Wednesday, 30 November 2011 21:36
Saving the best for last! The Davis Boats / Royal Polaris trip was a great success.
For the last seven years the Davis Boats group has teamed with the Royal Polaris to give our customers a fishing experience they would long remember. This year was no different.
With Capitan Frank Lo Preste, Roy Rose, Dharyl Shelbourne and the best crew in the business, we left for parts unknown.
Filling our extra large bait tanks with some beautiful Sardines we started our trek south. After we cleared the harbor, Frank called for a meeting and said we were on our way to the Hurricane Bank. I personally did not want that call. That bank is in the middle of nowhere with no place to hide. We were expecting some weather from the north with a larger swell.
With the wind and swell to our backs we traveled towards the banks. On day two there was some talk about looking at the Alaios Rock area. This would be a 50 mile detour. After a while we decided to go straight to the banks and fish for the big fish. Not going to the rocks gave let us all have R.S.W. fish a ½ day of fishing at the banks if needed.
With the wind and swell decreasing we made it to the banks. We anchored a few time looking for the best current and depth areas.
With half or more of the customers never catching a large fish we held a short meeting to explain what is going to happen, how the stay out of tangled and how to work with the deckhands.
So here we go. The original trail fire began. With drags pulling and rods bent and guys and gal`s yelling “Over Ya/ Under Ya and action started on all corners of the boat .The action was fast furriest. With all deck hands working as fast as they could and more fishing biting there were a few tangles.
Part of the prefishing talk was “REMEMBER THAT THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A ORDEAL AND AN EXPERIENCE IS YOUR ATTATUDE” All aboard the boat must have been listening. This is the hardest thing to not yell and get mad. Everyone lost fish, got into a tangle or got broke off by another line. That is all part of the game. I must say it was wonderful having the understanding of the whole group on this issue.
The old timers had to remember that this was the first time for many and get out of the way. The second day was great. A lot more fish were on the bite from 4:00am to dark. The boat caught 80 fish that day. These were all large fish. I was the rookie’s day to shine with many catching their personal best fish.
Attached are the posts from the Royal Polaris website. Read and enjoy. Hope to see you next year. We always return the day before Thanksgiving. These spots fill fast. If you are interested call Royal Polaris office at 619-226-8030. Hope to see you next year. Your personal best are also waiting.
Harold Davis
GARLIC SOY DIPPING SAUCE (By Jimmy Nailen)
4 TABLESPOONS OF SOY SAUCE
3 TABLESPOONS OF RICE WINE VINEGAR
1 TABLESPOON OF VEGETABLE OIL ( I USE WESSON OIL )
1/4 TEASPOON OF ORIENTAL SESAME OIL
1 TEASPOON OF MINCED GARLIC
1 TEASPOON OF MINCED GREEN ONIONS
A PINCH OF SUGAR
MIX ALL THE INGREDIENTS TOGETHER AND USE AS A DIPPING SAUCE
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Hi folks; (Headed North – 11-18-11 )
Sorry about the past few days, but quite busy we did not report on our website solely because we were not receiving a satellite signal at Hurricane bank.
It is Friday night and we have been on our way home since 11:30 hours today. Big D had to literally stand on the last few fish to get them in the well. All three wells are packed with Yellow fin tuna from 120 to 240 pounds. We have an amazing amount of fish from 180 to 198 pounds. We have 12 to 15 fish over 200 pounds.
This morning our bite stated at 04:00 hours with the first fish a 130 pounder on the PL68. Then it was Karl Fechner and John Angel following with a 150 and a 200, both on the PL68. From there on they were all 180 to 240 pounds. Mike Brown landed a 226 pound Yellow fin tuna using a skipjack. It was around 09:30 in the morning and the last fish to come aboard. There was no room in the wells so this ended up in the galley to be used for sushi and some delicious dinners. There were also several other fish caught on skipjack. Other 200 pluses were caught by Ken Yuen, Phip Klassen, Kathy Rounds, Mike Candland, and Harold Davis with a 240 pound fish. It was an amazing morning. Chris Klassen did battle with a Black Marlin weighing approximately 350 pounds.
We have several passengers this trip who have never even made a 3 day trip. Phil Klassen and his 2 sons Matt and Chris along with their dear friend Marc Fabbri had never caught a tuna over 30 pounds. They learned from the crew on the 3.75 days of traveling down, sucked up everything anyone could teach them and all had a phenomenal epic trip and caught more tuna then they dreamed of catching. They all agree on one thing and that is that they will be using the gym on the regular basis before returning next year. Big "D" took many photos. Hope you enjoy them. The R/p crew.
P.S. The crew hopes Rae Rounds has a speedy recovery.
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Royal Polaris Trip……..
Hi folks; Weather is overcast with 18 knots of breeze. We arrived here at 10:45 hours. At 13:00 hours the fireworks started and by dark we had landed 51 Yellowfin tuna from 120 to 230 pounds. Largest fish of the day was caught by Frank Alepe who also had another fish at 205 pounds. Jim Codd also had a 205 pound fish. Congratulations to Matt Klasen who landed his first big Yellowfin tuna on a sardine at 195 pounds. Several other first timers landed their personal best. It was an excellent day of fishing to say the least. Enjoy the photos. The R/p crew.
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All attendees received a 2011 Lobster
The Food Line
Only 3 pieces of cheese cake spared
Pete Grey caught red handed in the Karina bait tank reserve
