so lately i've been thinking it's time for a midlife crisis. i'm not into hot rods or bikes anymore and i'm pretty sure my wife would frown upon me getting a girlfriend half my age - so i think i'm gonna do a little fishing trip instead. i've got a few ideas. first option is the mother ship style trip - either in the indian ocean or off the great barrier reef. thinking of GTs and everything else that prowls the reef and edge. another way to go would be a long range party boat tuna trip out of san diego. 10 day trip looking for 200-300# yellowfin tuna. the other option would be a trip down to panama/costa rica looking for roosters, sailfish, and yft. alaska would be cool but i think that is going to be a family trip. or maybe i should just get hair implants :biglaugh:

Fished Cabo in '01 for sail fish....was the best trip to date. (even though the wife caught more than me). The restaurant at the marina took our catch and we made a reservation for that evening and we went back and it was prepared several different ways. Just had to pay for the fixings and booze. Real nice place to go/fish. Only draw back is the Pacific is rough.

Humbolt man eating squid. I'm in!

How much time do you have? If you have a lot of time, go for Great Barrier Reef, who knows, maybe you could get a grander ... nothing wrong with that.

Panama is always a great trip ... or you could go further south and try the Galapagos for marlin, the fishing there is supposed to be real good ...

Do the Amazon!

http://www.payara-fishing.com/

The Colorado river in Costa Rica is a great trip too. I happened to be there several years a go on a business trip. I had enough time to book a fishing excursion, so I went and did it. I wanted to Tarpon fish but they were out of season when I was there. We fished for Peacock Bass and I had a great time with some very big fish. I happened to get a good guide with a decent boat. Lots of fish then in the evening sitting in the open air patio eating fresh fish beside the pool with Parrots in the trees all around you. Good drinks and lots of stories well into the night. Good time. :uhuh:

Your old !

If I could fish anywhere it would be either the Seychelles or Costa Rica

Id go for the ATV/rooster surfcasting trip. that looks fun!

Are you pretty sure or certain the girl half your age is out? What if she has a corvette? I think your dismissing this option too early..:rotf2:

Not talking from experience, but I have heard Costa Rica is outstanding.

Are you pretty sure or certain the girl half your age is out? What if she has a corvette? I think your dismissing this option too early..:rotf2:

.............I'm thinking more like if she has a Cabo Sportfisher and in the winter she keeps it at her Daddys place in the Virgin Islands..........

I would hang some 70 lb roosters on top water pencils or poppers. :uhuh:

Are you pretty sure or certain the girl half your age is out? What if she has a 32' Regulator? I think your dismissing this option too early..:rotf2:

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Some of these trips are crazy $$$. Check 360tuna out and see where Sami goes or Kilsong for some exotic locales and ideas.

If my back could handle a week of intense fishing I'd head to Panama in March/April for tuna, marlin, cubera snapper. Bunch of guys on 360 went to this place, posted awesome reports.

Panama Sportfishing Lodge | Catch tuna, marlin, rooster fish, cubera snapper & more! (http://www.panamasportfishinglodge.com/)

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Thanks George, the Regulator is far more appealing and a definate deal maker.

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Don't rule out Hawaii. Great fishing off the Kona/Kohala coast of the big island and lots of other things to do as well.

The only effective mid-life crisis trip is the one you don't come back from.

I would travel as far as you think your relationship with the wife will take. Some of us manage the Vineyard:rotf2:, some only get to the ditch, some of get really really far away from the .....! Just joking honey.

.............I'm thinking more like if she has a Cabo Sportfisher and in the winter she keeps it at her Daddys place in the Virgin Islands..........

I'M IN!!!!!!:):):):)

pacific coast of central america is tempting but all the other options would be full time on the water which is what i think i wantIf my back could handle a week of intense fishing I'd head to Panama in March/April for tuna, marlin, cubera snapper. Bunch of guys on 360 went to this place[/url]
i forgot to tell you, you're coming :) cash in a few of those vacation days and med up
How much time do you have? If you have a lot of time, go for Great Barrier Reef,
i figure i need 2 weeks to get this done. 10 days to fish and the rest for travel
If I could fish anywhere it would be either the Seychelles or Costa Rica
seychelles are on the short list
Don't rule out Hawaii. Great fishing off the Kona/Kohala coast of the big island and lots of other things to do as well.
you tell my wife i'm going to hawaii because i don't want to

I would hang some 70 lb roosters on top water pencils or poppers. :uhuh:

X2 CABO!!

Looks like you found a reason to go fishin. midlife crisis....lol

I'd go hang a few Taimen in Mongolia on squirrel flies.
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always wanted to do Amazon

seychelles are on the short list

Have you seen that Spanish Fly episode? Looks unreal. I actually ran into Jose Wejebe in the Keys at the Square Grouper and that's all he was talking about...

always wanted to do Amazon


PEACOCK BASS up the river..........

I did CR a year or so ago and it was amazing. The offshore stuff is incredible but IMO the inshore fishing is so fantastic I would do that every day if I could!
If I was to go again, I would like to go to Panama, they have a nice resort in the middle of the jungle and outstanding fishing. (fishing the hannibal reef)
But given your selection...I would do the seychelles on a mother-ship. There was a TV show Spanish Fly did one there...that looked truly amazing. It would cost a lot but the fishing there in the remote islands is insane. You should look up that show...I think it is a two part series. Without question the coolest looking fish species on the planet!
Another possibility (and on my list) is Indonesia or Samoa. I have heard first hand reports of incredible fishing there as well.


If you need a tackle-boy to carry your bags let me know!

Larry Dahlberg has a bunch of shows in the seychelles

Eben,

I've done that when living in Mongolia, but we used huge handmade lures that looked like big mice. I've got pictures around here somewhere...

By the way, I wouldn't go to Mongolia for the midlife crisis trip; great adventure, but not exactly tropical...

I'd go hang a few Taimen in Mongolia on squirrel flies.
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Went to Maui for our 40 anniversery. Fished for Ahi on standup gear. Wild and highly recommended.

I would go for the hair implants, then the girl half your age.

forget hair implants...get the young girl and get implants for her.

Honey I gotta go the guys need me to make sandwiches!
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realty has set in. looks like a 10-16 day long range tuna trip out of san diego is going to be the trip - unless someone wants to buy one of my kids. giant yellowfin 250-350#, mahi, wahoo, yellowtail - should be fun

Not a bad choice...

hey...instead of hair plugs, you could go for something like this! If would fit in with the California lifestyle

Roosters in Costa Rica is my next year plan do that and let me know what to miss and what to hit.

Flight to Seychelles is a killer... figure on 28 hours. Non stop from London or Paris is 10-12 alone. Ten timezones one way.... you are pretty screwed up when you get there, so make that stay a long one... Wouldn't even think about a connection in east Africa these days on a security basis, with or without family.

How about a girl half your age that loves fishing, drives a 57 T-Bird, and has relatives that live in Costa Rica? They're a dime a dozen, right?

I'm in for most anything, but these days its a toss between Roosters and Musky. Something to be said about surf casting off the beach in Costa Rica for those monster Roosters, but a puddle jumper in Canada for trophy Musky has always been a dream trip for me.