RED ROOSTER III “ JUNE HEAT”5/30/09- 6/14/09
BY LEO REIHSEN
On May 30th The Red Rooster III set sail on her annual 15 day “June Heat” Accurate Fishing Products trip. The trip can be described in one word,“EPIC!!!” We headed straight to the “Buffer Zone” at Clarion Island in hopes the Yellow Fin would be on the bite. After checking in with the camp we went on the hunt for Yellow Fin Tuna and after a day and half of very tough fishing we headed to the Hurricane Bank in hopes of better luck.
The Wahoo fishing at the Bank was as good as it gets. We had Mexican limits for the day, but the tuna were nowhere in sight. That afternoon we headed back to the Clarion “buffer zone” hoping for better conditions. We eventually found several spots of biting tuna and it was “GAME-ON”. The kite and helium balloon action was almost non-stop. Once again the RRIII’s Accurate ATD 80’s and Accurate Rep. Leo Reihsen’s personal ATD 80 were the kite set-ups of choice as the “Tractors” brought in big fish after big fish.
Thad Peach won an Accurate Boss 665 reel that day for catching the biggest tuna of the day, a 261# beauty on a fly lined sardine.
On the ride down Accurate Rep. Leo Reihsen handed out over forty Accurate two speed and high speed reels matched with Calstar and Seeker Rods to passengers for use though out the trip. Many beautiful tuna were landed using the Accurate gear including a 304.8 pounder caught by Paul Oster of Mammoth Lakes, on an ATD 80. Since Paul’s fish was the largest 300 pounder caught on an Accurate reel he will be awarded an Accurate Reel of his choice up though an ATD 50 wide. Congratulations Paul.
After four days of fishing the “Clarion buffer zone” and with fish holds full we turned the bow to the North and headed for San Diego. We had limits of Wahoo from the Hurricane Bank and 134 beautiful Yellow Fin Tuna from 80lbs. To 362.1 lbs. Of special note, 1st place boat jackpot, and winner of one of the Accurate daily jackpots (an Accurate Boss 665 narrow two-speed reel) was Mike Ashford of Coarsegold, Ca. with a 362.1-pound Yellow Fin. The fish just made the all time top ten list, in the last spot. Other jackpot fish were caught by Paul Oster (304.8 lbs.), and Lynn Freed (295.3 lbs.). In addition there were 23 other tuna over the 200-pound mark. This was the fleet’s last long range ( 14 plus days) trip of season. For everyone on board, this was a trip of a lifetime, thanks to the Red Rooster III crew and Captain Andy Cates for another outstanding performance.
Accurate Fishing Products and the Red Rooster III will be offering the same trip next year May 29th thru June 13th. In addition we sponsor a fall trip of 12/9 days with a fly back option from Cabo San Lucas, Nov 13th thru Nov.25th. For booking information contact the Red Rooster office at (691) 2244-3857 or go to their website (www.redrooster3.com).
Hope to see you next year on the Red Rooster III. Thanks for checking in.
Leo Reihsen
Accurate Pro-Staffer
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