Hallaniyat Island, Southern Oman April 2012

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Carpenter Monster Hunter In Action!





Taking an afternoon break

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The Queen fish were hefty





Opening the day after a long struggle






Craft Bait GT3 190g



Siren Lure






The biggest fish of this trip, Landed on a custom Race Point 250,build by Anuvat and measured at 136cm,took a Craft Bait GT3 in 170g lure.

Christian does it again

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Race Point in action



Shell Shaping Twister F6






Craft Bait GT3 190g does it again


Back to where it belong



Race Point 250



Carpenter Gamma 160H!


Out of breath


No matter what you use, they rule!

Gamma 200








Race Point 300 prototype and the Carpenter 160H where my best combination

Can't get blacker then that, I was delighted to land that GT's

Double trouble











Shell Shaping Trumpet 300


Cooling down period

[Luke Seyrek]

Simply breathtaking, once again im left speechless 

Well done and thanks for sharing!

[Celso Mendonca]

Jesus........Hallaniyat is THE PLACE !!
Congrats guys.

[Nick Bowles]

Hi Sami, Great report and it was a great trip although short! Look forward to next season and hopefully some more good fishing!! We have a few new tricks waiting for areas to fish so should be fun!!

Cheers,
Nick

[Charles Cintron]

These past reports out in Oman is simply amazing, I'm just blown away! Sami in your report your saying the fishing is in shallow waters and your pulling them right off the edge, just curious but how shallow are you guys fighting these mosters? Are you guys having to stop them before they head into the reef or are they already in there and you guys are pulling them out?

[Andy Rowe]

Sami & Nick....again .....amazing.

That looks like a gamakatsu recorder that has opened up? rare..

Sami, that has got to be the blackest GT I have ever seen, magnificent fish.

[Ricky Lim]

Awesome as usual!
Sami is that race point 300 you using in the last few photos (you in red shirt)?
Much different between the 300 and 250? I was told the 250 is a touch more parabolic than the hots 75xxh.
300 very similar to the hots?? Looking at getting one custom built.
Love those pixs of rod bending and that black GT!!! Damn damn damn. 
Congrats to you and team On another successful and awesome trip.

Ricky

[Nathan Cefai]

One word "AMAZING"

[Sami Ghandour]

These past reports out in Oman is simply amazing, I'm just blown away! Sami in your report your saying the fishing is in shallow waters and your pulling them right off the edge, just curious but how shallow are you guys fighting these mosters? Are you guys having to stop them before they head into the reef or are they already in there and you guys are pulling them out?

Hi Charles,
Most of hits are coming in 10 meters and less depth and in many occasions we get hits in 2 to 3 meters and it was a lot of palming with a locked drag and the fish still manage to gain it is freedom, some of those fish are no way close to stop them 

[Charles Cintron]

At 2-3 meters those are some serious battles going on, awesome stuff

[Sami Ghandour]

Awesome as usual!
Sami is that race point 300 you using in the last few photos (you in red shirt)?
Much different between the 300 and 250? I was told the 250 is a touch more parabolic than the hots 75xxh.
300 very similar to the hots?? Looking at getting one custom built.
Love those pixs of rod bending and that black GT!!! Damn damn damn. 
Congrats to you and team On another successful and awesome trip.
Ricky

Hi Ricky,
Yes that is the Race Point 300 (In the red shirt)
The 300 is a stiff rod and has a lot of backbone, you really have to be fit to use it and yes between all the Race Point, the 250 is the softest one, i strongly recommend the 250 for popping.
that black GT is a dream and thank you for the kind words