Originally Posted By: avidangler
Originally Posted By: Mingo
Originally Posted By: avidangler
Pangas suck,spend some coin and get a real boat


rofl rofl Yeah, those pangas really suck!!!! rofl


Dude you arent on one of the [Bleeeeep!] pangas I was introduced to down there. They called mine a super panga. It looked like a paddleboat in a fricken lake. That there looks more like a boat to me. I think the name was victors fleet or some [Bleeeeep!] like that and I would never recommend that,it was an awful experience. So rather than go hey look what I can do tell the guy who you went out with Mongo.


rofl Not at all a "look what I can do" move. Rather "That sweepng condemnation of an entire style of fishing vessel that has been around for decades does not jibe at all my own experience". Instead of saying "Pangas suck,spend some money and get a real boat", you could have said "I think pangas suck, I had a horrible experience on a so-called super panga, so from my perspectivbe, save your money and get a real boat". Those shots are from three different pangas. The first, with the roosterfish, is a tiny barebones piece of crap ......but we still caught a dozen roosters from it. The captain knew his stuff. Pangas are one of the most cost-effective bargains all over Mexico. the last photos (the dorado I'm holding with the red flyreel) were from last October fishing on a quickie 2-trip on the La Mosca. He charged us $150 and put each of us on fish. That is a "super panga". It is docked front of Baja Anglers (another great outfit, but much more expensive. I would also seek out Ramon Druck on the panga "Cheers" if you want great value. Bigger boats are more expensive and comfortable especially for girls, but I would not overlook a panga trip. I've done dozens and had some awesome fishing on them.

Re: shore fishing in Cabo proper, it was much better years ago and Stonefish's advice is what I would follow....get up as early as you can and head to those rocks. Cast your way up and cast your way back. I've caught jack crevalle, smaller roosters, hawkfish, sierras and some big houndfish (giant needlefish) tossing metal jigs, waxwings, big Krocs and other stuff. Flyfishing can be tough due to the slope of beach behind you messing up your ability to shoot a cast very far, but the roosters and jacks will come right into the surf boil chasing bait. The lightest spinning rod I use is a TFO Travel Spinning rod rated for 10-25 lb line, paired with an Okuma Cedros 55 loaded with 50 lb Diamond Braid. I use a short, 2' or 3' piece of 60 lb mono as a shock leader. Cast out as far as you can as others have said and crank away. You might be surprised what you can hook off the beach. The biggest pain in the butt comes when the jetski rental outfits start ripping up and down the beach in the late morning. That puts the fish down faster than a flock of pelicans.

"Mongo".......... rofl



Edited by Mingo (03/09/12 10:36 AM)
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