It was Alfred's boat that went out but i 'm not sure if Alfred captained or not.Originally Posted by Mtig
It was Alfred's boat that went out but i 'm not sure if Alfred captained or not.
Irie Sue
when I had checked into fishing after first joining the forum, everyone told me not to waste my time and money. judging by the comments this doesn't seem to a regular occurrence to catch fish like this. I would be interested in learning more about the trip. Was this an 8 hour trip that took some time to get out of the immediate waters around the island that have been overfished? I'm totally down for an 8 hour trip but if this is a anomaly rather than a regularity, maybe I'll just stick to the sand gravity... thanks in advance for any other information
I'd be interested too. Great catch!
"The price of a Marlin is eternal vigilance"
"You should have been here yesterday"
"Fishing is not catching"
Cap
linston@redplate-negril.com
stacko66,
I have fished off Negril (Rod & Reel) on several occasions many years ago. Best result was two 5 lb Bonita's. Marlin Fishing in Jamaica is generally done over Ocho Rios way where the water is really deep. They used to have a yearly tournament with some world class fishing boats. Not sure if it was a private gig or if there were charter opportunities. Treasure Beach is another area where big fish are caught mostly kingfish, wahoo, dolphin, tuna and occasionally billfish. San Pedro Banks, deep water. Ask for Capt Talla you can contact him through Kory South at Sunset Resort & Villas.
PS For all you who like to read books, Hemmingway "Old Man And The Sea" truly a fishing (Marlin) epic!!!!!
Now, that's no fish story!!- pictures are proof~ Kool thread!
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thanks johng! I don't think I'll be making it to ochi to fish, so maybe I'll just try for an afternoon with someone around negril. It wasn't the sole purpose of the trip, so no worries mon! Those are some nice fish and especially the mahi-mahi...mmmm my favorite, lemon peppered mahi mahi...mmm. Heres one of me the last time I was in mexico with a 50lb rooster fish. My other trips have spoiled me but I enjoy trying whereever I go. Negril rod and reel sounds like the answer and I'll take 5lb bonitas anyday, they eat well!!
stacko66,
Treasure Beach isn't too far from Negril although when I fished in Negril we didn't go too far offshore so maybe you can get a good captain to take you to some fish.
50 lb Rooster Fish is pretty big isn't it??? That's nice!!
Talla over in Treasure Beach told me he has seen it there were so many Mahi-Mahi that the water was pure green. imagine that??? He told me too that the Baracuda (I thought you couldn't / shouldn't eat) they leave it out and if the ants come and eat and die it's bad, if they don't it's edible.
hey john, yeah that was the biggest of the five we caught that day. We had two times that we had two of them on simultaneously, so you understadn that I have been spoiled. I'll have to take a look at the treasure beach possibility. I have a group of 5 and I know they aren't into fishing enough to spend the time and money for a full day trip, but I can be very convincing ;-) so we'll see. if I saw that many mahi mahi in one spot, I'd probably just dive right in!
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