Just for the record, every word on this page was jacked from the fishing forums over at BDOutdoors

Yes Big Yellowfin Tuna Bite In The Winter

Justin Fleck brought Excel home from the annual Braid trip with a dozen cows for his 23 anglers. The holds were full of fish, about a dozen per fisherman, mostly tuna of 100 to 200 pounds. Justin said fishing was excellent whenever he could get the boat positioned to take advantage of the current.

Matt Kimmell of Arlington, TX won the jackpot on his first trip, for a 238-pound tuna. He also had another of 210 pounds. He fished the double sardine rig under the kite with a boat kite outfit. He said the fish came in after an hour-long fight.

“My best fish before was a 44-pound tuna,” he noted.

Long-time Excel rider Kenny Cirks of Orange won second place for his 223-pounder. He also had a 205-pound tuna. Cirks said he baited sardines under a balloon, on Mustad 6/0 Demon hooks tied to 100-pound Big Game line and 130-pound Line One spectra, on an Accurate ATD 30 topless reel and a Calstar X46XH rod. The big one thwarted him for an hour and a half before it came to gaff.

Alex McKeever of Long Beach won third place for a 220.8-pound tuna. He said it ate a chunk on a 7/0 Mustad Demon hook on 130-pound Seaguar Premier, 130-pound Izorline spectra, a Penn 50 SW reel by Cal Sheets and a Calstar X46XH rod.

Robert Sansom of El Cajon got two cows of 239 and 205 pounds. The big one died and had to be retrieved by the crew off the bottom, and so wasn’t eligible. Robert said he baited chunks on 7/0 Mustad Demon hooks tied to a Basil topshot of 130-pound Seaguar Premier and Line One 130-pound spectra. He fished with an Avet 4/0 and a Calstar 770 XXH rod, and fought that big one for two hours before it expired.

“This is the first trip when I got big ones with every method,” remarked Andy Marcum of Oceanside, a long-time regular. “I got ‘em with the sinker method, on the chunk and the flyline.”

Andy got two cows of 220 and 215 pounds. He baited sardines on 8/0 ringed Mustad Demon 4X hooks and 130-pound Seaguar Premier fluorocarbon. He used 130-pound Line One spectra, a Penn 50 VSW reel and brought the biggest one in after a 45-minute fight.

Jerry Thergesen of Orange bagged a 208-pounder with a chunk on an 8/0 Eagle Claw hook tied to a 100-pound Basil wind-on leader on 130-pound Line One spectra, with a Penn 50 reel and a Calstar 6455 XXH rod.

Don Burnside of San Diego brought home a 206-pound tuna that bit on the double trouble sardine rig under the kite. He used an 8/0 Mustad Demon hook on 130-pound Momoi fluorocarbon and 130-pound Line One spectra on a Penn 70 reel by Larry Coffeen and a Calstar 760 XH rod to do the job in 45 minutes.

Todd Thergesen of Orange caught a 204-pound yellowfin tuna with a chunk on an 8/0 Mustad Demon hook on 130-pound Seaguar Premier fluorocarbon, 130-pound Big Game line and 80-pound Line One spectra on a Penn 50 reel and a Calstar 6455 XXH rod.

Dennis Braid sponsored and won the release contest aboard the Excel. He released 640 pounds of tuna. Runner-up Basil Pappas (the wind-on leader builder BHP Tackle) of New York had 350 pounds of released Hurricane Bank yellowfin tuna.

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

Bubble Fish

“We had fantastic fishing on the Hurricane Bank,” related owner-skipper Tom Rothery of the Polaris Supreme after he docked the boat December 11 at Fisherman’s Landing. His 17 anglers had all the tuna they wanted, and a fair catch of wahoo.

“We’ve got about five fish on the bubble,” said Tommy, “just about 200 pounds. They may be just a little short.”

When the scales showed the weight of the tuna hanging there, the best one was a 192.6-pounder caught by Pete Balwan of Glendale. He said it bit a sardine on a 9/0 Mustad Demon 4X hook tied to 130-pound Big Game line and 130-pound Line One spectra. He fished with a Penn 50 W reel by Cal Sheets and a Sabre 6455 XXH rod, and beat his prize in 25 minutes.

“My best fish before this one was a 65-pounder,” he said.

Dan Burns of Las Vegas won second place for a 192-pound tuna. John Seymour of Anaheim won third place for a 191-pounder, and Big Joe Beck, retired LA motorcycle patrolman from San Pedro, was right behind him with a 190-pound yellowfin tuna.

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

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Southern California Fish Counts Are Looking Up

Fishing reports and counts are getting better and better with a nice mix of the exotics moving in. This Southern California sportfishing season is looking to be an epic one, let’s hope it holds up. While the fish reports below are from only a segment of the San Diego Sporfishing fleet it’s indicative of what the rest of the fleet is doing as well.

Fish reports coming in from Orange and L.A. Counties are reporting a few tuna being caught between Catalina and Clemente Islands and many Yellowtail around.

Pacific Queen Sportfishing called in at 2pm with 23 Yellowtail, 6 Dorado and 5 Bluefin Tuna. Islander Charters, Inc. called in with 72 Dorado, 46 Yellowtail, 3 Bluefin and 1 Yellowfin. Apollo Charters called in with 43 Dorado, 18 Yellowtail and 2 Bluefin Tuna.

With these counts being up like this it can only mean the sportboats will likely be crowded. Please remember to be respectful of you fellow anglers and work with them instead of against them. No angles no tangles, over and under on the rail and no elbows.

August 9th 2011 Update 3:00PM
Pacific Queen just called in with a WIDE OPEN Bluefin and Yellowfin tuna bite. In the last 45 minutes they have put 95 Bluefin and 5 Yellowfin on the boat and Captain Bill said the bite is still going strong. This already adds to their 15 Dorado and 4 Yellowtail in 1.5 day range!

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Shogun – San Diego Sportfishing Boat Review

The Shogun called in fish report of 5 Yellowtail and four Bluefin Tuna, one over 100 pounds and they still have the rest of the day.

Made me think a bit about this boat as I’ve fished on it many times. As for San Diego sportfishing boats believe me when I say It’s one of the most comfortable boats I’ve ever slept or fished on and the crew is top of the line.

In fact when The Shogun was located at L.A. Sportfishing we once left port in 16 foot seas when every other boat in Los Angeles and Orange County had canceled. State rooms so comfortable and ride so nice I slept the 26 miles to Catalina Island. When I awoke we were on anchor and the boat was as still as a rock. However once I stepped out of the galley and onto the deck the wind was howling and the seas with whitecaps all around us. Never would have known it if I hadn’t stepped outside.

Not sure if this is the exact history of the boat but I first recall it coming on to the Southern California Sportfishing scene back in the early 1990s with it home port being L.A. Harbor Sportfishing in San Pedro. I don’t recal exact date but I do recall being on one of it’s very first trips out of LA Harbor Sportfishing and the boat looked VERY new inside and out.

The Shogun is 92 feet long with a beam of 30 feet. The length and beam of this sportfisher offers one of the most stable fishing platforms in the San Diego sportfishing fleet

The Pride Of Sn Diego Sportfishing Boats

The Shogun Features include:

• Air-conditioned staterooms with wall to wall carpeting, sink with hot and cold water, reading lights and ample cabinet storage areas.
• Five heads and three showers but as with any sportboat when showering on the Shogun you still need to me mindful of water usage. Fresh water capacity at 6,000 gallons.
• An extremely large, air-conditioned galley with seating for 32 passengers. Equipped with TV and DVD player.
• Large on-deck bait tanks that hold 160 scoops of bait that still allows plenty of fishing room while the below deck slammer holds an additional 200 scoops of bait.
• 16,000 gallons of diesel and a range of 2,500 miles. The Shogun can easily make it to Clipperton and back with fuel to spare.
• Electronics, The Shogun has five radios, Global Positioning System’s, two radars, Wagner autopilot, color sonar and fathom meter, weather fax, satellite phone, and lap-top computer (digital camera for daily web site updates).
• 20 ton refrigerated fish hold that keeps your catch in slightly frozen condition insuring the fish is fresh when you get back to port.

The Shogun is owned by the power house team of Norm Kagawa, Ted Dunn & Frank LoPreste. The Shogun is skippered by Norma Kagawa and Bruce Smith.

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On the heels of nearly 100 White Seabass caught by the Southern California sportfishing fleet at Catalina Island on Thursday, comes a report today (Friday 6/17/11) while fishing for Sandbass a friend of mine caught a 45lb White Seabass on the Flats right off the Newport Pipe. He said boats all around them were pulling up 25lb White Seabass and he got lucky and hooked a 45lb beast on 20lb line. Had to use the boat and chase it.

White Seabass Update: This toad White Seabass was caught right off the the Newport Pipe on 25lb. line

Here are the White Seabass pics as promised. I’d say it a solid 45lb fish. No matter what a White Seabass of this size caught sol close is a trophy.

He also said there was a skiff fishing the White Seabass fishing 8lb line and pulling in 25lb White Seabass

Catalina White Seabass. Please send White Seabass Recipes!

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California Yellowtail Fishing Techniques

Yellowtail fishing is one of the greatest past times of the entire Southern California sportfishing fleet as well as the recreational fisherman. Very few can legitimately lay claim to the title Master of California Yellowtail Fishing. So in order to help I want to offer up a little help here in this article

First and foremost try befriending those that truly know what Yellowtail Fishing is, the message board over at Bloodydecks (now BDOutdoors) can be a great place start. The California Yellowtail is considered an elite fish for local Southern California Sportfishing, the education in catching them is never ending. Ask any old salt and he’ll let you know that once you’ve mastered it, the yellowtail has figured out how to beat you.

Typically yellowtail weigh in somewhere between 10 to 20 pounds but the world record Yellowtail was caught off Isla Guadalupe in 2004 by by Kevin Pfeif while fishing aboard the Shogun out of San Diego, CA. This beast of a fish weighed in at a whopping 92.1 pounds.

Fishing for yellowtail is very tricky and you must be ready for an unpredictable and powerful fish that will put up a great fight. When fishing for them around rocks or just about any structure you better hope you were lucky enough to have hook it on heavier line.. They’re one of the smartest fish in Southern California Sportfishing know how to use the structure around them to saw your line right in half. However, according to Frank Lo Preste of the Royal Polaris, the Yellowtail off Baja California is not only larger but dumber. That’s great news!

California Yellowtail can be found in the Pacific Ocean from the tip (or even further) of Baja California up to Southern Washington but for this article we’ll primarily focus on the fish found from San Diego up to Point Conception.

Southern California fish are more seasonal ranging from April to September and/or October and require technique and finesse to land them. Yellowtail here are primarily caught on fly lined bait (squid is best but sardine is great as well) near a kelp paddy or around structure near an island or coastline.

California Yellowtail Fishing Conditions

In Southern California, yellowtail fishing around an island or some sort of structure is always optimal and finding current is essential. Fishing for California yellowtail is typically best when water temps are in the mid 60s to low 70s with good clarity.

Current ranks at the top of the list as a major consideration. California Yellowtail have a reputation of being very picky eaters, a successful yellowtail fisherman must have a good understanding of the species’ environment and know what to look for when fishing for these epic species of fish.

One of the best ways is to constantly scan the water surface for signs of working birds feeding on bait being pushed up to the surface, many times this is a sign of other sealife feeding from below the surface. As they circle the bait, the bait crowds together forming a “bait ball”. As the fish attack from below the bait has only one place to go and that’s up. As they get closer to the surface the birds spot them and start diving on them.

California Yellowtail Tackle and Techniques

Any time a non-angler friend visit my house they ask why do you need so many fishing rods?”. The answer is quite simple, different conditions means using different rods. When fishing for yellowtail you need to be prepared for anything to happen.  Some days they may eat anything you throw in front of them, some days they may only eat squid on light line. Always have rods that range from 12lb. to 40lb available.

If live squid is available use that and nothing else, squid is like the ocean’s candy and Yellowtail love candy. On a slow bite it’s safe to assume the fish are line shy, go as light as 12lb. to 15lb. line. Throw some chum (chopped squid) to attempt to pull the fish up and help get the bite going. As the bite turns on a little more aggressively, move up to a heavier line and reel. Don’t move up too far though, try using a 20lb set up next. When using baits as big as mackerel or large sardines, go to 25lb., 40lb. possibly even 50lb. line, of course this all depends on fishing conditions.

You may want to use a jig stick or rod of at least 8 feet to throw surface iron or for yoyo-ing the beast from deep water, a standard reel size is a 4/0-size reel on a 7- to 7 1/2-foot rod with a fast taper. If you are up against an island or some other structure like a reef or rocks 30lb. line is a minimum you need, maybe 40 to 50lb. line for abrasion resistance. This heavier gear is critical because you need to quickly pull yellowtail from the bottom away from the structure that can cut you off.

Live Bait and Lures For California Yellowtail

I prefer a light surface jig when fish are under diving birds or under a kelp paddy. Although many fishermen put a lot of thought into into it, color isn’t a major factor in my decision making. For me the action of the lure means the most. Use a fast retrieve with a little kick here and there is a very effective method of enticing a monster California Yellowtail when the surface bite is on.

The deep-jigging or yoyo technique with heavy lures especially farther south along the Baja Coast. I tend to favor the tried and true Salas 6x Junior, Ironman 3 and 5′s and Tady AA or 9, when jigging deep fish.

Still when there is live bait available you just can’t beat that. First choice is squid then a medium sixed mackerel. The the last tried and true live bait is a sardine.

With the Yellowtail season quickly approaching I want to write an article on Yellowtail recipes. It can be any yellowtail recipe whether it’s cooked or Yellowtail sushi. A great Yellowtail Ceviche would be great as well.

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I find it really amusing that Lady Gaga is going to allow Weird Al Yankovic to perform a parody of Madonna’s hit song…Oh wait I mean Madonna’s hit…damn it I did it again, I mean of her hit song Born This way.

I just help but wonder to myself if Lady Gaga got permission from Madonna to rip off her song….errrrr I mean re-record….oh wait re-write Madonna’s song, call it her own and not give Madonna one ounce of credit. I didn’t think so.

Don’t get me wrong I do like Lady Gaga, while I despise most of her fans, I do believe she’s a great performer and love her outfits. I especially like her meat dress and honestly I hope it was real meat. But for her to not have realized and ultimately given credit to Madonna is just plain ol ridiculous. Even worse is the producer and/or sound engineer, are they really trying to play it off that not one person thought they’d heard the song before?

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As mentioned on Yahoo this time lapse video of the Milky Way, sunrises and sunsets was shot in April of 2011 over a period of 7 days from El Teide the highest mountain in Spain.

The photographer Terje Sorgjerd tells the story that it was a very exhausting trip with a lot of high altitude hiking and less than 10 hours of sleep over a week. But still his goal was to film the milky way from El Teide and he wasn’t going to let lack of sleep get in his way.

At one point a large sandstorm had hit the Sahara Desert at 3:00Am and he thought for sure all the hard work he put in to getting a time lapse shot of the milky way was lost. You can see this 32 seconds in the video clip. However the sand storm created a very unique effect in the shot with the milky way shining through and the stars sparkling in a very interesting way.

I love videos like this because it shows the beauty that the Earth has to share with us. Hopefully sites like this remain forever and developments don’t encroach on it.

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Biggest Tuna Ever Caught

Actually the Biggest Yellowfin Tuna Ever Caught

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Just a quick post on the new world record tuna caught aboard the Vagabond out of San Diego. Other than posting the story I’m not really saying much because I have to go soon. Just getting a lot of hits related to this and it’s going to an earlier world record post I made which of course has now been broken.

Angler’s 405-pound yellowfin tuna is heaviest on record
By: Pete Thomas, GrindTV.com

There was spirited celebration on the San Diego waterfront Monday morning after the vessel Vagabond returned from a long-range fishing trip into Mexican waters and offloaded the heaviest yellowfin tuna ever caught by an angler.

The behemoth, landed by Mike Livingston of Sunland, Calif., weighed 405.2 pounds; it’s girth was 61 inches and it measured nearly 86 inches from nose to tail.

The catch, made on 100-pound-test line after nearly a three-hour fight, will be submitted to the International Game Fish Assn. for approval as an all-tackle world record. Capt. Mike Lackey said IGFA rules were followed so the catch likely will replace the current record, a 388-pound 12-ounce specimen, which has stood since 1977.

“When the scale hit that number it was like the Super Bowl here,” said Livingston, 63, a retired school administrator, in reference to cheers from a crowd of nearly 200, gathered to witness the weigh-in.

The Vagabond, an 80-foot deluxe sportfisher, had been on a 10-day expedition in search of “super cows,” or tuna weighing 300 pounds or more. Livingston’s catch was made last Tuesday west of Magdalena Bay on the southern Baja California peninsula.

Lackey had estimated the tuna’s weight at 390 pounds, using a tape-measure formula that is not always accurate. He then froze the fish to preserve it until the boat returned to its home port at Point Loma Sportfishing.

Livingston, whose previous large tuna weighed 100 pounds, said he developed a rash while “worrying about how big this fish was going to be.”

He was so exhausted after the marathon battle that he quit fishing for the day and caught only one small tuna the remainder of the trip. Vagabond anglers caught eight tuna weighing 200-plus pounds, including two that topped 300 pounds.

The large crowd was due, in part, to reports that spread since last Tuesday via social media outlets. But also because breaking Curt Wiesenhutter’s 33-year-old world record — set on the Royal Polaris at Mexico’s now-closed Revillagigedo Islands — had been the primary objective of San Diego’s long-range fleet of deluxe sportfishers.

The only known previous catch of a yellowfin heavier than Weisenhutter’s was a 399-pound specimen caught in 1992 aboard the Polaris Supreme. But because more than one angler handled the rod the catch did not qualify as an IGFA record.

Livingston’s fish was trucked to a taxidermist, where mounts will be made for him and the Vagabond Sportfishing office. A brief statement on the Point Loma Sportfishing website read:

“Holy Cow! The Vagabond long-range sport fisher just returned to the dock today with a historic, potential world record mega cow tuna catch. The official weight of 405.2 lbs. was met with cheers, champagne, and congratulations all around.”

Mike Livingston 405.2-pound yellowfin from paul@fishingvideos.com on Vimeo.

– Image showing Vagabond Capt. Mike Lackey (left) and angler Mike Livingston with 405.2-pound tuna, and the video, are courtesy of Paul Sweeney / FishingVideos.com

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That’s right. According to this report: The beer is placed inside a pocket of salty, pretzel-like dough and then dunked in oil at 375 degrees for about 20 seconds, a short enough time for the confection to remain alcoholic. When diners take a bite the hot beer mixes with the dough in what is claimed to be a delicious taste sensation.

Inventor Mark Zable said it had taken him three years to come up with the cooking method and a patent for the process is pending. He declined to say whether any special ingredients were involved.

Zable will introduce the dish at a fried-food competition in Texas later this month. He’ll serve five of the ravioli-like bites for a very modest $5. If any of our Texas readers plan on attending this food festival, please report back to the Wild Chef (fswildchef@gmail.com) and let us know how they tasted.

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