RedRum Sportfishing Blog

Today was a nice smooth day out on the water, most of our clients fished on the inshore and had lots of luck, unfortunately the ones who decided to go for the Marlin, were not so lucky…..

First up, We had Ian Michelich and buddy Matt Fede on a shared charter with brothers Dale and Dennis Wunderlich and Brother-in-law Steven Tansgrud. These guys had lots of fun out on RedRum with Captain Omar and Mate Americo, reeling in 3 Yellowtail, 2 Roosterfish, and a Skipjack.
All these guys decided to have their fish cooked up at Misiones de Kino, Yum – O!

Recently hitched Dave Fremouw went out with Dad Jeff and buddies Jarret Wood and Chad Pankalla. They were out on El Nuevo with Jesus 2 (Chuy) and Jesus 3 (Tio Pato). LOT’s of Jesus’ around here!! They too had a good day catching 2 Roosterfish and 17 Spanish Mackerel. They are also going to have their fish cooked up for dinner.

Scott Weaver and Susan’s second day on the water with Javier and Jesus 1 (Jaiva) on RumRunnin was successful once again. They did a half day today and stayed on the inshore. They caught 2 Jack Crevalle, 2 Roosterfish, a Yellowtail and a Triggerfish.

For Dan Tucker and buddy Tim, this was their second day off of their Carnival cruise and onto our boat, Tantrum, with Manuel and Edgar. They had another successful day, being the only one in our fleet to catch a Marlin, Striped about 130lbs. They also reeled in a nice sized Dorado.

Today was the first of two days out on the water for buddies Richard Moore and Richard Hill. The set out on ReelRum with Ramon and Juan looking to reel in some Marlin. They saw a few, but had no luck getting any close to the boat. Maybe Thursday they will try again or stick to the inshore for a better chance at some catchin’. Either way, we will have our fingers crossed!

Jacob Stappler and pal Mica Trani were at it again today on Miranda. They were looking to change it up a bit after both catching their Marlin yesterday, so they stayed on the inshore. They caught 8 Spanish Mackerel, 2 Roosterfish and a Yellowtail. We hope when the urge hits them to come South of the border again, they will look us up!

Chuck Chevalier and friends, Laura Taylor and Charles headed out on the Marlin Queen with Danny and Chito for a full day also looking for Marlin. They had a moment where one was on the line, but lost it in the end. They had no other chances throughout the day, unfortunately, and came back empty-handed. They will be back at it on Thursday though, maybe their luck will change!

Thanks for Reading,

Tiffany

Happy Monday everybody. We never really get the Monday blues around here, it is like Friday all week long! The water has calmed down a lot since last week and the sun is shining and warming up the slight nip we have recently had in the air. We were mainly along the Sea of Cortez, trying to get into some warmer water.

Today we had Dan Tucker and buddy Tim coming off a Carnival Cruise. They went out on Tantrum with Manuel and Edgar for a full day of fishing. They were pretty happy with the turn out, catching and releasing a Striped Marlin, 1 Yellowtail and a Bonito.

Next up, we had Jeff Volkman who works for RedRum on occasion out on RedRum with his crew and Captain Omar and Mate Americo. They did not have a lot of luck, though they did at some point have 4 Striped Marlin on the line, and one almost all the way to the boat, they never managed to pull one up close enough to snap a photo. They will be back on Thursday though and we hope their luck changes!

The Laborde family, including Ann,Tommy, John, Michelle and Sarah, were back at it today, this time heading offshore to try for a Marlin bite. They had no luck with the Marlin and only managed to pull in 1 Skipjack, which they released. They were still in good spirits and decided to end their night at one of our favorite spots, Misiones de Kino.

Scott Weaver, who is signed up for three days of fishing here at RedRum, started out his first day with Susan and another friend on RumRunnin with Javier and Jesus 1. They had an eventful day, catching a Striped marlin that was 8ft. 8in. in length weighing around 140. They also pulled in 3 Skipjack which they released and an Amberjack, which they had cooked up for dinner.

Jacob Stappler and Mica Trani walked into the office after deciding to take a spur of the moment trip to cabo and not having planned their fishing. We did not have any boats available this week, so we put them on a Partner boat, Miranda with Captain Ramon and Mate Jesus. They had an awesome day, each one Catching and Releasing a Striped Marlin. They will be back at it tomorrow!

I met an awesome couple this week, Wes and Sally Finley. They were here this weekend shooting the breeze with me and I got to know them a little. They have been fishing with us in the past and were excited about their trip back out with us. Noone was sadder than me when they came back to the office and said they did not get so much as a bite. They seemed ok, said that was how fishing is, and they are right, but it sure isn’t any fun! At leaset I met some really nice people out of the whole deal and I am sure they will be back around at some point!

Until Next Time,

Tiffany

Finally the winds have died down and we are movin’ offshore! The Striped Marlin have been ready to eat and our clients are reaping the benefits!

Saturday morning we had friends Robert Pressler, Shawn Offenbacher, Sheryl and Sean Cream were off on El Nuevo with Alex and Jesus 2 fishing offshore on the Pacific side. They had lots of fun on the boat with Sheryl and Sean reeling in the catch of the day, a 150lb Striped Marlin that they fought to the boat for over 1/2 an hour, then released to fight another day.

Next up we had Bart “Dr. Doom” Carey and buddy “Shanus” Peacock in here who said they were going to throw “mad DS’s” at all the Striped Marlin in the sea. If anyone knows what DS is, please fill me in, they would not tell me! They set out for two days in a row fishing on RedRum with Captain Omar and Mate Americo. Saturday, Shanus reeled in a huge Striped Marlin that was around 220 lbs, check out the photo. Sunday, both guys reeled in a Striped Marlin a piece both around 150lbs. They will be back out on Wednesday to catch some more, we wish them luck!

Mark Horning, Heather Burnett, Colleen Rohner and Aaron Kennedy were on the Marlin Queen with Captain Danny and Mate Chito. They had a good day catching 1 Yellowfin Tuna, 1 Yellowtail and releasing a 140 lb Striped Marlin.

Greg and son Ryan Miller decided to do a full day of fishing out on Tantrum with Manuel and Juan. They fished out past the 1150 on the Pacific side. I could tell 13 year old Ryan (he will be 14 in 2 days;) had been fishing before, he was super excited to get out there and reel in a big one, and that he did! Ryan caught and released a 150lb Striped Marlin all by himself AND 2 Yellowtail. Dad Greg reeled in a Yellowtail as well.

A really nice family, the Laborde’s are here on one of our Play and Stay packages and started out their fishing journey with Captain Alex and Mate Jesus on El Nuevo. Tommy and Ann, along with daughters Sarah and Michelle and son John decided to do all inshore fishing the first day and caught 35 Spanish Mackerel and a Yellowtail. They did not keep any of the Spanish Mackerel but said Dad Tommy was going to grill up the Yellowtail for dinner, yummy!

Until Next Time,

Tiffany

If you like catching Spanish Mackerel, you would have had a great time fishin’ the past few days! The winds have still been pretty bad, so nobody has braved the offshore.

Thursday buddies Scott Makemson, Todd Hooper, and Greg Cofelt set out on Tantrum for a full day of fishing aboard Tantrum with Captain Manuel and Mate Edgar. They fished up past Playa Migrino and reeled in 4 Spanish Mackerel.

On the Marlin Queen we had 6 friends, John Martillo, Mark Litwin, Dennis Crump, Steve Hicks, Max Reising and Steve Martinez with Captain Danny and Mate Chito. They caught 4 Spanish Mackerel and released a Pompano.

Friday morning, Ron and Sandi Kier in from Mile Valley, CA went out on Tantrum for a full day. They too had plenty of luck with the Mackerel, reeling in 5.

Adam Lenhart, Johnathan Schuler, Adam Bressdan, Mark Hoffman and Theresa Steford took off on RumRUnnin with Captain Javier for a full day. These guys looked like they were ready to have a good time when they left the office this morning. They reeled in 6 Spanish Mackerel. They enjoyed their day.

Ty Miller, a good friend of RedRum, brought in some hunting buddies to fish with us, Danny Webb, Steve Powelson and Randy and Barbara Hancock. These guys had not had much luck hunting, so they thought they might give fishing a try. They did not do too bad, they caught 2 Spanish Mackerel. They told me Barbara reeled them both in and they did not feel much different about the fishing than they did about the hunting! They said both were pretty slow. We would have to agree with that one!

Mark Noonan and Colleen Snobl along with Dominic Noonan and Amanda McKinnon came in fired up about their day on the water. They were to be fishing with Alex and Jesus 2 on El Nuevo. They too got the Spanish Mackerel to the boat, 3 of them to be precise.

Last but not least we had 7 guys in from Orange County CA in for a yearly retreat (must be nice!) for Arbitech. Andrew Stewart, Ian Shively, Shane Tucker, Francisco LLaca, Dave Williams and cousins Jim and Kevin Whalen headed out on Fearless for a full day with Captain Benito. It was pretty cold here in Cabo and with them used to the Orange County Sunshine, the sea breeze was pretty frigid. They ended up catching the same as all the other boats, Spanish Mackerel. We sure do hope they will visit again during their next yearly retreat!

Until Next Time,

Tiffany

Well the winds have calmed down significantly today compared to the last two days which has made for a great inshore bite!

Captain Alex and Mate Jesus took out Don & Valerie Senter and their friends Rita & Tom Montgomery. Long time RedRum clients we were glad to see their smiling faces back in our office and on our boats! They headed out towards Golden Gate on the Pacific side about a mile from shore where they were able to catch 9 Yellowtail! And BIG ones too! The Rapala lures were catching them like crazy and those 30-35 pound beasts were giving them quite a fight. These Dallas folks were happy with their catch and are excited to be dining with their catch on a platter at Misiones de Kino.

A sweet couple Levi and Holly headed out with Ramon on ReelRum. Coming down from British Columbia they were excited to be on the warm waters. Fishing also in the Golden Gate area about a mile from shore they were able to reel in one good sized Yellowtail!

We had Mark & Sharon Pretzer head out with Captain Javier on RumRunnin after arriving on their Carnival cruise boat. They stayed inshore along Migrino at Margarita and were able to pull in 6 Skip Jacks weighing around 15 pounds each. Not a bad day despite coming in early after feeling a bit under the weather. Looking forward to having you guys back on the water again soon!

Thanks for reading!

Brooke

The beginning of the week has started off super windy with choppy water and huge swells. These guys braved it, but only one boat braved the offshore. This is how it went down.

Raymond Murry and Maureen Fleming tried their luck again today, this time on RumRunnin, but since the water was so choppy they decided to head out on the Sea of Cortez. We have not had much luck over there, but the water was calmer. They did not have much luck there either. They came back empty handed this time and decided they would try to go again when the wind calms down a little. We hope that is soon!

Kevin and Terrissa Kercher from Canada were a little iffy when they came in Monday morning, but decided to give it a go anyway. They stayed on the inshore aboard Tantrum with Manuel and Americo. They had a great day, catching and releasing 2 Roosterfish, and boating 9 Sierra (Spanish Mackerel).

Seasoned anglers Doug Dollhopf and Roger Bartz from Wisconsin were not at all afraid to brave the 10 foot swells about 27 miles out on the Pacific side. They were looking for Marlin and Yellowfin Tuna. They said they could not see anything in the chop except for large schools of porpoise and that is when the fun began. With waves crashing all around them and Captain Manuel “Mickey” screaming, “The Porpoise, the porpoise”, they knew the Yellowfin were close by, all of a sudden they heard the “zing” of the lines one at a time. They ended up baoting 5 Yellowfin Tuna and were very happy with the outcome. Although all of them came back soaking wet, they could not have been happier with the outcome of their day. They enjoyed their tuna cooked up about 6 different ways over at Misiones de Kino and said the whole experience was so worth it.

Tuesday the winds were no less fierce than Monday and one of our groups came in and decided to postpone their trip to the next day since their boat was still available. Others decided to brave the rough water and give it a go.

Friends Blake and Jaclyn Disher, Matt and Jessica Moreno, Chris Salazar and Kimberly Massaro were off on RumRunnin for a full day with Captain Javier and Omar. They decided to keep it on the safe side and fish along the shoreline. They had fun and caught 10 Spanish Mackerel along the way.

I met a really nice family, Scott and Linda May along with daughter Heidi and boyfriend Edmund Wilson on Monday. They decided to book a full day on Tantrum for Tuesday, but when they arrived at the office and the waters were they way they were, they were a little skeptical. Since another party bailed on their day, we upgraded them to that boat, the El Nuevo, in hopes they may have a better experience on the rough seas. They caught 6 Spanish Mackerel before the majority of them succumbed to the chop. They were back in early despite the larger boat.

Scott Muldoon and Tom Keeler braved the day on ReelRum with Captain Ramon and Mate Juan. They too opted to stay inshore fishing and scored 1 Yellowtail.

Here’s is to hopin’ the wind winds down real soon!

Tiffany

Hey guys! The bite is still good along the inshore for Yellowtail, Sierra and Skip Jack. We have not heard much by way of offshore Pacific side for the Marlin and Yellowfin, however, we did have one boat get lucky by heading out there this weekend, read on……

Rich and Elizabeth Schneider, Scott and Stephanie Herman, and Sarah and Menard Doswell all friends down for a couple of days of fishing went out Thursday with just the boys on ReelRum and caught 25 Sierra (Spanish Mackerel). On Friday the whole gang was out with Captain Alex and Mate Jesus still inshore fishing, they boated 6 Yellowtail and 20 more Sierra. They enjoyed their catch at Missiones de Kino after going on a wine & cheese sunset cruise.

Susan Klock and Norm Smith were at it again after coming back in on Wednesday due to the wind and huge swells out on the water. They stayed on the inshore and fished with Captain Manuel and Mate Edgar. They ended up having a great day boating 5 big Yellowtail and 3 Sierra. We are glad they were able to fill up a cooler to take home.

Kyle Leland and his crew were off on RedRum for a 1/2 day of fishin’ with Omar and Americo. They came back in after having caught 12 Sierra.

Paul Iacuele and buddy were off on ReelRum for a full day with Ramon and Juan. They were successful, bringing back 3 Yellowtail and 3 Sierra.

Andrew Kocisky, Zach Barrie and Paul Chrobch went out on RumRunnin with Jesus 2 & 3, Andrew said they “loved it” and would definitely be back. They caught 3 Yellowtail and 12 Sierra. They enjoyed their fresh catch for lunch, right around the corner, at Mango Cantina.

On Saturday, the Bradley’s were out on El Nuevo with Cappy Alex and Manuel. They boated 2 Yellowtail and 8 Sierra.

Baune, party of 4 were out on Shambala, 60′ Hatteras for a full day with Captain T.J. These guys tried their luck on the offshore Pacific side about 26 miles outside 95 bank and were in luck! They had 2 Striped Marlin on the line, lost one, but were able to pull one to the boat and snap a few pictures before they released it. They also boated 5 Yellowfin Tuna. Great Job!!

Geoffrey Stephens, Jeff Rolph and Joe Geotz, three funny guys, came in ready to fish Sunday morning. They headed out on El Nuevo with Alex and Jesus. They had a great time catching 3 Yellowtail and releasing a Skip Jack.

Maureen Fleming and Raymond Murray were in here for a full day of fishing on ReelRum with Captain Javier and Mate Juan. These seasoned fisherman took to the waters with high hopes. They started off on the inshore and caught a Sierra and 4 Skipjack before having to head back in due to a little sea sickness. It has been windy the past few days!

Until Next Time!

Tiffany

If Sierra (Spanish Mackerel) is what you like, you would not be disappointed….. We are seeing lots of Sierra on the inshore, some Yellowtail as well.

Tuesday, we had Tim Thornton and Paul Hamilton out on Tantrum with Captain Manuel and Mate Americo. They started out on the inshore, then headed offshore out past the lighthouse. They caught 4 Yellowfin Tuna, 2 Dorado and Released a Striped Marlin.

Roger Witt along with Joe and Glenda Horner (Happy Birthday Glenda!!) were out on ReelRum fishing for a full day with Ramon and Juan. They had a good day catching Sierra.

Today was my first day out deep sea fishing EVER! My husband, Benny and I went out with Captain Javier and Mate Jesus on Rum Runnin. We fished on the inshore catching a total of 18 Sierra. I had a great time, learning about the equipment and how to use it, different fishing “lingo” and how it is done out there, so maybe next time you ask me a question, I will not be completely in the dark!

I had the opportunity to meet Brian Grant, retired NBA star this morning, along with his friends Ben Contin and Alan Dulin. These guys were super friendly. They did a full day on the Marlin Queen with Captain Danny and Mate Chito. They were our only casualty today, as they came back empty-handed. Hopefully next time, when the water temps change, we can have a full day of catching for these gentlemen!

Wednesday we had a party of eight, Mike Schafer, Pete Andrew, Brian and Nick Davis, Keith and Caroline Rigg, Ray Seibert and Eddie Martinizzi. They opted to charter two boats, ReelRum and RedRum. In total the boats brought back 4 Yellowtail and 33 Sierra. They took most of the fish and had it prepared for a nice dinner.

I had the pleasure of meeting Gordon and Meg Grippin on Wednesday, who did a full day on RumRunnin with Captain Jesus and Mate Thomas. They had lots of fun and non-stop action, boating their limit for Sierra, 30 and 1 Yellowtail. We vacuum sealed their catch and they ended up walking away with a “hefty” bag of fish that will last them AT LEAST the remainder of the month they have here in Cabo.

Edmund Brooks and his family boarded El Nuevo Wednesday morning, fishing with captain Alex. They had a great day fishing in-shore where they caught 16 Sierra, but moved offshore looking for maybe some Yellowfin or Marlin and unfortunately had no luck out there. They are seasoned fisherman though and had a great time, so I’m sure we will see them back here with us before too long!

Thanks for Reading,

Tiffany

It has been a slow weekend around here, for the fish and for us. Here is how the weekend went down.

We had bros Erwin and Michael Effler and college buddies, Brad Barefoot, Kyle Wilson, Phil Poll, Mark Watercutter, Brian Buckman and Creighton Call out for what might be the crews “last hoorah” fishing with us for two consecutive days on RedRum with Captain Omar and Mate Americo and on El Nuevo with Cappy Alex and Mate Jesus. The first day, both boats had a Striped Marlin catch and release and together about 15 Sierra. Day two, RedRum boasted 2 Yellowtail, 15 Sierra and 4 Skipjack. El Nuevo came back in with 2 Yellowfin Tuna. These guys had an awesome time and we hope they can do it again with us!

Father and son team, Brian and Brandon Westlake along with pal Vick Sohodosky took off for a 1/2 day of fishin’ on Tantrum with Manuel and Edgar. They had a good day, with Brandon catching his first saltwater fish, a Skipjack, and all together catching a total of 15 Sierra. Brandon enjoyed his first sea fishing experience, so we are sure we will see him, dad and friend back real soon.

Mike Sargent decided to go it alone, sans wife and daughter, on ReelRum with Ramon and Juan for a full day. He fished by San Jaime (Jimmy Banks) by Los Arcos, reeling in 9 Sierra. We are sure he will be back around to fish with us, hopefully bringing with him wife and daughter!

Bill Hall and buddy, who have fished with us in the past had a few days of fishing with us here on the Marlin Queen with Danny and Chito. These guys were looking for the Marlin. Unfortunately, they had zero luck getting a Marlin to eat both days on the water. Monday they tried again, had one on the line but lost him in the end, that is what we call “catch and RELEASE”.

Until Next Time,

Tiffany

This week has been a pretty slow week, Monday we only had one boat go out for 1/2 a day, Tuesday was boat maintenance and clean-up day, so I figured I would give you guys a weekly wrap up so you would have enough to read!

Monday, Robert Miller and Kavitha Reddy were out on ReelRum for a half day of fishing with Ramon and Juan. They did mainly inshore fishing and caught 1 Grouper, that was around 15lbs.

Wednesday, Bernie Heier and friends, Bill Roper and Bill Roberts went out on Tantrum for a half day. They caught 3 Sierra, which they brought back to have cooked up for dinner.

Mike Almand (AKA Froggy), Mike Clifford and Donald Miner were in with us to do two days of fishing. Wednesday they had a good day out on ReelRum, catching and releasing 2 Striped Marlin. The next day was not so good, as they came home empty handed, but they said they still had a great time. We can’t wait to see them back next time.

Jason Welch, Melissa Baughman and Teresa and Chris Picou headed out for their first of two days fishing Wednesday on EL Nuevo with Alex and Jesus. It was Jason’s Birthday so he was hoping for a big catch! He got his wish, he reeled in a 145 lb Striped Marlin that was about 8.5 feet long. He says they scared another Marlin, but did not get him to the boat. The next day they were at it again, however, they, like our other anglers on Thursday had little luck on the water.

Jason Niemeyer and friend were out on Tantrum with Manuel and Edgar. They said they had an awesome time out on the boat, caught 2 Dorado and released one, because it was a juvenile Dorado. They had their fish vacuum packed and took it back with them to eat on throughout the rest of their week in Cabo.

Richard Miske and his party were out on the Marlin Queen for a full day of fishing with Captain Danny and Mate Chito. Russ Schell caught 150lb Striped Marlin that he wrestled to the boat for about 1/2 an hour. He showed me the picture and it was a nice looking Marlin! He released the ol’ fella to fight another day.

Mike Klein fished out on ReelRum with Ramon and Edgar. He too, was another casualty on the water Thursday. He said it was not for lack of trying by the guys, they were changing up bait, lures, trying different methods, but they just did not have any luck. Maybe next time!

Blake Fannin and his party went out on 50′ Fearless for a full day of fishing. They had good luck out there, catching and releasing 3 Striped Marlin.

Let’s look forward to a weekend full of “catching”, shall we?

Until Next Time,

Tiffany