{"id":26423,"date":"2015-09-02T20:27:03","date_gmt":"2015-09-03T03:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bucketlistjourney.net\/?p=26423"},"modified":"2025-01-29T02:52:58","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T09:52:58","slug":"go-sailfishing-in-guatemala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bucketlistjourney.net\/go-sailfishing-in-guatemala\/","title":{"rendered":"Go Sailfishing in Guatemala"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-1c40ef2f gb-headline-text\">Traveling to Guatemala was turning out to be quite the adventure. First, there was a painfully steep&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bucketlistjourney.net\/hike-the-active-pacaya-volcano-in-guatemala\/\">hike up the active Pacaya volcano<\/a> where we roasted marshmallows on the fiery lava rock and now we were about to spend a sunny&nbsp;afternoon Sailfishing on a boat in the Pacific Ocean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Would I be able to reel in the big one?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Sailfish are a bluish-gray billfish that are known as the fastest fish in the sea. Their name comes from their large dorsal fin that spans nearly the length of their body. They look very similar to a Marlin, but differ in the fact that the Sailfish has larger pectoral fins and bill.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bucketlistjourney.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_1818-copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/bucketlistjourney.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_1818-copy.jpg\" alt=\"Sailfishing Boat in Guatemala\" class=\"wp-image-26459\" style=\"width:450px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bucketlistjourney.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_1818-copy.jpg 800w, https:\/\/bucketlistjourney.net\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2015\/08\/IMG_1818-copy-300x200.jpg.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><span class=\"s1\">Though you can Sailfish in several different countries, Guatemala is known as the world\u2019s capital of catch and release Sailfishing. Unlike catching a marlin in Mexico, this fish will not be a souvenir from your travels. The country has made it a law that all billfish must be strictly catch and release.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">There would be no fish hanging on my office wall. Phew.<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bucketlistjourney.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_1745-copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/bucketlistjourney.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_1745-copy.jpg\" alt=\"Sailfishing Bait in Guatemala\" class=\"wp-image-26456\" style=\"width:450px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bucketlistjourney.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_1745-copy.jpg 800w, https:\/\/bucketlistjourney.net\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2015\/08\/IMG_1745-copy-300x200.jpg.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><br><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"s1\">At the&nbsp;Pacific Fins marina, we boarded their &#8220;gypsy&#8221; boat and were ready for our this unique&nbsp;experience to begin. Seven&nbsp;large fishing poles were set up surround the fisherman&#8217;s chair, a place where I hoped to be occupying shortly.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"s1\">We boated about a half hour away from the dock, deep into the Pacific Ocean, about fourteen nautical miles.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"s1\">When it was deemed to be a good &nbsp;fishing location, the guides baited the hooks with ballyhoo then moved the poles from their spot around the chair and strategically placed them throughout the back of the boat, making sure the lines did not cross.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">We began trolling.<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bucketlistjourney.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_1753-copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/bucketlistjourney.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_1753-copy.jpg\" alt=\"Sailfishing Bait in Guatemala\" class=\"wp-image-26460\" style=\"width:450px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bucketlistjourney.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_1753-copy.jpg 800w, https:\/\/bucketlistjourney.net\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2015\/08\/IMG_1753-copy-300x200.jpg.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"s1\">After about an hour and a half of continuos boating, I was beginning to get worried that we would not catch a thing. That would make for&nbsp;a really&nbsp;crappy <a href=\"https:\/\/bucketlistjourney.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">travel blog<\/a> story. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"s1\">Then something strong started to yank on one of the lines. At least that&#8217;s what we thought, sometimes it was even tricky for the professionals to tell if what they had tugging on their pole was actually a fish and not just the current.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"s1\">This catch wasn\u2019t a five foot Sailfish, instead is was a random five pounder.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"s1\">More sunbathing, with one eye open.<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bucketlistjourney.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_1713-copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/bucketlistjourney.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_1713-copy.jpg\" alt=\"Sailfishing Reel in Guatemala\" class=\"wp-image-26457\" style=\"width:450px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bucketlistjourney.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_1713-copy.jpg 800w, https:\/\/bucketlistjourney.net\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2015\/08\/IMG_1713-copy-300x200.jpg.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><span class=\"s1\"><br>The next time the pole had a bend we knew we had snagged something else. Our guides quickly handed me the rod and strapped a &#8220;fighting belt&#8221; around my waist. This would hold the rod&nbsp;in place. I put my left hand on the pole&nbsp;and my right on the reel. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"s1\">I started cranking. <\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"s1\">The first couple of cranks were difficult&#8230;and so were the rest.&nbsp;I swear this fish had to be at least three hundred pounds. Was it a whale?&nbsp;After less than five minutes, I was ready to give up. My arms were tired and this beast didn&#8217;t seem to be any closer to the boat than when I started.&nbsp;But, the rest of the crew kept cheering me on, there was no quitting now.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bucketlistjourney.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_5017.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/bucketlistjourney.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_5017.jpeg\" alt=\"Annette White Sailfishing in Guatemala\" class=\"wp-image-26461\" style=\"width:450px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bucketlistjourney.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_5017.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/bucketlistjourney.net\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2015\/08\/IMG_5017-300x200.jpeg.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"s1\">The professional fisherman came next to me and in Spanish <em>(a language I do not know)<\/em> instructed me the proper way to reel in my catch. He guided me on how to lift the pole vertically&nbsp;to where the line was tight, then when I&nbsp;bring the pole back down towards being horizontal, reel my little heart out.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"s1\">This made it an inkling easier.<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"s1\">After about ten minutes, that seemed like thirty, I saw the most beautiful sailfish right at the edge of the boat.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"s1\">I had done it.<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"s1\">The fisherman helped to pull him aboard, the whole 100 pounds of him.&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"s1\">This is a catch and release sport, so he was immediately released back into the water.<br><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"gb-block-image gb-block-image-4379e67b\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"gb-image gb-image-4379e67b\" src=\"https:\/\/bucketlistjourney.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_1797-copy.jpg\" alt=\"Annette with a Sailfish\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bucketlistjourney.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_1797-copy.jpg 800w, https:\/\/bucketlistjourney.net\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2015\/08\/IMG_1797-copy-300x200.jpg.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After all that strenuous effort I took a nap on the boat, soothed by the gentle waves.We caught a total of three sailfish on the trip, which I was stoked about.&nbsp;It turned out to be a great addition to my list of the <a href=\"https:\/\/bucketlistjourney.net\/45-amazing-things-to-do-before-you-die\/\">top things to do before you die<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was crazy for me to think that during some Sailfishing competitions in Guatemala they can catch over&nbsp;70 of these fish in one day. That must take some unbelievable endurance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"gb-block-image gb-block-image-927c29aa\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"gb-image gb-image-927c29aa\" src=\"https:\/\/bucketlistjourney.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_1894-copy.jpg\" alt=\"Guatemala Lodge\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bucketlistjourney.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_1894-copy.jpg 800w, https:\/\/bucketlistjourney.net\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2015\/08\/IMG_1894-copy-300x200.jpg.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">It was time for some rest.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"s1\">After our eventful day at sea it was time for an evening of relaxation. We headed over to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.casaviejalodge.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Casa Vieja Lodge<\/a>,&nbsp;one of the few luxury hotels&nbsp;in the area. This sportsman&#8217;s retreat draws anglers from all over the world, and tonight I was one of them.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"gb-block-image gb-block-image-99092d04\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"gb-image gb-image-99092d04\" src=\"https:\/\/bucketlistjourney.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_1904-copy.jpg\" alt=\"Casa Vieja Lodge Food\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bucketlistjourney.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_1904-copy.jpg 800w, https:\/\/bucketlistjourney.net\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2015\/08\/IMG_1904-copy-300x200.jpg.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Casa Vieja Lodge |KM 108.5 Puerto San Jose,&nbsp;Escuintla, Guatemala |&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.casaviejalodge.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a>&nbsp;| <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tripadvisor.com\/Hotel_Review-g3564877-d1025855-Reviews-Casa_Vieja_Lodge-Puerto_de_San_Jose_Escuintla_Department.html#MAPVIEW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MAP<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-edb82fe8\">\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-ea27839a gb-headline-text\">Traveling Soon? Use my Favorite Resources for Booking Your Trip!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\"><strong>Book Your Flight<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Expedia<\/a> is my favorite flight search engine, because it checks dozens of airlines so you can easily find the best fare deals. You can also select &#8216;Watch Prices&#8217; to get an email alert when the prices change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\"><strong>Book Your Accommodations<\/strong><br>I use both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.booking.com\/index.html?aid=1250897\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">Booking.com<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Expedia<\/a> for hotels, because each offers a couple different hotel choices and I like to compare the reviews on each one. If you have a group or are  looking for more of a home atmosphere, head over to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrbo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">VRBO<\/a>&nbsp;or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airbnb.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AirBNB<\/a> that has houses, apartments and even just a room for rent in every price range.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\"><strong>Book Your Rental Car<\/strong><br>If love the freedom to explore like I do, driving from place to place is the best option! I always book with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentalcars.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">RentalCars.com<\/a> <em>(it&#8217;s part of booking.com)<\/em> for the best prices and top brand options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\"><strong>Book Some Fun Tours!<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.viator.com\/?pid=P00119334&amp;mcid=42383&amp;medium=link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Viator<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.getyourguide.com\/?partner_id=TG89VQ1&amp;utm_medium=online_publisher\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Get Your Guide<\/a> are my go-to search engines for cool bucket list experiences! Each one can have different tours, so check both\u2014why limit yourself, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\"><strong>Don\u2019t Forget Travel Insurance<\/strong><br>Travel can be unpredictable. Whether it\u2019s a last-minute cancellation, an injury, or (ugh) theft, things happen. That\u2019s why I recommend never leaving the country without travel insurance. Here are my faves: <a href=\"https:\/\/safetywing.com\/nomad-insurance\/?referenceID=26058307&amp;utm_source=26058307&amp;utm_medium=Ambassador\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Safety Wing<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldnomads.com\/usa\/travel-insurance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">World Nomads<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\"><strong>Get Packing &amp; Travel Essentials Ready<\/strong><br>Check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/shop\/bucketlistjourney\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bucket List Journey Amazon Store<\/a> to find all <em>my favorite<\/em> travel essentials. Everything from Packing cubes, to travel adapters and toiletry containers to walking shoes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\"><em>*Lastly, check <a href=\"https:\/\/travel.state.gov\/content\/travel.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">travel.state.gov<\/a> for visa requirements and safety information. <\/em><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-accent-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-accent-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bucketlistjourney.net\/shop-at-the-sunday-market-in-chichicastenango-guatemala\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shopping at Chichi Market in Guatemala&#8217;s Chichicastenango<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Traveling to Guatemala was turning out to be quite the adventure. 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