JCH Posted September 24, 2018 Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 Hi all - I am headed to Costa Rica with the family for a few days in December, and we're staying up in the jungle. No fly fishing outfitters, as far as I can tell, but there are some guys that troll a local lake for Guabera (sounds maybe like a peacock bass). Anyway, they are getting down pretty deep, and while I have a depth charge line for striped bass, I think it's going to kink up in the jungle heat - so I am in the market for a tropical, full sink. Any recommendations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ham Posted September 24, 2018 Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 Check some Teeny leftovers on e-bay with 20 $ each. Last time he had in grains : 475 ; 375 ; 300 ; 175 , some 6-7 and 5 weight.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Local66 Posted September 25, 2018 Report Share Posted September 25, 2018 (edited) Outbound short will work fine. The teeny tropical has a very stiff running line that causes just as many problems as it solves. A TS-350/T-400 does fine in 84 degree Florida surf. Edited September 25, 2018 by Local66 "Talent does what it can, genius does what it has to" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walnut Posted September 25, 2018 Report Share Posted September 25, 2018 Bermuda Triangle Taper Intermediate Fly Line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkus Posted September 25, 2018 Report Share Posted September 25, 2018 eBay full sinkers made in Canada $24.00 great lines using them for albies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jabster Posted September 25, 2018 Report Share Posted September 25, 2018 What weight rod are you using? I like the SA sonar 30 warm lines and the Rio Leviathans the most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCH Posted September 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2018 2 hours ago, jabster said: What weight rod are you using? I like the SA sonar 30 warm lines and the Rio Leviathans the most. I'm bringing a 9 wt. I toyed with the idea of bringing my 7 wt instead, but I think I may need the backbone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhorsley Posted September 28, 2018 Report Share Posted September 28, 2018 Guabera I believe is a Rainbow Bass cousins of the peacock. We caught them in the jungle in Nicaragua. Don't forget some orange panfish poppers and the panfish/bass poppers.Their version of a bluegill is pretty cool. \ Brian Horsley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCH Posted September 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2018 12 hours ago, bhorsley said: Don't forget some orange panfish poppers and the panfish/bass poppers.Their version of a bluegill is pretty cool. Excellent - thank you. I didn't even think to bring surface flies, was going to just bring a few bright colored baitfish patterns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhorsley Posted September 28, 2018 Report Share Posted September 28, 2018 8 hours ago, JCH said: Excellent - thank you. I didn't even think to bring surface flies, was going to just bring a few bright colored baitfish patterns. we were looking for snook in the jungle and it was flooded--so we were there of 7 days. So it became what ever were could catch. we had tons of snook flies but only a few panfish poppers. Brian Horsley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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