Lucky Ruby G News
Date added: October 29, 2008Today their were 5 Sting Rays and 1 Eagle Ray caught by the Knackerbrods and Michael Hornsby. All ranging from 5 to 60 kgs.
Date added: October 27, 2008
Yestreday the 26 of Oct. the Knackerbrods struck into a 50 kgs Sting Ray of Veneguera.
Date added: September 8, 2008
Yesterdays prophecy certainly came true as Brian did indeed hook into a very large marlin today. Incredibly, five days after brother Kevins 700 pounder,Brian's hookup was also at 10.00am, took exactly the same 65 minutes to bring to the boat, and was identical in every way - length, girth and weight. To be sure it wasn't the same fish we even looked carefully for the tag from before but fortunately there wasn't one! The williamson big blue cavitator was removed and the fish released non the worse for it's capture.
Date added: September 7, 2008
Today it was Kevin Ash and his brother Brian's 6th day fishing with us.
After the bad weather had cleared we headed out, around about 10.00am we hooked up with a Blue Marlin but the fish took a line which was out for small Tunas so it was a 30 lbs class outfit. Unfortunately the Marlin cut the line down near the lure with its bill, so bad luck Brian.
Then 10 mins later we had a Blue Marlin up attacking a lure which was in close to the boat. After beating the lure with its bill the fish decided to take it. Then after approx 5 mins the hooks came out of the mouth.
Sorry Brian not your day there is always tomorrow!
Date added: September 6, 2008
It was Kevin Ash who delivered the goods again by catching a 13 lbs Skipjack Tuna on a fly rod and reel. The fight lasted for about 20mins for the fish to come to the boat. Well Done Kevin!
Also lots of other Skipjacks and small Dorados were caught.
Date added: September 3, 2008
Today we had Kevin Ashe and his brother Brian from England back on board for their second charter this week.
At 9.50am we hooked up with a huge Blue Marlin, the fish took Kevins rod so he then took his position in the fighting chair. After 1hr and 5 mins the 699lbs Blue Marlin was at the stern. The fish was tagged and many photos taken then it was released.
WELL DONE Kevin!
Date added: August 21, 2008
Today we had Some Dorado's and one small Skipjack Tuna.
Sadly we had no Billfish activity today.
Date added: August 20, 2008
Today we had Andre, Sara, Roger and Helle from Norway out with us.
Lots of Dolphins and Whales about today. We got some nice Skipjack Tunas.
No Marlin Today!
Date added: August 19, 2008
Over the last few days our trips have unfortunately not brought us any Marlin despite the efforts of the crew and the dedication and patience of our guests - Sorry guys!
Date added: August 14, 2008
Not to much happened today.
Just one marlin took 1 of our lures ran for about 50m then let go.
Hope fishing on sat. is better.
Date added: August 13, 2008
Today Erik Vermeulen from Holland was in the chair fighting his Blue Marlin. He fought the fish perfectly although after 15 mins the hooks pulled out of the fishes mouth. Bad Luck!
Date added: August 11, 2008
Today was all about the fish winning!!
Around 10.55am we had a hook up with a Blue Marlin, the fish took about 500m of line and then gone.
Then later on in the afternoon we had a double hook and as you can imagine this was pretty amazing. All the water at the back of the boat turned white and then we heard the screaming of reels. One of the Blue Marlin got off after running 400m of line off, so Kevin Boerboom got in the chair and started to fight this other Marlin. After 20 mins the fish was at the back of the boat and then the hooks slipped out and the fish was gone. ( unlucky Kevin )
Date added: August 10, 2008
Today their were many small tunas about 10 were caught by us.
At 1.05am a Blue Marlin appeared behind the shotgun. After coming twice and attacking the lure she picked it up and ran 50m then droped it.
Also 2 other Blue Marlin were seen today. 1 on the top of the water suning it self, and 1 behind one of our lures.
Date added: August 7, 2008
Well today was an all action day!!
At 10.25 we hooked up with our 1st Blue Marlin of the day, which took 500m of line off an 130 lbs class outfit and then gone.
Then at 13.15 we hooked up with our second Blue Marlin of the day. After taking 400m of line and jumping many times it was gone.
Then at 13.55 we hooked up with our 3rd Blue Marlin of the day. This was Michel Boerbooms turn he was in the chair for 55 mins and after that he had a 275kgs (600lbs) Blue Marlin at the back of the boat, which was Tag & Released! WELL DONE MICHEL !!
Also 2 other Marlin were seen but no hook ups.
Date added: August 6, 2008
Today at 10.30 we had a strike and after 15 mins we had a 6 m fishing net at the back of the boat.HAHA
Then at 1.15 we hooked up with a Blue Marlin which came twice to the lure, after 6 mins she spat the hooks out.
Also 3 tuna were caught.
Date added: August 5, 2008
Today the fishing was pretty good.
Approx 10.15 we had a hook upp with a huge Blue Marlin. The Fish was on for 10mins and took 500m of line of the 80lb class outfit.
Then later on a Billfish was up in the spread but sadly no hook up. Also some skipjack tuna were caught.
Date added: August 3, 2008
Today we had the Boerboom family from Holland out.
They had charterd the boat for a days Shark fishing.
Sadly today their were no contacts with any Sharks but 3 Sting Rays were caught instead, which each put up a great fight.
Also some Tuna were caught and lost on the way to the fishing grounds.
Date added: August 1, 2008
Claus Otten and his family from Denmark chartered Lucky Ruby G today for his second trip with us and this one proved to be a lucky one!
At 09.45 he hooked up with a Blue Marlin. Claus fought the fish for approx 50 mins before it was tagged and released. This Blue Marlin was estimated to be 660 lbs.
Many Congratulations Claus.
Date added: July 22, 2008
Today we had the Saaberg Family out.
They caught a great catch of Tuna, 13 in total.
2 of the Tuna were 4 1/2 kgs so they really pulled on 20lbs class gear.
Date added: July 21, 2008
Today we had some friends from the Ukraine and Scotland on board.
They got some nice Skipjack tuna which give a good fight.
Date added: July 17, 2008
Today the weather was very rough so we stayed in a bit closer.
Our catch were a few small Tunas although one larger tuna was eating by a huge shark during the fight.
Date added: July 14, 2008
Today we had a hook up with a Blue Marlin.We estimate that the fish was approx 5 ft long in the air.
The rod belonged to Cor from Holland.
After coming to the islander lure twice,the fish slipped the hooks after a short fight.
Well thats fishing better luck next time.
Date added: July 8, 2008
Comment.
I have been reading recent reports of various boats in Gran Canaria "boating" a number of Marlins and Spearfish. I feel I must comment on how disgusted I am by this. Note that every Marlin over 200 lbs is FEMALE.
Please note that Tag And Release is your RIGHT.
Date added: July 2, 2008
One of our clients Leo van Antwerpen had a hookup with a decent sized Spearfish today, after giving a strong fight the Spearfish managed to slip the hook at the rear of the boat.
Date added: June 22, 2008
Today lots of Skipjack Tuna about.
Date added: June 22, 2008
Today lots of skipjacks about!!
Also a Blue Marlin came up to our lures but did not have a hookup, but tomorrow is an other day.
Date added: June 14, 2008
Today we had Leo van Antwerpen from Holand and Lutz Wemken from Germany and also a party from England.
Marlin trolling was the order of the day, after trolling for 5 hours we changed to some tuna lures and some very nice skipjacks were caught to save the day.
Date added: June 13, 2008
Todays fishing was a Tuna Day!
Lots of Skipjack Tuna about and the ones we caught came in at approx 6kgs each. Also we brought in some nice Atlantic Bonito which were a nice surprise as we were trolling.
LOTS of Dolphins about today!!
Date added: June 12, 2008
Not many fish being caught by trolling at the moment. There are acres of Dolphins about at the moment, (Dolphins as far as the eye can see).
There has been a pod of Finn Whales feeding on the 1000 meter mark of Mogan which have provided spectacular entertainment during this week for our clients.
Date added: May 8, 2008
Today's fishing was awesome.
We were fishing with Rick Griffiths and Steve Grantham both from the UK.
They both caught a great Skipjack Tuna each and also a super Dorado each. Unfortunately we lost a spearfish after fighting it for 5 mins approx.
Also we were lucky to see a really big Manta Ray at the side of the boat and there were many Pilot Whales.
We believe that these are the 1st Dorado of the season caught.
Date added: May 5, 2008
For todays charter Michael Waugh elected to bottom fish to try to catch a very large Stingray as he had fished on lucky Ruby G last week and caught 9 Skipjack Tunas.. No Stingrays today but numerous small sea breams,mackerels and a very nice Angel Shark..
Date added: April 30, 2008
Today we had Kevin Ashe and Mike Waugh from England. They caught 9 Skipjack Tuna and lost 2.
Date added: April 29, 2008
Lucky Ruby G is now booked by a private individual for the next two days of this week for trolling.I Hope that the web problems are fixed soon. (nearly two weeks now, that the have been no facility to upload pictures)We have quite a few to show you.
Roger
Date added: April 28, 2008
Plenty of fish being caught but we cant upload the pictures because the sever has been down for more than 1 week.
Date added: April 22, 2008
Great trolling today,11 Skipjack tuna were caught by anglers Morten Bergslien and Espen Groetan from Norway.
We are still not able to upload pictures of the last few days great catches. There still appears to be a problem with the server.
Date added: April 21, 2008
1/2 day trolling and half day bottom fishing.
Lots of very small Skipjack Tuna about today, after chasing them around the sea for 3 hours it was decided that "Bottom Fishing" might be more productive.At the eleventh hour "Lucky Ruby G" hooked up with an approx 85 Kg Butterfly Ray,which was duly landed,photographed and released unharmed. Photographs to follow as soon as the server is sorted out.
Date added: April 20, 2008
Today Lucky Ruby G caught Tagged and released the first White Marlin in Gran Canaria the Marlin was estimated to be 90 lbs. The White Marlin ate a Green Machine with a strip bait the fight lasted approx 30 mins and was released unharmed.
Pictures Video/stills will be posted as soon as the facility for loading pictures is working again ( very disapointed).
We also caught seven Skipjack Tuna and lost five .
Date added: April 17, 2008
Lots of Skipjack Tuna hooked and caught today by Benny from Sweden.
Then while bottom fishing many mackerel and small fish were raised. Also lost a big Barracuda.
Date added: April 6, 2008
Today we did half trolling and half bottom fishing.
On the Troll we had 3 hook upps, which 2 of them got off.
While bottom fishing lots of small fish were caught. Also a really nice Sting Ray of 70 kgs was caught as well.
Date added: April 1, 2008
Today we were fishing with people from Germany and Finland....Todays picture shows Jan from Germany who caught a Skipjack Tuna whilst trolling. The Tuna was expertly butchered back at the doc by Andrew and the steaks shared out.
Date added: March 27, 2008
Today we had a private charter with Jan, Conny and Louis from Germany.
An excellent days fishing was had with the prize catch being 3 beautiful Skipjack Tuna. Each put up a good fight giving our clients great sport.
Date added: March 19, 2008
Fishing on board Lucky Ruby "G" today we had Marianne & Jan from Holland with Arno & Jens from Germany. Sting Rays and Eagle Rays to 40 Kgs were caught. Jan lost a monster Sting Ray when the hook slipped. He had been fighting this Ray for more than an hour. He later redeemed himself by landing a smaller Sting Ray using a spinning rod. As the anglers were using two rods each the action was constant throughout the day.
Date added: March 13, 2008
Over the past week we have been catching some of Sea Breams, some good Rays and some of great Bonito. Also had a big hit from a wahoo but the hook did not set.
Date added: March 1, 2008
Today we were fishing with some clients from England.
The catch consisted of lots of small fish, Sting Rays, Common Skate, Atlantic Bonito and some Sea Breams.
Date added: January 28, 2008
Hans and his friends from Holland were on board today and the catch brought us Sting Rays, Red Sea Breams, Lizard fish, Weever fish, Puffer Fish and lots of Flounders.
Date added: January 9, 2008
Today the fishing was pretty good. Some big Rays on the bottom and lots of small fish. While trolling we had a Wahoo, Mr.Schulter was fighting it for 5 mins and then it jumped and spat out the lure.This Wahoo was approx 5 feet in length.
Date added: January 9, 2008
Lots of small Sting Rays,Sea Breams and an Octopus caught today, as the fishing is getting poorer the crew from Lucky Ruby G are now going to take two days off as we have worked continuously since Christmas Eve.
Date added: January 6, 2008
Tried a new mark today due to weather being bad. Atlantic Bonito, Barracuda, Flounder, Lizard fish, Puffer fish, Weaver fish and Mackerel were all encountered today.
Dave Gingells from England caught the 9lb Tuna.
Date added: January 3, 2008
Today we had a private charter by 2 men from Finland.Soon after we reached our mark we captured a very good Common Skate approx 20kg, we then went on to catch numerous Weever and Lizard fish.After playing around with an Octopus that decided to come on board ???? connected with a monster Sting Ray which ran off approx 100 metres of line before settling on the bottom-Forever!!
Date added: January 2, 2008
Great start to the New Year with Win Gils from Holland catching a 70kg Sting Ray and loosing one estimated around 150 kgs which he was fighting for 1hr and 45 mins. Also on the boat some more smaller Sting Rays were caught and one good sized Eagle Ray.
Andy
Date added: January 1, 2008
Hi all. We are still having problems with the www.Rubyg.com web site. We are not able to upload pictures, However during the Xmas period we have caught and released 8 Butterfly Rays to 20 Kgs,10 Common Skate to 22 Kgs,15 Sting Rays to 40 Kgs,3 Eagle Rays to 30 Kgs,numerous Sting Rays to 10 Kgs, 16 Red Sea Bream, 40+ Weaver Fish, 10+ Flounder HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL WISHING YOU GREAT FISHING IN 2008
Pictures soon I hope!
Roger
Date added: December 27, 2007
At the moment we are having problems with our server and are not able to received our web mail or connect to our site www.rubyg.com however we are fishing daily and catching plenty of fish. Pictures and full report as soon as the server is fixed.
Roger
Date added: December 20, 2007
On our last trip we had Astrid and her son out.
They caught lots of Lizard and Weaver fish.
Astrid had a good Common Skate and Erik had a very large Sting Ray, it required two people to help him.
Date added: December 15, 2007
Friday 14th & Saturday 15th December Jeremy Handel and friends chartered Lucky Ruby G, they came to Gran Canaria to support their friends and crew who were participating in the "Atlantic Challenge" rowing race. During the afternoons on both days the friends managed a total of three hours fishing, they caught - 1 Common Sting Ray 100 kg, 2 Common Skate to 18 lb, 3 smaller Sting Ray, 1 Eagle Ray 16lb, 1 Atlantic Bonito, and 1 Greater Weaver 4lb.
Date added: December 9, 2007
Today we had onboard the Lucky Ruby G Jan Cangeveld and Marianne Carpay from Holand. They had a great day fishing, they caught 4 Sting Ray, 1 Eagle Ray and lost 1 very big Ray. The 2 largest Rays went 100kgs and 150kgs. A great days fishing.
Date added: December 7, 2007
The catch today was a good Angel Shark caught by Jorn from Denmark. 4 Sting Rays, 1 Eagle ray and lots of small fish on the lighter rods.
Date added: December 6, 2007
The catch today, lots of Veaver fish, Lizard fish, sole, 4 Sting Rays and 1 Common Sting Ray.
Date added: December 4, 2007
Today we were fishing with a group of guys from Holland. Michiel de Boar was the lucky one today with his Common Skate of 26lbs. That was a new species for Lucky Ruby G, so Well Done once again. Also some Sting Rays were caught and lots of small fish with the lighter rods.
Date added: November 30, 2007
Today we had the 6 Dutch guys on the boat again for their last trip before going home. More Sting Rays were caught along with some small mixed species. One of the largest Sting Rays came in at 150 kgs. This one was caught by Aad.
Date added: November 29, 2007
Today we had 1 Greater Weaver, 4 Sting Rays, 1 Butterfly Ray and one Eagle
Ray. We lost one very big Ray. After playing it for 45 mins the line snapped. Three of
us on the boat could not move the fish.
Date added: November 28, 2007
Today we were out with 2 men from Sweden.
We caught a Greater Weaver, an Octopus, a Turtle and 5 Rays. They were all
common Sting Rays. They were ranging in weight from 3 kgs to 100kgs.
Date added: November 27, 2007
Today we had a group of guys from Holland.
They caught lots of small fish on the light rods and had a big Butterfly Ray, 3 Sting Rays and an Angel Shark. We also hooked into a very large fish and after fighting it for 35 mins it snapped the line. " Probably a big Sting Ray "
Date added: November 22, 2007
The past few days have been very windy although we went out with a photographer from Spain to take pictures of an amazing yacht for a German magazine.
Today we went trolling for half the day and bottom fishing for the other half.
On the troll we had nothing.
Bottom Fishing we had some small fish and a big Angel Shark which was 26lbs. The Angler was Stephan Konkel from Germany.
Date added: November 15, 2007
Today we had a group of guys from Finland.
Toni Hermenlin had a great Sting Ray at 40 kgs.
Simo Stalhammer had a nice Garfish and a really big Turtle.
Hannu Kuossri had a good Sting Ray as well also Miko Kilpinen had a nice Sting Ray around 30 kgs.
Anth Obsanen had a huge Ray on, but after 20 minutes it just decided to stop playing and snapped the line. That fish was estimated around 150 kgs.
Date added: November 9, 2007
Bottom fishing not so good today because of wind over tide situation, but managed to get a nice North Atlantic Bonito.
Date added: November 7, 2007
Today's fishing was a crew day special! It was all about Andy getting on the receiving end this time. 4 Rays were caught and released. An enjoyable day was had.
Date added: November 4, 2007
Today we had some good fishing. Of the three Sting Rays caught, 2 of them were around 200lbs each. The fight taking up to 3 and a half hours for one of them. We also had a very big fish on and were fighting it for 15 minutes before it snapped the line. A small Pufferfish was also added to our collection today.
Date added: October 28, 2007
Today we had one big Loggerhead Turtle, 4 Sting Rays around 30 lbs. Then we had a very nice Butterfly Ray, nearly reaching 90 lbs.
Date added: October 30, 2007
Well the fishing over the past few days has been awesome! Sam and Stephen Pullee had a very nice Sting Ray which took both of their baits. This Ray came in at 140lbs. Then we had 3 huge Rays 30 kgs , 40 kgs and 90 kgs (198lbs). Each fight lasting between 20 and 40 minutes. We also had a 12 foot Mako Shark come along the side of the boat with it paying no attention to our baits! Then to top all of that on the troll back to Mogan we had a 25 lbs Dorado. Pictures of the Dorado to follow.
Date added: October 24, 2007
Today we had some Sting Rays and an Angel Shark.
We had a nice roughtail Sting Ray which was caught by Eddy Cleas.
Henrik Moeller had a very nice Angel Shark which was photographed and released.
Date added: October 16, 2007
Over the past 3 days we have caught 13 Rays, ranging from 15 lbs to 130 lbs.
Day 1 saw the largest ray which was a Butterfly Ray coming in at the 130 lb mark. This was caught by Robert McMillan from N.Ireland. His friend Norman Maddox landed a Sting Ray.
Day 2 with Steve Spences party brought 3 good rays - Sting Rays and Eagle Ray.
Day 3 was our most productive with a total of 8 nice Rays, giving the clients no time to eat their lunch!
Date added: September 17, 2007
During the weekend 15/16 September 07 the Skipjack Tuna finally returned to the South of the island. Lucky Ruby G had a fine catch of skipjack tunas, trolling on both Saturday and Sunday.
Date added: August 19, 2007
550lb Blue Marlin caught by Jason Williams on Wednesday 15 August 2007 The Blue Marlin was tagged,released and swam away unharmed the event was captured on video and Jason was presented with his tag and release card, the hooks and a DVD.
Date added: August 12, 2007
This picture depicts a large Marlin (approx 200 kgs),caught and killed by a private boat and brought into Puerto Mogan. I am sick and tired of Dolphin trips, catching small Dorado and Bonito/Skipjack Tunas. So why not leave the wife/partner and kids by the pool, lets get out to the 500/1000 metre mark and do some serious Marlin fishing. Please note only serious fishermen need apply!!!(max six anglers per trip guaranteed)
We of course on Lucky Ruby G observe the Bill Fish Foundation ideal with tag and release for all billfish.
Date added: August 12, 2007
Lots of skipjack Tuna and small Dorados caught this week, would make good Marlin bait if the right type of anglers were on board.
Date added: August 5, 2007
This last two weeks have produced disappointing results with dedicated Marlin Trolling but a return to general trolling last week,produced Bonito,Skipjack tunas, Dorado, and a suprise Amberjack.
Date added: June 24, 2007
Hi fellow Sportfishermen,
Recently I have been asked by prospective clients to provide a check list of points to consider before a trip on a big game charter boat.
Here are some of my thoughts on the questions that you should ask and have answered before you decide to spend your hard earned money.
*is tag & release practised for all billfish?
*when is the best time to come?
*what fish are in season and is the fishing trolling or bottom fishing?
*what tackle do you have on board and in what classes?
*what are the weather conditions likely to be?
*what about beginners/children - is instruction available?
*can you put me in touch with previous fishing clients?
*can you or do you fish under IGFA rules?
*can I have a fish to eat?
Make a point of speaking to the skipper before you go out. Explain what it is that you would like to catch and your level of experience. Inform the skipper that you do not want to be knocked around at the 2000 metre mark if the fish are not there and that you would prefer to fish calmer waters.
You have chartered the boat to have fun not to be seasick- ask the skipper for options.
When you step aboard listen to the safety briefing and ensure that your details are entered on the passenger list and be conversant as to where all the emergency items are stored and also where you can stand or sit whilst the boat is under way.
Talk to the skipper or deckie. Ask questions like "what happens when a rod goes off"- the deckie should give you a complete demonstration of picking up a rod and moving it to the fighting chair, how to clip the bucket seat to the harness lugs of an 130lb or 80lb class reel.The last thing that the crew wish is for a fish to be lost because of confusion on the deck.
Date added: June 18, 2007
****STOP PRESS**** Lucky Ruby G now booked for the 2007 Puerto Rico 3 day competition.
Date added: May 28, 2007
Today we had Chris Chiswell, Kerry Chiswell and Tatsuya Ono on board.
A nice Skipjack tuna was gratefully recived by Kerry! Then Tatsuya had a great fight with a lovely Dorado, this fish was nearly 20 lbs.
We also saw some dolphins on our troll.
Date added: May 20, 2007
GRAN CANARIA Sport Fishing competitons dates confirmed:-
Puerto Rico competition dates Thursday 19 July 2007 to Saturday 21 July 2007.
Pasito Blanco competition dates Thursday 23 August 2007 to Saturday 25 August 2007.
Pasito Blanco competition
Date added: May 13, 2007
The recent "Sirocco" brought a very welcome visitor to the seas around South West Gran Canaria last week. This visitor came in the shape of a 'giant' Manta Ray complete with attendant Remoras. This giant was photographed from the flybridge of "Lucky Ruby G" whilst trolling for Tuna off C. Descojonado.
Date added: April 25, 2007
Date added: April 25, 2007
Lucky Ruby G went for an evening trip today to test the reel drags on the 80&130lb class oufits at approx 7 miles out of the port of Mogan just as darkness was approaching a large fish came right up the spread and mauled the Black Bart Angle on the shotgun. Andrew has some rerigging to do tomorrow.
Date added: April 20, 2007
This week has been another sucessfull one for "Lucky Ruby G". On Friday 13 April 2007 (unlucky) "Lucky Ruby G" went out to the 2000/3000 fathom line to get out past the dolphins around the 500/1000 fathom line. We were trolling 8 rods with a mix of islanders and squids. We heard a snap from the right rigger and the penn 30lbs class reel screamed off. After 20 mins we had a huge albacore tuna to the side of the boat,estimated to be around 70lbs. Then on the way in we saw 3 huge whales twice the size of the boat.
On Thursday 19 April 2007 this week we went out trolling around the 500/1000 fathom meter line and boated 2 nice skipjack tuna and lost another.It was reported that Lucky Ruby G was the only boat that day to catch any fish on the troll.
Date added: March 13, 2007
This week has been a pretty good one for "Lucky Ruby G"
We encountered atlantic bonito, blonde ray, lizard fish, octopus and cuttlefish.
The atlantic bonito were taken on the troll with some of our famous lures.
You normally think of the lizard fish being annoying but this one was definitely not! It must have been about 3 kg's, so it was very big for the species. New boat record!!
Then we had quite a pleasant surprise with 3 octopuses coming into the boat.
All in all a good week.