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| Congratulations Robert, Trip JP 85# YFT |
The annual Accurate 7-day
trip on the Royal Polaris got away early on September 15, 2013. Frank LoPreste skippered this trip,
with Jonathon, Ben, Terence, Eddie, Darren taking care of us on the deck, with
Anthony and James taking care of our nutritional needs.
Accurate provided Boss reels
with the latest Calstar graphiter rods for the passengers to use for the entire
trip. Izorline provided 40# and
50# fluorocarbon along with XXX mono to top off the reels.
We started out fishing kelp
paddies for yellowtail the first day and then moved over to the Asuncion/Hipolito area for yellowfin tuna on day 2. We fished Cedros 2 day for nice size yellowtails. Frank was telling us whenever a school
of yellows swam under the boat. I
dropped a blue and white salas 6x jig to the bottom, waited until Frank saw the fish on the machine and then started cranking (saves the arm from unnecessary cranking).
Don’t tell your friends about this, because it works too good. We fished the last two days
off shore for yellowfin tuna. We
had one drift for 6 hrs that put over 300 tuna in the RSW. Now that was a great stop.
The jackpot was won by
Robert Frank with a 85# yellowfin tuna.
Robert also received the coveted acrylic Accurate trophy for the largest
fish caught with a Accurate reel and the daily prize of a 2 speed Boss
reel. Other daily prize winners
were Peter Martil (Calstar 875XH factory wrapped rod), Kelly Palmer (Calstar
sweatshirt), Gene Sato (Calstar blank), Mike Reed (Swifty spectra washing
system), and Jay Swindler (Maui
Jim Sunglass voucher).
I want to thank the
following sponsors for supporting this trip with products that were very much
appreciated by the passengers.
Accurate Fishing Products, Calstar Rods, Izorline fluorcarbon and mono,
Salas lures, Swifty Mfg line washing system, Maui Jim Sunglasses and Baja Fish Gear gift cards. Thank you to Frank and his crew for making this trip a
success. One last thanks to Monica
in the RP office for getting us all on board early. I tried to capture the passengers having fun. I hope you enjoy the following photos
as much as the passengers enjoyed creating them.
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| Accurate Trophy for the largest fish caught on a Accurate Reel |
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| Jay Swindler won the Maui Jim Sunglass Voucher |
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| Peter Martil won the Calstar 875XH Rod |
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| Kelly Palmer won a Calstar Sweatshirt |
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| Mike Reed won the Swifty Spectra Washing System |
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| Gene Sato won the Calstar 700M blank |
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| Robert Frank won the 2-speed Boss Reel |
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| Hi Patrick |
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| Las Vegas buddies Jim and Art |
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| Peter caught two YFT at one time |
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| Big Dodo Jim |
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| Nice Yellow Robert |
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| Big Cedros Yellow caught by Mike |
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| Al and Vince with dual dorados |
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| Gene with Jonathon |
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| Karl with Eddie |
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| Glenn, turn the handle |
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| Jonathon with Vic's Tuna |
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| Sugi |
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| Look Matt Salas, a 7X scrambled egg |
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| Nice Yellow Doug |
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| Hanging out with Phil, Gary, Joe, Eric, Ben and Terence |
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| Joe having fun behind Kelly |
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| Sugi, that rod is too big for you |
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| "It's All About the Reel" |
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| Gene, congratulation on winning the Calstar 700M |
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| "little" help sorting fish |
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| Robert's JP fish |
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| Don't fall in Mike |
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| Larry, Nice job on you first trip |
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| Bob got this on plastic |
