Congratulations Bob Michener - 40 Cows

A shout went up from Bob “Scrappy” Michener of Oxnard when his 210-pounder was weighed in San Diego after getting off the Red Rooster III.

“It’s my 40^th cow,” said Bob. “I’ve been waiting a long time for this! He’s long and skinny, and he pulled hard. I got 36 of the 40 on Accurate reels.”

Bob said his tuna ate a sardine on a 12/0 Mustad circle hook tied to 130-pound Seaguar fluorocarbon, 100-pound Izorline mono and 130-pound Izorline Spectra on an Accurate 50 reel and a Calstar 760 XH rod.

Report by Bill Roecker at FishingVideos.com

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Accurate SR-50 Spinning Reel lands first Long Range Cow on Spin Gear.

Likely the biggest story of the trip was the catching of a 213-pound tuna by Jamie Massion of Calabasas on an Accurate spinning reel. It was the first cow to be caught on spinning gear. He’s been trying to do it for a couple of years, as have several other anglers, but this time he was there at the proper moment.
The fight lasted an hour and a half, he said. The fish bit on a sardine on a 5/0 Mustad Hoodlum J hook. He used 90-pound Momoi leader and 130-pound Line One Spectra on an Accurate TwinSpin 50 reel. His spinning rod was custom-built by Bob Sands Tackle, a Super Seeker 6463 XXXH model, with the guides on “the wrong side,” of course.
He fished the rig on the rail, he said, with the aid of a device he calls “Thunder Down Under,” a cradle of sorts to keep the rig up off the rail, so the line goes back and forth without rubbing.
“I’m not sure what to say about it,” he told Roecker. “This is my second season of trying.
It was a major achievement, and the fishing community has been waiting for it longer than Massion has been trying.
Congratulations from your friends at Accurate on a job well done.

Crouse lands a 332 Super Cow on an Accurate BX2-50

Another story of small reels big fish has been written.
Jeff Crouse of Costa Mesa, a maintenance supervisor in the Long Beach Unified School District, got the biggest, a 332.5-pound giant yellowfin, after a long fight.
“He was straight down for three hours,” said Crouse, who winched the tuna up after it ate a sardine on a 9/0 ringed Super Mutu hook. He used 100-pound Blackwater fluorocarbon and 130-pound Line One Spectra on an Accurate BX-2 50 reel and a Super Seeker 2 x 4 rod.

322# Yellow Fin on ATD-50

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Congrats Jeff Tedmori, Possible Junior All-Tackle Record

Shauna Barton for Izorline and David Choate for Accurate were the chartermasters aboard the Intrepid when she returned for a ten-day trip January 5.

"We spent four days down on the lower banks," Intrepid captain Kevin Osborne said after docking at Point Loma Sportfishing January 5, 2010. "We also spent a day on the Ridge for some wide-open yellowtail, and maybe a potential world record grouper."

Sixteen-year old Jeff Tedmori of Newport Beach caught a 216.4-pound tuna on the kite as well as his potential Junior All-tackle record 206.4-pound tuna. Jeff flylined a sardine on a 6/0 Owner Super Mutu hook, 130-pound Seaguar Premier line, an Accurate BX2-50 reel and a Super Seeker 6463 XXX rod.

Chartermaster David Choate's potential World Record gulf grouper was caught using a Mustad hook, 130-pound Seaguar using Sato Crimps and Jerry Brown glue, 100-pound JB Line One Hollow Spectra, an Accurate ATD 30 reel and a Super Seeker 6463 XXX rod.

"You don't have time to click into a harness," David said after describing getting bit by a grouper.

Report by Paul Sweeney with FishingVideos.com

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Successful Trip on the Intrepid

Sun. Jan 3, 2010 aboard the Intrepid: We are traveling up the line in beautiful weather with a great feeling on the boat. We made a few stops for some Yellows and some nice sized Calico Bass along the way. Tomorrow we will make a stop for some Rock Cod fishing to finish off the trip. The trip has been a big hit with our guest from the Cow fishing to the WFO Yellowtail stops and the Giant Grouper caught yesterday, to the fun atmosphere we have here on the Intrepid. Today was a blast, just like all the days spent this trip. The perfect weather all week long helped out as well. The Cow count this trip was 12 over 200 lbs and another 38 between 130-190 lbs. That brings our score to 66 Cows and 7 Super Cows so far for the year. We are stoked to say the least!! Thank you to all our friends who have made it happen this year and a BIG CONGRATS TO YOU ALL!! We would like to thank the Nilsen's and Accurate Reels for this sponsored trip. The reels worked flawlessly and made this catch a reality for many first time Cow Hunters. The open faced Accurates are easy to work and very strong when pulling on the Giants. Thanks again Jack.

The Intrepid Team

Our ETA is 5:30 am Tuesday morning.

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Looking back on the ATD 12

I was lucky enough to recently spend my vacation doing what I love the most on the water: fishing cows. Those big, round, sickle finned yellowfin that are the ultimate in long range fishing.

After getting home I got around to unpacking my reels from the trip about a week later. (Don’t gasp—I cleaned them on the boat.)

Reaching into the reel bag, I picked up my Accurate ATD 50 topless first. Thoughts of the 202 pounder I got on the “big reel” popped into my head. Then I grabbed the “little” ATD 12 and thought about the 252 I got on it. I replayed the fish in my head—the cast, the long soak, the bite, the dumping 400 yards of line, the end game—it all came back to me.

Sometimes anglers come up with realizations about their trips after they get off the boat. This was mine.

The “small reels, big fish” saying that Accurate pushes is real and here to stay. There’s a time when the added advantages of a small reel—castability, mainly—are the differences between getting bit and watching.

Some guys like to say, “You can’t fish cows with that thing!” “Kid, you’re going to have your work cut out for you if you get bit by a cow using that.” This is what the other guys sometimes say when they see a little reel like an ATD 12.

But they don’t keep this in mind: you can get over 500 yards of 100-pound hollow Spectra on the ATD 12. Back in the days of fishing straight mono on 50 wides, anglers were still “only” getting around 500 yards. The little reels have the drags, they have the gears, and they have the line capacity.

So here are my questions: What’s the difference? Why can’t a guy fish a little reel that has the same general capabilities as the stuff—like 50s and 80s—that was standard back in the mono days?

Some might say that you have a bigger spool—a bigger barrel if you will—with a 50-sized reel. And you do. But the little reels are so beefed up and a so tuned in, that anyone who is comfortable with a rod and reel can catch a cow on a little reel.

After all, sometimes the “little” things turn up “big” results.

Brandon Hayward

Western Outdoor News

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