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Cozumel Fishing! |
.jpg "El Viejos birth is in Puerto Abrigo along with the finest fishing fleet on Cozumel!")
.jpg "The crew offload our catch after a picture perfect day of deep sea fishing.")
.jpg "After a FANTASTIC day of fishing we displayed our catch on the dock. This was the refult of a HALF!")
.jpg "I proudly display one of the largest Wahoo that I've ever seen caught in our waters and I've seen many.")
.jpg "Now its time to prepare our Wahoo steaks and Dolphin fish flete. I promply cooked them to PERFECTION!")
.jpg "Even though Catpain Javier does not like his picture taken; I forced him to pose for the camera.")
.jpg "Everyone wants to get into the act! Here is a proud crew member showing our prize of the day.")
.jpg "Now its my turn to show off. OK, I caught the smaller Wahoo but who cares; its still my story!")
Today, March 1st. 2009 was a most extraordinary day. My friend Javier
(Captain Javier) never told me about his boat or his experience in the 12 years
that I've known him. But today changed all of that!
At 6:00 am I boarded his 41 foot Hatteras and we embarked on a picture perfect
day of what turned out to be one of my favorite "fish stories" of all time!
Just as I was about to dose off on the upper level captains deck I heard one of
the crew yell something. When I sat up I could see that he was waiving me down
because we had a "fish on"! I promptly scurried down the ladder and sat in the
hot seat. I instinctively just started reeling; and before I knew it we gaffed a
very respectable sized Barracuda.
Of course having a lot of experience fishing the waters of Cozumel, I knew it
was no great accomplishment to catch a Barracuda but of course it is always nice to real in a large
fish, no matter what its called. At this point I was still just enjoying the
beautiful day, crystal clear azure seas and the comradery that comes with
fishing along with friends.
Little did I know that shortly after my catch the next fish was already on,
and it was one of the
largest Wahoo that I've seen caught in these waters! That was shortly followed by
a shark (which is rare to catch on trolling ballyhoo). And shortly thereafter I
hooked up another Wahoo! Then when I thought that I had reached nirvana we ended
our HALF DAY of fishing by catching a BEARUIFUL bull dolphin with the most
iridescent pectoral fins that I have ever seen!
Anyone who is a seasoned fisherman knows that fishing (or should I say Catching
fish) is a combination of a great crew, perfect water temperature, finely tuned
motors with perfectly balanced propellers, and last but not least, that all
important LUCK! Well today we had it all. As I listened to the radio on the
upper deck I could hear that we had the best day of all the boats that went out
today.
What surprised me just as much as my perfect day of "catching" was that Javier
never told me in the 12 years that I've known him that his beautiful and
meticulously maintained 41 foot Hatteras and crew are for hire! He charges $525
USD for a half day and $625 for a full day.
Sergio, who I've known for over 20 years has a stellar track record and is
still the best "bang for the buck: when it comes to fishing here ($375 for
a full day).
However, if you are a fishing perfectionist and feel the need to go out on a
classic Hatteras to enjoy that extra special edge, then I must recommend Javier (if your budget allows). When you
go to the reservation page you will find a drop down menu that will allow you to
choose between Sergio and Javier. Both are uniquely different experiences and
both are priced for a GREAT dollar/value ratio. The choice is yours!
To go to the reservation page simply click here! To go to the main fishing page just scroll back to the top of this page and click where it says Cozumel fishing!
Good luck and may the fishing tackle be with you!