ABOUT FISHING GROUNDS
Cabo San Lucas, centrally perched at the Baja Peninsula Land End near the point where the Pacific and the Sea of Cortez collide, is ideal to find billfish and other species passing between the two bodies of water. On the Pacific side, there is the 45 Spot and Cabo Falso, San Jaime Bank, Golden Gate Bank and farther north, the fabled Finger Bank. Within the relatively small 50-mile radius of Land End, the nine banks share the unique similarity of being reasonably close in distance. They offer a similar species list at each location with few exceptions. One of the advantages of having different banks from which to choose is if one doesn’t produce ”sea temperature change, off-color water or the fish seem to be down” other seamounts might prove more productive.
The banks surrounding the tip of Baja are a paradox that must be understood for fishing to be successful. Depths, currents, species and techniques are all part of the equation before deciding on the direction and species. Techniques to catch the fish are limited only by the imagination of the captain and crew. They can include lures, live or dead bait, sardine, sardina (flatiron herring), mackerel, ballyhoo, flying fish, goggle-eyes, mullet, squid and other smaller fish. The presentation can also include outriggers, downriggers, dredges, squid chains and kites.
