George Poveromo Fishes Troops at Guantanamo Bay

George Poveromo – Host of George Poveromo’s World of Saltwater Fishing on ESPN2 and Editor-At-Large for Salt Water Sportsman magazine, spent the first week of October with his MARC VI at the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, fishing a number of active duty servicemen. The troops - members of Navy, Marines, Army, Air Force and National Guard units - are part of the U.S. Joint Task Force serving in Guantanamo.
Poveromo’s 284 Mako was shipped down on a Navy freighter, whereas George and his production team were flown in and out aboard a Navy plane – along with 18 Penn rod and reel combos and 57 blocks of frozen sardine chum!
Poveromo kept the teams busy fishing the offshore reefs, where everyone cashed in on a hot yellowtail bite; Several of the 'tails weighed between five- and six-pounds! On the final morning of fishing, Poveromo and team fished the mouth of the Guantanamo River, where they scored a 15-pound snook. In addition to the fishing, Poveromo conducted two clinics - one on bottom-fishing and the other on offshore trolling tactics. The fishing action - along with a look at GTMO - can be seen in January on ESPN2, when George Poveromo's World of Saltwater Fishing kicks off its ninth year on the network.



Photos and story courtesy of George Poveromo.