Its Wed. the 9th of Sept we are aboard the Producer on a 1 1/2 day'er.
We get to the fishing grounds before day break. So we just sit in open water,
engines off, silent, waiting for the sun to crack over the horizon
so we can start fishing. The sea is almost dead calm,
the temperature is around 65, perfect conditions.
It won't stay calm for long though. A storm is about to hit,
a storm of blood and carnage that has to be seen to be believed.
We are in the gray and the Captn. of the Producer comes on the speaker,
"OK guys there is a large Kelp off to starboard, as soon as the
Sun cracks the horizon I am going to motor over there. It is loaded with fish.
Use the heavy stuff, 30, 40 rigs so we can get them in quick.
It will be wide open so fish hard."
I am pumped, my adrenaline level is off the scale. This is what we go to sea for.
Everyone is silent.....waiting. Then it happens, the engines come to life,
a loud rumble, a belch of diesel smoke, the gear box engages
and we are moving forward straight into the adventure of a lifetime.
The Captn. slides the boat up about 20 yds from the kelp,
cuts the engines and without hesitation its immediate mayhem.
Guys are yelling HOOK UP.... the girls are screaming
oh ohhhhh and screaming ahhhhhh
and just screaming. Its party time. 5 guys are yelling for a gaff
but there are only 3 deck hands. The Captain and the Cook
all jump in to help.
There is blood every where. So many fish on deck they tell us
to sack our own fish as the crew is too busy gaffing.
And so it goes for about the next hour.
As the sun comes full up the bite slows down. Not dead but just a
slow steady pace. Usually one or two guys always hooked up.
It's just steady fishing all through the day. I racked my 30 rig and swapped out
for the 25. Used 20 and 25lb Blackwater Fluorocarbon leaders
through out the day with 1/0 and 2/0 hooks.
Taco stayed with his 30 set up longer than I did and still was getting bit well.
As the Sun got brighter in the late morning I added some lead,
about 1/4oz. The increased light penetration drives the Tuna deeper
so you have to adjust by adding the wt. or butt hooking them.
It was at that point I hooked up with the Jackpot contender. Using my Avet MXJ loaded with 20lb Izor XXX and a 25lb Blackwater Fluoro leader.
A long soak deep in the water column.
A brutal fight that beat my body hard. A nice 35 lb YF hits the deck
and I know at that point it's the $300 money fish.
NOT..... at the end of the day I get beat out by about 4oz,
the balance scale looked level but the deckie proclaimed me the looser
as the arrow at the pivot point was in favor of the other fish.
We play the game and give it our best......Next Time.
The 3 jackpot contenders. Mines is on the left in the shadows,
Taco's Dorado in the center and the winner to the right.
Taco was definitely the hot stick on the boat and put the icing on his sack
with a beautiful Mahi Mahi. It was jumping like a Marlin across the surface,
the colors were spectacular. Bright yellow with that iridescent blue gleaming
in the sun light. Taco fought it like the pro that he is.
In a short time the nice female Dorado you see in the pics hits the deck.
24X thats ME!!
Another Beauty....
Taco practicing his art work just in case the Exorcism fails.
True to Top Gun standards Eddie gets hooked up and starts looking
for someone to hand off his rod to, someone who ate bananas for breakfast and has not caught any Tuna.
The deck hands were looking for someone but the fishing was so hot
everyone was catching fish.
No one gets skunked on a boat with Top Guns around.
Erendira Baja California N 
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