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Evening all,

Passed up on a number of deer this season hoping for a shot at the couple of bucks that were in the area but no shot. My daddy use to say "that's why they call it hunting and not killing".

Season over and my wife and I headed to Costa Rica for some R&R. Decided to do some fishing with some local fisherman - Not what the resort offers but chatted up some locals on the beach and lucked out.

We met our crew (20 and 19 yrs) and headed out - The views in Costa Rica are with out a doubt the best I have ever seen;

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The fishing was terrific - We landed some nice fish;

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My wife was going fish for fish with me;

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Tied into a very large Hammer Jack (that's what the captain said);

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Our catch for the day was pretty impressive;

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We took some of the fish back to the resort and they prepared them for us and that was some of the best tasting fish I have ever had.

Cheers,
Chester
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Very nice and great pics! :thumbup:
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Reminds me of my Costa Rica trip about 10 years ago. The yellow fin tuna I caught was absolutely amazing after our resort chef cooked it up several different ways...

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Pretty nice trip! Great pics!
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That looks fantastic! I'm really jealous.
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Super nice trip from the looks of things!! Locals are ALAYS the best bet!!
Nice Jacks.
Those toothy guys are Cuda's, are they not? :eusa-think:

Glad you guys had a great trip!! :thumbup:
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AJ01 wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 05, 2024 9:32 am
 Super nice trip from the looks of things!! Locals are ALAYS the best bet!!
Nice Jacks.
Those toothy guys are Cuda's, are they not? :eusa-think:

Glad you guys had a great trip!! :thumbup:
I should let Sandman answer, but I think they are Wahoos, a better eating fish than baracudas.
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grouse wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 05, 2024 9:39 am
AJ01 wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 05, 2024 9:32 am
 Super nice trip from the looks of things!! Locals are ALAYS the best bet!!
Nice Jacks.
Those toothy guys are Cuda's, are they not? :eusa-think:

Glad you guys had a great trip!! :thumbup:
I should let Sandman answer, but I think they are Wahoos, a better eating fish than baracudas.
Grouse you are spot on! They are indeed Wahoo's. :thumbup:
I just couldn't place them. I knew they looked familiar but couldn't come up with a name!!
Thanks for ending the mystery!! :thumbup:
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Sounds like a great trip with some great fishing
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Looks like a great time with lots of memories made.
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AJ01 wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 05, 2024 9:43 am
grouse wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 05, 2024 9:39 am
AJ01 wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 05, 2024 9:32 am
 Super nice trip from the looks of things!! Locals are ALAYS the best bet!!
Nice Jacks.
Those toothy guys are Cuda's, are they not? :eusa-think:

Glad you guys had a great trip!! :thumbup:
I should let Sandman answer, but I think they are Wahoos, a better eating fish than baracudas.
Grouse you are spot on! They are indeed Wahoo's. :thumbup:
I just couldn't place them. I knew they looked familiar but couldn't come up with a name!!
Thanks for ending the mystery!! :thumbup:
Our captain said they are Barracudas. Got me wondering so I looked up some Wahoo pictures and the tails and head are different than what we were catching. At the 1st of the fishing trip we caught 7 blackfin tuna (about 4-5 lb) and then used them as bait for the big ones. Was a great trip~!

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I'd pull out my chopsticks and Wasabi first and instantly ate the best blackfin tuna parts before using the rest for bait.

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Sandman wrote: ↑
Sat Jan 06, 2024 9:34 am
AJ01 wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 05, 2024 9:43 am
grouse wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 05, 2024 9:39 am

I should let Sandman answer, but I think they are Wahoos, a better eating fish than baracudas.
Grouse you are spot on! They are indeed Wahoo's. :thumbup:
I just couldn't place them. I knew they looked familiar but couldn't come up with a name!!
Thanks for ending the mystery!! :thumbup:
Our captain said they are Barracudas. Got me wondering so I looked up some Wahoo pictures and the tails and head are different than what we were catching. At the 1st of the fishing trip we caught 7 blackfin tuna (about 4-5 lb) and then used them as bait for the big ones. Was a great trip~!

Cheers,
Chester
My apologies to AJ. Someone from Missouri should not try to identify saltwater fish - especially from a photo. I can barely tell a spotted bass from a largemouth or a spawning male white crappie from a black crappie.
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Wow great hall of fish impressive catch you done good !
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grouse wrote: ↑
Sat Jan 06, 2024 2:13 pm
Sandman wrote: ↑
Sat Jan 06, 2024 9:34 am
AJ01 wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 05, 2024 9:43 am

Grouse you are spot on! They are indeed Wahoo's. :thumbup:
I just couldn't place them. I knew they looked familiar but couldn't come up with a name!!
Thanks for ending the mystery!! :thumbup:
Our captain said they are Barracudas. Got me wondering so I looked up some Wahoo pictures and the tails and head are different than what we were catching. At the 1st of the fishing trip we caught 7 blackfin tuna (about 4-5 lb) and then used them as bait for the big ones. Was a great trip~!

Cheers,
Chester
My apologies to AJ. Someone from Missouri should not try to identify saltwater fish - especially from a photo. I can barely tell a spotted bass from a largemouth or a spawning male white crappie from a black crappie.
Hey Grouse....to an old boy from Texas, they all look the same cooked!!! :thumbup: :mrgreen: :lol:
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