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Ahh fucking sucks. Hoping El Nino brings the spooky things back up north again like 2015, that would make up for it.

The north of the state hasn’t had the same historic precipitation as the central and southern. Shasta and Trinity need a few big AR’s to come through.

Killer fishing damn!

Danny is the man!

Break my dry spell and catch a norcal BFT Catch a 150lb+ NorCal BFT Catch a(nother) WSB Catch a 35lb+ Salmon Have a good salmon mooching day Catch 7+ halibut on the squid spawn Have 1 solid albacore trip

Gonna be in Punta Mita with my wife, would love to split a ride with someone for a half day trip! Times are rough as a mortgage lender (lucky to be getting a trip in!) so cant swing the trip by myself unfortunately!

Okuma Alijos 5. Really stellar reels since they’ve been redesigned. They’ll do everything from salmon to 100# bluefin. 400-450yds of 50# braid. Have 2 of em, gonna end up with 6 most likely.

What a fucking story!!! Thank you for the write up and inspiration!

They upgraded my 5n as well in 10 days. Super happy with the service!! Everyone who’s fished the Alijos on my boat LOVES them. Gonna move all my lighter gear over to Alijos!

Not these they stick around NorCal until late November-mid December!

That’s what I assumed. We run b175hw and b175l. I’ll try running just the HW next time out, to test it out. Frustrating to mark what was certainly BF but marked all weird like my marks in the picture, leave the area and then hear of fish hooked in that area. If they were the classic marks like...

I really appreciate that!! I'll run just the 1 next time I'm out. I always run both inshore for salmon as low works far better for salmon. The shit you dont think about!!!

We have the Cp470 black box.

Great question. I have a b175l running at the same time.

Yeah shit that looks nothing like what I've seen on my transducer. Wonder if its a setting issue? Have everything on auto setting.

Been out twice dragging MM's off the bay area here, I've seen only a few hard marks that look nothing like the traditional marks I've seen in the past. Thinking its a speed issue? We have a b175 HW. Here’s the marks I saw yesterday. I moved from this area (this area hadn’t produced fish but...

I agree! They don’t/won’t make PH’s unfortunately. Would love to see a modern catamaran manufacturer make one, bummer World Cat stopped making the 320ec but apparently at the end only 3-5 were being ordered a year.

There’s only 2 Freeman’s with pilot houses. Jimmy Buffet owned both of them, sold the 33 now runs the 42lr

Ugh if we could get the rod shipped I’d be all over the mak 20

How many yds of 130 is on there?

Good try man! The bluefin have actually been in the colder water. There's been a huge area of fish seen between the shipping channel below the main farallon to Bodega Canyon. I saw them crashing bait in the canyon on saturday when we were albacore fishing. I'll be going out most likely on Sunday...

What would you run off a rigger? You are 100% right, they ate every typical albacore lure. I do want to get a shot at them this year. Couldn’t care about albacore, I want that trophy fish!

I was going to make the run from my home port of Bodega Bay, just a little too far (75nm) through some remote water. Got a little older and don’t feel invincible running way offshore alone anymore!

another from yesterday! Insane shit!

All out of Ft Bragg!!!!

Not sure if you SoCal boys have seen, but a huge school of Big Eye’s and even some big Yellowfin. 65 degree water mixed in with Albacore. Practically every boat hooked up with something huge. Never seen or heard of bite like it up here!!!

There’s been huge yellowfin and bluefin caught where they are too. Insanity!

The guy who saw em is a very experienced fishermen with a professional captain running his 48’ Viking. It was BFT.

Someone from coastside saw a massive school 8nm NNW of the 601. Foamer and massive meter marks!

The colder the water the better!!! It can be really good there, better as you get into the spring!

The big ones have been spotted as far north as Eureka! IMO it’s pods of fish pushing north super fast and aren’t locked onto a spot like the late season fish last year. I think it’s still very early for a consistent bite to get going. They’ll get locked on spots later in the season and it’ll be...

Great job hell yeah!!

Just got a new one from Charkbait and got an original Alijos fixed by okuma in a week. They seem to be everyone’s favorite reels, the power handle on them is fantastic. Really a great product and we’ll be buying more.

Great job!! Is that a World Cat 270/266?

Do I need another Valiant 300?!

baaaahahahahahahaha Billy KOOK

Less people have money to throw around now. Sellers shouldn’t be expecting to sell for the same prices that things were going a few months ago for.

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This year? Wouldn’t surprise me if that was old. We havnt seen them around here in a long time. They need to pass us first. The water temps up here are the coldest they’ve been in a decade. We limited on salmon yesterday in 50 degree water!

If you want to sell lmk!

How many yds of power pro?

I reported him after he dropped into my DMs. Brand new username, said he’s in Maryland and was listed on his profile from Chicago.

I have 300yds of 40# on my 300’s. I caught a 70# seabass on a bx-400n last year which has the same capacity on a 20# leader (it was on a salmon mooching rig). They’re by far my favorite for NorCal fishing!

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Lmk what you have. Thank you!

IMO man I snagged one brand new from Charkbait with 300yds of 40# for that price + tax.

😂😂😂 short shorts have been back for a decade!

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First time I heard anything about him in awhile. He used to be one of the top guys. Another reason to keep it to the Osuna’s, Danny G or Lora!

These boats are so sick!!! Glws, she’ll make someone real happy!

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LMK what you have. Thank you!!

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We see em on the surface up here quite a bit! If anything they’re shallower here during the day, 750-1100’ on the tagging info we’ve seen.

Awesome info man!!! Great to hear from someone who’s really tried. There’s been some tagged fish caught off Pioneer so I was thinking that would be the most consistent spot for them. I also heard Bodega Canyon used to be a hot spot back in the commercial fishing heyday. I’d definitely be...

Great catch!!! Interesting in the MadMacks. Looks like they could work well up in NorCal when we can’t catch live macks.

The Marla’s and Danny have flybridges for day trips. I’d go with them rather than some tourist boat from the PV marina. 10x the experience IMO!

Bougie as fuck is a better descriptor. It’s hard to fly there for under $500 now!

Too strong of a chance at Tropical storms then in Cabo IMO. PV could be a better choice. Best season for Dorado there, Marlin and Tuna offshore too.

Great to hear that fishery is returning! Hopefully the spero’s stop shooting the big breeders!

OMG we never thought about that!!!!! 😂😂😂

This biscuit ran 70# last year! 20# leader on a Phenix Abyss 805.

Definitely different if you're using balls like that to hit the mud in Monterey! You're 100% dead on about letting the fish run. Let em wear themselves out before you get them to the boat. Most people lose em right at the boat when they're too hot! I definitely had a day last year where I got...

With salmon you want as much bend in the rod as possible. Too stiff of a rod and you'll loose fish due to lack of tension. You want a big bend on the rod to keep consistent pressure on the fish. Heaver rod=less bend=more lost fish. Far too many guys use too heavy of rods with the wrong action up...

15-40 is too heavy for salmon. Go with the 12-30. 50’ of top shot should be good!

What species is this rod for?

Can’t wait to get down there soon. Commercial fishing is obviously fine, no one here cares about that. It’s gillnetting estuaries that is beyond STUPID when there’s example after example in Baja of gill nets wiping out inshore fisheries.

Chirp has been a game changer for us because it marks salmon clear while the older systems wouldn’t mark them.

Go to the beach just north of Punta Mita. That beach loads up with bait and game fish, great spot to catch some legit fish this time of year.

April is super good for inshore fishing. Offshore is hit or miss, I’d go inshore with Danny or Lora.

Nope! A Chilean Seabass is a Patagonian Toothfish caught in the waters around Antarctica.

Yeah that’s what I’m looking to do! The yellowfin fishing should be bad ass as well!

Not yet! I was talking with Benny before our trip got postponed so just hit him back up. I’m just looking to do 6 hours or so inshore so hopefully I can make it happen! The yellowfin sounds bad ass but I want to get some species we can’t get on the west coast!

Ahhh! I’ll be there Feb 20-March 1! If we were there at the same time I’d split trips with ya! What resort are you staying at? We’re going to Likuliku and took advantage of that early booking deal they had!

Colin Coward made some great points today about LA Sports that USC needed to make a massive hire or they'd be lost in the sports world of LA. This brings USC back to prominence immediately. Watch some massive recruiting news the next few weeks.

What a huge hire today 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

Danny is the man!!

Hell yeah!!! Does it seem like the dorado fishing has improved over the past few years?

350lber landed 2 days ago off Pt Sur!

You missed em by a week!

Any update on the Alijos?

Wait you’re gonna drive her over water from Stockton to Newport harbor?

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Let me know what you have!

Feb 22 is awful. I was going to get 4 this year, looks I’ll have to go another direction.

Yeah I saw huge amounts of anchovies in the bay on Saturday. We’ll probably see more bait this year than we have in the past 8 years with the massive upwellings we’ve had.

That’s for the live bait at pier 45 right?

Good call!! Bodega is very hit and miss until July.

LOL seriously. Good job on the salmon down south! Got me ready to stack bodies come late June!!!

Lots and lots of wind

Why in the hell would you want albacore over bluefin? I’d give my left nut to get shots at bluefin like you guys have.

I'm moving onto some new gear and am getting rid of some stuff we just don't use a lot anymore. I posted some of these last year but I didnt follow through with getting them sold. The new gear is about to be ordered so let's get these sold! For sale I have: Gold Makaira 10. Very lightly...

Find lora on Instagram he posts there almost every day

Drive to Punta mita and fish with Lora. Those guys off the beach in sayulita are tourist guides, not hardcore badasses like Lora or Danny!

This is actually a really good thing. We’ve had massive upwelling sessions already this March, in fact the largest since 2013. Water temps are 4-6 degrees below that they’ve been in March for the past 7 years. What does this mean? MASSIVE quantities of bait. Be thankful that you missed a few...

I really like the Rhys Davis style head. I rig them like the above pictures. However a trick I was taught was to rig a sliding snell on the top hook with braid so the leader doesn’t snap when you land a salmon and a hook gets caught in the net. It’s saved me a bunch of time and rigs when the...

Yup we're over on D! Ha that's awesome man is that the aluminum boat that was just sold? I really love D dock...lots of fishermen and everyone is easy going and friendly! I appreciate that!! Our last boat was not so it's nice to finally be riding in some eye candy haha!

Sausalito was $5.25 when I pulled in on Wednesday LOL. I put in 210 gal in Bodega at $3.66 that morning!

Let me know what you have!

Looks like my Spanish sucks 😂😂😂

Wild catch for Lora!! He told me years ago that he’s seen them...so cool!

Yikes!! Yeah I don’t have much hope for anywhere better than clipper. It’s pretty nice getting subsidized fuel at Spud point...I played $2.66 a gallon at one point there last year!

Hey gents, I'm taking our boat down to Sausalito from Bodega for a few months to escape the spring winds and take advantage of the halibut/salmon bite when Bodega typically sucks. I've been to Clipper fuel dock before and I know it runs over $1 more per gallon than Bodega and is 89 octane, which...

Holy shit haha a 150g rod and 70lb leader! How long did you fight her for?

Well had some conflict and am now booked the 3rd weekend in August so hopefully we can avoid the tropical storms! I think August should be a little better than July in terms of things being opened up due to Covid. Shit is booking up super fast down there, even in August and September. Thanks...

Yeah baby!!! That’s a stud!!!!!

Thanks guys!! I think we're gonna do mid-July. I definitely want to avoid any chances at tropical storms (last time I was there one just missed) and get a better shot at the weather being somewhat decent. (if it isnt fuck it) I know offshore fishing is better in August, but I'll be more than...

I think you’ll see more and more of it. A 37’ catamaran with twin 600’s will have no problem cruising at 40kts most days in SoCal while the 23’ pilot houses are slamming away at 20. With how good the bluefin fishing has been and how much the luxury boat market is moving away from large diesel...

RIP Yamaha. They're taking the L's right now left and right. Amazing to see an American company lead the way on innovation!

I’m planning my bachelor party (not gonna push it too soon, but would love to be there in May in a non COVID year) and I keep seeing that August can be oppressive heat wise. I’m looking to get a day of fishing with Jamie and a few of my guys, then do the typical Cabo bachelor party shit. Is...

That got the blood pumping this morning!! Fuck yeah!!!!!!

You’re killing me man! If I wasn’t getting married this year we’d already have our flights booked for a March fishing trip!

Keep the reports coming!

That’s awesome man!!! I’m so excited to go down, I’m booking my flights today. looks like you’ll be there when the yellowfin fishing is WFO! Looks like it’ll be there between seasons but I think I want to focus on exotic fish I can’t catch in Mexico. Also, the deep drop fishing there looks...

It varies every year. Start anywhere that has soft bottom from 50-200ft. Past few years we had to move them around a bit to find some good numbers. Cordell is not only all rock, but closed down so thats a big ticket with empty pots.

Found this thread as I'm going to go on my honeymoon next to Namotu in the Mamanuca Islands and I've hit up Ben so I'll get a half day or hopefully two when I'm down there! @Ali if you only had a half day down there what would you target?

That’s a good one!! Hope to see you guys in March, my pops and I are about to pull the trigger on a trip then!

That's exactly how I fish squid spawns in NorCal...I've caught seabass to 60# anchoring on the spawn. So much fucking fun! Can't believe there's that huge of a bio mass of squid that far north.

Holy shit 2700 hours in a few seasons...that’s some bad ass usage!

Those snook are INSANE!!! Can’t wait to finally fish mag bay soon!

That was an incredibly elitist response. I feel bad for you that you are that judgmental and lack empathy in any way. There was not a blue wave because of the complete lack of common sense and the elitism coming out of the left. Consider yourself part of the problem with your party.

Hit up Danny Gomez with Dhamar Sportfishing for an offshore panga. He’s the hardest fishing dude you’ll meet!

Interesting, the constitution has left PV?

They appeared right inside Pioneer Seamount. A boat found about a 5 mile line of busting bluefin.

Speering is queering!

Ugh and I’m stuck in my office doing freaking mortgages...what I would do to have a week like that right now!!!!!

Awesome day!!! Is that Lora’s boat?

I’m a big Cuban cigar smoker, my other expensive hobby. It just depends which boxes are smoking great. If I HAD to choose 1 cigar to take on a trip that I had in my cooler, I’d take a H Upmann Sir Winston. I have a 2019 box that’s already brilliant. I buy my Cubans off the cigar forum “friends...

Yup write an offer instead of throwing a figure up on a board.

Hurry up before it's too late!!!

That’s a bad ass sled!!! Glws!

That’s a great deal in this market!!

Have a 15t on the way and looking to spool it with 80lb braid. What are the best options to look into?

Hey guys! These reels up up for sale. I'll get some pictures up here soon. Makaira10: $350 Accurate bx2-500: $375 Andros 5: $150

Cordell is off Bodega Bay...CA. About 30-40 miles from where a school of 120-180lb BFT were.

I'm not sure they're there yet. I looked 10 days ago. Water is too cold. When the upwelling shuts down and 56+ degree water hangs out there, its game fucking on!! That'll be incredible if we get even more of these bigger bft coming up here, got knows we have the feed for them!

What a killer sled!!!

you must feel like a real bad ass don’t ya?

yes we did get an insurance payout which was big for getting our new boat.

The boat is sold and in Alabama now.

So insane!

I had a 266sc for 8 years, awesome boats man!

I think this only makes a difference if you want the 4.2l engine. The nice thing of BW with Merc power is you could repower with the new v6-v8 line that’s the highest performing engine in its class right now.

Come take a ride in my 320 ec with new Merc v8 300’s and we’ll take that hateraid right out of you ;)

Thats a nice looking boat!

No, the life is concentrated around the color/temp breaks. There should be bluefin out there this year, there was last season.

Hope they don’t start dragging it again. Dragging is gay!

SOLD

Price drop $180

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Loaded with 50lb braid. Wasn’t heavily used on our boat but performed great from albacore trolling to white seabass to a #100lb thresher $200 +$10 for shipping

I hear it’s a really...wet ride

I just put 2 new v8 300 verado's on our new to us sled. Everyone who has them or has experienced them is blown away. Incredible low/midrange torque and fuel effeciency. They're putting a big hurt on Yamaha right now, just a bigger, stronger engine.

The new to me boat had 2 117 holes in it so we just got a 175hw and a 175l. I'll post performance pictures over the next few weeks after she gets out here! I love the wide cone angle on the 175l for the salmon fishing we do up here, however I imagine I'll have to put a 3kw r599 in if the sword...

I completely agree. A 30-40kt bigger center console is perfect for the fishing in SoCal right now. You can cover a ton of ground and get home fast.

I hope he gets Mercury to sponsor, the new naturally aspirated v6 and v8’s are the best engines on the market right now.

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I’ll take the penn torque if it falls through.

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I used the narrow this weekend on a friends boat, absolutely loved it! Naturally I had to order the Alijos 5n 🤣

Looking for 8-17lb rated, length doesn’t matter.

Buy a used 50w. The swords up in Northern California or Oregon aren’t 150# fish, they’re brutes and they’ll tear you up on that light gear.

A+ pic with the stogie!

Brandon Nelson is going to be running charters on his new 36’ Yellowfin. Hard to find a better platform than that! https://luckybsportfishing.com/

It's perpetuated that paying all cash is the only way to buy a boat. For most people, it doesnt make sense to pay all cash. You lose money in the long run by removing your invested assets that are earning 6-9% compounding interest year over year average to buy a depreciating asset. If you're 65...

You don’t need to pay cash. It’s an absurd assumption too many people make. What you do is finance, and pay it off fast. The rule we follow is to save 20% of our paycheck and use the remainder to pay off the boat loan each month. That way you keep your cash invested, continue saving each month...

I hope to god they allow the local operations to continue fishing there. I'd love to do some inshore fishing there as well. I'm sure there's some panama style top water fishing in tight.

Wait did they shut down fishing at the Islands?

What’s the retrieve speed?

Let me know what you have!

Looking for a lefty reel in the 20lb size range! Lever drag is preferred.

Or Obama

Yeah exactly. Yellowfin and jumbo bluefin are way more bad ass. I'll take a shot at a jumbo BFT over 20 15lb albacore any day of the week.

Sweet sled!!! GLWS

All the boats I was looking on were on the east coast. I was working with a broker to be my buyers agent and he said he’s never sold so many boats. Same thing the broker we’re buying from said, he’s never been so busy. I think you can get a good boat for less than a year ago but I havnt seen any...

They’re having record boat sales on the east coast right now. I was thinking the same thing but people are buying more boats than usual. Of course, buyers aren’t paying top dollar, but the boat market is surprisingly strong.

I wouldn’t bother looking until July IMO. Swords aren’t here all year round, they’re highly migratory. SoCal will start catching them before we will. I don’t think water color matters, just like what Ty said. 58+ over structure is probably gonna be what we dial in on. I do think there will be...

One day!

I'd much rather be chasing trophy fish like giant BFT's than 15lb albacore. Granted WFO albacore bites are such a blast, but nothing compares to the chase of the trophy beast!

Post some pics we all love a little boat porn! 🤩

That’s a solid deal right there with the fresh engines!!!

we're now pending!

I’ll shoot you a call tomorrow

back up!!!

That shit should be illegal. Such a bummer some countries are abusing the world wide fishery so hard.

nice load of colorado snapper!

One of my favorite days last year. We were trolling in shallow along Pt Reyes without a boat in sight. We released 3 8-12lb salmon in hopes for a monster and picked up 6 halibut to 36”. With the halibut population exploding here around SF Bay I’m excited for more days like this!

Hell of a time to be selling a boat!

Hell yeah that’s great news!!

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Why just yammy? Suzuki is every bit the engine that a yammy is.

There’s tagging data and a scientific study from 2013. They got a number within sport boat range.

That’s awesome please let us know! Our water seems to be warmer than 20-30 years ago so I’m guessing they’re more plentiful up here too!

Dude bad ass! Is Jamie dialing them in?

ksong, I've heard of some sword guys using your blanks for deep dropping. The parabolic nature of the rod apparently helps greatly reducing pulled hooks. What blank would you recommend for 150-350lb swords in a very slow current and not a ton of lead?

Wild! I've always wanted to get one of those. I get it killing em probably wasnt your call, it's always a bummer seeing huge grouper/BSB getting killed down there.

Seems like fishing this time of year down there is always hit or miss due to the biomass of crab and micro bait. We did a 3.5 day on the Marla IV a few years ago in February in big weather (some swells were pushing 15ft with 25kt winds) and we had 1 tuna bite in 3 days. Glad to see you guys got...

That map isn’t accurate. There’s been heavy drift net fishing for swords all the way to the Oregon border.

Jeramy, that was very helpful!!! The new 300v8 Verados are probably at the top of my list! I heard there was trouble getting new engines shipped into California so that’s great to hear!

Ah man sad to see her go! We’ve fished next to each other plenty of times! I’m pretty sure back in 2012 you scooted in behind me and landed 2 big salmon while I was getting skunked! what’s next for you guys?

You aren’t lying about that!! I appreciate the recommendations I’ll give them a call!

This boat is SICK! Glws!

As I've been looking for a new to us boat and researching options I've been blown away by how cheap repowering is in south Florida compared to up here in the Bay Area. Are there any Suzuki or Mercury dealers in socal who offer at least somewhat competitive pricing to what's seen in S Florida? As...

That’s a long, lean bad ass fish!!! Amazing story!

What’s the beam of the boat?

Spoke with a gentlemen who worked on sword boats for a few years. The fleet ended up in crescent city every year. They’re up there in numbers! Warm sea surface currents are a big deal since we’re at the edge of their range. Warm water over structure is key. If it’s too cold they’ll go way...

Prayers sent your way Cory.

Are you guys fishing right off the bottom down there? We’re gonna work on the sword population up here in off San Francisco and the studies we’ve looked at show the swords being 700-1200ft deep, which is way off the bottom where they were tagged (on the seamounts)

She was loaded down with full fuel and #700 of ice for a tuna run the night before and the thru hulls were partially submerged. I believe there was a pipe in a thru hull that was broken. The bilge pumps worked until 2-3am and then drained the batteries. A commercial guy found the boat starting...

Well, that was fast. It's in contract now.

2002 Honda 225's. We fell out of contract on one boat but are getting all of our ducks in a row before offering on the next one.

Hey all, we need to sell our 2002 266sc that partially sank last year. This is a project that needs new wiring (we re-wired the boat in 2017 and the systems Fred Fritz put in are as good as it gets, just copy the previous work), 1 or 2 new fuel tanks and a new starboard engine (probably easier...

That’s a well priced boat! Those yammies should last a long time, someone will get a steal!

the big humboldts Havnt been around in a long time, and that’s a great thing!

You're killing me! The link below is to the norcal swordfishing group. https://www.facebook.com/groups/119219519385190/

Has anyone in SoCal had luck with traditional sonar with marking the DSL? Or just chirp? Regardless, a high powered sonar is a must.

I love the enthusiasm!!! We’re gonna crack the code on this fishery! Why don’t we set up a Facebook group for everyone who’s interested?

Woah! Solid price on this sled...and I don’t say that often. What a great boat for SoCal, shouldn’t last long!

The enviros are trying to make fishermen a scapegoat, its ridiculous. Shipping cannot be touched unfortuantely, its the lifeblood of our economy. So the fuckers are just going after the easiest target to make themselves feel better, even though commercial crabbing has no true effect on the...

You know I’m in!! I’m figuring I need to run at least 10 trips over the next few years to have a chance of starting to figure it out. I’ve thought for awhile there should be some solid pac halibut fishing out 3-500 feet deep so regardless that’s a fishery I would love to try as well!!

I dont really see it that way. This area is a lot different than socal in weather, water temps, etc and weather wont allow us the chance to really hit it hard, so the more of us that work together will help us all figure it out faster.

Yup! The exact techniques that are starting to consistently produce in SoCal will work up here. It's just going to take a bunch of us to put in the time, money and effort to dial in what works or not. From everything I am seeing there's an untapped deep drop sword fishery around here...to say...

Haha true that!! From the look at it a 50w with #65-80 braid and a screw driver device to help reel the rigs up will work! I completely agree. It’ll probably take us while to get it, but we’ll get it! The trick is going to be figuring the where/when/what. It’ll be interesting to see how much...

Thank you for the great info Ali! The drop off the continental shelf behind the farallons should be a great place to look. It’ll take us awhile to get it figured out but seems like there’s enough of it who want to try!

A few of us up here are really beginning to believe that we can have the same opportunity for deep drop swordfish out of the Bay Area as in SoCal. A commercial boat in Santa Cruz was selling some they caught locally deep dropping, so it looks like some people have already beat us to the punch...

Those 350's can also be tuned up to 450hp...such an insane west coast rig, she'll make someone very happy!

The absurd wealth that's on the west coast negates that to a degree. I'm from the Bay Area and we have just as much or possibly more wealth than LA has. While it hurts most of us, there's plenty of people who can buy a 42 Freeman or a 36 Yellowfin without batting an eye. However, those people...

Lots of 500k brand new fishing boats out there with quad engines that you don’t see here.

That's wild we pay $7/foot up here north of San Francisco. Then again, it feels like hell has frozen over everytime I go fishing.

As I'm looking for our next boat I can't help but look in awe of all the incredible boats that are ALL over the gulf and east coast. The 32' boat that we're looking for will be one of the nicest in our harbor, yet it wouldn't get a second look on the other side of the country. I have some...

I was drooling over that boat a few months ago. Really a gorgeous boat!!!

Tony that’s fucking bad ass man!!!

Very true, huge spots of bluefin showed up in Monterey bay this May in 56 degree water.

Perfect SoCal boat IMO! Put 1200 hours on our 266 hull and loved it!

Yep I'm never going back! There's a reason why there's a huge catamaran revolution going on on the east coast. I think its really only a matter of time until the new hulls start showing up here in force.

Our old World Cat 266 SC didnt pound. We also left those 23-28' Parkers in the dust when the wind rose above 10kts. IMO you're selling yourself short with a pilot house in socal. CC's are better suited for what the SoCal fishery has become in the past few years.

In PV?

I hope you're moving up! That's a bad ass sled, CC's are perfect in socal!

Cat's are absolutely fantastic in snotty weather. It'll be a cold day in hell when I go back to a mono. Check out what's going on on the east coast. There's a large CC catamaran revolution going on there. As we're slow to change out here in the marine world, people out here will take awhile to...

Fell out of escrow on one down in the FL keys, had our first douchebag broker experience trying to pull some shady shit on a boat that had a lot of small issues going on so we're back to looking!

Zukes and yammies are the top 2 outboards out in terms of reliability. Can’t go wrong with either.

No but an open array radar will.

Erik you’re saying you wouldn’t catch more salmon with a pair of gyros in a tower looking for birds and whales? We’re most likely bringing a boat over to bodega with a tower, and I’ll be sitting up top quite often with a pair of gyros looking for signs!

Dude sick boat!!! That's something to think about when we get our new sled over here. What's the purpose of that massive transducer...gonna be focusing on deep dropping for daytime swords?

This has been the windiest year I have ever seen here up north. Fucked with our entire fishing cycle...we had nonstop upwellings going into November, just insane.

Zuke 300’s are tried and true superb engines. The 350’s look to be incredible with the dual prop but probably need another year or two to get the kinks out. Zukes are also far cheaper to maintain, many parts are 25% of the cost as merc parts.

Basically brand new systems on a great hull! What a killer job!!!

Ask this on THT you’ll get more attention over there. Imo more is always better. Better fuel economy at cruise, etc. We’ll probably put zuke 350’s on our WC 32 ec in a few years.

Does Drew have a flat bed for boats without a trailer? May need a haul from the keys to the Bay Area soon.

That’s some crazy shit! Wonder if they were doing counter narcotics operations this far north.

Holy shit!!!!! Those are the days I always miss down there! Congrats on a crazy good day! The Osuna’s are beasts!

This is SUPER clean. GLWS!

Gorgeous pictures!!!!!!

Gorgeous sled! Have a buddy looking at these right now. The pic in those big swells is gnarly!

Man what an incredible sled!!!

They're all up and down the coast this year. A few guys saw some areas of them off Bodega bay. I would be surprised if there was a school of them on cordell.

such a sick sled! You did a killer job with the sea dek!

Thats a sweet rig!!!

I know this is old as shit but we got 110lbs back on a taped #200lb fish we caught in puerto vallarta a few years back.

Yup 26 nice grade fish on the 35 line. Most were 20-25lbs.

Killer day there!!! Thats fucking rad!! Is there an article or something on these?

Not sure yet, one of the 3 on the starboard side by the stern. I'm on the WC facebook group and the plastic thru hulls are an issue and a number of them are having big issues like mine. Get yours replaced asap.

We're not sure yet! The price to rewire and to put in new fuel tanks is worth more than our policy so we'll see what happens. I've been doing some research and we should probably be able to find a really good deal. Boats that were listed for 130k went for 105k, so down. We'll look to do...

Ah the legendary Southern California shore tuna. All you need for a WFO bite is a boat with 3 outboards and a hollywood 'casting' company. Almost as easy as the legendary south florida shore tuna bite...the attractant needed down there is only 2 outboards and an 8 ball of cocaine.

Yep! They’ve had big problems with the thru hulls on those older models from what I’ve read

HOLY FUCK. This scares this shit out of me. We have the exact same boat. I had 200 gals of fuel in and put 500# of ice in on friday. I showed up on saturday at 545 am with the intention of running 35 miles off bodega bay. This is what I came to that morning. I wouldnt have been that lucky in the...

dude sick sled!!! This would be perfect for my buddy!

Yeah man it was crazy to say the least!!!! Part of me wants to get a new boat immediately and another part wants to wait a year or more until the used boat market drops significantly.

Looks like a thru hull failed. Got to the boat yesterday morning and it was 1/2 sunk and listing 45 degrees. The cockpit and cabin were filled with water. So the starboard engine was submerged along with the new electrical system. We're in contact with the broker on that one. I think its...

Unfortunately, our boat had a catastrophic accident today and will be an insurance claim. We're looking to upgrade to a World Cat 320 EC...we're going to be patient and wait to the right opportunity, but I want to get the ball rolling for a replacement!

IMO when you're on the fish 4.5-5.5kts is ideal. When you're searching 6kts is solid. I think 7-8kts is overkill. Stick boats all troll at 4.5-5kts when they're hauling in fish, and their wakes are pretty clean (very little white water). With a slower speed you dont have to slow down so fast and...

Noaa graphic and GFS on windy both support a fishable day out there. It's so close its worth the run, shit I've ran 25 miles for salmon!

I'm heading out saturday. Wx is fishable, but a little bumpy. The water is 25-30 miles straight out right now. That straight west run will be a hell of a lot easier than running NW!

Keep it on chirp, know what your bottom depth is, adjust your screen to the bottom depth and learn to read what you're looking at. Learning to adjust may help, but learning to read what you're seeing is much more important.

That is so wild!!! What a trip!!! Cant wait to get back out there with the brothers!

LOL

You dont need a $500 reel to get strippers! A roll of $1 bills will work just fine!

I know, one of those fucking guys!!! :720icon:

Yep I've seen it plenty of times. Came in 2 weeks ago someone told me they got a 35lber, then proceeded to pull out a 25lber out of their bag. Granted I called a fish I caught that day 33lbs when it was really about 30...fucking scale was off. :nopity:

Ahhh well good luck! Hope you get to keep the sled!

Dude, you don’t need 20% for a down payment that’s bad advice. I’m a mortgage lender and you can put 5-10% down with no mortgage insurance payments. Go find a great local lender and a great local realtor and get some highly qualified advice!

I would agree there! No one is catching 20-30 grade fish there. They're 10-15# grade with the occasional 20#. Quite the hyperbolic story!

tugs read your last post on THT, you're a classy ass dude. Killer fish from that past trip man!!!! That black is a monster!

Get the f250, forsure. More than anything, its far safer.

We have a v8 f-150. It tows our 9-10k boat and trailer JUST okay. It's not suited for longer tows, but its just okay for our short 30 minute tow through some hills to our port. Dont expect to go over 55mph. It sways far too easily at higher speeds and feels super shitty. If you're going to do...

so fucking epic!!!! I saw the pics on Danny's social media, so cool man!!!!!

Bft on the troll...good job!

An albacore trip out of Ft Bragg or out of Washington is a must. My buddy Manny got 82 albacore outa FB by 11am one day last year...madness.

Way to get into em today!!!!

Sounds like a kick ass operation!!!

Holy crap! That’s brutal man! Thankfully you had a safe ending to your day, good luck with the repairs!

awesome! thank you for the report!

man, that pool of warm water in SE alaska is causing havoc for them. Hopefully it means us norcal guys get to smoke albacore within 40 miles.

Too bad tomorrow looks to be the only real day to get out there.

Shit, maybe they did move up the line. Cordell and behind the farallons have a good shot at holding them.

Reports of coastside had nothing south. I think they’re in on the north side.

I think you’re too far out. Go in shallower. Remember these fish were busting on the salmon grounds in the hole, they won’t be where we catch albacore and they don’t care if the water is 55 degrees.

bump cuz this apparently got shoved into the 2010 threads

Yup floro leader is necessary with big tuna. They chew through mono too easily.

Jeff I think we'll have 6 months here of fishing for these beasts to get it dialed in.(knock on wood) I'm gonna buy some gear now. Something with 500 yds of 65lb test should do the trick. I wouldnt be surprised if flying a yummy flyer is more successful than cedar plugs and divers.

looking for a talica 16 or something very similar. Let me know what you have, thanks!

What part of NorCal are you in? Pretty interested!

Haha! another 70-80lber caught on a cedar yesterday too per coastside report.

look at bayside marine's instagram. 80-100lber caught on a fucking cedar plug

That's amazing! I've been thinking of halibut fishing around there as well. I'd definitely drive around the bank and see if you see any birds working!

Were they foaming or dropping on meter marks?

Frank they're feeding in 57 degree water. The water outside cordell was 57 yesterday at the buoy....just saying, its a possibility!

This will be an interesting year. There's a big school WITHIN Monterey Bay right now foaming and blowing up on the salmon grounds, so I bet they'll be sticking around for you guys down there!

It’s forsure 3 different boats, there were quite a few people fishing for them yesterday. I’m going to look for them further up north, wouldn’t surprise me if this isn’t the only school. The water is going to be WARM with no wind in the 10 day forecast.

Dude it’s fucking legit. I saw a video from a Monterey salmon commercial fishermen of bluefin busting on the surface. Multiple coastside members saw the schools of foamers and one hooked one and lost it after 40 minutes on salmon gear. Also, that picture has salmon rods and downriggers in it ‍♀️

Confirmed they’ve been caught and huge areas of foamers seen

killer trip! Cant wait to get back with the Osunas

It's been going on for decades. It's Latin America, 'laws' are more of a subjective thing than they are in the states. For example, every year the huge seiners from Mazatlan will come in and wipe out the tuna around the islands. They're not supposed to come within 200 miles of the coast, but...

That's bad ass!

This is the best time of year for inshore!

True that...learn how to find the fish on your own or pay for #’s...or do both

It's gonna blow for at least 9 days straight. Epic upwelling. Gonna make for some insane summer fishing!

I'm ready

All above are great boats. The model of my sled would fit the bill, but there's only a handful out here on the west coast

OP now just sounds like a jackass. He's getting CRUSHED on THT, for good reason. There's a reason why I NEVER called anyone from the north east when I did inside sales.

That’s a lot of boat for the price and those Honda’s should have a lot of life left in em! She’ll make someone real happy!

I mean he is the Grumpiest One, should we be surprised?

Havnt heard anything recently. However you’re going at IMO the best time to do down. It’s hit and miss there but they should go off at Least one day!

I have $100 on Cabo

Nice! Bummer to hear the Navy is still out there. I want to troll cabbies in shallow on the third island when we're able to. Probably Panama-esque or better inshore fishing there.

Holy shit!! We may be looking at a convertible in the 40ft range in a few years here...this one is just unreal!

45 miles...sounds like you were fishing saunders reef area! Good job! We're gonna splash our boat next week...cant wait to start the slaughter!

PV has been pretty slow this year for sure. Bottom line for YFT is PV is the best shot for cows and super cows. No place cranks out 300lb+ fish consistently like the Tres Marias. However, due to the insane volume of micro bait there, the bite is hit and miss. IMO the best bet is to charter one...

Haha! My mom and sister traumatized me as a kid about eating fish. It took me 2 years after we bought our boat of eating tiny portions of salmon cooked on a cedar plank to start eating normal portions. To this day-I’m still very picky about fish. If there’s any fishy flavor, it’s going the other...

I definitely will when the time comes!

Absolutely! Do yacht brokers ever work with buyers like realtors do? We may be in the market for a 40-43ft Flybridge in the next 2-3 years.

beautiful boat!

hell yeah thats bad ass!

thats awesome! I havent been down there...but that area is chalk full of bad ass guides and operations. 360tuna could be a good place to ask.

great looking boat! Love how large the cockpit looks!

Happens to the best of us!

No problem! Wish I was headed down there myself!

Lora is 'Fortuna sportfishing' on facebook Danny is 'Dhamar Sportfishing' and he has a website I've fished with both, their both incredible fishermen. Danny is more of a big bait, big fish guy while Lora is an expert in top water/popper/run and gun fishing.

Inshore fishing should be WFO then, it’s the best time for inshore down there. Do an inshore full day with Lora or Danny Gomez!

There's none around Sydney, you need to fish the Great Barrier Reef for GT's. You should take the 2 hour flight to Cairns if GT is on the menu!

Gorgeous boat!!!

Such a bad ass rig Ali! I really think center consoles are the way to go in SoCal...especially with chasing busting BF schools.

PV is very hit and miss. When they chew it’s epic, when they’re keyed on micro bait it’s tough!

That's exactly what I do. We keep anything up to 32" or so and release the big girls. I wish we could keep 2 and have the slot limit. Imaine how kick ass our fishery would be with a good population of 30lb+ monster lings breeding tens of millions of eggs.

Thanks for the report!!! What a great attitude about the slower fishing. You just gotta pay your dues!

Use the above mentioned guys! Also, don’t skimp on price. These guys are pricey but they’re some of the best charter captains you’ll ever fish with!

The islands already get hammered by commercial tuna fishermen...the seiners who legally aren’t allowed anywhere near the islands wrap them up a few times a year as well. I don’t think much will change...except no prison tours and more inshore fishing on relatively prestine reefs.

IMO may is the best time! Seems like a lot of the mirco bait leaves the area and the bite is super consistent. Check out Marla's reports from the past May's

I'm sure Hardcore and Bogii agree

ahhhh!!! This could be huge!!!! Does anyone have an idea what this means for the future fishing of the islands?

Seems like there’s been more wahoo in PV the past few years than ever before...hopefully this keeps up!

Nice donkeys!!!

I did a bachelor party in Cabo in 2017. It was epic haha. I mean you won’t have a problem getting to the boat on time if you don’t go to sleep! In all seriousness...fish the first day, then let it loose. You won’t make it to the boat after partying down there. Do Cabo, not SJdC. And make sure...

Ahhh good ol masterbaiter Sportfishing Glad you had a good trip! Jacks off the beach are a blast!

I just made a post on there...have no idea whats going on for you!

Keith, congrats on the tuna of a lifetime!!! That fish looked every bit of 450...just incredible! What the ultra caught up at the last island in close?

not just over 4....WAYYYY over 4! That fish looks every bit of 450# too...just incredible! That makes the #200lber I caught with them a few years ago look small! Congrats to Roberto as well! Sure being the youngest brother in that family of stud captains wasnt easy...now he's topped them all!

What a monster! The additional pics are unreal!

Any updates?

Holy shit tits! Hopefully they get it to the dock in one piece...those guys deserve the world record!

Yeah buddy that was fucking fun!!!!!! We’ll get on em again this year!!!

Mag bay no question

Thats epic fishing! Congrats on the great trip!

Very nice Dennis! They really are the best!

Exactly what I thought. It looks EXACTLY like an east coast bluefin with yellowfin sicle's

He’s being sarcastic. There’s dorado and wahoo lined up between the marietas and el morro

bomber wahoo!!! thank you for the report!

Take a quick look through the forum. There are a handful of captains down there that are superb and are highly recommended. Capt Manny, Marlas and Danny Gomez are where you should start!

I'd love to go to PV in April, however I'm going with my dad and he has a company trip that month, so we have to push it back, making memorial day weekend the time to go. My understanding is, once the water warms in May in PV, the big Roosters disappear and the inshore fishing slows...

Killer job manny!!

Danny is the man! That’s a wild 1.5 day, congrats on the cows!!

Lora, Danny Gomez or the Osuna bro's are the best of the best! Lora is out of Punta de Mita, Danny and the Osuna's are out of La Cruz. The tuna bite can vary, could be epic, or could be dead. They will put you on whatever is biting!

Man, El Salvador makes me nervous...be very careful down there!

We're planning on doing an inshore trip and would like some information with someone with experience fishing inshore in both Cabo and PV! Is inshore in Cabo in late may/june comparable to PV in April? We'd be looking to target big roosters, snappers, amberjack...aka the more prestigious of the...

I mean, if you see some of the conditions we salmon fish in, then see what you guys complain about in the bight...yes, you’re wussies haha :hali_olutta:

That inshore fishing has me hot and bothered!

Shitty to hear about all the bad experiences in Cabo. We've had no trouble renting cars in PV, hopefully the problem doesnt spread there.

Excuse me while I sit here at my desk a little longer waiting for this hard on to pass. Next time, title this *NSFW* so I dont run into this situation again. My lord!

Looking forward to seeing what you get next! Make sure to post on THT...I could see this going fast on the east coast.

My dad also caught a raider on Saturday...they were rockfishing in 130ft of water, miles away from any reefs as a cover, just waiting for boats to leave so they could raid. And of course we had 4/8 pots that were raided!

These assholes were caught raiding pots out of bodega. If you see them, let it rip.

Crabbing is good...lots of raiding going on though. We had 3/8 pots raided last night up north of Bodega. So much for taking pictures of CF numbers, I hope some of these guys get their asses kicked at the launch ramp here soon.

Rory, go on the longer trip that can get you into tuna and billfish. This is the best time of year for offshore in PV...take advantage of it! My dad caught a 170lb tuna on a day trip last thanksgiving week!

Thanks for the report!

Way to get on em Manny!!!

Are you talking about north of Punta de Mita or south of PV?

HOOOOLYYYYY SHIT!!!! 17 cows in one freaking day?! That must be a SD record!!! Fucking unreal!!!!

Danny Gomez has a smaller cabin boat, could be the best of both worlds. It's definitely worth it to be out there for the dusk bite, sometimes thats the only time when they're going off!

Go with Danny if you're in PV...he is an awesome guy, a better fishermen and the hardest working captain you'll ever fish with!

You’ll get some shots at cow tuna in November. We found a big spot of big fish north of el Banco and got a 170lb fish last year. I’d go PV since you just get more shots at much bigger fish.

Inshore fishing is very good in February too! Danny Gomez or Lora could put you on some epic inshore fishing

197 from cordell is BS....I've been keeping my eye out there the water on cordell has been 53-55 degrees with all this upwelling

Bad ass ride...that thing is an EPIC socal boat! With how nice the weather is down there, a fast CC like this is a way better choice than a slower cabin model (unless you do a serious amount of overnighting, a cabin is pretty useless IMO)

I saw that...crazy shit!

It's a long run right now! But there was a 110lb bluefin caught on the cold side of the break

I feel like I just got back from the dentist with that music

West of San Juanito from what I understand

I hate the line that they're making a living. Seining and dragging is by far the most destructive form of fishing in the world. American seiners arent the worst, but it's an archaic form of fishing that needs to be banned.

post a report!! I love fishing with Lora. We caught a 160-170lber with him in November!

Hard to beat that!

Bad ass fishing machine!!!! That's the one thing that always freaks me out about running for tuna in the dark. Like the last albacore trip I ran 2 weeks ago, we ran through an area of thick krill and whales 8-15 miles from the harbor. I'm surprised we dont hear about whale collisions more often.

Fucking EPIC!!!! Cant remember if I've seen a report of BET being caught in the 10 or so years I've been on BloodyDecks...hopefully they make a comeback!

What a spectacular fishing yacht! This definitely just became my dream boat...stunning!

I was running all 6 shooters with triple skirts in zucchini color...which is why it was super weird we got so many singles

Launch out of Bodega. It's so much less effort than Bragg. You're saving yourself about 5 hours of total time by launching out of bodega.

Go this week! Weather looks great Wednesday and Thursday

That is SICK!!!!

Pushed off at 430 followed by Napa Mike and Deadly Dave and headed towards 27/20. We stopped short at 27/13 on the warm side of a break and within a half hour put in 3. I circled south and east to try to hit the break again, and found a much better grade fish on the inside at 23/9. I kept trying...

Have you learned about the weak buffalo theory for tuna fishing? The numbers come from the triples and quads, not the singles. I got way too many singles yesterday for some reason, odd for what we normally do.

congrats on the baby!!! Next week there could be a window as well. Right now there's a commercial boat hammering the area we were going to run to and confirmed they are in the tuna. Things are shaping up well for tomorrow!

Make the run with us we have the same hull! There's about 3 of us coordinating a run together. There's a boat out there currently who POUNDED 38.27' by 124.20' for 6 hours on AIS. 60nm from Bodega. Hit me up if you want some pointers...outdoor pro shop has EVERYTHING you could ever dream of...

There will be a lot of reports on coastside and humboldt tuna club tonight...you’ll get on em! Don’t be surprised if the best bite is south by point arena

There are a ton of boats out today

a handful of us are going to make the 50nm run west to the southern edge of the water that’s connected to what’s off of Bragg. The past 2 days SST’s have a really fantastic edge running all the way up to pt arena...should be loaded! If anyone wants to run with let me know!

Phenix Abyss has been a great rod for us. 10-25lb class is money.

Don’t pay attention to the water temp. Pay attention to the offshore blue water push. If you just focus on that blue water push, you’ll catch far more tuna and waste far less fuel

That’s a fucking hell of a day! Love mooching, it’s the most rewarding way to catch salmon and gives you a great shot at halibut too! What sized sabiki were you using? I saw a massive school of chovies out yesterday and would love to do the same thing

Thats awesome bill!

Mag Bay in the fall is the spot.

:appl::appl::appl:

Man checked out some pictures...absolutely gorgeous down there!!!

Jim, you are so on point about the Marla's. I did a 3.5 day trip with them which had insanely tough conditions, but they worked their asses off 24/7 to get us on fish!

What an EPIC trip!!! You're right, the Osuna's are first class all way around...can't wait to go fish with them again!