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GITANA
"THE GYPSY LADY"
Captain Santiago Valdovinos
The Gitana is a 25' Super Panga powered by a 75 HP Yamaha. It cruises at 25+ knots. It is equipped with GPS Navigation, cellular phone and VHS radio. It is a handcrafted panga with two fighting chairs and two "siesta" bench on the opposite sides. It features a hard top for shade over the bench area.
The Sailfish King of Zihuatanejo
#3 Tag & Release Captain -- WORLDWIDE --2002
Honeymoon Sails
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Santiago has an ability to find some of the larger Sails & Tuna that prowl the waters of Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo. He practices Tag & Release totally for Sailfish. Santiago and the Gitana have been the leading tagging Captain in Zihuatanejo for the past two years and ranked #3 worldwide in 2002. Dorado, Tuna and yes, sharks are taken for your table. Filleting, packaging and freezing your catch are included in his service.
Fly Fishing
Cam Sigler custom rods with Ross Canyon 8 reels
Tuna Summers
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First Fish of the Day |
3:30 hours, 140# |
Tuna of the summer. As the winter season closes and the summer heats the water, the Yellowfin move closer.
The Gitana is equipped with Shimano TN 50 & Penn 6/0 equipment matched to Custom rods. Capt. Santiago prefers the new Shimanos as he says they are easier on the new anglers and ladies.
Bring the kids
November 19, 2001
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Diego on #1 |
Chad on # 2 |
Yeah, Amigo we got him!!
Note tag in fish, both tagged and released
Captain Santiago Valdovinos post consistent catches of Sailfish and Marlin. Santiago has over 10 years experience fishing the waters of Zihuatanejo.
The Gitana may be booked by calling Captain Santiago 011-52-755-554-7812 after 7 Central time or cell phone 011-52-755-558-1923. Charter rates are $300.00 US per day plus additional fees for tuna, roosterfishing or supplying fly fishing gear
Local calling is 554-7812 or cell phone # 044-755-558-1923.
SPECIAL TUNA TRIPS OF 10 HOURS FOR $300. 12 HOURS FOR $350.
Lunch and beer are available at the pier prior to departure.
E-mail:
gitana@prodigy.net.mx
One of his best catches was that of "El Diablo", the Dorado shown with Adan, his brother & mate, below:
Here is the story of "El Diablo"
Zihuatanejo, MX -- 17 Nov 98 -- 10:00 AM -- Panga boat--Gitana
El Diablo, the baddest Dorado I ever met.
We already had tagged the first Sail at about 9:00, about a half hour later we saw a large branch with about 4-5 Boobies on it. Cruised over and spotted a large bait school, a few small Blacktip Sharks and one Bull Dorado. Caught two of the sharks flipping the bait around trying to find the Bull. Caught a glimpse of him and Adan flipped a bait in that direction but he didn't see him when he barely missed it and went under the boat. I told him throw it again and he did. Bam, and there went about 100 yards of line and three good jumps as he ran from the boat.
The fight was on! I don't think I have ever hooked a finer fish. This mother was BAD. Clock running, it took 20 minutes to get him to the boat the FIRST time. I had been to both sides of the cockpit twice, he had cleared the water by 4 feet another 19 times. The captain would get the leader in his hand 3 more times and the Dorado would clear the water 3 more times before I got him to the boat for the 5th time, time 25:30, captain reached with the gaff, just touching his back and he surges under the boat and wraps the outboard's prop, captain jumps on the fantail and the fish is six inches to far for the gaff. EL Captain jumps over board, gaffs the fish on the way into the water and grabs him by the tail, comes up about 6 feet behind the boat, gaff in one hand, fish tail in the other.
Baddest, meanest and most beautiful 45# fish I'll ever tie into. Never caught a Marlin that came close to that fish. It was the fight you dream of, the one that never happens, never be another one like it. I'll watch that fish the rest of my life and I'll never forget that captain, Santiago, leaping off the fantail.
You just should have been there!!!
Paul Phillips
