Got in last night from Cuba and had a great time. We stayed at the NH Krystal in Cayo Coco. Service was excellent food was food ( got to love lobster every day!) and the fishing was great as well. Beer was cold and the Sun was hot
I did not head out on a flats charter as planned as it was windy all week. Decided to hang around the resort and fish the differet Lagoons and flats there.
Hooked two nice tarpon at night and both jumped and were free.
caught 35 cudas during my trip. 4 were over 10 pounds but most were small (1-4 pounds). Had one cuda get eaten by another as well... got broke off about 15 times too. I was fishing with a medium action spinning rod and 10 pound mono. Ran out of leaders and had to go au natural. Night time during the incoming tide provided the best action and produced the biggest fish including this 5 pound cubera snapper on a topwater storm bait .
I gave a go at fly fishing in the wind and caught my first cuda on the fly.. little guy but it fought great on my 8 weight
First Cuda on the fly ( ate a white deciever)
here are the numbers
35.5 Cudas, 15 bite offs, countless follows and topwater strikes
1 cuda on the fly ( few follows as well)
2 Cubera snappers
2 lost tarpon
1 lost lady fish
126 cold cuban beers
4 margaritas
1 awesome time
my daughter thought this cuda needed to plump up a bit and tried to feed it some bread
caught this little guy on my second cast right beside our room
who says snapper are bottom fish!?
average size cuda for the resort,
Glad to be home and can't wait to go back