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Roosterfish Tournament In Baja Welcomes 52nd Year

  • That Baja Guy-Gary Graham
  • Posted onAug 10, 2018 at 8:35 AM
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During my years of traveling in Baja, I often heard of an invitation-only roosterfish tournament in East Cape — a tournament born in a gentleman’s club by a group of friends who enjoyed the chase of the rooster. The fundamental rules for the Invitational Roosterfish …

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Baja’s East Cape Sportfishing Comes Of Age

  • That Baja Guy-Gary Graham
  • Posted onFeb 26, 2018 at 2:18 AM
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Continued From : Baja’s East Cape Sportfishing – It Began With A Goat Ranch Another addition to the management team was a brash MIT graduate, Ted Bonney; fleeing from the IRS in the early 1960’s, he and his wife, Virginia, aboard their 30-foot, gas-powered, wood …

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Baja’s East Cape Sportfishing – It Began With A Goat Ranch

  • That Baja Guy-Gary Graham
  • Posted onFeb 14, 2018 at 7:48 AM
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I met with Bobby Van Wormer patriarch of Van Wormer Resorts  decades ago to discuss the Van Wormer dynasty. There, once he began, he entertained me with story after story and I was fascinated with his account of the beginnings of Rancho Buena Vista. He …

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Skipjack – Taking It to the Limit

  • That Baja Guy-Gary Graham
  • Posted onJan 9, 2018 at 4:54 AM
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Many young WWII veterans returned home to Southern California during the mid-1940s to join others who had never left, competing for jobs that would allow them to make a living. All of them stepped onto an empty stage filled with many different props, depending on …

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Memories of Santa Monica Bay – Remembering Jerry Esten

  • Jerry Esten
  • Posted onDec 19, 2017 at 5:14 AM
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Editor’s Note: We are saddened to hear about the passing of Jerry Esten and wanted to offer condolences to his family and friends.  I had the pleasure of working with Jerry while getting his articles on BD and I was lucky enough to meet him …

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jerry's jig
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A History of Jigs in California Sportfishing

  • Jerry Esten
  • Posted onNov 6, 2017 at 4:30 AM
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Catching fish on a lure has always been fascinating and a challenge to me, so when I discovered jig fishing in California, I was delighted. It was in the early 1950s when a group of pals and I headed for San Diego.  The fish reports from …

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ribbon cutting on fishing event
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Santa Barbara’s Sea Landing – Anchored In History

  • That Baja Guy-Gary Graham
  • Posted onMar 27, 2017 at 5:11 AM
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Four decades ago – that’s 1973, in case you’re counting – Fred Benko arrived in Santa Barbara. He opened a charter service on the breakwater side of the harbor where he offered trips aboard the Hornet and other boats – sportfishing around the Channel Islands …

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Tuna Club Recollections – A Look at Fishing History

  • That Baja Guy-Gary Graham
  • Posted onSep 14, 2015 at 11:28 AM
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Tuna Club On June 1, 1898 – 117 years ago – author, sportsman and biologist Charles Frederick Holder landed a 183-pound bluefin tuna on rod and reel, literally establishing big game fishing in California as well as in the world beyond. Holder’s catch resulted in …

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The San Diego Marlin Club – A Rich History

  • That Baja Guy-Gary Graham
  • Posted onAug 25, 2015 at 8:37 AM
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The Marlin Club San Diego … gateway to San Diego’s Sportfishing heritage Frank G. Belcher is best remembered as President of the California Pacific International Exposition from 1934 to 1936, essentially the event that gave birth to Balboa Park.   But he was also one of …

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water mountains
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Magdalena Bay Part 2

  • That Baja Guy-Gary Graham
  • Posted onApr 2, 2015 at 3:40 AM
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MAGDALENA BAY – BAJA’S LAST FRONTIER PART 1 MAGDALENA OFFSHORE PART 3 When I began this report on Magdalena Bay, it became apparent that one article would not be enough to cover the esteros and all their secrets. Many anglers have experienced the almost unbelievable …

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