Another trip that involves light aircrafts, this time to another remote destination. This was a trip that saw us do a lot of travelling but very little fishing. The brief was to explore some remote estuarine systems in deepest darkest Indonesia, places where the fish hard never had a lure cast at. We were pretty convinced this was the case but the weather had other plans as it drew the curtains on our fishing prematurely.
All in it was an enriching experience to say the least, living with indigenious tribes and observing their way of life. The small windows of casting opportunities we had produced the goods but it was more a case of 'what could've been' as we packed early.
Here are some pictures from the journey...
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| Light prop aircraft, connecting the city to the remote jungles of South East Asia... |
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| You know its wild when the villager brings in his pet croc to show off. Large Saltwater Crocs are something to look out for in these parts... |
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| Unfortunately they have also turned to netting as a source of livelihood. Here a village chief shows off the tools for constructing their own nets... |
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| Few casts in and the IMA Gyodo snagged a hungry Estuary Cod... |
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| And when this DUO Realis Jerkbait hit the water it was snatched immediately by this little Mangrove Jack... |
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| It was a promising start, this nice Barramundi wasn't shy about going for the big and deep Imakatsu Crank... |
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| Deep cranks are the way to go when the fish are hanging deep in the snags, and they don't get much better than this IK-500RZ from Imakatsu... |
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| Few short casts later and another Mangrove Jack, a much nicer one which took the big IMA Gyodo lure... |
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| Little Barracudas were constantly present... |
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| So were juvenile GTs, like this one that liked the DUO Realis Jerkbait... |
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| Twitched over a shallow snag, this nice Cod didn't hesitate to grab the shallow jerkbait... |
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| DUO Realis Jerkbait was on a roll... |
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| Another Estuary Cod pulled from the shallows, this time using the Imakatsu Riprizer... |
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| Another 'Cuda on the DUO Realis... |
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| Imakatsu Crank scores a decent Estuary Cod. They fight hard in the snags, even on heavy gear like the Evergreen Tactics heavy-cover rod... |
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| Here's a very nice Jack that exploded on a topwater lure walked out from the trees... |
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| It took the big Evergreen Showerblows lure with gusto... |
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| A small Estuary Cod on the Tiemco Fat Pepper... |
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| Followed by a Mangrove Jack pulled from extremely shallow water... |
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| That's the terrific Evergreen Modo Faith jerkbait at work... |
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| DUO Realis Jerkbait strikes again with a small GT... |
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| And yet a smaller GT on a Jackson Pintail Tune this time... |
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| On foot we cast to some bankside structures and they held fish like this Estuary Cod... |
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| It took the shallow DUO Realis Jerkbait... |
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| It was followed shortly after by a bigger one... |
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| It took the Megabass Lates lure head-first... |
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| A tough fight that almost ended in tears as this big Jack found a snag, luckily it was able to let us coax it out for quick pic before being sent off on its merry way. DUO Realis Jerkbait does it again... |
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| Another Estuary Cod snatched from a shallow point on an Imakatsu Riprizer... |
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| We sure had to get past many Cods to get in on the other species. This Imakatsu Crank didn't get far past a likely snag... |
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| Jacks were always worth a cheer when landed. They go hard and fast, earning lots of respect. This one fell for a prototype lure... |
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| Big Cods can be a handful and they provide a few anxious moments as they try to get back home when hooked. Stout gear is needed no less... |
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| Imakatsu Crank BWK Mosaic edition does the trick... |
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| This Fingermark Bream took the Imakatsu Crank right beside the boat and shocked more than one angler... |
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| Prototype lure earns its keep with a nice little GT... |
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| Deep crankin' with the Megabass Deep Six finds another Cod... |
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| While the prototype jerkbait produces on cue again with another nice Mangrove Jack... |
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| Big lures sometimes mean bigger fish. This mega deep Evergreen Gold Digger cast out found a fast customer in this nice Trevally... |
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| An 8kg Turrum that took awhile to get to the boat even on the heavy baitcast gear... |
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| This feisty GT was plucked from the shallow vegetation in the background using the new IMA Sasuke 130... |
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| While on the deeper bank the deep cranks did the trick with this nice Estuary Cod... |
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| Megabass Deep-X with the goods... |
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| And its deeper cousin the Deep Six snares this little GT... |
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| Which is followed shortly after by another... |
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| The bright Tiemco Fat Pepper doesn't faze the super aggressive feeder... |
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| It was a textbook style grab as the crankbait brushed over a likely snag. This nice Jack gave a good account of itself... |
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| The big Combat Crank by Evergreen proves his undoing... |
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| This alien-like oddity is a Jawfish. And it likes Combat Cranks... |
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| Meanwhile this Jack also gets in on the craze... |
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| The Combat Crank craze! |
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| And just to prove they can't get enough of it, this Combat Crank is sucked deep for keeps... |
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| By a sizeable Estuary Cod... |
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| Another Combat Crank munching Jawfish... |
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| With the clouds moving in and impending rain, our fishing time was shortlived. But we still had time a last Jack or two... |
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| The Tiemco Mad Pepper Magnum gets the nod... |
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| And follows it up with a little GT as well... |
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| Mad Pepper - yum... |
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| The friendly folks rarely get visitors in this part of the world, and it was an event everywhere we went. It was a journey back in time for us as we got to experience living without electricity and proper sanitation for a few long days. In many ways we couldn't wait to get back to civilization, although it meant leaving the fishing behind... |
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