Chuk, What's a permit? Great fight, then even better eating.
Google up a photo- lots of them. Where permit are large and rare, it's best to release them and then go for some pompano if they are around. Smaller fish, good fight on light tackle, and excellent eating. As a sidelight, while I'm sitting here working and posting, I'm hearing a 'glush-glush' coming from my aquarium, and there's a crawfish in there impersonating a jig. He's jerking up and down (with his tail contracting) all the way from the bottom of the tank to the surface, over and over. I've never seen them do this in the wild, probably because they get eaten after the 1st jig, before they ever make it to the surface. Looks like a suicidal behavior to me. :o) Next comes a lead-head jig in crawfish colors with claws extended. Gotta figure out how to make the tail look like it's contracting, as it was very pronouced in the 'live version'. DonO ----- Original Message ----- From: Chuck Alexander To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 1:40 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Belize Fishing Report Mel: Sounds like a great time besides that rod breaking..What is a "permit"?? I mean, is there another name for it??? I've never heard of it before.. Chuck ----- Original Message ----- From: mel hocken To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 1:22 PM Subject: [VFB] Belize Fishing Report Hi Everyone Just got back from Belize. Had ten days of great fishing on the flats. On my first cast of the trip I hooked a permit, the fight did not last long as I broke him off. Caught lots of bonefish, some jacks and on the first day I went for tarpon I hooked and landed a 40 pound tarpon on an 8 wt. rod. You may ask why was I using an eight weight? I was practicing a couple of casts with my 10 wt to get my range established and the tip broke during a cast. From the looks of the break I think there must have been a flaw in the rod as it was brand new and had never been cast. From now on I will always try any new rod out in the back yard before I take it on a long trip. I eventually landed a permit so I ended up having a slam trip. Mel ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.11.4/936 - Release Date: 8/4/2007 2:42 PM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.11.4/936 - Release Date: 8/4/2007 2:42 PM
