Gordon Thompson, an avid angler and a close friend arrived
here in October 2012 for a three day trip with us on our 37 ft boat - Rampage. Dr.
Maureen, Dr. Kenneth and Darryl Ross, his buddies from India accompanied him to
share in his adventure. As the first day was at leisure, we spent time discussing tackle, gearing up and were excited about the next day.
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| The team with skipper Akshay Malavi |
We headed South of Port Blair and after reaching our marked spots we began looking for signs of GT. Blue-fin Trevally seemed to be the flavor of the day and they were everywhere. Being much faster, they were on to the poppers before the GT. We had spotted bait in the area and soon had the crew busy landing and releasing fish.
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The little blue fins
that were harassing our poppers
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The group landed Blue fins on almost every cast. Dr. Maureen was really overjoyed as she had never done any fishing like this before. Soon the men started landing bigger and bigger fish. Darryl was the first to land a monster and soon the rest followed. Darryl, in the end of the day still held the record for the biggest fish of the day!
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Darryl with his GT
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Dr. Kenneth and Dr. Maureen were thrilled to land Coral
Trout and Groupers on light tackle. Some Queen Fish, GT and Bluefin Trevally
were outcomes of an hour of trolling. The men were competing with each other
and it was joy to watch them and our staff on the boat.
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Kenneth’s First GT
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The weather was perfect! The days were warm with clear skies
in the morning and when it got too hot in the afternoon, the light drizzle over
our boat was a blessing. As the day progressed we changed strategies to make
sure we kept the fish interested in what we had to offer. We started using
heavy chugging poppers to bring out fish from the depths and were soon gifted
with a Big GT. Gordon’s Lure was hit
hard and after a long battle between each other, the fish constantly trying its
best to get away, Gordon finally emerged the winner.
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| Gordon with a Giant Trevally |
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Darryl with another
GT
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Different strategies were used on different days as the conditions seemed difficult. We still managed to pull out GT’s one after the other. All of them seem to be having the time of their lives. New things learnt, new feelings experienced and overall a very joyous trip. Sometimes, it is nice to have a group of buddies on the boat, fishing together.
Our spirits are lifted as we reflect and recount the days we
have spent fishing together in many of the rivers in India.
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| Maureen releasing her catch |
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Cast and you shall
receive!
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A GT that was lured
by a stick Bait!
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In the End, the group was all smiles and when they reached the guest house they told and retold the story of their adventurous trip to all our ground staff.
Gordon has been visiting us every season and we hope to see
him fish with us, along with Dr. Maureen, Dr. Kenneth and Darryl soon.
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Tight Lines!!
