Mazatlan Marlin have you used these serveces

Theron · 10-11-2006, 06:47 AM

I have never been to mexico before Iam using a travle agency so I have Kknow real knowladge of what to expect so I thought I would ask you guys if you know anything about these places

Travel agency Great escapes out of longview Wa

Hotel PLAYA MAZATLAN Had nice pics

Charter Aries Fleet Apparantly run from El Cid Castella Beach hotel It too looked like a nice place

BOAT ARIES II 33, seen pics looks like a nice enough boat

Thanks for any help

skybuster · 10-11-2006, 06:59 AM

I have stayed at the Hotel Playa Mazatlan before and it was a pretty nice place.

I don't know anythng about the fishing boat, but the El Cid is one of the nicer hotels there as well, so hopefully that bodes well for your boat and captain. Have fun.

Theron · 10-11-2006, 07:16 AM

Thanks that helps all we have planned looks good on paper as they say but you cant beat experiance Thanks again

skybuster · 10-11-2006, 12:37 PM

The Playa is located within the "Golden Zone", basically the resort area, and towards the south end of the golden zone.

Last time I was there was about 6 years ago. There used to be a small market right across the street from the Playa, and I used to go in there to buy cerveza and snacks. There are also several restaurants within walking distance, and if you want to go further the pulmonias (open air taxis) are reasonably priced.

I did one trip out of Mazatlan once on a 24 foot panga. We only got one dorado that day, but saw other boats with all kinds of fish. Good luck and have fun.

If you are into bass fishing at all you might want to look into fishing up at one of the lakes about an hour and a half out of Mazatlan. I think it is called El Salto. The right time of year you can catch tons of fish, including some big largemouth.

Bob Barthlow · 10-11-2006, 01:21 PM

When are you heading to Mazatlan, we'll be there from November 7th-19th.

This will be our 3rd November in a row fishing in Mazatlan, and each time we've fished with Escualo Fleet Sport Fishing and always had a great trip...they're just a couple blocks east of the El Cid in the same waterway.

In our last two trips, we boated many Dorado, Wahoo, Striped Marlin, Roooster fish and YellowTail. These two Striped Marlin were C n R'd on a morning trip in November '05

my 140#...

Buddy Roberts 170#...

Don't forget Lake El Salto bass fishing, my wife and I have had 70 bass mornings(4-5 hours fished) the last two trips and we're not bass fisherman...

FastAction · 10-11-2006, 01:25 PM

I am going from Dec 11-18th hoping to fish one of those days!!!!!

Theron · 10-11-2006, 02:31 PM

Thanks for the input
I have pritty much booked this trip through a travel agent an then back ground checked the things they schrdueled and it all looks pritty good on paper I just got off th e phone with the captain he spoke very good english and sounded like he had a pritty good sence of adventure for what I want to do so well see I guess

and also thanks for the heads up on the bass fishing I aint a bass fisherman but I do love to catch those little fellers

Theron · 10-11-2006, 02:48 PM

We are leaving on oct. 19th and be back oct. 26th

sounds like we will be in the right neighborhood anyway I just got off the phone with the captain of the Aries II and it went very well he spoke good english seemed a happy sort and had a good sence of adventure and humor when I told him what I wanted to do he said bring it on. so I guess well see.

Thanks for the headsup on the bass fishing I cant help but think when the ocean fishing is done I will be hard pressed to get my wife and daughter out of the tourist stuff
good luck on your trip this year Ill let you guys know how mine went when I get back Thanks again

P.S. nice pics.

Theron · 10-11-2006, 02:50 PM

Good luck on your trip Ill let ya know how mine goes when I get back

skybuster · 10-11-2006, 03:37 PM

Last time I was there the Playa Mazatlan had a pretty good dinner show. It's a buffet dinner with pretty good food, and a show with music and dancing. It was pretty popular when we were there. I am not sure of the cost, as someone else picked up the tab, but it was a good show and meal.

Theron · 10-11-2006, 03:50 PM

Thamk you I guess I do have time to do some other things beside fish I will check into it(many many many servasas have been abused if you ever see me dance the last peaple that saw me dance tell me that I had a realy good time

skybuster · 10-11-2006, 04:11 PM

I didn't mean that you had to dance at the dinner show, it's one of those things where THEY are providing the entertainment. It's basically traditional mexican music and dancing in the traditional costumes. I think they did a little comedy and magic as well, although we had many cervezas ourselves that night.

If you want to go out for drinks and dancing afterward try Joe's Oyster Bar just down the beach a few hundred yards. It's an open air bar right on the beach, you'll hear the music.

Theron · 10-11-2006, 04:57 PM

well good!!! that makes me AND MY FAMILY feel better

Oyster Bar now that sounds good