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Fishing Report
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April 29 - May 5
Sailfish, Sailfish, Sailfish, Sailfish, Sailfish,
Sailfish, Sailfish, Sailfish, Sailfish, Sailfish!
There were 368 Sailfish released this week! I think it
is safe to report that the Sailfish are here. The
boats were mainly working the area south of Pinas Bay,
fishing offshore near Jacque. The ballyhoo and the
belly strips were highly productive. Several crews
experimented with sardines and had some strong
results. The majority of the sails were caught on some
type of natural bait. A few were fooled by
artificials.
Several boats had banner days releasing over 20 Sails.
It was a blast to see so many boats going backwards in
such tight quarters. There was a light tackle
tournament and a few other crews having a blast with
all of the Sails. The fish were boiling the water and
free jumping all over the place.
Chux flew all the way from London to fish Sails for
the first time. His best moment was after a Sail
spooled his little spinning reel. Capt Walter saw the
line running through the water. The mate was able to
catch the line after some fancy boat work. They strung
the rod and tied the line to the spool and caught the
fish. Good work.
Another highlight was Mr. Bill Crozier, who turned 84
yrs last week. Happy Birthday Bill. Bill was
recovering from an entire knee replacement surgery. He
came down with a smile and put the screws to a
400lb Black Marlin on 16lb test. He caught the
fish under half an hour, with stand up gear. Amazing.
This guy is my hero!
Everyone had plenty of chances to talk to the Sails.
The fish just seem like they don't care to learn
English. Andrew Keil was the lone fly caster. He
managed to stick a few with the fly. Brother Stuart
released his first Sail as well. Joan Van Atten caught
her first Pacific Sail, Tuna and Grouper. Leigh Reed
did the Sailfish thing for the first time as well.
Lizbeth Espinosa de Warner managed to release her
first ever Pacific Sail. Welcome to the club everyone.
James Sauls was Sail fishing when a Blue Marlin
started whacking a teaser. The mate dropped a pitch
bait to the hungry fish and things got interesting.
Not a bad change of pace. The marlin are slipping in
close to shore and keeping the mates on their toes.
Diane Locke was in the mix with her sister Ann Staton.
They had a fun time trying to out fish South African
anglers Arthur Kidson and John Keil. Janeen Davis was
a little upset when her gear failed. But with a little
help from her friends she was back in business,
putting the heat on the sails.
Wahoo were not heavily targeted, but Chux put his
first on the dock. There were 17 Tuna on the dock,
3 Dorado, 6 Snapper, 1 Grouper and a big bad
Roosterfish was put back in the water after a quick
photo opportunity.
Molly Fleming won the Tropic Star Challenge
Invitational and qualified to fish the Rolex
Championship. Bill Easum pulled in second. Third place
was Scott Parsons. The first place boat was Canada.
Congrats to all.
Sailfish Anonymous is where these people need to go
after spending a week here.
¨That is all I have to say about that. ¨ Forrest Gump
Adios for now,
Christopher Dinwiddie
Saltwater Concierge
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