Just came back from my first popping trip to Panama and now I'm obsessed. This forum has been a big help in feeding that and I appreciate everyone's patience. Is there a list anywhere of East Coast shops that specialize in popping/jigging and have a brick and mortar presence? I live in Northern...

I'm looking for a rod around 8ft, to pair with a slammer 5500, I want to use it to throw 80-100g colt snipers at bluefin up to 80ish pounds in the beginning of the season from private boat. I expect to see mostly 50# fish but I don't want to get killed if an 80 pounder grabs it. Most importantly...

Dear all Good day Find below last Uploaded video in my youtube channel Set up : Rod : Centaur Chiron Popping 80SL Reel : Daiwa saltiga 14000 Thank you

Hi all, I just bought a 18k Stella SW18000HG and plan on using it to pop BFT around the north east (mainly NJ waters) but I'm having second thoughts now. My question here is: 1. is the 18k overkill? it does seem much larger then my 14k saltiga 2. I always see aftermarket accessories on Stellas...

Hello All, This is my first detailed post here. It is a pleasure to be amongst you all and to dive into the treasure trove of information available here. I am from India and live in Chennai. The Andamans are 2.5 hours away and I do 2-3 trips a year targeting GTs and Dogtooths mostly...

Unfortunately I can't post pictures, thread can be delted. Sorry

shot at the Panafishing lodge in July

A quick update about our last fishing trips in the Seychelles! Season is other and we are starting to plan the next one. Bookings are now open from October 2019 to April 2020. We are looking for serious guys who want to organise big expeditions to the Amirantes, Coetivy, Alphonse ... Heavy...

Hey Guys, A quick update about our last fishing trips in the Seychelles! Season is other and we are starting to plan the next one. Bookings are now open from October 2019 to April 2020. We are looking for serious guys who want to organise big expeditions to the Amirantes, Coetivy, Alphonse...

Been a while since I did not post a report on 360, so here is one. All reports can be found here: http://panafishing.com/reports--news.html Over my 5 years in Panama running the Panafishing lodge, not once did I manage to go fishing for 3 days in a row. Until now as I had the perfect excuse...

Hello everyone! Small report of our last trip to Seychelles. We tested to go with the YFS travel organizer. They have been on the market for 4 years and specialize in exotic fishing in Seychelles. This is the 5th time we go to this destination and I have no complaints ... Rare are the days that...

Popping for cubera snapper has been outstanding those past 3 weeks. Can't resist to post the finest specimens here...

It's been a long time since I did not post a report/ad here, so I'll take advantage of the fact that last group left me some great pictures to post their report here. There are huge amounts of roosterfish around this year, and this since January when the lodge record fell, with a boat getting...