The Disappearing Art of Lure Making By Dr. Martin Ar贸stegui Travel and Exploration Director of Sol y Mar Magazine The boat glides quietly through the tranquil waters of an Amazonian lagoon as the first rays of sunlight reach over the rainforest canopy to illuminate the beautiful scenery. Colorful tropical birds fly overhead starting their morning routine. John Gore and Alan Zaremba are about to start fishing when Alan spots the sign of a large fish hunting for prey near a tree log partially submerged next to the shoreline and signals to
John to make a cast in that direction. John makes a perfect cast that lands in close proximity to the tree log and starts retrieving his lure. It doesn’t take long before there is an explosion of water that reaches five feet in the air and John’s lure disappears in the resulting commotion. A huge Peacock Bass has struck John’s homemade lure and the battle has started. An intense battle ensues that lasts about ten minutes until the beautiful fish is subdued at boat side. Alan helps John remove the lure and after a few photos of this beautiful trophy fish, John releases the fish back into the wild so it may fight another day. This catch was very special indeed! John Gore was able to catch this beautiful fish with a lure that he designed and made at home in his tool shop. John belongs to a very small group of artisans that are keeping the art of lure making alive.
Many years ago, the only way to fish with an artificial lure was to make it yourself. At that time the pioneers of lure making were busy designing lures that would attract fish. They improved on their designs through the process of trial and error. Today, most anglers go to their local tackle shop and can find a lure from a large selection of mass manufactured kind. Making your own lures is difficult and time consuming, but the rewards of catching a trophy fish with your own creation are great! There is no greater sense of accomplishment than that obtained by fishing with your own lure creations. To learn more about Peacock Bass fishing visit: www.floridapeacocks.com
Biscayne Bay with Capt Joe González By Pat Ford
I’ve been fishing the Flats of Biscayne Bay since 1972 and over those 40 years there have definitely been some major changes. Back in the ‘70s I fished with Capt Bill Curtis and double digit bonefish were pretty common. Many times I would run out in the afternoon in my now extinct Fibercraft skiff and wade for bonefish along the outside of Sands Key. In December of 1999, I caught a 15lb 8oz bonefish with
Capt Rick Murphy that won the Met Tournament, followed it up with a 25lb permit on fly on my own, and then 2 weeks later I landed a 14 lb bonefish on fly, again with Murphy. Unfortunately that 5 week run pretty much used up all my flats fishing luck for the rest of my lifetime. I still fish the Bay as often as possible and as the years go buy, it’s very clear to me that the fish are disappearing.
The big schools of bonefish are gone, double digit fish are rare and even the small ones are scarce and hard to feed. My friend, Bill Curtis, now 88 years old, says that 95% of the bonefish and tarpon that he saw in the 60s are gone. No one really knows whether it’s a lack of food, too much boat traffic, over fishing, netting or the 2010 cold snap, but the fishing has drastically changed in the Bay. That’s the bad news. The good news is that the guides from the Keys are routinely running up to Biscayne Bay to bonefish. It’s still one of the best places in the US to find the elusive ‘grey ghost’. I fish the Bay now with Capt Joe Gonzalez. Joe launches out of Crandon Park marina on Key Biscayne and his Hell’s Bay skiff allows him to fish every flat from Stiltsville to Key Largo and Joe knows them all like the back of his hand.
Recently I invited Channel 6 weather girl and Florida Insider Fishing Report co host, Jennifer Reeves, to ride along with me. Jennifer had never caught a bonefish or permit and I always enjoy introducing people to my world on the flats. We met Joe at dawn at the marina, loaded up his skiff and in just a few minutes we were poling over to a cluster of debris at the edge of a flat near Stiltsville. Jennifer loaded up her spinning rod with a small blue crab and as we approached,
Joe told her to cast the crab up current of the ‘wreck’ and just let it drift through. The sun hadn’t even cleared the horizon before Jennifer’s reel was screaming. Jen is an excellent angler but her first permit was special and it took her a good 25 minutes to bring it to the net.
It wasn’t even 8 o’clock and the day had been a complete success. As we ran south, Joe checked the tides on several flats. To the average person they all look the same but there are subtle differences that lure bones and permit to certain places on certain tides. The next several hours of hunting brought us a few shots at bonefish but no bites…the bonefish were being bonefish. Finally, Joe pulled up on the ocean side of Sands where the tide was just beginning to slack. He suggested that we leave the boat and walk along the flats to a point where he hope there might be a fish or two looking for a snack before slack tide. His expertise paid off and we spotted three fish tailing at the edge of the now very shallow flat. Jennifer is very good with a spinning rod and she flipped the shrimp about 15 feet ahead of the feeding bones and let
it sit. As we held our breath, one of the bones found her offering and sucked it in. Jen set the hook and her first ever bonefish took off for Bimini. There’s a reason we spend tons of money and countless hours stalking bonefish on the flats and that first blazing run is it. Jen’s fish ran off 50 yards of line, took a short break to catch its breath, then ran off another 30 yards. She worked it back several times only to have it take off again, but she was not to be denied as Joe scooped up her very first bonefish. Not a bad day for your first outing on Biscayne Bay. We didn’t catch any more bones that day but I did manage to pick up a rod long enough to catch a big tailing permit. As we ran back to the dock, I couldn’t help but wonder how our Bay could be so abused for so long, yet still provide such magnificent fish. It’s not as good as it once was, but if you’re riding with Capt Joe Gonzalez, it can still be very, very special. Contact Joe at captjoegonzalez@comcast.net
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102 BLUE MARLIN RELEASED AT CLUB NAUTICO DE SAN JUAN’S 59TH INTERNATIONAL BILLFISH TOURNAMENT
A total of 102blue marlin were released by 148 anglers from 8 countries fishing aboard 40 boats By Virginia de los Reyes Photo: IBT Top Boat, Gaviota Photo: Mark Mark Smestad 2012
Club Nautico de San Juan’s 59th International Billfish Tournament (IBT) concluded with a spectacular 102 blue marlin releases, plus another milestone in billfish conservation history by being the first tournament to partner with National Geographic Society and successfully deployed and recovered six billfish Crittercams with the images of these magnificent fish in their natural environment. “We set a new record of an average of 2.5 blue marlin released per boat. It was a very successful tournament,” said tournament chairman, Miguel Donato. A total of 148 anglers from 8 countries fished aboard 40 boats. Gaviota, a Viking 52, won the Top Boat trophy by being the first boat to release six blue marlin. Joe Vizcarrondo, Gaviota’s owner and angler, explained, “We’ve fished in this tournament for over 10 years and this is the first time we’ve won the overall. One of the great secrets to our success was Capt. Luis Infanzon. He diligently stayed in position and tried to raise fish. The fact that he stuck to his method is why we finished the way we did.”
Amigo’s Best Local Angler T59 Gaviota’s anglers Vizcarrondo, Ricky LeFranc and Frankie Mirandes, collectively released three blue marlin the first day, two the second, none the third and one on the fourth and final day of fishing. Four other boats also released six blue marlin by the time lines out was called at 4 p.m. the last fishing day. They are, in order of finish in the tournament Amigo, Jean B and GinPoleAde. Winning Anglers: The Best Angler Overall trophy and Best Visiting Angler went to Miguel Sosa, representing Ecuador, who was the first to release four blue marlin, while Scotland’s Malcolm MacDonald won Second Visiting Angler with three releases, followed by USA’s Jason Rutkin with 800 points or two releases. The Best Local Angler recognition went to Puerto Rico’s Bruno Rodriguez
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(four releases), an experienced sportsman who has fished all his life, followed by Efrain González Caro (1,200 points) and Nicolas Carvajal (1,200). In the teams format, 14 international teams competed and Club Nautico de San Juan #1 –a “dream team” of experienced anglers-- came in first with eight blue marlin releases. CNSJ #1 team anglers were Jaime Fullana fishing aboard his Buddy Davis 74, Bolita; Gustavo Hermida aboard his Hatteras 72, Fish Hunter; and Bruno Rodriguez, fishing from his Jim Smith 53, Amigo. Jaime Fullana, who released three of the dream team’s eight marlin and who has being an Organizing Committee member for decades, said “we enjoyed perfect fishing, weather and a bit of luck. It’s a great feeling to win.” Lady angler Stephanie Lebron from Puerto Rico, fishing aboard a Bertram 54, Tati-Way, successfully defended her title and earned Best Female again this year with two releases. “I caught the first fish on third fishing day,” explains Lebron. “It was over 500 pounds; the largest I’ve ever caught. It took me over 45 minutes to reel it in and make the release. I am so proud of that fish.” Lebron released her second blue marlin, a smaller fish that took just 10 minutes to fight, on the final day of fishing. Lebron beat six other female anglers competing in this year’s tournament. The IBT is a well-orchestrated fishing competition that boasts nightly parties, a spectacular boat parade, special
Ladies Program, a Shoot-Out start past the famous El Morro Castle, honorary jet fly-over welcoming the fleet back to shore and a tournament finale Gala Awards Banquet where over 30 prizes are presented . In addition to its partnership with the National Geographic Society, the IBT welcomed professionals from The Billfish Foundation and International Game Fishing Association (IGFA). In addition to the six successful NGS’s Crittercam deployments, several pop-up archival satellite tags were also placed in released blue marlin. Five tags placed in last year’s tournament have already been recovered. The furthest PATs, deployed by late Puerto Rican Captain, Mike Benitez, popped-up 4,776 nautical miles away off the coast of Angola, Africa, 120 days later on January 2012. Expect the tradition to continue next year for our 60th Anniversary,” invites Donato. Follow all the action through the website www.sanjuaninternational.com which offers full results, exciting videos, photos, Facebook links and Twitter feeds. This sporting event was coordinated by Marely Gutierrez.
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Bimini Big Game Announces “Wahoo Smackdown II� in February 2013 Some $30,000 in Cash and Prizes at Stake By John Bell The Big Game Club Resort & Marina is again shooting for some major Wahoo action in February with its Smackdown II Tournament. The legendary resort kicked off the Wahoo season run in November with some 60 anglers competing for more than $30,000 in cash and prizes. Participating teams literally saw tons of action landing nearly a ton and a half fish. Tournament Director Captain Paul Cameron hopes the fishing Gods will back in force on February 21-23 with the season ending Wahoo tournament run.
“We listened to what the anglers wanted and have come up with what we feel is a good combination blending reasonable entry fees with great prizes”, said Cameron, who confirmed the entry fee for the Wahoo Smackdown II (which includes four anglers per boat) is an affordable $1,250. First place prize is $5,000, followed by $1,500 for second and $1,000 for third.” Bimini’s location along the legendary Gulf Stream (a ³river² of warm water) location is at the apex of a superhighway for migrating fish and acts as a kind of sushi conveyor belt carrying abundant food to the local fish. Deepwater game fish include marlin, tuna, sailfish, wahoo and swordfish, while big grouper, barracuda and schools of snapper can be found on the reefs. Bimini¹s flats are home the fishermen¹s favorite prey, bonefish and permit.
With more than 50-record-setting catches in the waters around the island, Bimini has earned its title of Sport Fishing Capital of the World. For information regarding the next Wahoo tournament and to register online, please go to: http://www.biggameclubbimini.com/big-game-tournament.htm or call (800) 867-4767.
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A monthly arts & culture street festival and gallery stroll in Little Havana’s cultural district taking place the last Friday of every month. Take the free walking tour of Little Havana with legendary local historian Dr. Paul George, arts fair with local painters, sculptors and artisans along Calle Ocho (SW 8th Street) between 12th & 17th Avenues and a variety of galleries, restaurants and entertainment venues.
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Can Aquaculture Save Our Ocean Fish? By Dr. Martin Aróstegui Travel and Exploration Director of Sol y Mar Magazine Many years ago we thought that the ocean’s resources were inexhaustible, no matter how many fish we took there would always be more to catch. Today we sadly understand that we were wrong. Fish stocks in the ocean have limits and we have already caused the collapse of fisheries in many parts of the world.
In recent years, the advent of aquaculture promised to provide large quantities of fish for human consumption that could reduce the pressure on our ocean resources. As we developed this industry, soon we realized that there were many problems that needed solutions. The University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science has developed an aquaculture program aimed at solving some of these problems through research and development.
Recently I had the opportunity to visit with two of the young scientists at the forefront of this program, Ron Hoenig manages the facility and studies cobia fish and John Stieglitz studies the aquaculture of dolphin fish. This facility can raise fish from the fertilized egg stage all the way to maturity. During my visit I had the opportunity to view the entire process of aquaculture of cobias and dolphin fish. Both of these species grow very fast and can be raised in large pens in the ocean.
Even though a lot of research still needs to be done, these young scientists are making a lot of progress in uncovering the scientific information needed to make aquaculture efficient and safe for people and our environment.
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In Extreme Danger This book written by a wellknown Cuban journalist Pedro DĂaz gives authentic testimonials from political prisoners of the Psychiatric Torture Centers of Castro’s Cuba, including details of the methods used to make political prisoners confess. The book also explains to the world how Doctors and Nurses were involved in these inhumane practices and became Cuban military executioners. The events described in this book are completely true. Price: $ 26.00 U.S.
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Travel and Exploration Director of Sol y Mar Magazine Travel and Exploration Director of Sol y Mar Magazine He is a medical doctor by profession who, for many years, worked as a specialist in emergency medicine. His life has been devoted also to professional fishing. Dr. Aróstegui, member of the Board of Trustees of the International Game & Fishing Association (IGFA), is the holder of more than 400 fishing world records, including 200 with fly-fishing equipment, and was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004. Dr. Arostegui is also a professional photographer specializing in fishing and nature. He is currently the Director of Travel and Exploration for our magazine, for which he travels to different regions of the world to capture with his lens the most beautiful images that human eyes have ever seen.
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Pat Ford is considered the best sport fishing photographer in the United States of America. He graduated as a lawyer from the Columbia University School of Law in 1965. He is currently a senior litigation lawyer in the courts of Florida, as well as a photographer with a passion for fishing. Pat Ford has traveled extensively throughout the world and has won 32 world records in several fishing tournaments held by the IGFA. He is the author of “The Best Fly-Fishing Trips Money Can Buy” which tells about different places he would rather go fishing with a fly hook.
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Aviator and Aerial Professional Photographer A pilot for many years, specializing in aerial photography. The perspective of buildings and man-made structures, coupled with an appreciation of nature, inspire him to capture on aerial photos what his eyes behold from above so that others may enjoy them, too. His preference is to take aerial photos of coastal locations because they have a visual impact that is very special to him from a professional point of view. For Nick Faroy, rock formations and marine life are, indeed a impressive and beautiful scenes worthy of admiration.
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Enrico Ghedini was born in 1974 and lives in Bologna, Italy. He is a globetrotter angler and a fishing writer with passion. He has traveled the four continents. He is a lure and fly angler mainly, but he also likes bottom fishing and live baiting. Enrico fishes in freshwater in Europe and Italy, and in salt and freshwater when traveling to tropical locations to target specific species. Enrico is involved in www.insidefishing.it. Their main activity is to organize lure-fishing tournaments to promote recreational angling among young people and to promote catch and release as well as ethical fishing techniques.
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Information specialist for the Agency for Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration USA (NOAA). She has experience in scientific information, preparation of documents and scientific documentation, editing and reviewing scientific literature and finding information on specialized topics, among other things. She received a Masters in Biological Science from the University of Havana Cuba in 1980, a Masters in Marine Policy from theUniversity of Miami, Florida in 1997, as well as a Masters in Information from Florida State University in 1998.
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