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Catch-22 Steve C
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Posted: Mon Jul 10th, 2006 12:43 am |
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Catch-22 was on the water Saturday with Myself , Fernando and a few friends, our goal was to get a couple of our buddies billfish that had never caught one before, things could not of gone better!, 2 sails released and 4 Dorado boated, we had around 9 shots at Billfish and we were feeling a little " Rubber Hooked", bill fish were jumping every were, our first sail of the day was spotted on top the flat water around 300 yards away ,it was classic spot and stalk and everyone on the boat got to see it come to the bait. Wow thats fun!
Fernando Got some very good shots with his Video Camera of a sail that went Crazy right at the boat, we also some very good still photos , Come on Fernando lets see those Pics and the video , the billfish bite is on for sure, we heard lots of other boats also reporting hookups on billfish
tight lines
Steve
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Posted: Mon Jul 10th, 2006 01:43 am |
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Heading and distance from Punta Doble or Bahia San Pedro or GPS would be much appreciated. Thanks much.
AZFOOTE
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PQ Almada
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Posted: Mon Jul 10th, 2006 04:00 am |
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It was a great day with lots of billfish around us...we hooked 4 and were able to keep 2 on the line and released. It's great to see the face of a friend getting his first billfish...he could have not stop smiling even if I'd put a gun to his face!! after a few minutes he was still shaking with excitment
We usually never take a fish out of the water for a picture, but this time we did since it was the first sail for my buddie, we had a successfull release after that
I'll post a video in the next couple of days
saludos
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Posted: Mon Jul 10th, 2006 10:20 am |
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The video...
http://www.youtube.com/v/KEZy5g8sLWA
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Posted: Mon Jul 10th, 2006 05:37 pm |
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OUTSTANDING! That is a really great videa Fernando! I wish I was there, but thanks for letting me live vicariously through you guys. Adios and happy fishing!
Matt
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Posted: Mon Jul 10th, 2006 05:49 pm |
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Stephen & Fernando,
Great video and a great release. Post more of those. Makes the work day go by faster. See you next week.
Rombo
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Posted: Tue Jul 11th, 2006 02:10 am |
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Yes. Keep posting those pics and videos for those of us who are landlocked  What was the lure/bait that did the trick?
-Dave
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Posted: Tue Jul 11th, 2006 02:40 am |
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both sails were hooked on mullet, the one we lost was on a ballyhoo skirted with an Ilander, and we only got one hit on a lure, a moldcraft
it's so much fun catching billfish on bait, the drop back is probably the most exciting part for me, on the first sail I had to feed the fish like 4 times, he kept taking and leting go of the bait really fast, it was until the 4th attempt that he gave me enough time to set the hook
Fernando
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ROMBO
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Posted: Tue Jul 11th, 2006 04:35 pm |
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Fernando,
You stud!!!
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Posted: Tue Jul 11th, 2006 04:39 pm |
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LOL 
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Posted: Tue Jul 11th, 2006 04:42 pm |
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Fernando,
See you next week on the water. New Penn rod in the arsenal!
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Posted: Tue Jul 11th, 2006 04:45 pm |
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man!!! I still feel bad about that!!! 
I hope you get a ton of billfish on that new penn!!! 
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Posted: Tue Jul 11th, 2006 05:53 pm |
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OK that settles it. I'm putting some live mullet in my bait tank next time! How do you rig them???
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Posted: Tue Jul 11th, 2006 06:40 pm |
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Dave- They were dead mullet from bait masters, trollers special, I'm putting another big bait order together if you have interest !
Tight lines
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Posted: Tue Jul 11th, 2006 06:43 pm |
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Rombo- fernando was mad at me because I did not get the quad drop back On Video, true story 4 times , this sail was really hot, remember the marlin that followed our bait for like 2 miles Last year, he was way hotter than that
steve
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Posted: Tue Jul 11th, 2006 06:46 pm |
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| That Marlin was incredible last year. How long did the sail follow before committing?
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Posted: Tue Jul 11th, 2006 06:49 pm |
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| Rombo- The sail was only in our spread for about 30 seconds, but he slashed at all nine Baits/lures in the water, he was going nuts. God I love that !!
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Posted: Tue Jul 11th, 2006 06:53 pm |
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| I love you Steve! You are giving me morning wood. Keep them in the spread until I am down next week. Are fishing the Zarragoza?
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Posted: Tue Jul 11th, 2006 06:59 pm |
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Steve, Not sure when I'll be back to San Carlos, but I will come see you for bait, etc. when I get there!!!!! Until then, I'll just have to drool over the reports, photos and video. Thanks to you and others on this forum, at least I'm much more knowledgeable about how to do things more successfully. Maybe the next trip will end the virginity my boat has regarding billfish 
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Posted: Tue Jul 11th, 2006 07:59 pm |
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Gotta love the drop-back! That's the way we like to do it, too. We use ballyhoo, dorado belly (just slice some of the belly flesh from ones we've already got in the fishbox) or use some skipjack belly strips (if the skippies are around).
We keep one pole set up as a bait rig and ready to go for this purpose. Just feed the fish and set the hook! Works great for dorado, too, when you find a nice paddy that's holding fish. Make a wide circle and skip the bait right across the surface. The neat thing about this is that you can jerk the bait away from the peanuts and wait until a decent size fish comes for it.
We'll also sometimes put a small, thin piece of belly strip onto the hooks of our trolling lures. Adds that real scent and the fish will strike it without hesitation. Doesn't hurt to have that little something extra under the skirt!
Gotta love those sailfish, though! They can be super aggressive. We've had them shoot through the spread and take three of the four small lures we had out, spit one lure out, and still have a double hook-up on the same fish! Have also had them charge the boat, too, after hitting a lure and not getting hooked-up. Sail fully extended and full color, racing in a straight line right at the boat. Heck of a sight!
Keep up the catchin' and the wonderful pictures!
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