Rest of Asia Maldives Jan 07

[pemburu ikan]

Just to share some fish pics.caught in the Maldives.
What a day to start the New year 2007,trolling around the Baa atoll......

Rgds.
R.

[edylie]

very nice!!!!

Thank you for sharing pemburu ikan. I am going there next Wed and I cant wait for it

Cheers,
Edy

[hdmcgatha]

WOW!! Nice catch.... I hope to see more soon. Happy New Year.

[Sportfisherman]

very nice!!!!

Thank you for sharing pemburu ikan. I am going there next Wed and I cant wait for it

Cheers,
Edy

Hi Edy ,

Good luck and hope you n JJ catch lots of fish but don't forget to CnR those you can't eat , especially GT .

Sportfisherman .

[edylie]

Hi Edy ,

Good luck and hope you n JJ catch lots of fish but don't forget to CnR those you can't eat , especially GT .

Sportfisherman .

Jon,

I can eat everything that is alive so those GT will be killed and eaten

Just Kidding ... We will keep what we need and release the rest for the next time!

Cheers,
Edy

[Din]

Pemburu Ikan,
Man....!!!!!!Look at those fishes,great catches to start off
the new year!


Rgds,
Din

[Fish_Fingers]

Jon,

I can eat everything that is alive so those GT will be killed and eaten

Just Kidding ... We will keep what we need and release the rest for the next time!

Cheers,
Edy

Hey Edy,

Keep some Red Bass for the cooking pot! They are yummy! I've eaten Maldive red bass a few times already. So far so good. No ciguatera........ Its a local favourite.

Good luck for your trip!

[Sportfisherman]

Jon,

I can eat everything that is alive so those GT will be killed and eaten

Just Kidding ... We will keep what we need and release the rest for the next time!

Cheers,
Edy

Hi Edy ,

Eat the small ones and release the big ones to breed more small ones .

Good luck and send my best to JJ .

Sportfisherman .

[pemburu ikan]

Hi Edy,
Have a safe & pleasant trip.
Wish you all the best....
Don't worry,you can eat all the red bass you want,cos they die of old age.....still heaps out there.....

Rgds.
R.

[pemburu ikan]

Just to share some more night bottom fishing pics.........


Rgds.
R.

[pemburu ikan]

Some more trolling pics.......06 Jan.


Rgds.
R.

[pemburu ikan]

Some Maldivian sunrise & sunset pics......

Rgds.
R.

[edylie]

Hi Pemburu Ikan,

Amazing sunset pictures. I cant wait to go there this Wednesday

How was the Red Bass? Tasty?

Cheers,
Edy

[pemburu ikan]

Hi Edy,
The red bass here is tasty,don't go for the big ones as the meat is really tough,go for the medium & table sized ones ,deep fried (teli mas) or Maldivian curry( reim mas riha).........
Don't forget to bring along your camera......
Also bring along wire leaders if you are trolling along the Thilas(underwater structures),very fun,lots of GTs,Bluefin Trevallys,Red bass,Groupers,Doggie..........bring size 18cm rapalas,bright orange coloured.
Have fun & take care.....
Rgds.
R.

[edylie]

Hi Roney,

Thank you for the tips! I have took some pictures on the stuffs i am going to bring in this thread and I hope it is sufficient for the 7 days fishing

http://www.fishingouting.com/forums/...on-2007-a.html

Cheers,
Edy

[Nelson]

Hi Rony,

What a start for the year 2007, good catch. You really put the calstar to good use.
Call me for kopi sometime.....

Tightlines,




PS. edited by (edylie) - added h in "Wat" and replaced clastar to calstar

[Nelson]

Hi Edy,

Good luck & tightlines,

[edylie]

Thank you Nelson

Cheers,
Edy

[pemburu ikan]

Hi Nelson,
No regrets buying your calstar man......
Have been putting it to good use.Real solid rod!Thxs....
Sure ,when I return on the 12th of Jan.will give you a tinkle.
Ciao....
Rgds.
R.

[MarkR]

Best wishes Edy!

Hope you land some mommas Come back with lots of pics and stories to tell

Tight lines

[kemejan]

great catches bro & nice photo

[marishjsenawi]

Congrat bro Pemburu Ikan, wish i can go there to reel in those monsters...when?

[pemburu ikan]

Bro Kemejan & Marishjsenawi,

Thanks......
Rgds.
R.

[mack]

Dear R.

Hope u enjoy your stay in LG. After u left, the weather turned rough but we managed to squeeze a short trolling trip when the wind subsided. You should be able to visualize the joys that u missed out based on the following description:

Yesterday, we left LG at about 230pm and within 10 mins, we met a group of surface boiling bonito and 3 small size fishes were subsequently caught by the boatman. John chose a suitable bonito and proceeded to slow troll for sailfish. Unfortunately, luck is not on our side, no bite during the 30mins of slow troll. The full impact of the wave can be felt during the slow troll as our dhoni is small, I requested john to abandon sailfish trolling and continue our pelagic hunting. When we are about to reach the “Wahoo line” at the ocean side of Reethi beach resort, John had a hookup and a small wahoo of 4kg was brought up. The boatman commented that the current along the “Wahoo line” is not suitable so we proceed to troll for reef fish.

As we are about to reach the first ”Thilas” on the other side of Reethi beach, John’s Avet JX ratchet went off. Our guess of GT was accurate after a fight of 15 mins. Our first GT of the day was brought up. It weighted 12kg on the scale. As this stretch is sheltered by the long reef-line, the sea is relatively calm. We circled the “Thilas” twice; many bites from small groupers can be felt but it did not connect with the hook. We moved on to the second Thilas which is nearby. On the second round, my coloured PE line spilled out of my z30 but at a slow speed. A red grouper of about 3kg was brought up without any effort.

As Kurihara group will be joining us for night fishing, we decided to head back to LG early. Halfway through, at deepsea channel between reethi beach and Kamadho, John’s ratchet went off again. As John is reeling up the suspected “Wahoo”, I reeled my line back too. After 6 rounds, I felt a small nibble, after which my 18”orange duel Lure felt heavy. I though I have entangled onto John line so I stopped reeling fearing that I may cause injury to his line. Excited about John’s battle, I free-spool my reel and took out the camera to snap a few shots. Afterwhich I noticed John’s line faced the front of the boat but my line is still facing the back. Something is not right here so I continue to reel in my line. I can still feel a weight at the other end of my line. A 2kg skipjack tuna hooked on it’s body then appear. John is still struggling with his fish as it swam deep. It took 10 mins before we surface the fish. Another GT of 10kg was brought up. After a short photo session with the GT, it was dumped into hull of dhoni.

After crossing the tip edge of Milandho island’s reef, a 3kg red grouper wacked john’s lure. This was the grouper’s last meal as it was brought up within 2 mins. Nearing LG, we requested the boatman to circle LG reef hoping to catch some red brass. Neither red bass nor bluefin trevally was caught on this trip but a final 1.5kg red grouper found its way to my lure and was brought up. This summed off our trolling trip. As the sea is getting choppy at 530pm, I got off the dhoni at the service jetty while the Kurihara group happily started their night hunt for red brass.


Cheers
Adrian

[pemburu ikan]

Hi Mack,
I cannot forget my stay this time in LG,most memorable.
Thanks to John,Cheong,you & the rest.
Tell John to stop trolling........hee hee hee....
Btw,great catch man!!!!!!And I must say very detailed CR, keep it up.
Hope you catch a big one before you leave.....
See you soon.
Rgds.
R.