Lady Anglers are Winners

Andrew horsing around found a new key chain ornament!


I just read Erika's report on her weekend and I can't compare with a White Sea Bass - but I won the Jackpot anyway.

I went out on the Mirage (Sunday night, fished Monday) and used my 100.00 wind ticket - knew it was going to be a light load. I got down there and the anglers started showing up - no one I knew some from Orange County, Northern Cal all over not locals at all.

So I took my pick of a bunk and settled down to wait for the inevitable surge of the engines as we leave the dock for our 24 hour fishing adventure. About 9:30 who walks in but Flipper and JJ Mike Thompson & John Fuqua Jr. They rounded out our numbers to 16 - still a light load. I fished alongside JJ and Flipper most of the day up near the bow. It was a little scratchy - the white fish were mostly small and a couple of dinky sheephead. then we moved to a couple of spots where the reds were plentiful and of good size. then we made a couple more moves and the bite just seemed to be off. Tucker was getting good reading the fish just weren't interested. So we went back to some of the shallower spots and picked up a few more reds - JJ hauled in on next to me that was really big.


Mike (aka Flipper), Barb & JJ.
However, as it sometimes works out - JJ, Flipper and a friend of Ryan's came on board but were not counted in the JP due to being comp tickets.

The Russian dudes - I thought Miryam was on board they were fishing the fan tail area and with everything and anything they caught there was a whole lot of hoopla.

So I went ahead and dumped out my bag and got the biggest of my catch out, just to start things off and as the other guys did the same, no body could find one that out-weighed my big red. I was very surprised the JP was 100.00 I used it to pay my galley tab & fish cleaning the gave the rest to the cook and the crew.

The biggest little Seabass ever!!!

Fred and I were checking the fish counts on Saturday and we hear that the Freedom got limits of White Seabass on the first day of their 2-day trip at Catalina...LET'S GO!! I said....so we packed up and hit the road...

We landed on the deck of the Big Game 90 in Long Beach....Light load when we made our reso, not so much when we got there...31 peeps, but hey, the boat is 90 feet so we all spread out...

He had fished SBI the previous day, so we were not sure what to expect. We loaded up with some tiny live squid and giant sardines for bait.

A guy named Steve from the Moody Marlin Tackle shop in Dana Point was on the boat with some awesome prizes...An Avet SX 2-speed for the biggest fish, a Penn rod for 2nd biggest fish, and three boxes stuffed full of tackle valued at $150.00 each for the first legal Seabass, Yellowtail, and Halibut. If none were caught then they got raffled off on the way in...Pretty cool I thought, this is gonna be fun!!

I was up at 4am ready to have my try at my favorite all time fish....I dropped down and got bit as soon as I hit the bottom.....SEAL! So my arms are burning and the blood and adrenaline are flowing....Finally busted him off and retied my set-up and tryed again.....

Not one more bite untill the sun started to rise. In the grey light we started getting bit and every cast was producing nice winter Calico Bass...I love to catch them, but this time they were almost a nuisance! Could not get a bait down long enough to attract a Seabass with the Calico's chewing like they were...Finally a bite with a solid headshake.....

It was a little guy, but legal and I knew it was worth the $150.00 tackle pack so in the sack it went!!!!

Nothing else for hours........except for a few Sargo and a stray bass now and then.

I kept praying for the bite to turn on, but secretly inside I was ok if it didn't because I had the Jackpot in my sack!!!!

At around 3pm we found a nice school of Bonito that wanted to play. These were large models, upwards of 6 pounds...They ripped drag off our reels and faught like little yellowfin tuna!!!!

Fred hooked a GRANDE fish that blew our minds and then I caught it's twin, although not quite as large, right after...Everyone was having a great time pulling on those little suckers!

Anyway, here is where the story gets great for me....

I end up winning the Jackpot with my Seabass ($300.00) and the Avet SX 2-speed reel...

I gave the crew the JP and they gave us passes to come back for free....

Fred takes 2nd with his monster Bonito and gets the rod...

I get a Tackle box valued at $150.00 for the first legal Seabass.

Then, get this, my number is drawn on the way home for one of the other tackle packs!! I just can't believe it!!! What luck I'm having!!!!

Great day...Fun crew, Special thanks to the crew of the Big Game 90 and to Steve from Moody Marlin in Dana Point for his generosity...He also gave everyone on board a t-shirt and some hats!!! Pretty good for a $100.00 overnighter!!!

Get out there girls, the fish are biting!!!

RENEE HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

WE LOST A DAY AND ALMOST FORGOT YOUR DAY!

A VERY VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU RENEE!!

3/13/10 Mirage Charter

Unfortunately the weather conditions were not the best to kick off our 2010 GCLA fishing season, but it was great to be on the water again and we still had fun under the circumstances. The ride out was really rough, so we knew then it was going to be a tough day. The wind just never seemed to let up. No matter where we went, we could not get away from it so we called it a day and were back at the dock by around 1pm. Not much was caught, some sand dabs and a couple of chuckleheads, but that's why is called "fishing" and not "catching". In true Mirage style, they were gracious enough to give us each a $100 "wind" check for one of their open party trips. So let us band together and see if most of us can make the same trip and make up for lost time. Jacqui, however, was one of the lucky ones and brought this jackpot chucklehead on board.


Rock on GCLA - we'll be back !!

June Charter on MAXIMUS

Maximus Charter
Private Charter
Charter Master – Barb McIntyre
805-684-8330
Barbara@bbmcintyre.com

Keith Dinette no longer is associated with the Martuni - this is his new boat. He sat down with me and went through his booking calendar and the moon phase chart and selected this date as a great White Sea bass date. When I get the contract from him, I will know what my deadlines are and will post dates for deposits or full payment.

Trip info:
Depart: Sunday June 27 - 10pm
Return: Monday June 28 - 6pm

Max 15 anglers 185.00 per person
Does not include food, drinks, fish cleaning & tips
The Maximus is docked at Capt. Hooks in Channel Islands Harbor.

Target species : White Sea Bass

Depending on where they are biting we may be fishing by moonlight. I will be able to update you more as we draw closer to the charter date and see when and where the fish are biting.

Link to article about the new Maximus:
http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/channel-islands-reports-discussion/188976-maximus-boat-capt-hook-sportfishing.html

FABIO AND JULES SHARE BIRTHDAYS!

YOU AND FABIO SHARE THE SAME BIRTHDAY MONTH. HOPE YOUR DAY WAS FILLED WITH LOTS OF LONG HAIR WIGS.

GAIL, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

GCLA HOPES YOU ENJOYED YOUR SPECIAL DAY!
LOTS OF GOOD FISHING TO YOU THIS YEAR!