Isla Mujeres And Its Glass Bottom Boat Ride

One morning in the spring of 1977, we look in our store - relieved that the sun ended a night of hiding from the sand fleas. We made the mistake of camping behind a sand dune and not directly on the beach. At dusk, the sand fleas came out and began to bite. The net of carp was not enough to keep them out and spent a miserable night.So, we were expecting something much better, as we head for the ferry to take us to Isla Mujeres Mujeres.Isla (the "island of women ') is a small island off the northeast coast of the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. Isla Mujeres near Cancun, but it is a total contrast with that famous resort. island of Cancun is the ideal place if you want a modern hotel with all amenities and hectic day and night Moreover activities.Isla Women is fairly quiet and pleasant. The people are friendly and helpful, but much more relaxed than those of modern Cancun.Soon ferry approached the dock and climbed. We had to leave our car parked in a parking lot. That always made me a little "nervous because there is no breakdown in Villahermosa.Looking previous summer in the Caribbean, from the top of the ferry, which was a pleasure. "It was a beautiful sunny day and you could see the bottom of all the manner of the Caribbean for the odd journey of forty miles. There were areas where the bottom was the light colored sand with patches of others that were dark - representing areas where coral had reefs.It trip.When was very quiet and relaxing we arrived in Isla Mujeres, We took our backpacks and headed for the ferry. The first sign we saw was one in English - "Walking in bottom boat crystal. "As we were in a glass bottom boat, first, we were delighted with the opportunity to see some tropical reef through the panoramic view of a glass bottom boat.It was too late in the day to go, so we went and got a motel. There have been several decent motels at reasonable prices and we just had a room overlooking the western beach ISLAND.THE next morning, after eating some food we brought with us in our backpacks, we headed to the pool bottom boat rides. I had the equipment to dive with me in case there was the possibility of using them.After pay the fee, which immediately went to the boat. The ship was not what expected. In Monterrey, the boat has housed about 30 people. This was only big enough for about 7. He had an outboard motor and it seemed he could not handle more than the most peaceful of waters.We past forty-five minutes south along the western edge of Isla Mujeres in an area where the ship's captain said he frequently ate fish and would not be good with numbers expecting see.We leave the panels in the bottom of the boat to you can see. We were anxious to see the beautiful fish and corals captain were.The we take a little food for fish around the boat and the fish started swarming around. I still thought that the groups had to be removed. But, surprise ! - a box was delivered to the person sitting next to him. It was glass on the end. He explained that the window is placed on the side of the boat and peered through the glass. then gave it to the wife that person.My coming and I had a very hard not to laugh out loud the captain and his ridiculous little box. Only a glass bottom boat! However, we managed to make a turn around well and showed great fish.I quite took the opportunity with the permission of the captain, to go overboard and snorkel with fish. Other people on the boat was very fun to watch me fish think.The rest of our time spent on the island tour other attractions island, including an incredible aquarium, but the glass bottom boat tour is the culmination of our time on Isla Mujeres.

Halibut: Alaska Halibut Fishing For Barn Door Sized Fish

On the bridge that allows wave action to bounce your weighted herring or plastic bait on the bottom or over a hundred feet below is called the dinner bell. Halibut will travel hundreds of yards to investigate the beating of his appeal will swallow the lead as noisy lureThe acknowledged shooting, shooting, and then a big push begins underwater rodeo. The nose of the lead-heavy books in a shrimp's tail bounced division in the ocean actually calling black for the reminder. At 200 meters deep sea is completely dark. But one point seems to be the best white for black. A 20-pound "chicken" fight like 60 black-salmon pounds. The large flat surface is added to the resistance worked in a fish muscle is determined to remain in the background. The normal three trips to the surface and two trips down before they can land a black halibut.Just 40-50 pounds as approaches the surface, where a net or gaff waiting, all that the muscle becomes in fish from the baseline and screaming out of the coil. The Alaskan halibut will not stop until it reaches the bottom again. Now you know what you have and pray that his team is together.Captain Jerry has cast anchor in the lee side of a grill in 150 feet of water. The tide began to come, the dancer "was staggering, the tide began to run again 18-inch foot tides, a large amount of water moves every 12 hours. The sandy bottom is ideal for Greenland awaiting the tide to take their next meal. The sound of the anchor hit the bottom of the dinner bell rang. 55-foot yacht had pulled up the slack from the anchor chain and covered front in the autumn at its only free tide.Dan advantage nose attract white shrimp on the side and waited for the film to unspool. 's foot-long plastic lure hit the bottom with a thud. The slack was taken by the gossamer line that the call might be returned in the bottom to create a little black sweatshirt that seems to attract hundreds of yards away. Alaska Halibut Fishing has always been a dream, too far away to even imagine. From the day the decision was more than 11 months of planning, preparation and the dream of this day of black halibut fishing off Prince of Wales Island. than a minute and then 5 minutes, Dan thought, "bite" has not been started yet. And then it happened. small Flip, then the hook Yankee. Dan had taken many "chickens," so I knew it was a black man. "Suddenly the short squat deep sea pole, form a" U "and Dan began to lift the rod and reel down. The familiar Yankee, Yankee, Yankee, as the fish refused to leave the fund has not discouraged the fort built 6 "1", 30 years, the muscles in constant conflict with the muscle until the cry was heard from the captain in the flight deck, "My God, man hooked a keeper! The fish seemed a little 'green, brown and seemed at a glide angle of the boat, but 6 to 8 feet below the surface. At 3 meters the surface of rotting fish saw the boat, the sun and a fisherman excited at once and not face down. The Penn reel screamed as each bearing surface and the brake rebelled like giant slipped out 5 meters of sight. assault that took 20 minutes, Dan asked for help. 6 "4" Brother Paul, with arms as big as the thighs of a man said, "Give me that! "In the cold of Alaska, in April, the beads of sweat on Paul's face, ripping, tearing, ripping, reel to mourn had taken its toll. Weakly said" I need a break! "Dan grabbed the short Stubby" U "shaped pole and began to falter. Paul had lasted just twenty minutes just to get a quick view of a prisoner in the shade before returning to the screaming, and black fibers that had deep.The fishing pole forms were casting a long rod, the reel was making a strange grinding sound as ominous creaking famous and swayed when the interruption of the cries offline. Black was coming, but Dan has more than 10 minutes. Paul took the baton and beaten in the auction, the fish and reel. 10 minutes later yelled "it would be on top for now, what's going on?" The brake on the reel had completely failed and that the line is reeled in the fish back to their "leisure. Dan took the watch later. Within 5 minutes, Dan yelled," I see color! "Captain Jerry was standing on the bow with a rifle, 22. As Black has broken the