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This past winter my wife Lauren and I guided two awesome groups of American anglers and their wives in Costa Rica. We explored the jungle together, saw sloths and monkeys, and of course went fishing!

The fishing from the beach in the days leading up to this kayak trip had been unusually slow. However, when I woke up on the morning of February 4th 2019, I saw huge topwater explosions about a mile offshore.

I hustled to get my gear together, and within minutes I was dragging a small $5/hour rental kayak down to the beach. I paddled offshore and encountered what was arguably the most heart-pounding fishing experience of my entire life.

Giant roosterfish and monster jack crevalles were smashing sardines all over the surface. The roosterfish were all huge. At times I could actually see them cruising beneath my kayak. The fish would erupt on sardines, then settle and relax for 15 minutes, before erupting and crashing on sardines on again. IT WAS WILD!

About a dozen frigate birds were circling in the sky above, watching the roosterfish and the sardines. I paddled hard to keep up with the frigates and the fish, which were traveling at a good clip.

At 18:13 in this video my Halco Roosta Popper gets in haled by a roosterfish which I'm guessing weighed around 50 pounds. The fight was incredible, and I did as good a job as possible reviving and releasing the fish. I hope and have a good feeling she survived ✌🏻

One roosterfish was sufficient for me.

Roosters are incredible creatures and unbelievable sport fish. I'm confident I could of hooked up several more times, but I was content, and saw no point in harming another rooster.

But you can bet a million dollars I was back out there the next morning!

On February 5th I paddled back out and experienced action which was just as intense - but I'll save that for the next video...

Timestamps:
09:30 - shot of the Halco Roosta popper
10:22 - bubble trail action retrieve technique
10:39 - popping action retrieve technique
12:39 - first confirmed sighting of roosterfish
13:08 - underwater footage of roosterfish
16:45 - second sighting of roosterfish
17:28 - huge topwater explosions of roosterfish
18:13 - big hit and crazy hookup!
21:52 - getting pulled all over the place by the big rooster
25:43 - roosterfish comes to the surface
27:31 - unhooking the roosterfish
31:20 - underwater shots of roosterfish next to the kayak
34:48 - really nice underwater shot
38:10 - roosterfish swims away

Equipment:
Van Staal VR150 [ Ссылка ]
St. Croix 7'6" TIS76HF3 spinning rod
30lb Power Pro [ Ссылка ]
40lb Seagur fluoro leader [ Ссылка ]
Red/white Halco Roosta popper [ Ссылка ]

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