Hypothetical question here....opinions?

Matt B said:
Hmmm. I think I’d either:
-Launch a self guided mission for sheefish in Alaska
-Guided week for golden dorado, maybe in Bolivia
-Australian saltwater. Maybe marlin on the flats?
-Giant tarpon somewhere interesting
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have caught 5 tarpon into the boat...touched the leader on 8 and probably had about 15 jump/strikes...
 
Roadglideguy said:
I caught a 10.5 foot sturgeon on gear...2.5 hours later not sure who was in more pain...
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The Shovel nosed are pretty small.
40" being a great one.
Cool fish, even cooler on a fly. Under the right circumstances I think it can be done.
 
Rob Allen said:
10 grand huh? I'd book luxury accommodations for myself my wife and 4 other friends for the month of July somewhere in South West Montana. Exotic? no but relaxing and some fine fishing. and putting the money into communities I care about.
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fished little big horn for 5 days...was fun but abnormally cold. Had to nymph which is like watching paint dry () for me...
 
Long_Rod_Silvers said:
Cosmoledo would be my first pick, but I think it's close to 2x that.
Second pick would be Kamchatka. The price is right.
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Or I'd save it an put it toward my bucket list trip (renting a bigger boat and fishing my way up the coast from WA to Alaska end of summer thru fall).
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thought about Kamchatka...I would have ethical issues going to Russia at this point and probably forever now unfortunately....
 


this would be cool as fuck!
 
Breck said:
You'd have a hard time doing that for ten grand.
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Meaning that you would or wouldn't use up your 10k?

Unless I'm missing something (crazy guide fees to fish the famous rivers?), travel to the British Isles it's not that expensive.

The guys saying "Kamchatka" are the ones who are gonna be closer to the budget limit I think. $7k just for the fishing and no travel expenses.
 
For me, I'd say one of the nice Alaska lodges. Or if it fit the budget, the N. Canada ones.

Though if we can stretch the rules, multiple weeks in a rental RV wandering through Montana/Idaho would be kinda awesome.

EDIT: I forgot about New Zealand. I might take that option because Alaska or MT is something I could pretty easily do on my own dirtbag style for cheaper. NZ is an expensive trip no matter how you do it.
 
I have been to lots of places like Argentina, Chile, Belize, Mexcio for roosterfish, and Louisiana for redfish. I have lived in Alaska for 45 years and I have been to lots of places here. There are still places I want to go but I won't list them. All of the places people have listed are probably wonderful. I have had so many people tell me they wish they could go where I fished. It was on their bucket list, their dream trip or whatever, but life, the wife, the job, the kids got in the way. Life is short and you are all just a heartbeat away from never going anywhere again. So get with the program, save some money, get a friend and find a way to go. "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream Discover." Mark Twain My motto is "life is short".
 
clarkman said:


this would be cool as fuck!
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I've fished right there many times, but not in a float tube.
Got some nice fish in that stretch.
 
The accommodations are (were) a tin roof shack in the jungle, you cannot drink the water, there is no running water. Food is what you catch, or a chicken killed by the locals, served with rice and beans.
Coffee is very good..
 
I would find a really super nice VRBO that is a walk outside the door to the skinny water that @Old Man always talks about. The VRBO would have to have a firm mattress to support my arthritic back and really good linens and a nice kitchen to cook in. I would spend about $250 of that money on flies and the leftover money would be spent on wine.
 
jaredoconnor said:
I would go to the south island of New Zealand, without a doubt.
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That was my first thought as well but anymore what I crave the most is relaxation and the mountains of Montana is the most relaxing place I know.. I am not a death March fisherman anymore and all the hassles of international travel, not knowing the lay of the land and the pressure to have a "successful " trip. Doesn't sound as appealing as it once did.
Maybe this stems from two marginally successful BC steelhead trips.
 
To get to the Seychelles you fly through Paris. There you set up your wive(s) in the Ritz-Carlton and hand them each 10K for “expenses”. Then you step on the plane with your buddies for a guilt free week in paradise. But, you’ll have to come up with that 10K on your own.
 
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