Long Range Fishing Report – 7/28/08

Bill Roecker for FishingVideos.com & the San Diego Sportfishing Council – Net Update July 28, 2008

Star Gets A Mix

“This morning,” wrote Royal Star skipper Brian Sims July 27, “we started up looking for albacore. Just about the time everyone figured it was going to be a slow day, the fish came up. We had a good stop where just about everyone on the boat had one on. A couple of other short stops included a few small bluefin. Then just as quickly as it started the fish went down. In the afternoon we chased small spots of breaking fish. Albacore, yellowfin and bluefin were in the spots, but refused to bite. At dark we called it a trip and started for home.”

Sims docked at Fisherman’s Landing July 28 following the five-day Phillips Steel/Wood Group trip.

“We had beautiful weather,” he said, “and some good kelps on the first day. We found better yellowtail at the island, where we got yellowfin to 40 pounds and yellowtail to 45 pounds. On that last day we got 22 albacore.”

Dan McLure Jr. of Beaumont won the jackpot for his 45.8-pound yellowtail. He said he got it with a sardine on a 5/0 Mustad hook, 30-pound Seaguar fluorocarbon leader and 30-pound Big Game line. He fished with an Avet LX 6-3 reel and a Talus seven-foot rod and brought the fish to gaff in ten minutes.

George Green of San Clemente posed with his second-place yellowtail, a 39.2-pounder, also caught on a ‘dine. John Vinchi of Norco won third place for a 39-pound albacore.

Flash Fishing Finds Tuna

Norm Kagawa docked his Shogun at Fisherman’s landing July 28 after the Flash Fishing charter of six days with 29 anglers.

“Guadalupe Island had its exciting moments,” said the boat’s report for July 26, “but the day was a little slow as a whole. We had some action on yellowfin tuna of 30 to 40 pounds, with a few fish lost that may have gone to 70 pounds. When it’s a slow bite with bigger tuna boiling around the boat, resist the temptation to go in with the 25# gear, its just a recipe for disappointment. There was a fair bite on good-sized yellowtail throughout the day as well. Late in the day Norman moved the boat up the island and we had a great bite on the smaller 15-20# yellows. Before the anchor line was tight there were hook ups all across the stern. For a while it was all hands on deck, including the cooks, gaffing and sorting out the lines.”

Edward Rasovsky of Pleasanton got an 86-pound broomtail grouper on a flylined sardine and 50-pound line. Groundfish are ineligible for jackpot money on the boat.

Jeff Bruel of Hercules won first place for a 43-pound yellowfin tuna, caught on a sardine and a 3/0 ringed Super Mutu hook. He used 30-pound Seaguar fluorocarbon leader50-pound Power Pro Spectra, and Avet SX reel and a seven-foot Cal Custom Tackle rod.

Dave Ritter of San Lorenzo won second place for a 34-pound yellowtail. Jeremy Kanga of Martinez got third place for a 33.6-pound yellowfin tuna.

“We got four white seabass at Cedros Island,” remarked Kagawa, “and the big grouper. At Guadalupe we saw some mako sharks and caught one on a Marauder. We did not see any white sharks there. The water on the South End was 70 to 72 degrees. We also caught and released a marlin of about 200 pounds.”