Hi Andz
Just returned from Flamingo Lodge two weeks ago. Was there for approx 8 fishing days.
Firstly, that letter from your employer must be in Portuegese.
Secondly, take along spare coffee grinders and braid/line. We "lost" several well known brand reels. Remember, the fishing can become hectic and should the Garrick get on the bite you might be sorry if you didn't take along a spare coffee grinder. I know of three Exceller reels that became unservicable. I personally had to take mine apart twice and re-grease, etc before using it again. Interestingly enough it was the cheaper models (penn) that lasted!
With regards to the plugs, the plugs that worked best were the white chisel nosed 2 to 3 oz plugs. Some success on lime green and yellow but the white definitely accounted for 80 to 90% of the Garrick (and even Shad) caught. Talking of Shad, they took the V-back spoons mostly. One or two guys had success on dropshot but there are a lot of reefs and you get stuck when you use plastic dropshot. The water was a bit rough also.
My best success on Kob was with plain fresh Chokka. Not even large baits. Best Kobs I caught were between 8 and 17 kg. Best Garrick I caught was 8kg but the largest that was caught during the two weeks was about 12 kg.
I posted a full report on Sealine if you have access to that Forum.
