Had the pleasure of fishing with Chumtini and Carom last night chasing poons

[Captain Michael Buffington]

We had a blast and caught some fish too! I will let the chum cam speak for itself when chumtini gets home. I will say that they are both great guys and I am happy to call them friends, I love this place called sfc! What a great community we all share here. I also have to thank shoefish...Dude carom left that figgin boston red sox hat and shirt in one of my hatches last night and I did not get a bite all day, that has not happened in months, and me and two customers from new york blame you dude
Mike

[chumtini]

For those who were wondering, Carom is alive and well He's been tied up working way too much compounded with computer problems. Had a great time with Cap Mike and Carom chasing tarpon in the "backcountry" in Puerto Rico after sunset. It's a whole different ball game than the tarpon fishing in Florida. Mike has the PR tarpon game DIALED IN. And chit, Mike wastes no time catching bait. We flew up this canal in pitch black, comes to a dead stop and tosses the net. Bang, 50+ livies in the well. I'll compile and post the video asap.

I think we just found out that Shoefish has a mischievious dark side. Shoe told me time and time again that "chum, you should get him a Red Sox shirt" and "Carom is a Sox fan". Carom's a super nice guy but looks like he can bench press a building

I'm just glad the words "shoe" or "fish" aren't found in "Chumtini".

BEFORE you see the pic, click the link. The picture speaks for itself.

WHERE'S CAROM?


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[chumtini]

After all the fun, we got down to business. Turns out, Carom never wasted time or bothered fishing for poons. Not hard to see why after visiting PR for the first time.

First tarpon last nite. They were stacked up in this lagoon. And that was a slow nite?!?

Cap Mike and Carom with his first tarpon. Congrats dude!

[Shortfin]

It's great when a plan comes together especially on a road trip

Hey Carom ...........GO SOX

Chum Looks like you had some good fishing ,,let's see the vid !!!!

[shoefish]

blahhhahha....look at Carom's face when he's wearing that Sox hat! Absolutely classic!

Looks like you you guys had a blast down there...looking forward to the video!

[Randy Stinchcomb]

Very Nice Guys, Mucho Congrats


more pics Capt Mike

[Captain Michael Buffington]

Hey Shoe,
Got rid of that damn sox hat and caught fish today!
Mike

[GALAZIO]

I'll let Banana Nut Bread, Banana & Strawberry Smoothies, Banana Nut Cheerio's and ANYTHING banana on board BEFORE ANY STINKIN' REDSOX garb is allowed on the dock or boat!

Leave it to Shoe...

[chumtini]

Originally Posted by Captain Michael Buffington

Hey Shoe,
Got rid of that damn sox hat and caught fish today!
Mike

What did you do with it? Stash it in somebody else's boat?

[Captain Michael Buffington]

The magic tarpon shits!
Mike

[Captain Michael Buffington]

The lagoon was slow yesterday afternoon and the day before as well to the tune of one bite and one fish about twenty pounds. Had several fish bust on oue baits and boil on them, but those fish in my opinion are not aggresively feeding obviously and are seeing something at the last microsecond that turns them off. I cannot go lighter than 25lb fluoro and 3/0 owners and land fish. I opted to go to a pinnacle 3/4 offshore this morning after netting a couple of hundred threadfin herring. I got the unavoidable and dreaded call if you do something different that one of my friends Juan Carlos who has not fished in the last few days to establish a pattern has had 3 bites and is fighting the third who is still on as opposed to the first two. This is a split company trip and there is a wager between the two groups...F#%k...I think to myself, every time you chase the radio or cell you end up screwed...stick with the plan...first drift, one cero and one king mackerel, plus a 30lb cuda if it even counts. Second one king and lost a 30lb nassau grouper at the boat to a pulled hook(ate a freakin 10' leatherjacket). Third another king and puke on the boat...It was 2'. Guys ask to go home at 8:30 and I ask them to give me a chance for a tarpon for a half hour or so...First drift had something smoke me into the reef with 12lbs of drag from 50 yards away without ever stopping...Put out the second avet with braid as I got ready to rerig the other and the first doubled over and started to do the ZIPZIPZIP, I love that sound. 40 lber and pukeed the whole time and requested to go home after the pic and at the dock an hour early.

The afternoon was cool too, Omar had given me some info on the beach as I have spent most of my time here learning the lagoon top to bottom. It is not big, meaning the lagoon, but it is the key here. The beach is a fallback. Today I nmisinterpreted where he was meaning on the coast and hit the proverbial jackpot. 2 for 6 withanother of those mystery fish that smoked us 100 yards from the reef and was unstoppable...I have no idea, could be cubera, goliath, who the hell knows...I want to.
Mike

[chumtini]

Tarpon Night Fishing Video (part I) with Mike Buffington and Carom in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Monday night was the new moon.

http://www.chumtini.com/media/Videos...toRicoFun.html

Still crunching the rest of the videos.

[Captain Michael Buffington]

We had 4 bites and landed one tarpon, and got rocked several times by muttons...Got them again in the moring and afternoon and the next morning so hopfully things will improve. Bye the way chum, that was a hell of a vid!
Mike

[gottaflylee]

Originally Posted by chumtini

Tarpon Night Fishing Video (part I) with Mike Buffington and Carom in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Monday night was the new moon.

http://www.chumtini.com/media/Videos...toRicoFun.html

Still crunching the rest of the videos.

What did I expect...Night vision...

[shoefish]

Originally Posted by chumtini

Tarpon Night Fishing Video (part I)

You got me on that one Chum...

[Captain Michael Buffington]

The best night trip yet and it was for our very own TomS's sons+ bites in a small area for large tarpon and 2 snook. 29 bites...29 bites i said...unbelievable...John and Pat are great guys as well as their dad Tom. It has been a very enjoyable 3 days.
If you want consitent tarpon action that leaves the keys in the dust, give me a bit of notice to check tides and book a night trip. Chumtini and Carom will testify to its consistentsy and they hit a slow night.
Mike

[Captain Michael Buffington]

It was sick!!! Started in a 37 foot hole and had 11 on in one drift from 10 to 80 pounds. That shut down so we chased the tide to a tiny lagoon in a upscale neighborhood that went ballistic. They put on a show!! A big poon halfway out of the water, like every minute with 20 yards of showering threadfins for 5 hours. Consistent bites and bait jumping in the freakin boat all night. Tom S's son Pat is a diawa rep and brought bass tackle to a blue marlin fight...I was shocked, expected to see gears flying everywhere...not so. Diawa makes some good shit apparently. It was put to the test and passed with flying colors. I honestly hate cofee grinders, I am forced to use shimano stellas and hate those things, drags stick, and line twist...Tom brought braid for the diawas and gave me all the tackle. From now on Omar gets the freakin stellas, I'm sold on the diawa stuff....
Mike

[tom s]

Thanks Mike,was a great time,the boys just left from having dinner with their mother and I.They are still talking about the night bite and they cant wait to go back.Would have like to had a shot at the daylight fish on the flyrod,maybe next time.As usual the area has to be some of the best Tarpon fishing in the world.Tom

[Captain Michael Buffington]

I love having socal guys on the boat! They are the best anglers on the planet as a whole and your boys illustrate that fact to a tee...They were excellent fisherman as well as super good guys. I enjoyed every minute of it! I look forward to seeing you guys in the future!
Mike