Fishing Report - 12/15/07

HOLIDAY GREETINGS FROM THE TROPICS

SAILFISH, DORADO, YELLOWFIN TUNA, POMPANO, BLACK MARLIN, ROOSTERFISH

I JUST RETURNED TO THE "BARGE" AFTER SEVERAL DAYS IN TOWN. IT IS LIKE RETURNING TO PARADISE. NO CHRISTMAS CROWDS SHOPPING FOR CHRISTMAS, NO HOLIDAY TRAFFIC, NO TV, TO LISTEN TO THE LATEST BULLSHIT ON THE CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR ELECTION. JUST THE CALM OF THE BARGE ANCHORED AT COIBA ISLAND. EDINA, THE CHEF, PREPARING FRESH CAUGHT FISH AND TATIANA IN THE BAR POURING THOSE OH SO SOOTHING COOL DRINKS. FISHING THIS WEEK WITH PESCA PANAMA WERE THOMAS DALIK, PAUL WIEDMAN, RICK WIEDEMAN, TOM AULIK, JOHN PHILLIPS, ADAM NEIBAUR AND ERIC BERGEN.

ADAM AND ERIC WERE IN THE BITE RIGHT FROM THE START. FIRST THEY CAUGHT A SAILFISH AND SEVERAL DORADO. NEXT CAME POMPANO, BIG BLUE TREVALLE AND ROOSTERFISH. THEN THERE WAS THE "HOT" WAHOO BITE AT JICRON ISLAND. BY THIS TIME CAPTAIN LUCHO WAS SURE THESE ANGLERS MUST HAVE SOME "VOODOO" FISHING MAGIC GOING ON.  DAY THREE AND THEY WERE FISHING HANNIBAL BANK WHERE THEY MADE A NICE CATCH AND RELEASE ON A 350 LB BLACK MARLIN. THEN TO ROUND OUT THE DAY THEY RELEASED A SAILFISH, CAUGHT SEVEN DORADO, 2 CUBERA SNAPPERS AND SEVERAL OTHER FISH. THESE GUYS HAD DEFINITELY THEIR MOJO WORKING THIS WEEK.

JOHN AND TOM PUT IN A LOT OF TIME AT HANNIBAL BANK WHILE FISHING WITH CAPTAIN TATIN. IT ALL PAID OFF WHEN AFTER A 55 MINUTE BATTLE TOM CAUGHT AND RELEASED AT BLACK MARLIN THAT WOULD BE IN THE 400 TO 450 LB RANGE.  JOHN HAD SOME WHAT OF A CHANCE AT ANOTHER BLACK MARLIN. WHILE HE HAD ABOUT A 12 LB YELLOWFIN HOOKED UP ON A POPPER A BLACK MARLIN CAME BY AND ATE THE WHOLE THING.  END OF THIS STORY. JOHN'S LUCKY CHANCE CAME THE NEXT DAY WHILE BACK AT THE BANK. WHILE PUTTING OUT THE LINES A BLACK MARLIN ATE A LIVE BONITA. JOHN LANDED THE  BLACK MARLIN AFTER AN 1 HOUR AND 45 MINUTE FIGHT. THE FISH WAS ESTIMATED TO BE IN THE 500 LB PLUS RANGE. THIS WAS THE FIRST MARLIN OF ANY KIND THESE TWO ANGLERS HAD EVER CAUGHT. THEY WERE BOTH IMPRESSED!

THOMAS, PAUL AND RICK FISHED THE WEEK WITH CAPTAIN TOMMY. THEY HOOKED UP ON A LOT OF FISH INCLUDING; RAINBOW RUNNER, ROCK SNAPPER, CUBERA SNAPPER, MULLET SNAPPER, BLUE TREVALLE, HORSE EYE JACK, ROOSTERFISH AND DORADO. SPEAKING OF DORADO, THEY SEEM TO BE SHOWING UP LATER THIS YEAR THAN USUAL BUT WITH EACH PASSING WEEK WE SEEMS TO BE CATCHING A FEW MORE.
 
IT WAS A LOT OF FUN FISHING WITH THIS GROUP. I WANT TO SAY THANKS TO THOMAS FOR HIS ENTERTAINING US WITH HIS PICKING AND SINGING. HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM ALL OF US AT PESCA PANAMA.

TIGHT LINES,
CAPTAIN JULIAN JAY GUSTIN

FISHING TACKLE NOTE:
WHEN BEN SECREST OF ACCURATE REELS WAS FISHING WITH US A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO HE HAD BROUGHT A LOT OF ACCURATE REELS WITH HIM. ONE MODEL I PARTICULARLY LIKED WAS A NEW MODEL CALLED THE 665 BOSS MAGNUM. THIS IS A SMALL TWO SPEED REEL THAT JUST LOOKS LIKE IT WANTS TO GO FISHING. IT SHOULD BE A GREAT ALL AROUND REEL THAT WE CAN USE FOR EVERYTHING FROM JIGGING, TROLLING TO LIVE BAITING. IT COMES IN A WIDE, NARROW AND EXTRA NARROW CONFIGURATION. WE BOUGHT TEN 665 REELS BEN HAD BROUGHT WITH HIM AND PLAN ON BUYING MORE IF THEY ARE AS GOOD AS THEY LOOK. 



ERIC WITH A DORADO


ADAM AND ERIC WITH A WAHOO CATCH


ERIC AND MATE CHICHI WITH A DORADO


TOM AND A BIG RAINBOW RUNNER


JOHN AND HIS LARGEST DORADO OF THE WEEK


JOHN AND A ROOSTERFISH


TOM AND BIG, BRITE CUBERA SNAPPER


JOHN SHOWS US A NICE STRIPPED WAHOO


ERIC WITH A NICE ROOSTER


ADAM WITH A BIG BLUE TREVALLE