Bob Michner's 40th Accurate Cow

Accurate Pro-Staffer, Bob Michener, is an amazing Long Range tuna fisherman. On his last Red Rooster trip he landed his 40th "Cow Tuna" on an Accurate Reel. All of the 40 were landed using an Accurate Reel.

Bob was with Jack Nilsen on the Qualifier 105 when the first Accurate ATD reels were tested and perfected. Bob immediately recognized that these Accurate ATD 2 speed, Twin-Drag, reels were a serious step up over all other reels. At seventy-something Bob is one of the most astute Long Range fisherman around. Bob shares his knowledge and love of fishing with all who are fortunate to fish with him.

Accurate is very pleased to have Bob Michener as one of our Pro-Staffers.

The Trend is Set

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Dave Fender and Marla Crew catching them in PV.

Accurate friend Dave Fender was recently in Puerto Vallarta fishing on his boat "Great White" and put the screws to some quality yellowfin tuna. His crew consisted of the Marla Sportfishing "Osuna Brothers".They had several nice fish including some cow size (200lb+) fish that gave their tackle a work out. We appreciate the feedback and nice words.
Thanks for the report and keep up the good work.

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FISH4U Believes in Small Reels for Big Fish!

Per Jonasson is living the life for sure. He has established himself as one of the worlds trophy Halibut hunters catching numerous fish over 200 LBS and some over 300LBS in the Northern Boundaries of Norway. He is fishing in Gods country, there is very little pressure on the fish, and releasing 100% of these fish to fight another day.

He recently gave us his report for the 2010 season and this is what he had to say:

"Once again your reels proved themselves! Helping us catch big fishes on some really small reels, all of my biggest fishes there caught on BX400XN and I used the same one for the full season! So it was working hard for about 110 days in a row, and it worked smoothly and great all the time, and as you know I really push my reels having them on maximum brake most of the time.
The biggest fish we caught 2010 was 7,12 feet (217 cm) (375LBS) and we used a BX500XN on that one, that fisherman and the rest of my clients during the last season were really impressed of how well this reels performed faced with this tough fishing for big Halibut's.

Big THANX for giving me the opportunity to fish with your Reels."

Per puts our products through extensive battles with these giants and lands his clients fish of a lifetime.

We appreciate working with Per and having him support us in our endeavors to make the best possible reels we can.

Want to catch a Trophy Halibut contact Per Jonasson, he will get you that fish.

Tight lines,

The Accurate Crew

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Super Cows on Accurate's ATD TwinDrag Reels

Qualifier 105 docked at Pt. Loma Sportfishing January 18 under Joe Crisci’s hand, after a trip into southern waters with 17 anglers aboard the Paul Lepore charter. There were two fish over 300 pounds aboard, and three over 200 pounds. Accurate Fishing Products was the primary sponsor.

Dick Allen of Fresno won first place for a 335.2-pound yellowfin.

“My best fish before was a 268-pounder I got on the Royal Polaris,” he told dock reporter Bill Roecker. “This one beat me up for two hours and 20 minutes. I’m 70, and he was a load. He came up on the starboard corner, thanks to a great crew.”

Dick said he baited a pair of sardines on 9/0 Mustad hooks tied to 100-pound Big Game line and 100-pound Line One Spectra. He used an Accurate ATD 50 reel and a Calstar 6465 XXXH rod.

Rookie Steve Benson won second place for a 328-pound tuna. He wrote about it and chartermaster Lepore put it on paper.

“My favorite fish came when I pinned on a sardine and let it fly one morning. The reward for a guy that was told he was in over his head was a 328-pound yellowfin tuna. I hooked this fish in the early morning and just about got spooled.”

Talking with Roecker on the dock, Benson said, “I hooked him in a gray bite, close, maybe 25 yards from the boat. He ran like hell, got all of the line and stopped. He stayed way out there, at about a 45-degree angle. The fight lasted an hour, and he came up on the starboard bow.

My best fish before,” continued Benson, was a 125-pounder I got in Hawaii on the troll.”

Two other cows came aboard. Bob Frank of Huntington Beach got a 235-pounder with a sardine on a 5/0 ringed Super Mutu hook. He said he fished with 100-pound Yo-Zuri fluorocarbon and 100-pound Line One spectra on an Accurate ATD 30 reel and a Calstar 770 XXH rod.

Dan Harnes used a mackerel under the kite on a boat rig with 100-pound Big Game line and 100-pound Line One spectra on an Accurate ATD 50 reel and a Calstar 6465 XXXH rod to take a 220.2-pound tuna.

Skipper Joe Crisci said this was the last trip for Qualifier 105 this winter. The boat will resume operations in April.

Report by Bill Roecker with FishingVideos.com

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Seven's A Good Number

Royal Star arrived at Fisherman’s Landing December 21 after a ten-day trip with 14 anglers, regulars who wanted cows. The trip was sponsored by Accurate and Blackwater, with the chartermaster listed as Bart Ryder, and visited the Buffer Zone, where anglers decked seven cows.

The best fish was ineligible, as it was caught by crewman Greg Tanji. He hooked the 263-pound beast in the dark while the anglers were in the galley at dinner. It was a 30-minute oddball of a tuna that emptied his Accurate ATD 12 twice before it ran back at the boat.

“It came in at the surface, kicking with its tail threshing the water,” noted Tanji. “It bit a sardine on an 8/0 Eagle Claw hook. I was using Kevin Leong’s gear, with 130-pound Seaguar Premier fluorocarbon and 130-pound Blackwater Spectra. The rod was a Calstar 770 XH.”

Bob Palatella of La Jolla won first place for a 220-pounder that bit his salami almost as fast as the bait hit the water in the grey light. He said he fished with a 6/0 Owner Gorilla hook on 130-pound Blackwater fluorocarbon and 130-pound Blackwater Spectra on an Accurate ATD 30 reel and a Calstar 7465 XH rod. The fish took him around the boat twice and came up ion the starboard corner after a 45-minute scrap.

Second place would have been a three-way tie between Kevin Leon of Aliso Viejo, Warren Sakamoto of Long Beach and Bob Pound of Lake Elsinore. They all had 214-pounders, but Warren doesn’t enter the jackpot. That made it easier, with Kevin and Bob splitting the second and third-place prize.

Kevin’s 214 came on a sardine and a 6/0 gorilla hook on 100-pound Izorline fluorocarbon tied to 130-pound Izorline Spectra, on an Accurate ATD 12 reel and a Calstar 770 XH rod.

Bob’s 214 bit a salami on a 20/0 Eagle Claw hook tied to 130-pound Seaguar Premier fluorocarbon and 130-pound Izorline Spectra. He used an Accurate ATD 50 reel and a Calstar 665 XH rod to do the job in 20 minutes. He also had a 210-pounder. Skipper Ekstrom got a shot of the event, and remarked, “Long Range veteran Bob Pound takes photo honors today leveraging one of his two jackpot winning "deuces" in like the old pro he is.”

The last cow, a 211-pound tuna, was caught by John Santaella of Santa Maria, on a sardine and a 9/0 Eagle Claw hook. John said he used 130-pound Blackwater fluorocarbon and 130-pound Izorline Spectra on an Accurate ATD 50 reel and a Calstar 7465 XH rod.

“It was a half-hour fight,” said Santaella, “after he bit in the corner at dawn. He pulled like a mule!

“The weather was really nice,” continued Santaella. “The boat never rocked. We left our wine bottles on the table at night; no sweat.”

Report by Bill Roecker at FishingVideos.com

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At the Rail by Bill Roecker

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