Amanzi Wai Lodge - Yacata, Fiji

[goosehd]

I’m dying to know if the fishing is everything you hoped for!  It looks like the adventure of a lifetime.

[Giles]

I had perhaps my most satisfying fish ever the other evening.  I wandered down the beach from the camp (on my own) to have a few casts, 1st cst I had a big hit which I did not connect with, 3rd cast I had a massive hit and line screamed off my reel, I kept on tightening drag until I managed to slow the fish down (I was seriously scared of been spooled), The only way I could gain line was to walk back up the beach and then walk very fast back again, whilst reeling in.  Long story short, 10 minutes later and 200yards down the beach from where I hooked the fish, I landed a 20kg (approx) Giant Trevally.  Amazing fish. amazing fight, fecked Giles…..

[JDelage]

Holly cow! How many people feasted on that?

[Giles]

None, it went back to live another day…..

[Giles]

Here's a smaller one I caught from the boat being returned….

And one of about 10kg caught on the Kanreki Popper….

[neph93]

I can tell from your face in the last pic that you're having a shite time and that you're thoroughly miserable. Poor bastard.

[goosehd]

Great pics and an awesome story!  Looks like a great time.

[Appfaff]

Amazing photos @Giles - pumped you caught a nice GT on the Kanreki tackle!

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[Giles]

Blue Fin Trevally…

Spangled Emperor…

Being released…

[Giles]

[Sage954]

Love the pics and the catch and release. My kids always want to release and try to catch them again when they are bigger. We do keep some for eating though. Hard to beat a good day fishing.

[marlin]

@Giles, love the pics and story…awesome! 

[Snowy]

looks like heaven!

[JDelage]

Are you planning on eating any of those?

[Seul]

@Giles:

None, it went back to live another day…..

[Giles]

So far this week we have kept a couple of Bluefin Trevally and a Big Eye Trevally for food. A decent sized Giant Trevally is about 30 or 40 years old, killing one of those is really not a good thing.

[motojobobo]

I like your version of Thanksgiving…maybe you can turn it into an Iron Heart tradition?

[Matty123]

@Giles:

So far this week we have kept a couple of Bluefin Trevally and a Big Eye Trevally for food. A decent sized Giant Trevally is about 30 or 40 years old, killing one of those is really not a good thing.

^^ this is awesome. Nice to hear. Can’t bring myself to keep anymore fish.

[Giles]

A more than kind forum member, customer and friend gave me a few lures that have worked for him in the past.  I tied one on and voila, it worked for me too.

You know who you are and big thanks…..

[steelworker]

Beautiful!