Fishing Report - 01/05/08

GREETINGS FROM THE TROPICS

BLUE MARLIN, BLACK MARLIN, SAILFISH, DORADO, ROOSTERFISH

AFTER THE STRONG NORTH WIND THAT WE ENCOUNTERED THE LAST TWO DAYS OF OUR CHARTER LAST WEEK, IT WAS A WELCOME CHANGE TO BE GREETED THIS WEEK WITH LIGHT BREEZES, CALM SEAS AND A FRESHNESS IN THE AIR THAT IS HARD TO DESCRIBE.  IT WAS GOOD TO BE HERE!  THIS WEEK WE WELCOMED ANGLERS STACY RUBICK AND TODD PYLE, ART PYLE, NEWLY WEDS ROBYN AND JOHN CUSIC, GRANT KOLNES, BERT BRADLEY, BILL GUHRKE, DAVE, "RED DEVIL," NEWMAN, DENNIS GASPER,  CHUCK KISSEE AND FROM NORWAY HARALD DIRALD.

MARLIN MADNESS AT MONTUOSA ISLAND

THERE WERE REPORTS ON THE VHF RADIO OF MARLIN BEING CAUGHT NEAR MONTUOSA ISLAND.  WITH THIS INFORMATION, CAPTAIN MACHO SET HIS COURSE.  ANGLERS BILL AND HARALD WERE  REWARDED WHEN THEY LANDED BOTH A BLACK AND A BLUE MARLIN IN THE 35O LB RANGE.  THEN THEY TOPPED THIS OFF WITH A SAILFISH.  NOW THE STORY GETS EVEN BETTER!  RETURNING THE FOLLOWING DAY THEY LANDED TWO BLUES AND THREE BLACKS.  THE LARGEST WAS A BLUE ESTIMATED AT OVER 500 LBS.  BEING FROM NORWAY, HARALD HAD NEVER CAUGHT ANYTHING BIGGER THAN A COD FISH.  THEN FOR THE DINNER TABLE THEY BROUGHT INTO THE BOAT FOUR LARGE DORADO.  BOYS, IT JUST DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS!

WAIT, THESE GUYS ARE STILL NOT FINISHED.  RETURNING TO MONTUOSA ISLAND THE NEXT DAY THEY HOOKED ANOTHER SIX MARLIN AND LANDED THREE, ONE BLUE AND TWO BLACKS.

OTHER MARLIN CATCHES THIS WEEK INCLUDED AN ESTIMATED 400 LB BLACK MARLIN GRANT CAUGHT WHILE FISHING WITH CAPTAIN LUCHO.  THEN GRANT CAUGHT ANOTHER 450 LB BLACK MARLIN THE FOLLOWING DAY. DENNIS ALSO CAUGHT A 400 LB BLACK MARLIN WHILE FISHING WITH CAPTAIN LUCHO.   CHUCK LANDED AN ESTIMATED 250 LB BLUE MARLIN WHILE FISHING WITH TRAVIS 2 AND THEN FOLLOWED THIS UP THE NEXT DAY WITH A 450 BLACK MARLIN. TODD GOT INTO THE MARLIN BITE WHILE FISHING WITH CAPTAIN TATIN AS HE CAUGHT AND RELEASED A 250 BLACK MARLIN. THE BITE WAS ON AT MONTUOSA!

AT THE OTHER END OF THE ISLAND CHAIN, STACY AND TODD HAD SOME GREAT FISHING WITH CAPTAIN TATIN NEAR JICRON ISLAND. TODD REPORTED THEY WERE DROPPING CHUNK BAITS AND THE "REEF DONKEYS" WERE KEEPING THEM "PINNED TO THE RAIL."  NEXT CAPTAIN TATIN TOOK THEM TO ONE OF HIS "SECRET REEFS" WHERE THE BIG CUBERA SNAPPERS WERE CRASHING THEIR BAIT.  WHAT A WEEK OF FISHING!

TIGHT LINES,
CAPTAIN JAY GUSTIN

FISHING TIP OF THE WEEK:  MATCH YOUR FISHING EQUIPMENT TO THE FISH.  THIS WEEK WE WERE INTO A GREAT MARLIN BITE.  I FOUND SOME OF OUR CAPTAINS WERE PUTTING OUT LIGHT TACKLE WHILE THEY WERE SLOW TROLLING FOR BIG MARLIN.  THEIR THINKING WAS THAT THEY MIGHT ALSO HOOK UP ON A DORADO OR A SAILFISH AS THERE WERE ALSO LOTS OF THEM IN THE AREA.  THE PROBLEM WITH THIS IS SEVERAL BIG MARLIN ATE THE SMALL FISHING BAITS.  THIS RESULTED IN LOST TIME, BROKEN LINES, RODS AND REELS AND LOST FISH.  IN MY WAY OF THINKING AND FISHING, IT MAKES SENSE TO TARGET THE LARGER FISH AND THEN MAKE A SIMPLE BAIT AND SWITCH TO LIGHT TACKLE WHEN A SMALLER FISH COMES INTO THE SPREAD.