Long Range Fish Report
From Royal Star Sportfishing
From Royal Star Sportfishing
Fish Report for 9-25-2014
Royal Star Fish Report
9-25-2014
Royal Star
https://www.royalstar.net
9/24/14
We were thrown one of those legendary curve balls this morning. Game plan all lined up, in position to take full advantage of a mountain of readily available fish that we saved room in our limits for; we were cruising toward success arm out the window, top down, one hand on the wheel, hair flying; good livin' to be sure. In retrospect the set up was too ripe for the old fishing reality check, which is exactly what we got.
No surprise came along with it, such is fishing; time to pack it up and move on. Conditions did a one eighty during the evening displacing the pristine water and majority of sign we were working on yesterday. Plenty of indications remained, this isn't a done deal around this zone by any means, but what we found today showed no interest in biting, and was all spread out to hell and gone.
Mobility being our best friend in such circumstances, and of course information, a small relocation got us back on track. Nothing wide open, no crazy giant schools jumping in the boat, but a strong finish to a day that could have easily gone the other way. Having to work for them may just have made the end results a bit more satisfying.
What did not change in the way of conditions today is the splendid, flat calm weather. Though admittedly a little hot, hotter than Hades truth be told, the balmy, tropical atmosphere is certainly providing an extra feel of vacation to this adventure; no doubt that we have traveled a long way south well into traditional long range zones. Beautiful easily describes the setting, beauty impossible to ignore.
Photos today feature a couple of noteworthy firsts that came at the hands of two experienced Royal Star anglers. Veterans Jim Agnew and Walt Baird both picked off their first wahoo amidst steady action on schoold grade yellowfin tuna. Walt's fish was a wahoo classic that was wound in backwards hooked perfectly through the tail. We were suffering the at the hands of a number of ultra crafty "skinnies" that were cruising the perimeter stealing jigs and hooks at will. Much to our delight this thirty four pounder got a dose of his own medicine when Walt turned the tables with a trick of his own.
Tim Ekstrom
Photo Here...
Photo Here...
We were thrown one of those legendary curve balls this morning. Game plan all lined up, in position to take full advantage of a mountain of readily available fish that we saved room in our limits for; we were cruising toward success arm out the window, top down, one hand on the wheel, hair flying; good livin' to be sure. In retrospect the set up was too ripe for the old fishing reality check, which is exactly what we got.
No surprise came along with it, such is fishing; time to pack it up and move on. Conditions did a one eighty during the evening displacing the pristine water and majority of sign we were working on yesterday. Plenty of indications remained, this isn't a done deal around this zone by any means, but what we found today showed no interest in biting, and was all spread out to hell and gone.
Mobility being our best friend in such circumstances, and of course information, a small relocation got us back on track. Nothing wide open, no crazy giant schools jumping in the boat, but a strong finish to a day that could have easily gone the other way. Having to work for them may just have made the end results a bit more satisfying.
What did not change in the way of conditions today is the splendid, flat calm weather. Though admittedly a little hot, hotter than Hades truth be told, the balmy, tropical atmosphere is certainly providing an extra feel of vacation to this adventure; no doubt that we have traveled a long way south well into traditional long range zones. Beautiful easily describes the setting, beauty impossible to ignore.
Photos today feature a couple of noteworthy firsts that came at the hands of two experienced Royal Star anglers. Veterans Jim Agnew and Walt Baird both picked off their first wahoo amidst steady action on schoold grade yellowfin tuna. Walt's fish was a wahoo classic that was wound in backwards hooked perfectly through the tail. We were suffering the at the hands of a number of ultra crafty "skinnies" that were cruising the perimeter stealing jigs and hooks at will. Much to our delight this thirty four pounder got a dose of his own medicine when Walt turned the tables with a trick of his own.
Tim Ekstrom
Photo Here...
Photo Here...
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