Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3718 Aug 17-31 | Page 31

VOL.37 • ISS. 18 BAJA ROUNDUP Aug 17 - 31, 2018 31 Jerry Pifer Takes Top Spot In Annual Dorado Shoot Out On East Cape! “ I t was another incredible Dorado Shoot Out this Saturday the 21st of July. With more than 550 people and 144 boats participating in this year’s tournament, the 14th annual Dorado Shoot Out was the largest in event history,” reported Eddie Dalmau of Van Wormer Resorts. “The winner of the 2018 Volkswagen Amarok 4x4 pickup was Jerry Pifer on the super panga Miller Time with his 47.5lbs. bull dorado. Jerry and his team took first place overall but were not in any of the side jackpots,” Dalmau reported. “The second place team of Marc Priore on the cruiser Marlin Magic swept the Jackpots worth more than $125,000 dollars with their 40.0lbs. dorado. The third place team of Harry Martz on the super panga La Capilla missed out on the sidepots by only one once, as their dorado weighed in at 39.9lbs. The fourth place dorado of Esaul Valdez on the cruiser Calereste was also across the board on the jackpots and weighed in a 39.4lbs. dorado,” Dalumau concluded. Yellowtail have been on a great bite for long range anglers fishing Mexican waters. This big fish was caught during a July adventure. Photo courtesy of EXCEL SPORTFISHING, San Diego. Up And Down Weather Leads To Erratic Fishing Off La Paz T “ he week was marked by erratic fishing that pretty much coincided with the up-and-down weather patterns we got. It really was all about the weather. Even us locals were commenting that the weather was strange,” remarked Jonathan Roldan of Tailhunter International. “Several days, it was cloudy and oppressively humid. In many areas and heavy stillness sat on everything where there wasn’t even a breeze. The waters were so flat that you could not tell where the grey ocean ended and the grey sky began. It seemed like there wasn’t even any current. And the fish just didn’t want to bite,” said Roldan. “The fishing, especially early in the week was a hit-or-miss proposition. Fish were caught, but the bite was definitely off. Crazily, many of our anglers saw tuna. They saw dorado and they saw marlin, but the fish would refuse to bite even though the fish were chasing and breaking and seemingly feeding. They didn’t want anything attached to a hook. They didn’t want anything dragged behind a boat either,” Roldan Exclaimed. “Mid-week, the These anglers were fishing off the East Cape on August 2 when these big tuna came knocking. weather cleared Photo courtesy of VAN WORMER RESORTS, East Cape, Baja. and bright sunshine returned. As a result, A beautiful Beach Resort located half way between La Paz and the fishing picked Cabo San Lucas, right on the Sea of Cortez up noticeably. Tuna at Cerralvo Island between 40 and 60 pounds finally decided to eat hooked baits although they were somewhat line shy and preferred very light leaders. That didn’t bode too well for long battles, but at least there were Room for 4 nights, 5 days, 2 days of fishing, -- Surf -- Night -- All Year -- Tournament tackle, breakfast & lunch, hook-ups! Dorado decided to tear it up 28 ft. supercruiser w/captain & mate as well as wahoo and roosterfish. It was a complete turn- 3203 USA: 800-752-3555 Martin verdugo’s Beach resort DIRECT: 619-632-4135 around,” said Roldan Call Toll Free: (888) 567-8552 www.verdugosbeachresort.com in closing. (949) 226-7169 Or 01152 624 141 0054 E mail: martinverdugo@prodigy.net.mx Fish Baja’s East Cape at Martin verdugo’s Beach resort Cruiser Packages Include: Deep Sea -- Fly Fishing at its best!! Call Now For Information!