Jay Murakoshi's La Paz trip......

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

I get to go this year....finally.

http://www.vimeo.com/3728905

[Tony Buzolich]

For you guys who have never been there before this is great photography and a very realistic view of what to expect. You might even get Darian to chime in about standing on the bow of the panga and taking roosters but note that Renee was the one holding the wahoo.

I'm taking my group down in early July this year with the hope of getting more dorado and yellowfin tuna and the heat of later season is never too bad out on the water. Last year we were there the first week of July and take a look:





Besides the usual black skipjack and jack crevelle we also got in to pargo, African pompano, lots of dorado, even a late season yellowtail. Anyone going on one of Jay's trip will have the time of their life.

[David Lee]

Nice clips !!!

Several great examples of how to break your rod high-sticking , the guy in the straw hat on the Skippy has it right - LOW angles .

Poor Darian ..... getting beat-up by a Jack ! LOLOLOL ...... they sure are tough !!

Thanks for posting !

David

[Darian]

Que Paso....???? They don't call Jacks Toro por nada!!!! The one in the clip circled the panga about 6 times before I could get it near enough to release and didn't go much beyond 12 pounds (if that much)....

[David Lee]

Horrible ol' critters , fo sho !

My best J.C. couldn't have been over 5 - quite the handful off the beach w/ an 8 wt. . Pompano are almost as bad .......

I still think the worst offenders are the little Green Jacks . Pound for pound on a 7 wt. , you'd think you had hooked the DEVIL . I'm sorry I missed them on the last trip .

D. -

[jbird]

Heres a 30# "devil" that didnt get away.

[David Lee]

BIIIIIIG Jack !!

You didn't use your 5 wt. on that one , did you Jay ?


NYUKNYUKNYUK !

David

[jbird]

I think I had my 10wt at the time. This fish actually didnt take that long. I had a big wad in my flyline that miraculously made it thru the guides on the initialy run. ( if you look close you can see the tangled loops on my reel). I was trying to pick the knot out when the fish hit! Once I got that tangle back in and on the reel, I never let him take anymore line. I just pointed straight at him and pulled like crazy with the drag locked down. I dont think he took 10 minutes.

I love those things! They are great gamefish...their especially fun off the beach!

[Darian]

I seem to be the king of Jack's. I can be standing in the bow of a panga with Roosters blasting chum all around. When I cast, a Jack will race over and take the fly....

Gotta admit even tho I'm always looking for something else, I sure do enjoy 'em.

[Jay Murakoshi]

I think it was two years ago when Jim Christensen and Keith Nelson were boat partners. We had a school of BIG jacks just busting the surface. Jim hooked one that had to run 190+ yds and then we thought he lost it. The line went slack and he started reeling back in the line. Just then the school swam under the boat and headed south. Well too make a long story short, Jim's line took off again. The fish had turned and followed the school.
The JC probably was in the mid 30's.

My biggest fish to date:

Rooster 75 +
Dorado 58lbs
Sail 94lbs
YT 28lbs
YFT 39lbs

I'm shooting for a 100 pound PEZ GALLO maybe on a 10 wt.

See you in April at the Fly Fishing Fair

Jay