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Pacific Coast of Guatemala - May 6th, 2008
supplied by: Great Sailfishing
RECORDED: 
86 °
FISHING: Excellent
Guatemala Fishing report May 6th 2008 Sailfish and a good Blue Marlin bite ! This Guatemala fishing report is for the week ending May 6th 2008 and is prepared by[b][url=http://www.GreatSailfishing.com] The Great Sailfishing Company[/url][/b]operating out of the new Pez Vela
Marina. We highlighted in last weeks report the strong Blue Marlinbite that we have had for the last several weeks in the richblue water of the Pacific Coast of Guatemala. Two groups in particular had an extremely memorable experience; John Bottone fishing in saltwater for the first time successfullyreleased his first saltwater fish and billfish (a good Sail of about100lbs !) on his inaugural day – but on his second day hooked intoa monster Blue Marlin ! Fishing with him was Steve Robinson, anexperienced (ex) charter captain from the Florida Keys – he recountsthe battle here. Fishing at the same time on board the Reel Diver was theStyles party – with another member Bryn Jones also attemptingto release his first billfish. The first day was slow, with only 3Sailfish releases – but things heated up dramatically from then on !After crossing the barrier of his first release, quickly followed by a half dozen more, Bryn was first to the 50lb outfit as the a decentsized Blue Marlin appeared in the spread. Johnny the mate onthe Reel Diver in a flash heaved the rigged Dorado belly intothe teaser stream perfectly to the side and slightly behind the fish – and the Blue inhaled it without hesitation. The fight lasted a relatively short, but memorable, 15 minutes – and Bryn successfullyreleased his first ever Blue Marlin as well……see the picture right…he looks like a Happy Camper ! The next two groups fishing with us – the Mueller and Kanoparties saw consistent Sailfish action on both conventionaland fly – raising 15-20 Sailfish per day and having very goodhookup rates as the fish were extremely aggressive. The blue water was swirling around a lot – ranging from arelatively close in 25 miles to as far as 50 miles from the dock –But we were able to find good action every day. The season isstill strongly underway !! The boats are ready, the crews are primed – come down and enjoythe rest of the season fishing with [b][url=http://www.GreatSailfishing.com] The Great Sailfishing Company[/url][/b] We are booking strongly already for some of the popular dates nextyear, so don’t wait, give us a call at 1-877-763-0851 or send us an email (below)to check on dates – we would look forward to welcoming you to some of the finest fishing anywhere. Our Favorite Fishing Quote for the week: “Some go to church and think about fishing, othersgo fishing and think about God” ~ Tony Blake Les, Carlos, Kevin and JimThe GreatSailfishing Company Contact us at: enquiries@greatsailfishing.com or to register for our weekly fishing report and other
> information please click here :
> http://www.greatsailfishing.com/en/register.html
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Pacific Coast of Guatemala - April 28th, 2008
supplied by: Great Sailfishing
RECORDED:
88 °
FISHING: Excellent
This Guatemala fishing report is for the week ending April 28th 2008 and is prepared by[b][url=http://www.GreatSailfishing.com] The Great Sailfishing Company[/url][/b]operating out of the new Pez Vela
Marina. Overall, we have had a great spell over the last few weeks ofconsistently strong numbers of billfish raised day after day.The only downside has been that the blue water has beenconsistent as well - hovering between 40 and 50 milesoffshore. This makes for a long run in the early morning and evening, but a small sacrifice to have to make for the great fishing to be enjoyed. We have had a few exciting episodes over the last couple of weeks; mixed in with the concentrations of Sailfish have been good numbersof Marlin, some as large as we have seen in Guatemalanwaters. Steve Robinson came down with his group, one of whomhad never caught a saltwater fish, never mind a billfish !First day John (that angler !) easily made that hurdle, catchingand releasing a feisty Sailfish early in the day. Now he couldrelax ? Not so……second day out, lines in the water, a marlinbite on the flatline and John was in the seat. A good hookup, andthe captain estimated a good fish in the 500lb class – unfortunatelyit had chosen to bite on the 25lb class gear, and was now firmlyattached to a Shimano TLD and 450yds of backing !Over the course of the next 51/2 hours (yes 51/2 hours !), the captain pitched his experience and skill in boat maneuvering against the fish,while John tried to gain line at every opportunity. As time wore on,and the Captain managed a couple of glimpses of the Blue – heraised the stakes several times, until his final estimate at the boatof a Blue Marlin of 850-900lbs. After all this time, it was important to achieve a quick release at the boat, so a touch of the leader and the huge fish swam away – not sure now who was the most gratefulthat the fight was done ! Congratulations to John on what was trulya world-class angling performance – 850lb Blue Marlin on 25lb gear. Soon after this escapade, we welcomed pro angler Mark Maus downto fish a couple of days and film a show with us for The Outdoor Channel.You know…..the thing about fishing, is…You just never know……so we were under some pressure to find Billfish in sufficient numbers toaccommodate all the camera angles, shots, perspectives, underwater filmetc etc required nowadays of a professional show.Fortunately, it was lines in – and 4 minutes later Mark and I had a feisty doubleunderway…..while Jason our cameraman worked like crazy trying to get the appropriate batteries in the appropriate microphones, lenses on cameras etcetc.This pattern continued over the next days fishing as well – and by lunch on day 2 we pretty much had it “in the can”.Mark – as a pro-fisherman, had an interesting perspective on the fishingin Guatemala, that while “I have traveled all over the world billfishing and makingshows – from Costa Rica to Baja to Panama – this is BY FAR, the BESTBILLFISHING THAT I HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED” , he also commentedhowever, that as a (primarily) “Traveling Anglers’ Destination”…..when is“Enough is Enough” ????He calculated that we had raised a billfish every 6 minutes while we weretrolling to raise fish for the show – which while ideal for us filming for TV,may in fact be too much action for a group of guys fishing for fun or afamily just getting together. Good Point……Nice Problem to have I replied ! Finally, CONGRATULATIONS to Sheri Larkin who fishedWith us earlier in the year, and submitted one of her picsof a particularly acrobatic bull Dorado to Sportfishing Magfor their photo competition and promptly secured an excellent third place ! You can see the winning pics here. The boats are ready, the crews are primed – come down and enjoythe rest of the season fishing with [b][url=http://www.GreatSailfishing.com] The Great Sailfishing Company[/url][/b] We are booking strongly already for some of the popular dates nextyear, so don’t wait, give us a call at 1-877-763-0851 or send us an email (below)to check on dates – we would look forward to welcoming you to some of the finest fishing anywhere. Our Favorite Fishing Quote for the week: “Fishing is such great fun, I have often felt, thatIt really ought to be done in bed” ~ John Voelker Les, Carlos, Kevin and JimThe GreatSailfishing Company Contact us at: enquiries@greatsailfishing.com or to register for our weekly fishing report and other
> information please click here :
> http://www.greatsailfishing.com/en/register.html
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Pacific Coast of Guatemala - April 26th, 2008
supplied by: Rods and Reels Sport Fishing
RECORDED: 
0 °
FISHING: Great
April 20th-22: Pacific Coast of Guatemala
The “Allure” with Capt. “KIWI” Chris
with http://www.Rodsandreelssportfishing.com
hosted Father and son team Forrest and Chris Bayer from San Jose, California for their first fishing trip to Guatemala
The pair normally fish Cabo San Lucas and were blown away by the quality of fishing they had here, of the Pacific Coast of Guatemala. On their first day the fishing was still a way out at 37NM though worth the run, the guys released 29 sailfish from 45 bites. The next day we opted to fish at the bottom of the pocket here in the deep water just 9NM off the beach as the blue water had pushed in and we hoped to get Chris his first blue marlin. The move paid off with Chris releasing a solid 400lb blue along with 14 sails and boating a 25lb dorado….Chris Bayers first blue marlin!
The last day was a half day as the pair wanted to see the sights of Antigua, Guatemala, so it was back to the bottom of the pocket where we got the bite out of a 200lb blue that unfortunately spat the hook and released 5 sailfish. Chris was into the swing of things by the second day and had the technique of bait n switch with the circle hooks we use here down to a tee missing just a couple of fish, nice job on 49 billfish releases for the trip!!
April 16th-19th.
Another Father and son team, this time from the East Coast and Guatemalan regulars Bob and John Merrick joined us for some very consistent fishing. It was great to fish with them again since the last time during a Father and Son Tournament a few years back. These guys are great fisherman and even though we had some testing weather conditions in the first couple of mornings they had good averages throughout releasing 76 sails. On the second morning in rough seas we got close to a 250lb blue that ate Bobs ballyhoo on the rigger, though on the resulting blistering run down sea 'chewed' through the 100lb leader that we use for sailfish on the rigger baits.....unlucky Bob.
April 13th-15th.
A very 'un-seasonal for April' cold front blew through and as a result shortened the trip for the Dishman, Derrick, Roberts, Lane group. 11 sails released in the short time we did fish as the group decided to try their hand at the abundant dove hunting instead........
April 12th
the Lonsdale group started their 3 day trip ( info@Rodsandreelssportfishing.com) with us and had a great morning missing just a few fish and being 5 from 8 inside the first 35 mins of fishing. The bite slowed down to being steady through the rest of the day with the guys releasing 16 sailfish from 30 bites.
We are out again tomorrow the 24th and are expecting the fishing to stay consistent through the next few weeks with more marlin encounters anticipated as well. We have some openings through May (info@rodsandreelssportfishing.com) and would love be out there making the most of the blue marlin bite and excellent sail fishing, trips can be organized in a matter of minutes and trips on the Allure with Capt “KIWI” Chris are remembered for a lifetime!
Go to http//:www.Rodsandreelssportfishing.com or call us at 305 432 2554 for more information and to book your next Fishing Adventure!
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Pacific Coast of Guatemala - April 14th, 2008
supplied by: Rods and Reels Sport Fishing
RECORDED:
88 °
FISHING: Excellent
Capt. "KIWI" Chris and the "ALLURE" off the Pacific Coast Of Guatemala.
http://www.Rodsandreelssportfishing.com
April 7th-9th.
Bill Nelson and Richard Weaver were back this year from Houston Tx to pick up from where they left off last year. They didn't miss a beat either, hooking all their own fish they caught 26 sailfish and a nice 30lb dorado for the trip. We strayed from a pretty good sailfish bite on the second day looking for blue marlin and went 1 from 3 over the last 2 days of fishing on blues as well as adding a few sails to the total. A bit of bad luck saw a 500lb blue breaking off and a 300lb fish pulling the hook, though on the plus side Richard caught a nice 275lb blue, his first ever. Congratulations and good fishing!
April 3rd-4th.
Martin Harrison and Bill Black returned with memories of an outstanding trip from last year. The fishing this year was unfortunately slow for them....still we had 14 sailfish bites and missed a blue of around 400lbs that mouthed the mackeral bait though didn't eat, too much bait in the area saw an un-aggressive bite.
March 31st-April 2nd. New comers to Guatemala (info@rodsandreelssportfishing.com)Richard and Bess Wilson from Houston came specifically to catch a blue marlin. We left the sailfish bite on their second day in search of one and Richard was rewarded with a nice 200lb blue, we also raised a big blue that got hold of the teaser and would not switch to the pitched mackeral. Throw in 8 caught saifish from 14 bites and 3 dorado in their quest for marlin in 2 and half days of fishing and it was a great trip with Richard re-booking in July for the summer-time blue marlin bite....
March 30th.
Andrew and Sophie Paterson with their young children Will and Jacko from Australia had a memorable day of fishing in the waters off Guatemala. Here for business they took a day out with Guatemalans Miguel and Maria Gonzalez and had a blast releasing 13 sailfish from 25 bites, pulling in lines at 2.30pm for an early return to the dock. "You don't see too many days like that in Aussie mate!!".....nice going and we hope to see them back on Allure in the near future.
For more information on the number one destination for Sailfishing in the world go to http://www.Rodsandreelssportfishing.com
or call us at (305) 432 2554
CATCH you later!
Angler of the World,
Capt. "KIWI" Chris
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Pacific Coast of Guatemala - March 15th, 2008
supplied by: Great Sailfishing
RECORDED:
86 °
FISHING: Great
This Guatemala fishing report is for the week ending March 15th 2008 and is prepared by[b][url=http://www.GreatSailfishing.com] The Great Sailfishing Company[/url][/b]operating out of the new Pez Vela
Marina. Opportunity knocks ! This has been a remarkable season – consistentlystrong numbers of fished raised almost every day, regardlessof the moon phase, time of day or current. The only thing thathas really mattered has been finding good blue water. This past week we have seen the deep blue water move out furtherto between 30 and 40 miles – but once we have the baits in thewater, the fish have been there.The boats have been raising 20-40 sailfish each day – giving plentyof shots both on conventional tackle and the fly. With so many fishchasing the teasers, there is inevitably competition between them toget to the bait – and this has resulted in some spectacular scenesof pods of billfish slashing at the ballyhoo being trolled close tothe transom. By the time they have good sight and timing on the teaser, and ithas been yanked away – the sails are fully lit up and ready topounce on the fly as presented to the side and just behind theirlast attack.This is a great time to come down and hone those flyfishing skillsto catch 100lb+ pelagics on a 13wt. There have been fewer [b][url=http://www.GreatMarlinfishing.com] Marlin[/url][/b]showing, but they are still around and every trip has the potentialto deliver not only large numbers of sailfish, but a BlueMarlin as well !……….things are fishing well in therich fishing grounds off the Pacific Coast of Guatemala. The boats are ready, the crews are primed – come down and enjoythe rest of the season fishing with [b][url=http://www.GreatSailfishing.com] The Great Sailfishing Company[/url][/b] We still have availability for some of the popular dates, so don’twait, give us a call at 1-877-763-0851 or send us an email (below)to check on dates – we would look forward to welcoming you to some of the finest fishing anywhere. Our Favorite Fishing Quote for the week: “ The fish is not so much your quarry as yourpartner” ~ Arnold Gingrich Les, Carlos, Kevin and JimThe GreatSailfishing Company Contact us at: enquiries@greatsailfishing.com or to register for our weekly fishing report and other
> information please click here :
> http://www.greatsailfishing.com/en/register.html
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Pacific Coast of Guatemala - February 24th, 2008
supplied by: Great Sailfishing
RECORDED:
82 °
FISHING: Excellent
Guatemala Fishing report Feb 24th – it’s HOT down here !
This Guatemala fishing report is for the week ending
February 24th 2008 and is prepared by
The Great Sailfishing Company operating out of the new Pez Vela
Marina.
The “common wisdom” is that when the full moon lights up
the night sky, the predators can find their prey and continue
to feed throughout the night – and so are less aggressive
the following day. Perhaps it was the eclipse of the moon that did it…
…..but if anything the billfish are hungry – and getting hungrier every day !
We welcomed back Jody V. and his group to Guatemala – and
of course even though we wish all of our clients good success, it
is very pleasing when old friends come down and first day out
from the dock enjoy great sport.
First day results :
Joint Venture 29 Billfish caught and released
Balena 37 Billfish caught and released
Reel Diver 42 Billfish caught and released
The weather has been clement, calm seas and very warm – blue
water temperature over 80deg at 24 miles. The fishing has been
consistently getting better, with regular raises for all boats in excess
of 50 per day.
A strong Marlin bite, good numbers of Sailfish raise and
caught – and even food for the table……….things are
fishing well in the rich fishing grounds off the Pacific Coast
of Guatemala.
The boats are ready, the crews are primed – come down and enjoy
what is turning out to be a great season fishing with The Great Sailfishing Company
We still have availability for some of the popular dates, so don’t
wait, give us a call at 1-877-763-0851 or send us an email (below)
to check on dates – we would look forward to welcoming you to
some of the finest fishing anywhere.
Our Favorite Fishing Quote for the week:
“ Men and fish are alike. they both get into trouble
when they open their mouths”
~ Jimmy D Moore
Contact us at:
enquiries@greatsailfishing.com
or to register for our weekly fishing report and other
> information please click here :
> http://www.greatsailfishing.com/en/register.html
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Pacific Coast of Guatemala - February 4th, 2008
supplied by: Great Sailfishing
RECORDED: 
85 °
FISHING: Great
Guatemala Fishing report Feb 3rd 2008
This Guatemala fishing report is for the week ending
February 3rd 2008 and is prepared by
[b][url=http://www.GreatSailfishing.com] The Great Sailfishing Company[/url][/b]
operating out of the new Pez Vela
Marina.
So far so good – this has been a great season to date,
with a strong and steady bite since early November.
It’s always great to welcome back old friends to
Guatemala, and to be able to reward their loyalty and
perseverance with outstanding fishing.
The rich Pacific waters off the coast of Guatemala are
regularly mentioned in fishing magazines and TV shows
as consistently some of the most productive billfishing
in the world - witness the February 2008 issue of Sportfishing
magazine (right) that discusses the strength of the
fishery (and The Great Sailfishing Company in particular !).
They also talk about Bluefin off the Outer Banks….we
can only manage Yellowfin in good numbers as well as
Sailfishing and Marlin……….but the weather is a lot
more clement.
The boats have been putting lines in at only 22 miles
or so – or as soon as they crew spot billfish either
breaching or lounging on the surface. There is plenty
of bait in the water, so it is really a question of sighting
the fish to set lines in the most productive areas.
We have been averaging >20 raises of billfish almost
every day, with regular catches of Blue/Black Marlin
included in the mix as well as good sized dolphin.
There seems to have been little regard or effect from
different moon phases this season – perhaps an
indicator of the sheer volume of billfish that are hanging
on the boat all along the blue water line.
A strong [b][url=http://www.GreatMarlinfishing.com] Marlin[/url][/b]
bite, 20+ raises per day being the norm at the moment – and even
food for the table……….things are fishing well in the
rich fishing grounds off the Pacific Coast of Guatemala.
The boats are ready, the crews are primed – come down and enjoy
the buildup to what we hope is going to be a great season
fishing with [b][url=http://www.GreatSailfishing.com] The Great Sailfishing Company[/url][/b]
We still have availability for some of the popular dates, so don’t
wait, give us a call at 1-877-763-0851 or send us an email (below)
to check on dates – we would look forward to welcoming you to
some of the finest fishing anywhere.
Our Favorite Fishing Quote for the week:
“ Some go to church and think about fishing, others
go fishing and think about God”
~ Tony Blake
Les, Carlos, Kevin and Jim
The GreatSailfishing Company
Contact us at:
enquiries@greatsailfishing.com
or to register for our weekly fishing report and other
> information please click here :
> http://www.greatsailfishing.com/en/register.html
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Pacific Coast of Guatemala - January 14th, 2008
supplied by: Great Sailfishing
RECORDED:
84 °
FISHING: Excellent
Guatemala Fishing report Jan14th 2008
This Guatemala fishing report is for the week ending
January 14th 2008 and is prepared by
[b][url=http://www.GreatSailfishing.com] The Great Sailfishing Company[/url][/b]
operating out of the new Pez Vela
Marina.
The New Year has continued at the same pace as we
left the old one behind. Plenty of billfish being raised and
caught consistently from 12-35 miles from the dock.
I am writing this report from Boston as we prepare for the
fly-fishing show this week – and it is hard to imagine the
completely different world of sunny skies, calm seas and
aggressive billfish from here. We have just enjoyed our
first Nor’easter of the year (but not the first of the season), and
as I was digging my way out this morning, my mind easily
wandered to the Pez Vela Marina in Guatemala.
It is quite a contrast from the snow boots and shovel to the
amble down the dock to the waiting boat. The sun waking from long
shadows on the deck, the crew preparing the baits – the gently
rumble of the exhaust as the boat kicks into gear.
About the only thing we have in common this morning is
our concern about ice……..albeit for slightly different reasons.
We have welcomed several groups down over the New Year
period, and they have all enjoyed a strong and consistent bite.
Mark Weekes and family came to visit all the way from Tokyo, and
fished for eight days straight. You have to admire the stamina.
They had a great variety of fishing, from big bull Dorado, to light
tackle and flyfishing for schools of splashing Bonita.
The highlight however was hooking up to his first marlin on the fly.
The Blue took the fly close to the end of day, but it was a good size
fish even on a 15wt., and Mark settled in for a long fight.
The cap’n was unsure exactly how large the marlin was, and so played
the fish, the boat and Mark quite gently until he got a good eye on it.
He estimated the Blue at 250lbs., and started working the boat towards
the fish which had sounded hard. The sun was setting, and there was still
little purchase – all Mark could do was to keep good pressure on the
fish and try to raise its head. Eventually almost 3 hours later, the fish
was at the boat and revived to swim away.
The Joint Venture returned to the dock in the dark, only a few stragglers
remained to see the marlin release flag flying – but we had the pictures
and the memory locked away.
A strong [b][url=http://www.GreatMarlinfishing.com] Marlin[/url][/b]
bite, 20+ raises per day being the norm at the moment – and even
food for the table……….things are fishing well in the
rich fishing grounds off the Pacific Coast of Guatemala.
The boats are ready, the crews are primed – come down and enjoy
the buildup to what we hope is going to be a great season
fishing with [b][url=http://www.GreatSailfishing.com] The Great Sailfishing Company[/url][/b]
We still have availability for some of the popular dates, so don’t
wait, give us a call at 1-877-763-0851 or send us an email (below)
to check on dates – we would look forward to welcoming you to
some of the finest fishing anywhere.
Our Favorite Fishing Quote for the week:
“ Next to prayer, fishing is the most personal
relationship of man”
~ Herbert Hoover
Les, Carlos, Kevin and Jim
The GreatSailfishing Company
Contact us at:
enquiries@greatsailfishing.com
or to register for our weekly fishing report and other
> information please click here :
> http://www.greatsailfishing.com/en/register.html
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Pacific Coast of Guatemala - December 11th, 2007
supplied by: Great Sailfishing
RECORDED:
84 °
FISHING: Great
This Guatemala fishing report is for the week ending December 10th 2007 and is prepared by[b][url=http://www.GreatSailfishing.com] The Great Sailfishing Company[/url][/b]operating out of the new Pez Vela
Marina. It’s dark up there at the moment – there is just about no [b][url=http://www.greatsailfishing.com/en/moon.htm] moon [/url][/b]to facilitate feeding at night, and that seems to have madethe billfish concentrate in packs. If you’ve ever seen the wonderful footage on natural history programs of pods of Sailfishworking together corralling bait into tighter and tighter balls, youwill have a good image of what the fishing in Guatemala is like at the moment. Finding the bait and the blue water is almost guaranteed to findsails (and sometimes marlin) in good concentrations. Sometimesthese bait balls are relatively close to each other, and sometimesthey are widely dispersed. The fleet has been finding them thispast week at distances ranging from 10 – 40 miles from the dock – but once a working area is found, it has been possible tofish it the whole day with continuous action. Our groups fishing this week had consistent action throughout theday, and for the most part after a relatively short run of about 12 miles. Talk about consistent fishing – on Friday we had 3 groups out on our boats, and two boats returned in the evening having brought 20 sailfish to the boat (thankfully they were all membersof Kim Graham’s party !) so the betting had to be deferred to the next day. The Buchel party, not to be outdone, wished that they hadbeen part of the sweep, returning to the dock a few minutes laterwith a final tally of 24 sailfish caught. Amazing (fun) Fishfact of the week : Starfish have eight eyes – one at the end of each leg………..amazingbut true ! A strong [b][url=http://www.GreatMarlinfishing.com] Marlin[/url][/b]bite, good numbers of Sailfish raise and caught – and evenfood for the table……….things are fishing well in therich fishing grounds off the Pacific Coast of Guatemala. The boats are ready, the crews are primed – come down and enjoythe buildup to what we hope is going to be a great seasonfishing with [b][url=http://www.GreatSailfishing.com] The Great Sailfishing Company[/url][/b] We still have availability for some of the popular dates, so don’twait, give us a call at 1-877-763-0851 or send us an email (below)to check on dates – we would look forward to welcoming you to some of the finest fishing anywhere. Our Favorite Fishing Quote for the week: “ There is certainly something in angling that tends toproduce a serenity of mind” ~ Washington Irving Contact us at: enquiries@greatsailfishing.com or to register for our weekly fishing report and other
> information please click here :
> http://www.greatsailfishing.com/en/register.html
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Pacific Coast of Guatemala - December 5th, 2007
supplied by: Great Sailfishing
RECORDED:
87 °
FISHING: Excellent
This Guatemala fishing report is for the week ending November 26 th 2007 and is prepared by [b][url=http://www.GreatSailfishing.com] The Great Sailfishing Company[/url][/b]operating out of the new Pez Vela
Marina. Sometimes the requests for Santa are fairly straightforward – a new reel, a traveling rod case, a splendid GreatSailfishingtshirt – sometimes however, they can be a bit of a challenge. We had an inquiry from the North Pole that had been relayedon from Russia – Sergey Ilinykh really, REALLY wanted to hook up to a Blue Marlin that would challenge his techniqueas well as his equipment.He had been monitoring our fishing reports from Guatemala,and had browsed the claims on our site that has been promotingthe remarkable Marlin bite over the last couple of seasons atwww.GreatMarlinfishing.com – and he figured this was theplace to make his bet. Although he didn’t have to visit the North Pole before arrivingin Guatemala – he did have to fly through Amsterdam’s Schipholairport, which can be a challenge to his technique all by itself.Sure enough, some weather and flight delays caused him to miss hisconnection, and inevitably he would arrive a day later than planned.Now the decision – sacrifice a days fishing, or curtail the Tikal trip by a day ? Approximately 3 seconds later, he relayed the messageto us in Guatemala – pickup at the airport, head straight for the coast. The fishing has been great the last couple of weeks, as reportedin our prior reports; lines in at 10 miles, a strong and steady Sailfishbite. Raises in the 20+ have been consistent day after day. One ofour groups last week raised over 50 Sailfish in a day – out came thefly gear, and Mr. Schafferius successfully also added his first billfish onthe fly to his (considerable) list of achievements. With this knowledge, Sergey boarded the Joint Venture with an air ofoptimism. It didn’t take long until the first Sailfish were in the boat – but it was clearly Marlin that he was after. Midday …….. sailfish bashing theleft teaser……….when the Cap’n calls out “Marlin on left rigger” – andsure enough there was the long shadow looming under the bait. Francisco(aka Guapo) handles the reel as his 25 years of experience have taught,and carefully guides the bait towards the transom. The marlin follows, theshadow becomes less grey, lights up and chases, he yanks at the last minute….. Hermano pitches the belly-bait on the Penn 50W – and they are hooked up to a magnificent, and very large Blue Marlin. The weight estimates continued to increase as the fight bore on – firstit was the “regular” 350lbs……….then it became 500lbs……..the fight woreon. The original hookup was at 19 miles, but she was eventually broughtto the boat at 27 miles 4 hours later. The cap’n estimated the weight atover 700lbs – too large to be brought in for pictures, so the effort movedinstantly to revive and release. It took some time, but eventually she shook her massive bill and slipped off into the deep blue water. Santa always does his best. More days, more fishing and more Blue Marlin have followed. To beupdated in next weeks report. A strong [b][url=http://www.GreatMarlinfishing.com] Marlin[/url][/b]bite, good numbers of Sailfish raise and caught – and evenfood for the table……….things are definitely looking up in therich fishing grounds off the Pacific Coast of Guatemala. The boats are ready, the crews are primed – come down and enjoythe buildup to what we hope is going to be a great seasonfishing with [b][url=http://www.GreatSailfishing.com] The Great Sailfishing Company[/url][/b] We still have availability for some of the popular dates, so don’twait, give us a call at 1-877-763-0851 or send us an email (below)to check on dates – we would look forward to welcoming you to some of the finest fishing anywhere. Our Favorite Fishing Quote for the week: “ Be patient and calm – for no one can catchfish in anger” ~ Herbert Hoover Contact us at: enquiries@greatsailfishing.com or to register for our weekly fishing report and other
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