It's been a long time coming, at last after months of anticipation the crew was on a plane to Male. We spent a week aboard exploring various reefs and atolls. It was the first time for most and they were hooked by the end of it. Many pics to tell the story....
Our home for the week 
Breakfast to greet us every mornin'
Trolling on the way between atolls and a lure was hit
Good way to start! This wahoo was turned into superb porridge for lunch
Meals were never short of excellent
Chillin' while we travel
Jinxed!
1st drop, 1st fish - a warm welcome
A common pest in the Maldives
Enjoying the scenes
First of many deep-dwelling groupers to come
They were plentiful
1st cast with a popper and a hook-up ensued. Easy...
But the frenzy was shortlived, the next few days would be tough popping
We still managed a few good hook-ups though
New FCL Ebipop 120 doing its job
All hands on deck
Longing for home
We persisted with the poppers, often till we couldn't pop anymore
Jigging still produced the goods
Everyone got into it, the new Shout! Shab Shab was a star performer
We hooked plenty which we couldn't stop, even with stout gear
They just went and went
Nice Coral Trout on an Orion Bigfoot
No chance of stopping some fish
Hit a school of Yellowfins, this one on an Evergreen Caprice
Everyone was delighted
Another nice schoolie
Stubborn fish ran round the boat too many times so the guys got into the tenderCheck out the conditions
Sailfish on jig, in the boat
Happy angler! Sail on IMA Ro jig
Revived and released
Kudos to the crew
That's a custom fit!
Poseidon rod were easy tools to lift fish from the depths
A first - cute lil' Tresher Shark
Once in awhile we were greeted by some GTs - no monsters yet
Evenings guaranteed a hit or two
Conditions throughout the week was magical
Tired anglers taking in the sunset
Typical Maldivian GT, not big
Smaller lures worked great on reefies - FCL Squidpen shone
GTs kept coming
New FCL rod worked to good effect, pulling Trout bent on reefing you
Lil' Bluefin Trevally
Teenage GT on Shakure
Squidpen continued to pull in fish - GTs were no fun on light tackle
Big take on a jig on the outer reef
Big Reef Shark after a long fight
Tired but happy angler!
Confused wrap up. Makes you wonder what the fish was up to
Stickbaits worked well in the calm conditions
Everyday we hit unstoppables on jigs. Stella 10k and PE-6 outfit almost spooled
Many fish were raped upon capture - doggies & sharks were the culprits
Jigging deep some ooglies were pulled up, adding to the species list
Sailfish on jig, in the boat
Happy angler! Sail on IMA Ro jig
Revived and released
Kudos to the crew
That's a custom fit!
Poseidon rod were easy tools to lift fish from the depths
A first - cute lil' Tresher Shark
Once in awhile we were greeted by some GTs - no monsters yet
Evenings guaranteed a hit or two
Conditions throughout the week was magical
Tired anglers taking in the sunset
Typical Maldivian GT, not big
Smaller lures worked great on reefies - FCL Squidpen shone
GTs kept coming
New FCL rod worked to good effect, pulling Trout bent on reefing you
Lil' Bluefin Trevally
Teenage GT on Shakure
Squidpen continued to pull in fish - GTs were no fun on light tackle
Big take on a jig on the outer reef
Big Reef Shark after a long fight
Tired but happy angler!
Confused wrap up. Makes you wonder what the fish was up to
Stickbaits worked well in the calm conditions
Everyday we hit unstoppables on jigs. Stella 10k and PE-6 outfit almost spooled
Many fish were raped upon capture - doggies & sharks were the culprits
Jigging deep some ooglies were pulled up, adding to the species listThis one a Bullseye
This greedy Green Job paid the price
This greedy Green Job paid the priceMore to come in part2
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