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Cancun hotel zone by night. About as far from the "real Mexico" as one can come, that's for sure. Like a Las Vegas without the gambling, and the no 21 year alcohol limit attracts party-minded americans.
(Fuji Velvia, Nikkor 28-70mm AF-D)
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Julern enjoying a good fight. The angle of the line tells us this is far from over.. but far it is.
(Fuji Velvia, Nikkor 28-70mm AF-D)
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Julern and Benito looking for bonefish, the last day.
(Fuji Velvia, Nikkor 28-70mm AF-D)
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Mexico, Ascension Bay, Sian Kaan
Julern and Benito looking for bonefish, the last day.
(Fuji Velvia, Nikkor 28-70mm AF-D)
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Mexico, Ascension Bay, Sian Kaan
Julern and Benito looking for bonefish, the last day.
(Fuji Velvia, Nikkor 28-70mm AF-D)
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Julern and Benito looking for bonefish, the last day.
Julern is playing the fish.. My work is done here, Benito says.
(Fuji Velvia, Nikkor 28-70mm AF-D)
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Mexico, Ascension Bay, Sian Kaan
Julern and Benito looking for bonefish, the last day.
(Fuji Velvia, Nikkor 28-70mm AF-D)
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Mexico, Ascension Bay, Sian Kaan
Julern and Benito looking for bonefish, the last day.
Julern hooking the fish!
(Fuji Velvia, Nikkor 28-70mm AF-D)
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Mexico, Ascension Bay, Sian Kaan
Julern and Benito looking for bonefish, the last day.
(Fuji Velvia, Nikkor 28-70mm AF-D)
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Mexico, Ascension Bay, Sian Kaan
Julern and Benito looking for bonefish, the last day.
(Fuji Velvia, Nikkor 28-70mm AF-D)
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Mexico, Ascension Bay, Sian Kaan
Julern and Benito looking for bonefish, the last day.
(Fuji Velvia, Nikkor 28-70mm AF-D)
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Mexico, Ascension Bay, Sian Kaan
One of Julern's favorites. I dislike the long tail, though. I think it's called Turd. Whatever hooks your fish..
(Fuji Velvia, Vivitar macro 100mm f/3,5)
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Mexico, Ascension Bay, Sian Kaan
Another sure thing. Nice thing about this one, is that it's unwighted, which gives you more flexibility when casting (more specifically, it doesn't scare bones when it lands in the water)
(Fuji Velvia, Vivitar macro 100mm f/3,5)
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Mexico, Ascension Bay, Sian Kaan
A nice shrimp imitation, given to me by Peter from the Casablanca lodge. Got my biggest bone on this one.
I did bite of the tail, which originally was as long as the front, to ease my paranoia of bad hooking..
(Fuji Velvia, Vivitar macro 100mm f/3,5)
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Mexico, Ascension Bay, Sian Kaan
A palmer-hackled fly, which both Julern and I caught fish on.
(Fuji Velvia, Vivitar macro 100mm f/3,5)
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Mexico, Ascension Bay, Sian Kaan
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 standard tan Crazy Charlie.
(Fuji Velvia, Vivitar macro 100mm f/3,5)
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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 face..
(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 reveals that it's currently way out there.. (but not for long).
(Fuji Velvia, Nikkor 28-70mm AF-D)
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Mexico, Ascension Bay, Sian Kaan
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 reveals that it's currently way out there.. (but not for long).
(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.
(Fuji Velvia, Nikkor 28-70mm AF-D)
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Mexico, Ascension Bay, Sian Kaan
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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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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A hooked bonefish, under water.
(Fuji Velvia, Canon Sure Shot A1)
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A bonefish with his new-earned freedom..
(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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Mexico, Ascension Bay, Sian Kaan
Manuel posing with the biggest bone I caught on the second day.
(Fuji Velvia, Nikkor 28-70mm AF-D)
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Mexico, Ascension Bay, Sian Kaan
Julern with a nice bone, on the second day.
(Fuji Velvia, Nikkor 28-70mm AF-D)
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Mexico, Ascension Bay, Sian Kaan
Julern and Benito posing with a nice bone, on the second day.
(Fuji Velvia, Nikkor 28-70mm AF-D)