September is upon us!  The Roy Lively Memorial Month-Long Marlin Tournament has begun. Marlin have been seen tailing high in the water, jumping, and feeding in the same areas as the tuna and dorado. You never know when a tailer or feeder might pop up.  Sign up for the tournament before you go out on the water.  Always a fav for those that can make it out this time of year!   Click for Month Long Tournament Entry Form and Rules

Tournament Co-Chairs,

Ray Fear / Kevin Yamamoto

Greetings fellow MBMC members….as always, I hope this message finds you well. 

Before jumping in, I wanted to just let you all know in case you’ve missed it, fishing has been phenomenal throughout the Southern California region. Reports of tonnage of Bluefin Tuna in as close as the 270 off Mission Bay, all the way up past Catalina Island. Same story goes for quality grade Dorado and Yellowtail and a nice mix of Yellowfin Tuna. I also heard chatter of a Wahoo taken last week. Amazing fishing…..get out there! 

Congrats to member Lou Hayden for his July FOM win with a 104 lb BFT. Well done Lou! 

I want to welcome these new and returning members….best of luck to you all this year:

• Jeff Kaiser – Drew Ann, 21′ Grady White
• Ron Reece – Hustler, 23′ Maritime
• Waynne Yasuda – Encounter, 36′ Pacifica

***UPCOMING EVENTS*** 

• Be sure to register for the Marlin Seminar – Pt II being held this Sunday (August 28^th) from 2-6 PM to include a taco bar dinner. This second round will be more focused on the knots and lure rigging aspects of the hunt for billfish in So Cal and is sure to provide quality input from a number of skilled club members. Please RSVP by Wednesday, August 24! 
• To start off the Sept 2022 month, don’t forget to sign up for this year’s Roy Lively Month-Long Marlin Tournament. Always a fav for those that can make it out this time of year! Click for Month Long Tournament Details
• To cap off Sept Marlin fishing, MBMC will be hosting the Annual Marlin Tournament with a captains meeting kicking off on Sept 23^rd, tournament fishing the 24^th, and an amazing awards banquet capping off the fun on Sunday, Sept 25^th. Be sure to sign up before September 15, 2022, to qualify for the early bird prize drawing. Special thanks goes out to John Brudwick for his generous $1000.00 contribution to the event. There are always tons of great raffle prizes available to those that attend.  Click here for Annual Marlin Tournament Details

***Dana landing fuel discount update!!! 

Important Notice! Dana Fuel Dock discount. To receive the discount, the Dana employee may ask you for your membership number. Your Dana Fuel Dock membership number is your cell phone number with area code. 

I think that about covers everything for now. Until next time…. 

Tight lines and smooth seas, 

Shane Hurt 

Just a reminder, our Marlin Seminar II (and Dinner) is scheduled for Sunday, August 28, 2022 @ 2:00 – 6:00pm at Bay Park Fish Company.

Sign up deadline is Wednesday  August 24, 2022

Great time to pick-up some new Marlin fishing pointers from rigging to execution as well as meeting other members.  Our Own MBMC Member Marlin Expert , Shane Hurt, and others will be there to lend knowledge and do demonstrations.  Bring a lure or two, hooks and leader if you would like assistance in rigging tackle.  

This should get you fired up and ready for the two September Marlin Tournaments!

• Roy Lively September Month-Long  Marlin Tournament (all of September) Entry Form and Rules link
• 48th Annual Club Marlin Tournament (September 23-25) Entry Form and Rules link

The Seminar would be a great time to sign up for both events.

Tournament Co-Chairs,

Ray Fear / Kevin Yamamoto

Greetings fellow MBMC members….I hope this message finds you all well. Another month has transpired and the heart of the fishing season is upon us. I do hope you are finding time to get out on the water and enjoy some of the great fishing this season has presented so far.

I wanted to say welcome to some of our new and returning members….best of luck to you all this year:

• Clint Lively –  Lively One, 28’ Topaz
• Lou  Hayden –  Hot Pursuit, 28’ Pursuit
• Daniel Lecuna – Reel Life, 30’ Boston Whaler
• Robert Gordon – Reelcontrol, 26.5’ Edgewater
• Charles Harris – Sticky Business, 33’ Grady White
• Ken Hood – SeaBear , 32’ Sea Sport
• Michael Van Zeeland – Marvin II, 30.5’ Grady White
• Ron Anderson – Gratitude, 36’ Riviera

The FOM winner for June 2022 was John Brudvik with a 96.8 lb Bluefin Tuna. Well done John!

With that, it sounds like many of the larger grade BFT have moved into the local bight. Rest assured, there are still a nice mix of tuna grade to be had for anglers of all pursuits. There are few places that fishing has not been productive with Bluefin and Yellowfin being reported outside the Coronado’s up to the corner. With select kelp paddy’s also holding Dorado and Yellowtail in the nicer grade.

Additionally, Bluefin are scattered throughout the SoCal region all the way up to the Osborne according to recent reports. The ridge up to Catalina Island and onward between the islands also appears to be productive. In summary, it sounds like the whole local ocean is producing to those that make the trip.

I wanted to take a moment to thank those that attended the MBMC Marlin Seminar. Aside from a great venue at Bay Park Fish Co, the overall experience was great according to feedback. Special thanks goes out to your board members for making a great event happen. To all those that weren’t able to attend, or those that did and would like to do so, there will be a second Marlin seminar focusing on knots and rigging. Marlin Seminar II (and Dinner) is scheduled for Sunday, August 28, 2022 from  2:00 – 6:00pm at Bay Park Fish Company.

I am happy to announce that the annual MBMC Marlin Tournament is spooling up and is sure to be a hit as always! Your MBMC tournament committee is hard at work trying to make this an exceptional year. Special thanks goes out to members and MBMC tournament directors Ray Fear and Kevin Yamamoto, along with the rest of your MBMC board for all their effort in making this happen. If you have not already received an announcement for entry and tournament sponsorship, you will be receiving such soon. Please help the club out in making this a great 2022 tournament! Rooms for the captains meeting and awards banquet have already been booked. We can’t wait to see you all there! 

I will bring this month’s letter to a close for now. I do hope you are all making the time to get out on the water to enjoy an amazing year thus far. By the looks of it, this season has all the makings of being fun for all anglers.

Tight lines and smooth seas,

Shane Hurt

(MBMC President – 2022)

Thank you to all the attendees of this year’s Marlin Seminar.  We had a great showing with 22 members in attendance.  We want to welcome  three new members to the club that were in attendance. Ken Schilling (Joint Venture), Rob Gordon (Reel Control) and Ron Anderson (Gratitude). Thank you for your support.  The club now stands at 82 members.

Thanks to Ken Yasuda for securing the beautiful outdoor setting at The Bay Park Fish Company. The service and the food was outstanding.  And as always a big  thank you to Billy Vitale for putting such a great raffle together. To let you all know it takes a tremendous amount of time and effort to obtain all the fabulous prizes.

Thank you again.

 All the marlin tournament information will be forthcoming . Let’s Make this year’s tournament one of the best attended.  Grab some friends and get on the water.

The 2022 48th MBMC Marlin Tournament will start on September 23 with the captains meeting. The following day on the 24th will be the actual tournament itself.  Sunday the 25th will be the awards banquet. This event is always a lot of fun. MARK YOUR CALENDARS.

For those of you that attend this year’s  marlin seminar we were so fortunate to have Shane Hurt share his years of knowledge and experience with us. As most of you all know Shane and his father “Beak” are some of the top marlin fisherman around today.  A huge thank you Shane for taking time out of your busy schedule to share all your marlin tips with us.  And as Shane  promised he revealed some of his closely kept secrets to marlin fishing. Only 22 people now know those secrets.

Finally, to all members please take advantage of these seminars and tournaments.  The board puts a tremendous amount of time and effort into these events. Also please continue to tell your friends about the Mission Bay Marlin Club.

Thanks again,

Scott Paul