re: Anyone ever been to El Salto?

I've been twice. It's alot of fun. The first year we caught crazy numbers, but nothing big. 2nd trip we had much bigger fish, but not as many. Those fish are strong and there are alot of old trees to get hung up in.

I usually take 4 or 5 reels. 20 lb flouro and maybe 1 or 2 with braid for top water.

You can catch them in pretty much anything. The guides know what they are doing and it's simple if you just do what they suggest. They like for you to use plastics. I think because they don't like getting hooked. 8 inch watermelon red lizard,big words. Used heavier weights because we were fishing deeper. They love to dye your baits also so take a jar of the chartreuse dye.

The crankbait bite can be awesome when you run across the right group of fish. Citrus shad is a popular color. 3 xd and 6 xd should cover you.

If I remember right the top water bite is awesome that time of year (I went in the spring). So take plenty of those. Spooks, etc.

We also did pretty good on soinnerbaits in the evening when it got windy.

They will search everything at the mazatlan airport. I don't know if you are a tobacco user or not, but don't bring a carton of cigarettes or rolls of tobacco because they will tax the crap out of you. It's better to have the packs already opened. I checked all my equipment. Some guys put their clothing in a carry-on to cut down on weight.

I've only been with ron speed so I can't talk about your outfitter. You can check Ron speeds website, he should have current fishing reports.