Recent content by alantani

this is the second of four trips that were scheduled for winter with the osuna family.  the first was december, the next two are february and march.  when i find an operation that i like, i stick with them, and i really like these guys.  it's one of easiest trips that i take.  there is no...

the marla IV, puerto vallarta - january 23-27, 2020 this was my third trip with the osuna brothers this winter season.  the first two were november and december, and then this third trip on the marla VI in january.  there was a possible trip in february that fell through and one in march that...

Puerto Vallarta!  November 16-20, 2019 november 16, 2019 so, i'm flying down to PV with a short layover at LAX.  we board the plane and who do i see but none other than the world famous wahoodad, david choate!  he will be on the constitution with jeff shapiro, francisco del mundo and david...

rockfish opener on the hulicat, half moon bay, california, 4/1/2019 fished in the hulicat today for the rockfish opener. got a nice limit of rockfish, had to throw back 2 undersized lings, and got 10 dungeoness crabs. everything is going down to fresno with me tomorrow afternoon. going to treat...

our 2018 spirit of adventure charter is now history, but it was one for the record books!  the biggest thing we had to deal with was hurricane sergio slamming into the center of baja on day four of our trip.  before the trip, everyone was asking what we were going to do and i had no idea.  at...

so, um, this was a pretty awesome trip.....   a little history - for the last 20 years, i've fished mostly on the spirit of adventure out of san diego and we had frequently at fished cedros island for yellowtail.  the fishing at cedros in the past had always ranged from decent to epic.  my...

i was contacted by one of the guys at ifish.net a while back, inviting me up to washington to fish for albacore.  now, for the last 5 years, the san francisco bay area has been a ghost town as far as albacore have been concerned.  northern california, oregon and washington, on the other hand...

finally got three reels to work on at once, to make it easier to see the "before," "after," and "in between" shots! https://youtu.be/yYjyFUef7-s

anchor point lodge, shelter island, alaska - june 2018 some friends from fresno put together a trip to juneau to fish for black cod.  it's popular among hawaiians, in part because the families that own the two more popular lodges on shelter island are from hawaii.  well, one of the guys...

ok, here's the reel.  it's a massive duel 12/0 and the high speed pinion gear is shot. i'm looking for the entire assembly - spool shaft, high speed pinion and low speed pinion all together. no one in the US has one, nor does duel in italy. here is the shredded high speed pinion...

puerto vallarta with osuna brothers, 3/20 to 3/22/2017 just got back from puerto vallarta last night. fished for three days on the marla IV with the osuna brothers. a yellowfin tuna lit up my rod on the second day. it taped out at 165 pounds. the rod is a centaur from united composites that...

"stoplight" rigging penn makes a beautiful reel calls a fathom 60 two speed lever drag. joey went through it, did a full service and then i installed a 5/0 grip and spooled it up. the customer wanted 450 yards of 100 pound JB hollow and an 80 pound mono topshot that was spliced in. not a...

been awhile since i've done any serious photo shoots, but life is finally turning around to the point where i actually have some free time.  i thought that i would start with a quick review of a reel that ben tsutaoka just purchased.  you saw ben on our puerto vallarta trip last month.  ...

high speed/high temp effects on drag pressure check out what happens to a penn 112h with greased carbon fiber drag washers as it heats up. this is an extreme situation that you would never see on the water. the drag pressure dropped from 8 pounds down to 5 pounds as the reel heated up. after...

trip report - spirit of adventure 6/16-21/2014 the short version! first annual alantani.com charter spirit of adventure - june 16-21, 2014 five star fish processing 16 loaner rods from phenix 12 loaner reels from okuma (forgotten at home!) demo reels from jigging world, omoto and okuma 50...