It has been the week of the Yellowfin Tuna.
Firstly we would like to congratulate Mike Livingston from Sunland, California for his pending world record Yellowfin Tuna that he took onboard the Vagabond, a long range boat out of Point Loma, California. He landed his 405.2 pound Yellowfin in two 2 hours and 40 minutes, just below Magdalena Bay. And he did it with a rod that he had wrapped himself and had bought for $20. Just shows that the trick is to be at the right place at the right time.
Now to the Picante Sportfishing, www.picantesportfishing.com fishing report. The Picante fleet caught twice as many Yellowfin Tuna in the first five days of December than in the month of November. So to say it has been a good tuna week would be an understatement. Fishing in Cabo San Lucas is always good and is always changing.
Starting with the 29th of November, the Ramrod, with Captain Gilberto, put 10 Yellowfin Tuna, 5 Dorado and 1 Wahoo into the fish holds.
Also Mrs. and Mr. James Godbee spent their honeymoon with us on the Picante Expresso and were rewarded with 2 Striped Marlin and a grouper. They have allowed us to use their photos in our report and we wish them many happy years and thanks for the photos.
The 30th, with Captains Palin and David, fishing the 35’ Cabo Flybridge, Picante Dream, was a slow tuna day, but they did manage to release 2 Striped Marlin.
The 1st of December started the Yellowfin Tuna blitz. Three boats were in double digits for Yellowfin Tuna. The Picante Express, with Captain “Nino” at the helm, was the boat of the day. They put the Pentair Corp. group onto some great Cabo fishing. They released 1 Striped Marlin and boated 12 Yellowfin Tuna. The Picante Expresso with Captain “Lalo” was a close second with one Dorado and 13 Yellowfin Tuna. The third boat in double digits was the Picante Dream with 10 Yellowfin Tuna. Fleet production for the day was 2 Striped Marlin, 1 Dorado, 4 Roosterfish and 47 Yellowfin Tuna.
December 2nd was another day for big Yellowfin Tuna numbers. With large groups of porpoise and the Yellowfin Tuna under them the fishing was hot. Two boats were in double digits while others were just under. The boats in double digits for Tuna were the Salsa, with Captain “Brincos’ at the helm managing to land 1 Dorado and 12 Yellowfin Tuna. Next in line was the Picante Express with Captain “Nino” and his catch of 1 Dorado and 10 Yellowfin Tuna. Not to be outdone, Captain Gilberto, aboard the 35’ Cabo, Listo, put the Tucan group onto 2 Striped Marlin which they released and 6 Yellowfin Tuna.
The Cisco with Captain “Mocho” put his clients on the fish. They caught one Striped Marlin and 6 Yellowfin Tuna.
Fleet production for the day was 3 Striped Marlin, 3 Dorado and 48 Yellowfin Tuna.
With few boats going out on the 3rd and the porpoise action slowing down, the Tuna Numbers were down. The boat of the day was the Picante Dream, with 2 Striped Marlin. Fleet production was 4 Striped Marlin, 17 Yellowfin Tuna and 1 Wahoo.
The 4th was another great day on the water here in Cabo. The Picante Dream with Captains “Palin” and David released 3 Striped Marlin. While they focused on marlin for their clients, other boats focused on the Yellowfin Tuna blitz. Again there were 2 boats in double digits; the Chaos, with 14 Yellowfin Tuna and the
Salsa and Captain “Brincos” bringing 12 Yellowfin Tuna to the boat. Daily fleet production was 6 Striped Marlin, 5 Dorado, and 46 Yellowfin Tuna.
On the 5th the fishing got tough and with only 3 boats going out, the Picante 45, with Captain Daniel and mate Pedro were boat of the day with 2 Striped Marlin and 2 Yellowfin Tuna. Total fleet production for the day was 2 Striped Marlin and 6 Yellowfin Tuna.
With the pending world d record giant Yellowfin Tuna of 405.2 pounds up near Magdalena Bay and our week’s catch of 21 Striped Marlin, 16 Dorado, 2 Wahoo, 4 Roosterfish, and 174 Yellowfin Tuna, we think it is safe to say it was a Big TUNA WEEK!
