81lb. Warsaw Grouper

Dear Accurate,

“We were fishing off the Texas coast near an offshore platform in 600’ of water. We dropped a large 2 lb blue runner down to the bottom using the Accurate Xnergy AAB6650C rod and the Accurate B2-50 two speed reel spooled with 80 lb ACCUBRAID. Almost immediately we got a good solid thump. The circle hook set and the fight began. The low gear on this reel is truly amazing. Even the 600’ of water and the steel legs of the platform could not stop us from landing this Warsaw Grouper on the Accurate combo. We use this setup for anything from large grouper to marlin and tuna and it cannot be beat. Thanks Accurate for making a superior product”

David Kennedy

Houston, TX.

47 Pound Albacore on BX2-500

Supreme Three-Day Ironmen

Tommy Rothery finished up a three-day trip on his Polaris Supreme and tied up at Fisherman’s Landing July 12.

“We had good fishing on albacore,” he said, “and bluefin fishing was okay, too. I think I saw the longest spread of albacore I’ve seen in five years. We had some kids who fished for tuna with iron from the bow, The Ironmen. They did great!”

Hubert Bell of Bonita won the jackpot for a 47-pound albacore, the best one to come in to the docks this season.

He said it bit on a sardine pinned to a 2/0 Super Mutu hook on 30-pound P-Line. He used an Accurate BX2 500 reel on an 800 M Calstar wrapped by Don’s Bait & Tackle.

Bill Roecker, fishingvideos.com

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ANNIE VELLONAKIS

Accurate Pro-Staffer, Stas Vellonakis, took his daughter Annie fishing on a 5 day Royal Polaris trip.

Annie hooked a forty pound yellowtail. Annie may be the next Lady Angler Accurate Pro-staff candidate. Annie fished an Accurate BX2 Extreme 500 reel. We know Annie has the Vellonakis genes to be a great angler and she also has the right equipment.

Congratulations to Annie !!!

MARK FRANKENBERGER AT EAST CAPE BAJA

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I just returned from the East Cape of Mexico. B.C.S.

I‘ve been fishing with the twins for the past 3 weeks and I wanted to share a couple of pictures and details with you.

The fishing was somewhat slow; there was plenty of striped marlin a few small tuna and some large Dorado but only a couple of Blue Marlin. Nevertheless, all of the fishing was fun! My B2-665N and the ATD 12 were the perfect reels for every species it was fair game for the Stripers and a ton of fun with the Dorado, but the fact of the matter was they didn’t stand a chance with the amount of drag that I could apply to these fish, it was unbelievable. If they didn’t break the leader they were caught fish.

Below are a couple of pictures. Thanks Accurate for building such a fantastic fishing reel!

Kind regards,

Mark Frankenberger

ACCURATE & RED ROOSTER III JUNE 2009

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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RED ROOSTER III “ JUNE HEAT”

Cows Come Home

Paul Oster of Mammoth Lakes landed a 304.8-pound tuna that sucked in a tube mackerel on the kite. He used an Accurate ATD80 reel that is part of the Red Rooster III arsenl for kite fishing. Since this trip ws an Accurate sponsored trip on the Red Rooster III, Paul will receive
his choice of an Accurate Reel up to a ATD50W. Congratulations to Paul for an amazing catch
of a life time. According to Bill Roecker, of Oceanic Productions, the catch will probably make

the top 10 list of all time biggest yellowfin tuna landed on long range trips departing from San Diego landings.

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New Rubber Knob

Accurate released the New Rubber Knob at the European Tackle Show in Budapest, Hungary. You can buy the knob as an accessory to an existing Accurate Reel or get it on a new Accurate Reel. Look for it at your local retailer.

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Pro Tarpon Tournament Series - Largest Tarpon Ever on Accurate

Boca Grande, Fla., May 31, 2009 - The Miller High Life Professional Tarpon Tournament Series presented by Century Boats held Week #3 of its five week regular series events this past weekend in Boca Grande Pass, FL.  A sold out field of fifty, four person teams competed in the three hour event.

During the past six years, Week #3 of the Miller High Life PTTS presented by Century Boats, has seen a fish over two hundred pounds reach the Tires Plus scale at the Miller’s Ale House weighboat.  Last year it was Team Fast Lane weighing a 210 lb fish.  The tradition continued in to 2009 when Capt. Artie Price, and Team Miller’s Ale House weighed in a record breaking 217 lb Tarpon, the largest fish weighed in a live release Tarpon fishing tournament, and took first place during Week #3.

“We knew it was going to take 200 lbs to win.” Said Price.  “We let a 140 lb fish go early, and that decision paid off.”

The decision paid off in more ways than one for Team Ale House consisting of Price, Capt. Greg Devault, Capt. Jon Turner, and Frank Massaro, all from New Port Richey, FL.  With the victory the team won a new Century 2102 Inshore powered by a Yamaha F150 four stroke motor and Continental aluminum trailer.  In addition, Price and crew extended their lead in the Yamaha Team of the Year Race by securing a single day points total of 617, shattering the previous record of 555 points set by Capt. Doug Creek last week.  Heading in to Week #4, Team Ale House has 1,397 points, 427 points ahead of the second place team, Culo Majado. Read more at Tarpon Anglers Club......

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Pushing the Technology

Well they said that the lever drag would not stop these Groupers, I showed them each day that 75LBS groupers, CAN be stopped by the latest technology… it was a great trip the BX2-50 work awesome stopping these fish from getting back to the rocks… the XNergy Rods Ben Secrest hooked me up with worked great for Jigging, Landed 2 fish about 40LBS on the Boss 655 with 50lb AccuBraid, lost 3 couldn’t stop them with 50 pound AccuBraid!!!

 

I made some believers in YOUR reels this week!!!

Jordan

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Qualifier 105 Long Range Trip

The Accurate Open Charter on the Qualifier 105 departed San Diego on

April 17, 2009.  This trip was a ride down and ride back format.  Captain Joe Crisi headed the Qualifier 105 directly for the Hurricane Bank, over 1000 miles to the south.

 

The Accurate Charter Host for this trip was Jack Nilsen with assistance from Bob Michener.  Accurate provided Accurate reels matched to Calstar and Accurate rods

to target yellowfin tuna and wahoo.  Accurate also provided many prizes for daily derby’s including several Accurate reels.

 

The fishing started at the Hurricane bank and resulted in very good success on wahoo and many nice yellowfin tuna. After four days of Hurricane fishing on anchor and trolling we headed for Clarion Island to fish the “buffer zone” outside of Clarion.  We had good success on wahoo and yellowfin tuna in fairly tough weather conditions.  The fish were there, but the weather made fishing tough and uncomfortable.  Captain Joe made the decision the return to the Hurricane Bank and finish the trip there.  We again had good success for typical Hurricane bank fishing on anchor and troll.

 

Accurate and the Qualifier 105 will schedule a similar trip in April of 2010.  Contact the Qualifier 105 office for details.  619 223-2786.

 

For other Accurate sponsored trips visit the Accurate website for dates and details: accuratefishing.com