Simda Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Vanuatu Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simda Posted December 27, 2013 Author Share Posted December 27, 2013 Vanuatu Hi All Went on a cruise from Sydney for 9 days Torture surrounded by water and no opportunity to fish Arrived at the 3 stop Champagne Beach in Vanuatu and as we got of the ship and I see an old boat (more like a big canoe) with some rods Immediately approached the guy, ok he said 50 dollars per person max 3 people Grabbed the kids, lets go Rods were old reels did not work, no rod holders, the guy was super chilled did not look like anything was going to happen then we caught this My oldest son hooked up Great experience Got back to the beach and he was like a celebrity Next group he took out hooked something even bigger and broke the 15 to 24kg rod Captain Sam told me most likely a dog tooth Tuna Got to go back there one day Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 It's not fair fishing over there! Great catch mate! Well done! Cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paikea Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 The locals are the nicest people. Years ago we took the family to Vanuatu and found a young local who's family had a big canoe that had seen better days. Took us and two others fishing for parrotfish using chicken bones left over from lunch for bait. Sounds crazy but they worked. On the way back we trolled some lures and hooked a large Sailfish. Unfortunately the very rudimentary rod and reel only had about 50 m of line on it so goodbye fish. When we got back to Sydney I collected a swag of fishing gear that I wasn't really using plus some rod holders for the canoe, hooks, spare spools of line and a plain direct drive Alvey reel and sent it all to the young fella. About 4 months late I received the loveliest letter from the young guy thanking us for the gear which would enable him to fit his canoe out a bit better. Broken English but very sincere. Most of us have quite a bit of gear that just lies around, it would be great if that could be donated and sent to people in the various pacific islands including Vanuatu, Fiji etc. That would really help them. I wonder if it would be possible to arrange something like the above. Any ideas anyone? Cheers Paikea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil D Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 yeah I agree with scratchie, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 nice work that place is awsome. who did u fish with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simda Posted December 28, 2013 Author Share Posted December 28, 2013 It's not fair fishing over there! Great catch mate! Well done! Cheers scratchie!!! Its really not fair, must go back one day Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simda Posted December 28, 2013 Author Share Posted December 28, 2013 nice work that place is awsome. who did u fish with? Was just a guy on the beach, his name was Captain Sam, If I was every to go again I would bring my own gear Champagne Beach was paradise, villagers catch local crayfish and cook them for you, Freindly nice people Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formosan Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 top catch there mate.. family effort too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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