First fishing trip of 2018 before the wind blows for weeks

[steelfish]

Jeff, the panga we used on this trip was 27' and using a 150hp yamaha 2-stroke motor , my friend wants to switch to a 115hp 4-stroke, enough hp and better motor overall

[Cortez_Conversions]

Look like you had a great time Alex!
Thanks for sharing!

[Cor]

Jeff, the panga de used on this trip was 27' and using a 150hp yamaha 2-stroke motor , my friend wants to switch to a 115hp 4-stroke, enough hp and better motor overall

And sooooo quite its just a pleasure to be out there!

[Tiddlerbasher]

I've caught a few big cats (Asian type) on my Andros 2 speed. Only used low gear twice ever - but when I did I'm glad I had that low gear - them 50lb plus Giant Mekong can really pull and they can be quick. I've seen a couple of rods disappear into the lake before the owners could grab them.

[steelfish]

I've caught a few big cats (Asian type) on my Andros 2 speed. Only used low gear twice ever - but when I did I'm glad I had that low gear - t

that's what Im saying, I dont see much the need for the low gear on my normal local fisheries, but is nice to have that whinch gear for when I hook a big grouper, a stubborn shark, a heavy ray or any other big fish that from time to time you can catch here.



glad you all like the pictures amigos.

[Rivverrat]

Ya I love the pics you post from that area you fish. Ever fishing there is just a dream. 

On my Andros 12's Im changing the 6.4:1 in my 12N to a 4.7:1 high gear. This ratio is much more useful for me but still to fast. A gear that retrieves 25" of line each handle turn would be best. I'll leave one of my standard size reels with 6.4:1 for retreiving longer casts... Jeff