SLOW PITCH JIGGING IN THE MALDIVES! Part Two

Part two of the slow pitch jigging experience in the Maldives uncovers a lot more species and exposes a few trophies in the process...

Bludger Trevallies are one of the most stubborn fish to fight, on any gear. This fat one took a prototype FEED jig...

Sharks are a common by-catch fishing these areas. This one got pinned by the FEED FALL jig...

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...

While this red one went for the Kanji Free Slow jig...

Barracudas are not a common capture though, but the FEED prototype jig found one...

And later snagged a small Coronation Trout for good measure...

Black Jacks go hard for their size, and proved they loved the FEED FALL jigs too...

Rockcods are always depended upon to provide some thrills...

The SFC Rector, one for calm conditions, scored this one...

We found the fish but couldn't get past the Sharks. This Grouper on the Xesta Flap jig got taxed...

Things get serious next drop as this humungous Banded Grouper slammed the jig and gave this angler the fight of his life...

It took the FCL Labo SFS jig and got pinned. What an awesome capture on the Major Craft Slow Draw rod...

Groupers rule the reefs, and another one comes aboard courtesy of the Kanji Free Flip...

Then its a little Jobfish on an FCL Labo SL jig...

Then its deja vu as another deepwater behemoth falls prey to a Kanji Free Flip jig...

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...

Kanji Free Flip does the job again...

The larger jigs like this SFC Cranky are despatched but it doesn't stop small fish like this Emperor from attacking...

Then the Slow Draw rod gets worked a little harder on the next take...

Its an awesome looking Yellowfin Grouper, which went pretty hard too...

It fell for the super flutter of the FEED FALL jig...

The FEED FALL jig finds a nice Flowery Cod next time down...

We press on and find a little Greasy Grouper on the SFC Rector jig...

The flutter of the FEED FALL is to be experience to be believed. This cool looking Mozambique Large Eye Bream is the end result...

Meanwhile the Kanji Free Flip jig continues to find the Groupers...

And when you find one, there will probably be more...

The black FEED FALL jig does it in...

And the Kanji Free Flip does it again...

Where there is reef, the Green Jobfish is never far...

Kanji Free Flip and another Grouper. This time its a Tomato Cod...

Greasy Grouper finds this bright SFC Gawky...

As does this little Jobfish...

And the Kanji Free Flip finds a nicer Greasy Grouper...

Then its an epic battle with this large Shark on the Evergreen Poseidon High Pitch Jerker rod...

Well over a hundred kilos, this fish took everything out of the angler...

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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