December 2009 10-Day Red Rooster 3 Trip Sponsored by Izorline, CalStar and Accurate

The trip left with 23 anxious anglers trying to anticipate what lies ahead at the “big fish area” along the beach just above Cabo San Lucas. As the Rooster headed south, generous amounts of prizes were given away to the passengers from Izorline, CalStar, Accurate, Salsa Lures, Eagle Claw hooks, Smitty Belt Rigging Needles, Maui Jim Sunglasses, and more.

Pro-staffer Norm Fujimoto represented Izroline and CalStar while I took care of the Accurate loaner reels.

We spent 2 and half days anchored up at the big fish area picking at the numerous tuna around the boat. With the wind and the sea acting like it was mad at us, it was a slow pick bite with a lot of fish around the boat. Bill Falls easily landed a 237# kite fish on the boat’s ATD-80 reel, CalStar rod and Izorline spectra and mono (photo of Bill standing up the cow). The other big fish was a 332# super cow landed by Dana Sterling flylining a sardine (photo with fish too big to pick up). Bob Michener pulled the hook on a really good one. With the hooking and catching very slow, Andy decided that we needed to make a change and so we pulled the hook and headed for Alijos Rocks.

After we had enough YFT, we headed to Cedros for yellowtail. We looked for home guard big yellows but could only find the small to mid size units. We had fun with the 2 oz sinker rigs and surface & heavy jigs. (Photo of Joe D'Acquisto and Norm Fujimoto with a CalStar jig stick, new Accurate BX2-500 and a Tady surface iron) Now that the weather settled down we had a very smooth leisurely cruise back to the barn.In one and a half days, we filled one RSW fish hold with mid grade YFT, a wahoo and a few yellowtails. Everyone had a great time yanking and cranking on these filler fish. The kite was wide open. We went through the full rotation more than two times in one day.

Besides having a good time and catching all the fish we needed to take home and share with family and friends, we all made new friends and acquaintances. We shared fishing stories and non-fishing stories. I have to include the Rooster crew in these story-sharing episodes, as they were all very personable and participated in some of the playful pranks. The long distance award goes to David Nunez who traveled from Tokyo, Japan to be on this trip. (Photo of David testing out an Accurate reel and a CalStar Graphiter rod.)

The last photo is a group shot of most of the happy anglers with Cedros Island in the background.

This trip is on the Red Rooster 3 schedule again next year. In addition, Izorline, CalStar and Accurate run other trips on the Red Rooster 3 throughout the season. Check the Red Rooster 3 schedule on the web (www.redrooster3.com) and call Linda or Christina at the Rooster office to sign up (619) 224-3857. You can leave me comments or questions on this blog.

Hope to see you on one of these future trips,

Gary Teraoka

Pro-Staff for Accurate Reels and Izorline