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Fishing Trip to Pedasi, Panama Print E-mail
Tuesday, 02 February 2010
First of all a big thank you to all who have been sending me their advice and knowledge to help me in what was my first WTP. And I think especially for Tulipe, Papi on another forum, and here and Gege Tarponaute. 
Departure from Paris on 10/03, after a night Climhotel Roissy (good plan: 130 € for 3 persons - restaurant onsite - airport shuttle and free parking - that asks the people) - Flights on KLM and AF via Amsterdam: nickel, this is a robbery P / C, so the baggage allowance is 2 x 23Kg, which is handy. The fare is more expensive than chouia via Spain or the U.S. but so much easier. Poppers are even awarded as hand luggage, though of Am. they have a little faient mouth. 

Upon arrival in Panama, we are supported by the organization of Pascal Artieda which will be efficient and friendly throughout the stay (we shall return). One night after the Tower Hotel and 3 H 4X4 next morning after a Chow Gauchos in the center of town at night. 



ImageArriving at the lodge. Making contact with Pascal and his team on site. Here is the lodge. Not bad? 


The gear: 
To me Zenaq 83-5, GR Diablo - a lightning Tenryu given by a pal who takes a little bar on the side Glénan - Stella 10000 with a coil of 20,000 to 2 Daiwa 4500 hi (donated one to the same buddy) - braid 80 and 40 lbs - the popper on the basis of information for Tulip and Papin, the small jig (100/150 g orange preference) - the bdl in 100 lbs and all that goes with it. For cane Jig, 2 of us have fished with Smith Pascal equipped Spheros. 
It's not worth being on the extreme gear. There is little breakage, the funds are relatively low and the size of FISH did not require brute gear. My 83-5 was largely dimensioned, the 4500 is ideal hi there, by the gr diablo cons may be limited. The ideal would be to throw good exo 40/50 lbs. 
A lot of poppers home Eric Le Guyader, and the Orion stickbait and plugs (the shibuki have worked well). 

Making contact also with other fishermen camp: Frank and his sidekick. They are also the snappers Franck who feed us dinner. Franck proved an excellent fisherman versatile and a great guy. 
This gives me the opportunity to talk about something not incidental at all. Eat. Do not go to Chez Pascal scheme. It's so good that it's surprising. The credit goes to her cook, but it also puts the finger in the pie, and its hotel school training guarantees returns of fisheries first. I will pass on the ti-punch and wine for it is not our style. 

Well here we go: first day of fishing. Making contact with Eduardo, our guide, and her young sailor (who did his level). Eduardo proved nice and attentive to the quality drifts. It was "inside". 

Eduardo commentary by us to test the "big popper. Cono Cono, T Rex and the entire bazaar. Misc typing the water to raise the big fish, but Nada. This is an opportunity to make a first point: we've been lacking on large poppers, which means not a fish of the week, and yet it was given. You should know that in March the wind is important to Panama. Does it make a difference? It may be us. 

2H After this game, zone change and jigging session on Moro puerco. A beautiful red carp and yellowtail in shambles. That's it, we just found what had come. And the yellowtail of 10-15 kgs of big changes that take place in Armenia. The biases of the exo will recall their memories, but personally the first fish he exo mark. 

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Same program. Big popper around the rock, jig next. Wind force 5 to 6. Nada. 
After several hours insipid road south east, and back on the beach near Pedasi. 
AND, we found what was looking for: THE ROOSTERS. These magnificent fish are protected on a sandy area. The birds we show. The festival starts slip. 

That day will be 5 roosters from 12 to 15 kgs. The fish is fantastic. It is suspicious, he may follow you to the ship and make you an obscene gesture at 2 m above the gunwale. He hunts in Gaza and in clear water taps you on sight. Aims to ridges on the surface and if a fish looks at your decoy. ... ACCELERATED. It sounds simple, but for fishermen bars is not really the usual reflex. And when you've nabbed it just 3 or 4 times and goes back to the boat before traveling. Fun gross. 
If not for the gear, the ptite cane can do, and lures: small Halco popper, CX165, Ktenas or small popper to bar from Eric Le Guyader. That day, for after .... 

End the day with a return to international harbor of Pedasi. Very nice, although one wonders if the guide does not smoke the carpet for wanting to go there.
 
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