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27 Nov 2011 - IT WAS COCKPIT CHAOS!
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: MARK RAYOR
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2011
IT WAS COCKPIT CHAOS!
We spent most of this week on the beach because of
no charters and mostly windy days. Wednesday
afternoon the wind started to subside and it looked
like Thursday would be nice. The problem was that it
was Thanksgiving and we had celebration plans for
that afternoon. I thought what the heck I'll get an
early start and come in at 1 or 1:30.
I heard there had been a pretty good dorado bite on
the buoys near Pescadero so decided to start fishing
there. Upon arrival we could see loads of small
skipjack feeding on the surface. We caught a few and
started slow trolling. With no action I looked at our
GPS and decided to change plans. We ran about 45
minutes to the La Ribera high spot where there had
been good marlin and sailfish action for weeks.
When we got to La Ribera there were five other boats
and 2 were hooked up. It was just me and Chuy on
the boat which makes things interesting when we get
bit. Clearing the lines, keeping the boat in position
and leadering a fish takes team work. We rigged and
started trolling 3 live skippies. It didn't take long and
bam we were bit. I was ready with my camera as Chuy
set the hook. Hang on, wham! The second rod goes
off. With the camera in one hand I set up on the
second fish. Wait a minute, slam! The third rod goes
off. We are both laughing so hard and with our hands
full we can't set up on the third fish. All this is going
on in the bridge where the rods were in our rocket
launchers. Jumping down on deck Chuy hands me a
rod with a fish on and then the second as he takes a
swing at the third fish. On deck I now have both bent
rods in the rod holders and pitch out a mackerel that
was already rigged. Kabam! We are bit again. Chuy's
last fish didn't stick but we still have 3 fish going
which turned out to be a striper, a sailfish and a
dorado. We ended up releasing both billfish and
keeping the dorado.
Once settled down we started slow trolling skippies
again and in just a few minutes hung another marlin.
Releasing that fish I looked at my wrist watch and it
was 5 minutes to ten. That's it. Lets head for the
barn. We had time to fuel, clean up the boat and
make my afternoon commitment.
As we left the area Chuy's brother Javier rolled in. He
didn't have to be in early and later told us they
released ten billfish that afternoon.
I can hardly wait to do that again.
Mark Rayor
[url]http://markrayor.blogspot.com[/url]
[url]www.teamjenwren.com[/url]
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