(Click on picures to enlarge)Ian, Sky, Van and Tom Wichers were guests of Neil Subin on the new Outlaw, his 40'
Gamefisherman. The boat was docked at the marina at Puerto Isla Mujeres, a very nice facility that also offers hotel accommodations, restaurant and a large pool area. They fished 3 days and released 29 sails. But the real story was seeing the pods of sailfish balling bait. It often required a lot of searching to locate the pods, marked by frigate birds hovering overhead.
Fortunately there were a number of other Stuart based boats there as well, including the Bone Shaker and the Challenge, that provided a means to network by radio and locate the fish.
They fished the first week of March following the full moon and it seemed the main body of fish had migrated to the north. Earlier in the year the bite was "right out front"- their last day they finished 46 miles north of Isla.
Says Tom, "It was a great time and a pleasure to fish on a great boat with an expert crew and captain. Neil's passion for sailfishing shows with every opportunity and in their detailed preparation. Each day he located the main body of fish and produced as many or more bites than the other boats in the fleet."
They saw hundreds of fish and learned a healthy respect for the uniqueness of that fishery.
(Contributed by Tom Wichers)
