2016: Trip #6 on the Thunderbird (2 Day)
9/8/16 - 9/10/16
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Trip #6 Report
Thunderbird Sep 8th fishing Sep 9th and 10th, 2016
Recounted by Sapphire Scribe
Full disclosure – Any resemblance to persons or events is strictly coincidental. Despite taking copious written notes (as I know mental notes are not practical with nothing to write them on) my notes went walkabout from my office. I can only hope those illegible scrawlings were not confused with a patient’s prescription or other order. The silver lining is that with time, fish always get bigger and with no written attestation, and factoring in tape conversions…well, read on. Oh, and of course fully apologies up front for any and all offensive material.
Pre-trip our President prodigiously pontificated to potential passengers of pertinent proper preparations. Fortunately for at least 11 members, they paid attention regarding bringing the heavy artillery (more on that later). Not so much regarding Luke’s admonishment to not get to the landing early as a late departure was anticipated. It appeared, Ryan Burson, Roy Patterson, Luke Burson (yes, he even skips over his emails), Ron Shrout, Carl Mckinley,Tom Hill, Randy Beebe, Stewart Finley, Steve Lenker, Brian Wynne, Andy Woodfill, Mike Trunk, Andy Sienkiewich and Charlie Sanchez didn’t get the memo, only Mike Zinniker & Bryan Upcraft apparently did. That notwithstanding, the assembled mob forwent the usual migration for south of the board cuisine and congregated at the Newport Landing Restaurant to test their happy hour offerings. The first decision of the trip was a success. Elsewise members engaged in a variant of a fantasy sport involving passengers boarding and disembarking from the whale watch trips, kibitzing with crew members and generally representing the club, carrying on.
Departure was as expected. Nicely cured ‘diens were added to the few scoops of remaining squirts. The boat was then point south for the tuna grounds. The ride south was reasonably smooth with the bumps leveled by the effects of various libations.
Sunrise brought us to within 3 to 4 miles of the border (read permit) about 20 miles offshore with a light breeze and an armada of boats, sport to fiber flies working the area like a flock of seagulls ravaging a dump. With all quiet on the trolling front (technically back / stern) Capt. Jeff (aka Shirley) diligently searched for just the right grade of fish, teasing up some here and there before stopping on a spot of tuna. We were able boat 10 nice grade, 12 to 24 # YFT before the boat traffic drove the school down. I was fortunate to go 2 for 2 casts on a jig (no wasted time at the bait tank), Mike Z & Bryan each got one. Missing my notes, I think the crew accounted for 3 (2nd ticket Andrew, Brian, & Kevin) with maybe Tommy, Brian, Andy S or Charlie accounting for the remaining 3. Conspicuously missing were the usual suspects.
Capt. Jeff puttered around the area trying to work away from the heard to no avail. In between stops we enjoyed Goofy’s “whatever is left over from dinner” breakfast burritos. He finally announced we were going to cut our losses and go for the gold, well blue i.e. Bluefin. It was really surprising the tasty temptation offer up on the kite didn’t evoke even a sniff.
The breeze steadily stiffen as we motored towards the Desperation reef area. The ride over was the most part uneventful. In route, we were treated to an up close and personal visit with a Blue whale while many members enjoyed Goofy’s bacon chicken cheese sandwiches.
We anchored up in the reef area along the 100 fathom line in the late morning / early afternoon. Steve was the only one to score and when we pulled anchor to head for shelter and finish the day calico bass fishing, his 60# class BFT was assured the day 1 patch.
Fishing the front side was a challenge as the wind was making anchoring a sketchy proposition on the favorite spots. We found a honey hole well above, but downwind of Roy’s crack. So whereas it was out of site, one could catch the occasional whiff (which was fortunate as many of us would require therapy from what was already seen on this trip). Fishing on the front was wide open with some quality fish coming over the rail. Bryan lost and regained his top Calico ranking. Luke & Bryan added a couple of yellowtails, 9# & 6.4# respectively. Everyone basically caught (and released) all the bass they wanted. (@GT – I landed the lone Blue perch).
As darkness fell, we were treated to dinner and a show. Dinner was excellent, Tri tip with steamed veggies, baked potatoes, and salad, followed by Goofy’s own Brownie cake (which was like putting hot dogs on a burger), but somehow worked. The show was a bit disturbing, as to be expected when Andy W & Mike T conspire. What started out as a relaxing evening sipping wine and after dinner beverages, swapping tails of what might have been and what tomorrow will bring while watching the crew filet the day’s catch, degraded into hideous dancing blowup dolls doing unnatural acts with the fish, and each other. Being well versed in hospital hygiene and infectious disease protocol, I was tempted to slide my catch overboard. The rail was to be a hazardous location with incoming flying fish preferring the deck over the dogs.
Recap of day one carnage: 10 YFT, 1 BFT, 2YT, Calico – Limit fishing with a new club leader (well the same one with a bigger fish), a couple goats, 1 Blue Perch
Day two was announced with the engines firing up and the sound of the anchor being retired. We motored from relative shelter to the reef adjacent area along the 100 fathom line in the predawn darkness of a blustery morning.
The anchor was redeployed. However, few ventured out on deck as the previous day on the spot had been slow. This day, it was the anglers who were to be slow as many remained in their bunks. That respite was short-lived as Tommy, then Ryan were on fish, serious fish, mean nasty, get the women and children out of the street, gonna hurt you and find your family and hurt too mean. As I emerged from the rack to check out the pandemonium, Mike Z got hooked while Tommy and Ryan were putting the finishing touches on their game. In no particular order (remember my notes are history), Bryan, Carl, Ron, Charlie, Brian & I hooked up, and yeah, Ryan was on his 2nd one. There were several more hooked, but lost. I was not in a position to take notes as I was otherwise occupied.
Short personal story on my date with a Bluefin (skip this if you’re bored);
It started with me lamenting that I had a daytime color flatfall and the majority of hookups were on the glow in the dark models. Mike Z handed me his rod with the right stuff ready to rock (I’m not sure what % was friendship vs. recovery from his bout with a bruiser). I dropped down, it was instant bendo! The first part of the battle was routine as the fish came to the boat in fairly short order. It was at that point things started to unwind, literally. The fish must have realized this wasn’t going to end well and made another 4 long runs and 7 trips around the boat (7 trips playing with the anchor). I made lots of friends along the way. The crew did an outstanding job managing multiple massive bodies in the water and on the deck converging on each other, it was poetry in motion. At one point, Bryan’s fish and mine conspired to escape and proceed to macramé our lines. The crew made a decision Bryan’s was more manageable and cut and retied his line while the fish continued on its quest to escape. Bryan subsequently landed that fish. To me, that was the most amazing catch of the trip.
When my fish finally came to gaff, it was determined the drags were a bit loose despite being scaled the day before. That turned out to be fortunate as there were several nicks in the last 20’ of the spectra. Though it wasn’t the biggest (2nd I’m told, Ryan assured me the picture of the two of us was with his “little” one), it was a total experience to remember which would not have happened without excellent friends, fishermen and crew.
Meanwhile back on the rail……………
Capt. Jeff continued to call out individual fish location and depth as the dawn gave way to morning. Things slowed down, then ground to a halt as the sun got higher in the sky. Capt. Jeff confirmed that whereas the total numbers may not have been of the charts, we were the high count on the tunas both days.
Total carnage on the Bluefin -10 ranging from 60# - 90# class fish. Ryan’s tapped out at 87#’s and with tape conversion to actual weight was assessed to be a 92# - 93# fish and with no written record at the time of the catch, these become 100# class fish. (87#’s to be used for club tuna contention). As with the day prior, when we headed for the front side of the Island, Ryan’s BFT would stand up for the day 2 patch and leaderboard for the Club Tuna competition.
In route we had more of Goofy’s whatever is left over from dinner breakfast combo, the Tri tip worked well. Though it was technically still morning, adult beverages started to work their way onto the deck.
Once nestled up to the island on the front side, calico fishing went into full swing. Though the fish were a bit smaller than the previous day on average, it was literally a fish / cast wide open catching. Bryan having reached his fill of calico’s tried the open water for YT, but only managed a few Boneheads.
Goofy came up with yet another creation with his sliders. This was excellent grab and go cuisine, it was very tasty and one could still participate in a hot bite.
About 1:00 the anchor was pulled for the last time and the boat pointed towards the Landing. It was a sloppy crossing riding the trough from a SW swell.
All in all a fantastic trip. Everything went as planned / advertised. Many caught a fish of a lifetime, the improved amenities on the boat, perfect bait, excellent cuisine, beverages, members, crew, and preparation consultation from our President all made for an excellent experience. With no disrespect to our other Boats, in my humble opinion, we had the best crew experience one can legally have on the water; a couple of members however may have crossed that line……………
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Trip #3: Boat: Thunderbird 2 day Departs: Thursday July 24 Fishing: July 25 and 26 Returns: July 26 pm Trip 3 started as usual with people arriving at Newport Landing at all hours of the day and anticipation for fishing high. The preliminary reports from Gary Thompson were not great. Bait was going to be an issue. Anchovies were sick, too hot for squid, and no sardines. Nevertheless, everyone was ready to go. Due to some late cancellations (bummer), there were 21 passengers on the trip. Gary gave the pre-trip update before boarding with the news that we would make the ride down to Dana Wharf, where there were good sardines for bait. That was the good news. The bad news was that it was going to be a bumpy ride out and wind was going to be an issue, and we probably wouldn’t make it to San Clemente Island. Our initial destination would be Catalina. So, at 9pm off we went. Friday morning saw us anchored at China cove at Catalina. I haven’t been with the club long, but my understanding from some of the older members is that the club hasn’t fished Catalina in many years. I was up at 3:30ish and there were a few hearty souls trying to make squid bait. 2-3 at a time on squid jigs, and eventually we had a decent amount of squid to go along with the sardines. Possibly a good sign. Gradually all the fisherman got lines in the water, with most people dropping down by 5am, waiting for the fish to bite. Well, the yellowtail and white seabass were a no show. We did have a pretty incredible black seabass bite. A total of 6 were hooked, 3 broke off, and 3 were landed (all by Jim Bertella) and released. At 7:30 Captain Chris decided to make the move over to San Clemente Island. We looked for kelp patties and bluefin on the way. Again, fish were a no show (there’s a theme happening here). Made it to Clemente about 11:30. We spent the rest of the day fighting winds at Clemente. Most of the fishing was close to the island with catch and release calico fishing, although a few nice ones were kept. A few small yellowtail were caught on bait, and one on a surface iron. On any other trip these probably would have been released, but beggars can’t be choosers. Final count for day 1 was 9 yellowtail. Gary Thompson won jackpot. We anchored at Clemente for Friday night. Overnight the squid came up and we woke to plenty of squid in the bait tanks. We started fishing early Saturday morning by dropping down for yellowtail. Once again, the fish were a no show. It wasn’t for lack of trying. All the passengers dropped lines and were giving it the best effort. Enthusiasm remained high. A small halibut was caught, along with a few barracuda. At 7:30 we pulled anchor and started looking for bluefin. At 8, a small bluefin was caught on the troll by one of our guests. No other fish were willing to bite and we kept looking. No luck. At mid-morning, Chris set us up for some rockfishing drifts. Most of the fish caught were salmon grouper, but people at least had a shot to fill their bags. After the rockfishing, we were back on the troll. We covered a wide area of ground. I believe at one point we may have entered into Mexican waters. We saw no bluefin during the troll. Finally, we had to start heading back to the landing. As we were heading north, we saw one our first and last kelp patty. It would be our last stop for the trip. On the stop, one yellowtail was caught using a colt sniper. Like the yellowtail on day 1, it wasn’t big (generous to call it 8 pounds), but it was a keeper and the jackpot fish (sad but true). Final count for day 2 was 1 yellowtail, 1 bluefin on the troll, 1 halibut, and a couple of barracuda. Brian Drazba won jackpot. Despite the rough weather and challenging fishing conditions. Captain and crew were great as always. Never gave up. And I believe all club members and guests had a good time. We can’t always have great days and it just gets us ready for the next trip. Submitted respectfully, Brian Drazba
Trip #2: Boat: Thunderbird 2 day Departs: Thursday July 10th Fishing: July 11th and 12th Returns: July 12th pm Thunderbird Crew: Jeff Markland- Captain Steve Raby- 2nd Captain “Scuba” Steve, “Melo” Carmelo and Jarred on deck Goofy in his usual form in the Galley As the usual suspects, newer club members and a slew of guests began gathering for the upcoming 2-day venture on board the Thunderbird on Thursday afternoon/evening, a lot of discussion occurred around where will we fish, what is our bait, are we going to fish for tuna? As I was the one as club president that is supposed to have all the answers, I had only one…I have no f**king clue! And as everyone sauntered off to dinner, I sat there thinking based on the way things are fishing and bait wise, we could be in for a long two days. When the boat arrived around 6:45, I sauntered down to the boat and sat with Jeff and discussed our “options”. There was about 75 pieces of live squid on the boat and the squid at San Clemente Island was starting to phase out. Also, the yellowtail fishing was hit or miss at best early in the cove, and then really nothing to catch the rest of the day unless the bass decided to bite on our other bait...the long disappeared but now returned anchovies. There was, and still remains, no sardines in range of the landing bait haulers. The tuna grounds were in range to do some night fishing between the days, but without sardines, daytime fishing would be a waste. And there has not been any gamefish on the outer banks either. Soooo, what to do. Jeff thought it might be a huge gamble but he did suggest a 113 mile trek to Santa Rosa Island for white sea bass and halibut which have been biting. He mentioned that the Oxnard/Ventura boats have been snagging squid during the day up there so we should be able to get more and have plenty to fish with. So with everything as it was, we rolled the dice and that was the plan. And it turned out to be one good call when it was all said and done. We loaded up and departed about 8:30pm, stopping at the bait receiver to top off the anchovies and cleared the harbor around 9:30 pm. Day 1- Arrived at Santa Rosa Island around 7:30 am, fished several areas, picking all day long at WSB and Halibut and a few large barracuda mixed in most everywhere, with a pretty good little hit late in the day. We caught plenty of daylight squid, but when dark fell after dinner, the squid nest we were sitting over decided to float, so we loaded up. That evening, the decision was made to move about 30 miles closer to home for Day 2, so it would be off to San Nicholas Island to see if a WSB could be had, and fish for more halibut. We took off around 10:30pm and headed that way. Day 1 fish count- 14 WSB, 16 Halibut, 10 Barracuda JP winner- Jim Bertella- 26.1 lb Halibut, Patch winner Craig Steinwand- 26.2 lb Halibut (was not in jackpot but Halibut larger than Jim’s) Day 2- Arrived at San Nicholas Island at 3:30am down at the sand spit area to a screaming current. Flylining a dropper loop with 8 oz of weight in 60 feet of water. Basically no WSB to be found trying several areas, but did pick up more halibut. Went south of the island later in the morning and fished the deeps for a good amount of nice reds, other rockfish and one nice ling cod. Left for home around 11:30am since we were 73 miles away. Arrived at the dock at 6:30, and as usual, everyone piled off the boat and went home. Day 2 fish count 6 Halibut, 2 Barracuda, 100 plus mixed Reds/Rockfish, 1 Ling Cod JP & Patch winner- Mike Higa- 30 lb Halibut Trip total- 14 WSB, 22 Halibut, 12 Barracuda, 100 plus mixed Reds/Rockfish, 1 Ling Cod Note- Largest WSB was Chris Lund- 24.8 lbs The weather for the entire trip was good. Temperature cool both days but very nice. Very little wind to flat calm the entire 2 days. All the WSB were decent fish in the 18-24 lb. range, and several halibut were over 20 lbs up to 30 lbs. All in all a good time had by all and a very good group of guests on this trip as well. Goofy was his usual self and apparently there was quite a lot of fun going on in the galley after dinner on Day 1, after I had gone to bed. Lots of beverages consumed as I understand it. And I also learned a squid attacked and bit a certain club member who shall remain nameless in the lip and he bled like a stuck pig! And I have a copy of the video! That’s all folks! Your Scribe- Gary Thompson
Trip #1: Boat: Thunderbird 1.5 day Departs: Thursday June 26 Fishing: June 26 - June 28 Returns: June 28, AM “Your life does not get better by chance; it gets better by change.” — Jim Rohn. Well, on trip #1 we saw many changes to our normal DWRRC routine. We had zero Burson’s in attendance, Hayden was not the first in line, hell, he was not even on the trip! Our fearless Captain Jeff was subbed in by Captain Chris and lastly….no sardines. Wow, that is a lot of change for us men to handle. How did we survive? Quite well actually. The trip started off as normal, with many getting in line and finding ways to work off the 4-6 hours before we actually boarded the Thinderbird. Oscar had coaching duties which stifled his ability to join us, but Junior took his spot and was well looked after. On the dock, we were told that BFT were not within reach and would not be pursued, we would fish for Yellow Tail, do some bass fishing and do a few passes for bottom fish. We had a plan. We pushed off around 8 PM to San Clement Island. Chris parked us at Pyramid Cove where we woke to night fishing. Some were up around 4 AM, with Said catching a shark and a White Sea Bass, we also landed 3 Yellows early, before sunrise. The big bite happened just before and thru dawn with good sized Yellowtail (#30-#35) being landed. We lost very few as we were fishing heavier gear with dropper loop and squid. Paul landed 2 nice Yellows and Jim, as usual, could not be stopped with 5-7 Yellows already in the hole. At 7:20 AM we pulled up anchor with 35 YT and 1 WSB. It was strange not having Sardines on the boat, as many veered away from the small anchovy. Chris started off to the front of the Island, with a few stops sprinkled in. We picked off some white fish, sheepshead and an occasional barracuda. Around 9 AM, on the East End, Chris pulled us tight into a nice spot for Calico fishing. Some whoppers were caught; Bill bringing in a very nice bass with “cheat code” bait, Said also landed a nice Calico with Anchovy. This was a change, certainly, that we had to work with the smaller baits and match hook, line and strategy to get bit. We continued around the Island heading East with some stops throughout the morning, stops produced an assortment of White Fish, Barracuda a few Bonita, and a sprinkling of YT. At 12:30 we had 30 Yellows and the 1 WSB. At one stop we had good bass and YT fishing but 6 sealions on us, that halted the fun. Chris tried to pawn the sealions off to some private boats and return to the spot, but we never got the groove back. Spent some time, mid-day, looking to bottom fish. Chris made of few attempts at floating past some nice spots, but struggled to hit the pass, so after a few swings through the grounds we aborted the bottom. Reds and other rock fish were caught, but nothing consequential. As Ron noted, we spent much time “rigging and re-rigging” as we moved from dropper loop, yoyo, to weighted line and lightly weighted fly line using squid and anchovy. The afternoon was a science experiment, with many trying different options to land fish. Chris brought us to Eel Point, where the Amigo caught a bunch of WSB in the early Friday morning bite. We assumed the meandering Sea Bass would come back in the evening and we would be ready. Unfortunately, none were landed and we spent most of the time hoping for action. The evening excitement was Paul’s bat ray that stirred the crowd, expecting a WSB bite. We had some dinner (Costco Special) and drank some wine, but pretty tame evening all in all….scribe crashed at 9:15…out! We finished with 42 YT and 1 WSB. All the Yellows were of good quality running between 30-38 pounds….Paul won the Jackpot and the only badge available with a #38 Yellow Tail. Congrats Paul! With all the changes on this trip, we still managed to land some nice Yellows and enjoy some time on the water. A good first trip for a 1.5 day’r!
