Maximus 3.5 Day - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

ful-rac · 10-22-2012, 06:44 PM

Hey guys! Just got back from puerto Vallarta, hunt'n for some tunas...No not a kayak report but....just a fish'n report, enjoy!

Were back from our first Maximus trip, here is the report as promised....We left LAX on Alaska airlines for our scheduled 2.5 hour flight

Goodbye Los Angeles...! Next Stop Puerto Vallarta...!

We finally made it! After filling out form after form....question after question...passport in...passport out....security check point after check point, body scan...pat down...shoes on ...shoes off...wise guy flight attendents....

After surviving the maze of security check points, we get swarmed by an army of.....hotel guys that want you to stay in thier hotel.....after making it thru, I was happy to see that keith was all ready here to greet us with a big smile. After short introductions, it's time for business......found us a cab for all our guys and gear. After a short 10 minute drive....were at the dock...

After unloading our gear we had some down time, the crew was still preparing things for our trip. Kieth suggested we go to a nice little restaurant/bar eddies place a short walk away...

After having a couple of cold mexican beers and some authentic mexican food, we were ready to do some damage on those giant tunas we heard so much about...Back to the dock...there she is the MAXIMUS!!!!!

After loading up all of our gear, we're off...! Here we go!! We asked keith how the previous days trip went...he said they knocked'em dead...but they had some bad weather...there had been a hurricane that just came thru and we were getting the tail end of it. We found out as soon as we left the harbor.

Weather wasn't too bad but it was a bit lumpy and windy....

All of the bait in the tank had died, because of the dirty water coming into the harbor after the hurricane, so we had to make some caballito for bait. It wasn't wide open on the bait but it was a slow steady pick....with the help of the keiths bait guys we topped it off.

The next morning we were excited about what we were about to experience...hopefully...! Take a deep breath....!

HOOOK UUUUUPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!

Tuna onboard!!!!!

We landed a few tuna here and there, honestly it was slow pick fishing....with alot more fishing.....then all of a sudden Tom hooks up!!!! and it's a real screamer!!!!!

First Cow on the deck!!!! Wow that thing was huge taped out to about 220#s Congrats Tom!

Steve the HOT Stick!!!!

Good ol' Jeff Hooked up!!!!!! Whudya got jeff?

Another one over 200#s!!!!!

One toughest fisherman I have ever seen!!!! Harry Loomis...never gave up or quit! Harry is the real deal! I have alot of respect for that man!

Lee Hooked up!!!!

Ed Getting his ass handed to em' Ed is a good fisherman and a sportboat captain for alot of years. He admitted it...he got his ass kicked!!!!

Congrats Ed on the PB 240#er!!! Me and Eric didn't do too bad either...216#er

Well our adventure over, our mission completed, our icechests full, we are ready and happy to head home...!

Thank you keith and Nicole for making these trips possible! We will be back next year! Hope everybody gets a chance to catch some of these giant tunas someday. To anybody that's going down to fish on the maximus.....get ready to catch some big fish!!!

jorluivil · 10-22-2012, 06:51 PM

HOLY CRAP!!!!

Did you use your halibut rigs?

Was that a rogue wave in pic#23

skrilla · 10-22-2012, 07:17 PM

Cool report and pics. Not used to seeing pics of cows on a smaller boat. Bet you guys plugged that baby fast!

TheBentRod · 10-22-2012, 07:18 PM

Sweet. Congrats on the fish! Did you stay on the boat the whole time? How much fishing time?

RedSledTeam · 10-22-2012, 07:51 PM

OUTSTANDING!!! Way to go Tony!

roadx · 10-22-2012, 07:58 PM

WOW......

someday

roby · 10-22-2012, 07:58 PM

Just freakin' epic....I am getting bendo overload as I type.

Great pictures Tony and thanks for sharing. One of these days I gotta tag-a-long and get some of those tuna with you.

YakMedic · 10-22-2012, 08:04 PM

Tuna!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Awesome trip and report.
WTG Tony

mtnbykr2 · 10-22-2012, 08:11 PM

Tony, as usual, that was awesome, I know there's video somewhere...

thank you for sharin' a great time...congrats on , what, a years worth of sashimi...

....great post!!!

StinkyMatt · 10-22-2012, 08:14 PM

Tony, thanks for the wood!

That is a report.

Already talking to the wife about my trip next year.

(by the way if she asks the whole thing is waaaay under a grand.

)

kobra · 10-22-2012, 09:51 PM

Fricken awesome tuna Mr. T. Great read and pics.

Biggameaddict · 10-22-2012, 10:16 PM

nice man those are some big tuna and you can see the island in the background. Thats just crazy hope i can do a trip like that someday.

ashmoz · 10-22-2012, 10:43 PM

Holy shit dude! Nice!

ratdog · 10-23-2012, 09:28 AM

WOW!

bigbarrels · 10-23-2012, 09:40 AM

Awesome! Congrats Tony

OutdoorAdvntr · 10-23-2012, 11:54 AM

Thanks for sharing! can you imagine one of these cows drag you in a kayak?

GR6RR · 10-23-2012, 12:25 PM

looks like they would probably drag my short ass overboard.

Thanks for sharing, looks like a blast! and expensive

blitzburgh · 10-23-2012, 01:31 PM

Very cool!

10-22-2012, 06:44 PM	#1
ful-rac Emperor Join Date: May 2009 Location: Buena Park Posts: 3,649	Maximus 3.5 Day Hey guys! Just got back from puerto Vallarta, hunt'n for some tunas...No not a kayak report but....just a fish'n report, enjoy! Were back from our first Maximus trip, here is the report as promised....We left LAX on Alaska airlines for our scheduled 2.5 hour flight Goodbye Los Angeles...! Next Stop Puerto Vallarta...! We finally made it! After filling out form after form....question after question...passport in...passport out....security check point after check point, body scan...pat down...shoes on ...shoes off...wise guy flight attendents.... After surviving the maze of security check points, we get swarmed by an army of.....hotel guys that want you to stay in thier hotel.....after making it thru, I was happy to see that keith was all ready here to greet us with a big smile. After short introductions, it's time for business......found us a cab for all our guys and gear. After a short 10 minute drive....were at the dock... After unloading our gear we had some down time, the crew was still preparing things for our trip. Kieth suggested we go to a nice little restaurant/bar eddies place a short walk away... After having a couple of cold mexican beers and some authentic mexican food, we were ready to do some damage on those giant tunas we heard so much about...Back to the dock...there she is the MAXIMUS!!!!! After loading up all of our gear, we're off...! Here we go!! We asked keith how the previous days trip went...he said they knocked'em dead...but they had some bad weather...there had been a hurricane that just came thru and we were getting the tail end of it. We found out as soon as we left the harbor. Weather wasn't too bad but it was a bit lumpy and windy.... All of the bait in the tank had died, because of the dirty water coming into the harbor after the hurricane, so we had to make some caballito for bait. It wasn't wide open on the bait but it was a slow steady pick....with the help of the keiths bait guys we topped it off. The next morning we were excited about what we were about to experience...hopefully...! Take a deep breath....! HOOOK UUUUUPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!! Tuna onboard!!!!! We landed a few tuna here and there, honestly it was slow pick fishing....with alot more fishing.....then all of a sudden Tom hooks up!!!! and it's a real screamer!!!!! First Cow on the deck!!!! Wow that thing was huge taped out to about 220#s Congrats Tom! Steve the HOT Stick!!!! Good ol' Jeff Hooked up!!!!!! Whudya got jeff? Another one over 200#s!!!!! One toughest fisherman I have ever seen!!!! Harry Loomis...never gave up or quit! Harry is the real deal! I have alot of respect for that man! Lee Hooked up!!!! Ed Getting his ass handed to em' Ed is a good fisherman and a sportboat captain for alot of years. He admitted it...he got his ass kicked!!!! Congrats Ed on the PB 240#er!!! Me and Eric didn't do too bad either...216#er Well our adventure over, our mission completed, our icechests full, we are ready and happy to head home...! Thank you keith and Nicole for making these trips possible! We will be back next year! Hope everybody gets a chance to catch some of these giant tunas someday. To anybody that's going down to fish on the maximus.....get ready to catch some big fish!!! __________________ There's nothing colder than yesterday's hotdog.

10-22-2012, 07:17 PM	#3
skrilla Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 664	Cool report and pics. Not used to seeing pics of cows on a smaller boat. Bet you guys plugged that baby fast! __________________ Urban Camo Trident 13

10-22-2012, 07:51 PM	#5
RedSledTeam Daddeo Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: OC Posts: 660	Nice! OUTSTANDING!!! Way to go Tony!

10-22-2012, 07:58 PM	#6
roadx . Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,155	WOW...... someday __________________

10-22-2012, 08:11 PM	#9
mtnbykr2 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: newbury park ca Posts: 2,323	Tony, as usual, that was awesome, I know there's video somewhere... thank you for sharin' a great time...congrats on , what, a years worth of sashimi.......great post!!! __________________

10-22-2012, 06:51 PM	#2
jorluivil Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 6,856	HOLY CRAP!!!! Did you use your halibut rigs? Was that a rogue wave in pic#23 __________________ www.facebook.com/Teamsewer Last edited by jorluivil; 10-22-2012 at 06:52 PM. Reason: Because I don't know how to count

10-22-2012, 07:18 PM	#4
TheBentRod Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Murrieta, CA and Bonney Lake, WA Posts: 425	Sweet. Congrats on the fish! Did you stay on the boat the whole time? How much fishing time?

10-22-2012, 07:58 PM	#7
roby CEO of Team Roby Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 905	Just freakin' epic....I am getting bendo overload as I type. Great pictures Tony and thanks for sharing. One of these days I gotta tag-a-long and get some of those tuna with you.

10-22-2012, 08:04 PM	#8
YakMedic Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Wrightwood Posts: 623	Tuna!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Awesome trip and report. WTG Tony

10-22-2012, 08:14 PM	#10
StinkyMatt Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Under a bridge Posts: 2,169	Tony, thanks for the wood! That is a report. Already talking to the wife about my trip next year. (by the way if she asks the whole thing is waaaay under a grand.)

10-22-2012, 09:51 PM	#11
kobra Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: oceanside Posts: 880	Fricken awesome tuna Mr. T. Great read and pics.

10-22-2012, 10:16 PM	#12
Biggameaddict The Kayak Peddler Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: North Hollywood Posts: 591	nice man those are some big tuna and you can see the island in the background. Thats just crazy hope i can do a trip like that someday. __________________ Keep your rod close, your gaff closer, and your paddle on a leash.

10-22-2012, 10:43 PM	#13
ashmoz 192.168.0.1 Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 397	Holy shit dude! Nice!

10-23-2012, 09:28 AM	#14
ratdog Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 424	WOW!

10-23-2012, 09:40 AM	#15
bigbarrels Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Vista Posts: 1,111	Awesome! Congrats Tony __________________ The shorter you are, the bigger your fish appear

10-23-2012, 11:54 AM	#16
OutdoorAdvntr Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: RC Posts: 71	Thanks for sharing! can you imagine one of these cows drag you in a kayak?

10-23-2012, 12:25 PM	#17
GR6RR Lucky Fisher Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: too far inland Posts: 366	looks like they would probably drag my short ass overboard. Thanks for sharing, looks like a blast! and expensive __________________

10-23-2012, 01:31 PM	#18
blitzburgh Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Menifee Posts: 2,509	Very cool! __________________ ”The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it.” ~Thomas Jefferson.........maybe