ENJOYING THE FISHING ACTION THIS WEEK WAS ALLAN BARWICK, ROBERT TUCKER AND MIKE HEFNER. THESE ANGLERS HAVE BEEN FISHING WITH SINCE THE YEAR 2OOO. JOINING THEIR GROUP WAS BILL HEFNER, ELI HORTON, JEFF DOTSON AND BUB AND MARK MITCHELL. THEN HERE WAS RICKY ZUNIGA, PESCA PANAMA'S WEST COAST REPRESENTATIVE, FISHING WITH RICHARD CASTANEDA OF CASS TOURS.

OFFSHORE THE TUNA BITE WAS ON AT ISLA MONTUOSA. IT WAS A RUN AND GUN SHOW AS THE BOATS WOULD HOOK-UP, LAND THE YELLOWFINS AND THEN CHASE THE SCHOOLS OF TUNA AGAIN. ALL OF OUR BOATS FISHING THIS AREA REPORTED LOTS OF YELLOWFIN ACTION ON TOP WATER LURES. BUB BROUGHT TO THE BOAT A NICE 150 LB YELLOWFIN. THIS WAS ONE OF THE LARGER TUNA CAUGHT IN THIS WEEK.

THE BILLFISH ACTION AT HANNIBAL BANK HAD COOLED OFF THIS WEEK. MARLIN WERE SEEN EVERYDAY AS WE HAD SEVERAL GOOD STRIKES BUT AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT NONE WERE HOOKED-UP. BIG SAILFISH WERE MORE OBLIGING AND MANY OF OUR ANGLERS WERE ABLE TO CATCH AND RELEASE SAILS.

INSHORE ACTION THIS WEEK WAS HOT! MIKE AND JEFF CAUGHT FIVE ROOSTERFISH TO 50 LBS ONE DAY. BUB AND MARK CAUGHT A COUPLE OF CUBERAS THAT WEIGHTED 50 AND 55 LBS. RICKY AND RICHARD HAD A FANTASTIC DAY ON CUBERA SNAPPERS. RICHARD, WHO HAS FISHED IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT EXOTIC LOCATIONS SAID, "THIS HAS TO BE THE BEST CUBERA FISHING SPOT IN THE WORLD!"

SOME BIG DORADO WERE IN THE AREA THIS WEEK AND BILL CAUGHT THE LARGEST ONE, A 60 LB DORADO, ALONG WITH A 50 AND A 45 POUNDER. NOW THOSE ARE SOME NICE SIZED DORADO!

ALLAN AND ROBERT CAUGHT SEVERAL WAHOO AT "WAHOO ROCK." ISLA CANALES PRODUCED SEVERAL BIG CUBERAS SNAPPER, SOME SMALLER DORADO, YELLOWFIN TUNA AND A COUPLE OF 'REEF DONKEYS." RICKY AND RICHARD ALSO GOT ON A GROUPER BITE USING JIGS WHILE FISHING IN THIS AREA.

SEAS WERE CALM THIS WEEK. THE SURFACE SEA TEMPERATURE IS 83 DEGREES. WE DID HAVE SOME TROPICAL SHOWERS, WHICH MEANS IT POURED ONE DAY. BUT A GREAT WEEK OF FISHING BY A GREAT GROUP OF ANGLERS. IT WAS A FUN TIME FISHING IN PANAMA!

TIGHT LINES,
CAPTAIN JULIAN JAY GUSTIN


FISHING TACKLE UPDATE: JUST TO LET OUR ANGLERS KNOW WE HAVE BEEN ADDING SOME TOP NOTCH STAND-UP FIGHTING BELTS ON OUR BOATS. WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED A SHIPMENT OF "SMITTY" BELTS AND HARNESSES. THIS IS A BIG, WIDE BELT THAT WE HAVE USED BEFORE AND IT WORKS GREAT ON BIG FISH. WE ALSO RECENTLY ADDED SOME OF THE "BLACK MAGIC" BELTS AND HARNESSES DEVELOPED IN NEW ZEALAND. IT IS SAID TO OFFER TRUE SEAT CONFIRMATION, WHAT EVER THAT IS, MORE STABILITY AND FIGHTING LEVERAGE. WE WILL SEE IF THE "DOWN UNDER ANGLERS" KNOW A THING OR TWO ABOUT FISHING BELTS.