Fishing Victoria Forum

Cheers guys.

Kimtown wrote:So did you guys hire boats, go out on charters, or have friends/family/contacts in Vanuatu who supplied the vessels? Also i think I remember you saying in an earlier blog that you take your own gear and tackle when you go on most of your trips, what gear you guys using in this instance? It looks like you are using a 10000? gossa in one of the pics which would make any marlin fight, incredibly fun but also incredibly challenging (unless you took even heavier gear like tiagras, that isn't pictured)

We stayed at trees and fishes and fished from their boats. Dad and I took our own gear - a PE8 and PE5 popping outfit each, and a PE5-6 jigging outfit each. Plus a heap of lures. Both marlin were hooked on the heavy popping gear - it handled them pretty easily, just bloody hard work with an 8 foot rod. Trees and fishes do supply all their own gear, and it's good quality, but charter gear just gets thrashed so you're much better off bringing your own.

Texas wrote:Pat-thanks for your report and photos
Some grouse fish there, did you eat any ???
Those coral trout have a great colour & are good eating (I'm told)
If you need an Uncle to go fishing with, give m e a call (your shout though)
Cheers Uncle Gra

Thanks Gra, we ate fish every day. Tuna sashimi most days, marlin kebabs, baked job fish, tuna steaks...pretty good!

bluewater81 wrote:Great report and fantastic photos. That’s how a report is written! Always good reading a report and seeing photos. You’ve raised the bar! What sort of camera are you using?

Cheers mate, nothing too special, a canon 7d. Unfortunately you lose a lot of the picture quality when posting on forums, but what can ya do.

CarlG wrote:Top notch, as per usual Broomy.
I love the bird and lizard photos as well..that green skink reminded of Madagascan day geckos we used to keep..

Haha funny you say that Carl, that's exactly what I thought it was when I first saw it. I was like hang on...wrong island

also where is the tamboon blog? disappointed lol

Kimtown wrote:also where is the tamboon blog? disappointed lol

Haha it's coming....I thought people might be a bit sick of bream

nice one pat! what's the fish that looks like a stretched out king? blue runner?

Basti wrote:nice one pat! what's the fish that looks like a stretched out king? blue runner?

Thanks Niroj, it was a big rainbow runner!

Absolutely brilliant Broomstick, beautiful photos to go with the report as well.. thanks for sharing them with us mate..
It brought back some great memories when I stayed in Fiji a few times many years ago..

cheers
Adrian

Thanks for sharing mate. A fantastic report with a great mix of pics, thanks again.

Lovely Report as usual man, wouldnt expect anything less from someone like you.
some cracking fish, and lovely pics!
My most favourite would have to be the Diamond, and thats a beast as far as they go.
and nice work on those yellowfins and doggies
nevermind the whole damn thing was an epic trip!!!

Hurry up and do the tamboon report so i can decided if its worth going to or not.

purple5ive wrote:Lovely Report as usual man, wouldnt expect anything less from someone like you.
some cracking fish, and lovely pics!
My most favourite would have to be the Diamond, and thats a beast as far as they go.
and nice work on those yellowfins and doggies
nevermind the whole damn thing was an epic trip!!!

Hurry up and do the tamboon report so i can decided if its worth going to or not.

weren't you giving me advice when i was there though? lol

Kimtown wrote:

purple5ive wrote:Lovely Report as usual man, wouldnt expect anything less from someone like you.
some cracking fish, and lovely pics!
My most favourite would have to be the Diamond, and thats a beast as far as they go.
and nice work on those yellowfins and doggies
nevermind the whole damn thing was an epic trip!!!

Hurry up and do the tamboon report so i can decided if its worth going to or not.

weren't you giving me advice when i was there though? lol

No point going there if its slow. That's why I'm asking him since he was just there.
Fishing with lures vs bait is a big difference.