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victor101

03-24-2009, 12:39 AM

After a great trip to San Quintin with Rich and the guys, I decided to go down for round two. This time it would only be my brother and I. We loaded up the Jeep Saturday morning and we were off. The recent media coverage on the escalated drug trafficking activity and violence around the border had me a little worried but I'm happy to report that we didn't notice a hint of danger on the drive down.

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Since the Old Mill Hotel was booked I decided to try the Desert Inn(formerly known as "La Pinta"). Its a resort style hotel about 15 km away from where we would be fishing. From what i read this is one of the most accommodating hotels in San Quintin. It offers a/c, nice restaurant, satellite tv, and its beach front among other things....

Drive to the hotel
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So we arrive at the hotel and get unpacked...order some lunch and get ready for some bay fishing.

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MESSICAN CROCODILE HUNTER
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Beachfront Hotel Room

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We get to the bay and talk to Hector(Pedro's Pangas) about the next days fishing. I had read weather forecasts on strong winds blowing at 17mph the day we were supposed to fish. Hector said to be ready in the morning...It wouldn't be bad enough to keep us from fishing. So feeling a little relieved after getting squared away with Hector my bro and i proceed to our bay fishing. Its low tide so we make the best of it and make our way down to a fishable area. We fished for about an hour with no luck so decide to just explore a bit.

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A Pretend Hookup! LOL!
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There was a small Blue Whale swimming around the bay creating quite a spectacle!
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After walking around the bay we hit up Jardines Restaurant and had some ceviche, enchiladas, and shrimp cocktail....The food at Jardines is awesome! We leave there with a happy stomach and head for our hotel. Just before we arrive to the hotel my bro sees a path leading to the beach. He feels a little adventurous so we drive down thru some sand dunes and head to the beach

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A guy flying a kite at the beach(this ones for you Ghetto Dad LOL)
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We drive around the beach for a while and scope out some surf fishing spots to try on monday. Head back to our room and kick back for a couple hours. The sun goes down and we don't feel like being in the room. Its time for Tacos! LOL. Drove into town for some tacos and cruise a bit to see what nightlife San Quintin has to offer. Just as i suspected, San Quintin is pretty quiet at night. Its time to head back, get ready for fishing the next day and call it a night.

Sunday morning we show up at Pedros Pangas to hear that we might not be going out. Hector says that when it starts off windy in the morning, the day will only get worse. He left it up to us weather we would go out or not. I told him we could hit up the 240 spot. If conditions are ok...then we could head out farther, if not, then we could find something around the bay. Hector agrees, we load our stuff on the "Romey" and were off!

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I Start to get rigged up
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We end up not making it to the 240 spot as conditions are not up to par. It was Windy and very choppy...Hector found some spots close to the bay where we could hook up on some nice fish. The days catch included Chuckleheads, Lingcod, Whitefish, Sheephead, Sandbass, Sculpin, and a couple reds...We ended up with around 40-50 misc fish in 4 hours fishing time. Not bad for the conditions we were fishing under.

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Our Capitan Hector getting us on the spot
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My bros camera ended up getting wet on the boat and stopped working. He took some more pics with his phone...I will post them as soon as he sends them to me...Cmon bro...wheres my fish pics!!! LOL

anyway, We fished for about 4 hours til we had enough of the 5' swells and 20mph winds. Headed in and got our fish cleaned. Everyone gathered around when we returned as they were curious to see what we caught. They thought we were crazy for going out in that wind LOL. We loaded our gear and cooler of fish back in the jeep and headed for the room. Showered up and headed out for some dinner at "El Faro". The food there was great but I personally thought the food at Jardines is a little better. After dinner we go to the room and rest up for another day.

Monday morning I wake up...Look at my bro and hes still snoring away. I gather my surf gear and head for the beach. I start out throwing the dropshot around for a couple short bites...switch to the LC and the bites stop... I try a Carolina rig with a motor oil color grub and it turns out being a good decision. I hook up on my first Baja BSP. A dink, but a perch nonetheless. I continue to fish and my bro makes his way to the beach on the jeep. We fished for a couple hours and catch a few perch. We took pics of some of our fish but they are also on his phone...CMON BRO I NEED THE PICS! LOL...

Sadly, Its now time to head to the room, gather our stuff, and checkout. But not before we get some breakfast! The chilaquiles at the hotel hit the spot quite well. Now were ready to go. We load our stuff into the Jeep once again and head for home.

The drive home was just like the drive to San Quintin. No Problemas. Being Monday, the wait at the border was only about 10mins. It was great visiting San Quintin again and my bro and I are already planning our next trip! Gracias for reading my report and Keep an eye out for more San Quintin reports to come!

Liteliner

03-24-2009, 01:04 AM

Your so sick Vic. Already planning another trip. :ROFL: Nice job roughin it and gettin rewarded. Im surprised there arent more fish in the surf out there. Whens the fish taco night at your pad?

troutdog

03-24-2009, 01:06 AM

victor101

03-24-2009, 01:14 AM

Your so sick Vic. Already planning another trip. :ROFL: Nice job roughin it and gettin rewarded. Im surprised there arent more fish in the surf out there. Whens the fish taco night at your pad?

LOL...dont worry Peter, you will be able to join us on a baja trip soon. Im sure there are more fish in the surf...the conditions werent all that great. The wind blew a lot of dirt in the water. it was pretty dirty...couldnt see my bait 2 inches deep in the water.

victor101

03-24-2009, 01:23 AM

Nice report Vic, way to buck up and brave the elements to get in on some fish. I liked the scenery pics on your ride down...I always think "desert" when someone mentions baja. BTW how deep were you fishing and what kinda bait was available rockfish? Looking forward to drinking a cold one with you down there sometime soon. Maybe GD will join us and bring kites for everyone!

TD

The scenery on the drive down is amazing. We were fishing in about 80-100ft of water...not deep at all. we were using frozen squid i had brought down for the trip. Its pretty much bring your own bait and sabiki rigs to catch some live. Hope you could join us one of these days.

trashetanush

03-24-2009, 01:38 AM

Very Nice report. Great pics and nice fish.

deanhall32

03-24-2009, 06:47 AM

victor101

03-24-2009, 08:00 AM

Great report Vic!! Was down at SQ a couple of winters ago and found that the only place showing the Chargers/Broncos game ( back when the Chargers were good!!) was at the La Pinta. Nice place!! Great beach pictures.

I will be flying down there in a buddy's Cessna the second week in April and hopefully the conditions will be better. I probably will see you down there.

Nice story...

Yes, La Pinta is a nice place to stay. Too bad its so far away from town. Dont think i will be able to make the April trip, but it looks like ill be back in June for the early summer bite.

fisherbabe

03-24-2009, 08:10 AM

sansou

03-24-2009, 08:13 AM

I think I smell a freshly minted San Quintin addict around here....

Way to brave the elements! I was kinda wondering just how nasty the conditions were going to be....

Congrats on your first solo trip down there! Speaking the language with sufficient fluency sure helps tons in the event real trouble crops up.... (which unfortunately will eventually happen if you go enough!)

Maybe if there is enough interest we can plan a early summer trip of FNNers (may/june)...and if not, well, you know where I'll be either way! LOL

ghetto dad

03-24-2009, 08:28 AM

yay.........

GD

cappo

03-24-2009, 09:08 AM

awesome!! Glad you guys had a great time down there. I wanna see these monster sculpins cuz.

victor101

03-25-2009, 08:49 AM

Way ta go VIC and BRO!! I couldnt stop laughing at your "Messican Crocodile Hunter" comment.. lol..

Great job once again. Sucks about the winds but you guys definitely made the best of it. So when is dinner???

Thanks for the reply Jeanie! My bro came out of the bathroom dressed like that i was like WTF? u look like a mexican crocodile hunter LOL. Its gonna take more than a little wind to keep ME off the water...

maybe next time you could join us!

victor101

03-25-2009, 08:58 AM

I think I smell a freshly minted San Quintin addict around here...

I seriously think im addicted now. We were sitting in the hotel room talking about how great the next trips is gonna be, and we had just got there LOL.

Maybe if there is enough interest we can plan a early summer trip of FNNers (may/june)...and if not, well, you know where I'll be either way! LOL

Another group trip sounds like a great idea. We will take over the Old Mill...LOL

victor101

03-25-2009, 09:05 AM

yay.........

GD

LOL...Thanks for the reply homie! When i saw the guy on the beach flying the kite I thought...i got to take a pic of this for GD!

ghetto dad

03-25-2009, 09:10 AM

LOL...Thanks for the reply homie! When i saw the guy on the beach flying the kite I thought...i got to take a pic of this for GD!

LOL!!! Thanks homie!!! Dats funny......

GD

Ketel

03-25-2009, 06:32 PM

there's something totally addictive to Baja fishing! Nice job on braving the weather, though! Way to stick it out.

BTW, how much was the room? Looks like a great place.

victor101

03-25-2009, 08:39 PM

there's something totally addictive to Baja fishing! Nice job on braving the weather, though! Way to stick it out.

BTW, how much was the room? Looks like a great place.

We really enjoyed our stay at the hotel, the only downside was how far it is from town. One other thing I forgot to mention is at check in, since the hotel wasnt too busy, we got an extra room for free! We paid $70 for 2 nights.

03-25-2009, 09:50 PM

wtg homie on your 2nd trip to SQ...next time we will make it alot better :Smile:

sansou

03-25-2009, 10:13 PM

wtg homie on your 2nd trip to SQ...next time we will make it alot better :Smile:

Yes, cause sipping a Pina Colada alone is so unfulfilling.... LOL !

jsl

03-25-2009, 11:35 PM

Great report!! I cant get enough of that place man. Once I started going there I never went back to local fishing...just not the same.

03-26-2009, 01:16 AM

Yes, cause sipping a Pina Colada alone is so unfulfilling.... LOL !

he didnt have joe to share a pina colada with again

ghetto dad

03-26-2009, 07:03 AM

he didnt have joe to share a pina colada with again

:ROFL::ROFL:omg....I can sooooo picture that too....

GD

Red Drum

03-27-2009, 12:23 AM

Nice report, looks like a fun time.