Fiji - Ono Island 2011
Submitted by SamC on Mon, 2011-03-21 21:32
Hey Guys,
Was using these pics for an article, but was a no go in the end. Hope you enjoy!
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Cheers,
Sam
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Lamby
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ahh boys that was just
ahh boys that was just awesome & I will leave it that!
danno
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Awsome!!! great fish and
Awsome!!! great fish and great photos well done boys looks like a great trip.
Nice gear. That water in the last photo is amazing was all the water like that???
Good stuff any details?
big john
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Serious
Some serious fishing done there Sam, good stuff.
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damo6230
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pictures say a thousand words.....
looks like a killer trip.
surprised you had time for the photo's
carnarvonite
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Well done
Like the other comments, awesome.
Simon C
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some amazing quality fish and
some amazing quality fish and even more amazing picture quality - great trip bro
Markie
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too good!
too good!
spanishmackeral
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awsome fish, nothing more to
awsome fish, nothing more to say
bod
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great trip
no problems looking at those photos twice..
Goodz
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Ohhhhhhhhh lovely. No need
Ohhhhhhhhh lovely. No need for any words, the photos tell it all! Love those red bass! Plenty of nice looking fish there, lots of variety. Also love looking at the lures that did the damage, some serious sized stickbaits there! Great trip guys.
Bones76
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Good stuff Sammy - any
Good stuff Sammy - any prob's with the Gunz ?
SamC
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The wiring in them is
The wiring in them is shithouse. But they fish really well...
Cheers,
Sam
hit n run
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looks like a awesome
looks like a awesome trip sammy some serious species off the list for you boys great place and some top fish
It used to hurt when I got cock in my ass......now I can take three at once and not feel a thing!
fisho-ron
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some good looking fish there
some good looking fish there boys!
your all spoilt now and wont like fishing metro anymore.
well done on a trip of a lifetime!
did you fall in the drink john?
Helen
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WOW! I take my hat off. That
WOW! I take my hat off. That is some variety. Good job. Im jealous... very jealous!
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mannablue
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Geezus...mental pics, well
Geezus...mental pics, well done!
Would have loved to read the article.
Not all who wander are lost...
cuthbad
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Normally Id like a story to
Normally Id like a story to go with it but by the looks of things it would need a book to do justice to that story!
Awesome, well done guys!!
grayzeee
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nice work lads. very nicegood
nice work lads. very nice
good to see john's started smiling in his pics too.
well done
If I spent half as long fishing , as I do reading this bloody forum , I'd be twice the fisherman I am.
scotto
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So,
You caught some fish then....
Awesome photos, and a good variety. Did you end up eating any of the Maori perch? They are supposed to be pretty good.
Pete D
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Top shots Sam.Flute fish on
Top shots Sam.
Flute fish on jig - thats a first, surely!
Cheers Pete
Lucky Tim
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nice work Sammy boy, spewing
nice work Sammy boy, spewing about the article but it's good to see the photos on here. Sure brings back some fond memories of our trip and it looks like you guys got the variety that we missed out on.
Even better to see someone else realises how good those Richter pkugs are, good onya John. Best GT lure out there and will outcast anything.
ps. not sure if you at the maouri but I speared one once and the flesh was mint.
abeldog
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Stupid Question
when I asked you would you go again,
The pictures say it all, Great photos you guys, Great variety.
Must add to the bucket list.
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till
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Some top pics and some great
Some top pics and some great looking fish guys, must have been a great trip!
Simo_
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Nice pics, I like the
Nice pics, I like the terrorist look lol
Bring on April
JohnF
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Yeah Tim, the richter plug
Yeah Tim, the richter plug was based on your advice. It got me my biggest GT for the trip, nice bluefin trevelly, longest cast, and non stop piss taking from Daz and Sam.
The trip was truly special, the 3 of us had a ball, we never had a blue and fished from dawn till dusk every day with a smile on our dial.
Popping was seriously hard work, you had to put the effort in, that's for sure, sometimes 100 casts between hits, but man, were you rewarded for your efforts. Daz was the master here, but me and Sam did our bit. Stickbaits were preferred mainly due to the exhaustion of working poppers but also there was a reasonable amount of chop most days.
Heavy jigging was slow at best. No dogtooth, although we tried. Once we converted to PE3, again through bodily necessity, and worked some structure, we started having fun and catching fish. The odd unstoppable. The Fijian boys on the boat started to work out what was required for light jigging by the end of the week and they started putting us on fish both inside and outside the atol.
Only had one short 2 hr troll session to rest the weary bodies, rewarded with 3 YFT, a dollie and some stripies.
Numerous memorable moments.......my favorite 3:
1. Getting the local deckies dad Wungu to take us out in his local banana boat each evening after we finished fishing on the main boat. Wungu was a legend, surprising how the lure of a $50 tip for catching fish will result in being taken to the favorite local spots. All fish donated to the local guys.
2. Evening kyack sess.....what a laugh. Sam trolled at about 8 knots, what a machine. His trolled stickbait got bricked by something smarter than him...Me and Daz flopped about hopelessly in a tandem, laughing like girls, but we got a squid and trout on stickbait. Yeeeeewwww.
3. After checking our bags in at yhe airport when the flight home was late, we got our light jig gear back from the baggage handlers, and jumped back on our hat before the boys headed back to ONO, and had the sneakiest jig session ever. The baggage handlers were so amused they jumped on the boat as well and came fishing. We cleaned up!
Daz and Sam, what can I say. It was a pleasure.
Boston Whaler 235 Conquest......getting the flogging it was built for.
Lucky Tim
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Yeah I had to put up with
Yeah I had to put up with Brad and Glenn sniggering like school girls when I was using the Richter. They're so easy to use, work just as well and can chuck them further and into more places than you'd dare with a $100 note tied to the end of your line.
Agree on the trip highlights, most of mine don't involve fishing on the main boat, all that other stuff is what makes the place special.
dkonig82
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Looks like an amazing trip
Looks like an amazing trip guys!
Awesome pics.
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SamC
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Thanks for your comments
Thanks for your comments guys, was a good trip indeed.
Timbo, i was waiting for your smart ass comment on the plugs haha. But to the plugs's credit it gave Johnboy a world of pain on day one! Priceless.
Yup, the light jigging was a sure highlight. Its a lucky dip and everything tares line!
Pete, thats a Trumpetfish. I suppose thats the Fijian term for our Flutefish. Ugly, Slimey and Long bugger...
Nah didn't neck the Maori Sea Perch, no chance in hell i could bring myself to killing one of them. Beautiful creatures...
Thanks again Ladies and Gents.
Next trip is CI for Daz and I (John won't need much convincing on this one)
Cheers,
Sam
MattMiller
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Great trip lads
all I can say is jealous
PattyT
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So it was a good trip then?
So it was a good trip then? haha. Wow! Awesome photos, awesome fishing, what more could you ask for.
beau
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i cant believe the size of
i cant believe the size of the lures you guys use let alone the fish you catch with them!! One day i will catch 1 fish like that haha
crasny1
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Man what a trip
And mixture off fish. Boys could you eat some of the fish, or was ciquetera a risk. Some of the fish over here would be a delight on the plate, not sure what its like over there.
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JohnF
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90% of all meals was fish,
90% of all meals was fish, all of which was caught by us except the first day, which was some frozen YFT from the group before.
We still released over 90% of fish caught.....nice to think we did not have a significant effect on the local fish stocks.
Main fish we ate were coral trout and YFT ....deliceous. Trout is apparenlty a bit of a cig threat, but we only ate small and medium size ones. Red Bass were a no no.......they looked deliceous, but all went back.
Boston Whaler 235 Conquest......getting the flogging it was built for.
Just1morecast
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WOW! Good trio of experience
WOW! Good trio of experience and a sh!tload of awesome catches guys!!
Forever learning with fishing
aalfred
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awesome pics
That are some nice fish you guys got there. Shame that it didnt work out with the article.
STEVE231
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Only just saw this post,
Only just saw this post, some great fish there boys!! Looks like a great trip, well done!!
Chuditch
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Awesome report. Go the
Awesome report. Go the RICHTERS!