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MFF US Northeast => New York => Topic started by: conesusguy on Aug 16, 2016, 08:50 PM
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Just looking for some ideas, I've been working really hard the last few years (independent contractor) and I am looking to take a long vacation. I inherited a bit of cash recently and am looking for ideas as where to go. I like the idea of tarpon and snook, but Florida isn't exactly exotic. I would prefer a saltwater excursion. I really only know about our freshwater species, so I thought I would ask some of you guys. I know there are a lot of older experienced guys on here who can point me in the right direction. Also, I'm 33 and single, so also preferably somewhere with beautiful ladies :D, and something cool to tour. Thanks ahead of time.
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This place works very hard for your money.
Great fishing and Belize rocks.
http://actionbelize.com/ (http://actionbelize.com/)
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Right now Rio is rocking! :sick: :flag:
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Costa Rica. Go to the Montauk sport fishing page and contact Gene Kelly.
Google "Karen Weaver white marlin" cool pictures of a friends once in a million lifetime catches. I've fished out of Montauk on Karen and her husband Bobs boat a few times.
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If it was me i would do a long range tuna trip out of San Diego. They have trips up to 17 days and they go catch 200 lb tuna regularly 8)
I spent 8 days down in the Everglades fishing for tarpon and snook a year ago this time and it was HOT but so was the fishing. We landed tons of tarpon and snook and managed to hook a 100 plus pound poon and a couple of 25 plus pound snook but they proved why mangrove trees and fishing line don't mix well :o
Other ideas would be Cabo San Lucas or Hawaii for Marlin, Costa Rica or down that way for Sailfish and of course there is Alaska.
Want some company? ;D
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cabo has most of the things your looking for ;D good fishing, bars, food, friendly women. would stay away from most of the touristy carribbean islands, they get boring after a few days
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You want exotics do yourself a favor and look into papa New Guinea !!!or anywhere in That direction there catching gts!! Or known as giant trevali! Or couple of dogfish tunas and top it all off with a sweet looking Napoleon !!
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Thanks fellas! Keep em coming!
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I modified my first post thanks
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Just came back from a week in Costa Rica! Fishing was awesome!! I can put you in touch with the captain that took me out if interested! Great crew, REALLY knows their stuff and lots of excitement, all for a decent price!
CR is extremely tourist friendly and the scenery is spectacular! Lots of other fun things to do and and see! Best trip I've ever been on!
Already planning for next year for Sailfish and Marlin!
😃
MK
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Looks like you healed up pretty good Mike... ;)
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Looks like you healed up pretty good Mike... ;)
Feeling good Dom, thanks! Don't know what's more satisfying, a brand new fully functioning shoulder or knocking the Wahoo off the Bucket List! Lol! Hope you're well Brother! :-)
MK
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Roosterfish, wahoo and jacks Mike? Looks like you've been busy!
Also for the OP:
http://www.zancudolodge.com/
I spoke to the owners years back while attending a trade show, legit guys, knew there stuff and very flexible with where and how you can fish. I haven't made it down yet but I will soon!
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Multi day Marlin trip off of Phuket, Thailand. Boat over to the Maldives. Awesome
I've been all over the world. There's nothing even in the ballpark for a single guy. Although the actual fishing probably isn't the best.
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I'm anxious to go to Cuba, supposed to be some great flats fishing for bonefish, and im sure all the saltwater species.
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jager61, I've learned one thing, you don't catch small fish! Awesome pics! Definitely an exotic fishing vacation too...
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Sorry. In my quick post last night I was only thinking about ocean trips off Thailand. You also have the monster fish resort south of Bangkok that Jeremy Wade has visited when he can't find his target in the wild. Monster carp, catfish and imported species like arapaima, (alligator gar too?). Also giant snake head in the lake to the west of Bangkok along the Burmese border. I even saw they fish flies and topwater for some silver fish that looks like a small tarpon.
Lots of things I probably should have tried while I was there but there's enough to do that I never really got around to fishing. Wish now that I had.
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Already planning for next year for Sailfish and Marlin!
😃
MK
I spoke to the owners years back while attending a trade show, legit guys, knew there stuff and very flexible with where and how you can fish. I haven't made it down yet but I will soon!
Let's plan a trip together ... i would love to do a week of big game fishing somewhere in the tropics with my ice fishing buddies :tipup:
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Islamorada Florida and Key West is hard to beat for fishing AND HOT women!!!!! LOTS of HOT women and the fishing is awesome
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Do not come to wyoming as all the fish left here long ago, no trout, no pike, no walleyes, no crappies, no perch....just keep going folks.....nothing to see here at all. i did hear of a fish caught in nebraska however.
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Let's plan a trip together ... i would love to do a week of big game fishing somewhere in the tropics with my ice fishing buddies :tipup:
Not a bad idea at all!
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Just came back from a week in Costa Rica! Fishing was awesome!! I can put you in touch with the captain that took me out if interested! Great crew, REALLY knows their stuff and lots of excitement, all for a decent price!
CR is extremely tourist friendly and the scenery is spectacular! Lots of other fun things to do and and see! Best trip I've ever been on!
Already planning for next year for Sailfish and Marlin!
😃
MK
My wife and I are going on a trip with a buddy of mine and his girlfriend in late feb early march. Costa Rica has been tossed around and really has stood out to me, i think some of these photos have sealed the deal to me. My buddy and I fish together constantly and both want to do a day trip when we get down there. Once we get into the details more I may contact you for advice Mike.
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Not a bad idea at all!
imagine that, that would be a trip of a lifetime for sure.
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imagine that, that would be a trip of a lifetime for sure.
In the meantime with about 20 - 25 guys we could charter out the Helen-H or Viking for a 3 day tuna trip and have the whole boat to ourselves ;D
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The arapaima would be great second largest fresh water fish in the world , and a vampire fish are also to cool
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Yeah. This is the place with the arapaima.
http://www.gillhamsfishingresorts.com/
(http://www.gillhamsfishingresorts.com/)
They're stocked ponds but some once in a lifetime fish, located in a beautiful mountain jungle, and close to the coast so you can hit the ocean too.
And like I mentioned earlier, Thailand also has the deep sea and mountain lake/river fishing.
Urgh. Thinking about this has me pricing tickets!
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Yeah. This is the place with the arapaima.
http://www.gillhamsfishingresorts.com/
(http://www.gillhamsfishingresorts.com/)
They're stocked ponds but some once in a lifetime fish, located in a beautiful mountain jungle, and close to the coast so you can hit the ocean too.
And like I mentioned earlier, Thailand also has the deep sea and mountain lake/river fishing.
Urgh. Thinking about this has me pricing tickets!
Buddy of mine just came back from a year over there, his wife's family are natives. Simply put outside of stocked ponds the fish stocks have been pretty well "worked over" He did catch lots of mekong, some large, but from my understanding its not fishing like we know it. Very hard to pick a spot and succcessfully fish on your own. Local sport fishermen pay to fish similarly stocked ponds.
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Buddy of mine just came back from a year over there, his wife's family are natives. Simply put outside of stocked ponds the fish stocks have been pretty well "worked over" He did catch lots of mekong, some large, but from my understanding its not fishing like we know it. Very hard to pick a spot and succcessfully fish on your own. Local sport fishermen pay to fish similarly stocked ponds.
Yeah. Very true about the ponds. Which is why I tried to stress that. But there is also the deep sea, a buddy of mine used to do a week (or 2?) on a live aboard every November (?) from Phuket to the Maldives. Would get a Marlin or 2 out deep and then cast/fly fish the prestiine beaches, as I recall.
A few other buddies have houses and house boats on the lake that borders Burma. That's a little more our style fishing but for big snakehead.
I lived there for 12 years with a few more spent in and out so I had time to see a few things.
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Thats very cool. Ship that's not a bad idea on the tuna thing. I was watching videos of some guys jigging yellowfin on a headboat looked awesome.
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Step, be happy to help any way I can! John and Jon, an Ice Team trip to CR would be great fun! 😃
MK
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Would say Africa but not to safe to travel there.. then there is always australia to go after some of those pacific monsters down under..but carefully of great whites down under.. then there is even Hawaii for some Tunas and marlins etc.. do a Google see what you like the best??
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I'm saving like crazy I gotta go with rock expeditions for my dream trip !!
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Thanks guys! I'm narrowed down to Cabo or south america. Those species interest me the most. Certainly time of year will change what is worth targeting, I just can't see a trip to Thailand for catfish, yes they are big fish of a lifetime, just not my style. Belize is very tempting too. Also, would kind of like to visit the pyramids down there. After my trip I'm moving out to portland to explore the west. A lot of bad stuff has happened to me in the past few months. Last Tuesday somebody hit me on my motorcycle and knocked the hell out of me. Then my girlfriend of 2 years left me while I was laying in a hospital bed. SO, taking a long vacation then coming home and packing my jeep and heading west. Need a new begining, and I'm still young enough with no kids that I can make it happen. I've fished/hunted/experienced everything that our local wildlife and nature has to offer. The west is calling. Thanks so much for the suggestions, I knew I could count on you guys!
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Well CG enjoy yourself , and let us know how it goes and don't forget the pics ,
Bikes are replaceable , people aren't ,glad your ok
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Hey consensusguy, wherever you may roam, there will be fish to be caught, enjoy your journey and so glad that motorcycle accident didn't knock you down and out. also, you'll cross paths with a better GF, and perhaps even one that likes fishing as much as oyu do and will accompany you on your journey.
Hope you catch lots of fish and memories with them!
Share some pics once in a while...
As for dream locations, a really monster Alaskan halibut would be interesting!
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d**n. Sorry to hear about your tough times of late, conesusguy. Everything changes and very often for the better although you can only see it looking back.
And Thailand is no place for someone in your situation. You'd never come back.
I made the move west after school when I sat around here for 8 months without being able to find a decent job. I went to Tempe, AZ, and absolutely loved it for 4 years before heading out to Asia. One thing though. It takes 6 months to settle in. It was the same for everyone I know who made the move. But if you make it past those first tough months it may just work out great. 3 buddies who followed me out didn't make it 6 months. The other 2 are still there and living amazingly well
Best of luck with everything.
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Just came back from a week in Costa Rica! Fishing was awesome!! I can put you in touch with the captain that took me out if interested! Great crew, REALLY knows their stuff and lots of excitement, all for a decent price!
CR is extremely tourist friendly and the scenery is spectacular! Lots of other fun things to do and and see! Best trip I've ever been on!
Already planning for next year for Sailfish and Marlin!
😃
MK
Hey Jager, I'm looking to book a trip now. You had suggested Costa Rica, your pictures are awesome, can you let me know who your guide was? Thanks so much!
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Hey Jager, I'm looking to book a trip now. You had suggested Costa Rica, your pictures are awesome, can you let me know who your guide was? Thanks so much!
Here ya go Bro! Robert Gunselmen with CR Fish On guide service! Great guy! He's from the U.S. and really knows his stuff! Best of luck on your trip! Jealous! :-)
http://www.crfishon.com
MK
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Thanks guys, so much for the suggestions and good wishes. Truly appreciate them all.
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Thanks guys, so much for the suggestions and good wishes. Truly appreciate them all.
Best of luck!