BAJA or BUST 2017 Trips
 

Trips for 2017 Let me know if going or if you have dates that YOU want to be there. Jan trips are for me to get materials down for the spring projects to maybe finish the place. Thanks.


Jan 16-20 Materials delivery for kitchen windows.
Jan 27-31 Materials for kitcken, DRONE test and fish weather permiting.
March 9-12 Trying to finish Kitchen Counter top
March 19-28 Spring Break Chuck D.
April 2-8 Gonzaga, MrPukaShell.
April 17-24 Gonzaga Mahigeer +Red Sled Team.
April 29-May 13 Kentucky trip Walrus and brothers.
May 24-31 Gonzaga for Memorial day.
June San Quintin Halibut Tourney
Oct 15-21 Gonzaga on the Fly Week ONE
Oct 22-30 Gonzaga on the FLY Week TWO
Nov ASUNCION with Rossman
Christmas/New Years MAG BAY

I am starting to put my list together.

I need to do some work on the kayak as well. I have bought some accessories long ago and yet to install them.

This trip is a good push to do it.

I am YES, YES, AND YES.

I want to go if I can get the time off from work. But they can't let me know until October


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I told Defjack to check in hopefully he finds this thread and confirms but I know he wants to go.

There might be a spot open but it is first come first served. Let me know when you get approval.
Jeff I'll keep an eye out for Jack.

Im going for so a yes for me. Jack:luxhello:

Defjack is going.........to out fish us all!!!!

We do plan to make the obligatory stop in puerto Nuevo on the way down right?


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NOT
We are fishing the SEA of Cortez, and I believe Puerto Nuevo is north of Ensenada on the Pacific coast, about 100 miles out of the way.

Ill take Geography for 2000 Alex.

....it's a daily double...!

Pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew ! :luxhello:

MAKOBOBS GONZAGA OCTOBER TRIP 2015
 

"Opens mapquest"
Now I understand
Hence the 88 degree water temps

I just thought we were going to be on the pacific side!

Sweeeeeeet!!

Now I'm really looking forward to the trip
I've only fished/dove the pacific side. I've never dove the GW Pupping grounds before


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Possibally your best trip EVER. I know it should not be your worst trip. I will have another group there in September and there will be a some posts about their trip. Expect to see them here around the 25-28 of September. Last years October trip had some yakers catching 100+ fish days.

It's been a few years since I've had a 100 fish day. Yes it was also in Baja. Those are the kind of days you need to take a break from fishing just to give your arms a rest! Then you wake up the next day and every muscle is sore and you do it all over again! 👍🏼

Yes sir I sure do miss Baja!


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That is why I have Bengay cream and Ibuprofen on my "long", alphabetized and colorized list.

But I thought it was because you were getting old and tired, thanks for straightening me out.

Guys remember there are lots of different senarios there. Last year all the bait schools were small 1-2 inch fish, and we all needed to down size to smaller lures. You know, match the hatch. If some of you want to free dive, talk it over and figure it out. If some want to take a panga, let me know so I can let the capt know what days you need him for. Most stuff we can figure out there but it is better to pre plan. Tight lines.

I did a lot of research before taking a trip to Cedros Island to stay and fish there.

One of the recommendations of someone who had been there before, was to bring Bengay and the Ibuprofen. I did take them and use them there.


Currently I am working on putting together the items on my list.

SoCalYak and Danjor WHERE ARE YOU. Are you guys still in or can someone else have your spot?
6 of us are leaving on Tuesday morning headed back to Gonzaga, we will be coming back on the 17th. We should post about that trip a few days later. Things to remember, sun protection. Small jigs, wire leaders, gaff, gunny sack drinks and snacks. Bring a spoon, fork, knife, and a cup. We use paper plates as they burn and less cleanup. Tight lines.

BUMP

Danjor and SoCalYak where are you? Still coming on this trip?

A MONTH from today some of us will be fishing in paradise.

Mr Pukashell
Svendawg
CookieMonster
Buddha
Mahigeer
Defjack
Monstafish
Gr8fuldude
Makobob

GunRunner would like to join us but needs a ride so if you have room in your truck please let me know. He is active duty military. We also have room for a couple more fishermen......................

We just got back earlier today and you should have a report on that trip soon.

MAHIGEER you will have the opportunity of a lifetime, there are fish all over down there. We saw, Yellows, Cabrilla, needle fish, Corvina, Bass, Triggers, Grunts, Sierra and others. Turtles, whale sharks, rays too. YOUR mission should you accept it will be to TEACH ME to post pictures. Your reward will be a trip you should never forget and MOORE pictures from my future trips..

As for food this last trip we ate most nights at the restaurant, it was quick, easy, no prep, no cleanup and good food. We supplied the meat, they cooked it family style and it cost us $5.00 per head plus drinks and tips, they served salads, rice, beans, tortillas and salsa along side our meat or fish. By doing it this way we just dropped off our frozen meat when we got there and it went into their freezer until the day it was needed. We ate around 5:30 each evening and had time to fish after dinner. Breakfast and lunch are on you so bring what you like. I will do breakfast burritos a couple mornings for those who do not leave at first light.

Travis Orthman is in the military and is planning on coming but he needs to carpool for this trip. I beleive that he contacted Mr Puka Shell.

Great, hope they post here so I know what is happening. This is going to be the BEST trip of the year.

Welcome back Bob.

How was it? Any fish stories? Any pictures?

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Thanks Bob.

I myself get lost using this thing called computer.

However, this is how I have learned to post pictures. Others may have a better way.

First I upload from either the camera, or using the card in the camera to a website called Picasa3.com.

Once you register on the site, you just click on "upload" icon and it does it.

Then I choose the pictures I want to save and give it a file name.

Once it is loaded on Picasa3, I again chose the pictures that I want to post and click on "export" icon. This provides a file on the computer.

In the past, I was able to get an "IMG" link from Picasa3. For some reason I cannot now.


Thus, I now go to another website called photobucket.com. Once I upload from my computer to photobucket, it provides me with the "IMG" code.

When you insert the IMG code in the text box, the picture appears on the screen.


The moral of the story is that somehow you need an IMG code for every picture to post that pictures.

It can be intimidating at first, but it becomes second nature once you try several times.


This is an example of an IMG code. I made it incomplete, so the code and not the picture appears here.

http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq163/balickchi/DSCN2303.jpg[/IMG]



If I can do it anybody can do it.

Here is the picture of the above IMG code.


http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/q...i/DSCN2303.jpg

Fuel update
 

Mahigeer and Gr8fuldude, this is for YOU. We left San Diego full of fuel, topped off in San Filipe for $50.00 then filled up when I got back to Vista for $71.00. So for the October trip you can expect to pay about $40.00 each for diesel fuel. Truck averaged 19.6 MPG, with just a little over 3000 miles on it.

I want to start with a big shout out for what MakoBob is doing making these trips sooooooo good. The new camp he's working on finishing by the end of the year can only be described a location "fishing trip to remember for a lifetime" GOOD!

Thanks again Mako for everything. The other members of the private trip will take a couple of weeks off next year to drive a total of fourty-five hundred miles just to do it again, and that in it's self is a testament to how great of a time you provide.

FISHING REPORT for the October group.

Things started out pretty slow because of weather (over one inch of rain in a hour on Wednesday night) mucking up the water to near zero visibility. The water quickly clear up, and the clearer it got the better the bite. The fish are biting everything jigs, plugs, spoons. swimmers, spinbaits and irons.

The Rooster fish are out in force all along the beach, a nod to the fly fishermen. I did not even try to target them. I caught my personal best Sierra, big and fat. Lots of Spotted Bass, Rivera Grouper, and some monster Triggerfish mixed in with the usual sized. Released a half dozen small Leopard Grouper (Cabrilla) and one that pushed 9 or 10 pounds (also released). The fish of the week however were the Orange Mouth Corvina, lots were caught in the 19 to 24 inch range, but we saw larger ones that would take the jig we were using.

I found a small group of Yellowtail near the cliffs in 18 feet of water tearing up a bait school. A quick cast and I was hooked up before the splash settled, and two seconds later it was running down between the rocks and broke my line. I grabbed my backup rig and tossed out a candy bar again, same result as before. The water was two shallow with to many boulders to stop from being rocked. The next few days I charged every bait school I saw active on the surface, but didn't find the yellows again.

While fishing the beach for Corvina we witnessed a large feeding frenzy of some large fish a half to three quarters of a mile out. The boil broken into two distinct boils and lasted just over ten minutes. We could not get there in time.

It's great fishing right now, water temperature was 88 degrees F. You guys are in for a great trip, take plenty of tackle and take some wire at times.

Thank you and your brothers, Ben it was another great trip. As you know the camp is moving along, Concrete floor and ramp should be done by mid October with the bathrooms following in November. Should be ready to host a dozen people for NEW YEAR'S 2016!!! I plan on leaving here on the 26/27th of Dec and coming back on the 9th of Jan 2016. BWE is invited, this place is dedicated to our COMMUNITY. You need not come for the whole trip. Come and stay a few days or the whole time. Last year Chuck D nailed WSB two days in a row. It is easy to get to and if you cannot caravan with me I will have signs posted and give travel directions. 350 easy miles from San Diego.

This was ONLY a dream 20 years ago, soon it will be a reality. I hope you all get the chance to enjoy it. Tight lines.

Here is the CREW for17-24 October's trip to Gonzaga.

Mr Pukashell
Svendawg
Cookie Monster
Buddha
Defjack
Mahigeer
Monstahfish
Gr8fuldude
GunRunner
Makobob

Svendawg and Cookie Monster are on a diet and will be bringing their own meals.
I will bring SHRIMP for my meal and have it cooked and served at the restaurant.

We have more people than nights so we can team up to keep costs down. Let me know if you want to do that , with who and night you want.

17th Defjack Brats and beans Cooked in CAMP
18th Mr Pukashell and GunRunner Carne Asada and fish tacos in CAMP.
19th Makobob Chicken MOLE at RESTARUANT
20th Jeff and Monstahfish Paella, rice ??? Cooked in CAMP.
21st Jeff and Makobob Fish/Sea food GUMBO Fish, shrimp, scallops and sausage in CAMP
22th Mahigeer and Gr8fuldude Fish dinner at RESTARUANT
23rd Makobob Shrimp in garlic butter, tortillas, rice, beans at RESTAURANT.
24th BACK HOME.

So that leaves 5 nights/teams ANYONE not doing a meal will be given a list of things to bring to make it fair to all. I need your input in the next few days if possible. Plan on cooking for 7-8 persons or bring meat to restaurant for that many. For those who plan on fish meals if you do not catch fish then eating from the menu at restaurant would be about $15.00 per head rather then the $5.00 per head setup. Any questions please let me know. Tight lines.

I can do brats and beans one nite. Jack

Easy, Jack I put you in for the 17th, out first night in camp. Thanks for your quick response.

Bob,

Thanks for the fuel cost estimate. It is a bargain. There also should be the water fee and road fees to share.


As for the food part, put me down whatever night it works for the group.

I guess me and Gr8fuldude can share a night. If I (we) catch fish, then I (we) can donate, if not I am ok to pay. I rather not bring meat or other perishable items. That way I don't worry about anybody getting sick on my (our) night.

Providing of course Gr8fuldude agrees with the above.

I will get together with Gunrunner on the dinner deal. On another note did anyone take a panga out? I for one would like to take one out a day or two

Of course it is a bargin, the reason for these trips is to get people to Baja. My truck helps keep cost low. Sharing your truck with others cuts costs in half. There are no road fees going through Mexicali and water should be $5.00 per person for the week, if we use more it would go up, but $5.00 usually covers it unless someone leaves the water running.

As to meat, freeze it at home, ice it and I will put it into the freezer when we get to camp, we have never had meat go bad on a one week trip even without the freezer.

I told Capt we might need panga for a day or two, I will need to know what days you want, I would say 3-4 persons max. Please let me know by 10th of October so I can let him know.

GUYS, we need to vary the meals a little unless you WANT fish, shrimp most of the time, ll good for me, up to you. Tight lines.

Is there a deal that could be worked out with the restaurant, that would allow us to store fish in their freezer for the duration.

Otherwise if we vacuum pack our fillets, would they hold it for us for a fee?

I could eat fish every day easily.

When we get in camp, I take out meat for meals cooked at the restuarant over to them and let them know what nights and times we will be there to eat. Also what meat for what night. They store in freezer until needed. The more we use their cooking the easier it is to ask them to store our fish for takng home. Your bags need to have your name on them. By the end of the year I expect to have my own freezer up and running at the new place so this would not be a concern for 2016 trips.

Jeff, I usually keep on hand a few cans of tuna, sardines, and anchovies in assorted sauces for your fine dining pleasure. Bon apatite amigo.