3/4 Day trip on the Vagabond. Had a great day fishing with Mike and the kids out at the islands. Limited out on Sand Bass and caught a few cudas as well. Great day of fishing before the 4th of July Holiday..

Check out all the photos on

www.onecooltuna.com

Cool Tuna..

Vagabond 5 Day 6-2009 - Cedros

Got back Thursday 6/18 from a great trip on the Vagabond. We fished the outside for tuna and then went in-shore to Cedros Island for the Big Mean Yellows. Had a great time with a great bunch of really good fisherman and crew.. We ended the trip going back outside for the tuna again and I end ed up with a nice Yellowfin Tuna, photos are up on my site - www.onecooltuna.com and I am working on a video as well from the trip. Stay tuned for updates and the next trips.

Shark Attach Vs Other things

Here is a list that gives you the odds of being attached or dieing from a Shark Attach vs other things.. The odds are looking good..

http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/sharks/attacks/relarisk.htm

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Great report in WON - Vagabond Tuna

There is a great reort in Western Outdoors news about the Vagabond and the first Tuna of the 2009 season. Good read..

Click link below for the Report

http://bit.ly/i1Um0

Tuna are back - Vagabond Catches the First Tuna 2009

Well it is On.. Mike was at the start of the 5 day to Cedros (same one I was on last year) and hooked up on Albacore and Blue Fin 116 miles south

Boat report - 5-16-2009

May 16, 2008 It's is On!!!! Made a really nice little stop on the 1st morning of our 5-day trip and are celebrating the first Albacore catch of the season at about easy day and 1/2 range. John Humphries claimed the first at 24.5 lbs on the troll and Gerald Gaughen caught the first baitfish, a 19.5-lb Albie. Next came Calvin Kumamoto with a 19.9-lb Bluefin on the troll. Beautiful water and weather conditions. We are now heading down to the islands and will report more later.
It is time to go fishing!!!!

Good fish'n,
Mike and the Vagabond Crew


Can't wait for June 12th, will be heading down that way on the Vagabond for the same kind of trip.. 5 days to Cedros..

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New Webpage is Almost ready

Check out the Beta version of the new website. I hope to have this live next week. The ONECOOLTUNA.COM will be live and working.

In the meantime

CLICK HERE

Enjoy and let me know what you think..

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10,000 viewers and still counting

NEWS FLASH.... We just passed the 10,000 visitor to the site.. Thank you very much for stopping by. I love sharing my fishing news and photos with all of you. I had a great time doing the video this year from the 10 day trip and I am looking forward to some great trips this summer and fall. Stay tune for the frist trip in June and then game on for Tuna Fishing. I hope to be able to make some great new videos as well.

I also have some good news coming up soon on our first Cool Tuna fishing tackel.

Thanks Again,

Cool Tuna - Jeff

MLPA - Link - Stay informed or stop fishing

Here is a link to the Marine Life Protection Act - that will be imposed on the So Calif area soon. Please go to this link and read up on it and help save or local fishing areas.

http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mlpa/

Sign up for their newsletter as well.

Videos are done - Finally - 10day Vagabond Cow Town

YouTube Clip

Well I finally got the videos done from the trip.This one took longer than I thought with the added video to the photos. But it turned in to a featured film, the total was 45 min. and I can't post something that lond to the web. I did upload some raw footage on YouTube and will mail anyone a copy of the full version if they send me their address. Anyone not on the trip the cost is $10.00 to cover mailing and DVD cost. If you where on the trip.. Free.. Check out Youtube for the clips and I am working on a shorter version for Youtube as well.

Cool Tuna - Jeff

10 Day Vagabond - Cow Town - Yellowfin Tuna

John's 297lb

Jack (79) and a 204lb Cow

Here are the photos and report from the 10 day trip on the Vagabond.

I did not get my cow (yellowfin over 200lb.) but had a great time and we did put fish on the boat over 200lb.

jackpot was John with 297lb (over 300 out of the water)
Kurt with 285lb and Mike T. with 246lb.

It was a great trip and I shot way too many photos and video this time as well.

Here is the link to the Photos, I am still editing and working on the video as well. I will post more later. Also here is the report I posted on Bloody Decks about the trip

Smugmug Photos link

Bloddy Deck report

2 days and Counting - 10day Vagabond Cow City Trip

Well I am going a little crazy getting everything ready to go.. Friday can't get here soon enough, tackle bag, check, rods, check, reels, check, misc.stuff, check, check, check..... I know I will forget something or take to much of other stuff. But I am going!!!!!

10 days of fishing for Yellowtail, Yellowfin Tuna, Wahoo, Dodos and what ever else we can find, but we are going for the Cows (yellowfin Tuna over 200lb.) This is the last trip of the season for the Vagabond and the crew, so it is no holds bar for the big fish and the best fishing. There will be 3 people I know on this trip and have fished with before, so that will help my chances of getting what I am looking for- A COW....

I will return on 12-8 and will post a complete report then. Check for update for on board from Capt. Mike..

The link to the Vagabond website is here on my page..

Cool Tuna out..

Check....

1 1/2 days on the Q105 - No Fish

Well with the bite going off for the last 2 weeks, I figured it was time to get out there and help myself to some of the easy pickings.... WRONG... It started out good, got down to the docks Firday night with my fishing buddy "Big D" and we talked with a lot of people going out as well on 1 day and 2 day trips and the mode was high on getting into a epic bite. The counts had been down for the last couple of days but that means it time for the bite to start up again... I was Hoping.. Well we headed out around 9:30pm and headed south about 100 miles and would be in the zone around grey light. Had a boat meeting with Tim and then a talk from Dave Clark from 976-TUNA and most of us entered the raffle for a trip on the Q105 next year, all for a good cause.. Thanks for the T-shirts Dave. :-)

The morning started out slow but we had a few bites on the troll, then we stopped on a paddy and picked off a few rat size Yellowtails, a few where kept, but most where tossed back for next year..

We then trolled the rest of the day and stopped on a some good meter marks but just could not get the fish to bite.. I think we have caught all the stupid fish.. It was bound to happen some day..

Came in to some nice dolphin schools with tuna under them but there was no way to get the fish to boil..

Fished until we could not see the lines and started home.. The fish count was to low to post but we did have a jackpot winner. Winner photos is at the top of this post..

The trip was a nice boat ride for most of us, great boat, great crew, the skipper did all he could to put us on fish, but he can't make the bite the hooks.. Better luck next time..


Here is the link for what pictures I did take.. Sorry there went more action shots, but needed to catch my own fish and there was not that much action to shot..

Photo Link


Well that is itfor the local season for me this year, looking forward to the 10 day in November..

Cool Tuna.

Tiny's 4 Day on the Vagabond 2008

Well it took me a while to get caught up on things and go over all the pictures from the trip. So here you go, we all had a great time , with some great fishing. The jokes where great and the drinking was on as well. The new members all made it back to shore, we issued a few new nicknames as well.
Sleeping Beauty, Fabeo Jr., Welcome to the clan..

I would like to thank you all for the tackle bag decorations..

Jackpot winner Milkman did get the fish to the boat in record time..

Tiny thanks for putting together another great trip and thanks to the Vagabond crew for doing the best again..

Photos are up and either click on the picture or use the link to see them all. Let me know if you would like a copy of the DVD from the last 4 years and the Best of slideshow.

Click Here for Slide show.

Email me at bentrods@gmail.com

Thanks again,

Cool Tuna - Panic

Get Your Gear Ready

Ok, it is getting close, the 4 day trip on the Vagabond with Tiny's group is leaving Wed. 7/30.. The Albies have been slowing down a little but the warmer water fish like DoDos and Yellowfin and Big Eyes have been replacing them. So it could be a big varierty trip this time. So you only have this weekend to get that new line on the reels and the rods cleaned up. Make sure all the hooks are in the bag and you have picked out the best feathers for the troll. Get the sun screen packed and make sure you have packed the cigars for the jackpot fish.. Got any good jokes or dirty stories?? Remember to bring cash for the poker game and to tip the crew.. I hope Mike has stocked up the cooler with beer and Dr.Pepper..

You know I will post the report when I get back..

One Cool Tuna - Panic

1.5 day trip on the Vagabond 4th of July

Well headed out on the 4th for a day and a half of fishing for the Albacore Tuna. Started out smooth sailing with a great sunset. But by the morning thing had gotten a little rough on the water and the wind had come as well, this made the fishing tough. We found the fish but could not get them to bite as often as we had hope. We had a few highlights with DJ getting his first Albacore and as tradition calls, he ate the heart. (so I didn't get a picture of that) But as the fishing was a little scratch, I did not take may photos, I take more pictures when I catch fish. I was able to take a few at the end of the trip of the catch for the ones that where lucky enough to catch some. I was limited to the one but some caught singles as well and a few doubles. DJ with 3.. Most of fish where on the troll with a few being bait fish. Blake won the jackpot with his prize fish 27.5lb. Thanks to the crew of the Vagabond who as always make the best of the trip, they served up a great steak dinner (Dan can cook) for the ride home. Gordy was a great capt, and the rest of the crew did a great job helping all. Fish total of 26 Albies and one yellowtail.

Enjoy the pictures I did take. Contact me if you have trouble see the photos.

PHOTO Slideshow.

Click on the photo see single pictures