Reports From the Bridge

Hello all!!!!!!

Well we are back from our much needed time off.

Mike and the boys had a great time in Mexico and I had good hunting in Nebraska but as always good things come to an end.

Mike has already started some projects on the boat and I am booking trips for the upcoming season.

Our first trip of the year is a 2 1/2 day Colonet trip that departs on January 16, 2009.             If you book this trip and mention you saw it advertised hear on REPORTS FROM THE BRIDGE you can go for 50% off the regular price.There are a limited amount of spots at this price so call Larry now to save.

On a sad note long time friend and mentor Dick Helgern passed away this weekend.

My father knew Dick and fished with him as far back as the late 1950s when Dick was running the Catalina Special for Norm Hagen. I caught my first yellow tail on the Reel Special when Dick was running it a few years later. I worked for Dick off and on during the 1960s on the Electra while I was still in school. In the early 1970s when I bought my first boat (the Sundown) Dick counseled and helped me tough those first tough years as a young boat owner. When I started to build a new Sundown in 1979  I used many of his ideas on the new boat.

Dick was one of the best sportfishing operators I have ever known. It wasn’t just his fish sense  (witch was equaled by very few) but it was his business sense and his ability to make every passenger feel special and appreciated.

Richard you may be gone but you will never be forgotten.

tight lines and good times
IRV

Happy Thanksgiving to all.

Well I hope that you all had a great day and didn’t over do it.

Please take a moment to reflect on all that we have hear in America and thank those who fight for our way of life.

On behalf of the entire BIG GAME crew and our families we thank our men and women who serve this great country and pray for your safety wherever you may be today. May god bless.

Mike and the boys have a 2 day trip departing Friday evening and are headed to Ling Cod central.

If any of you men and women in uniform would like to go your special price is only $150 for you

the regular price is $299 give us a call at 858 270 7525 to get on this trip.

this is your last chance to fish for ling cod before the season closes for the year.

 
tight lines and good times
IRV

Don’t forget lingcod season in California closes the first of the December.

The Big Game 90 has a 2 day trip leaving Friday night November 28.

Cost is $299 or grab a buddy and 2 go for $449.

Call 858-270-7525 for more information and reservations.

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Mike Jewett

Reporting in from San Nicolas this afternoon said that the ling cod fishing and quality rock fishing is as good or even better than all of the hype

MIKE SAID” it’s as good as it gets and the lings are really nice size”

also to make it even better the weather is flat calm.

The BIG GAME90 & crew will be on the hunt for surface action tomorrow we will keep you posted.

tight lines and good times
IRV

Still a few spots left on Thursday night’s 2½ day “November Long Range” trip out of Long Beach.

The weather should be perfect - Santa Ana conditions will make it sunny and calm on the banks and at the islands.  Great weather, great fishing, and don’t forget – the largest ling wins an Okuma Catalina CT-55N fishing reel, and the largest yellowtail wins a one day pass for spring fishing aboard the Big Game 90.

Last week’s trip started at the Cortez Bank with plenty of big bonito and yellowtail to 27 pounds, then headed over to San Nicolas Island for limit fishing on quality rock cod and ling cod to 22 pounds (the AVERAGE on the lingosaurs was 12-13 pounds!).

Ling cod fishing closes on December 1, so you don’t have much more time to catch some of the best eating fish around.  If you can’t make it this Thursday, we have one other 2½ day and one 2 day trip remaining in November.  Check the schedule, then call the Big Game office now at 858 270-7525 to book one of these trips.

There will also be grand prizes given for the largest Ling Cod of the month (a gold Okuma 2 speed reel) and the largest Yellowtail (a 2 1/2 day trip in the spring from Long Beach Marina).

Don’t miss out – Call 858 270-7525 to reserve your spot on the rail.

The Big Game 90 now at Long Beach Marina Sportfishing returned this morning from their 2.5 day trip. They picked up 7 yellowtail on Friday with lots of big bonito to pull on at the Cortez Bank then headed over to San Nicholas for some outstanding lingcod fishing. Easy limits on the lings to 22 pounds and great rock fishing.

As always good times on the Big Game 90 and everyone went home with sacks of fish.

The Big Game 90 goes for another 2.5 day trip this Thursday night November 13.

Call 858-270-7525 for reservations.

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MIKE JEWETT checking from the cortez bank at 1pm this afternoon said they are catching a few yellows but haven’t found the mother load yet.

The weather is fantastic and conditions look good.

Mike also reported that the rock fishing is very good and they aren’t even trying very hard for them.

Mike and the crew would like to thank everyone at LONG BEACH MARINA SPORTFISHING for the warm welcome when the arrived yesterday.

It is a real pleasure to run charters and open party trips form this great little landing in Long Beach

tight lines and good times
IRV