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Mark Wisch

Captain Mark Wisch owns and operates Pacific Edge Tackle, manufactures a complete line of live bait tanks and still finds the time to fish aboard his 25’Parker “Pacific Edge.” From fishing with the top local marlin and swordfish anglers and running yachts in Cabo, to having his own skiff to fish from all his life, Mark epitomizes the Southern California private boater, a fact reflected by columns he writes in both Western Outdoor News and Western Outdoors magazine. He also calls in a weekly private boaters report to Lets Talk Hookup(1090AM). To top it all off, Wisch took his passion for fishing for a ride on the San Diego long range fleet and readily became accomplished at all aspects of that style of fishing thanks to trips of all kinds aboard the Royal Star. Mark graduated from Cal Poly, Pomona with a degree in marketing and currently resides in Huntington Beach, California with his wife Chris and their dog Emma. He has written three books, “Between Two and Twenty Fathoms”, “In The Gray” and “Lessons from a Lifetime on the Water” and is just getting started on book four… “Way Out West” a Private Boaters Guide to Fishing Offshore Waters. You can purchase Mark’s books, buy fishing tackle, listen to his private boater’s report and much more at www.PacificEdgeTackle.com. www.PacificEdgeTackle.com.

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Building the Better Bait System

A perfect example of the whole process was played out earlier this year on the brand new Tiara 3900 “Pacific Edge”, now docked at the Crows Nest in Newport Beach The stock boat from the factory comes with a marginally effective transom tank, insufficient in both size and design for our West Coast style of live bait fishing. Once it was decided this boat would be doing some serious fishing this season, we needed to get busy in several areas.

Hoopin’ on the “Pacific Edge”

After a break from fishing for a while, I was desperate for some quality time on the water. With the good weather and decent reports from the island it was time to shake off the lethargy and get back at it. So I took my Tiara hat off and dug the Parker hat out...

Some Thoughts on the Tournament Season

Marlin fever is an insidious disease. The hunt for the fish and thrill of the catch grabs your reality and shapes you in ways you would have not thought possible until a full case hits you hard...
by Mark Wisch
Chris and I spent a few days at the Island for the Fourth and I managed to squeeze in a few hours of fishing on Saturday. We spent some time before noon up by Toyon and managed a bunch of bass but nothing of consequence. I had headed down to Avalon to get side-tied for the evening when a phone call brought about a change of plans...

I Put My Parker Hat On

With the Tiara a few days away from being fully operational, a window of opportunity in my work schedule and a few fish around at the Island, I opted to take my 25 Parker for a little road trip.
The list of custom touches is extensive and all were done with one thought... “To be highly efficient in the pursuit of fish.” The boat was designed and built to comfortably handle the overnight trips necessary to chase yellows, halibut and the elusive white seabass at the offshore islands off the California coast. During the offshore season, albacore, tuna, dorado, and marlin all fall in the target zone.

The First Trip Was a Good Trip!

After a few weeks of planning, drilling, plumbing, grinding and glassing, phase one of the bait tank project on the new boat was nearly complete and it was time for a test run. There was more than bait system stuff to check out; we had a whole boat to put through its paces...

Catalina Grand Slam

Last Friday I had the opportunity to fish with Ali Johnson and Jenny Armstrong aboard the “Surly Mermaid” Ali’s Tiara 3900...

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