TACKLING THE MALDIVES! Part Two

We continue with our amazing journey through the pristine waters of the Maldives. The topwater fishing had been trying but the jigging always saves the day...

We have a new FEED micro jig rod that is close to being released and this prototype is highly impressive against bruisers like this Dogtooth Snapper...

It fell for the bullet-profiled Drag Metal Cast, a fresh product from the DUO stable...

Triggerfish were always present along the reefs...

Here is a nicer looking Starry Trigger that fell for a Major Craft Jigpara jig...

The jig which also fooled this Rock Cod...

In the shallows the Coronation Trout rule the reefs. And they like DUO Drag Metals too...

The DUO Drag Metal worked with the prototype FEED rod with a little Emperor...

Which proved to be pretty common along these reefs too. This one fell for an IMA Gun jig...

The fish were coming in thick as we drifted along a nice dropoff with our micro jigs. Here's a little Sea Bream and a Jobfish on a DUO Drag Metal and IMA Gun respectively...

And how about a beautiful Green Jobfish which went hard on the ultralight gear, it took a Shout! Shiver jig...

IMA Gun finds a small Trev...

Duo Drag Metal with a little Bream...

And a trophy Trout which fell for the Shout! Shiver jig...

Between the demersals we got some hard runners like this Rainbow Runner as well. It took the Drag Metal jig and went ballistic...

The DUO Drag Metal finds a beautiful Emperor next drop...

We then go deep but it doesn't mean bigger fish. This Sea Falcon Super Drain jig nails a Snapper barely larger than itself...

So its back to the micro DUO Drag Metal and this nice Trev on the ultralight outfit...

Dropping an IMA Gun a little deeper finds this Tomato Cod...

And the Goldflag Jobfish are always around...

A good drop with the Kanji Free Flip jig finds two Red Bass fighting over the jig, and both get nailed...

Long FCL Labo NM jig is never too big for this little Onion Trevally...

Going really slow with the Jackall Anchovy Missile finds this Rock Cod lurking...

While working the faster Shout! Flash jig gets the attention of this Almaco Jack...

Back to the shallows with the DUO Drag Metal jig gets a beautiful Coronation Trout...

The little Onion Trevallies are omnipresent...

DUO Drag Metal does the job...

Major Craft Slow Draw rod working the FEED FALL jig turns up another Rock Cod...

More reef dwellers courtesy of the DUO Drag Metal and FEED Prototype rod combo...

Onion Trev on the Drag Metal...

Bridled Triggerfish on the Drag Metal...

White Lined Rock Cod on the Drag Metal...

Striped Trigger on the Drag Metal...

Nice Coral trout on the Xesta Slow Bee...

Working the small IMA Gun jig with the light Jackall Anchovy Driver jig rod nails this beaut Rosy Jobfish...

Squaretail Groupers are a common deep dweller, and this IMA Gun finds one...

And so does this RedX Cross II jig...

Reef Sharks usually make short work of the fishes hooked, but this one got greedy and got pinned by the IMA Gun jig...

From the depths comes a Ruby Snapper on the RedX Cross II jig...

IMA Gun with a similar sized Tomato Cod...

Going deeper only finds a better Flametail Snapper, this one on the Shout! Width jig...

At anchor, dropping the little FEEF FLIP jig in the shallows finds this Golden Spinecheek immediately...

Upon nightfall, larger predators like this Sabre Squirrelfish come out to play...

And later on this Xesta Flap jig nails this little Bigeye...

Scouring the reefs with the DUO Realis Pencil finds an enthusiastic Peacock Hind...

The Peacock Hind seemed pretty common on this reef, but they were no match for the strong prototype rod we were putting through its paces...

Going deeper with a DUO Fangbait doesn't really find the bigger fish. Instead this little Paddletail Snapper obliges...

So its back to the topwater and we find a willing White Lined Rock Cod, quite a surprise!

The FEED Lures CONE popper nails it...

Then its another Peacock Hind courtesy of the FEED SPEAR30EX pencil...

Back to the slow pitch jigging with the FEED FLINT jig and an Emperor comes aboard quickly...

As does a Rock Cod, also on the FEED FLINT...

Next hook up was cruncher as the Major Craft Slow Draw rod was worked to the limit with this fat Banded Grouper from the depths...

It fell for a patiently fluttered FEED FALL jig...

Then its back to the smaller Rock Cods with the SFC Arrow jig...

Black Jacks are always welcomed as a spirited fighter from the deep. The FEED FALL jig scores this one...

A nice sized Squaretail Grouper fell for the SFC Arrow jig next...

Meanwhile we had to try to escape the Goldflag Jobbies like this one...

Easier said than does as even the larger profile jigs like the FEED FLINT gets nailed by these gregarious fish...

Many prospective casts were made into the reefs and the payoff came in a big way with this monster Coral Trout!

It fell for the special Abalone edition FEED PIN popper...

Back to jigging an yet another Goldflag Jobbie on the SFC Rector...

Coral Trouts seemed to be the order for the day. This one fell for the FEED FALL jig...

The little Jobbies were hard to avoid as usual. This FCL Labo MN jig gets nailed...

The new Evergreen Caprice Edge jig gets in on the action with a nice Rock Cod...

When the deep stops producing we go shallow and this little IMA Gun jig is nailed big time by this horse Red Bass, which made for a monumental capture on the ultralight outfit...

Next drop with the same IMA Gun jig finds a beautiful Bluefin Trevally...

Chucking a FEED SPEAR pencil in the reefs finds a Paddletail Snapper which showed its aggression by taking a lure its size...

Changing over to the DUO Realis Pencil Popper next results in a little Red Bass in the boat...

But it is going a little deeper with the DUO Fangbait which finds this Passionfruit Trout patrolling its liar. A few intense moments with the new FEED prototype rod and we had it beat...

We ended the great day in the company of a huge pod of Dolphins...

Stay tuned for Part 3

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