limeyangler Posted February 12, 2017 Report Posted February 12, 2017 Hi all, here is another instalment of my vacation fishing adventures. This time I'm wading the mangroves hammering snook. The Berkely Ripple Shads in pearl/pink were killer again this year and I went through 3 packets in a week. Does not help that the small barracuda had an annoying habit of just biting the paddle tails off rendering the bait pretty much useless! anyway.....enjoy!
DRIFTER_016 Posted February 12, 2017 Report Posted February 12, 2017 Nice!!! Great little spot. Stacked with snook. Looks like hella fun.
bigugli Posted February 12, 2017 Report Posted February 12, 2017 Living the life, Eh????. Nice report. I'm just a little green with envy at this point.
Locnar Posted February 12, 2017 Report Posted February 12, 2017 Beauty location, beauty weather and some beauty fish! Got me jealous, and regretting not going back down to Honduras this winter...
scuro2 Posted February 12, 2017 Report Posted February 12, 2017 (edited) Snook looks fun...thanks for sharing! Edited February 12, 2017 by scuro2
spincast Posted February 12, 2017 Report Posted February 12, 2017 man, its torture watching that. Could soooo go for some warm weather and school of scaly fun. . How fiar did you have to wade to find that little spot?
limeyangler Posted February 12, 2017 Author Report Posted February 12, 2017 On 2/12/2017 at 12:36 AM, DRIFTER_016 said: Nice!!! Great little spot. Stacked with snook. Looks like hella fun. Been fishing that spot for years, never had them stack up like that before. On 2/12/2017 at 12:38 AM, bigugli said: Living the life, Eh????. Nice report. I'm just a little green with envy at this point. LOL...not to worry Bruce, I'm back freezing my cojones off with the rest of you now. On 2/12/2017 at 3:04 AM, Locnar said: Beauty location, beauty weather and some beauty fish! Got me jealous, and regretting not going back down to Honduras this winter... Honduras and Costa Rica are on my bucket list! On 2/12/2017 at 4:07 AM, scuro2 said: Snook looks fun...thanks for sharing! My pleasure!
limeyangler Posted February 12, 2017 Author Report Posted February 12, 2017 On 2/12/2017 at 11:46 AM, spincast said: man, its torture watching that. Could soooo go for some warm weather and school of scaly fun. . How fiar did you have to wade to find that little spot? Not far, I know the spot well, one of my Antiguan hotspots.
Moosebunk Posted February 12, 2017 Report Posted February 12, 2017 That was great Simon. Snook are a tonne a fun and feisty buggers too. Betchya wish that tide stayed in all day long.
Tomcat Posted February 12, 2017 Report Posted February 12, 2017 Nice video Simon. I could learn to enjoy Snook fishing. Thanks for sharing
Jds63 Posted February 12, 2017 Report Posted February 12, 2017 Great video Simon ! looks like another amazing spot .....
wormdunker Posted February 13, 2017 Report Posted February 13, 2017 Nice video! Thanx. They look like a walleye except they have a round mouth.
Rattletrap2 Posted February 13, 2017 Report Posted February 13, 2017 Now that's fishing! I could really handle some of that right about now! Thanks for sharing and fantastic gopro filming as well.
Old Ironmaker Posted February 13, 2017 Report Posted February 13, 2017 Wormdunker, they have the body of Pic and a mouth of a largemouth and fight like a Musky. I miss catching, I mean fishing for them in Fla. We would use live shrimp jigging them around the pier walls at dark. Limey, your videos are getting better all the time. I'm sure I don't have to warn you not to step on a Ray. Good stuff my man, good stuff. I live vicariously through Bunk and yourself this winter Simon . I didn't even wet a line when I was down south over the holidays. Don't ask me. It was an urban vacation.
BillM Posted February 13, 2017 Report Posted February 13, 2017 Awesome job Simon! Next time we fly down to Jamaica, I'm packing a rod, lol.
Headhunter Posted February 13, 2017 Report Posted February 13, 2017 More great stuff Simon! thanks again for the report! HH
jimmer Posted February 13, 2017 Report Posted February 13, 2017 I almost went to Antigua this year, but ended up in Grenada and didn't bring a fishing rod. Had a chance to go out with some guys but decided against it because I usually don't have any luck. They came back with 4 wahoo and 3 barracuda. The wahoo were all over 25 pounds. I got to eat some of it and it was amazing. I won't miss out again. Thanks for sharing his Simon, I will want to pick your brain if I go to Antigua next year.
limeyangler Posted February 13, 2017 Author Report Posted February 13, 2017 On 2/12/2017 at 2:11 PM, Moosebunk said: That was great Simon. Snook are a tonne a fun and feisty buggers too. Betchya wish that tide stayed in all day long. Yup really feisty! Interesting you mention tides, I should pay more attention to that when ocean fishing. When I lived in England and fished the ocean that was the main thing I would plan my trips around, second only to the wind. Thanks for the reminder, i will incorporate that into my equations next year! On 2/12/2017 at 4:14 PM, Tomcat said: Nice video Simon. I could learn to enjoy Snook fishing. Thanks for sharing They are a ton of fun for sure, super cool to 'sight' fish them too....when you see one excelerate to smash your bait it gets your heart pumping! On 2/12/2017 at 6:30 PM, jds63 said: Great video Simon ! looks like another amazing spot ..... Secret spot #1! On 2/13/2017 at 3:52 AM, wormdunker said: Nice video! Thanx. They look like a walleye except they have a round mouth. You too eh? I think that too, they even have the razor gill plate! On 2/13/2017 at 4:10 AM, Rattletrap2 said: Now that's fishing! I could really handle some of that right about now! Thanks for sharing and fantastic gopro filming as well. Thanks man, just a head strap mount on the go pro and off you go....lol! On 2/13/2017 at 4:42 AM, GBW said: That was very cool Simon, thanks! no problemo Geoff, more to come from this trip, swimming with the stingrays was awesome too....video coming soon. On 2/13/2017 at 4:51 AM, Old Ironmaker said: Wormdunker, they have the body of Pic and a mouth of a largemouth and fight like a Musky. I miss catching, I mean fishing for them in Fla. We would use live shrimp jigging them around the pier walls at dark. Limey, your videos are getting better all the time. I'm sure I don't have to warn you not to step on a Ray. Good stuff my man, good stuff. I live vicariously through Bunk and yourself this winter Simon . I didn't even wet a line when I was down south over the holidays. Don't ask me. It was an urban vacation. I never did get to fish them at night this year, heard people use lights to attract bait. We swam with Rays this year, very cool experience and video is on the editing room table, learnt some cool stuff about them too. On 2/13/2017 at 1:55 PM, BillM said: Awesome job Simon! Next time we fly down to Jamaica, I'm packing a rod, lol. GIOTTA BE DONE BRUVVER! On 2/13/2017 at 2:48 PM, Headhunter said: More great stuff Simon! thanks again for the report! HH No problemo HH....more to come! On 2/13/2017 at 4:44 PM, jimmer said: I almost went to Antigua this year, but ended up in Grenada and didn't bring a fishing rod. Had a chance to go out with some guys but decided against it because I usually don't have any luck. They came back with 4 wahoo and 3 barracuda. The wahoo were all over 25 pounds. I got to eat some of it and it was amazing. I won't miss out again. Thanks for sharing his Simon, I will want to pick your brain if I go to Antigua next year. WOW, my dad is from Grenada and we visited there many times. Here is a picture of me (holding up the fish) when we were staying at Grand Anse in about 1979. Probably would not recognize the place now. Shoot me a PM anytime for Antigua! Simon.
Ralph Field Posted February 13, 2017 Report Posted February 13, 2017 Very enjoyable and snook fishing looks like a blast.
jimmer Posted February 13, 2017 Report Posted February 13, 2017 We stayed right next door at the Rex between Grand Anse and the newer Airport. Nice fish!!!!
limeyangler Posted February 15, 2017 Author Report Posted February 15, 2017 On 2/13/2017 at 8:56 PM, jimmer said: We stayed right next door at the Rex between Grand Anse and the newer Airport. Nice fish!!!! the Rex was not their the last time we went, hell....the airport was still on the drawing board. Part of the whole reagan thing was because of the international airport. Loads of Cuban workers started coming to the island, Reagan was convinced it was the start of a communist infiltration.
jimmer Posted February 15, 2017 Report Posted February 15, 2017 Sounds like it has changed a lot since you were there. Still not many resorts compared to the other islands.
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