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luke peters:
Hi guys, I'm new to this kind of fishing (Popper and Jigging) and would like to get away to try and learn the art. I just wanted to hear from the guys that have traveled to these locations to see if you could suggest a location that would suit me needs. I will be traveling with my wife,however she wont be fishing our budget is about $7500-$10000 i have managed to pick up some reels i just need to get some rods to put them on.I'm not sure what rods to get but i guess that will depend on were we go but i think i should put that in another post. I have been looking at the nomad trips but I'm not sure how comfortable my partner will be having to stay on the boat while i go fishing. Any advice would be great

Thanks for your help
Luke 

Alex Jordan:
Exactly the dilemma I have for Dec 09 - Nomad, Fiji or New Cal? ... want to do a variety of fishing - fly, popping, bit of jigging and some big bluewater ... Nomad will be the only "organised trip" and if I went on my own would be my pref.

looked at fiji but not sure the weather will be great in late Nov / Early Dec?

If we do a DIY trip I have some divey's with me - hence fiji would be good ...?  :o

Scott Maybury:
I have fished Nomad and New Cal this year...getting poor weather on both (lucky me)

I am also off to Fiji in January, so would have loved to be able to answer this after that!

If taking a partner who isn't fishing, Nomad is not your trip...you will still have to pay a lot for her to be there, and she will have bugger all to do during the day when you are not there, and she will have to listen to fisherman talking about fishing all night

That leaves you with New Cal or Fiji, out of your stated options (which are good ones it seems to me).

New Cal was, in general, a fairly expensive place. You could probably get 2 trips to Fiji for the price of a good trip to New Cal, which is worth bearing in mind.

If you are planning on going to New Cal and fishing with LPB then I can't recommend this highly enough. Those guys are awesome and if the fish are even half inclined to bite they will find you some good uns. They are also very friendly, knowledgable and helpful. You will learn a lot from them, though I did find with the intricacies occasionally fine details were a bit difficult to get hold of, even though Rudy's english is very good (way better than my french).

If you were on a tighter budget I would say Fiji hands down. If you want to try and do 2 trips instead of 1, I would also say the same. But if you want to learn from the best about popper fishing, and catch some big fish, I would say New Cal and LPB mate.

As a tourist destination though I must repeat I found New Cal, personally, to be pretty average and quite expensive, so your wife may not have as great a time as if you were on an idyllic Fijian island....

I took my wife to New Cal and she hung out on the Isle of Pines whilst I fished for 3 days...she said she had a pretty good time, but she isn't keen to go back...

Hard to compromise. Hard to find the perfect destination. Good luck

luke peters:
Thanks Scott that's exactly the info i was after it's hard to get that kind of feedback. It's looking like Fiji is the place for us.I have just done a little reading on a place called Ono island, There is a company called ocean blue that does package tour to Ono has any one heard of them. Also can anyone help me out with some good operators over there.

Thanks again for your help
Luke

Chris Tan:
I've been lucky enough to fish with Nomad, New Cal (LPB) and Fiji (Kadavu). If I were going with a partner who doesn't fish, Fiji would probably be it as you can do day trips on a smaller boat for say 5 to 6 hours while she goes snorkeling or diving or exploring the island. The Astrolabe reef is just 10 minutes from the resort - so you don't need travel far to get some GTs.

Chris

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