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Mag Bay Report - Sept. 6 - Wahoo, Yellowfin, Marlin, Dorado, Yellowtail, etc.

bill erhardt - 9-6-2010 at 10:17 AM

Yesterday and the day before I fished on the second two day trip in the last ten on the Pacific outside Mag Bay. I launched in Lopez Mateos and anchored overnight at Bahia Santa Maria both trips, fishing solo on a new Bluewater 23T I am breaking in.
On the first trip I caught the first wahoo this year out of Lopez Mateos on a double hook-up at Thetis Bank. Also 5 yellowfin 20 - 25 pounds, and 2 yellowtails that hit wahoo lures.
Saturday and yesterday I caught 3 more wahoo, 1 marlin, 2 yellowfin and 1 dorado.
Not a lot of fish for four days fishing, but a nice preview of the smorgasbord Thetis Bank and the environs will be offering up over the next few months.
Fishing conditions were moderate to good, and the surface water temperature ranged from 73 to 78+ degrees.
Over the four days I saw only one other small boat sport fishing, a panga with two gringo fishermen aboard.
Attached is a photo of the first two wahoo of the season, about 30#, that hit as a double.

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bill erhardt - 9-6-2010 at 10:20 AM

A nice hoo that came in the back door and bled out on the deck yesterday.

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bill erhardt - 9-6-2010 at 10:22 AM

Another hoo that bit on a Yo-Zuri Bonita.

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msteve1014 - 9-6-2010 at 10:22 AM

You are off to a good start with the new boat. I will be looking forward to more reports, good luck.

bill erhardt - 9-6-2010 at 10:24 AM

A photo Ruben Duran snapped back in Lopez Mateos for Paul Skilowitz at Bluewater Boats in Fort Pierce, Fl. who built my new boat.

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bill erhardt - 9-6-2010 at 10:28 AM

A small striped marlin, around 80# or so, that bit Saturday in warm water south of Bahia Santa Maria. It was serving as host for two big healthy lampeys.

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bill erhardt - 9-6-2010 at 10:30 AM

A tortuga basking in the calm waters outside Boca de Soledad yesterday.

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bill erhardt - 9-6-2010 at 10:34 AM

The entire panga fleet both in Lopez Mateos and on Isla Magdelena is loading up on the sharks teeming outside the island. Pick-up loads are on the streets, and the river in Lopez runs red at the various spots that the sharks are off-loaded.

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bill erhardt - 9-6-2010 at 10:36 AM

The road from Insurgentes to Lopez Mateos is riddled with potholes, as is often the case in the fall before repairs are made in advance of the whale watching season. If you are towing in a boat, or just driving in naked, you would be well advised to take it slow.

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woody with a view - 9-6-2010 at 10:59 AM

i love driving nekkid......:O

bajajurel - 9-7-2010 at 08:51 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by bill erhardt
A nice hoo that came in the back door and bled out on the deck yesterday.


Hi Bill,

Do you use wire leader on these type of lures for Wahoo? Are they jet-heads? If so, do you have good experiences with them?

Jerry

bill erhardt - 9-7-2010 at 09:19 AM

Jerry......I use about 3' of 275# SS 49 strand cable, crimped, on wahoo lures. Yo-Zuri Bonitas are a swimming lure that will stay down up to 15 knots or so in good conditions. I usually have one on one side and a skirted lure on the other. No jet-heads. Wahoo seem to hit better on lures that stay under the surface and leave no trail at all. I run the line on the skirted lure through a flat-line clip to keep it down.

Pompano - 9-7-2010 at 09:28 AM

BILL....VERY NICE !! Save some for me.

Iflyfish - 9-7-2010 at 09:38 AM

Great Pics!!! Keep your tip up!!

Iflyfish

bajajurel - 9-7-2010 at 09:42 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by bill erhardt
Jerry......I use about 3' of 275# SS 49 strand cable, crimped, on wahoo lures. Yo-Zuri Bonitas are a swimming lure that will stay down up to 15 knots or so in good conditions. I usually have one on one side and a skirted lure on the other. No jet-heads. Wahoo seem to hit better on lures that stay under the surface and leave no trail at all. I run the line on the skirted lure through a flat-line clip to keep it down.


Thanks for the info Bill! The wire is the same I have been using on my Yo-Zuri's. What color have you had the most success with - both the Yo-Zuri and skirted types?

Your advice is valued. Congrats on the new boat. I am looking at their web site now and drooling.

Too bad Loreto has been so slow this year - same as San Diego - very poor up here although I did bag a 42# white sea bass a few weeks ago.

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bajajurel - 9-7-2010 at 09:56 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by bill erhardt
A photo Ruben Duran snapped back in Lopez Mateos for Paul Skilowitz at Bluewater Boats in Fort Pierce, Fl. who built my new boat.


What type of motor(s) did you have them put on your new boat? Where do you hang your hammock from? How did it handle going out Mag Bay? Ruben took me out last time piloting my boat - that is a tricky one!

bill erhardt - 9-7-2010 at 10:23 AM

Roger......You're going to have to make it up and over the hill.......

Jerry......Light colors at sun-up, darker later. Pink/White, Red/Black, Blue/White on the skirted lures, Anything with orange and/or purple, or even black on Bonitas.
I got the T with a Suzuki DF300. Here is a picture of it on the way home.
I put an air mattress and sleeping bag on the forward deck, with a canvass dodger to keep the dew off on overnighters. The deck on the 23T has a couple of more feet than on the original Soledad. Feels like I could entertain up there......

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Iflyfish - 9-7-2010 at 11:29 AM

Wow, beautiful boat! You are set!

Iflyfish

Cypress - 9-7-2010 at 12:06 PM

bill erhardt, Thanks for the report and pictures. The boat is fantastic!:D

bajajurel - 9-7-2010 at 08:02 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by bill erhardt
Roger......You're going to have to make it up and over the hill.......

Jerry......Light colors at sun-up, darker later. Pink/White, Red/Black, Blue/White on the skirted lures, Anything with orange and/or purple, or even black on Bonitas.
I got the T with a Suzuki DF300. Here is a picture of it on the way home.
I put an air mattress and sleeping bag on the forward deck, with a canvass dodger to keep the dew off on overnighters. The deck on the 23T has a couple of more feet than on the original Soledad. Feels like I could entertain up there......


Man that's a nice rig! Did they deliver it to you or did you have to pick it up? Looks like you could have a fiesta on the deck. Again, thanks for the tips on the lures.
Regards, Jerry

bill erhardt - 9-8-2010 at 06:10 AM

Jerry.....I went to Florida and towed it back to Loreto.

bajajurel - 9-8-2010 at 09:52 AM

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Originally posted by bill erhardt
Jerry.....I went to Florida and towed it back to Loreto.


Holy cow! That must have been a long haul and tons of gas! Anyway, it looks like it's worth it.

Tight lines and bloody decks!