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FISHING REPORT
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"Fishing Frenzy"
#48 Weekly Fishing Report
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by John Gabruk
August 26, 2002.
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Good news! Last week is over and
done with! Green / Red water outside the bay last week
had marlin and giant yellowfin come to a screaming halt.
The good news is, that's in the past!
The blue water is back, and so are
both the Marlin and Giant Tunas, I'll get to them in
a minute.
Sailfishing has been great the past
3 weeks, trolling dead ballyhoo has been the most productive
way of nailing sailfish. Although this is a very hard
bait to find, Master Baiter's tackle store has a limited
supply, so if you want sailfish, pick some up the day
prior to your trip and keep them on ice, or insist that
your charter captain have some on the boat for you!
Just about anything out there will get turned on to
a slowly trolled dead ballyhoo…
Dead mullets and medium size lures
will also bring up the sails, but nothing does the job
like ballyhoo. The "Tonya Too" got 14 sails
to leader this week, releasing 11 and mounting 3.
Rooster fish can be caught in good
numbers along just about any sandy beach area along
with pargo, up to 40 lbs, just past the surf line. Marauders
and yo zuri hydro mags and large to medium rapalas are
what's working as far as lures go, but google eyes live,
slow trolled, seem to be accounting for the majority
of the hook-ups.
So don't leave it up to luck, get
those outriggers full, and try everything! You never
know what you are going to get so every inch -and every
bit- of equipment counts, like on the yellowfin tunas.
It may seem as if I were overstating this, but if you
are still skeptical about using fluoro carbon leaders,
you're just gonna see them at the dock, hanging on someone
else's boat.
Also, when you're renting a charter,
you are renting the captain and every inch of equipment
on that boat, so don't be afraid to ask them what are
they using. The tackle always makes a huge difference
when you are fighting a 700-lb black marlin. You certainly
would not enjoy watching the line snap on you just 3
feet away from you, and that can be avoided if you make
sure they switch the line often and check the gear before
you leave the dock, especially when the blacks are back
at the bank, and so are the giant tunas. It's like Banderas'
break is over, and here we go again... Speaking about
coming back, guess who's back in town?... And I am not
talking about just any boat here, I am talking about
the "High Maintenance", the world-renowned
vessel, one of the most respected charter boats recently
crowned at the World Billfish Series! Yes, Captain Steve
and Mate Oscar are back, and as the tuna and the marlin
are showing up in big numbers, I bet these two guys
are not gonna be the exception this year… Maybe
they'll even bring in a world record… maybe. So
let's get fishy and start making some noise!
If you would like to rent a charter
boat and know exactly what you are getting then stop
into either Master Baiter's Sportfishing & Tackle
locations: Downtown at 164 Morelos Street, tel.: 222-7239
or in Marina Vallarta when facing the water 3 doors
to your right of the light house, tel.: 209-0498. You
will receive an accurate description and the right boat,
crew and equipment for what you want to catch, …and
you can freeze, smoke or mount your catch to take home!
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