Fish Catching Travel
What a trip we are having. Fishing with your best fishing buddies in a place as beautiful as this is as good as it gets. I have lots of fish and stories to download, but I am just giving you the highlights.
Last night Clyde caught a tarpon, our first this trip. We have jumped 4 or 5 and missed multiple shots so no complaint.
Clyde’s first ever tarpon. Cool Battle.
We are drifting live sardines off a sand channel right on Sea Dream’s dock. 2 nights ago Clyde jumped 2 tarpon and had 2 other big fish all come off. 2 nights ago it was slow, but last night Jeff lost one on a topwater and then Clyde stuck this one. He jumped a bunch and Clyde did great a great job bowing to the fish. Then the tarpon let Clyde lead him all the way around the dock, and then he went nuts again, got under the dock and around a pole. Clyde got him undone and had his tarpon. He has now boated a tarpon, permit, and snook. He needs to get a bone for his slam. It may not have been in one day, but slam it is.
Yesterday when Jeff and I went with the guide the wind was blowing to beat the band. It was tough and other than a couple of shots at tarpon we did not hook up on it was tough. When Ken could not see any fish, you know it was tough. We headed to a small creek mouth in an island and threw some topwater. You can catch lots of different fish on top here. Then Jeff hollers look at the cobia on the back of the ray. Ken went nuts, got a live sardine on the line, and I messed it up. He was on and headed out but he pulled off when I set the hook. Do not use the bass set on circles, it does not work. It turned out to be the best thing that happened for Jeff.
Then Ken did what a great guide does, he watched that cobia as we baited up and headed after him. Both Jeff and I tossed at him over a quarter mile from where I lost him. Ken has some sharp eyes. I went behind, bad redfishlaw, and Jeff went in front and long. Ken said reel it in and when Jeff did that 20lb. plus cobia smoked it. For the next hour Jeff fought that thing like a champ. Ken finally got a shot at tailing it and he slipped away, then Jeff pulled him close . . . and the 10lb. line finally gave it up. Stuff happens.
That was one big cobia on 10lb. line.
I actually got the fight and break off on tape and will be able to post it when I get home. It was the kind of battle that you come here for. Fishing here is not easy, but when it happens it is all worth it.
So after the big loss we headed back to the creek mouth and Jeff and his Skitterwalk got after it. He has thrown that thing in multiple countries and for multiple things and it never really fails him, of course he throws the crap out of it. So he tossed it past a mangrove point and like a rocket one comes and I mean annihilates it.
When a big caberra snapper like this one hits a topwater bait it is a thing of beauty.
Big teeth and the attitude to go with it, these things fight hard. Jeff did a great job of keeping him out of the mangroves. Right now he is on his way to Wish Willie’s and will be the guest of honor at supper. Life here is good, so consequently I am signing off and headed out. Where? Don’t know, maybe a little bonefishing, some shopping, a cold one, who knows. This place is awesome.
There is so much more to come with pics and videos and I can not wait to get home and do it right. Keep stopping in, I will add some more soon. But here is what it is all about. 3 old guys having a big time
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Good Luck and Tight Lines
