Pics from an AWESOME week of fishing - one of the best ever!

ABSOLUTLEY AWESOME!!!
 
Man I wish I could have been there!

Nice pics!!! Glad to see someone enjoy a little warm weather fishing.  Thanks for Sharing!!!!

Man-O-Day, Your killing me! Awesome shots and lookls like at was a fantastic week!
 
AL

Nice pix - I'm sure that was an awesome time - love the camo Scott hat!

profession?????
 
Ya right...His wife wishes' he had a real job!
 
Dan....Don't you dare say you have a real job....lol

Former, did you take your wife???
 
Wonder if I could take a fishing trip while getting credit for taking the wife to the Islands

i went to the bahamas before, was on the main island though (dont remember the name), didnt do any bonefish fishing but we went for marlin (trolling)...caught 4 marlin which we donated all but one meal to one of the resturants and we caught 3 barracudu that we gave to some guy that asked us for them on the docks...

very cool

Good pics. Looks like an awesome time. Really wish I was down south fishing too. But Erie will still miss me

Now thats a real dream. Dream on, Dream on.

ORIGINAL: formerguide

Yeah, it was a pretty nice trip. Best of all, I was "on the clock" the whole time, as it was a business trip. I had to shuttle a bunch of gear (rods, reels, terminal tackle) to the lodge, and so stayed to fish for 4 days.

No, I didn't take my wife, but we'll be going back to the Bahamas in Mar- probably at Kamalame Cay (on the North side of Andros) which is cool because they fish the Joulters, which is said to be really cool.

As far as my job goes, I work for 7Days Outdoors, which is is the tackle provider for Frontiers Travel. See links below:

http://www.frontierstravel.com/SportingDestinationSaltwater.cfm?DestinationID=55

http://www.7daysoutdoors.com/

I get to travle qiute a bit- I'm hosting a trip to the Amazon this Feb 8-16 for peacock bass. If anyone is interested, I am down to 1 spot left- PM me for details. Also, I'll be doing another Nov trip next year to Mangrove- again, PM me for details.

Anyway, it's a great gig- I enjoy my job, I get to see the world, and I play with tackle all of the time. Having said that, it's still a job...

Really...

Honest...

(At least that's what I tell my wife!)

Tight lines-
Dan

http://www.frontierstravel.com/SportingDestination.cfm?DestinationID=37

"Its still a job"
 
yeah, uh huh...
as i sit at my desk, in my office, with no windows in 20 degree Pittsburgh PA wishing, fantasizing, hoping for a "job" like that...as another ont his site says... "DREAM ON"!!!!!

ORIGINAL: caddisx

Man O' Man, that is sumthin else!!! You fish EVERYWHERE for a LIVING. Let me ask, are you hiring, I'm a pretty good critic!!!
Anyways I am going to Antigua next Summer for our (my fiance' and I) honeymoon.  I was wondering would I be OK bringing my striper setup (9' 8wt), and wet wading at the locations that are good for fishing that I found on the internet, or should I be looking at getting a guide to help me catch a bone or permit? Thanks

 
ALWAYS get a guide, if it's within your budget and alloted time, when fishing a new saltwater destination. Unless you're a pretty self sufficient flats angler, and can read a flat/tides/and spot fish well, it is worth everything to hire a guide.
 
THey'll get you on the right flat for the given tide/weather conditions, and they will greatly shorten the learning curve. I'm not super familiar with Antigua though- i can ask around and see if anyone here has any guides to suggest. My friend is there right now with his wife- I'll be sure to pass it by him when he returns as well.
 
Permit are realtively rare in the Bahamas, though as far south as Antigua is, I really don't know. Further south, near Los Roques (in Venezulea) there are some permit- LR is a fabulous bonefish destination in its own right. You might look at chartering a plane there for a day or two if your shedule permits- i can certainly get you info on a 1 or 2 day trip out of Pez Raton Lodge. Some big tarpon in LR too...
 
But again, I can fully recommend hiring a guide. Wading a flat on your own can be difficult, especially if you have clouds- at least with a boat, if it IS a bt cloudy, you can find a sunny spot somewhere. Hope that this helps, and feel free to PM if you need any further info...
 
Dan

Dan,
 
Great photos!!!
 
It has been a couple of springs since I fished South Andros.  I must say that your Bones were far bigger than anything I got into there.  Of course, I missed the morning tide due to the wonderful flight from Nassau to Andros -- they waited for over an hour on the tarmac hoping that the warning light would go out.
 
While the Bones I caught there were small, a 3 pounder was big that day, they sure was a bunch of them.  I highly recommend the Bahamas for a first flats trip -- it isn't nearly IMO as difficult as the Keys or as windy as the Yucatan or Belize.
 
I am glad you posted the red star fish.  I wanted to take a photo of one when I was there but forgot.
 
Oh, yeah, and an ice cold Kalik.  You just have to love it.

congrats and awesome pics!!!!!!!! id be content just watching somebody catch fish while hitting the beach and absorbing that weather with a case a day of those KALIK's. it would be hard to come back to this horse$$$$ weather after spending a week there. talk about culture shock!!!