Fun trip, great equipment, experienced captain
My 19 year old son and I went out with Maurice for an afternoon trip. Did some blind casting in an area where Maurice had caught tarpon. Then moved to a few other spots where we cast up to mangroves for snook, tarpon, and barracuda. I am extremely experienced in light tackle saltwater fishing but still learned some very effective new techniques for shallow and deeper water fishing near mangroves. Also learned new ways to untangle braided line and unhook snags that will come in handy. Maurice is clearly very experienced and knows the local water very well. He was very pleasant and fun and patient with us. We caught a 2 lb snook, 6-8 small barracuda (12-15"), one large barracuda (36"), and a small blue runner. Also hooked and lost 3 baby tarpon (hard to tell size since up against mangroves and lost on first jump each time, but maybe 3-5 lbs apiece). We fished spinning rods most of the time, but I also fished fly rod a bit. Bass Pro spinning rods with Penn spinning reels in great condition. Beautiful 8 wt Reddington fly rod with nice Sage reel and smooth line with nice tarpon flies. I would go out again with these guys for sure. Would be really cool to try it during the warmer months when fishing in Cancun tends to be a little more productive.
Hi Jay, Thank you for your review. I'm glad you enjoyed your trip with us! Hope to see you back in the future! Regards, Martin
