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Mysterious animal fights and breaks fish
October 3, 2021
It all started when we went on a fishing trip for 6 hours with clients that have a Youtube Channel. Almost 25 min into the trip, a big one got caught, at first I thought that maybe it was something at the bottom that got stuck on the line but after fighting it for quite a bit approximately 20 min the rod breaks! With what is left of it we continue fighting it. Our suspicions where a huge amberjack, a grouper, a red snapper, or maybe even a shark. We continued fighting and it almost finished a 300 meter reel! While we where still wondering what it could be that was so strong, It went to open sea so we followed, approximately 8 km from the coastline. It required a lot of strength because there was no flexibility left on the broken rod. After 2 hours and approximately 30 meters away from us the line broke! We never got to see what fought with us for so long. We checked the line and our best guess is that it was a shark. It must have been a 200 kg shark. And that was our adventure. After that we went on and caught huachinangos and a big red snapper. It was an exciting day, and I still wonder what kind of animal it was that was so strong.
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One of our clients was a dog!
May 19, 2021
At the beginning the dog was a little nervous about the trip, but after half an hour he became very excited about being on the boat with his owners. After an hour the first mahi mahi ate the bait and we reeled it in. After a while we caught two other mahi mahi at the same time. Then we almost caught a sailfish but he wasn´t really into the bait so he just played with it. At the end of the trip we caught another two mahi mahi. The dog was really excited every time a fish got reeled in. Everyone was very happy with the fishing trip!
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Big school of mahi mahi
May 6, 2021
We left a little later than planned, and I was a little worried that this would make it a bit more complicated to catch lots of fish. But after 20 minutes we already caught the first one! It was a 4 hr trip and five of the six passengers got lucky. There was a big school of mahi mahi, which made for a good fishing trip.
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Six Mahi Mahi
July 16, 2020
We headed offshore at 8 am ready for a great and successful fishing trip. During the first hour of the 4 hour fishing trip the first one bit the bait. In total we catch10 fish! Four of them were small so we released them back into the water. The ocean was calm and beautiful, there was a little bit of seaweed at the surface. Fun fact: the seaweed helped because smaller fish hide underneath it attracting bigger fish. There was a bit of fighting because the Mahi Mahi tend to give quite a bit of a fight. The client went home with a big smile and two of the six Mahi Mahi.
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Alfonso Arcos
Playa-del-carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico
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If you’re looking for the ultimate Mexican Caribbean experience, you can’t go wrong with Alfonso Tours fishing out of Playa del Carmen. Captain Alfonso Arcos is a knowledgeable, friendly, and experienced local who specializes in nearshore and ...
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