After an amazing first week at the Panafishing lodge, things started slowly for the second group: very few fish and no big ones for the first 2 days. The action got much better towards the end, and although the numbers were not impressive, the big ones were definitly out there !


The first boat was not the most lucky one. 3 big cuberas and one big rooster were lost and could have make a huge difference, but the lack of experience and some broken popper played against them. A big amberjack was caught on popper but the rod broke in the first seconds of the fight, due to a "cubera drag". The fish was boated nevertheless but it's a shame for the nice fight it could have been.

Some good fish were taken despite all the bad luck, including 2 nice roosters for Andreas:













Good amberjack on topwater:

On the second boat, Arnold got 2 trophy roosters and a nice cubera:

The 3rd boat fished the best. Starting with Eddy with a trophy cubera and a big rooster:







Fishermanb of the week was Petter, with 2 trophy cubera and a trophy rooster:





cubera 1:



cubera 2:





cubera 3:





and a beautiful rooster:

Great fish. Good job.

Awesome post and some super fish. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for the nice report Pierre. We are headed there in May. Cebaco to be precise. Kinda excited! What size gear were you using or should I ask what we should bring? Would appreciate some recommendations for that as well as type of lures to take along. We'll be doing quite a bit of inshore as well and Hannibal Banks weather permitting. Thanks in advance!

check your PM !

And have a nice trip.

Pierre, thanks for such a long and detailed reply. Look forward to fishing with you soon!