WHAT’S HOT ?! 

Covid is hot!  Politics are hot!  Weather is hot!  Water is kinda hot!

But most importantly Fishing is hot?  Marlin, Tuna, Yellowtail are still around. Make plans to fish the MBMC What’s Hot Tournament  on October 24 & 25, 2020.  Although all sorts of gamefish are around, no singular species has been HOT – HOT – HOT.  Therefore the Tournament director has decided this tournament will be heaviest of any Gamefish species (sharks, rays & skates are excluded and are non-qualifiers). This is the last tournament of the year, so don’t miss out.  The following links to Rules and Entry Forms.

Get out on the water and have some fun!

Hello Mission Bay Marlin Club Members,

Fall is upon is and with it comes some of the best fishing of the year. The offshore fishing has warm water, multi-species fishing, less pressure and generally calm seas. Inshore fishing can be good as well of the beginning of Lobster hoop netting. All in all its a great time to spend a day with family and friends on the water.

The 46th annual Mission Bay MARLIN Tournament was held last weekend and was a fantastic event for this Covid 2020 Season. We had 18 club boats and 58 anglers enter this year and a great turnout for our Captain’s meeting which was held outside our clubhouse next to Dana Landing Market and Fuel dock. The Early Bird Raffle was won by Jerry Martin. This was a Trinidad 30 (donated by Jerry Lively) and a custom caster (donated by Doug Kern of Fisherman’s Landing Tackle). Thank you both.

The tournament action began early Saturday morning with the boat High Count reporting in to Tournament Control with a hookup for angler Steve Milligan. Minutes later Captain Bob Nelson called in that they had boated the fish. The fish weighed 158 lbs,  A nice fish. Shortly after that Team Bucket List called in their hookup with John Brudvik as the angler. They released their fish after a short fight. Good Job! The boat Profishent called in a double hookup after that only to have both fish come off. Heartbreaking! Tournament Control was manned by Kyle Stamper, who did a great job keeping us all engaged with the hourly on the water raffles. On Sunday, MBMC Weigh-Master Billy Vitale drew between the two anglers that caught fish and Steve Milligan took home the $1000 First Place Gift Card to Dana Landing and John Brudvik was awarded 2nd place and a $700 gift card. Third place $500 Gift card was decided by a drawing from all the anglers who fished, with Bill Wilkinson as the lucky winner. There were no Tuna weighed in and the Side Jackpot money will be returned to each angler. This event was a success because of Bill Vitale, Shane Hurt, Jarred Gilbert.   Thank You!   I would also like to thank these club members for their support and donations Bob Nelson, Jeff and Linda Winters, Ken Yasuda, John Brudvik, Jeff Meeker, Paul and Gloria Himmelberger, Jerry Lively, Doug Kern, and Bob and Donna Hargraves.

Fish of the Month Winner for September is Steve Milligan with his tournament winning 158lb Striped Marlin. Congratulations again.

Marlin News. The Marlin season was started off by Team Chiqelin as Shane Hurt released a fish from a group of eight tailers they found on the Avalon Bank. They qualified for the First Release Flag and the first fish released on 50lb. Next Jeff Meeker caught the First Taken Fish of the season aboard Jeff Zachery’s Fire Escape. Next up Ken Yasuda on the Encounter had found the fish and caught 3 in a week’s time. Two of the fish were first ever marlin caught by new members Shannon Carpenter and Nick Kane. These fish were very special for each of them in honor of their past Father and Mother respectively. Ken also released another caught by  member Sean Burke as angler. Then Team Chiqelin  released a fish caught by non-member angler Steve Dillingham.  Next was Steve Milligan  who landed his  tournament winning 158lb fish on 80lb to take the First Marlin on 80lb title. Last but not least Team Bucket List released a fish on 50lb line with John Brudvik as angler. The Top Boat has Team Encounter with 3 fish, Team Chiqelin with 2, and Bucket list, Fire Escape, High Count with 1 each.

New Members. We welcome Waynne Yasuda, Lane and Dylan Snider, Thomas Goetz, Shannon Carpenter, Sean Burke, Lisa M Kitagawa and Lisa TS Kitagawa to our club. We hope to see and meet you all whenever the Covid Restrictions allow us to gather again. New Member Lisa TS Kitagawa has a pending IGFA Jr Girls World Record for a 135.7lb Bluefin Tuna caught aboard The Impulse. She and her mom have joined the club in part because we have the local IGFA weigh station in Mission Bay. They will be pursuing records all across the world. I hope to be reporting some of their adventures in the future.

As this season is winding down The Board of Directors will be looking for some new board members who are willing to give a couple hours to help run and grow the club. grow. Please email any of the board members if you are interested.  

Tight Lines ,

Shawn

This is a reminder that Early Bird Entry deadline for the 46th Annual Mission Bay Marlin Club Marlin Tournament is this Sunday, September 20, 2020.  All angler entries received on or before September 20, 2020, will be entered in the Early Bird Drawing for a Custom Rod and Reel donated by the Crew of the Lively One.  Don’t miss out on a chance to win this nice combo! 

Undecided? … This ought to get you revved up! Several marlin have been caught in local waters recently.  Shannon Carpenter and Sean Burke each landed a  marlin aboard the Encounter skippered by Ken Yasuda  and Jeff Meeker landed one aboard his boat the Doghouse!  It is shaping up to be good fishing for the tournament. 

This year’s tournament is set for September 26th and is open to MBMC Member Boats only. Tournament prize awards will be Gift Cards from Dana Landing and Fisherman’s Landing  – 1st place $1000, 2nd place $700 and 3rd place $500.  There will also be a Tuna side pot.  See Entry Form and Rules linkfor details!

If you miss the Early Bird deadline, you can still enter at the Captain’s meeting on Friday, September 25, 2020, 6:00 PM at Dana Landing Tackle Store. 

Not an MBMC Member?  Now is a great time to join MBMC. Join now and receive membership for the remainder of 2020 and all of 2021! The Fish of the Month (FOM) entry fee is optional and must be paid for each year in which the member wishes to participate.   Membership Application link

Good luck everyone! 

Have you entered to fish the 46th annual Mission Bay Marlin Club Marlin Tournament set for September 26th?  Stop procrastinating! All angler entries received on or before September 20, 2020, will be entered in the Early Bird Drawing for a Custom Rod and Reel donated by the Crew of the Lively One.  Don’t miss out on a chance to win! 

This year’s tournament is open to MBMC Member Boats only. It promises to be a fun day on the water. Several Marlin have been caught in local waters this past week.  Tournament prize awards will be Gift Cards from Dana Landing and Fisherman’s Landing  – 1st place $1000, 2nd place $700 and 3rd place $500.  See Entry Form and Rules link for details!

All of you procrastinators out there can still enter at the Captain’s meeting on Friday, September 25, 2020, 6:00 PM at Dana Landing Tackle Store. 

Not an MBMC Member?  Now is a great time to join MBMC. Join now and receive membership for the remainder of 2020 and all of 2021! The Fish of the Month (FOM) entry fee is optional and must be paid for each year in which the member wishes to participate.   Membership Application link

Good luck everyone! 

Greetings to you all……I hope you all enjoyed the long holiday weekend and stayed cool with some time out on the water.

I had a chance to fish this past week with Vice President Micah Andersen where we ran to the 302-224 area. The water was beautiful blue and full of lots of Flying Fish. We ended up catching a few dorado, a couple nice yellowtail and all the rat yellows we wanted (good fun on light tackle!). I know there have been Marlin seen in this water and reports of Wahoo cutting off boaters Jigs. A few years back we caught all the wahoo and Blue Marlin starting around the middle of September, so stand by for some prime fishing that will hopefully include a few “exotics”. Striped Marlin seem to spread out everywhere at the moment and should be expected to concentrate for some excellent bites over the next month. With Bluefin still being caught to the west and regular Yellowfin action being enjoyed all around, any trip is likely to be productive for a number of species depending on interests.

The 46th annual Mission Bay Marlin Club Marlin Tournament is set for September 26th. This tournament is open to MBMC Member boats only. This will be a fun day on the water and though it won’t look like last year’s event we will do everything possible to make it great for all. We will be awarding Gift Cards from Dana Landing and Fisherman’s Landing (1st place $1000, 2nd place $700 and 3rd $500). The Crew of the Lively One has donated a Custom Rod and Reel for the Early Bird Drawing for all entries received on or before September 20, 2020. We will let Jerry Lively pull the lucky angler’s ticket at the Captain’s meeting Friday September 25, 2020, outside Dana Landing .  Good luck everyone!  Entry Form and Rules link

Membership Deal – New members that join MBMC from now until the end of the year will receive membership for the remainder of 2020 and all of 2021. The Fish of the Month (FOM) entry fee is optional and must be paid for each year in which the member wishes to participate in FOM. Membership Application link

Notable events:

– Fish of the Month winner for August was Dan Banks with a 32.3lb Bluefin Tuna. Congratulations Dan!

– We would like to welcome New Members Jack Snider and Waynne Yasuda to our club. I hope to see you at the Club Tournament on the 25-26th.

– Weighmaster Billy Vitale has our scale recertified and we are up to date with the IGFA. Thanks Billy.

The  Tuna Tournament was held and we had only 2 boats fish and no fish weighed in. We are discussing this issue with the Board Members currently and will inform you whether we hold the What’s Hot Tournament in October. Covid has been a hurdle that has been hard to plan anything with. I hope you all understand and give us some grace knowing that the board is working on what it feels is in the best interest of all members while trying to remain compliant to the ever changing guidelines and restrictions. Although we are looking forward to returning to business as usual, we also try to remain conscious of all members’ viewpoints when making tough decisions.

Special thanks:

– The board would like to thank Kent Yamada on behalf of club members for all his hard work in putting together the club directory…turned out great! Thank you Kent!

– The board would also like to extend a special thank you to Larry Oberti for his assistance in working to push out the information you all receive via digital media. Much Appreciated!

Hoping you all have a chance to get out and enjoy some great peak season fishing.

Best wishes,  Shawn