Yuki, from the Japanese Embassy here in Fiji, has been coming into the shop for some time and always wanting to go fishing with me. This last Sunday was his day.
We meet at around 7:30 am for a full day fishing. After a few introductions to his friends Kazu and Jose we are off to fish.
I knew the tide would be right around mid day and the moon was not in the greatest phase so the morning would be spent hunting for GT's and then we would get into them a bit later.
Yuki is a seasoned pro at fishing. His gear was all top of the line and he could handle everything that was thrown at him.
The water was crystal clear and the sea was calm.
The first fish in the boat was a very green and very pissed Barracuda that no one wanted to handle.
Next up was a Bluefin Trevally.
Now it is Jose's turn to catch a fish. He was using his own gear and landed a little Bluefin also.
By now the tide is coming right and we have found a few bommies that looked promising. On one of Yuki's first casts out he is taken for a ride and left holding a stripped lure. It was a massive GT that did not want to be caught.
Yuki then got onto a nice GT who did not give him as much trouble.
Next we had a double hook up with Yuki battling a cracker of a fish and Kazu having his own war.
Kazu's fish was being attacked by a shark and by the time we got it to the boat the damage was done.
After the bite slowed we changed locations. Looking for any stragglers that might be lurking about. Eventually we found another and this one gave Yuki a real hard fight. He prevailed in the end and got his picture taken one more time.
We had a great time with these guys and got onto some nice fish. Yuki is a top notch angler and Jose and Kazu are definitely up and coming.
I have a feeling we shall fish together again. Until then,
Tight lines and screaming drags
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