Zihuatanejo

[jbird]

https://youtu.be/hiGviJ9tbag

[Carl Blackledge]

Great video Jay.

Carl

[jbird]

Great video Jay.

Carl

Thanks Carl. This was my first trip to Mexico in almost five years. What a great reminder to get down there way more often. Life’s too short

[Tony Buzolich]

Jay, a couple of questions. Do you also go by Jay Spencer over on Dan's board? No problem if you do. Great video. Did you fly Air Alaska or Aero Mexico to Zihuatanejo. Any thoughts?

When you booked with Ed Kunze did he seem to have available dates or did you plan your dates first. I went to his website which was a couple of years old and I'm sure his prices have changed since then.

Jim May and I were there a couple of years ago. We had booked with Fishing International for three days of offshore sailfishing on the FLY. But when we got to the boat in the morning the first thing the mate says is "Oh! Fly fishing. You won't catch anything" and we were encouraged to troll bait. This was after we had booked specifically for sailfish on the fly.

I love roosters and jacks and have fished specifically in La Paz and Loreto and would love to try some place new. As part of Ed Kunze's package did they pick you up and get you back to the airport?

Ya, I know. Lots of questions, but curious minds want to know.

Thanks for any information or suggestions you can provide,
Tony

[Carl Blackledge]

Tony,

I sent Ed an email and he answered it, I just forwarded you the email.

I think he told me $250.00 for the boat and crew?

I been there twice with the late Bill Nash, the Billfish use to be good then they let all the tourists kill every billfish, I would love to go back and do the rooster thing, especially since it's so cheap...I am almost out the door for my Loreto trip, however soon as I get back I will investigate further.

Carl Blackledge

[Tony Buzolich]

Thanks Carl. I've been all over his website but there's a lot of old stuff there.

Jay, I forgot to ask about rods, was this all 12 wt. ? I remember going to Loreto and using a 9 wt. the first time, and having a 12 wt. setup for billfish. What a mistake that was. You learn quick when you get into those jacks
Tony

[jbird]

Jay, a couple of questions. Do you also go by Jay Spencer over on Dan's board? No problem if you do. Great video. Did you fly Air Alaska or Aero Mexico to Zihuatanejo. Any thoughts?

When you booked with Ed Kunze did he seem to have available dates or did you plan your dates first. I went to his website which was a couple of years old and I'm sure his prices have changed since then.

Jim May and I were there a couple of years ago. We had booked with Fishing International for three days of offshore sailfishing on the FLY. But when we got to the boat in the morning the first thing the mate says is "Oh! Fly fishing. You won't catch anything" and we were encouraged to troll bait. This was after we had booked specifically for sailfish on the fly.

I love roosters and jacks and have fished specifically in La Paz and Loreto and would love to try some place new. As part of Ed Kunze's package did they pick you up and get you back to the airport?

Ya, I know. Lots of questions, but curious minds want to know.

Thanks for any information or suggestions you can provide,
Tony

Thanks Tony. Yes same Jay

I flew Alaska. But fishing was only a small part of my trip. We spent a week in puerto Vallarta first. Then aero Mexico from pv to Mexico City then to zihuatanejo.

But I do believe Alaska has straight flights to Z from LA.

I’m not sure about Ed picking you up at the airport. You can talk to him about that. Lotsa cheap cab services. Airport is about 20 minutes from zihuatanejo. Ed did pick me up at my resort each morning but I had to cab back. I stayed at the worldmark.

$250 US for a day in the water. I brought all my own gear, food and water. Again Ed can answer all of this too.

The panga run to the rooster beach is a long one. So be prepared. Unless they’re somewhere else when you’re there.

A couple tips. The swells can be very large there and you’re standing in a bow with no railing. You are holding just outside the breakers so you are riding elevators all day going up and down those big swells. It’s a bit unnerving and it’s a workout in your legs and core just keeping yourself stable. Throw in casting a flyrod to nonstop action and it works you hard.

It is HOT!! Like very very uncomfortable hot. Be aware of that. That’s what I struggled with the most.

Also these pangas are not like Baja pangas. They have a covered cabin in the middle and I honestly can’t see how two anglers can fish simultaneously.

There’s sailfish there now and they’re getting them on flies. I originally planned to do that one say but the rooster action was just too good.

Google Ed Kunze zihuatanejo. You’ll find him. He wasn’t heavily booked at all!

[gitt]

Jay,

I loved your video. Add the soundtrack and you had me listening to Alice in Chains and STP for hours. It was enough to get me to consider a trip via Puerto Vallarta. It appears that you fished solo from your video or am I mistaken? Is there enough for a nonfishing companion to occupy their time in the area? I might consider leaving my better half in PV while I slip out for a few days unless I can convince her to join me. How far in advance was needed to book this trip?

Again, fantastic video, just enough to create interest in the area. Thanks for posting.

[jbird]

Jay,

I loved your video. Add the soundtrack and you had me listening to Alice in Chains and STP for hours. It was enough to get me to consider a trip via Puerto Vallarta. It appears that you fished solo from your video or am I mistaken? Is there enough for a nonfishing companion to occupy their time in the area? I might consider leaving my better half in PV while I slip out for a few days unless I can convince her to join me. How far in advance was needed to book this trip?


Again, fantastic video, just enough to create interest in the area. Thanks for posting.

Yep I went out alone. My wife doesn’t fish and we were staying in a nice resort in zihuatanejo so she had a good time sipping cocktails by the pool.

Unfortunately zihuatanejo is two flights from puerto Vallarta. Gotta go through Mexico City.

I’d recommend you take your companion and stay in zihuatanejo. It is a wonderful town! Super friendly people and cheap! I had a massive filet mignon with shrimp for 180 pecos. That’s about 9 bucks. I’d say there’s plenty to do for a non fishing companion there.

The service I used was pretty wide open. Not a lot of tourists fishing down there.