Fishing Highlights - Jan 9-16, 2010
Black Marlin, Blue Marlin, Sailfish, Mullet Snapper, and Dorados
What a week of fishing. January at the lodge has always been known as the best month at Piñas Bay. The ocean came alive and as far as the eyes could see, bait balls were busting the surface. MARLIN and SAILFISH were everywhere and were crushing the live baits.
Anglers saw action all week and while they were waiting for the billfish to bite, the strip baits kept all busy with Dorado after Dorado. I’ve see big Dorado caught elsewhere but nothing like what happens here. Many bulls in the 50-60 pound range were caught and let me tell you they’re not easy to get to the boat.
Martin and Mitchell Firestein were the hot anglers this week. Over six days of fishing the farther and son team released 6 BLACK MARLIN and 6 BLUE MARLIN. Twelve marlin in one week, equals a trip of a lifetime!
Yvonne Buckley and Rafael Monjo released a BLACK MARLIN, PACIFIC BLUE MARLIN and PACIFIC SAILFISH all in one day for a GRAND SLAM.
Gary and Lisa Jones were also in Piñas Bay this week for the first time. Gary released his first BLACK MARLIN450 lbs and also got his first PACIFIC BLUE MARLIN around 300 lbs. His wife Lisa released her first BLACK MARLIN, a big one in the 600 lb PACIFIC BLUE MARLIN around 350 lbs. Congratulations! estimated at range and also released her first
Rob Shawger released his first BLACK MARLIN estimated at 300 lbs. Michael Griffith also had a shot at his first BLACK MARLIN and scored a decent one in the 400 lb range. Charlie Van Bibber released his first BLACK MARLIN around 400 lbs and Paul Carlson also released his first BLACK MARLIN400 lbs. estimated at
Raymond Clepper released his first PACIFIC BLUE MARLIN in the 450 lb range. Domink Porcelli and John Malbon both released their first PACIFIC BLUE MARLIN estimated at 400 lbs. Jeff Dyckman also released his first PACIFIC BLUE MARLIN around 300 lbs. Borta Oria caught his first PACIFIC BLUEMARLIN this week.
Cameron Hunter, dropped a live bonito down on the reef this week and reeled in a new pending IGFA World Record MULLET SNAPPER. The fish weighed 26.4 lbs shattering the old record of 11.6 lbs. What a catch Cameron!
The total for the week was very impressive with 35 BLACK MARLIN releases, 28 BLUE MARLIN releases and 41 SAILFISH releases. We lost count of Dorado; a true Tropic Star Experience.
Tight Lines,
Albert Battoo
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