Kayak Fishing Game On Movie Crew Takes on Panama (Photo heavy!)

Is there good kayak fishing on the Pacific coast of Panama? Let these photos do the talking:

Jim gets it going with a rooster.


Looks very NorCal - rocks and reefs everywhere.


Ken rolls film as Jim discovers the local blue rockfish.


Blue trevally aka blue jack. Watch out for that sharp tail!


Jim railed. Just how big is his fish?


Pretty dang big!


120-lbs or so big, hooked, fought and leadered from the 'yak. Night time meant an assist on the gaff job.


World champ paddler Ken makes everything look easy.


Tropical.


Ken and a comb.


Snook a look.


One of a bazillion local snappers. Pretty little thing.


We have cubera!


That's no boiler bass - jacks in the danger zone.


Here be crocs... Can you see it? We couldn't.


Text report to follow.

Looks like the trip of a lifetime!

Epic variety!!!!

WOW!  what a place.  glad you guys are having fun!!  Wish i was there with you for sure.  thanks for the post, PAL

Allen

Looks like a great place...Jay wants to go now!

Theresa

Thanks for the variety show.

fantastic shots! thank you

SAWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Freddie

   WOW!!! with all that beautiful scenery, who could fish. Not!  . totally awesome. some day??? Thanks for the photo's .  Bulldog

Outrageous!!!!!!!!
Wow!

Wow....

  Speechless...

Awesome

  Can't wait for more on the report....

I'm glad you are enjoying the photos. Get this - they don't do the place justice, not by a long shot. Panama exceeded every expectation. I am incredibly lucky to have been invited to join the Kayak Fishing Game On crew for this amazing shoot based out of Pesca Panama. This is my new favorite place - we barely scratched the surface. Inshore, blue water, up in the mangroves, exotic and tropical, with slight hint of menace that makes everything that much more vibrant. I'm talking big waves, jagged rocks, a flying croc, yellow sea snakes, and menacing sharks.

We were on the water for six days, usually from an hour after sun-up all the way to sunset. We only had one shot at the blue water of the Hannibal Bank, which reports had as 'slow.' As soon as the powerboats beat it it got very lifey - tuna were rolling through, huge jumpers, not your average kayak fish. The one Jim hooked really put the hurt on him.

I got my own much smaller model a couple days later, a 42-lb'er on a surface popper (!). That one was sweet, as it involved a cruise in formation with 40 or 50 porpoise. They took me right to my fish after a long chase, then stuck around to witness the end of my 'pure' fight. 

I lost so many fish to the rocks, and those I got often had me on the edge of disaster, very near run things and so much fun. And don't get me started on the snook, so cool, an ideal kayak fish, stealth really helped sneak up on those jumpers. There's so much more to say, just an epic place.

Wow, that looks exciting! Looking forward to more.

Z