Dreams come true in Vanuatu

zen801 · December 18, 2011

Hi all,

Just got back from Vanuatu after having a massive trip with family and others ending with the best days fishing i have ever had in my life.

After careful consideration, research and a bit of sneaky recon at the waterfront picked and booked a charter for 1k and six hours. Best value from any charter i have ever had as these guys delivered more than we could handle. As i was paying regardless i thought it was better to bring another 3 people along for the ride. My 15 year old daughter was keen and what a trooper she was. My nephew came as it was his birthday and a friend of his who was there as well came along.

Mate we hadnt even left Port Villa and we had a marlin swimming behind the boat. The day was long and the story on recount is a blur of marlin, heat and fatigue. We had about 8 strikes from memory and each time we saw the marlin jump sometimes clear of the water several times. We managed to catch 2 and lost the biggest fish of the day after 7 or so minutes of the tiagra screaming. we never saw this one and the crew said that the big ones tended to go this way. Had him down deep and as it was end of the day and i was exhausted i just couldnt keep the pressure on him and he spat the hook. I was shaking and felt physically sick at the thought of trying to beat this fish.

After that we scored a fish on the shotgun and not one of us wanted to jump on the reel after the last one so i did and luckily it was a wahoo. Great fun on 15kg mono.

Caught 2 fish i havnt got before so happy to get a "blue" and a "hoo".

We tagged and released one and kept one due to hook to eye and bleeding heavily.

If anyone is interested in more details let me know.

Mike