15 Day Red Rooster III
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I always thought it was a pretty good deal, as vacation goes plus once on the boat it’s hassle free. To go to anywhere with the potential for world class tuna fishing like HB costs a bundle if you add up all the expenses
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One thing I like is less passengers on the long trips. True that many trips are a pick bite but sometimes fill the holds.
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Thanks for taking the time out to report Steve.
Nice to see Bob Wolfson and friend Gene out fishing.
Nice to see Bob Wolfson and friend Gene out fishing.
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HB or bust is a tuff sale to me, timing of fish on the bank, sharks and weather
Nevermind the Needle fish
Nevermind the Needle fish
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Wait?
In gambling that is exactly how to be the real winner…….don’t play.
But in fishing.
I agree in fishing you have to put the time in on the water to have better chances at the epic bites.
Steve,
Thanks for the report.
I am fishing vicariously this year.
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Cruising up on our final day of travel in beautiful weather. Making good speed and a comfortable ride. Looks like we’ll be in the bay early and backing into the slip around 6:00. Couple of days ago I contacted Maria in the RR3 office to book for next year. 
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True… Fishing is gambling. But the trip is a lot more than that. Winners do not concentrate on the fish. Hard to describe to a new long trip passenger. You pay for the trip, fish is optional.
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Lessons learned and relearned. Maybe mostly reminded me of previous trips, good ones, slow catching and what to try to overcome.
#1 The kite and how you can develop a love/hate relationship there. Previous successes like a 135# Yellowfin at Alijos, two cows in ‘09, personal best 2017.
So, the kite can be very rewarding, putting in the time, steadily watching the indicator balloon, looking for the telltale dip and watching for the splash if it goes like that. On the other hand, the negative part of it, “kite jail” can drive you nuts with the indecision, “should I stay or should I go now” I had a non-productive session one afternoon and the next day I was offered some more, another chance. Fish were hitting the deck with some regularity, something like a couple dozen of them, while my bait was ignored. A member of the crew who was fishing the trip with his dad, said, “they’re eating everything” and I said to myself “except for the kite baits”
I eventually tapped out and went back to fishing a flylined bait, had to try. It’s up to the individual to make that decision whether to stick with it or bail out.
#2 Watch out for the toothy critters, seen and unseen. Birds will fold back their wings and dive into the water to grab a bait. If your line is nearby it might get chewed incidentally. The unseen creatures are probably the worst. I don’t know what they are but I do know they can wreck your line. I experienced that twice early on in the trip, resulting in break off and lost fish. That was with 80# hollow on the ATD12T. Further on in the trip, I discovered a chewed up spot on the line on my ATD30T, several hundred feet in. Easy enough to tie a knot there, asked a crew member to strip it off with the line winder and he also cut and spliced it for me. Fishing the bigger gear, I found several chewed spots on the blue 80# Jerry Brown Hollow that I use for making topshots. I bought the blue stuff for a less flashy appearance compared to the white, but now I’m rethinking it, maybe it’s attracting them.
#1 The kite and how you can develop a love/hate relationship there. Previous successes like a 135# Yellowfin at Alijos, two cows in ‘09, personal best 2017.
So, the kite can be very rewarding, putting in the time, steadily watching the indicator balloon, looking for the telltale dip and watching for the splash if it goes like that. On the other hand, the negative part of it, “kite jail” can drive you nuts with the indecision, “should I stay or should I go now” I had a non-productive session one afternoon and the next day I was offered some more, another chance. Fish were hitting the deck with some regularity, something like a couple dozen of them, while my bait was ignored. A member of the crew who was fishing the trip with his dad, said, “they’re eating everything” and I said to myself “except for the kite baits”
I eventually tapped out and went back to fishing a flylined bait, had to try. It’s up to the individual to make that decision whether to stick with it or bail out.
#2 Watch out for the toothy critters, seen and unseen. Birds will fold back their wings and dive into the water to grab a bait. If your line is nearby it might get chewed incidentally. The unseen creatures are probably the worst. I don’t know what they are but I do know they can wreck your line. I experienced that twice early on in the trip, resulting in break off and lost fish. That was with 80# hollow on the ATD12T. Further on in the trip, I discovered a chewed up spot on the line on my ATD30T, several hundred feet in. Easy enough to tie a knot there, asked a crew member to strip it off with the line winder and he also cut and spliced it for me. Fishing the bigger gear, I found several chewed spots on the blue 80# Jerry Brown Hollow that I use for making topshots. I bought the blue stuff for a less flashy appearance compared to the white, but now I’m rethinking it, maybe it’s attracting them.
I had it rigged up but never threw it. I think looking for one on a troll stop might work, but I’ve got them before on the anchor after observing guys getting bit off while flylining. Not sure I’ll take it next trip. My one Wahoo came on a gold Catchy Sea Strike 33. Threw a couple different color bombs and a couple of other jigs.
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I always learn new things and on shore review what worked, did not work. Truth is things are always changing and you should adapt for the moment. Still I like to try things outside the box.
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