Fishing Report - 04/21/07

GREETINGS FROM THE TROPICS,

TUNA-MARLIN-TUNA- MARLIN TUNA
WELL, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN FISHING THIS WEEK?  A GROUP OF CALIFORNIA ANGLERS THAT INCLUDED; ALEX ROGERS, BRAD PETERS, JASON GANDOLA, VINT VARNER, JOHN WELLS, CHAD CORNEALSON, JIM STERNER AND MARTY MURHPY HAD A FANTASTIC WEEK OF FISHING WITH PESCA PANAMA!  SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING CATCHES.

BLUE WATER HAD MOVED ON TO HANNIBAL BANK WHERE ALEX AND MARTY CAUGHT AND RELEASED AN ESTIMATED 450 LB BLACK MARLIN WHILE FISHING WITH CAPTAIN MACHO.  THEY WERE ABLE TO RETURN TO THE BANK THE NEXT DAY AND REPEAT THEIR MARLIN CATCH WITH AN EVEN LARGER FISH THAT WENT 660 LBS. THESE OBLIGING FISH FELL FOR  SLOW TROLLED BONITA BRIDLED TO AN 18/O CIRCLE HOOK.

CHAD AND JIM JOINED IN THE FISHING AT HANNIBAL BANK WITH CAPTAIN LUCHO WHERE THEY BOTH WERE ABLE TO HOOK AND RELEASE A BLACK MARLIN.  ONE MARLIN WAS ESTIMATED TO WEIGH 300 LBS AND THE OTHER AROUND 450 LBS. TO FOLLOW THIS UP, JIM THEN MADE A CAST AND LANDED A 140 LB YELLOWFIN CAUGHT ON A SPINNING ROD AFTER THE TUNA FELL FOR A YO-ZURI GT BULL. THE NEXT DAY THEY RETURNED TO FISH THE BANK AGAIN AND WERE ABLE TO CATCH AND RELEASE ANOTHER BLACK MARLIN ESTIMATED AT 450 LBS.

CO-CAPTAINS TATIN AND TOMMY HAD A GREAT WEEK FISHING FOR YELLOWFIN TUNA WITH BRAD AND VINT.  THEY LANDED YELLOWFIN WEIGHING; 223, 100, 150, 185 LB  PLUS ANOTHER 80 TUNA THAT WEIGHTED BETWEEN 15 AND 50 LBS. MOST OF THESE TUNA WERE CAUGHT ON POPPERS!  LATER IN THE WEEK THEY CAUGHT AND RELEASED AND ESTIMATED 350 LB BLACK MARLIN CAUGHT NEAR MONTUOSA ISLAND.

CAPTAIN BARTOLO ANGLERS, JOHN AND JASON, CONCENTRATED ON FISHING INSHORE.  THEY MADE SUCCESSFUL CATCHES OF ROOSTERFISH, SNOOK, CUBERA SNAPPERS, MULLET SNAPPERS, AMBERJACK, BLUE JACKS AND WAHOO.

SPEAKING OF WAHOO WE CAUGHT 15 WAHOO NEAR "WAHOO ROCK" ONE DAY THIS WEEK AND PROBABLY MISSED ANOTHER 30 STRIKES.  LOOKS LIKE THIS JUST MIGHT BE THE START OF "WAHOO SEASON" IN PANAMA.

TIGHT LINES,
CAPTAIN JAY GUSTIN

FISHING FACTS:  ON THE USE OF CIRCLE HOOKS FOR BLACK MARLIN AND YELLOWFIN TUNA OUR CAPTAINS  PREFER TO USE THE 18/0 EAGLE CLAW C46-2045R.

WE HAVE SOME GREAT MARLIN PHOTOS FOR YOU THIS WEEK AS A COUPLE OF THE ANGLERS HAD TELEPHOTO LENSES ON THEIR CAMERAS!






















NOW THAT OUGHT TO MAKE YOUR HEART BEAT FASTER! J.