Part two of the slow pitch jigging experience in the Maldives uncovers a lot more species and exposes a few trophies in the process...
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Bludger Trevallies are one of the most stubborn fish to fight, on any gear. This fat one took a prototype FEED jig... |
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Sharks are a common by-catch fishing these areas. This one got pinned by the FEED FALL jig... |
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Rockcods beat out other fish to pounce on the jig once it gets to the bottom most times. This one liked the Xesta Flap jig... |
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While this red one went for the Kanji Free Slow jig... |
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Barracudas are not a common capture though, but the FEED prototype jig found one... |
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And later snagged a small Coronation Trout for good measure... |
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Black Jacks go hard for their size, and proved they loved the FEED FALL jigs too... |
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Rockcods are always depended upon to provide some thrills... |
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The SFC Rector, one for calm conditions, scored this one... |
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We found the fish but couldn't get past the Sharks. This Grouper on the Xesta Flap jig got taxed... |
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Things get serious next drop as this humungous Banded Grouper slammed the jig and gave this angler the fight of his life... |
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It took the FCL Labo SFS jig and got pinned. What an awesome capture on the Major Craft Slow Draw rod... |
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Groupers rule the reefs, and another one comes aboard courtesy of the Kanji Free Flip... |
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Then its a little Jobfish on an FCL Labo SL jig... |
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Then its deja vu as another deepwater behemoth falls prey to a Kanji Free Flip jig... |
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And three isn't a crowd. This third Banded Grouper is most welcome aboard. After another awesome fight on the Major Craft Slow Draw rod... |
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Kanji Free Flip does the job again... |
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The larger jigs like this SFC Cranky are despatched but it doesn't stop small fish like this Emperor from attacking... |
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Then the Slow Draw rod gets worked a little harder on the next take... |
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Its an awesome looking Yellowfin Grouper, which went pretty hard too... |
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It fell for the super flutter of the FEED FALL jig... |
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The FEED FALL jig finds a nice Flowery Cod next time down... |
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We press on and find a little Greasy Grouper on the SFC Rector jig... |
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The flutter of the FEED FALL is to be experience to be believed. This cool looking Mozambique Large Eye Bream is the end result... |
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Meanwhile the Kanji Free Flip jig continues to find the Groupers... |
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And when you find one, there will probably be more... |
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The black FEED FALL jig does it in... |
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And the Kanji Free Flip does it again... |
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Where there is reef, the Green Jobfish is never far... |
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Kanji Free Flip and another Grouper. This time its a Tomato Cod... |
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Greasy Grouper finds this bright SFC Gawky... |
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As does this little Jobfish... |
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And the Kanji Free Flip finds a nicer Greasy Grouper... |
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Then its an epic battle with this large Shark on the Evergreen Poseidon High Pitch Jerker rod... |
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Well over a hundred kilos, this fish took everything out of the angler... |
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Can't help but love the colours on the Tomato Cod. This one on the Kanji Free Slow showed its greed... |
More to come in Part 3...
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Great stuff! Those groupers are huge. What depths were you fishing?
ReplyDeletewe fished from 80-200+m depths
DeleteGreat!!! Usual line Setup?? PE and leader
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