Archive for June 2024
Moving on to Bluefin
With our wells full of quality yellowfin tuna, yellowtail, and a few exotics like grouper and pargo, we are currently working up to get in position to finish this trip off with bluefin. We will be up in the bluefin zone the evening of the 28th. TEAM RP
Read MoreExcellent Yellowtail Fishing
Today we focused on yellowtail and enjoyed another great day of fishing! The fish weighed 18 to 25 pounds with quite a few standouts. They bit the surface iron, fly line and 2 oz sliders well. We are hoping to do it again tomorrow. TEAM RP
Read MoreAnother Good Day
We enjoyed another great day of fishing. Our group tagged what they wanted on beautiful grade yellowtail. We also caught some grouper and a pargo. We are currently working up to get into position to finish with bluefin.TEAM RP
Read MoreEpic Start JC 8-Day
We had an awesome first day of fishing. The yellowfin tuna bit all day and the grade of fish was excellent. Most of the fish weighed 16 to 25 pounds with a decent amount of 40 to 60 pounders mixed in. Fly line was working best but they were also hitting the skip jig full…
Read MoreTackle Prep John C. 8-Day
Shortly after breakfast Jonathan gathered everyone in the galley and gave a tackle seminar where he let everyone know how to be rigged up for the fishing to come. After that, the crew spent the rest of the day getting people rigged up. Our weather is beautiful and we are all looking forward to the…
Read MoreJohn Collins 8 Day
After a successful first 8 day trip. We got turned around this morning and departed on our annual John Collins 8 day. We picked up a nice load of bait and are currently traveling south in beautiful weather. John started things off with a great raffle where people won rods, reels, lures, gift certificates, etc.
Read MoreNice Night
The fish were definitely in a more cooperative mood this evening. We were able to capitalize on that and put together a nice evening on mainly 100 to 150 pound fish with a few 40-50 pounders in the mix. TEAM RP
Read MoreIt’s a start
We saw some fish last night but it was tough to work with. We had a couple stops where we were able to scratch up some fish. We are hoping for more cooperative fish today and this evening.
Read MoreWrap it up
We did a little bit of coding in the morning and then finished up with some night time bluefin action. The fish weighed 40 to 60 pounds. We will be in this morning and then turn around on another 3 day.
Read MoreQuality
We had some good shots as soon as it got dark on beautiful grade bluefin but the bite window didn’t last as long as the previous nights. Our weather is beautiful and the Eddie bomb continues to be the ticket. Ella also picked up her new personal best last night. TEAM RP
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