Tunama & Paradise Lodge

[Capt Josh]

I am officially changing the name. Strike Panama from the record book, we're calling it "Tunama" from now on.

Fishing was pretty tough today. We gave up fishing tunas by noon.

Not for lack of fish, oh dear lord in heaven no.

Because nobody wanted another backbreaker fight or had the energy to toss out another popper.

Twenty miles of breaking fish and mayhem.

Then roosterfish and pargo on the way in.

We got our asses handed to us today by a non-stop barrage of fish on spinning gear, including some real dozers that came real close to rupturing disks on more than one occasion. At one point i remember turning to Chad as i'm fighting yet another bruiser and pleading "Please...(sucking air in)....PLEASE CHAD...take us inshore fishing after this!!!"

Three hours of non-stop topwater action and we were cooked. But because it's Panama you don't just run back to the dock and start swilling beer. Nope. You have to stop and fish the roosters and pargos on the way in, and that's precisely what we did.

Huge thanks to Chad and his incredible crew at Paradise Lodge. And to Curtis and Kevin too. Chad's place is aptly named - if there's a more picturesque setting for tropical lifestyle and big game fishing i don't need to know about.

What a way to start the trip!!!

http://www.paradise-fishing-lodge.com/

[Getbent]

Jt sure wish i could be on one of theses wild trips...hmm sell my boat for a couple of weeks of killer fishing?! Nah, having a pretty good time here in BC with Van in the background, fresh crab and marble springs, cold beer and canuck wins are not to bad.
Bamfield in July...stoked...for just a plain old BC dude!!!

Good luck Homey!!!

Guy

[paul708]

sounds awesome.
thanks for the report

[Capt Josh]

sounds awesome.
thanks for the report

Paul, getting set to head back out to Socorro when i get back from Panama. Can't wait to put those rods you sent me to the test i'm fishing your rods exclusively that week. Poppers, jigs, it's going to be insane. I can HARDLY WAIT!!!

[Capt Josh]

Sitting here at Paradise Lodge tonight after another spectacular day in what can surely be described as God's country. We've just finished a great dinner of freshly caught 30# snook with mango pineapple chutney, thanks to the pair of Brazilians who opted to survey the limitless inshore possibilities today. There's a warm, fresh tropical breeze blowing onshore from the Hannibal Bank, we've just dialed in the Canucks and Kings game in on the satellite TV and i'm trying real hard to imagine how life could possibly get any better than this.

The lodge is in a good mood this evening, a couple from Wyoming fishing their first day nailed a near 300# yellowfin amongst others, the Brazilians nailed a host of inshore critters including several quality snook and spent over an hour on a massive tarpon which threw the hook just out of reach of the leader.

Goddamnit LA just pulled ahead 2 - 1, i'd better get back to the game.

We're headed north again tomorrow, surfing and exploration is the name of the game.

GOOOOOO PANAMA!!!

And GOOOOOO CANUCKS!!!!

[paul708]

Paul, getting set to head back out to Socorro when i get back from Panama. Can't wait to put those rods you sent me to the test i'm fishing your rods exclusively that week. Poppers, jigs, it's going to be insane. I can HARDLY WAIT!!!

VERY COOL.
if you can get some pics.
The New jig and pop the world magazine is coming out.

i am going to be writing for it,

Catchem up.

[gman]

Hey Josh tell Chad I said hi, tight lines amigo

[Capt Josh]

Decompressing at the Riande in Panama City after an epic trip. I'll get a full story up tomorrow on my way to Cabo. We're off to Socorro on Saturday so there's not much time to catch our breath, but that's the way we like it.

Panama hasn't changed, it's just as awesome as i remembered it!!!

Thanks to Fanty Curtis for going the extra mile, but more on that later.

[squirtis]

catch em up JT!

I will try and work on that raw video and put some pics up as well in a couple days...