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Post by Mynki on Sept 24, 2024 0:39:25 GMT -5
What's the one species you've never caught but want to more than any other? For me it's a decent tiger shark. I've fished for them on many occasions but always seem to catch damned bull sharks. 10k seems full of things! I need to put more effort into trying for tigers. What do you all want to catch?  |
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Post by tonyroma on Sept 24, 2024 10:09:46 GMT -5
Rooster Fish, things just look so damn cool.
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Post by conchydong on Sept 24, 2024 10:18:47 GMT -5
A big Halibut
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Post by gandy on Sept 24, 2024 10:28:43 GMT -5
Swordfish
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Post by Mynki on Sept 24, 2024 10:46:26 GMT -5
Rooster Fish, things just look so damn cool. They do look awesome. I've watched a few Youtube videos with guys targeting these. They're on the bucket list! Costa Rica looks like the place to try for them. |
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Post by Ruff One on Sept 24, 2024 19:31:29 GMT -5
Vote for Rooster fish!
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Post by 4ward on Sept 24, 2024 19:54:42 GMT -5
I’m with conchy, a big fat flounder.
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cortr
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Post by cortr on Sept 25, 2024 5:41:14 GMT -5
Rooster fish for sure
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Post by bswiv on Sept 25, 2024 6:41:02 GMT -5
I'd like to go squid jigging........I know......you find that silly......so.....the other would be a big Golden Tile......but the squid first......
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Post by Zif on Sept 25, 2024 7:02:12 GMT -5
Golden Dorado. A freshwater fish in South America.
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Post by richm on Sept 25, 2024 8:17:17 GMT -5
I'd like to go squid jigging........I know......you find that silly......so.....the other would be a big Golden Tile......but the squid first...... I've seen squid 20 miles out of Ponce when we were fishing one night. |
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Post by richm on Sept 25, 2024 8:18:17 GMT -5
I want to go to AK for halibut, salmon, and grayling.
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Post by tankered on Sept 25, 2024 9:45:22 GMT -5
Wahoo is the first that comes to mind, although there are plenty more.
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Post by cyclist on Sept 25, 2024 13:45:58 GMT -5
Rooster Fish, things just look so damn cool. Pez gallo! THEY FIGHT, caught some in Baja sur. |
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Post by cyclist on Sept 25, 2024 13:46:50 GMT -5
I'd like to go squid jigging........I know......you find that silly......so.....the other would be a big Golden Tile......but the squid first...... Me too! The squid jigging.
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Post by tonyroma on Sept 25, 2024 13:53:05 GMT -5
Rooster Fish, things just look so damn cool. Pez gallo! THEY FIGHT, caught some in Baja sur. How do you target them Pete, shows I’ve seen they were trolling in Costa Rica. |
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Post by conchydong on Sept 25, 2024 15:20:57 GMT -5
I'd like to go squid jigging........I know......you find that silly......so.....the other would be a big Golden Tile......but the squid first...... Me too! The squid jigging.
when I went fishing on long range boats out of San Diego we jigged up a lot of squid for live bait. You need to wear your oilers because they squirt ink all over when you catch them. Having said that it was a lot of fun. |
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Post by Pressure Point on Sept 25, 2024 17:05:34 GMT -5
Rooster Fish. I think it would look neat mounted opposite my African Pompano
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Post by cyclist on Sept 26, 2024 9:27:49 GMT -5
Pez gallo! THEY FIGHT, caught some in Baja sur. How do you target them Pete, shows I’ve seen they were trolling in Costa Rica. I was trolling in a kayak just past the surf along a little uninhabited island in the Sea of Cortez. It was a small one but it was very cool. They are basically jacks I think. I was throwing a diving plug.
My wife and I did a eco kayak tour with some friends. We kayaked a bunch and had an old Florida converted shrimp boat as a base, with two 115 horse tiller steer pangas. We camped on the beach of remote islands. We discovered the Pescapo (home base boat) had some old tackle and they broke it out for us. We trolled and caught dorado and the cook made dinner two nights using it.
One of the best trips I have ever been on.
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Post by One Man Gang on Sept 27, 2024 8:55:59 GMT -5
I've been very fortunate to have caught all of the above, even several 7ft+ squid, and a few pilot whales, and a grampas. Even hand fed blue sharks to wild orcas on the Grand Banks and swam with minke whales in the Windward Passage.
I have no more "wants" in the fishing arena except I wish I could find a place where I can catch specks (crappie to you yankees) at will, year round.... A deep drop trip with Conchy for tile fish, with my son might be cool too.
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Post by Mynki on Sept 27, 2024 9:36:30 GMT -5
I'd like to go squid jigging........I know......you find that silly......so.....the other would be a big Golden Tile......but the squid first...... It ain't silly if doing something puts a massive smile on your face.  |
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Post by One Man Gang on Sept 27, 2024 10:24:22 GMT -5
I'd like to go squid jigging........I know......you find that silly......so.....the other would be a big Golden Tile......but the squid first...... It ain't silly if doing something puts a massive smile on your face. I agree. We had a blast jigging squid in the north Pacific. It can get messy though. I used to have a bunch of old jigs in tackle box somewhere. It's pretty cool to see them come up in the lights and attack a jig. They're voracious and I would hate to die floating around after a ship abandonment by a mass of squid feeding on me one bite at a time. If you've ever seen what they can do to a 400lb swordfish you'd understand. |
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Post by richm on Sept 27, 2024 19:20:15 GMT -5
One chunk after another…,
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Post by mackeralsnatcher on Sept 28, 2024 3:44:38 GMT -5
I am 0-13 on billing a Sailfish. Crazy the stuff that has gone wrong, even in Costa Rica. I've had a number of boat side releases. Hook pulls, line breaks, etc. but never got to bill one...........YET |
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Post by One Man Gang on Sept 28, 2024 7:51:47 GMT -5
I am 0-13 on billing a Sailfish. Crazy the stuff that has gone wrong, even in Costa Rica. I've had a number of boat side releases. Hook pulls, line breaks, etc. but never got to bill one...........YET The googans among us call those "Palm Beach Releases", and count them as catches, Mack. The fishermen among us call 'em "lost".  |
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Post by richm on Sept 29, 2024 10:41:02 GMT -5
I want to catch a sail and a tile. Will do that down pal beach way one of these days.
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Post by One Man Gang on Sept 29, 2024 11:31:57 GMT -5
I wouldn't mind teaming up with Conchy and letting him put my son on a few tile fish, and some other delicious deep water denizens.
That would be cool to watch as a spectator on my part.
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Post by gandy on Sept 30, 2024 7:35:09 GMT -5
<--- will not to turn my nose up at electric reels.
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Post by conchydong on Sept 30, 2024 16:53:16 GMT -5
I wouldn't mind teaming up with Conchy and letting him put my son on a few tile fish, and some other delicious deep water denizens. That would be cool to watch as a spectator on my part. I hope I can that make it happen in the future. Everything is closed right now and we have some issues with the diesel tanks but I would be honored to fish with you. |
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Post by cyclist on Oct 2, 2024 8:53:51 GMT -5
Escolar. Anyone try? Seems like the east coast at night, maybe like swordfishing?
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