Vagabond 10 day report 11/28 to 12/8 2008

Panic · Dec-08-2008, 08:53 PM

So here is the update with photos: I also have more photos posted from the trip on a link on my Blog - www.onecooltuna.com

UPDATE _ New videos on YouTube - 02/9/08

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Day 1
As we got our bait for the trip there where other boats stocking up as well.

the next few days where just travel time and getting rigged up. Capt. Mike had a great rigging class and a briefing on where we were heading and the best tackle to use.

Day 3 - Awoke to a great morning and traveled a few hours and start trolling for some school size tuna, just to work out the cobwebs and get use to fishing with each other. Moved around all day on the 13 Bank, ended up with 50+ Yellowfin and 17 Yellowtails on the Bloody decks at the end of the day. Dropped the anchor for the night and waiting for reports to come in the AM, we will fish the area in the morning and then move down the line.

Day 4 - We fished the same area for most of the day and picked up more Yellowfin and Yellowtails as well as a couple of Dorado's. We made the move that evening to Mag Bay and made bait then moved overnight too the Upper bank in search of the Cows on day 5.

Day 5 - we start to look for the cows and only found two large tunas in the 40 to 60lbs.

Day 6 - We moved up to the Tatous Bank. It started out slow pickings with a 30lbs Skin and a Dodo as well as a few tunas, The we hit a few schools of some 80 to 120 lb. size fish, We picked up a couple but most did not want to chew.. Then around 1 PM the school size YF started to go off big, the foaming schools where something to see. We ended with 75 more Yellowfin. We are going back into Mag Bay to make bait tonight and then go back to the 13 and try to pick up some more Cows tomorrow.

Day 7 started out looking great and the Cows came fash and heavy. We put the first of the 200+ on before 9am and they keep coming..

We finished off the day with the Devil Fish and Mike T. -

Devil fish on the deck..

The ride home had us stop on some school size fish and then back ro SD and the end to another great year of fishing.

Here is the Jackpot fish - John's does not look like the 297 that it was, he could not hold it up straight for the photo. (left side)

Cow Town or Bust Trip... On the Vagabond

Here is the basic, I am tired and have over 500 photos and 2 hours of videos to go over. I will post a full report later.

Basics

1st Place - John - 297lb Cow
2nd place - Kurt - 285lb Cow
3rd Place - Mike - 262lb Cow

With a very Young 79 years old Jack with one just over 200... in under 30 minutes.. May we all do that well some day..

With a lot of the group breaking personal best on these fish.

Totals
350 Yellow Fin Tuna - 11 over 100 and 7 over 200
130 Yellowtails
3 Dodo's
1 Hoo

INN KEEPER · Dec-08-2008, 09:25 PM

Jeff,
"El Diablo" was 246lb. It was a great trip, and again thank you for all the photos
and Videos that you sacrifice rail time for to capture other peoples memorable catches.
Mike

BuonaForTuna · Dec-08-2008, 11:07 PM

Mike always does a great Job out there with the Vag crew. Good Report.

Ready4TheYellow · Dec-08-2008, 11:15 PM

We had a customer on that trip on his first LR named Val any clue how he did?

fishman27 · Dec-09-2008, 08:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Panic

Cow Town or Bust Trip... On the Vagabond

Here is the basic, I am tired and have over 500 photos and 2 hours of videos to go over. I will post a full report later.

Basics

1st Place - John - 297lb Cow
2nd place - Kurt - 285lb Cow
3rd Place - Mike - 262lb Cow

With a very Young 79 years old Jack with one just over 200... in under 30 minutes.. May we all do that well some day..

With a lot of the group breaking personal best on these fish.

Totals
350 Yellow Fin Tuna - 11 over 100 and 7 over 200
130 Yellowtails
3 Dodo's
1 Hoo

Jack was on my 5 day last june when we fished cedros. that guy is a great fisherman. i hope i am still fishing when i am that old.

Panic · Dec-09-2008, 03:23 PM

Val was on the trip and did good, I have a list of the fish over 100 and will post that in the full report. I know he did get a good Dodo, but don't remember his best tuna..

fatbass · Dec-09-2008, 04:42 PM

Just curious, how was the condition of your fish when you returned? For me that's the only drawback to the Vag. Just wondering if they got RSW yet. As far as the crew, some of the best guys you'll ever fish with. Mr. Lackey is a fish magnet. Chad

Panic · Dec-10-2008, 12:29 PM

Fish was in good shape, RSW in the front slammer and the cows in the back cooler, Had no issues with the fish at the docks. Some got a little brused from the last day track home with some choppy weather. But the fish was fine. No Issues, Mike and the crew handle the fish great.

fatbass · Dec-10-2008, 02:14 PM

Stoked! I hope to fish with those guys again soon. Chad

Panic · Dec-11-2008, 03:59 PM

Timmy is the best Big Fish crewman, he was on all the Big Cows and they all got on the boat. We had one of the best ratios on this trip, I can only remember 2-3 lost after a good hook-up. I am still working on the pictures and report, hope to have it done this weekend. So far the video is looking good..

Panic · Dec-14-2008, 08:35 AM

Updated with report and photos, video still in the works.

fishloose2 · Dec-19-2008, 09:59 AM

Ok Jeff now im om the right on I just want to know how Dave did I work with him on the Outrider in SanPedro . I was going on this trip but had to back buying a house ill be on it next year for sure . WTG all of you that were on the the trip