San Quintin June 2014

[makobob]

For those of you joining this trip, you can NOW enter the tournament if you wish. It is being hosted at Don Eddie's next door to the Old Mill, and Wade's CKFS 2014.

MOTHER SHIP TRIPS will be available. Contact Makobob.
Halibut tournament will start on 2 June and end on 29 June. Details to follow.
This if for HALIBUT, however I will also look at Socorro to check out the WSB for August.
I will be home based at Don Eddie's, next door to the Old Mill, hope to see you there!!!

CONFIRMED JUNE 1st through the 30th. Come join us for the WHOLE time or just bring the wife and kids for a weekend! I will arrive on the 1st of June and leave on the 30th.

We will be fishing one of the best areas at the best season for HALIBUT, also rock cod and lingcod, maybe some WSB and YT. From the beach should still be some perch and halibut for family members. Respond to this thread to join us. Thanks for your support.

Anglers are:

Wade
Deamon
Jorluivil
Makobob
Dbrogdon5
Baja_Traveler
Jruiz
Rossman
TheBentRod
Easyday
Chuck D
Yakfisher
Drake
Romspacenut
Svendawg
Joctane
Robmoney

EVERYONE is welcome to enjoy this trip with us, just post. Tight lines and bloody gaffs!

[solyluna]

I fish San Quentin on regular base.
From as boat (Kelly or Garcia )
Last 2 years the c bass start biting late August
Big calico and sand bass are there :cheers1:

[dbrogdon5]

I will do my best to make this trip! Sounds like a great time!

[Baja_Traveler]

I'm going to do my best to be on this one - maybe camp out on Punta Azufre to be close to where the halibut fishing on the bay side is, and there is kickass surf fishing on the beach side of that point also. The place I like best is a 5-6 mile paddle from the Old Mill...

[jruiz]

How long do you intend to stay?

[rossman]

This one sounds good. Gonna try to make it

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[Deamon]

In. Thanks MB. Jim

[makobob]

WELCOME aboard Jim! Glad to have you on for this trip.
Jruiz, to answer your question, I might do this trip a little different. Am thinking about going down last week in May and staying for 2-3 weeks, letting others come or go as they want. Will post MY actual dates after 1st of year. If I stay for 3 weeks then you guys can plan for whatever length of time YOU want. I am trying to get WADE to join us, and maybe have one of his tournaments down there.

[jruiz]

OK Bob, sounds good, I am in.

[SDROB]

This trip sounds great! It might be fun also to rent a Panga for one of the days and have them take your kayaks offshore putting you guys in the zone. I have seen Skipjack 24s for around 400 a day and could probably carry and tow up to 4 yaks.

Im going to San Quintin this weekend and am staying at the Old Mill doing some Panga Fishing. Ill make sure to post a link to my report for anyone that hasn't been to SQ before.

I already have a week planned fishing in Bay of LA in June but if I can somehow manage an extended vacation Id love to come down for a few days with the yaks.

[makobob]

Welcome aboard Rossman and TheBentRod! Looks like this will be the best attended trip so far, LOT'S of interest. And 8 MONTHS to go. WOW. You guys all :you_rock: This is going a great trip at the best time to fish this area for butts! A couple months later we will also try the WSB here at San Quintin. For some of us it will be a chance to catch YOUR BP! Thanks for your interest. Tight lines and bloody gaffs. Baja or Bust 2014.

[easyday]

Im really going to try and make this one as well but for now ill say im in. Just hoping everything lines up. 8 months should deff be enough time to get things in order.

[SDROB]

Hey guys! Im here in San Quintin right now with Tony Marquez owner of Don Eddies Landing and he was telling me he has a vision for a group of kayakers,

He was telling me he wants to take kayaking in San Quintin to the next level.

Here's his vision in his own words before I showed him this post.

Here's what he wants to do

Host Mini Mothership trips to San Martin Island and he will provide bartender and chief at the Island that will cook and serve drinks while the kayakers fish around the Island.

Here is his contact information if anyone would like to contact him
Tony marqueztony@hotmail.com

DonEddies website is www.doneddies.com


This is pretty big as I showed up to San Quintin today and met Tony and he started to tell me his vision about accomadating kayakers.

I immediately showed him this post as he never heard of BigWatersEdge and he said he is totally on board and would like to do a Big Waters Edge Special for this event. He was a really nice guy and seemed very genuine in helping us kayakers out and turning this into an annual event or tournament.

[makobob]

ROBMONEY, thank you for this information, sent Tony e-mail. Will see what we can work out. Hope to see you on one of our trips! Tight lines and bloody gaffs.

[ful-rac]

Holy shit now your talk'n! San martin kaykn' if he can make it happen safely, reliably, and rea$onably....all i have to say is WOW! Im in on that for sure!:eek::luxhello:

[makobob]

Ful-rac, about time you chimed in on these Baja trips, WELCOME aboard! Would San Martin be better for the June trip or for the August trip, or both? The rest of BWE, your thoughts are needed on this NOW, please input early rather then late, as it takes a lot to get 4-10 people to agree on times, dates and just about everything else! If we set up a mothership trip we need to start soon. I know we are months away, but? Baja or Bust, tight lines and bloody gaffs.

[makobob]

It appears Tony will take us to the island, we camp there. We fish full day, spend night on island. Fish next morning then leave for San Q before noon. They can provide all camping gear and food and drinks and do cooking and clean up. Or we can provide all our our gear and do our own cooking. Getting prices soon.

[ful-rac]

Sounds like an awesome trip...but...how does he plan on getting all the kayaks and gear to the island....It's not going to be an easy feat unless you have a boat the size of the islander to do it, and I don't think he has one of those does he? If he can make it happen wow! Right time of the year...it could be epic!

[buddha]

I want to get a white sea bass if I am down there.

I heard August is the time for that down there.

If you set up an August trip I will be for that.

[makobob]

Buddha if you check the Baja or Bust 2014 posts you will see WBS in San Q trip for August, and that trip might have a side trip to San Martin for an overnighter!

[SDROB]

Sounds like an awesome trip...but...how does he plan on getting all the kayaks and gear to the island....It's not going to be an easy feat unless you have a boat the size of the islander to do it, and I don't think he has one of those does he? If he can make it happen wow! Right time of the year...it could be epic!

I know he owns 2 skipjacks a 24 and a 25 and works with Captain Juan who has a 23ft Parker. I bet they would get a few boats to take you guys to your destination and possibly would have to do it in 2 trips. 3 or 4 yaks per boat maybe 2 on the boat and towing 2. That would be using less gas for them then a normal day of Paddy hopping. We just burned a lot of fuel trolling and paddy hoping.

[makobob]

UPDATE, I will be spending a weekend with Tony to see his operation in November, To see San Q and maybe San Martin. If someone wants to come along let me know, will know which weekend soon.


The JUNE trip will start on the 1st of JUNE, and end on the 30th, I will be here the whole month, please feel free to join me and the rest of us anytime in June. A day, a week or whatever you can. Thanks. We might do a overnighter to San Martin if people want to a mothership trip, let me know. Should have pricing for mothership trip next week. And there will be a Halibut Tournament for this trip. More details later this month.

Remember I will also be doing another trip here in August for a week or two for WSB. Tight lines and.......!

[makobob]

In doing the research for the San Quintin trips in June and August, ROBMONEY and Makobob will be spending the weekend of 2-3 November in San Quintin. We will be looking at Tony's operation, his boats, and at Isla San Martin, and the cove we would be camping in. We expect to come back with a lot of information about San Quintin and mothership trips to San Martin Island. If you have any special questions you need answered, please contact us before then. Thank you all, and I will post our findings after our return. Tight lines and bloody gaffs!

[buddha]

I am interested in white sea bass.

Please set something up with a mother ship for the best time for those fish.

Thanks.

[makobob]

Jeff, you better believe it! Might be for August, but will know better after I get back. BTW do we want to have a tournament for each of these trips, if so how much would you guys want to put in. REMEMBER I am not charging for these trips so all monies would go to winner/winners. AND money would be collected on morning of 1st day of each trip. Or however we decide to set it up.

[makobob]

UPDATE, ROBMONEY and Makobob will be in San Quintin this weekend to research Don Eddie's, which is Tony' operation. Tony has a dream to start running mothership trips to San Martin Island in 2014. We want to see if he can do it reasonably and safely!

CONFIRMED JUNE 1st through the 30th. Come join us for the WHOLE time or just bring the wife and kids for a weekend! I will arrive on the 1st of June and leave on the 30th.

We will be fishing one of the best areas at the best season for HALIBUT, also rock cod and lingcod, maybe some WSB and YT. From the beach should still be some perch and halibut for family members. Respond to this thread to join us. Thanks for your support.



EVERYONE is welcome enjoy this trip with us, just post. Tight lines and bloody gaffs!

We will post our findings early next week, about MS trips and any other updates on our trip to San Quintin.

[makobob]

This is the latest update for San Quintin AND mothership trips. 11/5/2013

MOTHER SHIP TRIPS will be available. Contact Makobob.
Halibut tournament will start on 2 June and end on 29 June. Details to follow.

CONFIRMED JUNE 1st through the 30th. Come join us for the WHOLE time or just bring the wife and kids for a weekend! I will arrive on the 1st of June and leave on the 30th.

We will be fishing one of the best areas at the best season for HALIBUT, also rock cod and lingcod, maybe some WSB and YT. From the beach should still be some perch and halibut for family members. Respond to this thread to join us. Thanks for your support.

We will be able to take up to 4 kayaks with anglers to San Martin Island at a time, with 2 pangas we can take 8 anglers total.......I don't know if I have enough materials to make 3 sleds.
EVERYONE is welcome enjoy this trip with us, just post. Tight lines and bloody gaffs!

[makobob]

MOTHER SHIP TRIPS will be available. Contact Makobob.
Halibut tournament will start on 2 June and end on 29 June. Details to follow.
This if for HALIBUT, however I will also look at Socorro to check out the WSB for August.
I will be home based at Don Eddie's, next door to the Old Mill, hope to see you there!!!

CONFIRMED JUNE 1st through the 30th. Come join us for the WHOLE time or just bring the wife and kids for a weekend! I will arrive on the 1st of June and leave on the 30th.

We will be fishing one of the best areas at the best season for HALIBUT, also rock cod and lingcod, maybe some WSB and YT. From the beach should still be some perch and halibut for family members. Respond to this thread to join us. Thanks for your support.

Anglers are:

Wade
Deamon
Jorluivil
Makobob
Dbrogdon5
Baja_Traveler
Jruiz
Rossman
TheBentRod
Easyday
Chuck D
Yakfisher
Drake
Romspacenut
Svendawg
Joctane
Robmoney

EVERYONE is welcome to enjoy this trip with us, just post. Tight lines and bloody gaffs!

This Month long tourmanemt should be lot's of fun. It will be based out of Don Eddie's Landing. All fish will be measured at Don Eddies by myself or hotel management daily between 3pm-8pm. Longest fish will win. More details to follow soon.

[SDROB]

Wow it looks like this trip is taking off! Way to go Mako Bob. Im leaving on my 10 day trip and we decided to Hit San Martin Island on the way back next week. Im gonna try and take some photos were I think are some possible good campsites for any mothership trips. Ill update when I return.

[yakfisher]

I'll definitely make it down there for this trip and should be able to stay for a long weekend, 3 or 4 days.

[makobob]

Thttp://www.calendar-12.com/moon_calendar/2014/june

Hope this helps you plan your stay in San Quintin.

There are now 14 people signed up for June, YOU still have 6 1/2 months to join us. All are welcome.

[makobob]

Welcome aboard Svendawg! You guys can sign up if you wish to fish this tournament on Wade's CKFS 2014. I will be measuring all keepers at Don Eddie's, right next door to the Old Mill. You must be prepaid no later than the 1st of June. All are welcome to come fish with us during the month of June. No need to be part of the tournament. There are now 15 anglers fishing in June.

Makobob

[SDROB]

I just realized I havn't officially signed up for this trip. Mako Bob please sign me up! I will definitely be down their a few times in June. Ill be willing to do one of the Mothership trips for sure!

[jorluivil]

MOTHER SHIP TRIPS will be available. Contact Makobob.
Halibut tournament will start on 2 June and end on 29 June. Details to follow.

CONFIRMED JUNE 1st through the 30th. Come join us for the WHOLE time or just bring the wife and kids for a weekend! I will arrive on the 1st of June and leave on the 30th.

We will be fishing one of the best areas at the best season for HALIBUT, also rock cod and lingcod, maybe some WSB and YT. From the beach should still be some perch and halibut for family members. Respond to this thread to join us. Thanks for your support.

We will be able to take up to 4 kayaks with anglers to San Martin Island at a time, with 2 pangas we can take 8 anglers total.......I don't know if I have enough materials to make 3 sleds.
EVERYONE is welcome enjoy this trip with us, just post. Tight lines and bloody gaffs!




Bob, what are we looking at as far as cost?

[makobob]

Jorluivil, I hope this answers your question, if not let me know. I have one sled almost ready for testing, will try it out after Baja or Bust returns from Asuncion in early January.

Mother ship trips, San Martin Island
Imagine yourself and three friends on your kayaks fishing San Martin Island in Baja. It’s 5am and you are heading out to the island, it can happen. Mini Mother ship trips. You and your yak and buddies delivered to the island. You made bait on the way out, it’s time to fish! It is June and the halibut are hungry. It’s August and the WSB are around. Maybe you just want to fish the lings. Perhaps you and your friends want to target the tuna or YT in the area. Tubers, boarders, these trips might be great for you too!

The concept is to deliver 4 anglers with their kayaks to San Martin Island. Let you fish the day and come back that evening. To start delivery boats will be a panga.
One method of yak delivery will be by racks mounted to the panga. I am also considering a system to tow the kayaks. If you have ever done a river float trip you might be able to picture what I have in mind. A cataraft with a rack for 4 kayaks. This would leave more room in the panga and make it easier to make bait on the way out.

You would drive into San Quintin, swing in to Don Eddie’s, right next to the Old Mill. You get a welcome beer. You stay that night, you get dinner. Next day you fish San Martin. Breakfast is served before you leave, you get a box lunch for your day of fishing. Dinner is served after your day on the water. The next morning after breakfast you head home. It would cost each person in your group of 4 only $160 apiece. Included would be everything except your drinks, fish cleaning and tips.

To stay an extra day, room and food would be $45 a day per person. The panga would be $320 a day split by your group.

This is still in the planning stages. There is a lot of work to be able to make this happen. I am not and will not be involved with this financially. I am helping to get this going so that OUR community can have access to a world class fishery to fish from their kayaks.

If the cataraft towing sled system works out I will DONATE it to Don Eddie’s.

PLEASE help, I NEED to get your input and suggestion NOW, pro and con, this is for all of us! This is just the start of what WE as a community can do. Thank you all for our wonderful community!

Makobob
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[ful-rac]

Question Bob,

Since I never have fished inside the bay (San Quintin)...where inside the bay is the fishing area? Halibut, Rockcod, Lingcod ,WSB, Yellowtail...? Are those fish in reach of our kayaks from the Old Mill? I wouldn't think they would be...except for halibut...? It looks like a long 10 mile paddle to reach open water from the old mill.

[eddier68]

Sounds like fun!!!! props to you Makobob for setting this up!!!:you_rock:Would love to join you guys but some buddys an I have something very similar planned for next yr as well. Going to fish another ( island) area though.Did this a few yrs ago and had a great time!!!! We loaded 3 FND's on a panga, very crowded but it got us to our destination. Good luck with your trip. if things change for us I may try to join u guys. Saludos!

[makobob]

Question Bob,

Since I never have fished inside the bay (San Quintin)...where inside the bay is the fishing area? Halibut, Rockcod, Lingcod ,WSB, Yellowtail...? Are those fish in reach of our kayaks from the Old Mill? I wouldn't think they would be...except for halibut...? It looks like a long 10 mile paddle to reach open water from the old mill.

San Quintin bay is a estuary like mission bay was before the 1950's. Fish spawn and start growing up there, Bertha Butt spawns inside and outside the bay. I stood outside one morning this November at Don Eddie's and watched small WSB 10"-24" chasing smelt. The bay like Tidelands is loaded with Spotted Bay Bass, and Halibut.
Outside the bay to the north is San Martin island, to the south is an kelpy area called Socorro, which is a PRIME WSB area. Reds, Calicos, Sandys, Ling cod, WSB, YT, tuna, and dorado in season are all in the area outside the bay.
You can drive to and launch from the beaches and paddle/peddle to San Martin or the Socorro area, beach launching can be difficult! There are pangas available as Motherships to transport you to an area for around $320 a day. Hope this helps.

[ful-rac]

Ok that makes sense, so if we want to catch rockfish, seabass, etc....we have to do a beach launch on the outside, got it.

"Loaded with halibut"....sounds good to me! :luxhello: