we are in San Juan Del Sur,Nicaraga having made port after another stormy night and an electrical fire to add to the excitement.Awesome fishing in El Salvador with many billfish and the best locale on the Pacific @ paradise fishing lodge.Great people,tropical location,all the action of the Guatemala grounds without the hassles.Twenty minutes to the international airport.Will attempt the Papagalos passage @ 5AM….50 mph winds last night.

We have our first grandchild!We are so happy.Baby Henry was born yesterday.Everything cool.We will catch a marlin(or 2 or….)tomorrow and watch it swim free in celebration.

Lightning strike 4 nites ago.I don’t recommend it.Next day while cruising toward Nicaragua caught a blue and 5 sails.Next day caught our first Pacific wahoo and a nice yellowfin so we are eating well and laid up at marinapuestadelsol.com finishing repairs. Leaving Thursday for paradisefishinglodge.net in El Salvador.Henry and Niki are due the 11th.I think we’ll go fishing.

Thumper top boat sunday with 9 releases wins daily finishes 3rd overall.Locals tough competition but we gave them a run.Inta and I are leaving tomorrow for fishing excursion to Nicaragua and El Salvador.

Tournament starts tomorrow.Keep track of the leaderboard by clicking on Banana Bay Marina in interesting sites on sidebar.Charlie and Kosta are out chasing Roosters and Snook today.

Home for Easter with Mom.Golfito Billfish Tourny March 30,31. Inta,Charlie S. and Kostas will be formitable contenders.Returning Golfito Tuesday for scouting.

Monday,Thumper had her first Costa Rican triple with Inta,her friend Capt.Sue Scheer,and Chris Davis scoring.We had 24 releases in 4 days,40+ shots,many +150lbs. class fish.Had 3 Marlin shots including a big one Tues.,Marlin won.No we are not getting a chair.Inta took her 200 kilo Marlin saturday in 35 minutes on standup.Work out,don’t wimp out.

Bite is awesome.Black and Blue shots every day with 20/30 sails in the spread.Capt.Bob Sullivan reports losing biggest black he has seen in 3 years yesterday when it ate a blue and white Islander on 30.

4 marlin shots today.Caught 1 by Hoyle.3 for upteen on sails,they made us look bad.55″dorado in the box.Biggest I ever saw.Photo’s coming.Haven’t seen another boat in 2 days.Golfito rocks…….

Marlin…right short..center rigger,right long…….hooked up….big fish,Black…he’s off…hooked up,left short,,,,,clear clear,clear……he’s smokin it…..back down….faster,faster…He’s spoolin me..faster….   3 for 6 today.Thumper’s in the game