Maggie's Garden Home: 2015

Sunday, September 6, 2015

Tuna Trip #2 August 2015 Aboard the Endeavor!

Tuna Trip #2 Aboard the Endeavor out of Seaforth Landing.

All Aboard! as we board early to the Endeavor. Tom, Mike and Pat, ready to go!

Capt. David Ikeda

Glen all smiles, as Happy Hour opens!

Mike and Jimbo talk about things to come

"Take" a new Charter member, welcome aboard!

Big Don, always great to have him on board,
except for the fact it lessens your chance at Jack Pot!

Always great to see new blood on the boat! Here Grandfather Roy
and Grandson Kyle prepare for Kyle's FIRST tuna trip!

There's always some characters that
brighten up your trip.
That's Trent

Here Martin and Jerry Get "tied up" and ready.
See Martin's Photo's on "Flicker" at m_iiyama,
and Jerry's great Video of our trip! YouTube search:

Endeavor Sportfishing Aug 28 29 2015

MDR Local Jim talks with Mark and Pat

Its always fun to have these two nuts around.They get the award for most beers drunk on our trip,as well as most fish on the deck!

Dawn Breaks on Day one!

Up early, but no takers for the grey bite!

Glen Gets into one early

Nice!

Jimbo Pullin"

MDR Salty Crew Get a few together!

First nights count 60 YFT, 10 BFT

Morning of Day 2

Rested and all Smiles

Capt. America and Chancho

Toki Up and ready for more!

Toby on the tank!

Cancho gets a chancho!

Ended with 150+ YFT, and 10 BFT

Great to see the kids get some! Next Generation of Fishing Fanatics!

Salty crew, Gettin' 'em!

Yellowtail at the 150-105

The year of the Yellowtail!

Mossbacks

Early morning baiting up at the Barge. On the Tradition 3/4 day with the Yonemura Charter Group

Morning bite in the heat starts off with a Bang!

Sack 'em up!

Randy gettin back into it!

Mid-day heat

The more the merrier!

Good Times!

Monday, July 27, 2015

Trip #1of 2015, 2-day on the Endeavor

Nervous excitement surrounds the boat as we all sign in the manifest and get ready to take off. The reports of Bluefin on the inside is sketchy at best and Mexican waters sound like a "miss". We opt for the North County grounds in search of Yellowfin tuna.

Long Ranger Bill Gets out the Flouro.

Deckhands Little John and Toby, talk it up with the MDR Pinhead

Mike checking gear

Terry and Keith, Knot Check

Jim and Mark Check out the bait well

Martin and Trent thinking positive.

Walt caught by surprise.

Andy getting ready for night patrol.

Fireworks send off!

As the night progressed the biggest worry was the bait. Will it live? Only time would tell as we load up on Sardine and head out for North county.

Nile starts us off with a nice Dodo

Jarrod Boats a beauty

Mike Bendo!

Trent getting' happy!

Nile gets another

Bill shows us how its done.

The clouds clear for the afternoon as we finally hit a school that wants to bite. With only a few fish boated the feeling is intense as each of us try not to loose the one we hung!

The shear bliss of a tuna on the other end.

At Gaff

Tom going through the Paces

Jimbo gets one on. First time tuna fishing and digging it.

Double Bendo!

Keith here with a nice Yellowfin, after a good fight. Finicky biters and they didn't want to come to the boat!

One of the greatest things see on the trips isn't new gear or giant fish. It's Dads handing down a life passion to the next generation. Both for son and father the Exhilaration of "the chase" defines a part of their relationship, and will forevermore. We encourage all to bring a youth, and join in "The Chase".

Martin and Kevin.

Heavy? Kevin thinks so.

NILE and nile

Mid-Day tuna count.

Through the afternoon the bite slowed, but just as the sun was going down............

Someone once told me you can't catch tuna on a long rod. He lied.

Happy to be "hanging" around Roy?

Not the biggest fish in the sea, but big enough for Jackpot.

Roy with a beauty.

Line em up

Jimbo's first Yellowfin Tuna!

The next morning and on to the day was a slow tough bite. We trudged through the numerous schools of breaking fish and picked to a few. By the end everyone caught a fish.