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05-05-2008, 10:57 AM
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Fly Fishing Pics From Cuba
I just got back from a fly fishing trip to Cuba with board member Mudkid. We had a great time and caught some nice fish. Here's a few pics:
Havana from the roof of our Hotel:
Me and Ernest Hemingway at the Floridita:
Modelling the Che Guevara beret I bought at the Market:
Fishin' the Flats:
Mudkid with a Tarpon:
Me with a nice Bonefish:
Mudkid with a big Tarpon:
Me with a nice Barracuda:
Me with a nice Tarpon:
The Saltwater Crocodile that lived in the mangroves near the floating lodge we were staying on. He's eating a chicken that we fed him:
I hope you enjoy the pics.
Chet
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05-05-2008, 11:07 AM
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Nice lookin fish there Chet. Yeah its on my list amoung 100 others. 
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05-05-2008, 11:09 AM
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Great Pic's looks like a blast. Whats with the little bandito thing bugs bad?
Nice fish all of them!!! Thanks for sharing.
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05-05-2008, 11:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Donny Bear
Great Pic's looks like a blast. Whats with the little bandito thing bugs bad?
Nice fish all of them!!! Thanks for sharing.
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It's called a UV Buff. It is just for sun protection because when you head out fishing you can't get out of the sun for 10+ hours and it is intense. I wore it pretty much all of the time but I tried to remember to pull it down for pictures. Bugs are not a problem during the day.
Chet
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05-05-2008, 11:46 AM
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AWESOME pics man. What a trip. The big three in my books. Tarpon, bones and a sweet cuda. Yeeeeeeeeeeah 
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05-05-2008, 12:02 PM
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Great pictures Chet. That looks like a real blast. Thanks for posting.
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05-05-2008, 12:24 PM
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Great looking fish Chet, congrats on another productive trip. What weight rod were you using for the tarpon? How long was the fight with the bigger ones? Your bone looks like his tail ran into some trouble.
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05-05-2008, 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by goldscud
Great looking fish Chet, congrats on another productive trip. What weight rod were you using for the tarpon? How long was the fight with the bigger ones? Your bone looks like his tail ran into some trouble.
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I used a 12 weight most of time for Tarpon. They really fight. One friend of mine broke a high end 11 weight rod clean off 3 inches above the grip when he was trying to stop a nice 60 lb Tarpon from going into a mangrove. The smaller ones jump a lot more than the big ones. The big Tarpon in the above pics took my friend about 40 minutes to land. The Bonefish in that picture must have been nipped by a Cuda or something because he was completely missing the bottom fork of his tail. The sea is definitely an unfriendly place for smaller fish.
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05-05-2008, 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Chet
It's called a UV Buff. It is just for sun protection because when you head out fishing you can't get out of the sun for 10+ hours and it is intense. I wore it pretty much all of the time but I tried to remember to pull it down for pictures. Bugs are not a problem during the day.
Chet
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Nah - your supposed to say that it's all part of the ninja suit! 
Awesome pics - looks like a hell of a trip. Thanks for sharing...
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05-05-2008, 04:55 PM
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Veradero?
Were you based out of Veradero? Can you give me a ballpark cost for the boat and guide? Did you hire the boat/guide privately or did you go through the travel agency? Looks like I really missed out on this one when I was in Cuba 12 years ago. BEL
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05-05-2008, 05:07 PM
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Awesome pictures . Looks like you guys had a great time , I bet them Tarpon woulda been fun to fight on a fly rod , My buddy just got back From Boca and went fishing for tarpon there they were catching them on average 145 lbs and the biggest being 238lbs and in my books thats a mamoth of a fish. Great job.And that Cuda how do they compare to pike or musky ? I know salt water fish fight alot harder then fresh Im just curious to know the differeance.Next winter im sapost to be going to mexico or Florida to do some Salt water fishing Ither would be fun I think.
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05-06-2008, 08:33 AM
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!!!!!!!!!!
FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!
that's a HOG bonefish man!!!
suh-weeeeet!!!!!!!
never hooked a 'gator yet!!! 
crazy!!!!
thanks for sharing the pics!!!!
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05-06-2008, 09:59 AM
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"One friend of mine broke a high end 11 weight rod clean off 3 inches above the grip when he was trying to stop a nice 60 lb Tarpon from going into a mangrove."
Those cheap Xi 2 Saggy rods just aren't made for real fish 
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05-06-2008, 10:18 AM
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Originally Posted by goldscud
"One friend of mine broke a high end 11 weight rod clean off 3 inches above the grip when he was trying to stop a nice 60 lb Tarpon from going into a mangrove."
Those cheap Xi 2 Saggy rods just aren't made for real fish |
Actually it was a Thomas and Thomas HII. It was kind of funny because he is a bit of an anti-Sage guy and I offered to lend him Xi-2. He wouldn't touch it.
One guy came down with only two rods and I was fishing with him on the second day. He was bragging about how he's never broken a rod on a Saltwater trip and that 2 rods is plenty. 3 hours later he was borrowing my T&T 8wt after snapping his while rigging up. You can bet I bugged him about that for a few days.
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05-06-2008, 10:22 AM
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Originally Posted by BEL
Were you based out of Veradero? Can you give me a ballpark cost for the boat and guide? Did you hire the boat/guide privately or did you go through the travel agency? Looks like I really missed out on this one when I was in Cuba 12 years ago. BEL
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Sent you a PM.
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Awesome pics Chet. WOW am I envious. My dream is to fish like that. Snorkleing in Mexico I was able to find some bonefish, but not the same as catching them.
Could you pm me that info to please....
Thanks
BH
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05-06-2008, 10:26 PM
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Congrats on yet another great adventure Chet. Looks like a lot of fun.
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05-06-2008, 11:33 PM
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Nice, thanks for sharing. Shoulda put a treble in that chicken!
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05-07-2008, 08:37 AM
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Thanks for all the kind comments.
Sent you a PM as well Bloodhound.
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05-08-2008, 05:40 PM
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Cuba
Who is that strapping stud of a fisherman with that huge Tarpon??
He looks like he is 30 yrs old!
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05-09-2008, 09:45 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mudkid
Who is that strapping stud of a fisherman with that huge Tarpon??
He looks like he is 30 yrs old!
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That Tarpon was a hell of a birthday present for you.... but I'm afraid it wasn't your 30th dude. Don't worry, you get around as well as any 40 year old I know!
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05-10-2008, 12:34 AM
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cuba
Great pics man!!!!!!!!
Could you possibly send me some contact info???
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05-13-2008, 12:50 PM
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Great pics man!!!!!!!!
Could you possibly send me some contact info???
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Thanks dogg. Sent you the info on PM.
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