M ROBSON Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 Well I ended up booking a day out for the last day of our holiday due to other plans and just my luck the weather was ****!! It was very windy and the captain couldn't get out to his usual spots, the sea was very coloured too so no big fish. Still I managed a few small un's and the wife caught her first two fish ever so it was still a good day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deako Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 'kin 'ell, you're the spitting image of Alan Croston!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millo2 Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 I'll just say jammy ****** for being in Cuba Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greeneddie Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 You lucky b@%*$#d! I spent a fantastic fortnight in Cuba on honeymoon 2 years ago during which I managed to persuade the newly acquired wife to go on a days sea fishing, not once but twice. We trawled the caribean sea getting a sun tan all day long for two days and didn't get a nibble. From the look of your picture it was the same place as you. We did enjoy having lunch that consisted of gorging to bursting on freshly caught lobster whilst bobbing up and down on the cystal clear caribean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stirky Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 No doubt you have heard about all the gales and low flying geese by the thousand while sunning your self. Does"nt look like you need a black balaclava there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fert Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 good something to look forward to. im off to cayo coco on the 6th feb is there an international trout fishery there.i might have ago at them barracudas.there some big muthas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M ROBSON Posted January 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 Deako Thats not funny! Alans at least a foot smaller and I'm much better looking. Greeneddie Were you at Varadero?? We had fresh caught lobster too, my missus didn't like the look of it so I had two! There were some really nice fish caught the day before, large Barracudas and those funny shaped Dolphin Fish. Stirky I'm off work till the 26th so i'll be out as much as I can to make up for the rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M ROBSON Posted January 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 Here's a pic of another type of fish I caught a few of. They look pretty weird and had quite sharp teeth. They were up to 12" long and took bread paste fished from the bank. Does anyone know that they are? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul in North Lincs. Posted January 21, 2005 Report Share Posted January 21, 2005 I lived in Majorca for a couple of years, and at certain times of the year these strange looking fish amassed in huge shoals by the marina edge., I too have caught these fish on light tackle and bread punch. I believe they belong to the garfish family Paul in North Lincs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stirky Posted January 21, 2005 Report Share Posted January 21, 2005 Put a few in the bag for me!. Not been out much recently, got out last night, had 8 greys come up the marsh and past me at about 50 yards. **** law says you should have taken the ten instead of the twelve. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davhope Posted January 21, 2005 Report Share Posted January 21, 2005 Hi there M Robson, Paul from north lincs is right they are garfish or needlefish to use another name,I lived in the Cayman Islands for 5 years {not far from cuba} and we used to catch them from the jettys when fishing for livebait, Hope you had a good holiday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greeneddie Posted January 21, 2005 Report Share Posted January 21, 2005 GreeneddieWere you at Varadero?? We had fresh caught lobster too, my missus didn't like the look of it so I had two! There were some really nice fish caught the day before, large Barracudas and those funny shaped Dolphin Fish. We were at the Sandals resort in Varadero. On both of the days we went out no decent fish were caught by any of the boats. It was a real pitty as I sat there all day waiting for a run thinking that any momment now I could be into a monster marlin, with dreams of Ernest Hemmingway and 'the old man and the sea' going through my head. The lures that they used were pretty big so I'm guessing that we were after something sizable. Also a pity that we didn't catch as it wasn't cheap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesspencer_2001 Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 The needlefish as there known in portugal are one of the strongest fish i have felt. Went out on the only boat we could find which was a shark fishing boat, trouble is the only sharks around were the captain and his mate. Anyway decided there was f$%k all about so through some rubby dubby over the edge and got some of the needlefish interested. I had a spotter on the top telling me when to strike and we got one and when there big they really go for it!! If any of you are bored on holiday like i was give it a go its worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilishdave Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 Here's a pic of another type of fish I caught a few of. They look pretty weird and had quite sharp teeth. They were up to 12" long and took bread paste fished from the bank. Does anyone know that they are? Looks Like a gor fish to me! I caught one of Hayling last summer. It was similar in colour to mackrel but it went illuminous in colour within an hour or so. I used it for bait but they are supposed to make verry good eating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M ROBSON Posted January 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2005 Stirky, I'll give one of them a kiss on your behalf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted January 24, 2005 Report Share Posted January 24, 2005 Nice brace their M.R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stirky Posted January 25, 2005 Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 Thanks for the offer mark, but i hope to get a grip of my own very soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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