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Old 02-27-2007, 12:52 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Back from Puerto Vallarta

I just got back yesterday from Puerto Vallarta Mexico (first time there).
I fished two 12 hour days (Saturday and Sunday).
We fished mainly the Banks, but what little action I had was in closer. Trolling with feathers and small Ahi lures among about 30,000 +
Dolphin (Porpoises). Seeing all those Spinning Porpoises was worth the trip. The video is a trip and my grand kids will love it.
Anyway; I took 6 nice Yellowfins between 20 to 60 lbs all under running with the Porpoises. We had a shot at some big one’s (saw some 200 lb + jumping) but never hooked up one.
The 60 ponder took me some time to get in, maybe an hour (TI30w standup) All the tuna were taken within the afternoon. We heard of only 1 billfish (a striped marlin) being caught.
The only other fish I took were 2 Mahi Mahi (20 - 35 lbs), both on big lures. I went there to only fish with lures and that’s what I did, no bait.
The only trouble with that was; the crew knew very little about trolling with lures, so I did most of the work (they should have tipped me).
It was about what I had expected this late in the season (fishing for Billfish), but I was fishing and in a place I had never been before so all was good.
Terry
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