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After a little research, I think a Super Panga out of Punta Mita is the best bet. Punta Mita is 35 miles NW of PV. It's a fishing village like PV was 40 years ago.

El Blanco or Cleophus Bank is only a 24 mile run. Roca Corbeteno or barnacle island is only a 16 mile run. The super pangas are cheap. 450 bucks for a 10 hour day. They run twin 4 stroke Honda's on the 26 foot super pangas.

Check out this picture of the three YF's that were caught off a super panga. The big one was 317#s on a certified scale!!!!!!

Mr. Bill....

If you go with a couple of other people....you can get the Pacifico or something like it for only $350 per day, ($1050/3 per day). The Pangas are probably fine to fish off of....but with the rollers that they have it would probably be a lot more comfortable in a 33 ft Bertram.


Not to be critical, the Pacifico is a Blackfin not a Bertram. I'm not sure if Blackfin's are still being produced. Cabo has taken a huge market share of the production sportfisherman's. I've been on about 10 different Cabo's over the years. If you haven't been on a Cabo, I highly recommend it. Very nice and finished out in every single nook and cranny. We were on a 48 flybridge Cabo in PV over Labor Day for four days and three nights. Very nice boat. Thank God it holds 1000 gallons of fuel. It took 912 gallons when we refueled. There was four of us and we each gave the Capt. a grand. I thought it was rather cheap but we also didn't plan on going all the way to Mazatlan when we stepped on the boat. I think it was about a 300 mile trip without all the zig zagging.

I don't mind the super pangas. Last year I was in Zihuatanejo and used a super panga to catch Roosterfish. Throwing poppers in the surf from the water is very productive. Most Rooster's average about 25 pounds and can go up to 85 pounds. You cast your popper from outside the sand bar into the breakers. Most hits happen after the breaker has leveled out and the white water is clearing. It's fun. I recommend a roosterfishing trip to everyone before you die.

It's easy to find a super panga in most Mexican coastal towns. The Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo area is full of them. Most are in "Z." The locals just call it "Z." I've found it's best to show up at the docks around 3PM and see who has the most fish. Strike a deal and show up the next morning. Always tell the guy that your not the average tourist. Tell him you are a serious fisherman and you will recommend him to all your friends.

I learned something from Gunsmoke years ago. He tells them he is a sports writer for a major sport fishing magazine. He used to have to fake business cards when he went to foreign ports. Not only would the Capt. work his butt off, he gave a great deal. Most of the time he only paid for the fuel and tip the deckhand. Sometimes it was FREE!!!!