Gonzaga vid. Just a quickie with highlights of the trip.

[Mike scales]

For anyone still wondering if they should ever make the trip. Hopefully this helps.
Tight lines!
https://youtu.be/xakoPscN1q8

[John M]

Mike
Great job on the video. Very well editited, no dead spots.

John

[Mike scales]

Mike
Great job on the video. Very well editited, no dead spots.

John

Thanks John! I have so much footage, hard to slap it all together in short period of time, so I just whipped up a couple highlights of the trip.

[Druko]

Great footage!!

[kurt]

amazing!

[Dirty Curti]

:luxhello::cheers1::luxhello:

[blitzburgh]

Very cool! :luxhello:

[SDROB]

So sick! One of the best Kayak fishing videos I seen down there so far. Looks like you guys had an unforgettable trip...

[Mike scales]

So sick! One of the best Kayak fishing videos I seen down there so far. Looks like you guys had an unforgettable trip...

Thanks! This trip a staple for me every year. Always a good time fishing and hanging out with great people!

[steveooo]

Outstanding! :cheers1:

[rrocco]

Wow! Great video. Taking that rooster on the fly rod must have been awesome.

[fishnstix]

nice job Mike...that truly captured the euphoria of the fishing frenzy that we found in different places during the trip...cant wait to do it again!

[Mike scales]

nice job Mike...that truly captured the euphoria of the fishing frenzy that we found in different places during the trip...cant wait to do it again!

Thanks fishnstix, It was nice meeting you! This place is magical, always holds surprises, every year is different. I'll be back next year, hope to see you there.

[MrPukaShell]

Very nice Mike and can't wait for next year.

[Mike scales]

Very nice Mike and can't wait for next year.

Robert, you are da man! Always a pleasure seeing you, next time I promise to bring fish print gear! Haha
Tight lines amigo!

[murphy]

Unreal. I'm so going...

[Mike scales]

Unreal. I'm so going...
Pretty much guaranteed a good time! :cheers1::reeling::yt::wsb:

[domtesta27]

Awesome video Mike!!!!! so great meeting all of you guys down there it was truly a trip of a lifetime! And big thanks to you, Shane, and Brandon for really helping me out in getting mine landed. Cant wait til next year. Im gonna land one of those damn roosters on the fly, gonna have a 12 or 14 wt just in case I hook another big one.

[Mike scales]

Awesome video Mike!!!!! so great meeting all of you guys down there it was truly a trip of a lifetime! And big thanks to you, Shane, and Brandon for really helping me out in getting mine landed. Cant wait til next year. Im gonna land one of those damn roosters on the fly, gonna have a 12 or 14 wt just in case I hook another big one.
Dom! It was a pleasure meeting you brotha! So stoked you got the chance to hook into some crazy fish! Hit me up anytime you are in town and want to hit La Jolla, fly fish bays or even Sierras! You were blast to fish with. Cheers!:cheers1:

[Aaron&Julie]

That's some awesome fishing there, nice video and pictures.

Where is Gonzaga located in Baja?

BTW, those were Tutuava not WSB, correct? I notice the hump on their shoulders which Tutuava have but Whites don't. I ask because, I think they are endangered and still protected.

Looks like you released it, good. But, it's nice to know they still exist, and that size looked capable of breeding. I think that must be the largest fish in the croaker family as the largest used to go around 300lbs. My grandfather had old photos from San Felipe trips in the 1950s when he went fishing there. One photo showed 6-8 Tutuavas hanging from hooks, 6-7 foot fish, all 150lbs or more. It's too bad better restrictions didn't exist to keep that population of fish around.

[YakDout]

That's some awesome fishing there, nice video and pictures.



Where is Gonzaga located in Baja?



BTW, those were Tutuava not WSB, correct? I notice the hump on their shoulders which Tutuava have but Whites don't. I ask because, I think they are endangered and still protected.



Looks like you released it, good. But, it's nice to know they still exist, and that size looked capable of breeding. I think that must be the largest fish in the croaker family as the largest used to go around 300lbs. My grandfather had old photos from San Felipe trips in the 1950s when he went fishing there. One photo showed 6-8 Tutuavas hanging from hooks, 6-7 foot fish, all 150lbs or more. It's too bad better restrictions didn't exist to keep that population of fish around.



Yes thats exactly what they were. We hooked 6 or 7 in a matter of a couple minutes. Could have stayed on one reef all day and been pulling them up, but they are a sensitive fish so we moved off the spot pretty quickly.

[MrPukaShell]

Gonzaga Bay is about 1.5 South of San Felipe

That's some awesome fishing there, nice video and pictures.

Where is Gonzaga located in Baja?

[addicted2sp33d]

:notworthy:

[Sivak]

Yes thats exactly what they were. We hooked 6 or 7 in a matter of a couple minutes. Could have stayed on one reef all day and been pulling them up, but they are a sensitive fish so we moved off the spot pretty quickly.

Good to know for everyone...(barotrauma)
http://www.fishingorangebeach.com/How-to-vent-reef-fish-the-right-way.htm

[Mike scales]

Good to know for everyone...(barotrauma)
http://www.fishingorangebeach.com/How-to-vent-reef-fish-the-right-way.htm
Thanks for sharing Sivak! :cheers1:

[Gr8fuldude]

Good call, Dave! I just bought one

https://www.amazon.com/gp/huc/view.html?ie=UTF8&newItems=C3VGKLVLYVDL5W%2C1

Paul

[MrPukaShell]

X2


Thanks for sharing Sivak! :cheers1:

[Sivak]

Good call, Dave! I just bought one

https://www.amazon.com/gp/huc/view.html?ie=UTF8&newItems=C3VGKLVLYVDL5W%2C1

Paul

Link not working for me, did you get this one?
https://www.amazon.com/Anglers-Choice-FVT-001-Fish-Venting/dp/B0084EGXU0/ref=sr_1_1?s=sports-and-fitness&ie=UTF8&qid=1478834943&sr=1-1&keywords=venting+tool