Fishing Report - 11/21/09

GREETING FROM THE TROPICS

TALK ABOUT EXCITEMENT, THE CREW OF PESCA PANAMA WAS PUMPED AS WE STARTED OUR 2009-2010 FISHING SEASON. OUR FLOATING HOME, "THE BARGE," IS IN THE BEST SHAPE IT HAS EVER BEEN IN. NEW GENERATOR, NEW A/C, AND LOT OF PAINT AND VARNISH. SHE LOOKS LIKE A WOMAN WITH LOTS OF MAKE-UP AND JEWELRY ON. OUR FIVE MONTHS OF HARD WORK CAN REALLY BE SEEN. ALL FIVE OF THE OCEAN MASTER BOATS HAVE BEEN DETAILED OUT AND LOOK GREAT. ADD IN $20,000 IN NEW RODS, REELS, RADIOS, TERMINAL TACKLE AND WE ARE READY TO HIT THE WATER.

OUR FIRST GROUP OF ANGLERS FOR THE SEASON WERE FROM BRAZIL. THEY INCLUDED; RODRIGO DUARTE, VINCENT LIMA, ANDRE ANDRADE, PAULO BIONE, CABE MOTA, HUMBERTO GARRIDO, MARCOS AKIRA, BRUNO CAMPOS, FABIANO CAMPOS, HAROLDO CAMPOS, ALEXANDRE ANTUNES, SERGIO DOS SANTO AND PAULO MARQUES. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY WELCOME TO ALL OF THESE ANGLERS AND A SPECIAL "THANK YOU" TO CABE MOTA AND RODRIGO DUARTE FOR HELPING PUT THIS FISHING TRIP TOGETHER. THIS IS CABE'S THIRD TIME TO FISH WITH PESCA PANAMA.

TUNA MANIA AT ISLA MONTUOSA

IT HAPPENED THE AFTERNOON ON THE SECOND DAY OF FISHING. ALL FIVE OF OUR BOATS WERE FISHING AROUND ISLA MONTUOSA WHEN ONE OF THE CAPTAINS NOTICED THE WATER STARTING TO BOIL. HE QUICKLY CALLED IN ALL OF OTHER BOATS USING OUR NEW VHF RADIOS. WE HAD OUR FRIEND AND OWNER OF THE GPS STORE, DREW REGER, SUPPLY US WITH NEW VHF RADIOS WITH PRIVATE CHANNELS. NOW THE OTHER OPERATORS IN THE AREA CAN NOT LISTED IN ON OUR FISHING ACTION. KINDA SNEAKY!

WELL THE BOIL WENT OFF IN ONLY 90 FT OF WATER. THERE WERE FISH BREAKING THE SURFACE OF THE WATER EVERYWHERE YOU LOOKED! YELLOWFIN TUNA, CUBERA SNAPPER, MULLET SNAPPER, JACK CREVALLE, BLUE TREVALLE, HUGE RAINBOW RUNNERS, ROOSTERFISH AND ONE ANGLER SWORE HE SAW MOBY DICK JUMP OUT OF THE WATER AND HIT HIS POPPER. THESE BRAZILIAN ANGLES ARE POPPER FISHERMEN AND THIS WAS POPPER HEAVEN IF THERE EVER WAS ONE!

BLACK MARLIN STALK THE BANK

RODRIGO CAME TO PANAMA TO CATCH THE ONE FISH HE NEEDED TO COMPLETE HIS GRAND SLAM, A BLACK MARLIN. HE HAD HIS FIRST CHANCE WHILE TROLLING A PLASTIC LURE WEST OF ISLA LADRONES ON HIS FIRST DAY OF FISHING. AFTER TWENTY MINUTES OF FIGHTING THE BLACK MARLIN AND JUST ABOUT WITH IN REACH OF THE MATE TOUCHING THE LEADER THE MARLIN THREW THE HOOK. ON DAY THREE AT HANNIBAL BANK RODRIGO'S DREAM OF A GRAND SLAM CAME TRUE WHEN A BLACK MARLIN HOOKED-UP ON A TROLLED PLASTIC BAIT. HE WAS ABLE TO CATCH AND RELEASE THE BLACK MARLIN HE CAME TO PANAMA LOOKING FOR. CONGRATULATIONS RODRIGO ON COMPLETING YOUR GRAND SLAM!

SERIGO WAS ABLE THE CATCH AND RELEASE A BLACK MARLIN ESTIMATED TO WEIGH 500 LB. THE FISH WAS CAUGHT RIGHT ON TOP OF HANNIBAL BANK WHILE SLOW TROLLING A LIVE BONITA.

VARIETY IS THE SPICE OF FISHING

OUR ANGLERS THIS WEEK ENJOYED CATCHING A BIG MIXED BAG OF FISH BOTH INSHORE AND OFFSHORE. BLACK MARLIN, YELLOWFIN TUNA, FALSE ALBACORE TUNA, HUGE RAINBOW RUNNERS AND MARAUDING SCHOOLS OF DORADO WERE TO BE CAUGHT OFFSHORE. INSHORE BIG CUBERAS WERE SNAPPING AT THE POPPERS. CABE CAUGHT AND RELEASED ONE THAT WAS IN THE 50 AND OVER LB CLASS. SEVERAL OTHER EXTRA LARGE CUBERAS WERE ALSO CAUGHT. ROOSTERFISH WERE ALSO CAUGHT ON POPPER AS WERE MANY KINDS OF HARD FIGHTING JACKS. JIGGING PRODUCED THE BIGGEST AND BEST CATCHES OF AMBERJACKS. MOST OF THIS WEEK'S FISH WERE EITHER CAUGHT ON POPPERS OR JIGS. VERY LITTLE NATURAL BAIT WAS USED. IT IS ALWAYS A PLEASURE FOR US TO HOST THE AVID FISHERMEN FROM BRAZIL AND WE EAGERLY AWAIT THEIR RETURN TO FISH WITH PESCA PANAMA.

TIGHT LINES,
CAPTAIN JAY GUSTIN

FISHING TIP OF THE WEEK: A REMINDER OF THE PERSONAL ITEMS THAT WILL HELP WITH YOUR FISHING TRIP TO PANAMA; SUN SCREEN, LIP BALM, RAIN JACKET, EXTRA SUN GLASSES, KNEE PADS, FLEX TAPE FOR YOUR FINGERS, A COUPLE OF CAPS, GOOD DECK SHOES. OF COURSE YOU WANT TO BRING A CAMERA. NOW THIS MAY SOUND CRAZY, BUT BRING A CAMERA YOU KNOW HOW TO USE AND NOT YOUR WIFE'S BORROWED CAMERA THAT HAS 800 PICTURES OF THE KIDS AND LAST YEARS VACATION ON IT. BE SURE TO INCLUDE YOUR USB CORD SO WE CAN TRANSFER YOUR PHOTOS TO OUR FISHING REPORT. ALSO PLEASE BRING SOME OF YOUR OLD MAGAZINES AND BOOKS FOR ME TO READ. THESE ARE HARD TO FIND IN LATIN AMERICA. THANKS.

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