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Date: November 14, 2003 at 21:01:01
From: mike rubino, [bg-tc-ppp1603.monmouth.com]
Subject: Re: Bonefish??


Ironically,I just got in Stanly Babsons book which is the 1st book written solely on bonefishing. It was published in 65. He didnt use weighted flies back then. The bonefish is built like a sucker [before the 30s they were considered an annoyance for those fishing for other gamefish]. They are mostly bottom feeders so their build aids them in finding forage. The light flies of Babsons day made them harder to catch in deeper water[more than 2ft.] than the weighted flies of today...Getting back to eating them Babson mentioned that native islanders ate them as did others; he said they didnt taste too bad but had to be strecthed [?] and you had to watch out for the bones. Im going to put part of what he said on the Politics board but the the gist of it is that on one island one village netted their bonefish and another didnt to encourage sports fishing, 15 years later the non bonefish netting village was thriving with tourists and the other was not as it had depleted its bonefish stock. Should that tell us something?... Im hooked on bonefishing even though I havent got one yet. The thrill of seeing them and making casts to them has gotten my juices flowing and Im going to save some loot and go after them again... The problem with bonefish and permit is that they are a rich mans game as unless you live in the Miami area they are costly to get to and not knowing the areas guides are needed. The Bahamas trips average around $3000 for 6-7 days fishing. Not outrageous but not cheap either. I have a close friend who along with his cousin [who is an experienced fishermen] and 2 others rented a house on Abaco, Hired a guide on their own, much cheaper than resort guides and had a great time at half the price.His cousin after learning the ropes would just go off on his own in a little skiff and did quite well...Not to get any noses out of shape but I often wonder when reading about some supposed great bonefishermen or permit fishermen how good a fishermen they actually are. I mean how many have the $$ to go to Bimini to chase record bonefish in February? Or while their time in the Keys chasing permit?? The magazines make legendary figures out of some of these fishermen. I wonder after reading some of these articles how good they'd do if standing along the edge of the Atlantic here in NJ where it costs you nothing to fish and you have miles and miles of open water, and aside from the cost of your equipment your into the game and thay were elbow to elbow with common folk just casting to stripers for fun and not glory??


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