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32 Feb 16 - Mar 2 , 2018 VOL . 37 • ISS . 05
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Cabo Action Busts Wide Open For Marlin And More !
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It has been a truly magical week of fishing here in Cabo . Not only has the weather been delightful , an average of 80 degree temperatures , with nice crisp mornings , but to top it off , whatever species of fish anglers targeted this week , they found ,” disclosed Capt . Tracy Ehrenberg of the Pisces Fleet in Cabo San Lucas .
“ If you ’ ve dreamed of ever catching a marlin and you want to almost “ guarantee ” your odds , now is the time to be here . The trend continues as last week , to be up-
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wards of 3 marlin caught per boat , with top performers catching up to 10 . Those who targeted tuna and dorado also found them and small game fishing has been off the charts . Big sierras , very nice sized groupers and a few rooster fish thrown into the mix . Of course , lots of triggerfish , sheepshead and others too .”
“ I actually went out this week on Pisces 31ft Tiburon , because writing these fish reports the last few weeks has been torture with how good it ’ s been out there and me being stuck in the office . We caught 5 striped marlin yesterday , all on mackerel bait , out at Golden Gate ; and if it wasn ’ t because we started our day and came back early , I think we would have caught a few more . Three of our marlin hit on live bait , as the crew expertly cast the mackerel almost into the marlin ’ s mouth - they almost had no choice but to take it - while the other two hit on weighted dead
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bait , while trolling the area . As we arrived at Golden Gate , we encountered Pisces 31ft Tracy Ann , hooked up to their second marlin of the day already , at 9 am . They caught and released 5 striped marlin total . Across from us , Pisces 31ft Ruthless was also hooked up , anglers Cynthia Carvill , Larry Freeman and Max Pierce , from San Pedro , CA , caught 8 striped marlin , which they released ,” disclosed Ehrenberg .
“ We saw marlin free jumping , frigate birds and seagulls trying to steal our bait and causing commotion , but also guiding us to the spots with most action . There wasn ’ t even much competition between boats , we all knew there was enough marlin to be caught here by everyone . An hour
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Kevin Gillespie used a live bait teamed with a balloon to pick a fight with this huge 228 pound yellowfin tuna on January 29 while fishing Mexican waters aboard the Excel .
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