jeff stokes, tim dang, warren hamachi and i will be on the spirit of adventure for a 14 passenger limited load trip, june 22-25, 2021. there are two more spots. check it out!!!
https://soasportfishing.com/product/trip-6-avet-sponsored-3-day/
Go get some BFT! I get back from an 8 day on the 18th.
Looks like it's sold out! I just saw my name up there and thought, I'd better sign up. Says pending credit card acceptance.
ah, i thought you did already! hope you make it. you were the big reason i joined!!!!! ;D
Tim texted me and said Warren was in? I hope so!
Looks like a fun trip! - john
the word from annemarie is that warren is in!
Hey, what happened to confidentiality? Yes I'm on the boat, I think pending credit card acceptance. I want to see that
B-chun reel, Jeff?
Hey Warren! The B-Chun reel will be spooled with fresh 20# for sure! Can't wait to fish with you again!
Hey Mark! What trip are you going on?
Quote from: stoked4fishin on March 29, 2021, 04:33:26 PM
Hey Mark! What trip are you going on?
I have a Phenix 8 day on the Excel from June 10 - 18.
SOA website shows 1 spot remaining, as of this post.
They have a new website too:
https://soasportfishing.com/fishing-schedule/
Have a great trip Mark!
Quote from: stoked4fishin on March 30, 2021, 12:13:09 AM
Have a great trip Mark!
I have a 2 1/2 day on the Pacific Voyager on Memorial day weekend too. Then there's the trip to Cedros just before Labor Day and my 10 day on the Excel from 9/26 -10/6.
Sweet! I'm starting a new job May 3rd, so I may try to get a trip to the Coronados in April. Then it's the SOA 3 day trip in June and the SOA 10 day in October for me.
OK....I just booked the last spot! Really looking forward to my first 3 day trip! Thank you Alan for the heads up on the last spot.....crap now Im off to the passport office.....Bill
we can talk about gear later. please do not buy anything. not even so much as a single hook. i'd like to get you to have at least one trip under your belt before you start spending money. hint: you'll probably see the need for all minimum $500 reels and $500 rods once we're done. sorry...... ;D
Quote from: alantani on March 30, 2021, 06:06:13 PM
hint: you'll probably see the need for all minimum $500 reels and $500 rods once we're done. sorry...... ;D
Bill,
Remember... Father's Day is approaching!!!! ;D
Wayne
Right on Bill! You are about to go on the ultimate "Intro to Long Range" trip! - john
Im really excited....could not think of a better intro than this....Now I need to get my priorities set.... 1st thing: What to bring to drink.... 2nd thing: What to chase it with..... ;D Bill
Perfect! Cool beans!
Awesome!
Just checked on my passport status....the State Department says it is in progress and 4-6 weeks out.....WooooHoooo....getting closer.....Scopolamine patches are ready for pick up....retirement date is 21 days and a wake up! Just looked at the wife's Honey Do list and it seems to be growing by the foot everyday 😳
I'm still under Alan's strict rules of "not buying a single hook" but it's getting hard not to.....😬
Bill
ok, you can buy fluoro. alan chui has good stuff. otherwise get seaguar blue label in 30, 40 and 50 pound, 25 yard coils. you can also get a small pack of ringed owner flyliners in #1, 2/0 and 4/0. that's well under $100. that's all, no more!!!! ;D
oh, and a couple of 300 gram generic flat falls! ;D
WoooHoooo....off to Turners Outdoorsman I go ;D. BTW by "generic" flatfall, does that mean anything that catches the fisherman? Meaning color doesn't really matter 🤔
Bill
Quote from: Bill B (Tarfu) on April 09, 2021, 03:36:10 AM
WoooHoooo....off to Turners Outdoorsman I go ;D. BTW by "generic" flatfall, does that mean anything that catches the fisherman? Meaning color doesn't really matter 🤔
Bill
i like the all glow flat falls, though the silver metallic stripe and glow will work also. i want to make sure you are rigged up with the big hooks.
Just check and the trip is fully booked. I sent a message to SOA to put me on the waiting/reserve list. Hope I can get on it. 14 anglers on a big boat is nice.
expensive, but very nice indeed!!!!
Lots of privacy. You have your own state room, wide open space at the rail and everyone eats at the same time.
NOOB question.....I realize a lot will change between now and June, but how far south could we expect to travel on a 3 day? We are scheduled to depart June 22 at 1100 hours and return June 25 at 0600 hours....Bill
Quote from: Bill B (Tarfu) on April 15, 2021, 08:07:35 PM
NOOB question.....I realize a lot will change between now and June, but how far south could we expect to travel on a 3 day? We are scheduled to depart June 22 at 1100 hours and return June 25 at 0600 hours....Bill
It all depends on what's biting. We could travel 300 miles south, fish a red hot bite for a few hours, then turn right around and head home.
A few years ago on the SoA, the trip before mine did what I mentioned above. I think it was a 5-Day and they ran all the way to The Ridge, fished for half a day, filled close to their limits, then turned around and went home. You never know ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Probably far enough south to get into the BFT.
I chartered the SOA for 20 years strait several years ago. I in fact asked Mike that exact question one time on my charter. I sort of put it like this, "in a normal year how far from port would you travel on our 3 day if you had to?" Mike said about 170 from port would be in that time frame.
Now let me say this, we went to the Lupe twice on that 3 dayer in the 20 years I had it. Was it the norm as a choice? Heck no, but we did it. At the island at around 10 am, anchor around 11 am and headed back to home close to sunset. Not a lot of fishing time but on my charter we really didn't have another option at the time.
Several years we went to the dumper or the 60 mile bank which is way closer to the point, so like what was said it depends where the fish that you want to catch are. The long runs were mostly in the albacore days and my charter opted to chase BFT if any were around. In the over warm El Nino years where all the bait left and none where around were the years we ran to Guadalupe Island for YFT.
Just checked my passport status, U.S. State Dept says it has been approved and in the mail....should be here by May 24th....Alan I still need to get my reels and jigs in the mail headed your way. Bill
Have the passport in hand....
Your reels and flat falls are done. See you tomorrow!
Woooohoooo...thank you big time! Bill
Reels - 👍
Rods- 👍
Flatfalls- 👍
Tackle box- 👍
Passport- 👍
Calif/Mex fishing license- 👍
Fish processor- 👍
Place for momma to stay while I fish- 👍
Is it time to go fishing yet 😁😁😁
Hope you guys slaughter'm!
Jealous I can't be there
I got back from an 8 day today. The BFT are within easy range of the overnight fleet. There were small skiffs out there too. Fish were from 15 miles west of Todos Santos up to west of Rosarito. I didn't work that hard for them and still got 3 with the best being 128# that came on a 300gm flat fall at 1:30am, landed at 1:40 and I was in bed 10 minutes later! The other 2 were 25 and 30# and came during the day on a sinker rig and fly line and I gave them away. I also gave away 12 out the 17 YT I caught down on the Thetis bank. Go getum!
Wish you were going too PJ.....thank you for the report Mark.....any photos of your trip? Bill
15 Miles West of Todos Santos? Leave in the morning and be on the pier for a lobster lunch out of Ensenada.
The Man
mark, how cold was it at night?
You needed a sweatshirt plus a windbreaker if it's windy and damp.
thanks!!!!
How many times do you think Bill has packed and unpacked so far? Go get em Bill!
Quote from: Swami805 on June 20, 2021, 11:53:23 PM
How many times do you think Bill has packed and unpacked so far? Go get em Bill!
Awww y'all making' fun of me now 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. Only twice so far....😂😂😂 and tomorrow is another day 😆 Now where did I put my passport 🤔. Never mind Shiloh found it......Bill
Loading in an hour!
Go get them!
Have fun!
They're on the way! They'll be fishing tonight.
SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE departed from Port SAN DIEGO
at 2021-06-22 12:46 Local Time (2021-06-22 19:46 UTC)
Time of Arrival/Departure is the time the Vessel approaches the entrance/exit of the Port respectively.
Time: 2021-06-22 19:46 UTC
Position: N 32° 40.31', W 117° 13.72'
Speed/Course: 8.5 knots / 173°
Area: USWC - US West Coast
Source of Position: TERR-AIS
We are back. Had a great time caught some quality bluefin. I caught my personal best fish that taped out at 110 lbs. I will post pictures later as I just left Fisherman's Processing. I dropped off 190 lbs of whole fish for 4 fish.weather was warm and overcast with a stiff breeze blowing the whole time. Wind swells and chop kept us on our toes the whole time. Day one produced some fish on flyline during the sundown bite. The night drops produced nada It was hard keeping the dropper loop or flat falls vertical, even with 1 lbs of lead. Day 2 was mostly productive on the kite, with a cow coming over the rail. Day three was pretty slow during the day, but the sundown bite really turn it on with lots of schoolies coming over the rail.
If I remember right 3 people limited out. By the time the evening bite came around after dinner, we tried deep dropping but between the wind and the speed of the schools nothing happened. Evan the new owner/operator really worked his butt off to find us fish and his hard work paid off. Wayne was busting his butt during the trip and finally scored 4 fish on the last day, even breaking a hook losing a quality fish 20 minutes into the fight. He kept hard charging and brought 4 over the rail. Alan and the boys are on their way home as I am also. More to come as everyone gets home. Bill
Edit to correct the darm autocorrect.
Quote from: Bill B (Tarfu) on June 25, 2021, 08:21:00 PM
We are back. Had a great time caught some quality bluefin. I caught my personal best fish that tapped out at 110 lbs. I will post pictures later as I just left Fizhermans Processing. I dropped off 190 lbs of whole fish for 4 fish.weather was warm and overcast with a stiff breeze blowing the whole time. Wind swells and chop kept use on our toes the whole time. Day one produced some fish on flyline during the sundown bite. The night drops produced NASA. It was hard keeping the dropper loop or flat falls vertical, even with 1 lbs of lead. Day 2 was mostly productive on the kite, with a cow com9ng over the rail. Day three was pretty slow during the day, but the sundown bite really turn it on with lots of schoolkids coming over the rail
If I remember right 3 people limited out. . By the time the eve ing bite came around after dinner, we tried deep dropping but between the wind and the speed of the schools nothing happened. Evan the new owner operator really worked his butt off to find us fish and his hard work paid off. Wayne was busting his butt during the trip and finally scored 4 fish on the last day, even breaking a hook losing a quality fish 20 minutes into the fight. He kept hard charging and brought 4 over the rail. Alan and the boys are on their way home as I am also. More to come as everyone gets home. Bill
Thanks for the quick report and congrats on your new PB BFT!!!!!!
Sounds like a lot of fun!
Welcome to the calf club Bill, nice fish.
Congrats Bill on your personal best BFT !!
Way ta go Bill!! 8)
https://youtu.be/UmmGOUUYnxM
https://youtu.be/g6qAnBuRv7U
Bill's kite fish and PB:
https://youtu.be/KmN9ulMv9NU
Warren's jackpot fish using old school gear:
https://youtu.be/jDYWgiiH36A
Awesome guys!
Thanks for taking us along Alan.
Wayne, sorry to see that, I know it is a heartbreaker losing a fish of any size.
Rob
Here's a couple pictures of my fish....will post more as I find them...Bill
Nice fish Bill, sounds like a fun trip.
Holley moley broke a hook in half? What kind of hook was it so I can avoid them. That was a big fish on the hook.
Quote from: Bill B (Tarfu) on June 26, 2021, 10:12:24 PM
Here's a couple pictures of my fish....will post more as I find them...Bill
Wow !
Congradulations Bill !
Coundnt have happened to a greater guy .
;D ;D ;D
(https://i.imgur.com/hci7sfJl.jpg)
Quote from: Swami805 on June 27, 2021, 01:15:33 AM
Nice fish Bill, sounds like a fun trip.
nice, big...
Nice trip for the Ohana that went. Catching fish is nice but hooking up with old friends and new friends is what it is all about.
A few more pictures....anyone know these 2 pirates?
Jackpot fish taped out to 99lb. Caught on an old school cal star 6455xh mated to a Shimano tld30II tib frame conversion. This rig used to belong to my buddy Rob, who passed away a few years ago from complications from surgery. He was only 47. sinker rig (12 oz) 85 yards of 80 mono that's all what's left of a 200 yard topshot. spectra backing. 6 feet of 130 fluro leader (yo-zuri) tied with a three turn surgeons knot. 5/0 owner super mutu circle hook crimped with a rub sleeve and burned ball on tag end. It wasn't until halfway through the third and final day that I filled out my limit. Jimmy says you have to use strategy and leave room if you're lucky enough to come up on the kite rotation, or big fish show up. Don't fill your limit with all small fish. Once caught and tagged, fish count towards your 6 fish maximum limit regardless of trip length. 2 per day, 6 maximum per trip. Great trip, mostly uncrowded except the "corner" at times. We had our chances. Thats all you can ask for.
Quote from: theswimmer on June 27, 2021, 06:48:01 PM
Quote from: Bill B (Tarfu) on June 26, 2021, 10:12:24 PM
Here's a couple pictures of my fish....will post more as I find them...Bill
Wow !
Congradulations Bill !
Coundnt have happened to a greater guy .
Thank you John.....
Damn Warren, you always do well.
If Hamachi likes it, it had to be great!
The Man
Thanks for taking us along men, great pics, good memories ay, cheers Don.
Awesome fishing with you again Warren! Hopefully it won't be another 5 years!
Jeff, we're you using the Cousins rods?
Nice job everyone! Great to see good fish and Bill really putting it to them! Here is a photo of them on the Bluefin grounds with the Coronado Islands for a backdrop. - john
Hey Mark
I caught 2 of my 4 fish in the 75ML I got from you!
Nice! You were probably the only one fishing Cousins on the boat! I had Phenix, UC, Seeker, Okuma and Black Hole rods and Avet, Okuma, Shimano, Penn and Daiwa reels on my trip.
You're right!
I also had seeker rods. Reels were Avet and Penn.
Old school!!!