The crew of Ian, his son Allister, Scott, and myself met at the marina around 4:45 AM last Thursday. Captain Freddy and his crew were already working, procuring some bait for the day. We jumped on board and shoved off from the marina around 5:20. We were told that the water at El Banco wasn't fishable right now (cloudy and no bait), so we headed to La Corbetena. We get to the rock at sunrise, and we start by pulling a spread of plastics. Not even 5 minutes after we put the spread out, the port flat pops. In the distance, we see a black marlin tail walking. I grab the rod and jump in the chair, and line continues to dump from the Tiburon 50w. They use a mono top shot and pack the reel with braid underneath and the fish quickly had us to the braid. The fish went deep for about 30 minutes and then surfaced for two jumps...it then went deep again. The last 20 minutes or so was a constant give and take...the fish took line whenever it wanted it seemed. I finally brought her to the boat after about a 50 minute fight. She measured 134 inches from the bill to the tail...(didn't get a measurement from the fork of the tail to the jaw, unfortunately). The captain estimated her at 500lbs. We spent the remainder of the day trying to catch the large cow yellowfins that puerto vallarta is known for. We had a tough time catching the preferred bait (very small bonita) for most of the day and tried to make do mostly with cabbies. We did catch several dorado Towards the end of the day, we did finally get a yellowfin to eat a cabbie using a kite. Ian grabbed the rod and fought the 70 or so lb yellowfin to the boat. We missed one yf on a small bonito, and we missed one more on a cabbie I can't say enough about the captain and crew. They worked hard for us, and they even stayed out 2 extra hours at no extra cost just because they genuinely want to catch fish. There was a friendly rivalry going on all day between the both boats.good times. Brad Sawin |
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