Fishing Report - 04/11/09

GREETING FROM THE TROPICS

HARRY AND HOBIE LOWELL WERE FISHING WITH PESCA PANAMA FOR THE SECOND TIME THIS YEAR. DAVE IANNONE , ANOTHER ONE OF OUR REGULAR ANGLERS FISHED WITH HOBIE. HARRY HAD BROUGHT ALONG JOHN OHARE AS HIS FISHING PARTNER.

JOHN GOT OF TO A GOOD START BY RELEASING AN ESTIMATED 250 LB BLACK MARLIN THE FIRST DAY WHILE FISHING AROUND ISLA LADRONES. HE FOLLOWED THIS CATCH UP BY RELEASING ANOTHER BLACK MARLIN THE FOLLOWING DAY WHILE FISHING AT HANNIBAL BANK. THIS MARLIN WAS ESTIMATED TO WEIGH BETWEEN 500 AND 600 LBS. NEXT MARLIN FOR JOHN WAS AS ESTIMATED 600 LB PLUS FISH THAT WAS NEAR THE BOAT WHEN HIS ROD BROKE NEAR THE TIP, NEXT THE LINE BROKE AND THE FISH FISH ESCAPED. JOHN RELEASED ANOTHER MARLIN ON HIS LAST DAY OF FISHING, ANOTHER 300 LB BLACK MARLIN AND ALSO RELEASED A SAIL. HARRY GOT IN ROD TIME BY RELEASING AN ESTIMATED 300 LB BLACK MARLIN, ALSO CAUGHT AT HANNIBAL BANK

HOBIE AND DAVE WERE ALSO IN THE CATCHING MODE. HOBIE RELEASED A 350 LB BLACK MARLIN AT THE BANK. HE THOUGHT HE WAS HOOKED INTO ANOTHER BIG MARLIN WHEN IT TURNED OUT TO BE A 400 LB BULL SHARK. DAVE IANNONE ADDED A COUPLE OF BACK TO BACK SAILS TO THE CATCH. HE ALSO RELEASED A 400 LB BLACK MARLIN WHILE FISHING AT HANNIBAL BANK. HOBIE RELEASED ANOTHER BLACK MARLIN IN THE 400 LB RANGE THE LAST DAY OF FISHING AT THE BANK.

A FEW CUBERA SNAPPERS WERE CAUGHT THIS WEEK ALONG WITH SOME WAHOO, AMBERJACK, ROCK SNAPPER AND YELLOWFIN TUNA. BUT THE REAL NEWS WAS THE BLACK MARLIN BITE AT HANNIBAL BANK!

TIGHT LINES,
CAPTAIN JULIAN JAY GUSTIN

FISHING TIP OF THE WEEK: LAST WEEK WE HAD GOOD SUCCESS CATCHING SNOOK USING SOFT PLASTIC BAITS ATTACHED TO 1/4 TO 1/2 OZ JIG HEADS. WHITE OR PEARL SEEMED TO BE THE BEST COLOR. I HAVE ORDER SEVERAL DIFFERENT MODELS FROM CAPTAIN HARRY'S IN MIAMI. IF YOU ARE COMING DOWN YOU MIGHT WANT TO BRING A HANDFUL OF THESE WITH YOU. THE SNOOK LOVE THEM!

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