Fishing Report - 04/14/07

GREETINGS FROM THE TROPICS,

THE JIM SPIRO'S GROUP RETURNED WITH ERIC KILLION, MARK RODE, ANDY TURCICH AND MIKE COMET.  ALSO SOME NEW ADDITIONS TO THE GROUP: TOM KOEHLER, MIKE NEAL AND JEFF MEISELMAN.
 
TEAM BARTOLO STARTED OFF WITH AN INCREDIBLE MIXED BAG ON THE FIRST DAY INCLUDING A 160# TUNA ON THE POPPER AND JUST MINUTES EARLIER A ROOSTERFISH.  THEY CONTINUED TO CRUSH THE TUNA AS THE WEEK PROGRESSED CATCHING OVER 100, MANY WERE RELEASED, IN ONE DAY. ALL CAUGHT ON POPPERS!  THEY PUT SOME TIME IN FOR A FEW MARLIN THEY SAW WORKING BAIT BUT IT DIDN'T COME TOGETHER.

TEAM TATIN WAS IN STRIDE WITH A GREAT WEEK.  TWO TUNAS OVER 140 LBS, BOTH ON THE POPPER AND LOTS OF SMALLER YELLOWFIN IN THE 40-50 LB RANGE.  MANY DIFFERENT SNAPPERS WERE CAUGHT INCLUDING RED, SILK, ROCK, MULLET AND CUBERAS TO 50 LB, ALONG WITH AMBERJACKS AND SEVERAL BIG ROOSTERS TO ROUND IT OFF.

TEAM LUCHO WENT AFTER THE ROOSTERS ON DAY 1 AND SCORED WITH FOUR UP TO 60 #.  LATER IN THE WEEK THEY CONCENTRATED ON TUNAS AND WERE ABLE TO CATCH MANY BUT COULDN'T GET A BIG ONE TO EAT.  SO WITH NOON APPROACHING JIM PUT OUT A SPREADER BAR HE HAD BROUGHT ALONG AND WATCHED AS A 180# TUNA CRASHED THE SPREADER BAR 30 FEET OFF THE TRANSOM.  THE FIGHT ENSUED AND MIKE COMET BROUGHT IT TO THE BOAT IN 45 MINUTES.  THERE WAS ALSO AN EVENING SNAPPER BITE WHEN THEY BROUGHT 6 CUBERAS TO 50# TO THE BOAT -- ALL RELEASED TO BE CAUGHT AGAIN!

THIS FISHING REPORT WAS WRITTEN BY MASTER BAITER, IT SAID SO ON HIS T-SHIRT, JIM SPIROS.  THANKS TO ALL OF OUR ANGLERS FOR A FUN WEEK OF FISHING HERE AT PESCA PANAMA.

TIGHT LINES,
CAPTAIN JAY GUSTIN

FISHING NOTES:
THOUGH THE SPREADER BAR WASN'T DEPLOYED BUT ONCE, IT SURE GOT BIT AND FAST WHEN NOTHING ELSE WAS PRODUCING.  LOOKS LIKE THIS IS ANOTHER PIECE OF EQUIPMENT EVERY SERIOUS ANGLER NEEDS TO CONSIDER.