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March 1 - 15, 2019
BAJA ROUNDUP
VOL.38 • ISS. 6
Winter Anglers Score Off Cabo!
W
e had another good week of fishing in
Cabo, and looks like if you’re looking
for BIG tuna you should head out on a Sunday?
For over a month now, we have caught yellowfin
tuna over 150 lbs on every Sunday of the month!
This week was no different, with anglers Dan and
Kurt from LA, California, landing a 187 pound
yellowfin! Marlin action is still ON; with multiple
releases at the Finger Bank and up to 4 striped
marlin released per boat closer by to Cabo, between
the Old Lighthouse and Golden Gate. Smaller game
this week included sierra, skipjack, grouper, needle-
fish and amberjacks,” said Rebecca Ehrenberg of the
Pisces Fleet.
“Again, top Finger Bank action was headed by
Pisces 42’ Caliente, with 16 striped marlin weighing
between 90 and 140 lbs, hitting on live mackerel
bait by angler Samuel Frankenthal from Texas.
Return anglers Gene and Darlene Lavengco on the
Pisces 32’ Bill Collector did well again (last time
here at the beginning of the Finger season) releasing
14 striped marlin of about 90 to 180 lbs each, also
on mackerel. Pisces 72’ Tag Team released 7 striped
marlin with the Tremain family aboard,” said
Ehrenberg.
“New to our fleet, the Pisces 42’ Riviera “Whiskey
II” caught and released 3 striped marlin this week
on their debut charter. The marlin weighed up to
130 lbs and hit on mackerel and ballyhoo bait close
to San Cristobal area. At Golden Gate, Pisces 31’
Tiburon released a total of 3 striped marlin starting
off the week. Anglers from Kentucky used mackerel
bait with marlin ranging from 40 up to 180 lbs.
The next day, Pisces 28’ Adriana released 4 striped
marlin there too and also kept three nice grouper of
about 10 lbs,” Ehrenberg exclaimed.
“Now for the tuna, which has made for lots of
fun this week; starting with the 187 lbs caught on
Pisces 28’ Andrea. The Andrea was trolling about
35 miles out from Cabo at the 200 Spot. They had
varied lures out, with what we call “brujitas” very
small lure white/pink (see video at top) when the big
one hit. It took anglers Dan Gavin and Kurt Fisher
an hour and a half to finally get the
yellowfin boat side. They also kept 3
others, which ranged from 25 to 40
lbs,” Ehrenberg related.
“Pisces 31’ Ruthless also had good
tuna action this week, with up to 14
yellowfin caught in one day. Tuna
ranged from 10 to 30 lbs, and on
this day, they headed about 30 miles
to the 140 spot to find them; hitting
on feathers, hoochies and cedar
plug lures. On another day, anglers
from Brantford, Ontario, caught 12
yellowfin tuna from 25 to 50 lbs each,
this time heading out about 30 miles
to from La Herradura, with the same
lures,” Ehrenberg said.
“Smaller game this week included
sierra, skipjack, grouper, needlefish
and amberjacks. Pisces 23’ Panga
Samantha did well to release 1 striped
marlin close to the old Lighthouse and
4 sierra mackerel of about 10 - 12 lbs
and 5 skipjack on hoochies is closer
to Pedregal. Angler was Andrew Van
Raaote who also fished on the Rebecca.
Pisces
Panga 27’
Tres Amigos
also did well
with one 8
lbs sierra
mackerel
and 1
amberjack
of about 10
lbs, hitting
on Rapala
lures at
Cabeza
Ballena,”
Ehrenberg
concluded.
Wahoo for everyone! These anglers were fishing Mexican waters aboard the
Excel on February 6 when the wahoo bite went wide open.
Photo courtesy of EXCEL LONG RANGE SPORTFISHING, San Diego.
This happy angler visited the Sea Of Cortez this fall and battled this dandy sailfish. After the photo the fish
was released.
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This big wahoo crushed a trolled plug during a mid-February long range
adventure aboard the Red Rooster III.
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