Right guys I'm going on my honeymoon to Cuba this November and I'm going fishin too do I need a special license or am I good to go also what tackle has anyone tried if any down their oh I'm going to gran club Santa Lucia
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Right guys I'm going on my honeymoon to Cuba this November and I'm going fishin too do I need a special license or am I good to go also what tackle has anyone tried if any down their oh I'm going to gran club Santa Lucia
You think your new wife will let you go fishing on your honeymoon?
Best saved for a discussion before the wedding. Lol. Get the answer before putting down deposits.Quote:
Originally Posted by topher
To the OP
From what I know you will be able to get anything you need from most resorts. Charters have what you need. Im of no help if you're planning on going solo
Oh she knows I'm going fishing she knew what she was getting into when she married me lol I wasn't thinking of a charter more me and my
Pole standing waist deep and casting
I'm notQuote:
Originally Posted by aaron86
Going there....
I have been to Cuba, I researched the licence requirements and concluded there is no such thing. The charter fishing there is from the 60's as is everything else off the hotel property, the hotel may be able to set you up on a charter but when I asked at the hotel it was not something usually offered among the snorkelling, dolphin tours, horse back rides and usual tourist stuff.
I asked again about the licence requirements at the hotel, and some locals about licences, no one new of any requirements. Cuba is kind of set back in time for that sort of stuff.
We did do a bit of shore fishing at the hotel and on the snorkel trip using some cooked shrimp and bits of fish from dinner but unfortunately only took some spare line and hooks to hand out as tips to the guide for the charter we never went on LOL (they don't get imported products so they appreciate stuff over money). Cuba is just off the coast of Florida so any shore fishing techniques you use there should work in Cuba.
If I go again I would definitely take my travel rod and gear to do some surf fishing.
Good luck. M.
seen locals fishing with hand lines all over while driving to resort in varadaro
Hey Aaron, my first place to look is fishing charters. Time is of the essence and the locals should be able to put you on fish. I would imagine the charters would have you setup with license of needed and gear. Tight lines
Cheers Henry
I fish Cuba regularly, and there is no license needed to fish in the ocean there. Most "guides" that you will go with have no equipment, so you must bring your own. I take a 9' rod tube with 6-8 rods in it, and a bag of gear and reels each time I go. We stay in Cayo Coco, and fish tarpon, bonefish, permit, barracuda, snapper, grouper and shark. Also catch the odd Mahi Mahi while trolling in blue water. But, we have guides that work for a company there that we use every time we go. My good buddy is heading down in two weeks to go for the third time this year. Big bonefish in Cuba, and the fishing for other stuff is pretty great too, if you know who to hook up with.
That is the best time to begin training a wife. Show who wo lays down the rules.
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Originally Posted by topher
Well I leave tomorrow I'm bringing my 7 ft shimano rod with spinning reel some spinners and plastics and a pair of needle nose players and for the really lazy mornings a Bobber and a hook first insects I see are going on
I'm going to Cuba in a few weeks as well. We staying at cayo santa Maria. I plane on bring a med action spinning outfit and done tackle. Any recommendations on tackle? Thx
Morning shore fishing is great in Cuba. All white Maribou jigs nice and heavy. Whip me out off shore before the crowds in the morning and rip them back as fast as you can. A heavier action rod is required. Enjoy.
Ok cool thx. So a jig eh, rip her back and hold on. Any other tackle ?
We stayed at Cayo Santa Maria a few years ago. I think it's now called "Iberostar Ensinachos" (or something like that). Beautiful beach, and if you walked to the end of it, you could cast out from the shore. I didn't bring a rod, so I also booked a half day excursion, just me, a small boat and a guide. My kind of fishing - in and around the many small islets there, casting jigs and crank baits. Just my luck, it was a record cold snap, and the fishing was slow, but I did manage to catch several species, including this nice bar jack. Attachment 27572Quote:
Originally Posted by jtracc
I highly recommend taking a similar excursion.
Just got back last night. Did some fishing off the causeway and it was great. My gear was too light so I lost a lot of the bigger hookups, but managed a bunch of snapper, few small barracudas, lost a few larger jacks and a small bone fish. I used the tentacles from the squid and they worked like magic. It was a blast, I had to walk 2 km to the first bridge and another half km to the second so I think I lost weight on my trip. A local took me to a bridge farther down and that's where we really hooked into them. I left him a bunch of my gear and he couldn't have been happier. Good weather, food and the best rum on the planet. I could do another week of just solid fishing.
Nothing wrong with going after snapper down in Cuba......sounds like fun bud....