We've boated a few trophies up to 270+ lbs yesterday and this morning we had a lot of action on fish up
to 75 lbs. We are now heading for some more trophies.
We still have a few spots on our last COW trip #46 leaving the day after Thanksgiving!!!!
Good fish'n,
Mike and the Vagabond Crew
Just got the word from our buddies that they have connected with the Cows and we will be on them tomorrow. Stay tuned for more info.
We still have a few spots on our last COW trip #46 leaving the day after Thanksgiving!!!! This could be YOU in the Cow picture below. Dan Cash (pictured with crew and cow in '05) will be on trip
#46, don't miss your chance.
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Good fish'n,
Mike and the Vagabond Crew
November 11, 2007
Capt. Gordon Lackey brought home a group of very happy anglers from a 5-day trip to Guadalupe. The enjoyed
steady fishing for 40- to 80-lb Yellowfin Tuna, with a couple of opportunities at some 100-lbers. They had a steady pick on quality Yellowtail from 25 to 40 lbs.
A stray Dorado enjoy found its way onboard. Good weather thoughout and they were able to top it off with a short stop for good-eating bottomfish.
John Jordan took 1st place with a 78.6-lb Yellowfin; Dave Nguyen came in second with 66.6-lber; and Dane Lupo
pulled in 3rd with a 60.6-lber.
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November 4, 2007
We are heading home with an ETA of 8:00 a.m. Monday loaded with great fish, see below.
Our next trip, #44, will start check in around 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday. Suggested tackle for that trip includes
25-, 40-, 50-, and 60-lb outfits; assorted live bait hooks 1.O thru 7.O, yoyo jigs 6X Jrs in blue/white & scrambled egg; and a couple
of 12-oz torpedo sinkers.
We still have a few spots on #44 and the last two 2007 COW trips!!!!
Good fish'n,
Mike and the Vagabond Crew
November 1, 2007
They are 1/2 way thru this special limited load Rocks/Wahoo 9-day trip and
they are bringing home Yellowfin Tuna up to 180 lbs so far.
They had good Yellowtail fishing on the way down, with some Dorado and Wahoo.
We still have some choice spots on #44 and the last two 2007 COW trips!!!!
Good fish'n,
Mike and the Vagabond Crew
October 26, 2007
Our SD Anglers LL 10-day is headed home with a morning ETA of 6:30 a.m.
They are bringing home Yellowfin Tuna up to 150 lbs. They had good scratch fishing on Wahoo and good Yellowtail fishing--all with gorgeous weather.
The Anglers are working with 50- to 100-lb outfits.
Check in for our next trip #43 will begin at 10:00 a.m. Please bring the usual long-range gear and don't forget the 100-lb outfit.
We still have some choice spots on #43 and on all our upcoming 2007 trips!!!!
Good fish'n,
Mike and the Vagabond Crew
October 21, 2007
The SD Anglers' 10-day trip is coming along very nicely. Excellent weather and a good catch of Yellowtail on the way down;
by today, the 4th day, they had good scratch tuna fishing with 40- to 150-lb Tuna, some Dorado, 3 Wahoo, and some catch-and-release Marlin.
The Anglers are working with 50- to 100-lb outfits.
We still have some choice spots on all our upcoming 2007 trips!!!!
Good fish'n,
Mike and the Vagabond Crew
October 7, 2007
Our 8-day trip was 7 1/2 days of good weather and fun. Assembled a catch of Yellowtail, Dorado, some nice-sized Tuna, a Wahoo, and a 27-lb Halibut.
We enjoyed a great group of passengers and fun was had by all.
1 SPOT LEFT ON THE SD ANGLERS EXCLUSIVE/LIMITED LOAD/10-DAY TRIP LEAVING WEDNESDAY, 10/22!!!! See our schedule for other choice spots still open on our remaining 2007 trips.
Jim Zuur took 1st place with a 79.4-lb Albie; Jeff Lee came in second with 72-lber; and Chad Seeman
pulled in 3rd with a 70.8-lber.
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September 23, 2007
The Annual Fagner/Spider Open was a great success as always! Even with rain the first day we
had a great 2nd day with calm weather and Albies up to 36 lbs. We welcomed some newcomers to the trip this trip and a good time was had by all.
2 SPOTS OPEN ON OUR NEXT 8-DAY LEAVING SATURDAY, 9/29!!!!
Rich Fagner took 1st place with a 36.2-lb Albie; David Steel was a close second with 35.1-lber; and Peter Fay
pulled in 3rd with a 34-lber.
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September 19, 2007
We've had our ups and downs over the last few weeks. The ALBIES are still here and the bite is good.
Most days have been good weather, the last week brought an abnormal amount of wind. Big Yellowtail at the Islands
has been from good to excellent for fish ranging from 25 lbs and big ones over 40 lbs. We've been to the Lupe
once for slow scratch Yellowfin in the 40-60 lb class. For 1 1/4-day we brought 22 whole Tuna aboard. We've been lucky and only had a
few rough weather days. The long season looks good with nice Wahoo reports and quality Tuna!
We still have a few spots left on the longer upcoming trips. The San Diego Anglers have 2 very rare spots open on
their exclusive, limited load, 16-passenger 10-day trip (#42), please call the office to
check into these hot spots.
The upcoming 3-day trip will be fishing offshore for Albies and will need 25- & 40-lb tackle, 2/0 J hooks, and
fluorocarbon always helps.
Those of you going on our upcoming 6-day (#39) and our 8-day (#40) bring standard tackle:
25-lb - 80-lb outfits, 1/0, 7/0 hooks, 8- & 12-oz torpedo sinkers, yo-yo jigs (Wahoo jigs, wire leaders, and Wahoo
trolling gear for the 8-day), bait rigs for Green Macks size #2 or #4, fluorocarbon leader 25#, 40#, and 50#, and, of course, sunscreen is a must
at the Islands.
Good fish'n,
Mike and the Vagabond Crew
p.s. We are finalizing our 2008 schedule and still have few trips open for choice charter so
please call the office if you are interested in having the boat all to yourself.
August 24, 2007
GUADALUPE PERMITS ARE IN! BOOK NOW!
Good fish'n,
Mike and the Vagabond Crew
August 15, 2007
Albies! We enjoy good midday action on this trip and ended up with a nice catch of Albacore and a couple of Bluefin.
The weather was good until midday Tuesday and hoping it improves by Thursday when we hopefully will enjoy some more good fishing.
Good fish'n,
Mike and the Vagabond Crew
August 12, 2007
Good weather, great passengers, and pick fishing sums up this week. We scratched some nice
Yellows, a couple of White Sea Bass, and a Halibut. Next trip should be better with reports of Albacore picking up again.
Good fish'n,
Mike and the Vagabond Crew
August 8, 2007
Fair kelp fishing for Yellowtail and some Dorado. 50/50 weather. Great group as usual.
Good fish'n,
Mike and the Vagabond Crew
August 5, 2007
What is there to say! Joe's Freight does it again. Excellent kelp fishing and lots and lots of Albies. Timing is everything
and this trip hit it perfect. Great people, crew, weather, and fishing. Great trip!Thank you JOE! Albies to 37 lbs and Yellows at 30 lbs.
Good fish'n,
Mike and the Vagabond Crew
August 2, 2007
Same story with a new area added. Kelps down the line are holding with nice size Yellowtail and Dorados. A few Yellowfin
tuna are around also but all in all fishing is slow except for a good kelp now and again.
Good fish'n,
Mike and the Vagabond Crew
July 22, 2007
Jan Ishii Charter was as always a great time. Excellent people, fair to excellent weather
and finally the fish decided to chew. We had limit fishing for fat Albacore and a few
Bluefin. This trip is what we been waiting for, the fish are still very close and in large
numbers. They are biting well but remember your 20- to 25-lb outfit as they really like that.
Good fish'n,
Mike and the Vagabond Crew
ng is tough scratching with moments of hope, all in all were scratching little nice quality Albies and Yellowtail.
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July 18, 2007
Fishither and still lots to see on the meters! Hope they get with the bite mode soon. This trip was twice as good as the last
so hope this trend continutes.
Good fish'n,
Mike and the Vagabond Crew
July 15, 2007
The Rhinehart charter, as always, was full of fun times but, unfortunately, the fish missed the call.
We struggled to catch a few Albies and Yellowtail. The fish are showing signs of perking up but mostly didn't bite.
The fish are showing on the electronics but just won't bite. Working on better fishing this next trip.
Jackpot winners were Mike Burrough in first place with a 28.6-lb Albie; second went to Sam Hernandez with a 27.8-lb Yellowtail; and in third was Phil Howard with 26.6 Albie.
Good fish'n,
Mike and the Vagabond Crew
July 12, 2007
The Beauchamp charter was great as usual. Good Albie fishing on the first day; slow on the 2nd day;
and we fished the Mexican coast on the third day. A decent pick bit on nice Yellowtail up to 30 lbs.
Also got a BONUS of 18 nice Halibut up to 40 lbs.
Jackpot winners were Jim Hill in first place with a 35-lb Albie; second went to Derral Crance with a 31.8-lb Albe; and in third was Ted Phoenix with 31.4 Albie.
Good fish'n,
Mike and the Vagabond Crew
July 1, 2007 ALBACORE are here!
Limit fishing on the trip we just returned from today! We also caught a few Bluefin Tuna to 57 lbs. The signs are looking
great, fish are being found in lots of places now.
We have room on our July 4th (1 1/2-day). Don't miss your chance get in on
the Albie action--they are on the chew. To book this special 1 1/2-day trip please
call Point Loma Sportfishing at (619) 223-1627 and ask for the Vagabond trip.
Good fish'n,
Mike and the Vagabond Crew
June 25, 2007
We have 25 Albies aboard for this morning on this trip so far!
June 24, 2007
We just returned from trip #13 with great news. The trip started a little slow with
windy offshore weather and few fish. So we went to the lower Islands for some good quality
Yellowtail. Coming back we had excellent weather and finally at 115 miles--Albacore!
Beautiful biting 15- to 25-lb Albies in the last 1 1/2 hours. We got 41 Albies
and a 30-lb Bluefin for our 13 passengers. It looks like they've arrived with good fishing
Saturday at 60 miles also.
We have a light load on our trip #16 (3-day) leaving Sunday, July 1st so come get in on
the Albie action. Call the office at (619) 224-6500 to snatch up the last spots.
Good fish'n,
Mike and the Vagabond Crew
June 13, 2007
Fishing at the Alijos was very slow so we headed back up the islands and yesterday we had a nice day of
quality Yellowtail and today we are hoping to finish up our quota. Hot suntanning weather here. Sam Patella
on the American Angler brought in 5 Albies late yesterday afternoon. We are moving up there to get in on the action.
If this whets your appetite to get out on the water, we still have a few choice spots left on our blockbuster June
trips #13, 14 & 16. Call the office at (619) 224-6500 to snatch up the last spots.
Good fish'n,
Mike and the Vagabond Crew