THANKSGIVING WEEK AND THE FISH WERE SO HUNGRY THEY MUST HAVEN'T EATEN SINCE THE LAST HOLIDAY! ALONG WITH THE FRESH LOBSTER, SHRIMP AND A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT FISH ON THE MENU THIS WEEK OUR CHEF EDINA PREPARED US A TRADITIONAL THANKSGIVING FEAST COMPLETE WITH ROAST TURKEY, BAKED HAM AND ALL THE TRIMMINGS.

TO HELP CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAY, CAPTAIN TRAVIS PETERSEN, JOINED US FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS OF FISHING WITH SOME OF OUR " OLD TIME," FISHING CLIENTS. IT WAS 1993 WHEN ROB FAIRWEATHER FIRST FISHED WITH US IN ALASKA. HE HAS EITHER FISHED IN ALASKA OR PANAMA EVER YEAR SINCE THEN! ACCOMPANYING ROB WERE SOME OTHER RETURNING ANGLERS WHICH INCLUDED ROB POWER, JERRY MCCUTHAN, ROB HOWIE, WADE METZ, DAVE DIVEN AND ERIC REESE.

BLACK MARLIN BITE AT HANNIBAL BANK

ANGLERS FISHING WITH CAPTAIN LUCHO THIS WEEK WERE IN THE RIGHT BOAT TO CATCH BLACK MARLIN. ON THE FIRST DAY AT THE BANK DAVE DIVEN CAUGHT AND RELEASED A BLACK MARLIN IN THE 250 LB RANGE. ROB HOWIE FOLLOWED UP THE SECOND DAY AT THE BANK WITH ANOTHER LIVE RELEASE ON ANOTHER BLACK MARLIN THAT WAS ABOUT THE SAME SIZE AS THE ONE CAUGHT THE DAY BEFORE. AFTER A COUPLE DAYS OF SLOW FISHING FOR ROB POWER, DAY THREE AT HANNIBAL BANK WAS TO BE HIS DAY. ROB POWER CONNECTED WITH A BLACK MARLIN ESTIMATED AT ITS' RELEASE TO BE IN THE 450 LB CLASS.

INSHORE ACTION "EXPLODES" AT PUNTA ANEGADA

CAPTAINS TRAVIS AND TATIN FISHED WITH THEIR ANGLERS ON THE REMOTE WESTERN END OF COIBA ISLAND. HERE AMONG THE MANY UNCHARTED ROCKS, OUR ANGLERS GOT TO SEE WHAT A "HOT" POPPING AND JIGGING BITE IS ALL ABOUT IN PANAMA! CAPTAIN TATIN'S ANGLERS ALONE RELEASE 8 BIG CUBERA SNAPPERS! CAPTAIN TOMMY SAID THAT HIS ANGLERS HAD HOOKED OVER A 100 FISH THIS DAY ALONE! NOW THAT IS A "HOT BITE!"

ANGLERS EXCEL AT CATCHING A "MIXED BAG" OF FISH

OUR ANGLERS THIS WEEK WERE SUCCESSFUL IN LANDING A LOT OF DIFFERENT SPECIES OF FISH. INCLUDED IN THE CATCH WERE BLACK MARLIN, SAILFISH, DORADO, CUBERA SNAPPER, BLUE JACK, JACK CRAVELLE, AMBERJACK, ROCK SNAPPER, BARRACUDA, AFRICAN POMPANO, ROOSTERFISH, WHITE TIP SHARK, HAMMERHEAD SHARK, SIERRA MACKAREL, YELLOW SNAPPER, RAINBOW RUNNER, BROOMTAIL GROUPER, LEOPARD GROUPER, MULLET SNAPPER AND WE HOOKED-UP SEVERAL WAHOO BUT NONE MADE IT IN THE BOAT.

ANOTHER GREAT WEEK OF FISHING IN PANAMA. THANKS TO BOB POWER AND ROB FAIRWEATHER FOR PUTTING THIS GROUP OF ANGLERS TOGETHER AND SPENDING WONDERFUL WEEK OF FISHING WITH PESCA PANAMA.

TIGHT LINES,
CAPTAIN JULIAN JAY GUSTIN

FISHING TIP OF THE WEEK: THE SUBJECT THIS WEEK IS ROD TUBES. WHEN YOU BRING RODS ON A TRIP BE SURE TO PLACE SOME FOAM RUBBER AROUND AND ABOVE THE TIPS OF THE RODS. THAT WAY THE RODS CAN NOT BE MOVING AROUND IN THE ROD TUBE. IF THE RODS CAN SLIDE UP AND DOWN IN THE ROD CASE THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE THAT THE TIPS CAN GET BROKEN OFF. IT HAPPENED TO CAPTAIN TRAVIS THE WEEK! THE BAD NEWS IS IT WAS A SPECIAL 600.00 DOLLAR POPPING ROD MADE IN JAPAN. BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS HE BORROWED THE ROD FROM CAPTAIN BEN FLOYD.

THIS WEEKS' PHOTOS:


DAVE WITH ONE OF THIS WEEK'S MANY DORADO


WADE WITH A "PEANUT" DORADO


ROB POWER'S BLACK MARLIN TAKES TO THE AIR!


JERRY AND ONE OF MANY BLUE JACKS CAUGHT AND RELEASED THIS WEEK


ROB AND A SAIL READY TO RELEASE


CAPTAIN TATIN HOLDS UP A NICE BLUE JACK FOR JERRY AND ROB


CAPTAINS TRAVIS AND TOMMY DISPLAY A BIG CUBERA BEFORE RELEASING IT


ROB FAIRWEATHER AND JERRY MCCUTHAN WITH A DARK PHASE OF A CUBERA SNAPPER


DAVE WITH A BIG CUBERA SNAPPER


ROB HOWIE WITH ANOTHER OF THIS WEEK'S CUBERA CATCHES