Fishing in Cuba

[aaron86]

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

[One_Tracc_Mind]

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

[Farmer G]

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.

[One_Tracc_Mind]

Ok cool thx. So a jig eh, rip her back and hold on. Any other tackle ?

[denny22]

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

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. IMGP0365.jpg

I highly recommend taking a similar excursion.

[One_Tracc_Mind]

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.

[perrysbirds]

Nothing wrong with going after snapper down in Cuba......sounds like fun bud....