Goliath Grouper, GT and Queenfish .... it's the moment !!!!

Hello again...it's been a while...

well...more fishing than blogging.The more you catch,the less you want to take pictures or videos,until you come across to an unusual catch,like in this trip...

This Goliath made my knee shaking while reeling it in...it was not the speed,but the force of it's weight.Caught on a mid diving glow in the dark lure, the first thought was the lure is stucked to the coral,and the second thought was a turtle accidently hooked to the lure...until it ran,slowly,then you know that something not too small is at the end of the line.

It's bigger than me...

What keep an angler casting all day long?
Hope...faith...believe...and experiences...it happened many times before so it will happen again.

Queen on a popper...

This GT took the popper when the lure almost reaches the boat...it came fast from the dark deeper part of the sea cliff and gave a firm strike on the popper.

This very same spot has seen two bigger GT s escaped with the lures.On the first trip, it broke the 60lbs braided main line and on the second trip, it broke the 100lbs wyre leader!!

This time, Pakcik the boat men reversed the boat so the Speedo don't get to run to the rocks and breaks the line again.

Speedo and tail dancer...


Weapons that involved in the battle with the goliath grouper...

Reel:Shimano Jigger LD 2000(2)*(aka Talica outside of Japan) , Rod:Xzoga Takadum PE5G, Lure: Storm Deep Thunder (glow in the dark), Main line: Muzi Power 40lbs, Leader: 80lbs Steel Elephant Power

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Thank you for reading and till we fish again...

Borneo | Last Frontier (casting hampala, mahseer, snakehead)

Deep upper river,in the middle of the jungle of Borneo,where the last forest,the final frontier to deforestation,oil palm plantation and mega hidro electric dam project...the native enjoy the bless of their nature and spirits of their ancestor...while it last.
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Lure On Ear

Intense....nuts...maniac...you name it..
4am...hit the road...5am...surf the sea...fish on...fish off...another good day fishing..

"we left the studio around 4:15am to head out in darkness through Croc waters to the mouth of the ocean and across to the islands…"-Justin Patch

Sunrise in Paradise

Laps around the island

cast...

'Good things come to those who wait'-Jon Bon Jovi :)

Good day,mate!!!!

Mr. Barracuda early morning sprinting exercise..

The fish shook off the lure..off the lips, to the ear...

Don't try this at home...or anywhere else

second greeting,this time by Mr.Wahoo..

pretty grumpy early morning.. 

welcome on board...

Cheers,mate!!!

bleed it right away...our ritual

Happy campers...

*photos by Justin Patch, cast by Mother Nature
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Red army attack...

Rough sea,active fish...

Hit a spot with frenzy school of Red Snapper,managed to land 42 of them at this spot,with one Grouper joined in the party... 

Taking off....

One by one...two by two...or..three

Some didn't make safety stop..

A must shot for every good trip...

Exhausted...lets go home.

Fishing in Paradise

Upper river casting...yaaaiiiii^^^

Babailiu at Sea

Action speaks louder than words (actually i'm not in the mood of writing essay )

Nice cobia..

Fish kiss...