Catch of the day [Fishing]

[goosehd]

Village we are staying in:

Taking a bit of a break as we started at 4 am

The village’s haul for the day including some of our own fish.

[Giles]

It was a very tough week. The wind was from the west, which basically the bait fish get blown past our village, so the tuna are less prevalent.

Notwithstanding that, Dennis caught 3 over the week, which for a Tuna novice in the conditions was extremely good. He did better than some of the "old-timers".

I lost an enormous fish (I have caught a few large fish, so I know the feel of a big one when one is on, and this was way, way bigger than anything I have hooked), it totally dominated me,I never got in control of the fish/fight and was really just holding on the rod for the ride, after an initial run of perhaps 200 yards in 20/30 seconds, I was down to about 20 yards of line left on the spool, I had to dial up the drag a bit to save myself from getting spooled. The other guys were getting the boat ready for the chase/fight - Dennis's line being bought in, decks cleared. etc etc, and I was hanging on for dear life looking at the emptying spool muttering "I will never get this fish in, I will never get this fish in" then the fish bit through the 130lb leader. I have been reliving the chaos of that 60 seconds in my head ever since )

A few randoms...

Sunrise and a cheerful Goose...

Give it some gyp:

Both Goose and I straightened hooks on fish....

Szymon hard at work.....

[68degreesorless]

Looks like a blast. Did you eat them? Need pics of that

[goosehd]

I can honestly say that I do not have the vocabulary to describe the events and express my feelings of the last week. While Giles had coached me and shared his experiences of previous trips, you cannot fully grasp what to expect until you’re there to see them first hand. What I can say now, is that at points you are overcome with emotion, exuberance, and exhaustion.

On the first day, you question if you would do this again. On the last day, you question when you will do this again and count the days until you can.

[goosehd]

@68degreesorless No. The fish are caught and sold to provide income for the village on a daily basis. It is one of the main ways the community supports itself. To be a small part of that is humbling…

[68degreesorless]

That’s great, cool to be part of that

[Tago Mago]

@goosehd love it. Sounds like you had a fantastic time

[68degreesorless]

Any idea how much those weigh?

[Giles]

30-40kg per pop.

Angle is not brilliant, but the one mid left was 124kg. For the avoidance of doubt, we did not catch any of these (well, one may have been Dennis's), but were looking at some of the days catch in one of the cold rooms...

[DeeDee85]

Wow

[ZackB]

@Giles @goosehd looks like an awesome time fellas. Deep see fishing will definitely test the gonads

[Giles]

The topography of where we fish means that we can hook into these no more than 1/2 a mile from shore....