Age: 33

Name: Teo

Nickname: Pelagic

Where you are from: Canary Islands resident in Fuerteventura

Profession: Fishing pattern and jet sky pilot in windsurf and kitesurf school.

Favorite fish:

I have several that are of special pleasure, I love very much the battles that you give the tunidos (saws, barracudas, fish and king, etc) but also fishing in corcheo I enjoy a lot, fishing lebranchos, breams, salemas of great caliber. Although if I had to name one, I would say black amberjack.

Favorite technique:

There are two techniques that are my favorite tricks and jigging, I usually alternate the two when I go fishing, on the way to a jigging point, I always carry two lures in the water at different heights trolling. Although I owe everything to the fishing technique with anchored bait and the corcheo that are with which I start in this world from an early age. I also love the night surfcasting is something that I have also practiced since always.

Favorite fishing places:

I have ever fish as a child in a reservoir, but given the morphological characteristics of the islands we lack rivers, and we are surrounded by 360 degrees of salt water, so as usual I go out by sea, if I have to opt for some area in concrete, since I prefer the northern areas of the islands are very difficult to access and the sea is very rough, and when it lets fish, you can see the life that is in those funds.

How much time do you practice kayaking:

Well, normally, whenever the sea lets out, I take everything I can, sometimes even leaving only 2 hours at dawn and immediately after work, and the same thing in the afternoon, leaving work and taking advantage of the sunset, the days I can stay for hours and look for new brands and try new lures I can be 8 hours sitting, sandwich drink and go pro. The weeks that the weather has good conditions to fish my kayak sleep in the cow of the car, there are many sunrises and sunsets that I enjoy with my galaxy kayak.

Any blog that writes or social media:

 I have a YouTube channel which is currently in process.

 Facebook: Teofilo david secure ramos

When did fishing begin and how did you get involved in that?

Well I could be hours answering this question, with only 3 years old my father used to put me the typical game of fish with magnets in a small basin with water, already with 5.6 years I was driving a rod with a reel and my passion was to be in the Dock practicing, observing, asking the elderly people I saw in the area. I remember my mother many afternoons with me on the seashore reading for me to fish.

My house was 40 mt from the water, I arrived from school, I dropped the suitcase and the tide, I spent many hours on the rocks investigating the entire intertidal zone, and with 16 I decided to study a fishing cycle, maritime transport and navigation, which ends and I have been involved in fishing for tuna and other types of artisanal coastal fishing.

I do not have any direct family that is dedicated to this sport, I do not remember anyone who started me in the world, was born of me, much watching and fishing.

Let's talk about your most memorable fishing experience:

I have several that have left their mark, right now in the head comes a tuna that gave me a great battle I had taken professionally on a ship, but never in a galaxy cross, that morning I was heading offshore looking for an area that we call it the veril where 100 mt of bottom are caught and suddenly one of the rods gives the alarm voice and the battle begins, weight almost 20 k, but pure muscle I calculate that every time that I took out thread it would take 80 to 100 meters on each start, thanks to the kayak makes a bollard and helps you a lot in the battle. Finally after almost 17 minutes of battle without giving him a break I could tire him out, and get him on board, he was exhausted, even more tired than the tuna itself.

I also remember another morning with several friends doing jigging, the last one to the stone I separated a bit from the compis to maximize my chances and at the first shake of my sample I was shot a black amber of about 10 kilos, which offered me a lot resistance, to be an amberjack the truth that has a lot of strength difference with the normal, I was amazed, with the thrusts that I put until the last meters, I had the same force at 40 mt, that 2 meters from the kayak, I will never forget that nailed and that battle.

Do you have preferred brands of fishing gear?

Well with respect to brands I decline for Grauwell, which have a large number of interesting material, many years of history, great brands and always innovating, to which I owe a lot for trusting me and giving me the pleasure of being able to work with them, proud to represent them.

Also comment that I'm working with sweet lure lures, some vinyls that give incredible performance, I call them goodies for the samas, they have a very good finish and a great realism.

What's in your box of decoys now?

My box of decoys right now, as a good fisherman is loaded with things, and as a good fisherman, I should not say what is inside, but let's make an effort and tell my most intimate secrets. It is full of new grauwell material, I love the slow stich and the inchiku of the brand Kona, I do not usually fish with more than 110, 130 grams. We are constantly collaborating, trying to improve, testing colors, octopuses, how it affects navigation, hooks, etc ...

What advice would you give someone new to kayak fishing?

Advice I would give mainly try not to go out alone always have some method of radio or mobile communication, try to know the weather prediction so that a sudden change takes us by surprise and we catch

I personally always try to make my fishing trip in the direction against the wind, then turn around with the wind in favor and return more relaxed, no matter how small the breeze is, it is always appreciated that it helps you

Something that I never tire of saying always have the hooks well guarded have special fear when you have a fish on board the kayak and this has punching nailed, I recommend having hook and good pliers to manipulate the fish well and minimize the risk of danger in that moment, since a nailed nailed well hammered almost always is signal of abandonment of the day of fishing and that is what we want less without telling that we will give a good scare to our fishing partner.

Make sure you have everything properly tied it is very easy to lose something rods, boat hook, rowing, you never know.

Finally advise to bring a camera to record always by hand, because the moments that are experienced in kayaking in the sea ... are unique and sometimes unrepeatable, dolphins, whales, turtles, it is no longer immortalize those moments and see them later at home relaxed.

If you could fish anywhere in the world, where would you go and why?

Well, thinking about answering this question, I got a big sigh, if for me it was the truth it would be that I would spend my entire life traveling, recording, fishing and learning new things.

I would really like to go out with my kayak to some wild islands such as Madeira, Azores, Cape Verde, Maldives and to be able to feel like GT beasts, giant snappers, and more tropical fish that I do not usually have in my waters, to be able to leave In my memory unforgettable moments the truth that I would fish in all the parts of the world unusual and full of life.

Do you have some people that you admire in this sport?

Well, I admire many people and no one in particular, but the truth is that I feel a weakness for all my teammates at the Fuertekayak club. With them for years, sharing emotions and time of my life, little by little it has become a small family.

In the championships, opens and stays, I have also met very interesting people and very good people, in the end fishing is not only fishing also share those moments with people who love the same as you, and exchange experiences.

What are your 5 tips for fishing?

1.- Think that although you have not caught anything in a day, you have taken a kind of experience, a little bit of sport and disconnection from the routine, the least expected day you catch the least thought fish, the question is, be at sea and try it

2.-Calculate the tide well, the moon and the periods of activity, are fundamental patterns that will directly influence your fishing.

3.-Organize your departure well, if you intend to curricate try to do it in key areas, key moments of the day, if you fish at anchor, analyze well the area looks for a good rock and if you see that there is no activity change again, change bait, try to get chopped, I'm not a fan of boredom fishing.

4.-Do not rush when it comes to the water, when the weather is bad is a good sign to realize that you have to stay at home to place line downs, check samples, etc. Do not underestimate the conditions atmospheric

5.- I already mentioned it before but it is something that for me to say it serves as a reminder, when we take a piece and put it on board a fish weighing more than 2 or 3 kilos that has a nailed pot or good teeth in its mouth, special care at that time, preferable to tire the fish well if we do not have a boathook. Potato nailed or cut fat, fishing day fucked.

I would like to comment that kayak fishing is something special since you are barely 10 cm from the water and you live all in the foreground, I have noticed that for shallow fishing the troll, for example, being in a kayak you have the advantage that no engine sounds and scare less fish, from the first day I fish in my galaxy I fall in love with it, comfort, stability, benefits, cañeros, mini nursery for live and the best prices very accessible to any portfolio. To thank Juan Lopez of magic tuna for trusting me and replenishing my lures whenever I need it, a great person and a great professional. Also, thank you very much to Jacobo Leon, representative of Grauwell in the Canary Islands for this great opportunity to work with him.

To finish thank the Galaxy Kayaks team, for giving me the opportunity to enter the team Spain, I hope to do many things for this team and for this great brand, I will soon release my new Galaxy Alboran kayak, which I am preparing and will give a lot talk this year 2018.