Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, 30 November 2010. Cabo Fishing Report for the week of 22-28 November from Picante Sportfishing.

Cabo fishing is still hot. And the fish of the week are Striped Marlin.
The Striped Marlin bite is still on. The weather has been pretty nice.
Air temperatures have been in the high 70's to low 80's. And the water
has been holding between 83 and 68 degrees Fahrenheit. Most of the
colder water is on the Pacific side and along with the cooler water the
baitfish are coming our way. Winds during the week have been kicking up
the Pacific side so a lot of the fishing has been on the Cortez side.
And after the full moon lull the fishing picked up. Some Picante
Sportfishing boat charters are having hot streaks of up to 6 Striped
Marlin. That is what Cabo fishing is all about.

The 22nd started the week with some great fishing for the 45' Cabo
yacht, Picante 45 with Captain Danny Carrera and mate Pedro putting the
Kimmelman party onto 5 Striped Marlin. Not only did they release their
marlin, they also boated a nice Dorado and a Wahoo for dinner.
Congratulations to the whole Kimmelman party.

November 23 was a good day for the Smith family aboard the 35' Cabo
flybridge, Picante Dream with Captain "Palin" Cesena and mate Ivan. They
released 3 Striped Marlin. It was also a good fishing day for the 31'
Express Cabo yacht, Picante Expresso, with Captain Eduardo "Lalo" Cesena
and mate Reuben, as they put their clients onto 12 Yellowfin Tuna.

The 24th was another day of the Marlin with 20 Marlin being released.
The top boats were the Picante Expresso with their clients in the
Neighbors party with 6 Striped Marlin, and the Picante Dream with 5
Striped Marlin.

On the 25th, with few boats out fishing, the top boat was the 32' Cabo
Express, Picante Express. Captain "Nino" and mate "Chikis" put their
clients onto 4 Striped Marlin that were brought to the boat, tagged and
released.

The 26th was another great marlin day. There were 18 Striped Marlin
caught, and the boat of the day was the 45' Cabo Express, Picante 45
with their release of 5 Striped Marlin for the Johnson party. Nice work
by Captain Danny Carrera and mate Pedro. They made their Cabo
sportfishing clients' day.

The 27th was the day for the Rising Sun with their catch of 10 Yellowfin
Tuna. And throw in a Dorado and you have a great day on the water in Cabo.

The two boats of note for the 28th were the Picante 45 with their 3
Striped Marlin released for the Mulholland family and the Perro Caliente
with their 10 Yellowfin Tuna day.

Overall it was a great week with 66 Striped Marlin, 33 Dorado, 57
Yellowfin Tuna and 1 Wahoo. And we are expecting the fishing to keep on
producing some nice catches of Striped Marlin and eatin' fish thru the
holidays. We'll watch and see if there are any surprises during the
holidays, with folks coming down to do some fishing in Cabo San Lucas.

Fishing Report for the week of 15 - 21 November

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, 22 November 2010. Fishing Report for the week
of 15 - 21 November from Picante Sportfishing.

Again, Fishing in Cabo San Lucas this week has been another week of
superb Striped Marlin fishing. The numbers are high. Warmer water along
the Sea of Cortez mixing with the cooler water coming in from the
Pacific has created excellent chances at large numbers of Striped
Marlin. The cooler waters are bringing the baitfish down the coast on
their annual migration.

The week started off on the 15th with our Brazillian clients aboard the
Salsa with Captain "Brinkos" at the helm. He and mate Hugo put the
fishermen from down south onto some Cabo world class fishing. They
released 1 Blue Marlin and 5 Striped Marlin while boating 2 Dorado and a
Wahoo. Also on the 15th, the Picante Dream, with Captain "Palin" had a
great day releasing 4 Striped Marlin and boating 4 Dorado. Now that
makes for some great Cabo San Lucas fishing. Fleet production was 1 Blue
Marlin, 18 Striped Marlin, 14 Dorado, and 2 Wahoo.

The 16th was another great fishing day for the Barbon party. Again,
aboard the Picante Dream, they released 12 Striped Marlin and 1
Sailfish. Also, the Salsa was the other top boat releasing 2 Blue
Marlin. Fleet production for the day was 2 Blue Marlin, 21 Striped
Marlin, 1 Sailfish, 1 Yellowfin Tuna, and 1 Wahoo.

November 17th was a lucky day for the Rompe party aboard the Picante 45.
Their Cabo fishing charter didn't disappoint. They released 5 Striped
Marlin. Fleet production was 16 Striped Marlin, 1 Blue Marlin, 2 Dorado
and a Roosterfish.

On the 18th the Brito party, traveling from Brazil for the second
straight year, were rewarded for their travels with a 400 lb. Black
Marlin aboard the Cisco. They also released a nice Striped Marlin. Those
were some fish worth traveling for. Fleet production was 1 Black Marlin,
11 Striped Marlin, 3 Sailfish, 12 Dorado, and a Wahoo.

The 19th was a hot day for the Picante Express with El "Nino"
captaining. They released 10 Striped Marlin and boated 1 Dorado. Fishing
in Cabo just keeps getting better. Fleet production was 16 Striped
Marlin, and 2 Dorado.

The 20th was a slow day with only 2 boats going out and only one was a
full day charter. On board the Picante 29 8 Dorado were boated and 2
Striped Marlin were released. Fleet production was 2 Striped Marlin and
10 Dorado.

Finishing up the week was the 21st aboard the Listo with Captain
Gliberto. They released 5 Striped Marlin and boated 3 Dorado. Fleet
production was 10 Striped Marlin and 9 Dorado.

The our fishing charters, over the week, netted our clients 1 Black
Marlin, 4 Blue Marlin, 94 Striped Marlin, 4 Sailfish, 49 Dorado, 1
Yellowfin Tuna, 5 Wahoo and 1 Roosterfish. Come on down for some Cabo
San Lucas fishing while the Striped Marlin fishing is hot and enjoy our
sun and mild day and evening temperatures.

Striped Marlin Bite Still Going Strong in Cabo!

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, 8-14 Nov 2010 Fishing Report from Picante
Sportfishing

The Striped Marlin bite is still on big time here in Cabo. It looks like
Cabo fishing is coming back with vengeance. The winds out of the North
West are bringing in cooler water and the bait fish that associate with
those temperatures. That makes buffet time for the Striped Marlin. This
weeks numbers are much higher than last weeks especially with more
charters going out.

November 9th started the week off with a bang. Four boats our and 15
Striped Marlin to the boats. One was only a half day trip. Aboard the
35' Cabo Express, Salsa, John Henigin from Fishtalk Radio and a couple
of his friends joined Team Picante for a great day on the water. They
released 4 Striped Marlin and brought 4 Dorado to the boat. Visit
Fishtalk Radio online to find out more information about their fishing
reports.

The total for the day was 15 Striped Marlin and 14 Dorado.

The 10th was another bonus day for the folks on the 45' Cabo Express,
Picante 45. They released 9 Striped Marlin. They were some happy fishermen.

The Picante Dream had a bonus day also with 4 Striped Marlin, 5 Dorado
and 6, yes 6 Roosterfish.The days catch was 25 Striped Marlin, 1
Sailfish, 5 Dorado, 1 Yellowfin Tuna and 6 Roosterfish.

The 11th was another big day with 39 Striped Marlin, 22 Dorado, 14
Yellowfin Tuna and a Wahoo.

Next was the 12th with 16 Striped Marlin, 3 Dorado and 1 Wahoo with four
boats going out. The boat of the day was the Picante 29, 29' Blackfin.
Their day was filled with 7 Striped Marlin, 2 Dorado and a Wahoo.

The 13th proved to be another real lucky day. 14 Striped Marlin and 2
Dorado. Boat of the day was the Picante 29 again with 6 Striped Marlin
and a dorado.

The 14th was a Dorado day with 17 Dorado brought to boat along with 1
Wahoo and 5 Striped Marlin were released.

What a week! Here are the weeks totals: 114 Striped Marlin, 1 Sailfish,
63 Dorado, 15 Yellowfin Tuna, 3 Wahoo and 6 Roosterfish.

12th Annual Los Cabos Tuna Jackpot Tournament Final Results

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, 7 Nov 2010 12th Annual Los Cabos Tuna Jackpot
Tournament Final Results from Picante Sportfishing
<http://www.picantesportfishing.com>

The final results from the Los Cabos Tuna Jackpot are in and there are
some surprises. Some of the biggest winners didn't have the biggest
fish. They were just in the right jackpots and caught their fish at the
right time. Here are the final standings after both days of the Tuna
Tournament:

Reel and Deal took the biggest Yellowfin Tuna category with a 208 lb.
giant Tuna. They won the daily jackpots totaling $77,400 plus $39,100
for first place totaling $116,500.00. First place with largest tuna and
first place in biggest winnings. Congratulations!!

Second place winner was Reel Quest with a 192 lb. tuna that netted them
$4,600.00

Third place went to Fish Tales with their day 2 fish of 182.4 lbs and
their $2300.00 prize.

Fourth place went to Afishionados with their day 1 180 lb. Yellowfin,
which was the 5th place money maker and netted them $44,600.00.

Fifth place went to KW's Karma, a 43' Cabo Flybridge in the Picante
Sportfishing Fleet, with some well placed money in the right jackpots.
They took home $70,800.00.

The sixth place fish which brought in 3rd place winnings was from the
team on Minerva with winnings totaling $63,200.00.

Timing and well placed bets in the right jackpots brought another team
some winnings with smaller fish. And 4th in the money with the 11th and
13th place fish was Shambala, totaling winnings of $57,000.00.

The the lucky anglers in the Wahoo/Dorado division were the team on
Marea with their first day 34.8 lb. Wahoo, then the 2nd day Wahoo of
56.8 lbs. from the team on Pacing the Cage. They each netted $32,000.00.

The total cash awards for the 2010 12th Annuals Los Cabos Tuna Jackpot
were $423,2000.00.

2010 Los Cabos Tuna Jackpot Tournament Day Two Results

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, 5 Nov 2010 Los Cabos Tuna Jackpot Tournament Day 2 Results from Picante Sportfishing <http://www.picantesportfishing.com>

Day 2 results from the Los Cabos Tuna Jackpot are in. The Cabo fishing has been great and has been the best in the history of the WON Tuna Jackpot. Following are the results from Day 2.

Boat #87, Reel and Deal, brought in a tuna of 208 pounds. It was another of those fairy tale stories. They were fishing near the Gordo Banks and were going to fish to the end. All the boats were leaving, but they figured they might as well stay out and fish to the end. Well at 3 PM an hour before lines out they got a hit and fought the fish for a couple of hours. It was a long battle, but when they got it to the boat they thought they might have a fish that could score them some money. So at 5PM they headed back to the harbor. They put the boat to the test and got back to the harbor near 5:45 and got the fish to the scales and bingo. It was the fish they hoped it would be. It weighed in at 208 pounds, the first and only fish to tip the scales at over 200 pounds. They topped the previous 192 pound top fish scored by Reel Quest. Do we see a pattern. Reel and Deal and Reel Quest. They were both Real lucky. Unfortunately for Reel Quest their big fish was topped by 16 pounds. That meant that Reel and Deal won the Jackpots in the $500, $1,000 and $2,000 categories. That totaled them $77,400. Not bad for a day's work. And they also scored the unofficial largest fish. The official prizes for the tournament will be announced at the awards banquet tomorrow night.

The next place money winners were on board the Minerva V. They scored big with their 158.3 pound fish. They were in both the $3,000 and $5,000 jackpots. That netted them a cool $63,200. Just goes to show that there is glory in the bigger fish, but if you aren't in the jackpots, there is only glory. Landing the 4th heaviest fish put them at the number two money winner.

Then, the Shambala, yesterday's winners in the $3,000 and $5,000 dollar jackpots, hit the money with their 8th place fish for the day. That fish netted them $16,000 in the $10,000 category. You have to enter the jackpots to win the money and they did again.

So as it stands, it looks like Reel and Deal will be the final winners with their 208 pound Yellowfin Tuna. Check back tomorrow for the official results and some pictures of the big fish.

And, in the optional Wahoo/Dorado Jackpot, Mucho Bueno, with their 56.8 pound Wahoo, took home $32,000.

2010 Los Cabos Tuna Jackpot Tournament Results Day 1

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, 4 Nov 2010 Los Cabos Tuna Jackpot Tournament Results from Picante Sportfishing <http://www.picantesportfishing.com>

The results from the first day of the 2010 Los Cabos Tuna Jackpot Tournament are in. With water temperatures hovering about 82F and the winds brisk it was a tough day of fishing. All the boats are out there looking for the elusive 300 pounder. A couple of weeks ago a giant tuna was caught out off Gordo Banks. All the boats in the tournament are hoping to find the sibling of that 351 pound giant Yellowfin Tuna.

Something that big would be a sure winner. But for now only smaller fish are being taken. They are respectable fish, but not what everyone is hoping for. But with 118 teams there have been 12 fish taken over 100 lbs. so things are looking good and everyone is hoping for that big one.

Today winners were Afishonados with a very nice 180.0 pound Yellowfin Tuna that netted them $44,600.00 in optional jackpot winnings.

Second place went to KW's Karma, a 43' Cabo Flybridge Yacht in the Picante Sportfishing fleet, with an 167.1 pound Yellowfin Tuna and optional jackpots totaling $70,800.00 according the scoring boards.

Third place went to Shambala with a 133.1 pound Yellowfin, netting them $41,200.00 in optional jackpots.

The other big winner was Marea with a 34.8 pound Wahoo that brought in $32,000.00.

These are unofficial reports until the official announcements at the Saturday Awards Dinner.

Tune in tomorrow for updated reports.

25-31 October 2010 Cabo Fishing Reports

With the Los Cabos Tuna Jackpot coming up people start thinking about
Cabo Tuna fishing. Well with good reason, because there have been some
big Yellowfin Tuna taken off the Gordo Banks. Our boats have been
feasting on the great Striped Marlin fishing on the Pacific side up near
the Golden Gate. After the Bisbee Black and Blue Torunament, the
captains started concentrating on Striped Marlin. Well, they have been
doing great. And a lot of Dorado. In the past week our Striped Marlin
count is 130 fish brought to the boat. Along with them there were 5
Black Marlin, 1 Blue Marlin and 8 Pacific Sailfish caught and released.
And, there were lots of fish that wouldn't take. So you can see the
numbers have been great.

And the Dorado numbers are good, too. 106 Dorado were taken along with 7
Wahoo. It is great Cabo fishing time.

But now all eyes turn to the Gordo Banks where the tuna fishing is the
hottest and the best chances for giant tuna are.

So good luck to all the fishermen.