B
eing a boat captain's
wife is not always the
glamorous lifestyle many
people would like to believe.
Spending nine months a year
home alone, raising three
kids, running a business, and
directing a fishing tournament
while my husband
istraveling
t h e
Atlantic,
Caribbean
and Pacific
following his
passion, isn't
as easy as it
sounds!
This past
Mother's Day was
a great reminder
of some of the
benefits of being
married to a world
traveling sportfishing
captain with a great
boss!
Friday,May8th,Iboardedaflight
in Miami headed to Panama
City, Panama. I was met at
the airport upon my arrival by
a good friend of ours, Captain
Roy Krum. He took me
to the marina
where I
spent
t h e
evening waiting for the rest
of my adventure. Roy is
another reminder of how great
it is to have such a close knit
community of sportfishing
friends.
Saturday,May9th,Roydelivered
me to another airport to take a
small plane to Santiago. Once
in Santiago, I boarded a private
chartered helicopter for an
amazing 20 minute ride We
flew over miles of mangroves
which lead up to a mountain
that on the other side revealed
the spectacular Cebaco Bay,
where I could see the boat I
was headed for tied up to the
mothership,alsocalled"Cebaco
Bay". My heart was pounding
as I knew it would only be a
short time until I was reunited
with my fabulous husband,
Captain Ken Ross of the 64'
Hatteras "Amirita".
The helicopter landed on
the beach, where I was
met by my husband, as well as
his boss, Jose "Pepe" Anton
and friends. As I was coming
in, "Pepe" and his friends were
boarding the helicopter to
leave.
Ken and I spent the afternoon
on the beach in the unique
and gorgeous Cebaco Bay.
That evening , we went
Rooster Fishing with Captain
Chris Zaskey of Cebaco Bay
Sportfishing Club. The evening
was relaxing as we watched one
of the most incredible Sunsets
I've ever seen. Unfortunately,
the Rooster Fish weren't
cooperating. I was hoping
this was not a sign of things to
come!
Sunday, May 10th, we left the
mothership at 8am headed
toward Aguja Reef. I was
tentatively hopeful, yet a little
anxious. We had heard the
fishing was just OK the past few
days, and I had been waiting for
as long as I could remember for
my first Black Marlin.
After a very short run, we
immediately came upon the
tuna we needed for bait. By
8:40am, we had our first hook
up! Unfortunately, it proceeded
to jump off. My anticipation was
growing with the fear that I had
lost my one shot. Within about
fifteen minutes, I had hooked
another Black Marlin and was
just amazed with the acrobatic
nature of the fish. I was able to
release her in about 12 minutes
and she was estimated at 350
pounds! My trip was made
before I had finished my first
hour of fishing. Mates Eddy
Larrea and David Hernandez
were as excited as I was that
"mama" had caught her first
Black Marlin on Mother's Day!
As the excitement settled down,
we filled the tuna tubes and
set the bait back out. Within
minutes of moving off of the bait,
the right rigger came down.
"My Mother's Day Trip To Panama"
by Pat RossPEOPLE FISHING
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