The motley crew aboard the fantasy boat in the Maldives can't get enough of the superb jigging on offer from ultra light to heavy tackle. Here is part three and a lot more awesome jigging action from the trip!
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| Grassy Emperors are never far when the light jigs like this IMA Gun Peki are dropped adjacent to reefs... |
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| Off the deep drops, these Rock Cods rule the seabed, and they love Shout! Shab Shab jigs... |
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| The SFC Gawky jig also gets a Rock Cod shortly after... |
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| How about this oogly from the deep. A unique looking Mozambique Large Eye Bream which fell for a Shout! Cradle jig... |
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| Going even deeper we find this greedy Red Rockfish which took the Xesta Flap jig... |
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| Going light along the reef's edge with the FEED Prototype jig stick and the ever popular IMA Gun Peki jig we find thi nice Long Nose Emperor... |
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| he next drop is a deep one and that is where the Major Craft Slow Draw rod and FEED FLINT jig shines. A nice Ruby Snapper obliges... |
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| Rock Cod on the Shout! Cradle, its hard to get past them... |
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| Another nice Ruby on the deep drop set up. FEED FLINT scores again... |
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| There's more than one Ruby at this spot. This one took the FEED FALL slow jig... |
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| Meanwhile its back to Rock Cods on the FEED FLINT jig... |
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| With the odd Ruby Snapper in between drops with the FEED FLINT jig... |
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| Yet another Rock Cod on the FEED FLINT jig worked on the Major Craft Crostage jig rod... |
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| FEED FLINT finds another Rock Cod... |
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| And so does this FEED FALL jig... |
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| This FEED FLINT got past the demersals and found this Almaco Jack wanting... |
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| But most bites were on the bottom by the ever willing Cods, this FEED FLINT got smashed hard... |
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| Small Ruby from the depths on the FLINT... |
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| Squaretail Grouper gets fooled by the FEED FALL jig fluttered in front of its face... |
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| And how about this awesome Banded Cod? These fish represents the trophy catch on slow pitch jig tackle and they taste absolutely amazing! |
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| The FEED FLINT did the job! |
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| Rock Cods were always present, this one took the FEED FALL jig... |
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| And this one found the FEED FLINT to its liking... |
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| A hard fighting Rosy Jobfish was a welcome break from the Cods and it went hard against the Major Craft Slow Draw rod. FEED FLINT was the jig of choice... |
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| Big jig doesn't always mean big fish... |
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| Gold Banded Snappers were pretty rare but the FEED FLINT found one... |
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| Can't escape the Rock Cods. They love FLINT jigs... |
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| Here's an uncommon catch on jig. Identified as a Snowflake Soapfish, it probably took the FEED FLINT jig as an intruder to its territory... |
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| But this Banded Grouper definitely smashed the FEED FLINT out of hunger. Another great fish to make the day! |
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| Gold Band Snappers were always welcomed on deck, they go hard for their size and they liked FEED FALL jigs... |
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| Just like Rock Cods liked FEED FLINTs... |
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| And so did the occasional Coronation Trout from the reefs... |
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| Rock Cod galore on the FEED FALL... |
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| And FEED FLINT jigs... |
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| Squaretail Grouper on the FEED FALL jig to break the monotony... |
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| Then its back to Rock Cods. This one on the SFC Arc... |
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| And another on an SFC Arrow jig... |
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| FEED FLINTs are always in the mix... |
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| SFC Arrow scores a second in succession... |
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| This beautiful Lined Trigger got greedy with the SFC Arrow jig... |
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| What remained of a nice Yellowtail Grouper which took the FEED FLINT but couldn't escape a hungry Shark on the way up... |
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| Another rare encounter from the deep on the SFC Arrow, this is an Oblique Banded Snapper and it looks awesome! |
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| This larger Yellowtail Grouper came up in one piece, courtesy of the FEED FLINT jig. An awesome catch... |
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| These Barracudas usually steal jigs but this one got unlucky and got pinned by the Shout! Shab Shab jig... |
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| Then its a Squaretail Grouper on the FEED FALL... |
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| And back to Rock Cods on FEED FLINTs... |
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| One after another... |
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| But the occasional Ruby makes it all worthwhile... |
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| Sticking with the FEED FLINT because it works best, and it pays off nicely... |
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| Squaretail Grouper on the FEED FLINT too... |
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| The Flutefish was an unexpected catch from the depths on the FEED FLINT... |
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| Rock Cods on FEED FLINTs were a different story... |
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| Same jig same fish... |
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| Same fish, this one on the FEED FALL jig... |
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| One of the rare trophies the Maldives gifts to this happy angler who dropped his FEED FALL along a nice drop. The Footballer Trout is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful fishes anywhere in the world... |
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| Xesta Slippy jig brings up a little Jobfish from over 200m... |
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| But the FEED FLINT found the jackpot in the form of this beautiful Comet Grouper... |
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| And is followed by the angry looking Dogtooth Snapper on the next drop... |
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| Rosy Jobfish smashes FEED FLINT jig hard and was mistaken for a much nicer fish... |
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| Ruby Snapper on the FEED FLINT dropped deep... |
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| No escape from the Rock Cods with the FEED FLINT... |
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| Rosy Jobfish usually school up and its not surprising to find more than one... |
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| This SFC Arc jig pins this super aggressive Midnight Trigger... |
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| Another rare Red Rockfish from the deep. The FEED FLINT finds it... |
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| A very aggressive Emperor doesn't care about the size of the jig and attacked this SFC Arc jig greedily... |
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| A tandem of Cods fooled by FEED FLINT and Shout! Flash jig respectively... |
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| Rock Cod on the SFC Arc... |
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| Then comes a much welcomed Almaco Jack on the Xesta Slippy jig... |
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| Another Rock Cod on the FEED FLINT, it doesn't stop... |
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| Next we had the FEED FLINT fool a Bridled Trigger... |
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| And a FEED FALL fall on the head of a beautiful Coronation Trout... |
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| An Emperor on the FEED FLINT... |
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| Another greedy Bridled Trigger on a FEED FALL jig... |
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| As the trip draws to a close, another beautiful Comet Grouper comes aboard... |
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| And its followed by a not so common Goldeneye Jobfish on the FLINT... |
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| Over the last few drops we decide to go super deep and were pretty surprised to turn up this Barracouta on the FEED FLINT... |
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| Last fish of the trip is another new species on the FEED FLINT jig, it is questionably identified as a Vermilion Rockfish and was a great way to end the trip... |
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