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We pushed of right on schedule. |e orst few minutes gliding over the
glassy gulf were deceptively peaceful, almost lake-like. |e Golfo Dulce is
a protected nord-like bay oven dead calm at dawn, but it can hide the truth
that the Pacioc Ocean is waiting just outside its mouth. |e gulf doesn’t
advertise what’s coming; it lets you relax just long enough to cherish the
calm, while keeping you guessing about the day’s true nature. Will baitosh
be abundant? Will the game osh be feeding? Which species will dominate
the action today? In seven years of oshing here, we’ve learned that the only
guarantee is that nothing is guaranteed.
Aver loading up on bait near the river mouths, we ran a short distance
ofshore. |ere’d been reports of yellowon tuna relatively close to the
coastline, and we were keen to ond them. On our way out, we encountered
a narrow