BX2-600NN in action in Turkey.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
VICTOR & ACCURATE IN PEURTO VALLARTA
Greetings from Puerto VallartaDear Jack
We catch this tuna in el banco with one of your great reels, it perform excellent, Victor my son Ask me from his friends from the Great White .
Saludos
Monday, September 27, 2010
One Fine Afternoon.
Sunday I woke late and checked the surf, it was relatively small and wanted to get on the water.
My friend George Clough gave me a call letting me know the Thresher Sharks were biting out of Dana Point. I knew my friend Al The Sportsbarber was Bass fishing and I asked him if he had checked out the bait making off the Red Buoy in front of the Harbor. He said he had a full tank of them so I called my friend Scott Shew to see if he wanted to tangle with his first Thresher. He couldn't leave until around one pm so that's what we did.
Left the harbor around 1:30 pm and met up with Al to get a few pieces of bait. Made a short run up to North Laguna and metered some bait balls. We tried trolling for a while with no luck then we drifted some mackerels in the same area. That was the ticket and it was full speed with several nice fish released on the smaller reels BX2-400 on a Extreme 6640 Accurate rod including one that wen around 200 pounds. I failed to mention that all the action was on my 16' Klamath Swimbait boat which was like a horse and carriage ride. We would slow troll the baits get a bite then turn the boat off and let the fish toll us. The BX2-400 put plenty of heat on the T-sharks and we were able to release them while they were swiping their tails at us. Scott had never caught one and wanted to boat a fish which I thought was ok. He hooked a fish that on the scale later weighed 107 lbs which was a perfect size for steaks. The fish gave Scoot all he could handle and at the end Scott prevailed. Congratulations on your first Thresher Shark Scott. We were in the harbor by 5:45 pm, not a bad half day of fishing.
The whole mantra of Small Reels, Big Fish is something all should experience and Scott could not believe he landed his biggest fish ever on such a small reel.
It sure made his time on the rod more enjoyable and he is a real believer in the power of our small reels. If you get a chance, get out there and catch one. Its alright to take a smaller fish for the table but remember the bigger fish are the breeders so let them go for the future of the fishery. Good fishing and tight lines.
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Panama Doggie on The Roosta Popper 195!
Thanks for the Halco products. Attached is evidence of the effectiveness of the Roosta Popper 195 Haymaker. This fish won 1st place and also landed two other smaller snappers that won 2nd and 3rd places this past weekend during a fishing tournament. It also got two wahoo!!
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Sunday, September 26, 2010
Small Reel, Big Fish
Bruce Smith's Shogun Report
"It was a good day of fishing September 25. In fact, I might be downplaying it; it was better than good. We landed over 100 big, beautiful, quality yellowfin tuna (25 to 80 pounds, only a smattering of these tunas were below the 50-pound mark), a dozen nice dorado, seven wahoo, and nine big yellowtail. The morning started with a bang. If you were listening to XX 1090 in the morning, you heard Randy the Cook giving an up to the minute report. I sent him to the bridge to call in, due to the rest of the crew keeping up the hustle of gaffing, untangling lines and stapling.
The Redondo boys kept up the pace until about 10:00 when the fish backed off and throughout the afternoon it was one here, one there, the occasional wahoo. At 16:00 the bite went WFO again, 70-pounders doing back flips out the water, cast your sardine in, let it swim 50 feet and put it in gear. Again Team Redondo was clicking, one of the great things about getting passengers of this quality, together, is watching them work together landing good grade fish. Seeing them pick out the right baits, getting it into the water and hooking fish, fighting the fish, staying in front of it, and getting out of tangles before they get into them. Using their peripheral vision and looking down the rail for potential hazards instead of just watching what their fish is doing, i.e. tunnel vision.
It was a tough decision to come all this way for a six-day trip, but it has paid off for us in good quality and biting fish. The only thing I regret is not being able to stay another day. We were sitting on a darn good spot.
Accurate BX2 500 and BX2 600 N or NN are the go-to reels right now. Do yourself a favor and get a small two speed reel. Right now we are catching 50 to 100-pound yellowfin tuna. This is the time of year that the small reel, big fish mantra lives up to it full meaning. Everyday that we are on the grounds I see and hear, "I could really use a two-speed right now," from the guys who are still using Trinidads and Saltists.
Yesterday, I cast a sardine on a short top shot of 60-pound Blackwater fluorocarbon, a Mustad Sea Demon 5/0 (3X strong), a Seeker Hercules SHS 60XH and an Accurate BX2 600. The sardine didn't make it very far before a 70-pound-plus yellowfin ate it. This was the first real test to put the screws to the Hercules, and as I have stated in the past articles, this rod came through pulling hard, not bottoming out and at times was bent into an upside down U. In the future I am looking forward to putting the same outfit through the ringer on some triple digit fish. Someone has to do this Ramp work. I'm here for you all (my dry attempt at humor).
Report from FishingVideos.com
AccurateFishing.com
"It was a good day of fishing September 25. In fact, I might be downplaying it; it was better than good. We landed over 100 big, beautiful, quality yellowfin tuna (25 to 80 pounds, only a smattering of these tunas were below the 50-pound mark), a dozen nice dorado, seven wahoo, and nine big yellowtail. The morning started with a bang. If you were listening to XX 1090 in the morning, you heard Randy the Cook giving an up to the minute report. I sent him to the bridge to call in, due to the rest of the crew keeping up the hustle of gaffing, untangling lines and stapling.
The Redondo boys kept up the pace until about 10:00 when the fish backed off and throughout the afternoon it was one here, one there, the occasional wahoo. At 16:00 the bite went WFO again, 70-pounders doing back flips out the water, cast your sardine in, let it swim 50 feet and put it in gear. Again Team Redondo was clicking, one of the great things about getting passengers of this quality, together, is watching them work together landing good grade fish. Seeing them pick out the right baits, getting it into the water and hooking fish, fighting the fish, staying in front of it, and getting out of tangles before they get into them. Using their peripheral vision and looking down the rail for potential hazards instead of just watching what their fish is doing, i.e. tunnel vision.
It was a tough decision to come all this way for a six-day trip, but it has paid off for us in good quality and biting fish. The only thing I regret is not being able to stay another day. We were sitting on a darn good spot.
Accurate BX2 500 and BX2 600 N or NN are the go-to reels right now. Do yourself a favor and get a small two speed reel. Right now we are catching 50 to 100-pound yellowfin tuna. This is the time of year that the small reel, big fish mantra lives up to it full meaning. Everyday that we are on the grounds I see and hear, "I could really use a two-speed right now," from the guys who are still using Trinidads and Saltists.
Yesterday, I cast a sardine on a short top shot of 60-pound Blackwater fluorocarbon, a Mustad Sea Demon 5/0 (3X strong), a Seeker Hercules SHS 60XH and an Accurate BX2 600. The sardine didn't make it very far before a 70-pound-plus yellowfin ate it. This was the first real test to put the screws to the Hercules, and as I have stated in the past articles, this rod came through pulling hard, not bottoming out and at times was bent into an upside down U. In the future I am looking forward to putting the same outfit through the ringer on some triple digit fish. Someone has to do this Ramp work. I'm here for you all (my dry attempt at humor).
Report from FishingVideos.com
AccurateFishing.com
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Monday, September 20, 2010
Friday, September 10, 2010
Had a fantastic 4 day fishing trip to Cedros Island aboard the 90 foot Shogun out of Fisherman’s Landing in San Diego ca, skippered by Capt. Bruce Smith Aug 29th thru Sept 3rd. Just ordered 2 New Accurate BX-400n’s and was looking forward to testing them out at Cedros Island and give them the test against the brute yellowtail that inhabit the island. Before the trip I had filled my Boss 197C and 2 BX-400N with 275 yards of 50lb power pro and only 6 feet of top shots using black water fluorocarbon leader in 25 30 40lb and had my stand by Accurate B-665NN with 50lb.
During the first day of fishing at the south end of the island I was having a blast catching all the 18 – 30lb Yellowtail in quick fashion as these tinny Accurate reels pack a punch! Never did I worry about being spooled nor did I experience any issues in equipment including a few fights with the husky seals that occasionally play tug of war with your catch. As we moved into the shallows I had selected a rather tired bait that sank straight to the bottom, as I begun to retrieve my bait for a moment thought I was hung up on the bottom until something started to take line. With in what seemed to be an effortless 10 to 12 minute fight emerged from the depths a beautiful 68.2lb broomtail grouper!
I’d like to thank Accurate for making such fine products like these tiny little powerhouse line of reels that give an angler confidence in their equipment and wreak havoc on the pelagic.
I fish hard and only fish Accurate!
John Collis
Thousand Oaks ca
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Accurate Reels & Handles by Bruce Smith
Jack Nilsen is one of the most generous men in sportfishing today. He contributed his Accurate Reels along with a couple of Accurate Reels borrowed from Bill Roecker of Fishingvideos.com to my cause of product research and review. Someone has to be the guinea pig! This gave me four primary outfits to use, all Seeker rods and Accurate reels. It was the bee's knee's, or at least I thought it was.
The primary four:
Accurate Boss 500 narrow/ Hercules SHS 70M; 65lb. solid spectra; four feet of 40-pound Blackwater fluorocarbon attached via FG knot
Accurate Boss 500/ Hercules SHS 60H; 80lb. spectra; twenty feet of 50-pound Blackwater fluorocarbon
Accurate Boss 600 narrow/ Hercules SHS 60XH; 80lb. spectra; twenty feet of 60-pound Blackwater fluorocarbon
Accurate Boss 600/ Super Seeker CJBF 60H; 130lb. spectra; twenty feet of 80-pound Blackwater fluorocarbon
I really can't say enough good things about this tackle. It's light, strong, good-looking and gives you a huge confidence boost. One thing I experienced with the Accurate Reels is that I got to try three different handle/knob configurations. The Boss 500 narrow came with the infamous basket knob, an Accurate exclusive. It’s attractive to say the least, but in my opinion was the least comfortable of the three. I’m not saying it didn't work; it did great, landing those bluefin tuna of the summer. This knob spins the easiest. In fact, the new ones will go for up to a minute until they stop after an easy finger push.
Next was the rubber knob. Most reel companies have some version of this handle in the lineup. It’s very comfortable and my favorite to use. It fit my hands nicely, isn’t too heavy and spins fairly easy.
I had my doubts about the Accurate T-handle when I first started to use it last year. This is the one in anodized blue with Extreme engraved down the side. I was worried I wouldn't be able to wind fast enough or that the big handle would be unwieldy or unfriendly. Once I started to use it, all of these doubts were pushed aside and I actually began look forward to winding in fish with one of these bigger handles. They spin very freely, and of course fit nicely into your hand, ergonomically speaking.
One thing I really enjoy about the Accurate is the length of the handle, Jack, David and Douglas don't mess around here; it’s a beefy crank. You get a lot of leverage and torque when you turn this handle; fish come to the boat. This is a testament to how well the gears inside the reels mesh and how strong they’re made. With all this leverage you are putting to the handle, it’s the gears that are taking the abuse. Accurates have guts and you won't be tearing them out, even with the big handles.
Report by Bruce Smith of Shogun Sportfishing
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