Last week in July

For the most part, it was a successful week fishing. We had some insane action and luckily we were in the right place at the right time. We made some big moves late in the week and it paid off. These fish were much harder to get on and on spike mackeral which made them picky at least to our offerings...Whale shows were sick and it is so great to see your customers appreciate mother nature in this regard and not just look at a trip as *meat on the deck*
Fishing this time of year during commercial bass season can be taxing and if your fishing anywhere near where the commercial fleet is you can plan on launching at 3am to get a parking spot.
I work hard at staying away from the fleet to give my customers a unique more relaxed trip. Most times it pays off, sometimes it doesn't but when they ask u for more dates at the end of the day u feel u must be doing something right.....
I have been mixng up bass and tuna trips and must say It screws with the brain going back and forth....U need to get on a vibe and stay there. Unpacking and repacking the boat with bass/tuna gear gets tiresome...U lose your vibe and get in a funk!...hah....
I have really been digging the new SIMRAD NSE electronics on my sled. The echo sounder graphics are sick and I am picking up birds on the 4kw radar with ease.
Anyhoo...here are a few pics from the last week....Supposed to be getting valve adjustment today but mechanic is AWOL....Looking forward to 2morrows tuna trip....I hope they can cast...

More bass and tuna

Commercial bass season started off with a BANG and it has been a bit tough to get my guys quality fish away from where all the commercial boats are fishing. Fortunately we have had some great fishing away from the floatilla of boats trying to make a buck. We have also had some great tuna action and went 1 for 4 yesterday.
The CTS 80-100 prototype rod worked phenomenally well on the tuna and look forward to trying some new blanks they put out.
Got a full week booked coming up but still have plenty of openings in Aug and Sept and Oct if your itching to get out....

July Update

Sorry it has been a month since I last updated the blog. It has been a very busy season to date with very few days off. I was flat out from May 28th to July4th. A few days off after that to do so much needed maintenance on the boat and truck and am now flat out again busy for the month of July. August has alot of openings so do not think I am too busy to fit you into my schedule.
Bass fishing has been fairly strong, even at the end of the first week of commercial bass fishing we were able to put some very nice fish in the boat the last week.
Tuna fishing has been up and down. I have some tuna trips coming up this week and look forward to getting a fish or two in the boat. It's a different fishery from years past but if your willing to put in the time and effort and go to Vegas and gamble it can be a catch of a lifetime on light tackle.
Recently I went sharking south of the vineyard for grins and giggles.....We had alot of fun on blue sharks to 300lbs and one mako around 100lbs. I was using fairly light tackle for them and we could still muscle them to the boat in fairly short order. For years I have been wanting to throw a chum fly at these critters and maybe we will do that in August when the bassing and tuna start to slow. If you would like to try it or just fish for them the conventional way with baits and ballons on light tackle or standup, give me a shout and we will plan an outing......
Till next time..............