Team Kaiser- East Nusa Tenggara Expedesi, Feb 09

[MarkR]

Stay tuned for CR...

[Sportfisherman]

Stay tuned for Catch Report...

You guys are going to P.Alor ? Very strong wind now , hope everything OK but don't fight mother nature , better safe than sorry .

Jon .

[MarkR]

Hi Pak Jon,

Thanks for the weather advisory...really strong winds in Singapore too now...kinda freaky...

I think we might be doing Pantar & Alor...team leader not sure either! Otherwise might be Rote.

Cheers,
mark

[Sportfisherman]

Hi Mark ,

Good luck guys , hope you catch big ones .

Jon .

[MarkR]

Hi guys,

We just got back from the exploration trip.

Planned to fish 3 days but could only fish 1.5 days due to flight rescheduling brought about by bad weather...we also encountered some mechanical problems with the boat which forced us to head to shore at noon on the second day...down one engine and the other was on it's last legs...

Logistically a major nightmare...we had to deal with flight delays, 3-4 flight cancellations, cab drivers that failed to show up at 4.30am etc etc....all in, we probably spent 4 days traveling and in transit just for that 1.5 days out at sea

Add to that very strong winds, choppy seas and lots of rain...I honestly thought we were done for!

However, the 1.5 days we had out at sea was real SOLID fishing ...lots of strikes & some very nice GTs

I'm not much of a popper man but my popping mad mates ChrisT & Narc who have fished Komodo, New Caledonia & Marion Reef tell me that GT fishing this good is hard to come by....

The skipper was Yuji-san of Legend 5 fame.

Here are some pics of the trip...enjoy!

[stickbom!]

Wonderful stuff!

[Sportfisherman]

Hi Mark ,

Shouldn't go before Chap Go Meh celebration but fantastic results considering only 1.5 days fishing .

By the way , that place is still very remote even by our standard , enjoy it while you can but yes , that Suzuki outboard engines have been troublesome from the beginning .

Jon .

[MarkR]

Thanks Jon!

Yeah...the weather was a nightmare...and yup...very remote!!

But very impressed with the results, we had strikes almost at every spot!

We were about to head further west on day 2 but the engine died and the other engine was behaving weird...so a very slow crawl back to port...safety first!

tight lines,
mark

[Sportfisherman]

Thanks Jon!

Yeah...the weather was a nightmare...and yup...very remote!!

But very impressed with the results, we had strikes almost at every spot!

We were about to head further west on day 2 but the engine died and the other engine was behaving weird...so a very slow crawl back to port...safety first!

tight lines,
mark

Hi Mark ,

Are you a convert to popping yet ? Imagine what you can do if you jig that place . One of these days I must get there myself but will wait for a friendlier weather though , very brave you guys .


Jon .

[MarkR]

Absolutely Jon! I am now a popping convert

BTW, the cuberas worked well...the captain liked them too...

[Sportfisherman]

Absolutely Jon! I am now a popping convert

BTW, the cuberas worked well...the captain liked them too...

Hi Mark ,

Thanks for the compliment , AhGu is the man for Heru lures in your area .

Salute to you guys , really brave fishermen ! All the time I was watching the weather in that particular area n the news were full of small freighters getting aground or almost sank due to big waves offshore .

Right now my boat is on dry land for annual maintenance , hope by mid March to be able to head east again .

Jon .

[ahchoon]

excelent report bro, nice catch,nice photo,congrats to your team


ahchoon

[jerk]

Beautiful!

[seahorse]

Guys,

Looks like fun ;P so how many caught in total? Wat's the biggest?

Cheers.

[Popper]

Good trip there MarkR, Chris & AG.

Welcome back Ah Gu!! Big GT on your comeback trip.

[MarkR]

Hi Kenny,

Congrats on making it to this month's SALT World

Nice CI doggie!

[Makaira]

Great to see you guys back in action!!! Fantastic fishing given the circumstances.




I'm off to the Andamans next weekend. Hope to be able to post a good CR on my return early March

Being the lazy slob I am ....... trolling will be the main form of fishing. Hopefully I can get me a good billfish.

[stickbom!]

wow! Field Marshall back in action too! Can't wait to see your photos man. Take some action shots or scenic ones ok? Good Luck!

[Popper]

Hi Kenny,

Congrats on making it to this month's SALT World

Nice CI doggie!

Thanx .

Where you get the SaltWorld from? Kino? Pai say man.

[Narc]

Good trip there MarkR, Chris & AG.

Welcome back Ah Gu!! Big GT on your comeback trip.

Hi Kenny,

Thanks, actually the potential for much bigger ones is huge for this place, but I am happy with what I caught this time, because the old body of mine couldnt take it if it was bigger.

Congrats on the magazine appearance, it does Singaporeans proud!

[Narc]

Great to see you guys back in action!!! Fantastic fishing given the circumstances.




I'm off to the Andamans next weekend. Hope to be able to post a good CR on my return early March

Being the lazy slob I am ....... trolling will be the main form of fishing. Hopefully I can get me a good billfish.

OMG! From next week till March is a good 15days!
That's guru standard man!

Hail master guru, haul a grandeur for your trip!

[Wilson]

hello Ah gu, Chris & Mark,

Nice catches. Hope to fish with you guys soon....

Cheers,
Wilson

[Popper]

Hi Kenny,

Thanks, actually the potential for much bigger ones is huge for this place, but I am happy with what I caught this time, because the old body of mine couldnt take it if it was bigger.

Congrats on the magazine appearance, it does Singaporeans proud!

Wa lau . . . u old liao than I old also liao. haha . . .

Ur muscle still like the size of a 10kg dumbbell.

Looking fwd to your East Nusa Expedition 2.

[MarkR]

Hi Kenny,

Ya lar...only Taka Kino got Salt World...

Mak,

Best of luck for the Andamans

cheers,
markr

[Blackmarlin]

Hi Kenny,

Thanks, actually the potential for much bigger ones is huge for this place, but I am happy with what I caught this time, because the old body of mine couldnt take it if it was bigger.

Congrats on the magazine appearance, it does Singaporeans proud!

Wah lau, Ah Gu, at your age you say old, then I better sell off all my reel and rod and stop fishing hhahahaha