EXCITING
Fishing
Life on
the LINE Here’s how it all plays out. You’re on the deck of a 70-foot sportfishing yacht. Charging into mounting Pacific swells, you’re strapped to the fighting chair, battling a 600-pound blue marlin sporting monumental shoulders and a sharp sword for a nose. Waves crash over the transom, spraying salt water in your face as the captain backs down on the beast. After a 45 minute war of give and take, the mate reaches down into the water, the billfish wildly slashing around. He grabs the leader at boatside, the hook is dislodged and the marlin is released to fight another day. High fives round the house. Sweating bullets, you unstrap the fighting harness and coolly walk into the salon of the sportfisher, kick your feet up and dine on fresh sushi, stir a martini and catch some rays while waiting for the next bite. That’s the real catch in the Los Cabos fishing scene: You can be out on a rugged maritime in state-of-the-art luxury.
OUT IN THE WATER The waters off Los Cabos are comprised of the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Cortés. Both consisting of prolific marine environments and submarine sea mounts, myriad species can be found anywhere from right along the shoreline
By NICK HONACHEFSKY
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out to 60 miles. Big game fishing in Los Cabos
Courtesy of Los Cabos CVB
Dedicate a day for the 40-mile run to the fishing grounds of an offshore expedition.
brawl with genuine beasts even as you indulge
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