Giles is off to Morocco Chasing Blue Fin Tuna Again - Sept 2022

[neph93]

Look at that face… [emoji2956][emoji2956][emoji2956]

Like a four-year-old on xmas morning [emoji1474]

[Giles]

@goosehd:

Congratulations, it looks huge!  How big is that one?

Bigger than the previous one, but we did not weigh or estimate it.  I could have gone with it to the weighing station, but was hungry and did not need to know that much….

But probably 60kgish

[endo]

@Giles:

But probably 60kgish

wow, congratulations Giles!

(is it bad that I get hungry when I see that fish?) 

[neph93]

This is the gig where you give the fish to the village right?

[goosehd]

No wonder about being hungry…How did the arms feel after that fight?

[Giles]

Randoms from this morning….

[louisbosco]

@Giles great catch, congrats!

[Clint_D]

That's a beauty Giles, congrats!! What did you catch it on? Popper?

[Giles]

Nope, up before daylight and using flying fish. We often do that because poppers and stick baits are virtually useless in the dark. And I’d rather be fishing than sleepingg ???

Now I’m popping….

[jordanscollected]

@Giles is at his "Disneyland" right now.
The waves and hooking a fish are the rides.
The meat is the concession stands
and Szymon is the annoying children kicking you in the shins.

[Giles]

Szymon trying to pretend it did not happen…..

[Giles]

An amazing shot by Sami, Robert and Marcin in the background, and flying fish playing a supporting role….

[Matt]

That’s awesome G.  Congratulations!

[Giles]

Breakfasting after not catching…..

[louisbosco]

@jordanscollected:

@Giles is at his "Disneyland" right now.
The waves and hooking a fish are the rides.
The meat is the concession stands
and Szymon is the annoying children kicking you in the shins.

the grumpy face at breakfast was one that did not get a picture with Snow White

[Giles]

Had a stellar afternoon.  Szymon whooped my arse with 3 to my one.  But we had a ball and came back champions for the day, the biggest and the most…..

[endo]

hooray, that must have been a great feeling, celebrate G

[ROman]

Great catch.

[Giles]

My largest of the week so far

[Giles]

I went to see this one weighed, it came in at 58kg, so we were definitely over-estimating the weight of fish earlier in the week (isn't that always the way  )

Habib was our captain yesterday and again this morning.  We walked the floor yesterday, and had a ball this morning.  He is the happiest man in the village…..It's a lovely story actually, he is really a captains mate, but it was a day of worship yesterday, so many of the more devout captains were in the Mosque, so he was promoted for the day.  We ended up trouncing all the other boats with "proper" captains, Habib was on cloud nine all afternoon and evening, whenever I caught a snippet of one of his conversations "Champions" was frequently heard. And on the way home last night, we had to stop and chat to every boat on the water, 1) to ask how many they had caught and 2) to show them how we had done  Szymon and I asked for him again today - he is now even happier......