argo sportfishing report 7/15/2015
we fished this morning out of san francisco on the argo, berthed behind alioto's restaurant at san francisco. the trip was originally scheduled for yesterday, but the weather report was calling for 15-20 knot winds so we moved the trip to today. rick was supposed to join us but couldn't make it, and joey was supposed to be our deckhand, but had to work today. my friend tim drove up from fresno and stayed overnight. one scotch each, honest! and i still overslept! by some miracle we made it to boat on time.
if you are fishing on one of the san francisco boats, the anchorage parking lot has a $10 early bird special. not sure about this sign, but when i pulled the car out, the guy only charged me $10.
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i dropped off the guys at the dock, parked the care and then walked two blocks from the garage to the boat. it's the city, and it's pretty tough for some people.
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there are lot's of restaurants on the waterfront. castagnola's is very famous.
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many of the fishing boats are tied up right next door.
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alioto's and tarantino's are also quite famous!
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to get to the boat, you round this corner.
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then walk through this door.
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at the end of the hallway and to the right is the argo!
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and of course, i'm the last guy to show up.
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meet our skipper, craig hanson!
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enjoy a few shots of the san francisco bay!
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meet bryan young.
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dominick libonati!
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tim liddle!
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steve williams!
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today we'll be trolling for salmon using cable baiters. this is what the bait looks like.
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here is steve's hotrodded jigmaster.
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i'm using a penn 320gt2.
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here is the skipper's 2/0 senator.
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we ended up with three nice stripers. here is steve on the last one. watch his hat at the end of the clip.
https://youtu.be/JG8dWfj1RKE
welcome back to the city!
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our catch for day!
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that's it, guys! 3 stripers and one salmon for the 5 of us. pretty rough weather, great skipper. catch up with craig at his website, http://argosportfishing.com/ and on facebook! https://www.facebook.com/ArgoSportFishing?fref=ts
Memorable. Trip for sure , and Alan has more video ... Home safe and have a few pics. To post as well ... I would take Alan as my wing man anytime. :D
Great trip fellas! ;D
Looks like a fun time. Dominick is stylin' with that Water Bottle Necklace. ;)
Nice trip, looks like Bryan had top hook. Congrats
Thanks for sharing. Sorry you had bad weather.
Are those 3/0 sized handles on all of the reels?
-g
Quote from: Gman_WC on July 16, 2015, 02:52:20 PMAre those 3/0 sized handles on all of the reels?
all 3/0 handle except for the 320GT2s. They were 5/0 handles. Alan's go big or go home applies for his reels too. :D
Thanks Alan. What a great day on the water!
There's was a lot more action than the 4 we brought back. We released 4 silvers and a shaker Chinook. We landed every hookup except one small guy that didn't even pull the sinker release. All barbless hooks.
The ocean was a bit of a washing machine and it helped that the Argo is the heaviest wide beamed 6pack out there. Captain Craig did a great job of getting us to work as a team. He knows fishing and shares what he knows.
There was a lot of hit and run bait stealers and deckhand Alan kept our baits fresh checking every 5 minutes. DH Alan landed all the catch flawlessly and was seen scrubbing the deck on the ride home. Great job!
Bryan did win the jackpot but we forgot to collect.
I was sick as a dog on this trip. I used the patch and I expect that the patch was defective. I did not feel the usual dry mouth from using the patch. That should have been the first sign that there was something wrong. I could barely move without nausea. Parts of the trip was fun. Some of it was agony. Here are a few photos I took. Dominick
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And...last but not least the headless fisherman. Sorry Tim
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So I guess you were in charge of chumming the fish hey, Dominick ;D Well ya still managed to catch one stripe Bass.
nice trip, but Im with Dominick, I hate windy days on a boat
Very nice gentlemen! Dominick, you were sick as a dog because that damn bottle you had wrapped around your neck was blocking oxygen to your brain. ::)
On a serious note I decided to carry the bottle on strap as it seems that there will be a fish on and nowhere to put the bottle. Having the strap works really well. On a funny note it does look silly. ;D Dominick
Quote from: Bryan Young on July 16, 2015, 03:41:50 PM
Quote from: Gman_WC on July 16, 2015, 02:52:20 PMAre those 3/0 sized handles on all of the reels?
all 3/0 handle except for the 320GT2s. They were 5/0 handles. Alan's go big or go home applies for his reels too. :D
thats not fair.. its pure brain wash, now I want a 5/0 handle for my 320gti looks pretty good
Quote from: Reel 224 on July 16, 2015, 12:05:49 PMNice trip, looks like Bryan had top hook. Congrats
:D
Thanks. I wouldn't have had that fish if it wasn't for Skipper Craig Hanson for excellent boat positioning, our Deckie Alan Tani netting that beast, and the fact that Alan wasn't fishing all contributed to the prize size fish. I know Alan, and if you are fishing with him, he will consistently pull the largest fish out of the ocean right before weigh in.
Quote from: Reel 224 on July 16, 2015, 06:19:44 PM
So I guess you were in charge of chumming the fish hey, Dominick ;D Well ya still managed to catch one stripe Bass.
I was in charge of chumming yesterday. Dominick look green but I was the fountain. lol
I can't add much to yesterday other than I had a BLAST...I finally got to meet Bryan, Dom & Steve...Pleasure all mine. I wish Bryan and Dom felt better but "S" happens and Bryan is a TROOPER ;D ... Dominick held down the Galley like a Pro!...Alan was a bit rusty on his deckhand skills and tried to release a striper by way of miss netting a couple of times ;D ;D ;D All fish hooked were brought to the net except for one. Too bad we had to release several illegal fish. If endangered why did we catch so many? I only have redundant photos except one ... Enjoy ;D
A light Dinner tonight: Sticky rice, fresh cut Avocado, tomato & bell peppers and of coarse fresh Sashimi...Light buttery Salmon from yesterday, fresh Striped Sea Bass from yesterday and to finish off the trifecta! Some Hamachi...Just because I can!
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Looking good Tim. The way you have it all chopped up, I would heat up a Wok and throw everything in there, along with a glass of white wine and some lemon juice ;D.
Quote from: Alto Mare on July 17, 2015, 01:46:48 AM
Looking good Tim. The way you have it all chopped up, I would heat up a Wok and throw everything in there, along with a glass of white wine and some lemon juice ;D.
That would work well!
Boy I have to agree with Sal. A wok would rock.
The layout is excellent.
this is a shot of one of the silver salmon that we had to release. the others were identified while they were in the water and shaken off, but this one was unfortunately netted, then release.
https://youtu.be/_Y91xWaUPrI
It didn't look that rough, but a side swell put me on my butt. It's amazing that we actually landed that fish...then released it once we could identify it.
It's amazing you hit the deck and held on to the rod!
AWESOME VID!!!
The hat catch was great and it even had it's violent moment when Craig delivered the knockout blow and snuffed out that striper, it was like Goodfellas or something. Action packed, Oscar worthy ;D
(Hey aren't you supposed to edit that stuff out ::) for the kids & faint of heart :o)
I didn't see Dominick in that Chaos! Walk it Around! :D
Quote from: Bryan Young on July 17, 2015, 12:19:28 AM
Quote from: Reel 224 on July 16, 2015, 06:19:44 PM
So I guess you were in charge of chumming the fish hey, Dominick ;D Well ya still managed to catch one stripe Bass.
I was in charge of chumming yesterday. Dominick look green but I was the fountain. lol
I have been there Bryan and I feel both of you guys pain :P Not a pleasant place to be, but the good side is you both caught fish----------------<*{{{{><
Quote from: alantani on July 17, 2015, 05:49:41 AM
this is a shot of one of the silver salmon that we had to release. the others were identified while they were in the water and shaken off, but this one was unfortunately netted, then release.
https://youtu.be/_Y91xWaUPrI
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA...Carnage! I wanted to walk it around! I tried! Damn glad we got that fish to release!
I have to comment! This report brought back a lot of memories. I used to fish here all the time for Stripers on the Bass Tub but the hike to parking (I was always solo) and the vertical ladders to the boat are no longer on my list. On one of my last times on a Saturday, I had 3 stripers between 12-15 lbs. under one arm in a plastic fish bag, tackle, rod and lunch bag in the other, and I'm trying to navigate between tourists. Suddenly I fell the fish slipping and I have 2 Stripers on the sidewalk. I'm bent over trying to get everything under control, when I hear this sweet voice asking if I need help. I look up and here's a real cutie bending over in a low cut dress that leaves nothing to the imagination! I thank her and keep going to the car and I've got a smile on my face that lasted all day.
Good memories!
In my younger years, I would had ask her for her phone number or if she had time after I dropped the fish off in my truck for a snack. Yup, I was one of those guys back in my younger days.
Just left Dominick's home after enjoying a delicious Striped Bass dinner, including Fish Soup (made from the salmon heads), San Francisco Sour Dough Bread, Spinach & garlic, Rice a roni style steamed rice, and marinated FRESH tomatoes.
If you are in San Mateo, Stop by for one of the best meals you could only imagine!!!!!
Giants winning????
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excuse my ignorance but are those stripers the same species as those on the US east coast?
They should be the same, only smaller.
Quote from: Gadget on July 20, 2016, 03:49:56 AM
excuse my ignorance but are those stripers the same species as those on the US east coast?
I believe it was the early 1920's when a few railroad cars filled with water and Striper fingerlings were transported across the country. That was the beginning of Striper, or "Rockfish" fishing on the west coast.
Sid
You are correct, Sid. They were "planted" here by folks from back east. They are not native to California coastal or inshore waters, but have proliferated over the last century.
Sid I once did some research on how striped bass got to CA. The author reported that the fish were in milk cans and brought in by rail. I wondered at the time how they kept the cans aerated. Dominick
it was the late 1800's they came by rail...
As long as the train keeps moving the sloshing inside the can will keep it aerated. Works the same transporting fish on the highway. The critical part is getting the density (fish/gallon) correct. Too high and they die of ammonia poisoning. Too low and it's not cost effective.
-steve
This is what the big ladies look like mrbrklyn!
................Lou
You Go Lou!
My Man. ;)
Your getting closer. Ya get points fishing off your own boat. People may disagree but on a charter or head boat the fish come because of the captain. IMO! He's the guy that puts you on the money!
When you can consistently catch 40 to 55 lbers on artificials from your own boat your starting to get it dialed in! I'm still learning and trying to get it figured out myself! Hopefully someday I'll get good at it!
.......................Lou
Not competing with you gentlemen and especially not you Lou, you are the one and only " Striper Lou " :).
I just wanted to say that I agree with your comment.
Catching from a party boat could be fun, But, there is no better feeling than getting one on your own from your own boat.
Here is mine, not worth measuring, compared to you guys, but never the less my personal best at 44":
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Sal
Lou,
There is no pissing contest here that you are the Striper Man.
In That first pic, That fish is as big as you.
You do this every week. I think you got it down. 50 lb fish every time!
We all can catch fish, but you consistently produce fish like that every week on your boat with your home made lures.
It is what is, That is why you are Striper Lou. ;D
Despite popular opinion. You have put in the time, research and perfected it.
You are the very best at your craft. ;)
Its a beauty Sal! As are all Stripers! Bet you caught it on a JM too?
No competition here gentlemen.
The one on the cart is 58lbs 13oz. 37 fish over 50 and still looking for a 60. Hopefully someday a 60 before I hang up my rod. Artificials definitely put you at a disadvantage but that's what makes the challenge and keeps it interesting.
Have a great evening, .. Lou
Quote from: STRIPER LOU on September 11, 2016, 01:56:06 AM
Its a beauty Sal! As are all Stripers! Bet you caught it on a JM too?
No competition here gentlemen.
The one on the cart is 58lbs 13oz. 37 fish over 50 and still looking for a 60. Hopefully someday a 60 before I hang up my rod. Artificials definitely put you at a disadvantage but that's what makes the challenge and keeps it interesting.
Have a great evening, .. Lou
Thanks Lou!
Daron said it best, you have mastered the game and we should all be thankful for all your hard work.
I have not put those custom "Lou's Plugs" you sent me to the test yet, can't wait to see what they will bring.
There is only one Strper Lou, you've earned it my friend.
Sal
Lou the man. Ruben keep at it. Some day you might be the man. :D Dominick
This should stir it up a bit,
It has been written that the next world record striper will be caught in San Luis resevoir right here in Ca.
There are some slugs in that man made lake.
Just let me add it will not be caught by me! I have only caught a handful of stripers and don't even qualify as a newbie when it comes to fishing them. However I do now have an original striper Lou plug so anything is possible.
hey, who has pictures of dinner at dominick's?
I have some; trying to download all my stuff at the moment so I can do report but it's being contentious......