MALDIVES REVISITED Part1

Male-bound again! Open season saw an enthusiastic bunch head east to the dot in the middle of the Indian Ocean for a bout of sport fishing. The 2010 weather turmoil made conditions tough, but with a week onboard there were pockets in between where action was aplenty.

Touch Down...

Water taxi that brought us from airport to the vessel...

Geared and ready, Poseidon for all onboard!

B'fast to start the day...

Popping gear being set-up...

1st GT on board in short time...

2nd GT on board a couple of casts later...

1st Red Bass on board...

Greedy Green Jobbie on stickie...

Terrorizing shallow water inhabitants with Keitech rubbers...

Emperor on Jackall Bros Pyun Pyun...

Lunch...

Fried Chicken?

Nice Bluefin on Javeline Jet...

Ready for action...

Small GT on jig...

Teenage GT on Crazy Long jig and Poseidon High Pitch Jerker...

Sea Bream on Speed Darter...

Beaut Yellowfin Grouper, on Fisherman Andaman...

Flowery Cod on FCL SL jig...

Ran into a school of jobbies...

Red Bass on El Nadador...

Small GT on FCL Squidpencil...

Girl power vs. Mackie...

Light action - Offblow Light maxed...

Good Green Job on lil' Jackson Gallop...

More light action, Alexander put through its paces...

Fantastic Long Nosed Emperor on Caprice Kid jig...

Mid sized GT on FCL Squid Pen...

Over Enthusiastic Peacock Hind which took an

FCL Squidpencil meant for GT...

Best Coral Trout of the trip,

on Fisherman Andaman...

Schoolie YFT provided lotsa fun...

Much sought after Long Nose Emperor,

on Andaman as well...

Hooked up solid...

More Yellowfins...

No mamas, but a thrill nonetheless...

Small boat action, hooked up to a rampaging pelagic...

Nice Sail on Evergreen Caprice jig,

landed with the help of the small tender...

Evergreen Poseidon getting an extended workout...

Tiresome ordeal for tackle and angler alike...

The reward: 30kg GT on Shout! Shab Shab jig...

Another hook up soon after, and another good fish...

Victim of the Shab Shab jig again...

Around 20kgs of Dogtooth Tuna...

More hook ups from down deep...

Amberjack of the high fin variety, on Shab Shab...

Beautifully conditioned AJ on Fisherman Marado...

Three makes a crowd, Andaman victim joins its mates...

Nassau Grouper on Caprice...

YFT and battered Andaman...

Part of the never-ending Cod parade...

Those who escaped the Cods had to contend with Rosies...

Islands presented a great change of scenery...

Perfect spot for casting at cruising fish...

Getting our feet wet...

Emperors were fun from the beach...

A Silver Biddy...

Nice Bluefin Trev...

4lb topwater action with Jackson Risk Bait...

Peacock Hind a super dirty fighter in the shallows,

on the Risk Bait pencil...

A seldom encountered Wrasse...

What better way to cool off in the tropical heat?

Joy.

Andaman proving to be jig of the trip, another Coral Trout...

Beautifully marked Banded Trevally on Shout! Width jig...

Cod brigade well represented...

Low tide in low light...

GTs aplenty on jigs...

...and just to prove the point!

Deep dweller which made a bid before the GTs got in the act...

More Gees...

Manta on jig?

Attempting to land the juvenile without harm...

To be continued...