Mexico

[bri1960]

IM off to Mexico next week any of the lure chuckers advise me on a few general lures/poppers to take for the jacks and whatever else they get over there.Ill be taking a 40g travel rod and 4000 size fixed spool.Thanks,Bri.

 

[Paul_h]

IM off to Mexico next week any of the lure chuckers advise me on a few general lures/poppers to take for the jacks and whatever else they get over there.Ill be taking a 40g travel rod and 4000 size fixed spool.Thanks,Bri.

Bri
I was in Cancun a few years back, I tried surface mid and deep dive popers, with nowt to show.
I asked the chef for a squid and ledgered with that, mint. 15 mins to land a fish on similar gear you using. they run you up and down the beach
if your lures do no good or are slow try a bit squid mate.

 

[bri1960]

Cheers Paul,I ll try that its just most reports seem to have lads using lures.But seems to be some decent fishing over there if i can get off me sunbed and away from the Corona long enough to wet a line

 

[MickMcC]

Let us know how you get on please, I am going in September and the wife would hate me to miss out on some fishing while we are there

 

[CHUKKA]

Where in Mexico are you going its a big place? On the west coast most of the fishing is done just offshore within a couple of miles where the water is clearer or where there are features and tide rips. The offshore boats go quite a way out for the bigger game fish. When I was there the boats tended to troll rapala type lures in the bay of Banderas I saw huge bait balls nearly everywhere I went and jacks thrashing the surface, amazing to see. Tried for them off the shore and it was a waste of time. Squid was quite good for catching snappers/ bream up to about 3lb off the jetties. Great scrappers on a light rod. Most of the boats are out for first light.

 

[bri1960]

Where in Mexico are you going its a big place? On the west coast most of the fishing is done just offshore within a couple of miles where the water is clearer or where there are features and tide rips. The offshore boats go quite a way out for the bigger game fish. When I was there the boats tended to troll rapala type lures in the bay of Banderas I saw huge bait balls nearly everywhere I went and jacks thrashing the surface, amazing to see. Tried for them off the shore and it was a waste of time. Squid was quite good for catching snappers/ bream up to about 3lb off the jetties. Great scrappers on a light rod. Most of the boats are out for first light.

Riviera Maya south of del Carmen,Andy.Probably just have a few sessions off the shore but ill check the boats out seems expensive from what ive seen though.So just after a few general pointers really.