Inside Sportfishing- Below the Border

Join of group of adventure-loving anglers as they head South for a 19 hour drive down the Baja Peninsula to Punta Chivado to set out into the productive waters of the Sea of Cortez to chase down Dorado schools for non-stop fishing action that only Baja can offer. Learn what makes this trip so dangerous and how this group of veteran's prepares for it.

Prepare to mission 750 miles South, to Magdalena Bay on the Pacific side of the Baja Peninsula, to join the Billfish Foundation Team on a quest to place 40 state-of-the-art, time-released satellite tags into striped marlin to help further important research on mortality rates of released fish caught with both J and circle hooks in part-1 of this series. Join the rod-bending, billfish action!

Welcome back to our coverage on the striped marlin satellite tagging research with the fine team from the Billfish Foundation in beautiful Magdalena Bay. The fun resumes as we go bendo on magnificent marlin, comparing J and circle hooks and the respective damage they cause. Learn how the study tracks long term migration of the fish for 3, to 12 months using time released satellite trackers.

The Non-Stop Action continues in Magdalena Bay, on the Pacific side of the Baja Peninsula as we resume coverage of this cutting-edge striped marlin research with the Billfish Foundation. Catch the extreme underwater footage as the team hooks and tags these hard-fighting, explosive fish to further protect them against post-catch damage by both commercial and recreational anglers alike.

Strap up and get ready for action as we take you 950 miles south of the border to the rich waters of the Revillagigedo Islands to fish some of the world's largest yellowfin tuna on a 16-day, long-range trip onboard the custom, 124-foot FV Excel. This ultimate fishing machine boasts an 8,000 mile range, gourmet chef, luxury state rooms and has a bait capacity of 700 scoops. Get ready for fun!

We pick up right where we left off in the intense action onboard the Excel in part-2 of this 16-day trip to the fish the epic Revillagigedo Islands for giant tuna. As we landed on the bite of cow tuna, Veteran Angler, Kenny Cirks gets spooled and throws his back-up rig overboard. Join the action as he climbs into a skiff to try to chase down his fish and do battle closer to the water.

Welcome back to part-3 of our coverage on this intense, 16-day adventure in the Revillagigedo Islands onboard the long-range, FV Excel. The fine anglers switch over to do battle at the rail with some fierce wahoo. Next, the experienced crew talks about making bait and provides some invaluable rigging techniques to ramp up success on trips like this.

Welcome back to the action at the Revillagigedo Islands, located about 450 miles south of Cabo San Lucas onboard the custom FV Excel. Join the excitement as we hit some giant yellowfin on the kite. Next, we land on the bite with some hot night fishing action. It is battles like these, that we anglers live for and it doesn't get much better.

Get ready for saltwater bass fishing action as we climb aboard the long-range FV Qualifier 105 to head south on a 7-day trip to fish Cedros Island from the skiffs. Armed with 3 small skiffs, the Qualifier 105 rotates groups of 3 anglers each per skiff twice per day to hit the waters and fish the kelp for calicos. Saddle up for the action as these experienced anglers wear their arms out.

Welcome back to the bite as we fish the productive waters surrounding Cedros Island onboard the long-rage FV Qualifier 105 on a 7-day trip that never failed to deliver non-stop action. Watch the anglers get bit from all angles on the skiff, even grabbing some yellowtail along the way. Next, we land on the calicos and the fun continues.

Climb aboard the luxury, 68-foot Reel Quest and get ready to catch fish in comfort and style as we venture out on a 3-day trip from Cabo San Lucas to search for giant wahoo and yellowfin tuna. Buckle up for a wild ride as Veteran Skipper, Ty Valli lands us on a marauding school of 75 to 225lb yellowfin tuna. Slow Trolling on the kite with yummy flyers, we get exploded on and the battles begin!

Welcome back to tuna town as we resume coverage on out 3-day trip out of Cabo San Lucas onboard the Custom 68-foot Hatteras, The Reel Quest. The bite started in the evening and continued throughout the next day, hooking some monstrous yellowfin before we switched over to chase down schools of hungry wahoo. The action intensifies as we get hammered by these hard-fighting fish.

Journey with us on an adventure to the Revillagigedo Islands, some 950 miles southeast of San Diego onboard the 92-foot Royal Star with Owner/ Operator Tim Ekstrom at the helm as we set out on an all fly-fishing quest for record-breaking yellowfin, skip jack and wahoo with a group of world class anglers. As we track and move with the schools, things heat up with some unbridled battles on the fly.

The Fish are biting and the fly reels are screaming as we pick up the action in part-2 of our all fly-fishing trip to the Revillagigedo Islands onboard the Royal Star. We catch up with Blue Water Fly Fishing Author, Trey Combs as he provides some insight on strategy. Later, another angler lands a yellowfin bite on 20lb test that gives him a 2-hour fight that he takes to the inflatable skiff!

We head south down the rugged Baja peninsula to fish from the Van Warmer's beautiful Hotel Palmas De Cortez located in the Los Barriles region of the East Cape home to some of the best bill fishing to be found anywhere in the world. Part 1 of this heats up as multiple billfish hookups put a group of fit, bikini-clad ladies to the test. Watch them sweat and enjoy every second of these battles.

Emotions run high in this 2nd installment of a 3-part series on our trip down the Baja peninsula to fish from the Van Warmer's Hotel Palmas De Cortez located in the East Cape region. Step onto the rollercoaster as a group of hungry anglers hook one blue marlin after another, only to enjoy a few magnificent jumps before the break free. Next, the rooster fish are biting just 50 yards offshore!

Brace for action as a father and son team get their butts handed to them by a 125-pound yellowfin who came into the shallows and inhaled a bait while we were slow trolling for rooster fish. This Epic two-hour battle highlights some great underwater footage of this magnificent fish, before being released. Next, see some of the other outdoor adventure that this region has to offer.

Venture aboard the world-class FV Royal Star as we head 480 miles south of San Diego on a 10-day trip in October to fish the infamous waters surrounding Alijos Rocks. During this time of year, the fishing is diverse ranging from yellowtail, to dorado, wahoo and grouper. We join Veteran Owner/Operator Tim Ekstrom to talk bait management, side scanning sonar and what makes this area so special.

Our coverage continues onboard the Royal Star in part-2 of our long-range, 10-day trip to fish Alijos Rocks. We take you to the wheelhouse with Owner Operator, Tim Ekstrom as he dishes on what makes this fishing vessel so unique and how they ensure the best quality end product. Greg talks gaff placement, spiking the fish, optional catch and release and their RSW (Refrigerated Sea Water) tanks.

Welcome back to part-3 of our coverage onboard the FV Royal Star on out 10-day trip to fish the waters surrounding Alijos Rocks. We have the distinct priviledge once again to head up to the wheelhouse and get some insight from Owner/Operator, Tim Ekstrom on how this boat strives to constantly evolve to improve the fishing experience from the gourmet food to the arsenal of rigs that they offer.

We pick up the action onboard the FV Royal Star on our Fall, 10-day voyage to fish Alijos Rocks with Owner/Operator, Tim Ekstrom. Get a look at some of the action at the rail and learn which species are biting and why during this time of year. Later, The Captain sheds some invaluable light onto bait management and the huge impact that it makes on the success of the anglers.

We pick up the action onboard the FV Royal Star on our Fall, 10-day voyage to fish Alijos Rocks with Owner/Operator, Tim Ekstrom. Get a look at some of the action at the rail and learn which species are biting and why during this time of year. Later, The Captain sheds some invaluable light onto bait management and the huge impact that it makes on the success of the anglers.

The action-packed adventure continues as we fish the productive waters of the Revillagigedo Islands during El Niño onboard the Polaris Supreme on a long-range trip out of Cabo San Lucas. The Wahoo and Tuna bite is hot at the rail when a full prop wrap line tangle occurs and the captain hops overboard to free dive and fix it, fully clothed to boot.