did a little fishing in Costa Rica
Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 8:26 am
Did a fair bit of drinking, too
but no pics of it 
Did a fair bit of drinking, too
but no pics of it COFSTA
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did a little fishing in Costa Rica
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Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 8:26 amDid a fair bit of drinking, too
but no pics of it Re: did a little fishing in Costa Rica
Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 10:04 amSuweet! I caught one about twice that size surf fishing down at Cherry Grove with a cane pole. Is that the stuffed fish they take along for all the touristas to pose with?
So did the inlaws "survive" the fishing trip, if you get my drift......
So did the inlaws "survive" the fishing trip, if you get my drift......
Re: did a little fishing in Costa Rica
Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 10:42 ambeemerbob wrote:Is that the stuffed fish they take along for all the touristas to pose with?
Yep! ...they even let you drag it behind the boat for a while, to get "action" shots.
So did the inlaws "survive" the fishing trip, if you get my drift......
Barely
Re: did a little fishing in Costa Rica
Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 11:32 amWow nice pics. My daughter worked in Costa Rica for a while and we made a visit to see her there. What a beautiful country. Never did fishing there. Looks like I missed out on some awesome fun. Welcome back. Don
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Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 6:40 pmNice fish!!! I caught one off Marathon in the Keys years ago and I'm still sore!! Bet you are too... Welcome back. Jim 
Re: did a little fishing in Costa Rica
Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 10:16 pmYep, makes your arms burn... trying to shake off a hand cramp in this pic 
We had two going at the same time, you can see them both in mid-jump in the next photo... buggers were a long ways out there, it's a lot o' cranking when you're only gaining a few inches at a time~!!
We had two going at the same time, you can see them both in mid-jump in the next photo... buggers were a long ways out there, it's a lot o' cranking when you're only gaining a few inches at a time~!!
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Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 10:19 pmWe got five into the boat (catch and release), and had a couple that hit and got away... best fish of the day was this beauty:
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Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 10:23 pmWe enjoyed the place a lot, Don. Our villa was maybe three miles north of Jaco, about a mile from the beach and ~400 meters elevation... here's a shot looking north up the Gulf of Nicoya, it's about 2MB so I'll link instead of posting it:
http://ironcreek.net/~ed/justcrap/CRpics/bigscene1.jpg
http://ironcreek.net/~ed/justcrap/CRpics/bigscene1.jpg
Re: did a little fishing in Costa Rica
Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 3:58 pmWow... Now THAT is seriously COOL!
Especially since it was catch and release!
Brick
Especially since it was catch and release!
Brick
Re: did a little fishing in Costa Rica
Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 4:43 pmEd wrote:We enjoyed the place a lot, Don. Our villa was maybe three miles north of Jaco, about a mile from the beach and ~400 meters elevation... here's a shot looking north up the Gulf of Nicoya, it's about 2MB so I'll link instead of posting it:
http://ironcreek.net/~ed/justcrap/CRpics/bigscene1.jpg
I zoomed in on that pic--there's a TWISTY down thar!!!
Beautiful locale Ed. I wanna go.