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Marlin report on 25" Parker CALIENTE |
- By David Brackmann
- Published 09/27/2009
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Friday, my brother Mark and I took my 25' Parker CALIENTE on it's maiden marlin trip with good results. We left our HB dock at 5:00 A.M. in thick fog and needing to use the radar just to make it out of the channels and finally harbor. Made 25 mackerel in about 15 minutes next to the Long Beach bait barge and then made our way out to a break I had been watching SE of the 14 mile bank around 21 / 58. This break had been pushing up and in steadily since the Avalon Classic.
Fishing two teasers off hand cords, a Moldcraft Big Truck in “Tony the Tiger” color on the left on wave 1 and a Moldcraft pink squid chain with noisy pink / white home made plastic measuring cup rattle chugger on back of wave 2, a pair of 8” hook-less Williamson Coyote plungers (bleeding dorado on the left and mackerel color on the right) on wave 2 and 3 behind the teasers and a pair of single 8/0 #7691S armed Bart mini 1656's in black and purple off the riggers at wave 4 and 5. We worked down the East / West watching the temp gauge for the hard edge of the temp break with almost zero visibility fog conditions. Found a sharp four degree temperature break with kelp paddies, a few terns, pelicans and a pair of seals at 13.47 / 01.25. We boxed the good looking area for 20 minutes crossing back and forth across the break. Visibility was so bad we could barely see the rigger lures. No way to use gyros in the tower, it was thick and felt like it was raining out. I swear I saw the ghost pirate ship the Black Pearl out there in the fog while sitting alone in the tower..lol. After our third tack down swell across the break we raised a fish off the short left lure. I jumped down from the bridge as Mark took the cabin wheel. I cranked the lure with my left hand as I dropped the circle hooked bridle rigged bait back with my right and the fish piled on the drop back. Handed the rod to Mark and got on the cabin wheel. Nice fish that stayed up top for Mark and we released in about 10 minutes. One of the reasons I love circle hooks…the fish tend to stay up top and jump around a lot. I forgot the challenges involved fishing marlin with only two guys in a small boat....it’s fun and busy!
We stayed in the zone through the slack tide and saw two jumpers in the fog. Gyroing theses jumpers for the soon to become tailer was just not possible in the fog. On one of our tacks back across the first fish numbers two fast feeders came up on mini Spanish mackerel next to a paddy. I throttled up and made a turn on the paddy as Mark ran up the right side of the boat. As he makes his cast, the right short Mackerel color Coyote gets a zip on a fish. Mark’s bait lands and a seal comes up under his bait and spooks the bait into the paddy. Missed opportunity, if we had a third on board we could have dropped back a second bait and caught the fish off the teaser.
Now it was almost 2 P.M. and the sun is FINALLY starting to break through so we could start glassing for fish. The wind started coming up out of the NW at 5 knots or so with a nice spread out swell from the West. We started working SE down the break working East and West watching the temperature meter to stay in 71 – 72 degree water as opposed to the 68 – 69 degree water above us. There was a big fleet working up above us around the 152 in the colder water. Coming down the line below the 277 on the drop off at 12.55 / 05.73 at around 3:15 P.M., we raised a fish on the right rigger mini 1656. Before we could even try to wind the lure away and get a bait on the fish, the marlin was hooked and jumping away up swell. After clearing the lines and teasers as Mark pulled on the fish, did I say it is more challenging with just two on board in a little boat,, lol, we released the fish in great shape after a 10 minute fight. Thirty-six miles from home now, we trolled back up the break towards our first fish numbers and pulled the gear and ran from home at 4:30. What a fun day on the water with my brother on a great little boat!
This 25’ Parker with twin 150 HP 4 stroke Yamahas produces a very clean wake with great clean lanes for teasers and short and long baits. At my preferred 7.2 knot troll speed produced at 21000 – 23000 RPM depending on up, quartering, or following sea trolling tacks, the outboards produce an attractive low decibel sounding purr while burning an economical 3.8 - 4 gallon per hour.
Fishing two teasers off hand cords, a Moldcraft Big Truck in “Tony the Tiger” color on the left on wave 1 and a Moldcraft pink squid chain with noisy pink / white home made plastic measuring cup rattle chugger on back of wave 2, a pair of 8” hook-less Williamson Coyote plungers (bleeding dorado on the left and mackerel color on the right) on wave 2 and 3 behind the teasers and a pair of single 8/0 #7691S armed Bart mini 1656's in black and purple off the riggers at wave 4 and 5. We worked down the East / West watching the temp gauge for the hard edge of the temp break with almost zero visibility fog conditions. Found a sharp four degree temperature break with kelp paddies, a few terns, pelicans and a pair of seals at 13.47 / 01.25. We boxed the good looking area for 20 minutes crossing back and forth across the break. Visibility was so bad we could barely see the rigger lures. No way to use gyros in the tower, it was thick and felt like it was raining out. I swear I saw the ghost pirate ship the Black Pearl out there in the fog while sitting alone in the tower..lol. After our third tack down swell across the break we raised a fish off the short left lure. I jumped down from the bridge as Mark took the cabin wheel. I cranked the lure with my left hand as I dropped the circle hooked bridle rigged bait back with my right and the fish piled on the drop back. Handed the rod to Mark and got on the cabin wheel. Nice fish that stayed up top for Mark and we released in about 10 minutes. One of the reasons I love circle hooks…the fish tend to stay up top and jump around a lot. I forgot the challenges involved fishing marlin with only two guys in a small boat....it’s fun and busy!
We stayed in the zone through the slack tide and saw two jumpers in the fog. Gyroing theses jumpers for the soon to become tailer was just not possible in the fog. On one of our tacks back across the first fish numbers two fast feeders came up on mini Spanish mackerel next to a paddy. I throttled up and made a turn on the paddy as Mark ran up the right side of the boat. As he makes his cast, the right short Mackerel color Coyote gets a zip on a fish. Mark’s bait lands and a seal comes up under his bait and spooks the bait into the paddy. Missed opportunity, if we had a third on board we could have dropped back a second bait and caught the fish off the teaser.
Now it was almost 2 P.M. and the sun is FINALLY starting to break through so we could start glassing for fish. The wind started coming up out of the NW at 5 knots or so with a nice spread out swell from the West. We started working SE down the break working East and West watching the temperature meter to stay in 71 – 72 degree water as opposed to the 68 – 69 degree water above us. There was a big fleet working up above us around the 152 in the colder water. Coming down the line below the 277 on the drop off at 12.55 / 05.73 at around 3:15 P.M., we raised a fish on the right rigger mini 1656. Before we could even try to wind the lure away and get a bait on the fish, the marlin was hooked and jumping away up swell. After clearing the lines and teasers as Mark pulled on the fish, did I say it is more challenging with just two on board in a little boat,, lol, we released the fish in great shape after a 10 minute fight. Thirty-six miles from home now, we trolled back up the break towards our first fish numbers and pulled the gear and ran from home at 4:30. What a fun day on the water with my brother on a great little boat!
This 25’ Parker with twin 150 HP 4 stroke Yamahas produces a very clean wake with great clean lanes for teasers and short and long baits. At my preferred 7.2 knot troll speed produced at 21000 – 23000 RPM depending on up, quartering, or following sea trolling tacks, the outboards produce an attractive low decibel sounding purr while burning an economical 3.8 - 4 gallon per hour.
2 Responses to "Marlin report on 25" Parker CALIENTE" 
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said this on 27 Sep 2009 8:24:32 PM PDT
Great trip again Dave and Mark. Stotes on the KNOCKDOWN has over 30 jig bites this year. I guess the old thoughts that outboards don't bite is a tale from the Black Pearl...
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said this on 29 Sep 2009 11:35:21 AM PDT
Nice going on your great day Dave! Our jig and teaser spread is much less complicated than your's on the Parker, but they come up and lick the lures regardless of the outboard power!
I know the right gloves had something to do with your good day...congrats! -GS |
