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Finally Willy hooked a bone. The reel is doing some heavy RPM here.
(Fuji Velvia, Nikkor 28-70mm AF-D)
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A bone on his way to be landed and returned to freedom.
(Fuji Velvia, Nikkor 28-70mm AF-D)
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A hooked bonefish, under water.
(Fuji Velvia, Canon Sure Shot A1)
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A hooked bonefish, under water.
(Fuji Velvia, Canon Sure Shot A1)
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A hooked bonefish, under water. A fine display of the mud the bones twirls up while feeding. Something to look for when spotting fish (but insanely difficul...
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Benito and I on a flat, late day two. Saw one, but didn't get it.
(Fuji Velvia, Canon Sure Shot A1)
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A nice bone that I caught the second day. This one almost give me some real trouble, as I had my fingers all tangled up in the loose line as I hooked it....
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A nice bone that I caught the second day. This one almost give me some real trouble, as I had my fingers all tangled up in the loose line as I hooked it....
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Playing a bone on the second day..
(Fuji Velvia, Canon Sure Shot A1)
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Sea-lice, a small annoyance in Mexico. They bite like a moscito on steriods, and I usually got about 5-8 of them on each leg, from each wading..
A few wee...
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Julern and Benito looking for bonefish, on the second day.
(Fuji Velvia, Nikkor 28-70mm AF-D)
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Julern and Benito looking for bonefish, on the second day.
(Fuji Velvia, Nikkor 28-70mm AF-D)
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Julern and Benito looking for bonefish, on the second day.
(Fuji Velvia, Nikkor 28-70mm AF-D)
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Julern and Benito looking for bonefish, on the second day.
(Fuji Velvia, Nikkor 28-70mm AF-D)
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Julern and Benito posing with a nice bone, on the second day.
(Fuji Velvia, Nikkor 28-70mm AF-D)
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Julern with a nice bone, on the second day.
(Fuji Velvia, Nikkor 28-70mm AF-D)
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Manuel posing with the biggest bone I caught on the second day.
(Fuji Velvia, Nikkor 28-70mm AF-D)
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We rarely saw other people out here, but plenty of birds.
(Fuji Velvia, Nikkor 28-70mm AF-D)
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A bonefish with his new-earned freedom..
(Fuji Velvia, Nikkor 28-70mm AF-D)
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A hooked bonefish, under water.
(Fuji Velvia, Canon Sure Shot A1)
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The damn clouds interferred with our fish-spotting. Without the sun, the fish is next to impossible to spot.
(Fuji Velvia, Nikkor 28-70mm AF-D)
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After some enjoyable minutes of playing this beauty, it's all over, and I lift the 4 punds compact piece of muscle in victory..
(Fuji Velvia, Nikkor 28-70mm AF-D)
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Here's me playing the biggest bone of the last day. Not a giant at only 4 punds, but it sure gives the #7-rod a run for its money.
(Fuji Velvia, Nikkor 28-70mm AF-D)
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Here's me playing the biggest bone of the last day. Not a giant at only 4 punds, but it sure gives the #7-rod a run for its money. The angle on the line rev...
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Another bone eats the dust..
(Fuji Velvia, Nikkor 28-70mm AF-D)
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Mexico, Ascension Bay, Sian Kaan
Here's me playing the biggest bone of the last day. Not a giant at only 4 punds, but it sure gives the #7-rod a run for its money. The angle on the line rev...
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After some enjoyable minutes of playing this beauty, it's all over, and I lift the 4 punds compact piece of muscle in victory..
Try wiping that grin of my...
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A standard tan Crazy Charlie.
(Fuji Velvia, Vivitar macro 100mm f/3,5)
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A handful of flies that worked great for us on this trip. I eventually learned that chopping of long tails increased hooking success.
(Fuji Velvia, Nikkor 28-70mm AF-D)
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A palmer-hackled fly, which both Julern and I caught fish on.
(Fuji Velvia, Vivitar macro 100mm f/3,5)