oaklandmatt
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I got Lucky
For the past 6 years I have faithfully headed to La Ventana/El Sargento to fish for tuna and dorado in October. I have been rewarded time and time
again. This year, actually last week, the fishing and the weather were not kind. No tuna or dorado, the winds were blowing in the early mornings
making outings on the water pretty rough. On my last day the bite was way off and I was thinking it was time to call it a day. My pangero, who had
tried almost everything to get us on the bite, didn't want to call it quits. He suggested we try jigging off the bottom for some snapper or grouper.
I went through my lures and decided to use a brand new Shimano Lucanus flat fall jig. I had never used one before. It was light at 80 grams. I
remember having some difficulty getting it to the bottom because the currents were pretty fast. I was letting it sink then reeling it in, then
letting it drop as quickly as possible. On the uptake I got hit hard, the rod bent, and the reel started whining. Thirty minutes later I caught my
first Cubera.
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Don Pisto
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GOOD JOB SIR!
there's only two things in life but I forget what they are........
John Hiatt
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BajaBlanca
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Way to go! What a big fish!
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Bajazly
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Damn! Well done.
Believing is religion - Knowing is science
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"Get off the beaten path and memories, friends and new techniques are developed"
Bajazly, August 2019
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baitcast
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It only takes one fish to save a trip as long as its the right fish!!
that is a real brute........CONGRATS
ROB
Anyone can catch fish in a boat but only \"El Pescador Grande\" can get them from the beach.
I hope when my time comes the old man will let me bring my rod and the water will be warm and clear.
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mtgoat666
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Quote: Originally posted by oaklandmatt  |
For the past 6 years I have faithfully headed to La Ventana/El Sargento to fish for tuna and dorado in October. I have been rewarded time and time
again. This year, actually last week, the fishing and the weather were not kind. No tuna or dorado, the winds were blowing in the early mornings
making outings on the water pretty rough. On my last day the bite was way off and I was thinking it was time to call it a day. My pangero, who had
tried almost everything to get us on the bite, didn't want to call it quits. He suggested we try jigging off the bottom for some snapper or grouper.
I went through my lures and decided to use a brand new Shimano Lucanus flat fall jig. I had never used one before. It was light at 80 grams. I
remember having some difficulty getting it to the bottom because the currents were pretty fast. I was letting it sink then reeling it in, then
letting it drop as quickly as possible. On the uptake I got hit hard, the rod bent, and the reel started whining. Thirty minutes later I caught my
first Cubera.
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A very red fish. Makes me think of…
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
Woke!
“...ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.” “My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America
will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.”
Prefered gender pronoun: the royal we
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Don Jorge
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Very nice snapper fish!
Well done oaklandmatt!
As the saying goes, "Would rather be lucky than good", but I suspect in this instance you were both good and lucky.
Did you get it in a scale of any type? The picture certainly makes that fish look huge. You are going to need a very, very big disco.
�And it never failed that during the dry years the people forgot about the rich years, and during the wet years they lost all memory of the dry
years. It was always that way.�― John Steinbeck
"All models are wrong, but some are useful." George E.P. Box
"Nature bats last." Doug "Hayduke" Peac-ck
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chippy
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Awesome catch! Still on my bucket list .
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oaklandmatt
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Hey Everyone,
Thanks for all the positive comments.
mtgoat666: Hey, I love Dr. Seuss. My favorite is McElligot's Pool which is why I love fishing in Baja. You can drop a line in the water and dream of
what might come up!
Don Jorge: I never weighed it but Cubano, my pangero, estimated it to be around 26 kilos. We had a tough time lifting it out of the water into the
boat.
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defrag4
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nice one!
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basautter
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Wow, nice catch!
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