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How is the fishing in Puerto Rico?
I've fished in San Juan, Puerto Rico offshore near the trench drop off, and caught Sierra, Dorado and Wahoo. Was unable to raise any billfish over 3 days. Now I know that Puerto Rico has good fishing, but I'd have to vote for the Kona Coast of Hawaii. Now I used to live on the Big Island of Hawaii in the town of Kailua-Kona, which is actually a Hawaiian fishing village. The Marlin fishing is usually excellent there, with chances of catching very large fish during certain times of the year (June thru October}. It's known as "The Blue Marlin Capital of the World" with good reason. You can also catch Black and Striped Marlin, Swordfish, Yellowfin Tuna and several other species in the Tuna family, Mahi (Dorado), Ono (Wahoo) and many other surprises. I had three Stripe Marlin on at the same time and landed all of them including leadering and gaffing, also had a double header with two 80lb Wahoo. They also have a "Grander Wall" in front of one of the popular restaurants on Alii Drive in Kailua-Kona, which has pictures of all the 1000 lb ++ Marlin that have been caught on the Big Island. These big females follow the Ahi, and while many of the Captains will run "plastic ", most of locals will live bait or bridle hook a live 10 lb Skipjack Tuna. Live Baiting is probably one of the more successful ways to catch big marlin. I'd like to try it in Puerto Rico offshore. (Sep 25, 2011 | post #33)
It would be great if there was a return, but even some of the popular grunge bands have become commercial and started to sound like Pop groups. (Sep 9, 2011 | post #33)
Manatee reported in Huntington Bay
can you eat them? I'm sick of eating city pigeons, too many bones, my net is torn too. They're easy to cook right over a fire on a stick, feathers all burn off quickly, That teriyaki marinade is good on 'em. You have to find a spot where old people feed them and sneak up on them.. (Aug 28, 2011 | post #7)
U.S. Puerto Rican poverty started with the US invasion of...
"Operation Bootstrap" was enacted in Puerto Rico to create employment and combat poverty, and shift the island's economy away from farming to manufacturing. The population had reached critical levels and forced Birth Control was a common practice. Many gringos came to Puerto Rico and made millions because of the preferential treatment that this program offered. Factories were set up to make undergarments and similar clothing along with other items that could be easily and cheaply manufactured. Many of these factory owners paid no Federal Income Tax, which was used to lure industry to the island. I know that this economic program was started around 1948, and we arrived in San Juan in 1956. Those slums in La Perla and El Fanguito were there then, and they didn't look like they were recently built, my guess is that they were there for at least 20 years or more. Getting back to the island's Birth Control program, it was a policy that hospitals would sterilize a woman after her third child during this time. (Aug 2, 2011 | post #6)
Mexico ex-president: Legalize pot
Marijuana has plenty of medicinal uses that the Pharmaceutical Industry doesn't want the public to know about because it would be a cheaper, safer and possibly more effective alternative to the stuff they peddle. Big Pharma has lots of US politicians n their pockets. Peace!! (Aug 2, 2011 | post #29)
How is the fishing in Puerto Rico?
I've fished at the Caribe Hilton pier many years ago back in 1959 to 1963. That school of Tarpon right off the pier were there back then, over 50 years ago. We tried to catch them but were never able to get them to bite, we tried mirrolures, live mullet, and all sorts of bait, but it was useless I remember the Tarpon being about 4 to 5 feet long. A couple of my friends caught a huge Lemon Shark there back in 1962, their photo was in the San Juan Star, also a year ir so earlier saw a group of spearfishing divers spear a large Mero (grouper), which was about 250 lbs. I had luck catching Barracuda, Jack and Snapper off that Hilton pier. (Aug 2, 2011 | post #18)
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