On the first day we headed out
south of Port Blair. We were casting out
at our favorite spots and we hit a variety of species like Coral Trout,
Grouper, and Blue Fin Trevally. The fishing was a bit slow and we waited for
the tide to change and the current to start ripping.
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| Paul's coral trout catch on the first day at sea |
After lunch, the fishing started
to pick up. We started hooking bigger fish and then finally came the super
explosive top water hit! The reel started to sing away and at 10kg drag, our
guide, Bunty was holding on to the rod as if his life depended on it. Sadly,
after pulling out a good 70 yards of line in the first run, the monster that we
hooked straightened out the 13/0 Gamakatsu trebles hooks that we were using.
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| Paul enjoying his stint with saltwater fishing |
After this disappointment we
headed out to another good spot and found Paul fighting a beautiful GT. We later caught a lot of grouper, Coral
trout, and other species that were taking diving lures readily. This was a lot
of fun and Paul seemed to enjoy light tackle fishing.
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| Paul with Giant Trevally |
As we headed back after our first
day’s fishing we discussed strategies for the next day. We decided to troll for
sailfish and Marlin since we had encountered a group of sailfish 2 meters away
from our boat on the first day.
The second day started with very
pleasant weather and we were on our way east of Port Blair. We set out trolling
sailfish lures on our way to our fishing marks.
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| Perfect weather on second day of fishing |
Bunty, our guide was on
the lookout for Dolphins or sea birds. After a while, he spotted a group of
Dolphins very far away which would have been impossible to spot by the
untrained eye.
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| Dolphins in clear blue Andaman waters |
Immediately, our strategy changed and we prepared our popping rods while the boat was racing towards
them. As we reached the location, poppers went flying and all rods were bent double as feeding
Tuna walloped them as soon as the poppers hit the water.
Paul fought hard and brave and
won the battle most of the time. As he was a beginner our crew taught him the
art of stand-up fighting and he learnt quickly. Chasing and casting at the Tuna
lasted for about 2 hours. Paul was exhausted, but delighted after landing more
than 15 big yellow fin tuna and a dozen Skipjack Tuna.
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| Paul with Yellow fin tuna |
The experience was ‘literally’
Breath Taking for us and an unforgettable one for Paul. The entire day was action packed and the
sweet tune made by the reels, still rings in our memory.
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| Paul with his catch & his crew - Yellow Fin, Bertil & Bunty |
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