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Posted: Thu Aug 7th, 2008 02:45 am |
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Headed up toward the island at 0530 in almost flat, 85 degree water. Lots of skipjack everywhere. Tried to catch a few for bait, but only the big ones were biting. Heades out to 260@21, blue water and an angry long liner.
Don't know what this guys problem was, but he tried to ram our boat and cut our lines. He was waving a big knife and saying something about my family I think. He had no buoys in the water and acted like he owned the ocean. We headed south toward and another long liner. Lots of bouys, so we gave him room and no problems. Nothing was biting except the skipjack. We did see 4 marlin but no takers.
Wednesday morning we headed out 182@22. The water was flat but not too much was swimming. We found one patty that resulted in 1 skipjack. A little farther out we ran in to a school of tuna. Very fast and very boat weary. The one fish that came into our spread was about 20-30# and hit the big marlin lure but did not stick. They only came up for a few seconds and we could not keep up with them. One marlin sighted and several skippies thrown back.
Heading back toward the island tomorrow.
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No Sniveling
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Posted: Thu Aug 7th, 2008 03:01 am |
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Gotta' flare gun? I am pretty sure that that will convince most pirates to leave you alone.
Second best is to take video - show it to whomever will look, and be sure to get the registration numbers.
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Posted: Thu Aug 7th, 2008 03:06 am |
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| Got a 6' gaff too. That will pierce his ear for that big hooped ear ring.
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Posted: Thu Aug 7th, 2008 06:01 am |
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I had one today that I was wondering if he was going to come in and cut my lines. I wonder if they don't want us freeing the turtles.
I sure hope that the fish have moved somewhere safe, but I am definitely starting to follow the beliefs of some that the situation is getting more critical. Maybe the fish are spending more time deeper but I just went across and back without one dorado. I did find I think the same patch I found the day before with a lockjawed school and our friends managed to see 15-20 dorado (none bit though) compared to the four I saw the whole trip. I just wonder what king of carnage all the purse-seiners and motherships are really up to.
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Bill Hale
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Posted: Thu Aug 7th, 2008 02:08 pm |
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Don't have any dought . If anything can wipe out a fishery it is them. They take it all and they keep it all.
When the Sea of Cortes is free of all fish they will move on to destroy another location.
Bill
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Posted: Sat Aug 9th, 2008 11:23 pm |
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| HOW ABOUT DROPPING A ANCHOR 20' DOWN RUN A-CROSS THIER LONG-LINE HEAD TOWARDS THE ISLAND ABOUT 20 KNOTS AND SEE WHO THINKS THEY OWN THE SEA-OF-CORTEZ
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Posted: Sun Aug 10th, 2008 11:00 pm |
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Funny thing about the whole deal is their permits (if they have them) are for shark and as we all know their rigs are mono not cable so they are not even targeting shark just turtle and gamefish. With no patrols out there no way to enforce any laws. We have all seen it like NS said take a camera.
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