Off to Cuba on Wednesday

[Tony U]

Well, I will be off on Wednesday morning and I can not wait given the dreary wet weather we have in London and the South east today.

I am taking 8# and 12# fly rods and reels with floating and intermediate lines along with flies for Barracuda, Tarpon, Bonefish and Permit, (though I reckon I will be lucky to even see the latter). Two Bait-casting rods with multipliers, one medium and one heavy, the reels are loaded with twenty and forty pound braid respectively and finally I am taking some 20lb class boat gear: a Shimano Exage trolling rod and a Mitchell lever drag reel, loaded with 20lb mono spider hitched to a 50lb leader and 100lb rubbing trace.

 

I am taking a big selection of lures mainly surface poppers and shallow divers for the flats and mangroves, but I have included a few deep diving trolling lures and some big soft plastic swim baits. I am also taking along a selection of hooks to wire circle hooks etc.

 

Sue, is taking a 10ft medium spinning rod and reel and a 7ft light spinning rod and reel and we my even have enough room left for some clothes.

 

Tony

Edited May 8, 2006 by Tony U

[Leon Roskilly]

er,

 

Do you really want to do that Tony?

 

Remember the Medway Mullet should start feeding any day now!

[Tony U]

er,

 

Do you really want to do that Tony?

 

Remember the Medway Mullet should start feeding any day now!

 

Really

 

Tony

[Matt Baldwin]

In Gillingham marina, the water was high 12 degrees on saturday

[Tony U]

In Gillingham marina, the water was high 12 degrees on saturday

 

Matt

12 degrees C!!! In Cuba the water temperature is between 22 and 25, they get their mullet around December when the water is a positively chilly 18-20 degrees.

Edited May 8, 2006 by Tony U

[Matt Baldwin]

now you said that,

 

great mullet waters and even better scuba diving waters.

[Snatcher]

Enjoy the holiday Tony. I hope those needlefish lures do the trick for you

 

Looking forward to your catch reports mate

[captain cojones]

¡que te pasa una maravilla amigo mio!

[Elton]

Hope you enjoy a mojito or six

[Tony U]

Thanks everybody,

I will have a drink or two for AN when I am out there if i catch anything at all I will post the pictures when I get back with a full report.

Best of luck to all of you going to the Wingham fish in I wish i was able to do both like last year.

Finally to Newt and Jan have a wonderful time in Merry England and Scotland (if you are up there) I am sure the fishing and the weather will be wonderful.

 

Tony