Izorline 6-Day Red Rooster 3 Trip (Sep 10-16, 2012)

This is the trip report for the annual 6-day Izorline sponsored trip (Sept 10-16, 2012) on the Red Rooster 3.  We all had a great time. The Izorline reps were Roy Yoshida and myself.  Andy Cates skippered the trip and the crew was comprised of Derek, Tom, Nick, Fernando, Stan and Chapman.

With the primary support from Izorline and addition support provided by Accurate, Calstar, Salas Lures, Mustad hooks, and Baja Fish Gear, we were very well prepared.  When the opportunity to catch big tuna is met with the level of preparation afforded us by the sponsors, the results are 360 yellowfin tuna, 299 yellowtail, 79 bluefin and 71 dorado.

We fished off-shore the first two days catching school size YFT and BFT from 80# to 107#.  Andy did some of that magical “skipper stuff” to find the bigger bluefin tuna.  We landed 27 of them on the first day.  We thought that we were blessed after the first day, but little did we know that Andy would look in the right place on the 2^nd day and we caught 52 more large BFT.  With 79 of these larger unit BFTs in the RSW, we headed south for yellowtail.  Two day later we had all of the 20-30# yellowtails that we wanted.  We spent the last day fishing off shore looking for kelps with dorado.  The weather was flat and calm the entire trip.  I don’t think that we could have asked for better conditions or better fishing than we experienced. Stan and Chapman kept us all well fed and Derek, Tom, Nick, Fernando and Andy were always there to untangle our mistakes, provide valuable advice and gaff our catch.

The jackpot winners were Anthony Logrande with a 107# BFT, Mark Wallace 91.4# BFT and Frank Brown Jr. 90.8# BFT.  Anthony also got to take home the Izorline Lunker award for the biggest fish caught using Izorline line. 

Thank you to the tackle manufactures as they made it possible for the passengers to fish a couple of fully configured outfits with all the latest equipment (Accurate DAWG Boss reels, Calstar 875H and XH rods, Izorline spectra and fluorocarbon with the nail knot connections and the Mustad 39942 (3X Demon circle hook).  Salas lures provided both 7X and 6X JR in a new color (Mexican Squid).  Baja Fish Gear provide gift cards and rod ties.  I also want to thank Mario of Sportsman Seafood for providing the trip with smoked and jerky fish for the afternoon snacks as well as for discounts on fish processing.  Mario has been providing long range veterans reliable fish processing for decades. 

Here are some photos of the passengers having a great time.  Feel free to leave a comment or ask a question regarding this trip or fishing equipment .

Thanks for checking out this trip report. 

Gary Teraoka

July/August 2012 Harry and Roger American Angler 6-Day Trip

The annual Harry and Roger trip on the American Angler experienced outstanding fishing for bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna and yellowtail.  This was a 6-day trip from July 28 to August 3, 2012.  We fished off-shore for tuna and then went further south for the yellowtail.

The ideal fishing line for this trip was 30# fluorocarbon or mono, with 50# spectra.  I used an Accurate BX2-500N, Calstar 875H,  350yds of Izorline 50# spectra with Izorline 30# fluorocarbon and a 2/0 Mustad 94150 J-hook (so you can have fun and swing).  I am working on getting Accurate to be a sponsor for this trip next year so passengers can demo an outfit similar to this next year.  Check with Lori at the American Angler office for their 2012/2013 schedule.
  

Hope you enjoy the photos from the trip. Checkout the sonar screen.  That was typical of most of the stops.  SWEET !!!!!  A big thanks to the American Angler crew and skipper Brian for locating the bitting fish.  We all had a great time. 

Thanks for viewing my blog posting and feel free to post a comment or ask a question,

Gary Teraoka 

January 2012 Accurate Sponsored American Angler Trip

The January 2012Accurate Fishing Products sponsored American Angler 12-day trip was another successful gathering of past and new friends on a fishing trip with all the of latest equipment for catching large tuna and Wahoo. Accurate provided 40 of the latest ATD and Boss reels, Calstar provided 20 of the latest 7ft. rail rods and Izorline provided spectra, mono and fluorocarbon. We also had the opportunity to try some of the latest Mustad Demon circle hooks (model 39943 4X strong model in the 5/0, 6/0 and 7/0 sizes).

We had many opportunities to put all of this equipment to the test when skipper/owner Brian Kiohara took us straight to Clarion Island buffer zone. We had a morning of good fishing with tuna up to 119#. Matt Salas (of the famous Salas Lures company) won the daily prize of a Calstar 770XXH rod by acing out his long time friend and swordfish fisherman Leon Bundy’s (117# YFT). Leon told me "he beat me by 2 stinking pounds, that rod was mine for sure".

With reports of tuna biting real well at the Hurricane Bank, we took the 18 hr ride and arrived the next morning where we first trolled for wahoo. After enjoying the excitement of landing approximately 70 wahoo from 10# to 50# we dropped the hook and started catching tuna over 100#. After 2 days at the Hurricane, the fish holds were almost full. Everyone had many big fish. Since the winds were going to be blowing over 25kts the next day, we decided to leave early and try to add some yellowtail at Cedros. It didn’t take long to add 200 yellowtail to the RSW fish hold.

Big fish honors goes to Ed Morrison (209#), Dave Claverie (206#) and Tom Mato(189#). Ed also won the Accurate trophy for the largest fish caught using a Accurate reel.

The fishing (catching) on this trip was exceptional. Lots of big YFT, plus wahoo and yellowtail. The fish preservation from the American Angler RSW is about the best in the fleet. Other daily prize winners were: Mark Johnson won a set of hollow rigging needles from S&S Products (Smitty Belts), James Hotchkiss won a Boss reel from Accurate and Joe Machado won a 770XXXH blank from Calstar. All the passengers received Accurate t-shirts and numerous raffle prizes: gift cards from Baja Fish Gear; upgrade reel parts from Accurate; Izorline spectra, mono and fluorocarbon; Bill Roecker’s (Fishing Videos) latest book “At the Rail” and 2012 calendars; Salas jigs; Mario (Sportsman Seafood) for the smoked and jerky tuna along with t-shirts and fish processing discounts; Maui Jim polarized sunglasses VIP coupons; plus special tools and hands-on instruction on how to make the nail knot “nub” connection.

The crew’sability to quickly “gut and gill” each tuna is unmatched by the rest of the fleet. Sushi restaurants would be envious of the quality of the fish coming off of our trip. Equally enjoyable was the camaraderie between all the passengers and crew members. The card game “31” may have something to do with this, but everyone knew something interesting about everyone else by the end of the trip. Most passengers had trouble finishing the book they brought on board because they spent a lot of time talking and bonding with the other passengers and crew.

A special thanks to Jeff Bott for assembling/editing and copying all of the photos taken by the passengers and providing a copy to all. Also for winning one of the daily prizes but giving it up to another passenger because Jeff already owned that prize.

Accurate will be sponsoring this trip again next year. Hope you can make next year's trip so I can post a photo of you having fun next year. Contact Lori at the American Angler office. Here are photos from the passengers and crew having fun this year.

Hope you enjoy the trip report,

Gary Teraoka