East Cape Report

[Nic D]

Again, I'm pretty pressed for time so this will be a shortened version...

My drama - TSA (I think the A stands for assholes) broke 2 of my 4 rods while inspecting them. I found them and their tips taped to the foam inside the bazooka tube. Kinda put a damper on the trip, but we just made due without them.

Fishing over was kinda slow as Jim mentioned... I was not on the trip with Jim. We stayed in Buena Vista just 5 minutes South of Los Barriles. I was able to land 2 15lb tuna on day one, one 50ish on day two and 1 more 15lb on day 3.

The 50lber on day two was taken on my avet sx on 50lb izor topped with 20lb fluorocarbon. I fought that fish for a little over an hour...

http://cdphotog.net/BWE/nicyft_2010.jpg
Black hat = Fish - right JP?

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Carlos, my dad and me

http://cdphotog.net/BWE/dad_2010.jpg
candid shot with point and shoot of dad waiting for the boat

[steveooo]

Nice :cheers1: Looks like the weater cooperated too. Sucks about the broken rods :mad:
I still need to get me a fiddy tuna!

[kobra]

Nice tuna Nic. Bummer on the rods. Some nice r&r.

[Nic D]

Thanks Steveo

thank you Bob, great r&r.... always hard to leave baja

[bigbarrels]

congrats on the YFT! Sorry to hear about the poles

[TCS]

I would gladly snap a few rods in half to have that experience. The combination of great fishing, adventure in Baja and sharing that with your father is priceless. Good report. Thanks

[Billy V]

Nice fish on the light gear.

I'm heading to Bahia Asuncion in a couple of weeks with a few BWE guys.

-They told us to bring our heaviest gear for the tuna offshore, but I want to fish from the beach too.

So I'm making a ABS rod tube to take a 9' jigstick for the beach Halibut and Yellows:p
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We're going to LA Bay on the way home for a few days

[Jzo]

The 50lber on day two was taken on my avet sx on 50lb izor topped with 20lb fluorocarbon. I fought that fish for a little over an hour...

Wow, congrats! :cheers1:

[DESTROYER]

Thanks for sharing Nic. Great shot of your pops. Wish mine was still around.:cheers1:

[bellcon]

Thanks for sharing Nic. Great shot of your pops. Wish mine was still around.:cheers1:

A Big X2


Thanks Nic,
you are blessed!

[ccoral]

What's up here in lapaz just finishing four days of pretty good fishing, day one yellow fin to 25 day two dorado to 20 and a sail on 30 that went about 80 day three dorado and lost wahoo, day 4 north winds wahoo and dorado,

Weird saw a bunch of east cape boats fishing lapaz where did you get ten larger tuna

[THE DARKHORSE]

I don't think it's the hat, Nic---you can fish! A fifty pound YFT will completely kick your ass on 20 lb fluorocarbon. With those little teeth and their speed, you've got your hands full. That's a trophy in my book, bro. Well done!




http://cdphotog.net/BWE/dad_2010.jpg

This is the biggest catch of all, though. What I would do to be able to share fishing with my father. Epic photo :cheers1:.

[GregAndrew]

Thanks for sharing Nic. Great shot of your pops. Wish mine was still around.:cheers1:

X3. That one Tuna battle would have made the entire trip for me. Love a big fish on tackle less than what most peeps would use for them.