Cabo Trip Report 16 NOV

[getreel]

While on a family vacation I snuck in a day of marlin fishing with Dream Weaver Charters out of Cabo Marina. This is first rate operation and Capt Ramon and mate Fernando are masters of their craft. We had frozen ballyhoo and grabbed twenty caballitos for live pitch baits. Made the run to the North along the surf zone looking for a rooster fish. Capt spotted one rooster tailing and Fernando quickly had a pitch bait in the area. No love though. Continued to marlin grounds and put out a simple spread of two hookless teasers and four ***** ballyhoo. Within minutes the first bill was up and slashing and made off with the hoo. Five minutes later Capt is cranking in the port teaser and I dropped the hoo back and we are tight. This fish is landed, photo op and the skunk is gone. Back on the troll and within minutes we are tight. I survive the initial grey hound and put the pressure on and then pop the leader. Between the 50# floro leader and bill chafe, I quickly learned that too much pressure was not going to work, plus we were using all light tackle. We troll for the next couple hours with many fish hooked, landed and lost. The late morning action slowed slightly until the Capt spotted birds working and this is when the real action started. Boats racing in on diving pelicans and frigates with marlin slashing through the mix and sea lions rolling in the bait. Boats pitching live baits and hooking up all around with marlin grey hounding in all directions. It was complete mayhem and I was in heaven. Lit up marlin darting under the boat and pitching live baits in front of them for the next four hours. I lost count of hookups. At one point there was a lit marlin five feet back and five feet down and I cranked my bait right next to it. I got to watch this lit-up marlin bill slashing my bait while feeling it at the same time. It was awesome. Pulled a very large sailfish out of the mix and lost it after a very impressive first run and short battle. Hooked up and landed marlin on spinning rods and every other rod in the pit. Fernando was constantly re-rigging and rotating fresh rods into the fray. There were several times when I questioned my judgment of getting twenty live baits as a solo angler, but I would do it again in second. It was one fish after the other in serious run and gun style of fishing.

Final tally was 11 striped marlin landed, with many more lost. One sailfish fought but not landed. And one tired angler. Nothing a few motrin and margaritas couldn’t handle for the next few days.

I highly recommend Dream Weaver to anyone. Capt Ramon is incredible on the sticks. We had a hooked up marlin grey hound into the boat and would have been in the pit with us if it weren’t for Capt Ramon’s skills at the helm.

All fish, with the exception of two smaller controllable fish, were released in the water and not handled. We all know a post is useless without pics.

[Squidnation]

awesome report. sounds like i may finally give in to cabo and give it a try.

[FAT CAT MX]

Yeah, it's looking like it's going to be another epic striper winter in Cabo. You really have to see it to believe it. Nothing like seeing 20-30 marlin swimming around the boat eating the bait that's trying to hide under the boat. Worth the trip, even if you never cast a bait to the marlin. Just unbelievable!

[OCcaptain]

Fished with Ramone and Fernando a few weeks ago and these guys are fantastic. The fishing wasn't as hot as on your trip but we still managed to catch 4. I'm ready to go back to Cabo soon!!!

[OCcaptain]

Fished with Ramone and Fernando a few weeks ago and these guys are fantastic. The fishing wasn't as hot as on your trip but we still managed to catch 4. I'm ready to go back to Cabo soon!!!

I was also impressed that Fernando took the time to get every hook out and not just cut leaders. It only takes a few minutes and has to be so much better for the fish.

[Massbaytuna3]

I'm glad everything worked out for you. Looks like your trip was unreal!

We are heading down in 4 weeks to fish with them. Hopefully it's still hot.

Did you mention Cpt. Shanka!?

-Bryan

[Full Choke]

Awesome report, and looks like you got some great photos too!

[getreel]

Thanks....I can't take credit for any of the fishing photos. I was too busy to be camerman. We were fortunate to be fishing next to the owner/boss on his private boat and he took the time out of his fishing day to take some of the photos and then email them to me. He got some great shots. The onboard photos were taken by Capt Ramone with my camera.

First class operation all the way!

[Snapp]

Another great report from the Dream Weaver crew. Thanks for sharing.