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Johnboy - 1/6/2007 5:20 AM
Chris,
I'm headed back to Vitoria on business later this month (23rd thru the 1st of Feb). Last August when I was trying to find some charter information in that area you said I was out of season. Can you recommend any charters or contacts? I've read some of your posts on different forums and would like to experience some blue water in Brazil.
Thanks,
John
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John, Fishing Brazil this time is the best in the world, you will enjoy. In Vitoria my friend the current world Record Holder for blue marlin whom I was going to refer to you was recently killed in a car accident last week:
" Compadre, remember your friend Paulo Amorin, yes, the World Record Blue Marlin. Unfortunatly, he passed away this weekend. He was at the hospital in bad conditions due to a car accident he had at about 45 days ago. I don't know if you remember but he lost his son Duda Amorin (23/4 years old) in 1995 in a car accident exactly in the same curve of the road Paulo had his accident. Yes, facts of life,
Sory for the said news, but I thought you should know.
Um abraco,
Marco
Contact Artmarina here are the details and they will hook you up, here is Decembers report as I told you its starting to bust open and you will catch a lot of fish and well worth the trip. Longer runs and fuel is expensive in Brazil soa good charter will run you around USD $ 800.00 for the day - USD $ 1000.00 I hope I could help you out and sorry I could not get you connected with Paulo as I had promised.
Av. Cel. Augusto Carvalho, 37
Cep 45860000 - Canavieiras - Bahia - Brasil
Tel.: 00 55 (73) 3284-1262 • Fax: 00 55 (73) 3284-2068
marlin@artmarina.com.br
Cheers
Chris
Below is the Dec report and the fishing has been even better the last few days.
Marlin have arrived at the Royal Charlotte Bank off Canavieiras, Bahia, Brazil.
3 days on Coyote I - the 1st day they raised 2 Blues and released 1 around 350 lbs which had a Satellite Tag attached, so hopefully in a month we might know what it’s been up to; still waiting for info on the White Marlin released with a Sat Tag last month; we will keep you up to date as we get the info. Day 2 they got 2 bites from Blues and released 1 around 400lbs.
The Bahia Tournament in Canavieiras was held on the 24th and 25th of November with 11 boats and 48 anglers showing up from Salvador, Ilhéus, Comandatuba and our own Coyote Fleet. The weather was perfect this year and the fishing looked very promising. Coyote I got points on the board the 1st day raising 4 Blues and got the hooks to stay in 2 of them, both around 200lbs.
There were 13 Blue marlin and 2 Sailfish released on the first day, Lebras was in the lead with 2 Blue Marlin and 1 Sailfish released, there were 3 boats with 2 Blue Marlin and 5 boats with 1, so the tournament was anybody’s to win.
The 2nd day aboard Coyote III Colin caught the first 2 Blue Marlin, a Sailfish then the Big fish on at 1 pm. As he was going to the chair another rod went off and we had a double header. With both fish going in different directions and decided to go for the big fish. After 15 minutes released the 1st fish, 35 minutes later the big fish at the side of the boat.
To make the weigh-in from a long way offshore. The big fish weighed in at 831 lbs / 378 kg, so with 50 points for released Billfish and a point per kg for weighed fish they scored 628 points.
Coyote III came out the winner, with 5 released Billfish and 1 weighed. What a fantastic day’s fishing, the boys raised 9 Blues, 2 sails and 2 whites. For the 2nd day of the Tournament there were 21 Blue Marlin released, an amazing tally. The 2nd place boat was Lebras with 3 Blues and 1 sailfish released and a 365 lb / 166 kg fish weighed. The 3rd place went to Mahi Mahi with 5 Blue Marlin released.
The next day, the 26th, the weather changed and the gang managed to raise 3 Blues, get 2 bites and release 2.
On the 29th was a busy day. 1st up was a Blue around the 1000 lb mark that hit the short lure and dropped it straight away; 15 minutes later they got another bite from her and had her on for 5 minutes until in the distance she came up jumping and threw the hook.
They got another bite soon after and pulled the hook again, but they just kept coming and released the 1st at 500 lbs and the next 3 to be released were around 300 lbs. Altogether they raised 10 Blue and 2 sails, 6 of them were over 500 lbs; needless to say a great day in 1 day of fishing released 4 Blues from 5 bites.
The same day Coyote was out and they had fish all over the baits all day; they raised 5 Blues and got 4 bites but had no luck keeping the hooks in. 2 of the fish were over 500 lbs.
The next day Coyote III and their luck changed; the boys raised 7 Blues, had 5 bites, released 4 around 200 to 300 lbs and released a White Marlin as well.
On the 1st of December was another busy day. They pulled the hooks on the first 3 Blues, 2 were around 500 lbs, released 1 around 300 lbs and he caught his biggest to date, a 650 lb Blue released.
On the 4th to the 9th and the first day they raised 3 Blues, had 2 bites, one from a fish around 800 lbs on a live Tuna, but they had no luck hooking the fish.
The next day was a different story, raised 6 Blues, had 5 bites, released 4 around 200 to 400 lbs and raised 3 sails with 1 release.
Day 3 they raised 7 Blues, had 4 bites and caught 3, one around 450 lbs. A weather change came through and the fishing dropped off the next day. We released a Sailfish the next day and the last day they released 1 more Blue.
For 15 days fished Billfish totals were 81 raised, 60 Bites and 32 released just for the Coyote Fleet alone.
For the Tournament there were 140 Billfish raised, 80 Bites, 34 Blue Marlin Released, 4 Weighed and 7 Sailfish released. Not bad for 2 days?!
On top of the Billfishing we caught around 100 Dorado, 20 Wahoo and countless Tuna over this period as well.
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