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2007- 2008 Season

Week #28: February 29 - March 7, 2008

This week, we had 20 anglers on board who joined us from all around the world! This great group of anglers (including 2 kids) caught 25 peacocks over 20 pounds! Clark Bailey was a first timer to the Amazon but managed to catch the largest peacock of the week weighing in at over 26 pounds!!! Great job buddy! The week included many festivities such as beach luaus, New Year's Eve party and many holiday themed celebrations! Check out this group's pictures at: http://www.wetaline.com/gallery3/album04.

Customer Testimonial: "We just got back from a fantastic trip on the Amazon Santana. This was my 15th trip to Brazil, but my first trip on the Santana. Although the water level was a little high (and rising during the trip), we had excellent fishing for big fish. For a group we caught 25 fish over 20 pounds with the biggest fish being a 26 pounder caught by first time Amazon angler Clark Bailey. He has no idea what he accomplished. I went 7 trips before I caught my first 20 pounder. I did catch my personal best with a 24 pounder. One day I only caught 3 fish all day, but what a day, a 16, 21 and a 23 pounder. The number of fish was off probably due to the high water. I fished top water exclusively with the woodchoppers in fire tiger, perch and orange and black producing the best. Service, food and guides were excellent on the Santana. I actually fished with my first guide I ever fished with on the Rio Negro 14 years ago, Aloisio." - Bill Wagner
Week #19: December 28, 2007 - January 6, 2008

We had a small group on board this week but despite having rain for a few days, they caught 30 Peacock bass over 20 pounds!!! Of these 30 Peacock Bass over 20 pounds, this group had 6 which weighed 24 pounds or greater!!! Also, each of these anglers was inducted into the "20-Pound Club" at least one time throughout the week - Great job group!
Week #16: December 7-16, 2007

We had another great week of fishing in Brazil! This small group caught almost 1,500 peacocks with over 50 fish weighing more than 10 pounds and 13 fish over 20 pounds!
Week #15: November 30 - December 9, 2007: "2nd Annual Tournament Week"

What an amazing week we had for our 2nd Annual Peacock Bass Tournament! We had almost 2,000 fish with over 50 peacock bass over 10 pounds and 15 monster peacocks over 20 pounds! Make sure to reserve your spot now for next season's 3rd Annual Peacock Bass Tournament!

Congratulations to our tournament winner: Garry! He weighed in with a 24.09 pound monster peacock bass! Our second place prize was won by Broier with a huge 24.03 peacock - wow that was really close - only .06 pounds from first place! Last but not least, Sherbert came in third place with a 23.11 pound peacock! Great job guys!
Week #11: November 2-7, 2007

We had a private group on board for this week - most of whom caught 20 pounders throughout the week! Even though this group scheduled a short trip to fish for only 3 days they had several fish weighing over 24 pounds! Although fishing was a bit slower than usual, the group caught more than their share of large peacocks! Great job guys!
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2006- 2007 Season

Week #25: February 9-18, 2007

We had another great week in Brazil!!! This group of families caught almost 900 fish for the week! They had an outstanding 24 fish over 20 pounds!!!

Congratulations to 12 year old Meredith Payne for catching the largest peacock bass of the week which weighed in at 24 pounds!!!
Week #24: February 2-11, 2007

This week must truly be a record for Brazil peacock bass fishing!!! We had a group of 18 anglers who caught a total of 63 fish over 20 pounds during their 6 ½ day fishing trip!!! In total, the group caught almost 700 fish for the week.

Congratulations to Bobbie Wilson for catching the biggest peacock of the week which weighed in at 25 ½ pounds!!! There were plenty peacocks caught between the 22-25 pound range! What an incredible week to be fishing in the Amazon! We won’t be amazed if this record takes a long time to beat!!!
Week #23: January 26 - February 4, 2007

This week we were pleased to have Trek’s Couples Week on board the Amazon Santana. This group had above average results with an outstanding 35 fish over 20 pounds!!! The group’s total fish caught for the week was almost 800 fish! There were plenty of fish caught within the 22-24+ pound range! Many members of the group were awarded multiple 20 Pound Club t-shirts due to their performance! Congratulations group!!!

Also, congratulations to Bruce Hudson for catching the largest peacock of the week which weighed in at 26 pounds! Mrs. Kelley O’Quinn was a close second with her 25 pounder!!!
Week #22: January 19-28, 2007

We had 19 anglers on board for this week – most of whom caught 20 pounders throughout the week! We had several fish weighing over 23 pounds! Although fishing was a bit slower than usual, the group caught more than their share of large peacocks!

Jerry Poland caught the largest fish of the week weighing in at 24.5 pounds! Bruce Jankowski was a very close second with a 24 pound peacock! Congrats to you both!!!
Week #21: January 12-21, 2007

During this week, we had groups on both boats. Just on the Amazon Santana alone, we had 13 fish over 20 pounds! The largest peacock of the week weighed in at 26.5 pounds!!! Marc Kooperman was a close second with a peacock weighing over 25 pounds! We had almost 1,000 fish total for the week!!!

Here are just a few of the comments from members of the group on both boats:

"Just wanted to let you know that we really had a nice time and you have four outstanding employees... Jay, who ran the boat operation; the dining room steward who was sensational; my guide was tons of fun, and Michael, who took care of us in Manaus. All were great."

“My group and I had a wonderful time! All your staff treated us great and bent over backwards to help in anyway they could. They could not have been better in my mind! The boats are really nice and I am sure my clients will love them!! Once again, a big thank to you both!!!”
Week #19: December 29, 2006 – January 7, 2007

During this week, we had both boats full to celebrate our New Year’s Extravaganza – these groups were full of couples!!! The group from this week had such a great time that they have already booked the boat for next year!!!

The group had 8 fish over 20 pounds and numerous fish over 15 pounds!!! We had 2 members of the group tie for this group’s biggest fish of 24 pounds: Joe Seaverns & Bekki Nelson!

Here are just a couple of the statements from members of the group:

“The New Year’s Eve dinner was truly magical and beyond my expectations! Our guide was absolutely wonderful, very knowledgeable, and eager to share his beautiful country with us, in fact, I hadn’t planned to fish with my husband for more than one day but Iggy really taught me how to fish for these bass and made me feel comfortable!!!”

“Great fishing, great guides, and our host was top notch! Thanks!”
Week #16: December 8-17, 2006

This week we had a private group charter the Amazon Santana keeping it all to themselves with only 12 anglers on board! During this week, we had several members of the group that were inducted into the 20 Pound Club!!!
Week #15: December 1-10, 2006

The members of the group on board this week were participants in our 1st Annual Peacock Bass Tournament! They had a great week full of daily contests and activities! There were various other prizes from our sponsors given for daily contest winners. Our participating sponsors include: Shakespeare, Pflueger, Lowrance, AllStar, Pradco, Lurenet, Sufix, as well as others.

Here are the results from the tournament:

1st Place Prize: Tony Patsfield – Free Return Trip to the Amazon!
2nd Place Prize: Keith Messer – Free 4 Night/3 Day Trip to Lake Mateos
3rd Place Prize: Frank Lombardino – $500 off Next Trip to Amazon
Most fish over 10 pounds in a day: Ron Clark – Free Mount of Biggest Fish

We look forward to seeing the turnout for next year’s tournament which is scheduled for November 30 – December 9, 2007!!! Sign up now because space is limited!!!
Week #12: November 10-19, 2006

Congratulations to this group!!! Every single person on board was welcomed into "THE 20 POUNDER CLUB" at least once!!! Their group had absolutely amazing results with over 20 fish over 20 pounds!!! Congratulations to Jean & Virginia for keeping the men on their toes by each catching 20-pounders!!! The dynamic duo of the week was Virginia & Bob - every time they fished together, they managed to out fish the rest of the group by leaps and bounds!

See a testimonial below from the group leader:

"What a Trip to Remember! This was my 5th Expedition to the Amazon Basin and by far the best all the way around. I couldn't ask for a better group of anglers then we had. Everyone got along great, showed a lot of support and cheering on their fellow anglers to catch a 20 LB. Trophy!!! The results were perfect all 11 out of 11 got their Monster Amazon 20 lb. Peacock Bass.

Our most impressive day was 117 Peacock's. The week total was 545 and 1 out of 4 was over 10 lb. We had 3 - 24.5 LB. 1 - 24 lb. and the other 16 were from 20- 23.5 LB.

The New Yacht was fantastic, the cooking was excellent, the staff took care of us like we were Kings & Queens. As far as the guides - they are "The Best" in the Amazon. We macheted our way through creeks to get to lakes within the jungle where the bigger fish are. Wet-A-Line Tours spares no expense to find us the bigger fish and that's why I go back with them year after year.

I had clients Ginny & Bob Irwin say, " We go on 4 vacations a year and this is the best vacation we have ever been on". I have to tip my hat to Rick & Amelia Schair and the Staff on the Amazon Santana for making this a dream Fishing Vacation." - Frank Carbone
Week #11: November 3-12, 2006

This week we were fortunate enough to have a great group consisting of old friends and neighbors on the yacht. During this group's 6 1/2 days of fishing, they managed to land 25 fish which were over 20 pounds!!! Also, Lowell White amazed us all by landing a 24 pounder - by far the largest fish caught during his group's week. Congratulations Lowell!!! We can't wait to see what you are going to catch next year!
Week #10: October 27 - November 5, 2006

This private fly fishing group of thirteen anglers had a great time catching over 1,400 fish that ranged from 10-19 pounds. They had many fish 20+ pounds that got away! Jon Dee single-handedly snagged over 110 fish in a single day while fishing solo. The dynamic duo of Ken Obryan and Kyle Novak caught the largest catfish of the week, weighing in at over 50 pounds!!! This group has already re-booked for their trips next year!
Week #7: October 6-15, 2006

This small private charter group was lucky enough to land several fish over 20 pounds. Congratulations to Guy Layton who landed the biggest fish of the week, weighing in at a whopping 24 pounds!!! This group had such a fabulous time on their trip that they have already re-booked for next year. We look forward to hosting them again!
Week #6: September 29 - October 8, 2006

This week was hosted by the one and only Peacock Bass expert, Larry Larsen! Congratulations to Larry Larsen and Jenny Mana (of Costa Rica) who tied for the weekly record of largest peacock landed - 23 pounds! The group had an amazing 13 fish over 20 pounds! Good job crew! Some comments from customers on this week: "trip was fantastic!", "great guides", "accommodations were outstanding", "Wet-A-Line & Santana staff were both outstanding".
Week #4: September 15-24, 2006:

In the first 3 days of fishing, this group caught over 2,500 fish! This total includes 10 fish over 20 lbs. with 3 - 21 lbers, 2 - 22 lbers, and 1 - 23 lber! Obviously, this group is having quite a bit of fun fishing in the Madeira River! I cant wait to see what their week's ending total is!
Week #3: September 8-17, 2006:

This week with a private group that had only 12 fishermen onboard fishing, they caught 28 fish that weighed over 20 pounds including a 26 lb. GIANT caught by Ron Sherwood!!! (By the way, this is Ron's 2nd trip with us this season!!!) Congrats Ron!!!
Brazil Season is off to a great start!:

2005- 2006 Season

December 28th, 2005 - January 6th 2006

Happy New Years Everyone!!!

Our inaugural voyage with the new yacht, The Amazon Santana, was outstanding! We were able to travel all the way up the Rio Negro to the Santa Isabel area. Just within our 1st day of fishing we had 3 fish that were over 20 pounds!!! The water levels are high for this time of year but we are fortunate to have the best guides in the Amazon and they were able to work their way back into private lakes and lagoons to find the big fish that were hiding! This week the new members of our 20 pound club were Mo Talley, Ben Wyker, Don Swanson, and Delbert Davis!!

We are pleased to annouce that we had such honored guests on board for this trip as Kim Bain (professional bass angler) with her mom, Lynn Bain as well as Jim Kern of The Emu Outfitting Company!!!

For New Year's Eve our boat staff decorated a beautiful beach of the Rio Negro for a Beach Luau! We had a fabulous buffet, drinks, fireworks, music and dancing, and more!!!

Also, 2 of our female customers: Jeanne Talley and Beth Baldwin had birthdays while on board so Harry (our maitre'd) and Juscelino (our boat manager) decorated the dining room special and made a fantastic dinner celebration for them!!! They truly made it a birthday party to remember!

On our last day of fishing, Delbert Davis caught a 24 pounder!!! (You can see pictures of it in our gallery: http://www.wetaline.com/gallery/New-Years-Inaugural-Voyage/Delberts_24_pounder_001)

The best baits for this week were:
- Black and Orange Woodchoppers
- Most all jerkbaits (when there was cloud cover)
- Clown Woodchopper

The new yacht was truly unbelievable for it's 1st week of operation! If you haven't checked out the photos of the new boat, the link for that gallery is: http://www.wetaline.com/gallery/The-brand-new-yacht%3A-THE-AMAZON-SANTANA

For the remainder of the season, we will be operating the new Amazon Santana as our flagship for all groups coming with us to Brazil. For the 2006-2007 season, we will be operating both The Amazon Santana and The Santana I for all groups. Call 1-888-295-4665 now for next season's pricing!!!
November 30th - Dec 9th 2005

Many that follow peacock fishing in the Amazon know that water levels were changing in November and fishing was tough...so it is always great to receive a nice testimonial from a client that caught FIVE FISH OVER 20 lbs.!!!!

Hi Rick

Chris and I arrived back in Botswana last night from our trip on board the Santana,and I just want to let you know that it was trully a trip of a lifetime(so much so that Chris and I have agreed that it is going to become a bi-annual pilgrimage for us from here on in)

We caught some really great fish, we had 5 over 20 pounds the biggest was Chris' at 21.5 lbs and several between 14-17 lbs.

Your staff on board were OUTSTANDING and the whole experience was first class,can't wait to get back!!!

Chris would like to get a replica of his fish,please can you give me the website of the taxidermist that you use,we saw the sign on the boat but never took it down.

Hope to hear from you soon
Kind Regards
Ian
Week 3 - September 7th - 16th, 2005

Rick ........

Another fine trip aboard the Santana I. As always, Harry was wonderful. Juscelino was a great addition as new manager also. The food was even better than I remember it from a year ago. The new chefwas great. The addition of the beach barbecue on Tuesday night was a big hit although an awful lot of extra work for Harry, the cooks and crew. The food was great and it was fun to eat on the beach with candle light. Harry's service was impeccable never-the-less.

I managed to get a 20 and a 22 but my fishing partner kicked my butt with a 21 1/2 and a 22 1/2. I did catch the most fish, but always enjoy catching the big ones rather than a lot of smaller ones. Juscelino sent your ice vest back with me and I will get that off to you this week. Thanks again for another GREAT TRIP
Later ...... Darrell
The Santana I is On The Move

After four good weeks with many really large fish the waters of the Madeira River are falling quickly. The yacht reports that this week the water is falling 8-10" a day! While the numbers in the 4th week of fishing were high, the size of the fish have dropped.

Our guide staff feel that it is time to be on the move! Everything in The Amazon River and its tributaries depends on the water levels.

Our customers fish with us year after year because they know that we will continually move to find the best fishing conditions possible. For this reason, we are moving north this week to The Rio Negro!

Stay tuned for this week's upcoming report.

Stay tuned for this weeks upcoming report.
Successful Third Week With Lots of Trophies

WOW! The week three anglers, which included many celebrities from the fishing world such as Mary Anne Martin from Mary Anne and Roland Martins Marina on Lake Okechobee, Scott Martin the FLW Tour Pro, Ken Schultz of ESPN Bass Center and former Fishing Editor of Field and Stream Magazine, Phil Jensen from Luhr Jensen Lures and Outdoor Writers- Jeff Samsel and Ken Moran had a great week!

The first two days started off slow BUT the group had a total of over 1,300 fish with many trophies.

They had:
11 - 17 pounders
6 - 18 pounders
22 - 19 pounders!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2 - 20 pounders
5 - 21 pounders
4 - 23 pounders !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2 - 24.5 pounders !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I continue to laugh when the competition says that there are no BIG FISH in the Madeira River system.

Great job guys. Send in those photos!!!!
Rick
Successful Second Week - August 31st - Sept 9th, 2005

Another great early season week! This week, the entire boat was chartered by 3 VIP customers that had the boat all to themselves. They reported a great time fishing and relaxing. In fact, upon their return, they reserved the boat for the same week for the next five years!

While not being expert anglers and not fishing all day every day, they had three fish that weighed 20 pounds, three fish that weighed 21 pounds and two fish that weighed over 16 pounds. Great job fellas! Look forward to having your group with us again!
Successful 1st Week's Voyage for the 2005-2006 Season -- August 24th - September 2nd, 2005

August 24th-September 2nd, 2005

We really had a great group for the first week of this year season. Many were repeat customers, some who have traveled with us 8 times in the past!

We started the week in the Abacaxi River and while we had several fish caught the 1st full day of fishing, my guide staff and I were not happy with the water color. So we steamed The Santana 1 all night to the Madeira River Region where we have always done so very well.

The first day there my wife, Amelia caught a 20 lb. peacock while filming with Don Sweet of Visual films......also I caught a Giant Pirarucu estimated at between 80-90 kgs!!!! The Monster hit a 7" Cordel Red fin and the fight was on. Little did I know then that it might have been a world line class record!

But the village that it fed will enjoy it for weeks to come.

On the 3rd-6th days of fishing several large fish were caught. A total of 6 - 20 lb.+ fish were caught in all, with several 17-19.5 lb. fish as well. I had big fish for the week on film that was right under 25 pounds (a picture is available in our media section under images).

Don Sweet of Visual Films catfished almost every evening with good success.

Hot lures for the week:
Four of the biggest fish were caught on 3/4 ounce chrome and blue rattletraps! Other trophies were caught on 7' Chrome Redfins and the new Woodchopper slim in it's new peacock color. Many fish were also caught on perch and black and orange woodchoppers and High Roller rip rollers in Peacock and perch colors.

The monster pirarucu was caught on a 7" Cordel Redfin!

The weather was very hot and we had no rain. The Santana 1 and it's staff were flawless as always.

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	Amazon River Fishing Adventures - The BEST fishing from the finest yachts on the Amazon Click on a fishing report to view its details. Reports from the 2005-2006 Season: Problems using the below links? Try using Internet Explorer. 2007- 2008 Season Week #28: February 29 - March 7, 2008 This week, we had 20 anglers on board who joined us from all around the world! This great group of anglers (including 2 kids) caught 25 peacocks over 20 pounds! Clark Bailey was a first timer to the Amazon but managed to catch the largest peacock of the week weighing in at over 26 pounds!!! Great job buddy! The week included many festivities such as beach luaus, New Year's Eve party and many holiday themed celebrations! Check out this group's pictures at: http://www.wetaline.com/gallery3/album04. Customer Testimonial: "We just got back from a fantastic trip on the Amazon Santana. This was my 15th trip to Brazil, but my first trip on the Santana. Although the water level was a little high (and rising during the trip), we had excellent fishing for big fish. For a group we caught 25 fish over 20 pounds with the biggest fish being a 26 pounder caught by first time Amazon angler Clark Bailey. He has no idea what he accomplished. I went 7 trips before I caught my first 20 pounder. I did catch my personal best with a 24 pounder. One day I only caught 3 fish all day, but what a day, a 16, 21 and a 23 pounder. The number of fish was off probably due to the high water. I fished top water exclusively with the woodchoppers in fire tiger, perch and orange and black producing the best. Service, food and guides were excellent on the Santana. I actually fished with my first guide I ever fished with on the Rio Negro 14 years ago, Aloisio." - Bill Wagner Week #19: December 28, 2007 - January 6, 2008 We had a small group on board this week but despite having rain for a few days, they caught 30 Peacock bass over 20 pounds!!! Of these 30 Peacock Bass over 20 pounds, this group had 6 which weighed 24 pounds or greater!!! Also, each of these anglers was inducted into the "20-Pound Club" at least one time throughout the week - Great job group! Week #16: December 7-16, 2007 We had another great week of fishing in Brazil! This small group caught almost 1,500 peacocks with over 50 fish weighing more than 10 pounds and 13 fish over 20 pounds! Week #15: November 30 - December 9, 2007: "2nd Annual Tournament Week" What an amazing week we had for our 2nd Annual Peacock Bass Tournament! We had almost 2,000 fish with over 50 peacock bass over 10 pounds and 15 monster peacocks over 20 pounds! Make sure to reserve your spot now for next season's 3rd Annual Peacock Bass Tournament! Congratulations to our tournament winner: Garry! He weighed in with a 24.09 pound monster peacock bass! Our second place prize was won by Broier with a huge 24.03 peacock - wow that was really close - only .06 pounds from first place! Last but not least, Sherbert came in third place with a 23.11 pound peacock! Great job guys! Week #11: November 2-7, 2007 We had a private group on board for this week - most of whom caught 20 pounders throughout the week! Even though this group scheduled a short trip to fish for only 3 days they had several fish weighing over 24 pounds! Although fishing was a bit slower than usual, the group caught more than their share of large peacocks! Great job guys! Brazil Season is off to a great start!: Archives: 2006- 2007 Season Week #25: February 9-18, 2007 We had another great week in Brazil!!! This group of families caught almost 900 fish for the week! They had an outstanding 24 fish over 20 pounds!!! Congratulations to 12 year old Meredith Payne for catching the largest peacock bass of the week which weighed in at 24 pounds!!! Week #24: February 2-11, 2007 This week must truly be a record for Brazil peacock bass fishing!!! We had a group of 18 anglers who caught a total of 63 fish over 20 pounds during their 6 ½ day fishing trip!!! In total, the group caught almost 700 fish for the week. Congratulations to Bobbie Wilson for catching the biggest peacock of the week which weighed in at 25 ½ pounds!!! There were plenty peacocks caught between the 22-25 pound range! What an incredible week to be fishing in the Amazon! We won’t be amazed if this record takes a long time to beat!!! Week #23: January 26 - February 4, 2007 This week we were pleased to have Trek’s Couples Week on board the Amazon Santana. This group had above average results with an outstanding 35 fish over 20 pounds!!! The group’s total fish caught for the week was almost 800 fish! There were plenty of fish caught within the 22-24+ pound range! Many members of the group were awarded multiple 20 Pound Club t-shirts due to their performance! Congratulations group!!! Also, congratulations to Bruce Hudson for catching the largest peacock of the week which weighed in at 26 pounds! Mrs. Kelley O’Quinn was a close second with her 25 pounder!!! Week #22: January 19-28, 2007 We had 19 anglers on board for this week – most of whom caught 20 pounders throughout the week! We had several fish weighing over 23 pounds! Although fishing was a bit slower than usual, the group caught more than their share of large peacocks! Jerry Poland caught the largest fish of the week weighing in at 24.5 pounds! Bruce Jankowski was a very close second with a 24 pound peacock! Congrats to you both!!! Week #21: January 12-21, 2007 During this week, we had groups on both boats. Just on the Amazon Santana alone, we had 13 fish over 20 pounds! The largest peacock of the week weighed in at 26.5 pounds!!! Marc Kooperman was a close second with a peacock weighing over 25 pounds! We had almost 1,000 fish total for the week!!! Here are just a few of the comments from members of the group on both boats: "Just wanted to let you know that we really had a nice time and you have four outstanding employees... Jay, who ran the boat operation; the dining room steward who was sensational; my guide was tons of fun, and Michael, who took care of us in Manaus. All were great." “My group and I had a wonderful time! All your staff treated us great and bent over backwards to help in anyway they could. They could not have been better in my mind! The boats are really nice and I am sure my clients will love them!! Once again, a big thank to you both!!!” Week #19: December 29, 2006 – January 7, 2007 During this week, we had both boats full to celebrate our New Year’s Extravaganza – these groups were full of couples!!! The group from this week had such a great time that they have already booked the boat for next year!!! The group had 8 fish over 20 pounds and numerous fish over 15 pounds!!! We had 2 members of the group tie for this group’s biggest fish of 24 pounds: Joe Seaverns & Bekki Nelson! Here are just a couple of the statements from members of the group: “The New Year’s Eve dinner was truly magical and beyond my expectations! Our guide was absolutely wonderful, very knowledgeable, and eager to share his beautiful country with us, in fact, I hadn’t planned to fish with my husband for more than one day but Iggy really taught me how to fish for these bass and made me feel comfortable!!!” “Great fishing, great guides, and our host was top notch! Thanks!” Week #16: December 8-17, 2006 This week we had a private group charter the Amazon Santana keeping it all to themselves with only 12 anglers on board! During this week, we had several members of the group that were inducted into the 20 Pound Club!!! Week #15: December 1-10, 2006 The members of the group on board this week were participants in our 1st Annual Peacock Bass Tournament! They had a great week full of daily contests and activities! There were various other prizes from our sponsors given for daily contest winners. Our participating sponsors include: Shakespeare, Pflueger, Lowrance, AllStar, Pradco, Lurenet, Sufix, as well as others. Here are the results from the tournament: 1st Place Prize: Tony Patsfield – Free Return Trip to the Amazon! 2nd Place Prize: Keith Messer – Free 4 Night/3 Day Trip to Lake Mateos 3rd Place Prize: Frank Lombardino – $500 off Next Trip to Amazon Most fish over 10 pounds in a day: Ron Clark – Free Mount of Biggest Fish We look forward to seeing the turnout for next year’s tournament which is scheduled for November 30 – December 9, 2007!!! Sign up now because space is limited!!! Week #12: November 10-19, 2006 Congratulations to this group!!! Every single person on board was welcomed into "THE 20 POUNDER CLUB" at least once!!! Their group had absolutely amazing results with over 20 fish over 20 pounds!!! Congratulations to Jean & Virginia for keeping the men on their toes by each catching 20-pounders!!! The dynamic duo of the week was Virginia & Bob - every time they fished together, they managed to out fish the rest of the group by leaps and bounds! See a testimonial below from the group leader: "What a Trip to Remember! This was my 5th Expedition to the Amazon Basin and by far the best all the way around. I couldn't ask for a better group of anglers then we had. Everyone got along great, showed a lot of support and cheering on their fellow anglers to catch a 20 LB. Trophy!!! The results were perfect all 11 out of 11 got their Monster Amazon 20 lb. Peacock Bass. Our most impressive day was 117 Peacock's. The week total was 545 and 1 out of 4 was over 10 lb. We had 3 - 24.5 LB. 1 - 24 lb. and the other 16 were from 20- 23.5 LB. The New Yacht was fantastic, the cooking was excellent, the staff took care of us like we were Kings & Queens. As far as the guides - they are "The Best" in the Amazon. We macheted our way through creeks to get to lakes within the jungle where the bigger fish are. Wet-A-Line Tours spares no expense to find us the bigger fish and that's why I go back with them year after year. I had clients Ginny & Bob Irwin say, " We go on 4 vacations a year and this is the best vacation we have ever been on". I have to tip my hat to Rick & Amelia Schair and the Staff on the Amazon Santana for making this a dream Fishing Vacation." - Frank Carbone Week #11: November 3-12, 2006 This week we were fortunate enough to have a great group consisting of old friends and neighbors on the yacht. During this group's 6 1/2 days of fishing, they managed to land 25 fish which were over 20 pounds!!! Also, Lowell White amazed us all by landing a 24 pounder - by far the largest fish caught during his group's week. Congratulations Lowell!!! We can't wait to see what you are going to catch next year! Week #10: October 27 - November 5, 2006 This private fly fishing group of thirteen anglers had a great time catching over 1,400 fish that ranged from 10-19 pounds. They had many fish 20+ pounds that got away! Jon Dee single-handedly snagged over 110 fish in a single day while fishing solo. The dynamic duo of Ken Obryan and Kyle Novak caught the largest catfish of the week, weighing in at over 50 pounds!!! This group has already re-booked for their trips next year! Week #7: October 6-15, 2006 This small private charter group was lucky enough to land several fish over 20 pounds. Congratulations to Guy Layton who landed the biggest fish of the week, weighing in at a whopping 24 pounds!!! This group had such a fabulous time on their trip that they have already re-booked for next year. We look forward to hosting them again! Week #6: September 29 - October 8, 2006 This week was hosted by the one and only Peacock Bass expert, Larry Larsen! Congratulations to Larry Larsen and Jenny Mana (of Costa Rica) who tied for the weekly record of largest peacock landed - 23 pounds! The group had an amazing 13 fish over 20 pounds! Good job crew! Some comments from customers on this week: "trip was fantastic!", "great guides", "accommodations were outstanding", "Wet-A-Line & Santana staff were both outstanding". Week #4: September 15-24, 2006: In the first 3 days of fishing, this group caught over 2,500 fish! This total includes 10 fish over 20 lbs. with 3 - 21 lbers, 2 - 22 lbers, and 1 - 23 lber! Obviously, this group is having quite a bit of fun fishing in the Madeira River! I cant wait to see what their week's ending total is! Week #3: September 8-17, 2006: This week with a private group that had only 12 fishermen onboard fishing, they caught 28 fish that weighed over 20 pounds including a 26 lb. GIANT caught by Ron Sherwood!!! (By the way, this is Ron's 2nd trip with us this season!!!) Congrats Ron!!! Brazil Season is off to a great start!: Our fishing season in Brazil is almost in the 4th week and we have a lot to report! During the first week, we had well over 2,000 fish, several fish in the 14 to 19 pound range and 6 fish over 20 pounds. Maria Sharp had the largest fish of the week, weighing in 24 pounds. 2005- 2006 Season December 28th, 2005 - January 6th 2006 Happy New Years Everyone!!! Our inaugural voyage with the new yacht, The Amazon Santana, was outstanding! We were able to travel all the way up the Rio Negro to the Santa Isabel area. Just within our 1st day of fishing we had 3 fish that were over 20 pounds!!! The water levels are high for this time of year but we are fortunate to have the best guides in the Amazon and they were able to work their way back into private lakes and lagoons to find the big fish that were hiding! This week the new members of our 20 pound club were Mo Talley, Ben Wyker, Don Swanson, and Delbert Davis!! We are pleased to annouce that we had such honored guests on board for this trip as Kim Bain (professional bass angler) with her mom, Lynn Bain as well as Jim Kern of The Emu Outfitting Company!!! For New Year's Eve our boat staff decorated a beautiful beach of the Rio Negro for a Beach Luau! We had a fabulous buffet, drinks, fireworks, music and dancing, and more!!! Also, 2 of our female customers: Jeanne Talley and Beth Baldwin had birthdays while on board so Harry (our maitre'd) and Juscelino (our boat manager) decorated the dining room special and made a fantastic dinner celebration for them!!! They truly made it a birthday party to remember! On our last day of fishing, Delbert Davis caught a 24 pounder!!! (You can see pictures of it in our gallery: http://www.wetaline.com/gallery/New-Years-Inaugural-Voyage/Delberts_24_pounder_001) The best baits for this week were: - Black and Orange Woodchoppers - Most all jerkbaits (when there was cloud cover) - Clown Woodchopper The new yacht was truly unbelievable for it's 1st week of operation! If you haven't checked out the photos of the new boat, the link for that gallery is: http://www.wetaline.com/gallery/The-brand-new-yacht%3A-THE-AMAZON-SANTANA For the remainder of the season, we will be operating the new Amazon Santana as our flagship for all groups coming with us to Brazil. For the 2006-2007 season, we will be operating both The Amazon Santana and The Santana I for all groups. Call 1-888-295-4665 now for next season's pricing!!! November 30th - Dec 9th 2005 Many that follow peacock fishing in the Amazon know that water levels were changing in November and fishing was tough...so it is always great to receive a nice testimonial from a client that caught FIVE FISH OVER 20 lbs.!!!! Hi Rick Chris and I arrived back in Botswana last night from our trip on board the Santana,and I just want to let you know that it was trully a trip of a lifetime(so much so that Chris and I have agreed that it is going to become a bi-annual pilgrimage for us from here on in) We caught some really great fish, we had 5 over 20 pounds the biggest was Chris' at 21.5 lbs and several between 14-17 lbs. Your staff on board were OUTSTANDING and the whole experience was first class,can't wait to get back!!! Chris would like to get a replica of his fish,please can you give me the website of the taxidermist that you use,we saw the sign on the boat but never took it down. Hope to hear from you soon Kind Regards Ian Week 3 - September 7th - 16th, 2005 Rick ........ Another fine trip aboard the Santana I. As always, Harry was wonderful. Juscelino was a great addition as new manager also. The food was even better than I remember it from a year ago. The new chefwas great. The addition of the beach barbecue on Tuesday night was a big hit although an awful lot of extra work for Harry, the cooks and crew. The food was great and it was fun to eat on the beach with candle light. Harry's service was impeccable never-the-less. I managed to get a 20 and a 22 but my fishing partner kicked my butt with a 21 1/2 and a 22 1/2. I did catch the most fish, but always enjoy catching the big ones rather than a lot of smaller ones. Juscelino sent your ice vest back with me and I will get that off to you this week. Thanks again for another GREAT TRIP Later ...... Darrell The Santana I is On The Move After four good weeks with many really large fish the waters of the Madeira River are falling quickly. The yacht reports that this week the water is falling 8-10" a day! While the numbers in the 4th week of fishing were high, the size of the fish have dropped. Our guide staff feel that it is time to be on the move! Everything in The Amazon River and its tributaries depends on the water levels. Our customers fish with us year after year because they know that we will continually move to find the best fishing conditions possible. For this reason, we are moving north this week to The Rio Negro! Stay tuned for this week's upcoming report. Stay tuned for this weeks upcoming report. Successful Third Week With Lots of Trophies WOW! The week three anglers, which included many celebrities from the fishing world such as Mary Anne Martin from Mary Anne and Roland Martins Marina on Lake Okechobee, Scott Martin the FLW Tour Pro, Ken Schultz of ESPN Bass Center and former Fishing Editor of Field and Stream Magazine, Phil Jensen from Luhr Jensen Lures and Outdoor Writers- Jeff Samsel and Ken Moran had a great week! The first two days started off slow BUT the group had a total of over 1,300 fish with many trophies. They had: 11 - 17 pounders 6 - 18 pounders 22 - 19 pounders!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2 - 20 pounders 5 - 21 pounders 4 - 23 pounders !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2 - 24.5 pounders !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I continue to laugh when the competition says that there are no BIG FISH in the Madeira River system. Great job guys. Send in those photos!!!! Rick Successful Second Week - August 31st - Sept 9th, 2005 Another great early season week! This week, the entire boat was chartered by 3 VIP customers that had the boat all to themselves. They reported a great time fishing and relaxing. In fact, upon their return, they reserved the boat for the same week for the next five years! While not being expert anglers and not fishing all day every day, they had three fish that weighed 20 pounds, three fish that weighed 21 pounds and two fish that weighed over 16 pounds. Great job fellas! Look forward to having your group with us again! Successful 1st Week's Voyage for the 2005-2006 Season -- August 24th - September 2nd, 2005 August 24th-September 2nd, 2005 We really had a great group for the first week of this year season. Many were repeat customers, some who have traveled with us 8 times in the past! We started the week in the Abacaxi River and while we had several fish caught the 1st full day of fishing, my guide staff and I were not happy with the water color. So we steamed The Santana 1 all night to the Madeira River Region where we have always done so very well. The first day there my wife, Amelia caught a 20 lb. peacock while filming with Don Sweet of Visual films......also I caught a Giant Pirarucu estimated at between 80-90 kgs!!!! The Monster hit a 7" Cordel Red fin and the fight was on. Little did I know then that it might have been a world line class record! But the village that it fed will enjoy it for weeks to come. On the 3rd-6th days of fishing several large fish were caught. A total of 6 - 20 lb.+ fish were caught in all, with several 17-19.5 lb. fish as well. I had big fish for the week on film that was right under 25 pounds (a picture is available in our media section under images). Don Sweet of Visual Films catfished almost every evening with good success. Hot lures for the week: Four of the biggest fish were caught on 3/4 ounce chrome and blue rattletraps! Other trophies were caught on 7' Chrome Redfins and the new Woodchopper slim in it's new peacock color. Many fish were also caught on perch and black and orange woodchoppers and High Roller rip rollers in Peacock and perch colors. The monster pirarucu was caught on a 7" Cordel Redfin! The weather was very hot and we had no rain. The Santana 1 and it's staff were flawless as always. Additional Information:

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