Fishing Report - 05/19/07

GREETINGS FROM THE TROPICS

WE HAD SEVERAL RETURNING ANGLERS THIS WEEK; STACY RUBICK WAS WITH TODD PYLE ALONG WITH FELLOW ANGLERS TIM SNYDER AND FATHER AND SON FISHERMEN DANNY AND CORBY JACKSON.  DANNY PRODUCES THE PROMOTIONAL VIDEO FOR PESCA PANAMA AND WAS HERE TO FILM SOME NEW AND EXCITING FISHING FOOTAGE. WE ALSO HAD ANOTHER FATHER AND SON FISHING COMBINATION, LEWIS, "DOC," AND CHRIS ADAM.  DOC WAS FISHING TO GATHER THE BACK DROP FOR A FISHING ARTICLE HE IS WRITING ABOUT FATHERS AND OLDER SONS GETTING TOGETHER ON FISHING TRIPS.

JIG FISHING AND POPPING WAS THE NAME OF THE GAME THIS WEEK.  TIM, CORBY, TODD, DANNY, CHRIS AND STACY ALL CAUGHT SEVERAL HUGE CUBERAS ALONG WITH A WHOLE HOST OF OTHER FISH.  WAHOO WERE SHOWING UP NEAR CANALES AND MONTUOSA ISLAND. TODD EVEN TOOK A WAHOO ON A POPPER WHEN HE CAST JUST AFTER A WAHOO HOOKED-UP ON A TROLLED SHIMANO BONITA.

THE SNOOK HOLE WAS PRODUCING THIS WEEK.  AS THE HIGH TIDE PUSHED THE SARDINES AGAINST THE BEACH THE SNOOK WERE ACTIVELY FEEDING.  TODD MADE THE BIGGEST CATCH OF THE WEEK AT THE SNOOK HOLE WHEN A 12 FT CROCODILE CRUNCHED DOWN ON HIS SHIMANO GT BULL.  AFTER THE CROCS "DEATH ROLL," DIVING AN SULKING AND A WHOLE HOST OF OTHER TACTICS TODD STILL HAD HIM ON THE 80 LB SPECTRA.  WITH THE STELLA 10,000 DRAG BUTTONED ALL THE WAY DOWN HE PUT ON THE PRESSURE.  HISSING, SNAPPING AND  FIGHTING THE CROC WAS REELED TO THE BOAT.  WITH A KNIFE TAPED TO A GAFF THE MATE CAUTIOUSLY LEANED OVER A CUT THE LEADER.  I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY DIDN'T THROW THE CROC IN THE BOAT!  TODD AND STACY WERE ALSO TREATED AS A TROUP OF AROUND TWENTY MONKEYS DESCENDED FROM THE TREES AND STARTED PLAYING ON THE BEACH RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEM.  NO, I DON'T JUST MAKE THIS STUFF UP.  IT REALLY HAPPENED!
 
CHRIS AND HIS DAD HAD COME TO PESCA PANAMA TO FISH FOR SOME BIG FISH.  RIGHT OFF DOC LANDED A YELLOWFIN IN THE 150 LB CLASS.  THIS WAS FOLLOWED THE NEXT DAY WITH A TUNA THAT DOC SAID MADE HIS FIRST TUNA LOOK SMALL.  PROBLEM WAS THE HOOK PULLED AT THE BOAT.  THEN CHRIS LANDED A HAMMERHEAD SHARK THAT WOULD WEIGHT IN AT 300 LBS. NEXT DAY UNDER RAINY SKIES THEY HEADED BACK TO HANNIBAL BANK AND CHRIS WAS ABLE THE CATCH AND RELEASE AN ESTIMATED 450 LB BLACK MARLIN!
 
OUR FISHERMEN  HAD A WET WEEK.  SOME OF THE ANGLERS SAID IT RAINED WHILE OTHER SAID IT POURED.  THE FISH DIDN'T SEEM TO MIND.  WHEN I WAS A KID THE OLD TIMERS TOLD ME THE FISH LIKE TO BITE WHEN IT RAINS.  WELL, MAYBE THEY WERE RIGHT.  OUR GUYS AND GAL STACY PUT ON THEIR RAIN COATS AND JUST KEPT FISHIN.  THANKS TO ALL OF OUR ANGLERS FOR A GREAT EFFORT.
 
TIGHT LINES,
CAPTAIN JAY GUSTIN

FISHING QUESTION:
DOES ANY OF OUR ANGLERS KNOW WHERE I CAN GET 5/0 BARBLESS CIRCLE HOOKS?  WITH ALL OF THE CATCH AND RELEASE WE ARE DOING I THINK THEY WOULD BE A GREAT HELP FOR RELEASING THE FISH UNHARMED.  I KNOW THAT OUR ANGLERS WE HAD LAST WEEK FROM BRAZIL HAD SOME WITH THEM.   MY EMAIL ADDRESS IS; jaypescapanama@hotmail.com



STACY BAGS A SNOOK


TODD AND STACY WITH A NICE WAHOO


CAPTAIN BARTOLO SHOWS US STACY'S ROOSTER


WAHOO TIME IN PANAMA


TIM WITH ONE OF THE GROUPERS JIGGED UP THIS WEEK


TODD AND A HOG


CUBERA TIME FOR CHRIS


CHI CHI HELP "DOC" WITH A REEF DONKEY


CORBY ENJOYED A GREAT WEEK FOR CUBERAS


STACY WITH A JACK CAUGHT FROM THE BARGE "NIGHT FISHING"