Fishing for roosterfish in Cabo San Lucas

Fishing for roosterfish in Cabo San Lucas

Fishing for roosterfish in Cabo San Lucas

Fishing for roosterfish in Cabo San Lucas
Fishing for roosterfish in Cabo San Lucas

 

Found in high concentrations in the inshore waters of Cabo San Lucas, Roosterfish is best known as the predator of the surf. It is the greatest inshore game fish that fights hard for survival and gives a tough time to anglers, when hooked. So, if you’re looking for a fun-filled and super exciting adventure at sea, then prepare yourself to battle it out with Roosterfish.

Before we share with you some proven tips for catching Roosterfish, let us first give you an overview of what this game fish actually looks like.

The most prominent feature of this specie is its rooster comb—the 7 long spines on the dorsal fin. The ears of this game fish are also quite unusual. Its swim bladder reaches the brain passing through a large opening which comes in contact with the inner side of the ear. This allows the fish to use its swim bladder to amplify the sounds in the surroundings and track its prey.

Fishing for roosterfish in Cabo San Lucas
Fishing for roosterfish in Cabo San Lucas

It mostly weighs about ten to thirty pounds but sometimes it can even weigh up to 100 pounds, so you need to be well-geared and have a great deal of strength to pull it out of the waters once caught.

The Roosterfish travels in schools, chasing small fish and prefer to be around rocky structures and in sandy beaches. They are mostly found within hundred to two-hundred yards proximity of the sea shore, and offer avid sports fishing anglers the greatest top water action ever! The fish slices above the top water with its comb like dorsal fin, chasing the bait, which looks amazing.

Tips to Catch Roosterfish in Cabo San Lucas
Now that you know how to spot and where to find Roosterfish, it’s time to share with you the best tips to catch your prey:

Selective Feeder—Sardines and Mullet Are Great Live Baits
One thing that every angler should know is that this game fish is a selective feeder, so you can’t just use any bait to attract them. To get attention of Roosterfish, try using live baits like Sardines and Mullet. They love patrolling the shoreline in search for schools of Sardines and Mullet. So, if you want to attract them, then we’d advise using Sardines and Mullet as baits.

Surf fishing in Cabo San Lucas
Surf fishing in Cabo San Lucas

 

Try Surfcasting
Surfcasting is a proven technique to catch Roosterfish. Surfcasting is done using a graphite-composite medium or heavy action rod. This rod should be about 10 or 13 feet long and have a high capacity spinning-reel with a fast retrieving ratio. The spinning-reel should be nicely spooled with three hundred yards of braided line. This is 50 to 65lb test and a 60 to 80lb mono-leader. The leader should be attached to the main line with an approximately 100lb barrel swivel.

To catch Roosterfish in big surf, you will have to cast out far and then quickly reel in. But this will require great deal of practice, because this fish is not easy to pull out. When hooked, the Roosterfish will raise the dorsal fin and then leap, repeatedly—fighting hard for survival.

Try Bait and Switch Method
To increase your chances of catching Roosterfish, try the bait and switch technique. It can help you produce outstanding strikes. If you’re unable to catch the fish the first time, immediately toss the bait back in the sea because Roosterfish circles back to finish-off the wounded prey.

To inquire about fishing in Cabo San Lucas contact us at tagsportfishing@gmail.com 

Going after big yellowfin tunas in Cabo San Lucas

Going after big yellowfin tunas in Cabo San Lucas

Going after big yellowfin tunas in Cabo San Lucas

Yellowfin tunas in Cabo San Lucas

The first thing we do is get all of our gear ready the day before like helium balloon, juming fish, binoculars, live bait and our secret lures.

Then in the morning of the charter, before we get out of the marina we look at our water temperatures and chlorophyll so that we can make a decision base science.

Once we look at out apps for wind, water temperature and chlorophyll we get the numbers on our gps so that we can head that way.

Once we get close to the target area we start looking out of our binoculars to find birds and dolphins.

Once we find them we get to them as soon as possible and depending on how they are behaving we ether get the kite, parachute, lures or bait out into the water to attract the tunas. 

If we go by the dolphins a few time and we don’t see anything in our sonar, we move on and start looking into our binoculars again to find another big school of dolphins that can guide us the the yellowfin tunas. 

Yellowfin tunas in Cabo San Lucas

The game is all about persistence and patience.

If you let your guide do his job and enjoy the ride you will have the experience of your life time and finish your day with the biggest catch ever. 

Yellowfin tunas in Cabo San Lucas

 

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96ft Mardiosa in Cabo San Lucas.

96ft Mardiosa  in Cabo San Lucas.

The 96ft Mardiosa is a Barattucci yacht was newly refitted to blend modern elegance, with excellent seakeeping abilities to offer an exemplary, luxurious cruising experience.

96ft Mardiosa yacht in Cabo San Lucas
96ft Mardiosa yacht in Cabo

The elegant 96ft Mardiosa was built in 2004 by Barattucci Yacht INC. and fully refitted in 2018, She is now in pristine condition. Powered by MTU engines of 2435 hp each giving her a maximum speed of 33 knots and a cruising speed of 28 knots. The motor yacht can accommodate 8 guests in 4 cabins. She boats a wide spacious saloon with natural oak and walnut finishing as well as a very cosy warm sofas and dark wood wooden floors. She has a wide dining area for 8 guests and a fully‐equipped galley and extensive entertainment space : Cockpit with table, sundeck in the bow and on the fly.

96ft Amrdiosa yacht in Cabo San Lucas

This beautiful 96ft Mardiosa was equipped as a Luxury Performance Sport Yacht with a huge fishing deck, a Simrad navigation and 3D sounder side scan , She also have Furuno sounder 360 deg capability, we just installed time zero nav with 3D capabilities and 4 tuna tubes to be ready for the big fishing tournaments in Cabo San Lucas.
All new custom trolling rods. 80- 130 lb with teagra 50s 130 spectra to 80lb mono ,50 scoop live well plus our fish hold freezes salt water to 27 degrees with also a deck freezer for flet commercial grade vacuum seal pack. 

That makes her extra special for multiple day fishing charters to Mag Bay witch we recommend going from August to November or a nice Sea of Cortez adventure were you will experience white sand beaches, scuba diving on some of the biggest aquariums in the world like Cabo Pulmo or swimming with whale sharks in islands around La Paz Baja California Sur. 

For more information please contact us via email tagcabosportfishing@gmail.com or click on the link Luxury yacht charters in Cabo San lucas 

50ft Bertram in Cabo San Lucas

50ft Bertram in Cabo San Lucas

Our 50ft Bertram have room and comfort to accommodate up to a group of 12 Anglers with a nice flybridge.

We also have a private chef on board to prepare breakfast and lunch on board plus with all the electronics and top of the line equipment we can for sure get you a

on fish so that you can have an experience of a life time. 

We can go target striped marlins all year around but the best time to catch many of them in a single day is from July to november witch is also the best time to go target big yellowfin tunas.

We are equipped with kites and jumming fish to target big yellowfin tunas and 8 tuna tubes to target big black and blue marlins.  

for more information click on the link fishing in Cabo San Lucas. 

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50ft Bertram

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