Bajabytes Sport Fishing Update July 19, 2023 “Los Compadres” celebrated their victory at the 19th Annual Dorado Shoot Out, taking home a 2023 Volkswagen Amarok and $295,460 (USD) in prize money. The team is from Los Barriles and has been fishing this tournament for 19 straight years! Congratulations to Team “Los Compadres” and allContinue reading “Dorado Shootout Sets Record!”
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Another Tantalizing Swordfish Week!
Hunter Hensley fought and landed a SWORDFISH on Pisces 62′ Chasin Tail yesterday! But wait!!! THERE’S MORE – Anglers Larry Bale and Hunter Hensley released an approx. 300-pound BLUE MARLIN and landed a 50-pound YELLOWFIN Tuna, too.
Baja fishing warms to the sound of Summer
Later that afternoon, Rebecca Ehrenberg, who represented the Stars and Stripes Fishing Team, presented the Winning Sportfishing Team crews with their awards.
Baja Roosters Tease
With all the boats and all the pressure on these fish, the name of the game is ‘first of all’ patience. Many boats throw bait, so getting fish around your boat can be difficult. But, as I said above, they will eventually show up around your boat, giving you an opportunity. The hard part is when the fish do show up, not getting “buck fever.” There have been some big roosterfish that are very wise. You have to be willing to accept that these fish will reject your offerings more often than not. If you understand that and are patient, and make good presentations when given the opportunity, you can succeed!
Baja Spring on the Horizon
After tacking back and forth searching for the swordfish tail and dorsal, often referred to as a “two-finner,” they finally spotted some commotion on the surface, creating a large patch of white water. Suddenly, the fish appeared near the top, confirming it was a feeding thresher shark…
Baja Spring Emerging…
Bajabytes Sport Fishing Update March 14, 2023 Baja (Norte) Despite the difficult weather conditions, a surprisingly decent sand bass bite is happening in front of the Bull Ring The best rig for the bass continues to be the so-called “Knocker Rig,” which is only a sliding egg sinker on the line with a 1/2-oz. LeadContinue reading “Baja Spring Emerging…”
Baja Sur Spring Sportfishing Tournament Dates announced
52-pound dorado landed on Pisces 31′ Tiburon, plus more dorado and striped marlin Released!
“Annual Sport Fishing Forum in BCS”
Another glassy day on Laguna Ojo de Liebre with sleepy mothers and calves and mating trios. Our trip began with catching sight of the Pink Floyd (whale penis) and several mating trios. The female kept coming over to us and under our panga, and the males would chase her out. We saw lots of majestic spy hops and impressive breaches. A wonderful day with whales!.…
899 marlin released!
Cabo San Lucas
Incredible fishing continues in Cabo with excellent catch success rates for the fleet and CRAZY numbers of marlin caught and released just this week. We had 899 marlin released in Total!
CRAZY MARLIN WEEK IN CABO
Marlin bite picked way up compared to last week. We had 141 Marlin Released total for the fleet, with the Top boats, such as Pisces 37’ BBII releasing 23 Billfish in the week. Their best day they went 10 for 14 on Striped Marlin. Pisces 35’ Bill Collector 2 also did well in the week with 19 Released; going 7 for 9 on their best day. Only one Dorado caught and a few Skipjack Tuna and still a few good inshore catches of Sierra Mackerel, Grouper, Snapper, Ladyfish, Bonita, Triggerfish, etc….Rebecca Ehrenberg