Lobster season opens Saturday 9-29

I know Dan will be out trying to hoop a few legals.
Check out this link for the 2007, 08 lobster season
http://www.sport-fishing.com/fnewsentries.asp?title=Recreational%20Spiny%20Lobster%20Season%20Opens%20Saturday&fe=5

Join us on the Tpo Gun 80

Join us on an ultra limited load (18) 5 day trip on the Top Gun 80. I just talked to Captain Bob Taft of the Top Gun 80. Great fishing at Guadalupe Isl. for yellowfin tuna and yellowtail. He just returned from a 4 day trip fishing the isl. and came back with limits of yellowfin tuna, 50 fish over 50lbs. jackpot a 80 lb. tuna and yellowtail to 45lbs. Looks like Guadalupe has turned around for the better so come join us. We have welcome goodie bags, T’s for everyone a raffle for rods, reels and other sponsor gifts and be on TV. To join us go to www.topgun80.com and book on line. If you have any questions call Larry at 562-221-1278

New Trends for Long Range Gear

It’s September and a lot of us are getting ready for 5 day and longer fishing trips from San Diego to destinations like Guadalupe Isl., Cedros and points further south. So what are the new trends for these trips? Well for some who have a of rods and reels its not hard to bring a setup for each line class 30, 40, 50, 60, 80 and even 100lb. But what do you do when your tackle is limited. The new trend is to fill the reel with braided line and use a topshot of mono that could be as long as100 ft. to as short as a leader of 18 inches. This way it would be quick and easy to change the your one rod and reel to different mono test lines. This way one rod and reel can handle at least 2 different line test if not more. One thing to remember be sure that the reel’s drag can handle the pound test of line you use. By this I mean; drags should be set at 25% of the test of the line, 40lb line would set at 10lb. of drag’ 60lb. line at 15lb. of drag. and so on. This way your tackle will be balanced properly and you will be able to land the fish with very little problems.
Another new trend with braided line is to use smaller 2-speed reels for larger fish. Braided line has a smaller diameter then mono and thus you can have the same or more yardage of line on a small reel as you would have on a larger reel. Also using a smaller reel you can make a longer cast then with a large reel. Finally braded line has less drag in the waters so it is easier for your bait to swim away from the boat.
Then there is fluorocarbon line. Invisible in water and with high abrasion resistance fluorocarbon line has uses in certain situations. It works well when fishing in kelp or around rocky structures or when the fish are on a finicky bite but because fluorocarbon is stiffer then mono it can hamper your bait from swimming naturally.
And finally with all this new technology it will come of no use if your rods and reels aren’t properly serviced before your trip.
Checkout the New Penn International Torque and the International VSX reels. All have superor drags to handle braided lines. http://www.pennreels.com/01_products/reels/reels.htm
Also Shakespear's Ugly Barid line. http://www.shakespeare-fishing.com/products/mono/ugly_braid.shtml

Icon Fishing Report

On Wed. 9-19-07 we did our Icon 3/4 day trip on the Icon. Not much was happening for the local fishing so after a few sculpins on a wreck we headed to the South East Bank area for some rockfish. The fish were nice size. Salmon grouper, reds and chillis to 5lbs. and a few legal lingcods. Thanks to Captain Morgan and his crew for a great trip.

New Salmon Seeker

Our second day of fishing was on the New Salmon Seeker with Captain Shim. We tried for some halibut just outside the Golden Gate Bridge but to no avail so it was the run to Point Reyes for the lingcod. The water and the fishing was rougher then the day before. But we did manage limits of the lingcod to 28lbs. but it was slower for the rockfish so Captain shim decided to make a run to the Farllon Islands to finish off the rochfish limits. Arriving at the Farllons I was surprised to see only pinnacles of rock jetting out of the water, not what I call islands but very similar to the Alijos Rock and the Roca Partida down in Mexico. Once some chum was thrown out the rockfish were boiling and were fun to catch on light bass type gear. The weekend was fun and we came home with the 150qt. cooler full of fillets. You should join us next year.

San Francisco Report Day 1

On our Sat. trip we fished on the New Huck Finn out of Emeryville with Captain Jay. After getting a tank of live bait in San Francisco we headed out under the Golden Gate Bridge north to Point Reyes in beautiful calm waters for some rockfish and lingcod fishing. Fishing in 90 to 180 feet of water it was limit style fishing . The lingcod were from legal length to over 30lbs. with many over the 20lb. We also caught big blue rockfish, black rockfish red snappers and johnny bass. This was fun fishing with light tackle 2olb to 30lb. test gear and everyone kept their camera's clicking with the scenic landscapes of San Francisco.

Indian Fishing Report

With bad weather offshore it was decided to fish the Coronado Isl. in Mexican waters. We started at North Isl. for a few bonita. Moving around we fishid Middel Isl., SKR and the Rockpile. It was good fishing but every stop would be spoiled by the seals getting the fish and getting the bait. The Coronados seem to have the worst seal problems. Well thanks to Captin Chris and the crew for trying.

Icon

Everyone on the Icon trip Wed. 19th. Remember the boat will leave at 7am, be ther no later then 6:30am. Long Beach Sportfishing 555 Pico Ave; Long Beach, CA 90802 We might go to Catalina Isl. depending on the weather and fishing. You should have some light line, 12lb to 15lb. and up to 30lb. Sinkers from 2oz. o 8oz. for the rockfish and #2 to 3/0 hooks for the anchovies and sarines.

Getting Ready for Fishing

Just getting ready for our upcoming fishing trips on the Indian in San Diego and our 2 trips on the New Huck Finn and New Salmon Queen in San Francisco. San Diego: Still albacore and yellowfin and yellowtail fishing but seems a little slow but we still have 6 days until our trip. What with the giant squid on the Indian, have to talk to Captain Chris about that. San Francisco: Up north we will be fishing for lingcod, rockfish and salmon? The albacore are too far out for our scheduled trip but they are catching some nice big fish 30lb. +