The Accurate crew took a worksman's Holiday this last week and spent some time fishing the waters off Punta Arenas for some pelagic gamefish with good success. Myself, Douglas, David, and Jack were joined by Sean Montgomery for three days of fun fishing on Mark Rayor's 35 foot Innovator, the Jen Wren. We set up came at John Irelands Rancho Leonero, which if you haven't been there you definitely need to visit. It's old time Mexico at its finest with small, quaint rooms with patio's on each one. Great atmosphere located on the bluff above the beach.
This trip was to review products and that is what we did. The first day we saw a full blown bite on Sailfish which was a kick on the Boss 870NXC and the 7030 Xnergy rod. This was the perfect outfit complimented by the AccuBraid 50 lb and 40 lb P-line top shot. We used Blackwater 60lb leader and live mackerel to get the job done. We also had a decent Dorado bite with fish to 20 lbs the first day, great snacks with the after fish drinks.
The second day saw a completely different turn of events. We did not see any billfish except one jumper as we drove towards a porpoise school that ended up holding some nice YFT's.
We had our Halco 195 Laser pro's in the pattern and "boom" it hit the fan. When the dusk settled I had one 30 lb tuna and Douglas had one about 75 lbs. We caught back up to the school and bingo, it all started again with one more about 75 lbs for Sean and a couple more small ones. Total for the day was six tunas ranging from 25 lbs to 75 lbs all on Boss 870NXC's with 50 lb Accubraid. The "Small reels Big fish" was definitely happening and we were loving it.
Our third and final day we saw no life after the wind blew out of the north but we kept our hopes up and were rewarded late in the afternoon with one Sailfish for David, a nice 50 lb tuna for Douglas, and my best ever, a 50 lb Dorado which all came from a small pod of porpoise 30 miles out.
The trip overall was awesome with a lot of fresh ideas discussed and some fond memories for years to come. We missed our friend Del but on the last day we left part of him right in front of Mark's house, a place he loved dearly. We all miss Del but knew he was on the deck for every fish we caught.
Hope your fishing adventures are as successful.
Till next time.
Ben
