grade of tuna varied from day to day . 80 to 180 pounds would be a good estimate. The wahoo were surprisingly big as we don't see that grade until later in the year.
We are headed home now after a nice trip and looking forward to heading back down and trying the bank again after the great sign of fish we have seen.
Andy Cates
| Chuck Forrester with his 266 pound Yellowfin caught on the Accurate 80 and a frozen squid for bait on kite. |
| Art Caballero with his 244 pound Yellowfin caught on the chunk first thing in the morning |
| Mel Villalbos holding up his 233 #YFT caught on an Accurate 80 with a Calstar rod on a double sardine outfit |
Oct. 28, 2014
Good evening folk, another day of scratch fishing at the Bank. Ending the day with 23 tuna and 9 wahoo. All nice grade again today with a couple of 200 pound class fish mixed in. We are headed up the line tonight and hoping the weather is nice for a least the next couple of days.
Andy Cates
Oct. 27, 2014
Good evening folks. Completely different day here with 30 tuna and 13 wahoo. All the tuna today were 70 to 140 pounds. Maybe a couple of bigger fish lost throughout the day but we will never know.
Andy Cates
Oct. 25, 2014
Certainly better sign this afternoon. More life showed up and we had a chance to pick at better size fish. This afternoon was mostly that hundred plus pound fish with a few 75 pounders mixed in. And one fish up in the 200 pound range.
We will see how it goes tomorrow. 31 tuna and 9 wahoo
Oct. 24, 2014
Good evening folks. We had a long day. One at a time type fishing with a little flurry in the morning and a little flurry in the evening. We picked off a few nice fish with biggest one about 233. We managed to stay interested throughout the day with an occasional better fish mixed in. 28 tuna and a handful of wahoo for the day.
Andy Cates
Oct. 23, 2014
Good evening folks. Tough day today with a fair sign of fish that didn't want to bite No sharks and nice conditions so at least we have that going for us. Not a great first day but the sign brings hope for tomorrow. Biggest fish about 190 caught by Allan Babashof on his new Accurate 30
Oct. 22, 2014
Good evening folks, last day of travel and we will be fishing first thing in the morning. We had a great raffle including two beautiful custom Loftus and Martin Seeker Rods and a couple of nice Okuma wahoo rod and reel combos. We did a group picture and finished getting rigged up for tomorrow
Andy Cates
Oct. 21, 2014
Good evening folks. Not much to report today. A tuna seminar and some rigging. Hot day today and looks like it will be hotter tomorrow. Johnny had a another giveaway today after the seminar and we raffled a couple of items. Nice day really. Wahoo talk tomorrow and a couple Rods and reels to raffle off.
Andy Cates
Oct. 20. 2014
Our first trip down to the Hurricane Bank. Looks like good weather and everything on the boat is running well.
The bait looks good, healthy enough for the hot water . today is a leisure day with odd jobs around the boat, getting things ready for the long trips.
Johnny had a nice give away and looks like more to come tomorrow when we start our seminars.
CAPTAIN: ANDY CATES
DATE OF
TRIP: 10/10-/10/18/2014
LENGTH OF
TRIP: 8 DAYS
AREAS
FISHED: THE RIDGE
TRIP/CHARTER
MASTERS:
TRIP
22-SEAGUAR/CATCHY
TACKLE/HAYABUSA
FISH COUNT: 260
YELLOWFIN
TUNA
175
YELLOWTAIL
63 WAHOO 70 DORADO
1st PLACE
JACKPOT
59.0 LBS
WAHOO CAUGHT
BY DON
COOPER OF
MONTROSE, CA
2nd PLACE
JACKPOT
52.0 LBS
WAHOO CAUGHT
BY RAY
GALLEGOS OF
LONG BEACH,
CA
3rd PLACE
JACKPOT
48.6 LBS
WAHOO CAUGHT
BILL LEITELT
OF ARROYO
GRANDE, CA
TROLLING
JACKPOT
42.8 LBS
WAHOO
CAUGHT BY
SCOTT SPEAR
OF VISALIA,
CA
Oct. 17,
2014
We finished off with a few more dorado I various kelps. just the 2 wahoo but nice fish. All the Dorado were real beauties.
We will be in tomorrow at 7:00 Our next trip leaves on Sunday and heads deeper south on a 14 day trip
Oct. 15,
2014
Good evening
folks. The
day started
slow but
picked up
big time in
the
afternoon.
The nice
wahoo
fulfilled
there 8 day
trip dreams.
A lot of
hookups and
action all
afternoon
ending with
50 jack pot
grade wahoo.
Heading back
up the line
tomorrow
Andy Cates
Oct. 13,
2014
Good evening
folks,
things
started out
a little
slow this
morning. We
recovered in
the
afternoon
with a nice
grade of
tuna and a
few wahoo
and a couple
of nice
dorado, a
nice day of
scratch
fishing. The
skip jack
were
manageable
until
evening then
not so much.
We are going
to fish here
again
tomorrow and
hope for a
better start
in the
morning
Andy Cates
Oct. 12,
2014
Good evening
folks
We had a
nice day on
Yellowtail
fishing with
the
afternoon by
far the
best. Nice
grade of
fish as
well. Not to
hot and
heavy but
ended the
day with 120
yellowtail
as we travel
led down the
coast.
Tomorrow we
will start
on the Ridge
and looks
like we will
be there
about 8:00.
Hopefully
things are
on the
upswing and
we have a
nice day. We
will report
again
tomorrow
Andy Cates
Oct. 11,
2014
Good evening
folks
pretty slow
day with a
couple of
short stops
on
Yellowtail.
Basically a
travel down
day. We will
be at Cedros
tomorrow
morning
early and
starting the
trip.
Andy Cates
Oct. 10,
2014
Good evening
folks
We ate out a
little late
today.
dockside
maintenance
took a bit
of time
today but
out again.
Richard
Hightower
and the gang
are out.
Richard had
a great
raffle that
included
American
Premier
Corp.
Catchy
tackle
Hyabusa
Seagar
Strike Pro
lures
z-man
five star
fish
processing
We will be
fishing
yellows
tomorrow
morning
Andy Cates
CAPTAIN: THOMAS
FERRARI
DATE OF
TRIP: 10/2-10/10/2014
LENGTH OF
TRIP: 8 DAYS
AREAS
FISHED: ALIJOS
ROCKS, SAN
PABLO,
CANOAS, OFF
SHORE
TRIP/CHARTER
MASTERS:
TRIP
21-ANGERLS
CENTER/PELAGICE
GEAR CHARTER
FISH COUNT:
420
YELLOWTAIL 40
DORADO
32
WAHOO 20
YELLOWFIN
TUNA
1st PLACE
JACKPOT
47.0 LBS
WAHOO CAUGHT
BY SONNY
JONES
OF SANTA
ANA, CA
2nd PLACE
JACKPOT
42.6
LBS WAHOO
CAUGHT BY
RYAN BRYAN
OF SOUTH
LAKE TAHO,
CA
3rd PLACE
JACKPOT
34.4 LBS
WAHOO CAUGHT
BY WENDELL
FOX OF
FOSTER CITY,
CA
TROLLING
JACKPOT
65.2LBS
WAHOO
CAUGHT BY
SCOT PEARSON
OF ANTOCH,
CA
Oct. 9, 2014
We spent the
last two
days off
shore
looking for
kelps. We
found a lot
of kelps and
covered a
lot of water
for what we
caught.
It seemed
like most of
the kelps we
found had
just a
couple fish
on them.
That
jackpot kelp
eluded us.
Thanks to
Sonny Jones
for putting
together a
great trip
and all his
sponsors;
Anglers
Center,
Pelagic
Gear,
Ballyhoo
Top Gun
lures, Okuma
reels,
fishing with
decker. com,
Tiburon,
Peter J art,
and 5 Star
fish
processing.
Oct. 6, 2014
It's has
been a busy
couple of
days. We ran
inshore
ahead if
this
building
storm and
trolled this
high spot
for wahoo.
We managed
to get a
couple. The
real action
was drifting
for
yellowtail.
We had some
nice drifts
that really
made the
day. That
night we
made a big
move to put
us in
position for
better
yellowtail
action.
Today was a
fun day of
drifting on
schools of
yellow. The
guys caught
then using
just about
every method
and all
kinds of
jigs. We
are going to
spend the
night here
and try
again in the
morning.
Hopefully
this system
will roll
through
safely and
we can spend
the last
couple of
days
offshore.
Oct. 4, 2014
We dedicated
our first
day of
fishing this
trip to
putting some
wahoo
aboard. We
managed to
have a
decent day
of scratch
fishing.
Most of the
stops were
for 2-3 fish
with a
couple more
on some
stops. We
gathered
what we
could all
day then
stopped at
dusk to drop
off the
ashes of one
of our
fishing
buddies,
Scotty
Pomeray, who
recently
passed away.
We are
headed north
east to try
and keep
ahead of
this storm
system.
Hoping for
some action
today.
Oct. 3, 2014
The Sonny
Jones 8 day
trip is
finally
here. We
cleared the
point with a
nice load of
sardines
from the
bait barge
and pointed
the boat
south. Once
the applause
died down
after my
saftey/introduction
speech Sonny
took center
stage for
his
giveaways
and raffles.
There were
great prizes
from
Pelagic,
Angler's
center,
Ballyhoo
lures, Peter
J art, and
Okuma reels.
We are going
to do some
traveling/tackle
rigging and
then start
fishing.
Here we go!
Calstar 2014
Charter
For the JP
the trolling
JP was Ken
Abbs (on the
right in the
black/blue
shirt and
jeans).
1st place
was
Jerry
Lagunzad
(#12), 2nd
place was
Kent Cope
(#4), 3rd
place is
Larry
Diamant
(#6)
Shown here
are the Jack
Pot winners
from the
Calstar 6
day trip.
Gary Teraoka
presenting
the big fish
award for a
45 pound
class wahoo.
Other top 3
were all 40
plus pound
wahoo
including
the trolling
jack pot in
which wins a
Red Rooster
3 jacket.
Congratulations
anglers
The Red
Rooster 3
would like
to thank
Gary Teraoka
for putting
together a
great group
and
atmosphere
on our last
6 day trip.
The fishing
grounds went
as far as
the Ridge up
to 100 miles
offshore
from Point
Loma. .
We had an
incredible
variety
including
limits of
Yellowfin
Tuna . 33
Nice wahoo
which is
rare for a 6
day trip .
Also
Yellowtail
and nice
size dorado
right up
until the
last day.
Everyone
onboard were
dazzled by
the caliber
of fishing
and the
amenities on
Board the
Red Rooster
3
Chapman
Murphy put
out once
again
incredible
plates for
all to
enjoy.
We would
like to
thank all
the people
onboard for
making the
trip happen.
And a
special
thanks to
our
sponsors.
Tackle
Specialties
(Calstar
rods)
- Accurate
Reels (Pirana
pliers)
- Izorline
(spectra,
fluorocarbon,
mono)
- Salas
Lures
(yoyo
and
wahoo
jigs)
- Swifty
Mfg.
(spectra
washing
system)
- Baja
Fish
Gear
(gift
certificates)
- Mustad
(hooks)
- BSI
(Instaflex
connection
glue)
- Sportsman
Seafood
(fish
processing, smoked
tuna)
Christina
Weiler
Office
Manager
Red Rooster
III, Inc
(619)
224-3857
2801 Emerson
St
San Diego,
CA 92106
www.redrooster3.com
Oct. 1, 2014
Good
afternoon
folks. We
had a great
morning and
finished up
with heavy
action on
dorado. Nice
size fish in
flat calm
weather. Really
a nice way
to end a
great trip.
We will be
in tomorrow
at 7:00.
Thanks again
, Gary and
Cal star
rods for
putting
together a
classy group
Andy Cates
Sept. 29,
2014
We had a
nice
surprise
this morning
as we pulled
up to catch
yellowtail
and caught
wahoo
instead.
After the
smoke
settled we
had 19 nice
size wahoo
for the
morning.
We trolled
it up and
took off and
headed up
the beach
looking and
not finding
any
yellowtail.
Tomorrow we
are hoping
for better
results on
Yellowtail
but the
wahoo were
sure a treat
Andy Cates
Sept. 27,
2014
Good evening
folks
We basically
traveled
today
working on
making speed
to get to
the grounds.
We are
starting at
the Ridge
and then
working our
way up.
Speed has
been slow
and it looks
like lunch
time
tomorrow for
arrival.
Lots of wind
today
offshore but
the weather
below looks
nice
Andy Cates
CAPTAIN: ANDY CATES
DATE OF
TRIP: 9/20-9/26/2014
LENGTH OF
TRIP: 6 DAYS
AREAS
FISHED: 13 FATHOM
SPOT,
CEDROS, OFF
SHORE
TRIP/CHARTER
MASTERS:
TRIP 19 --
PENNELL
GROUP
FISH COUNT: LIMITS
OF YELLOWFIN
TUNA 265
YELLOWTAIL
70 DORADO 5
WAHOO
1st PLACE
JACKPOT
33.4 LBS
YELLOWFIN
TUNA CAUGHT
BY PETER
KLEIN
OF SEATTLE,
WA
2nd PLACE
JACKPOT 32.8
LBS
YELLOWFIN
TUNA CAUGHT
BY ROBERT
KLEIN
OF EVERSON,
WA
3rd PLACE
JACKPOT 26.2
LBS
YELLOWFIN
TUNA CAUGHT
BY MARION
MAY OF
FRIANT, CA
TROLLING
JACKPOT 25.8
LBS WAHOO
CAUGHT BY
DENNIS
PENNELL OF
SAN
DIEGO, CA
Sept. 25,
2015
Good evening
folks
We had two
kelps today
that
produced
good action
on nice size
dorado. We
called it a
trip after
the last
kelp and
started our
way home.
It looks
like we will
be in at
about 7:30
in the
morning
Andy Cates
Good morning
folks
Yesterday we
fished up
the beach
and finished
the day at
Cedros.
Small grade
yellowtail
kept us busy
throughout
the day with
one wahoo in
the morning
The day
before was a
fabulous day
with wide
open
yellowfin
and a chance
at a few
wahoo. We
caught15 to
30 pound
tuna until
our arms
fell off
Today we are
getting a
few dorado
on kelps .
No big kelps
yet but we
have the
whole day.
Sept. 22,
2014
Good evening
folks.
Pretty tough
day today.
Not much
sign at the
Island this
morning. We
headed
offshore and
found
countless
kelp paddies
for no fish.
Winding up
back on the
shallows in
the evening
for some
great action
on smaller
grade
Yellowtail.
Certainly
made the
day.
We will be
traveling
south
tonight.
Andy Cates
Sept. 21,
2014
Good evening
folks
We had a
tough start
with no sign
of
Yellowtail
first thing
in the
morning. We
made a 30
mile move
south and
put together
a few drifts
to make for
a decent
afternoon on
good grade
fish. 18 to
30 pound
yellows
mostly on
the Iron and
dropper
loop.
Tomorrow we
will be at
Cedros and
then go from
there
Andy Cates
CAPTAIN: ANDY CATES
DATE OF
TRIP: 9/14-9/20/2014
LENGTH OF
TRIP: 6 DAYS
AREAS
FISHED: CORTEZ,
CLEMENTE,
JERONIMO
ISLAND, SAN
MARTIN
TRIP/CHARTER
MASTERS:
TRIP 18 --
IZORLINE
SPONSOR
FISH COUNT: 145
YELLOWFIN
TUNA 125
DORADO
100
YELLOWTAIL
89 BLUEFIN
TUNA 4
HALIBUT
1st PLACE
JACKPOT 40.4
LBS BLUEFIN
TUNA CAUGHT
BY WALLY
AKIMOTO OF
SAN DIEGO,
CA
2nd PLACE
JACKPOT 39.6
LBS BLUEFIN
TUNA CAUGHT
BY JOSH
FINGER OF
SCOTTSDALE,
AZ
3rd PLACE
JACKPOT
35.8 LBS
BLUEFIN TUNA
CAUGHT BY
LARRY
THOMPSON OF
MANCOS, CO
TROLLING
JACKPOT 15.0
LBS DORADO
CAUGHT BY
JON MONTAGUE
OF CARDIFF,
CA
Sept. 19,
2014
Yesterday we
had a better
day. the
weather was
a little
better.
Started in
the morning
with a long
drift, and
then had a
couple
drifts in
the
afternoon on
school size
yellowfin
tuna. It has
been hit and
miss. We
had a little
over 100
YFT.
Today we are
at Cortez
Bank. Trying
something
different.
See if we
can get some
BFT. So far
we have a
got a
handful of.
The weather
is a little
better,
though still
windy,
about 15
knot winds.
Sept. 16,
2014
Hi everyone.
We caught 7
yellowtail,
15-25lbs
yesterday.
We did have
to move,
because the
hurricane is
coming up.
Moving up
along the
beach, and
we will be
fishing off
shore for
the next
three days.
Today so
far, we have
caught a
dozen
yellows,
nice grade
fish in San
Martin.
Hopefully it
will pick up
little more
by mid-day.
We will be
fishing up
Cortez bank.
The weather
has been
very nice,
just
beautiful.
We will
report again
soon.
Sept. 14,
2014
Hi Anglers!
We are
leaving on
our annual
6-day
Izorline
charter.
Looking
forward for
the next
6-days of
fishing! I
will report
again
tomorrow.
-Captain
Andy Cates
CAPTAIN: TOM FERRARI
DATE OF
TRIP: 9/9-9/13/2014
LENGTH OF
TRIP: 4 DAYS
AREAS
FISHED: OPEN
TRIP/CHARTER
MASTERS:
TRIP 17 --
FREELANCE
FISH COUNT: 435
YELLOWFIN
TUNA 1
BLUEFIN TUNA
1 HALIBUT 1
YELLOWTAIL
1st PLACE
JACKPOT
33.4 LBS
YELLOWFIN
TUNA CAUGHT
BY FRED
CAINES SR OF
LAKE BALBOA,
CA
2nd PLACE
JACKPOT 32.
2LBS
YELLOWFIN
TUNA CAUGHT
BY JONATHAN
KINCAID OF
ONTARIO, CA
3rd PLACE
JACKPOT
28.2 LBS
YELLOWFIN
TUNA CAUGHT
BY JEFF
BRUNER OF
WESTMINSTER,
CA
TROLLING
JACKPOT 15.4
LBS
YELLOWFIN
TUNA CAUGHT
BY JERRY
BARNES OF
NEWPORT
BEACH, CA
Sept. 12,
2014
Our last 4
day trip of
the 2014
season is
all wrapped
up. We had
another
great drift
this morning
on that nice
grade yellow
fin tuna.
There was
8-10 fish
going for at
least an
hour, then
4-5 going
all the time
for the last
couple of
hours of the
drift. Our
guys caught
all they
wanted and
we left them
biting. We
spent the
last couple
of hours of
the trip
trying for
yellowtail,
halibut,
and calico
bass.
We finished
the day off
on the
anchor with
a great
prime rib
dinner Mike
prepared.
Our eta
tomorrow
morning is 7
am.
CAPTAIN: ANDY CATES
DATE OF
TRIP: 9/4-9/9/2014
LENGTH OF
TRIP: 5 DAYS
AREAS
FISHED: CORTEZ
BANK, OFF
SHORE
TRIP/CHARTER
MASTERS:
TRIP 16 --
CHARKBAIT.COM
FISH COUNT: 400
YELLOWFIN
TUNA 22
BLUEFIN TUNA
1st PLACE
JACKPOT 108.6
LBS BLUEFIN
TUNA CAUGHT
BY MARK
SMITH
OF
HUNTINGTON
BEACH, CA
2nd PLACE
JACKPOT 88.8
LBS BLUEFIN
TUNA CAUGHT
BY HARRY
VELDKAMP OF
NEWHALL, CA
3rd PLACE
JACKPOT
82.2 LBS
BLUEFIN TUNA
CAUGHT BY
RICHARD
DEL ROSARIO
OF FONTANA,
CA
TROLLING
JACKPOT
36.5 LBS
YELLOWFIN
TUNA CAUGHT
BY JOE
HERNANDEZ OF
COVINA, CA
Sept. 8,
2014
Good evening
folks
We finished
off with a
bang and had
a great day
fishing
yellowfin.
Really nice
fish. The
best fish
we've seen
on the
inside. We
finished
early and
had a great
dinner and
headed home.
We will be
in tomorrow
at 7:00 and
leaving on a
four day.
Andy Cates
Sept. 6,
2014
Good evening
folks
A slower day
on the
Yellowfin
but we did
manage to
get a few
chances at
some Jack
Pot fish.
It sure
seemed like
the fish
were down
today or
just off the
bite. Maybe
this wind
has them
off.
Hopefully
tomorrow
Andy Cates
Sept. 5,
2014
Good evening
folks.
We had a
nice day
here out to
the west
with really
nice
Yellowfin
and one
token nice
grade
bluefin. The
weather was
great and
looks to be
nice the
next couple
of days. We
are going to
do this
again
tomorrow and
then take it
from there.
CAPTAIN:
TOM FERRARI
DATE OF
TRIP:
9/1-9/4/2014
LENGTH OF
TRIP: 3
DAYS
AREAS
FISHED:
OFF SHORE
TRIP/CHARTER
MASTERS:
TRIP 14 --
OPEN WATER
FISH
COUNT:
409
YELLOWFIN
TUNA
06 DORADO
1st
PLACE
JACKPOT
22.0 LBS
YELLOWFIN
TUNA CAUGHT
BY
STEVE
SEDACH
OF BEVERLY
HILLS, CA
2nd PLACE
JACKPOT 20.4LBS
YELLOWFIN
TUNA CAUGHT
BY
GILBERT
SCHULTZ
OF TEMECULA,
CA
3rd PLACE
JACKPOT
19.8 LBS
YELOOWFIN
TUNA CAUGHT
BY
RICHARD
CASAS III
OF SAN
BERNARDINO,
CA
TROLLING
JACKPOT
21.2LBS
DORADO
CAUGHT BY
DOUG
GREEN OF
CANYON LAKE,
CA
Sept. 3,
2014
The last
three day of
our summer
season has
come to an
end. We had
great
fishing on
this school
size
Yellowfin
tuna. We
really
covered a
lot of water
looking for
sign of
different
size or
species of
fish, but it
seemed like
we kept
catching
fish in the
same area.
Our group
really
worked well
together and
it shows in
the results.
We will be
docking at
Lee Palm
sport
fishers at 7
tomorrow
morning.
Sept. 1,
2014
Here we go.
The second
trip in our
double
header of
three day
trips has
started. We
made it out
to the tuna
grounds for
some first
afternoon
bonus
fishing. We
managed to
get some
fish on the
boat but
couldn't
find any big
schools.
The weather
is very
nice, we
will be here
tomorrow
trying.
CAPTAIN:
TOM FERRARI
DATE OF
TRIP:
8/29-9/1/2014
LENGTH OF
TRIP: 3
DAYS
AREAS
FISHED:
OFFSHORE
TRIP/CHARTER
MASTERS:
TRIP 14S14
-- LABOR DAY
TRIP
FISH COUNT:
350
YELLOWFIN
TUNA
01 BLUEFIN
TUNA
06 DORADO
1st
PLACE
JACKPOT
22.8 LBS
YELLOWFIN
TUNA CAUGHT
BY
ROD
RINELLA
OF MISSION
VIEJOS, CA
2nd PLACE
JACKPOT
22.2 LBS
YELLOWFIN
TUNA CAUGHT
BY
JOSH
ESTEP OF
LAGUNA
NIGUEL, CA
3rd PLACE
JACKPOT
TWO 22.0
LBS
YELLOWFIN
TUNA'S
CAUGHT.
THIS
CAME IN AS A
TIE BETWEEN
LISA
GRIFFITH
OF RANCHO
SANTA FE AND
MARTIN
MCDONALD
OF EL CAJON,
CA
TROLLING
JACKPOT
11.4LBS
DORADO
CAUGHT BY
JOSH
ESTEP OF
LAGUNA
NIGUEL, CA
Aug. 31,
2014
We are just
wrapping up
our annual
labor day
special. It
has been an
action
packed trip.
I don't
think we
could have
squeezed in
any more
fishing
time. The
style of
fishing this
trip was a
fast pace
"run and
gun" style
that is
often
associated
with
yellowfin.
They really
are a fun
fish to try
for, usually
willing to
bite and
alway a
fight to the
end. We
made a play
for some of
the local
bluefin but
as is often
the case
they proved
elusive.
We will be
in at Lee
Palm sport
fishing at 8
tomorrow
morning.
Aug. 30,
2014
Aug. 29,
2014
Our
labor
day
weekend
3 day
trip has
officially
begun.
We
cleared
Point
Loma
with a
nice
load of
sardines
and
headed
out to
start
our
trip.
After a
hurried
welcoming/safety/
fishing
seminar
we
started
looking
for some
action.
We
eventually
found
the
right
school
and
drifted
for
about
two
hours.
The
grade
got
better
as we
drifted
along.
It
started
at about
12 soon
it was a
steady
18-22
lbs.
After a
little
wide
open
action
everybody
was
ready
for
Chapmans
ribeye
steak
dinner.
We are
going to
be
starting
first
thing in
the
morning.
Wish us
luck.
CAPTAIN:
ANDY CATES
DATE OF
TRIP:
8/24-8/29/2014
LENGTH OF
TRIP:
5 DAYS
AREAS
FISHED:
BENITOS &
OFFSHORE
TRIP/CHARTER
MASTERS:
TRIP 13S14
-- LARRY
BROWN
CHARTER
FISH COUNT:
385
YELLOWFIN
TUNA
38 BLUEFIN
TUNA
05
DORADO
02
SKIPJACK
1st
PLACE
JACKPOT 110.0
LBS BLUEFIN
TUNA CAUGHT
BY
SAL TOCCO
OF SAN
DIEGO, CA
2nd PLACE
JACKPOT
42.0 LBS
BLUEFIN TUNA
CAUGHT BY
DONNA
LEFFMAN
OF EL PASEO,
TX
3rd PLACE
JACKPOT
41.6 LBS
BLUEFIN TUNA
CAUGHT BY
TIM DOOLING
OF LA JOLLA,
CA
TROLLING
JACKPOT
41.6LBS
BLUEFIN TUNA
CAUGHT BY
JOSH
RIDER
OF WOODLAND
HILLS, CA
Sal Tocca
with his
110.0 #
bluefin tuna
caught west
of Cortez
Bank on the
last 5 day
trip on the
Red Rooster
3. Larry
Brown
sponsored
charter saw
scratchy
Bluefin
fishing on
the outside
and great
Yellowfin
fishing on
the inside.
Aug. 28,
2014
Good evening
folks.
We had a
nice day
today on the
Yellowfin
grounds.
A little
slower
today, all
around, but
we got lucky
and put
together a
couple of
nice drifts
to piece
together a
fine day.
We will be
in tomorrow
at 7:00
~Andy Cates
Aug. 27,
2014
Good evening
folks.
We had a
long day of
looking at
fish and not
catching. We
finally
started to
get a few in
the evening
and a nice
little
sundowner to
finish the
day.
Sal with the
big fish
today looks
to be close
to 100# s.
We will be
in the
Yellowfin
area
tomorrow.
~Andy Cates
Aug. 26,
2014
Good evening
folks
We had a
tough day
with lots of
schools that
would not
bite.
We finally
had an
afternoon
drift where
we had a
chance to
fish for a
few hours,
but we only
hooked fish
one at a
time. Only
17 bluefin
for the day
and hoping
that
tomorrow
things go
better.
~Andy Cates
Aug. 25,
2014
Good
evening
folks.
We had a
nice day
fishing the
Yellowfin.
No real big
hits but
nice steady
fishing
throughout
the day. The
afternoon
seemed best
as we were
able to pick
until dark
on the same
school. A
lot of mid
day moving
around but
the
afternoon
made up for
it.
CAPTAIN:
ANDY
CATES
DATE
OF TRIP:
8/17-8/24/2014
LENGTH
OF TRIP:
5
DAYS
AREAS
FISHED:
BENITOS
& OFF
SHORE
TRIP/CHARTER
MASTERS:
TRIP
12S14--
CHUCK
BARNETT/
IZORLINE
CHARTER
FISH
COUNT: 300
YELLOWFIN
TUNA
378
YELLOWTAIL 32
BLUEFIN
TUNA 2
DORADO 1
WHITE
SEA BASS
1st
PLACE
JACKPOT 41.2
LBS
BLUEFIN
TUNA
CAUGHT
BY
WYATT
SIMMS OF
OJAI, CA
2nd
PLACE
JACKPOT 40.6
LBS
BLUEFIN
TUNA
CAUGHT
BY NORM
PLOTT
OF OJAI,
CA
3rd
PLACE
JACKPOT
40.2 LBS
BLUEFIN
TUNA
CAUGHT
BY DAVE
ALLEN OF
GROVE
BEACH,
CA
TROLLING
JACKPOT
15.2 LBS
YELLOWFIN
TUNA
CAUGHT
BY
ROGER
GOLDTHWAITE
OF LOS
ANGLES,
CA
Aug.
23, 2014
Good
evening
folks
We had a
nice day
today
scratching
at
decent
size
bluefin
. Ending
the day
with 32
of the
30 to 45
pound
fish.
Flat
calm
weather
and long
drifts
made for
a great
finisher
Andy
Cates
Aug.
22, 2014
Good
evening
folks
We
had
another
nice
day
on
the
Yellowfin
grounds.
We
had
to
piece
things
together
with
shorter
drifts
and
picked
throughout
the
entire
day.
Decent
grade
fish,
"bread
and
butter"
grade
tuna.
Tomorrow
we
move
out
west.
We
are
hoping
to
get
bait
and
try
for
a
few
bluefin
tuna.
Aug.
21, 2014
We
had
a
long
day
of
travel,
moving
up
the
line
trying
to
get
in
position
for
the
afternoon.
The
evening
paid
off
with
a
great
sundowner
on
quality
Yellowfin
that
bit
until
dark.
We
are
going
to
fish
the
Yellowfin
tomorrow
and
try
and
make
the
most
out
of
the
bait
we
have.
Aug.
20, 2014
Good
evening
folks
We
had
a
couple
of
nice
drifts
this
morning
on
quality
yellowtail.
The
grade
was
excellent
and
we
took
off
before
lunch
to
head
up
offshore
to
the
tuna
grounds.
We
should
be
fishing
late
morning.
We
have
a
great
catch
of
Yellowtail
to
start
the
trip
and
hope
to
keep
the
ball
rolling
with
action
on
tuna
Aug.
19, 2014
Good
evening
folks.
We
had
a
great
day
on
quality
yellowtail
down
at
Benitos
Island
today.
Flat
calm
weather
for
long
drifts
off
the
Island.
20
to
30
pound
fish
all
day
long
from
sun
up
to
sundown.
We
will
be
here
again
tomorrow
and
then
heading
up
for
some
offshore
action.
Aug.
18, 2014
Good
evening
folks
We
made
the
most
of a
travel
day
and
ended
up
fishing
half
a
day
on
the
beach.
We
had
a
nice
pick
on
decent
size
yellowtail
to
get
warmed
up
on.
We
will
be
fishing
one
of
the
Islands
tomorrow
in
hopes
of
steady
action.
Good
morning
folks,
We
are
off
and
starting
another
trip.
This
time
a
bit
longer
. A
seven
day
trip
with
Izorline
and
The
Barnnet
group.
We
are
headed
down
the
beach
looking
to
start
off
with
some
yellowtail
fishing.
We
will
report
back
later.
We
still
have
a
while
before
putting
a
line
in
the
water
Andy
Cates
CAPTAIN:
THOMAS
FERRARI
DATE
OF TRIP:
8/14-8/17/2014
LENGTH
OF
TRIP:
3
DAYS
AREAS
FISHED:
LOCAL &
OFF
SHORE
TRIP/CHARTER
MASTERS:
TRIP
11S14-BOB
MICHENER
CHARTER
FISH
COUNT: 267
YELLOWFIN
TUNA 20
BLUEFIN
TUNA 5
DORADO
10
YELLOWTAIL
1st
PLACE
JACKPOT 109.6
LBS
BLUEFIN
TUNA
CAUGHT
BY ERIK
ANDERSON
OF
WESTMINSTER,
CA
2nd
PLACE
JACKPOT 76.0
LBS
BLUEFIN
TUNA
CAUGHT
BY
CARLOS
RANGEL
OF ALISO
VIEJOS,
CA
3rd
PLACE
JACKPOT
68.8
BLUEFIN
TUNA
CAUGHT
BY STEVE
BAKER OF
ALPINE,
CA
TROLLING
JACKPOT
14.4 LBS
YELLOWFIN
TUNA
CAUGHT
BY PAUL
MATAKIEWIEZ
OF
OXNARD,
CA
Aug.
16, 2014
We
just
finished
up
our
Bob
Michener
3
day
trip.
We
managed
to
have
pretty
steady
action
for
the
whole
2.5
days
of
this
trip.
Today
was
much
the
same
as
yesterday.
We
tried
for
larger
fish
in
the
morning
and
evening
and
spent
the
rest
of
the
day
patty
hopping.
The
weather
was
up a
bit
today
so I
made
spotting
the
helps
a
little
more
difficult
than
yesterday,
but
the
crew
found
enough
to
make
a
nice
day
of
it.
We
finished
the
day
up
with
a
nice
sundowner
for
some
more
tuna.
We
are
headed
home
in
good
spirits.
Our
eta
is
7-7:30.
Aug.
15, 2014
Today
was
a
busy
day
of
fishing.
We
spent
our
first
full
day
doing
some
old
fashioned
patty
hopping.
It
seemed
like
the
guys
with
the
binoculars,
Matt,
Fernando,
and
Alec,
had
us
running
on
spots
of
birds
and
kelps
all
day.
Oddly
enough
our
best
yellowfin
stop
was
a
school
that
was
gathered
around
a
big
hammer
head
shark.
Hopefully
we
can
put
together
another
day
of
action
tomorrow.
We
left
today
on
our
Bob
Michener
three
day
special.
The
bait
barge
had
some
nice
medium
size
sardines
for
us
on
the
way
out.
We
started
our
trip
off
with
a
little
action,
picking
up
some
local
Yellowfin
tuna.
Going
to
be
in
the
tuna
grounds
first
thing
in
the
morning.
CAPTAIN:
ANDY
CATES
DATE
OF TRIP:
8/9-8/14/2014
LENGTH
OF
TRIP:
5
DAYS
AREAS
FISHED:
OFF
SHORE
TRIP/CHARTER
MASTERS:
TRIP
10S14-WESTCOASTANGLER.COM
FISH
COUNT:
LIMITS
OF
YELLOWFIN
TUNA 78
BLUEFIN
TUNA 30
DORADO 1
OPAH
1st
PLACE
JACKPOT 97.6
LBS
BLUEFIN
TUNA
CAUGHT
BY
ROBERT
PETERSON
OF
ALPINE,
CA
2nd
PLACE
JACKPOT
95.8 BS
BLUEFIN
TUNA
CAUGHT
BY JOHN
KITLEY
OF
PORT
WASHINGTON,
NY
3rd
PLACE
JACKPOT
83.0
LBS
BLUEFIN
TUNA
CAUGHT
BY
GEORGE
TAYLOR
OF PORT
WASHINGTON,
NY
TROLLING
JACKPOT
12 LBS
YELLOWFIN
TUNA
CAUGHT
BY MIKE
ENGLE OF
LONG
BEACH,
CA
Aug.
13, 2014
Good
evening
folks
We
had
a
slower
day
on
the
Big
bluefin
but
finished
strong
in
the
afternoon
on
yellowfin.
I
want
to
thank
West
Coast
Anglers
and
Bob
Peterson
for
an
excellent
5
day
trip
Also
thanks
to
Pelagic
Gear
Seeker
Rods
Accurrate
reels
Five
Star
fish
processing
Trokar
hooks
Vicious
fishing
Fishing
videos.com
The
Bite
magazine
Aug.
12, 2014
Good
evening
folks
Another
great
day
today
with
big
bluefin
until
lunch
and
yellowfin
action
until
dark.
What
a
great
setup
this
fishery
is
with
fish
up
to
100
pounds
and
yellowfin
to
fill
in
the
gaps
We
are
going
to
stay
another
day
and
hope
for
another
shot
on
the
big
bluefin
in
the
morning.
Aug.
11, 2014
We
had
a
great
day
today
with
classic
drifts
in
the
morning
on
60
to80
#
bluefin
tuna.
The
big
fish
action
lasted
until
lunch
and
then
we
started
in
on
the
yellowfin.
Long
plunker
style
drifts
on
"BREAD
AND
BUTTER
"
size
Yellowfin.
15
to
30
pound
fish.
Really
a
great
day.
We
are
going
to
try
it
again
tomorrow.
Aug.
10, 2014
Good
evening
folks.
Tough
day
out
on
the
grounds.
17
Dorado
a
handful
of
yellowfin
.One
nice
Bluefin
and
a
big
Opah.
We
stopped
on
countless
schools
today
for
just
a
couple
of
bites.
We
are
going
to
target
the
yellowfin
tomorrow
and
hopefully
get
some
action
CAPTAIN:
ANDY
CATES
DATE
OF TRIP:
8/4-8/9/2014
LENGTH
OF
TRIP:
5
DAYS
AREAS
FISHED:
SAN
MARTIN/
OFF
SHORE
TRIP/CHARTER
MASTERS:
TRIP
9S14-SEAGUAR/CATCHY
TACKLE/HAYABUSA
FISH
COUNT: 325
YELLOWFIN
TUNA 151
YELLOWTAIL 28
BLUEFIN
TUNA 3
DORADO
1st
PLACE
JACKPOT 112
LBS
BLUEFIN
TUNA
CAUGHT
BY ROY
SEILER
OF
ARTOIS,
AC
2nd
PLACE
JACKPOT 91.2
LBS
BLUEFIN
TUNA
CAUGHT
BY TONY
JARAMILLO
OF
ALBUQUERQUE,
NM
3rd
PLACE
JACKPOT
83.4
LBS
BLUEFIN
TUNA
CAUGHT
BY
RICHARD
GOKA OF
PINEDALE,
CA
TROLLING
JACKPOT
13 LBS
YELLOWFIN
TUNA
CAUGHT
BY ED
MANJARRES
OF LA
HABRA,
CA
|
Jack Pots for the Seagar 5 day trip
1st place Roy Seiler 112.0 bluefin caught on a Shimano rod and reel combo with 50 # Seagar
2nd place Tony Jaramillo With a 91.2# bluefin tuna Caught on a call star graphiter and an Ave J X Raptor
3rd place Richard Goka with an 83.4# blue fin tuna caught on a calstar 875 with an Avet Raptor and 50# Seagar
Congratulations guys see you next year.
And thanks to Dale Hightower and Seagar for the great sponsorship
|
Aug. 8,
2014
Good
evening
folks,
We
finished
off
in
grand
fashion
with
trophy
Bluefin
right
up
to
dark.
What
a
great
way
to
end
a
trip.
Flat
calm
weather
and
nice
fish
to
try
for.
I
want
to
thank
Dale
Hightower
for
putting
on
the
Sea
gar
5
day
trip.
Great
job
Dale
Good
morning
guys,
We
had
a
great
day
of
yellowtail
fishing.
Yesterday.
We
had
to
piece
it
together
but
finished
strong
with
a
late
hit
that
kept
the
yellows
biting
until
dinner
time.
Really
nice
fish
and
great
weather
made
for
a
sweet
day.
Today
we
are
offshore
finishing
the
trip
with
some
action
and
hopefully
a
few
US
Bluefin.
Aug. 6,
2014
Good
evening
guys,
We
had
a
nice
drift
this
morning
on
Yellowfin.
A
little
better
grade
today
but
school
size
fish
none
the
less.
Great
offshore
tuna. One
stop
on
25
to
40
pound
Bluefin
that
produced
a
handful
of
fish
Tomorrow
we
are
going
for
yellowtail.
Let's
hope
they
want
to
bite
Aug. 5,
2014
Good
evening
folks,
Small
Yellowfin
today
and
not
much
until
lunch
time
but
afternoon
action
saved
the
day.
We
will
be
offshore
again
tomorrow.
With
the
weather
getting
better
we
are
hoping
for
a
big
day
tomorrow
CAPTAIN:
ANDY
CATES
DATE
OF TRIP:
7/30-8/4/2014
LENGTH
OF
TRIP:
5
DAYS
AREAS
FISHED:
SAN
MARTIN/
OFF
SHORE
TRIP/CHARTER
MASTERS:
TRIP
8S14-BEKENDAM
&
FRIENDS
FISH
COUNT: 351
YELLOWFIN
TUNA 113
YELLOWTAIL 21
BLUEFIN
TUNA 5
DORADO
1st
PLACE
JACKPOT 74
LBS
BLUEFIN
TUNA
CAUGHT
BY DON
RICHARDSON
JR. OF
BUHL, ID
2nd
PLACE
JACKPOT 72
LBS
BLUEFIN
TUNA
CAUGHT
BY
CHARLES
SEIFERT
OF
THOUSAND
OAKS, CA
3rd
PLACE
JACKPOT
64.5
LBS
BLUEFIN
TUNA
CAUGHT
BY ANDY
MARTIN
OF SAN
DIEGO,CA
TROLLING
JACKPOT
18 LBS
YELLOWFIN
TUNA
CAUGHT
BY DALE
WESTER
OF YORBA
LINDA,
CA
Aug.
3, 2014
Good
evening
folks,
A
great
day
today
with
Yellowfin
and
trophy
Bluefin
flat
calm
weather
and
looking
forward
to
another
trip
like
this.
Andy
Cates
Aug.
2, 2014
Good
evening
folks
Fishing
was
a
bit
scratchy
today
but
we
made
a
nice
day
of
it.
A
mix
of
smaller
grade
Bluefin
and
Yellowfin
with
the
Yellowfin
being
the
better
grade
today.
It
still
seems
like
a
nice
spread
of
fish
and
we
hope
to
have
more
to
come
Tomorrow
we
are
hoping
to
get
a
chance
at a
few
Jack
pot
fish
to
settle
out
the
contest.
Andy
Cates
Aug.
1, 2014
Good
evening
folks.
We
had
a
short
lasting
hit
on
quality
yellowtail
first
thing
this
morning.
Unfortunately
it
was
short
lived
and
we
were
on
the
move.
The
action
was
good
while
it
lasted.
We
will
be
offshore
tomorrow.
July
31, 2014
We
had
a
great
morning
going
in
the
local
Yellowfin grounds.
Fish
were
decent
size,
18
pounds.
We
will
be
fishing
yellowtail
tomorrow
Good
evening
folks
We
had
a
real
nice
drift
this
morning
on
school
size
yellowfin.
A
long
drift
until
lunch
and
them
another
stop
for
about
thirty
more
.
Really
a
nice
way
to
get
the
trip
started
.
We
took
off
and
travelled
down
to
fish
yellowtail
tomorrow.
The
weather
is
nice
and
having
a
slow
travel
afternoon.
CAPTAIN:
ANDY
CATES
DATE
OF TRIP:
7/25-7/30/2014
LENGTH
OF
TRIP:
5
DAYS
AREAS
FISHED:
US
WATERS,
SAN
MARTIN
TRIP/CHARTER
MASTERS:
TRIP
7S14-BLUEFINJIM.COM
CHARTER
FISH
COUNT:
LIMITS
OF
YELLOWTAIL
265
MIXED
TUNA
1st
PLACE
JACKPOT 82
LBS
BLUEFIN
TUNA
CAUGHT
BY TOM
HOLMGREN
OF
VENTURA,
CA
2nd
PLACE
JACKPOT
81.2 LBS
BLUEFIN
TUNA
CAUGHT
BY COREY
HARRIS
OF
ORANGE,
CA
3rd
PLACE
JACKPOT
78.4
LBS
BLUEFIN
TUNA
CAUGHT
BY BOB
HOLMGREN
OF
VENTURA,
CA
TROLLING
JACKPOT
17.8 LBS
YELLOWFIN
TUNA
CAUGHT
BY DOUG
EDWARDS
OF
HEMET,
CA
July
28, 2014
Good
evening
folks
A
spectacular
day of
Yellowtail
fishing.
From
5:30
to9:30
in the
morning
we had
15 to 18
fish
hanging
all the
time
four
hours.
Nice
grade 18
to 30
pounds
and
really
biting.
The best
I have
seen
there!
We spent
the rest
of the
day
offshore
getting
Jig
strikes
throughout
the
afternoon
on small
tuna We
will be
up
fishing
local
tomorrow
Andy
Cates
July
27, 2014
Good
evening
folks.
Pretty
tough
day all
in all
but we
did have
one stop
where we
hooked
four and
picked
off
three of
these
nice 80
to 100
pound
fish.
Chris ,
Corey
and Bob
were the
successful
anglers
with the
Jack Pot
contenders.
We had a
couple
other
drifts
but
really
not much
to
mention
.
Tomorrow
we will
be
fishing
yellows
in
Mexican
waters .
We spent
the day
up above
today
and it
looks
like the
rest of
the trip
will be
in
Mexico
Andy
Cates
July
26, 2014
We had
scratch
fishing
today.
Things
started
with a
long
slow one
at a
time
drift on
Bluefin
and a
few
Yellowfin.
We
picked
thorough
out the
day and
finished
with a
sundowner
on fish
from 15
to 35
pounds
with one
high
liner
about 70
pounds.
Not much
sign of
the
better
size
fish
today
but we
made a
day of
it with
70
Bluefin
and 18
yellowfin
all in
US
waters
Andy
Cates
July
25, 2014
Good
evening
folks
With the
closure
of
Bluefin
tuna in
Mexico
we are
starting
our trip
above
the line
in US
waters.
This is
the
first of
a string
of five
day
trips
starting
with
Bluefin
Jim's
annual
trip.
We found
a kelp
late
that
provided
action
on
smaller
grade
yellowfin
and
bluefin
. We
were
stoked
to be
drifting
into
sunset
with 40
mixed
tuna and
a couple
of
Dorado.
So far
this
morning
just a
few
bluefin
but nice
weather.
CAPTAIN:
DEREK
WALDMAN
DATE
OF TRIP:
7/21-7/25/2014
LENGTH
OF
TRIP:
4
DAYS
AREAS
FISHED:
OFF
SHORE,
SAN
CLEMENTE
ISLAND
TRIP/CHARTER
MASTERS:
TRIP
6S14- CHARKBAIT.COM
FISH
COUNT:
219
BLUEFIN
TUNA 26
YELLOWFIN
TUNA 12
YELLOWTAIL
2
DORADO
1st
PLACE
JACKPOT 108
LBS
BLUEFIN
TUNA
CAUGHT
BY MARK
ANDRADA
OF
PLESANTON,
CA
2nd
PLACE
JACKPOT 107.2
LBS OPAH
CAUGHT
BY GARY
LONDON
OF
CAMARILLO,
CA
3rd
PLACE
JACKPOT
101.8
LBS
BLUEFIN
TUNA
CAUGHT
BY JACK
STOUT OF
RIVERSIDE,
CA
TROLLING
JACKPOT
23 LBS
BLUEFIN
CAUGHT
BY SAL
TOOCO OF
SAN
DIEGO,
CA
July 23,
2014
Hey guys
and
girls
good
morning
... Are
day has
been
pretty
great
aside of
the
weather
being a
little
snotty...
Here's a
picture
u a nice
opah
that
Gary got
this
morning
July 21,
2014
Good
afternoon
folks we
left
today on
our
annual
Charkbait
4 day
headed
off
shore
with an
excellent
load of
bait and
good
spirits...
Although
the
weather
is
supposed
to be a
little
choppy
every
one is
fired
up!