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Gerard
11-09-2009, 04:36 AM
Punta Allen, situated in the beautiful Sian Ka’an reserve, was to be our home for two weeks. We stayed at Club Grand Slam (http://www.clubgrandslam.com), operated and owned by our good friend Capt Greg Rahe and his wife Lupida.

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What better way to start the morning, than with a delicious traditional Mexican breakfast (prepared by expert chef Lupida) – hot and spicy! Bertus’ face speaks for itself.

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The fishing potential of Ascension Bay is well known. But, you still have to earn your success, which requires a lot of “looking”…

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Bonefish is always on the menu and plentiful…

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…but we’ve been spoiled with bonefish so we get bored easily…next stop the Back Country!

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The deeper you go, the better the fishing…

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But you need a “GPS”…the Mayan kind…

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The silver king…lord of the Back Country…

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…and some more…

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…closer view…

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This be hurricane country…note the palm tree washed up on the beach, but wasting no time to take root…life is short…

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What else is Mexico famous for, besides good food & drink, friendly people, beautiful scenery and arguably the best damn backcountry fishing in the world? Mayan ruins of course…!

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If you saw this altar back then, you were pretty much fucked…human sacrifice!

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The “king” sure had a nice view from his castle…

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If only us saltwater fly-fishermen have caught onto this…a wind temple to beg the wind god for his gentle ocean breezes…

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The bathhouse…for the beautiful Mayan maidens perhaps?

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But I digress…back to the action…

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The bulldogs of Ascension Bay…Jack Crevalle…

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You think Jacks like crabs?

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Plenty of “rats and mice” in the sea…including…Rainbow runners…you think they like crabs? All the fish in Mexico likes crabs. One afternoon, Bertus and I lost two crabs at the same time on the same giant barracuda…!

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Horse-eye Jack

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Hunting for snook along the mangroves…

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You won’t have trouble making friends in Mexico…
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Gerard
11-10-2009, 06:22 AM
Thanks. You should try the salt, but be warned, once you do it may be difficult to get rid of it. ;)

Chef
11-28-2009, 07:44 PM
The saline holds magical powers indeed. :thumbup: