Long Range photos, lets see them

[Little Wing]

A couple from my past trip by request:

 

[Fishybuzz]

Some stuff for Getting you guys stoked for the cow trips....


OK photos didn't post I'll try again....

 

[Fishybuzz]

second try...

 

[JnDoe]

15 days to go....you guys are killin me.

 

[precision fish]

superseeker 2x4 bendo

 

[Freshone21]

Nice catch of wahoo! Love this thead

 

[yft1979]

lunch

kite baits

pb 42# yt

pompano dorado/kite baits

no wire bait caught hoo

4x getting a bend

Blanket octopus per Holi E Mackeral

dad and I

 

[patrickdeez]

Here are a few

 

[patrickdeez]

and some more!

 

[Blackfish]

Private Boat run from San Diego to Baja Tortuga and cedros

 

[Blackfish]

PB, Cedros and Toruga

a shitty jerky video

 

[Freshone21]

just some pics from the ol' library

 

[Holi-e-Mackeral]

I ran across this photo online.. I don't know who took it, but it is pretty cool.. huge sickles.. How would you like to see that jumping onto your kite bait ??

Jeff

 

[yft1979]

I ran across this photo online.. I don't know who took it, but it is pretty cool.. huge sickles..

Jeff

No kidding about those sickles Jeff, those are HUGE!

 

[nearbrt]

there biting !

 

[Bigfishmann]

Frank and Loomis, when Frank still had hair, on my first long trip, a 7 day to the Rocks, on the RP in 78 when I was 15..

wow!

 

[Freshone21]

More LR porn

 

[Holi-e-Mackeral]

This photo is from the Exell Website...

Great shot, one or two more lifts and he is yours....

tight lines,

Jeff

 

[dh515]

Jan. 2013

 

[SlideRight]

From the deck of the American Angler vintage late 1980's northbound somewhere off the Ridge. Dan Samsome w/Chris Flores 2nd ticket.

 

[precision fish]

 

[SlideRight]

Going fishin' on Spike Taft's 'Sea Venture' - 1979 - 4 days to Guadalupe.
4 WWII vets & 4 VN vets - all gone now save 2.
Had quite a few really great trips to the big isl. with both Spike & son Bob circa '79 - '81.
Always looked forward to chances at huge bass, big YT's and an occasional BFT & BSB.
Penn 146's, 500's (some fancied up with bolt on transmissions) & 4/0's comprised our (& most others) stock crankers.

 

[SlideRight]

Some more pics off Spike Taft's 'Sea Venure" - '79 to '81 - all 'lupe trips out of H&M - had to clear US customs at their dock in those days.

 

[SlideRight]

Some BSB back when it was OK - actually I believe it still is in Mexican waters, but now we know better.

A 284# caught on AA 5 dayer at the Big Isl. near South Rock while anchored up for BFT. Was very slow, so my bud dropped 1/2 a whitefish on a dropper loop.
All 3 pictured here pulled on this guy - Vince (AA crewman who anchored the team) in the middle.



Same fish with Pauly & Donna (AA crew & cook) admiring - Per Dan Sansome was largest BSB caught to date (1989) on the AA.


AA again - 10 dayer. Up all night for a 3 BSB effort on the Ridge. Maybe '91. Dane (long time AA crew member) assiting
with what we guessed about a 200#er.
10 minutes later hung a wahoo on the mornings the 'first light' troll. Hit the rack soon after.


Last one, Polaris Supreme - 10 day- about '92. Mark Halsome (sp.) skipper. This one went well over 200#.
Gave it to the crew, since right after landing it, Mark got on intercom and announced
"BSB are not allowed in the jack pot". Soon after the announcment another angler siddled up to me and said
in a low voice, but just about load enough for all nearby to hear, "You know, you just got screwed don't you?".
There was no discussion of this omission pror to the catch nor was that common at the time.
What was becoming common practice was that bottom fish, if not allowed in 1st place, could take 2nd, but no worries.
Turns out a whopper 92# wahoo caught earlier on won the JP. All fun stuff.

 

[Tuna6899]

All from Lupe