Southern Oman with No Boundaries - early October 2012

[Ben Lovelace]

Hehehe I only have to wait until the end of Nov..... ......Remember the deal Ed on keeping the MONSTER GT fishin hole secret!!!!

Yeah great photos... Hopefully I'll be able to take some in a few weeks.

[Andy Rowe]

Hi Mark and Jay,

Nice report Mark, i want to add some more when I have some free time.

Going back to the fish photos and your original post, I still think the second fish in the sequence was heavier, though shorter at 131 cm and 110cm girth, that photo does that fish no justice. It pulled drag like a bullet train and took 3 people to lift its very round profile onto my lap. With the rolling boat, slippery fish and fatigue i could not balance it properly on my knees as is the preferred position to make the fish look bigger. I can remember every detail of that street fight though.

A very memorable trip in every way , and I will be back.

Thanks for the trip report Mark, got me frothing for my trip in a couple of weeks 

That pic of the 139cm fish really does not do it justice! 

[Mark Harris]

Yep, I thought it was probably heavier at the time as well (being one of the people who lifted both fish!). It does not come across that way in the photo at all. What is for sure is that both were world class specimens Andy and great credit to you.

[Trevor Skinner]

Well done you guys, some fantastic fish.

I agree, it's a great fishery.


Regards,


Trevor 

[Alex Jordan]

Hey Chaps!
Wonderful to see some of you on the water - I did wave a few times

Looks like a good time had by all - when we going back? (Roj looks happy!)

[Mark Harris]

Thanks Trevor.

I waved as well Alex!    The only time I saw your boat was that one early morning at Sniz.

Roger was just ecstatic. And what a character .  I have met a few over the years but I reckon Roger took the biscuit... a very, very funny man. 

Great to see you guys did so well. It's just an amazing fishery probably unrivaled anywhere these days.

[Craig Maree]

Hi Mark glad to see you guys had awesome trip.

Really need to get back there especially this time of the year when you can target GT and AJ.

Well done on the AJ on top water.

Would love to read the full PDF report.

[Mark Harris]

Hey Craig, long time no hear and hope all goes well with you.

Yep it was truly awesome and Southern Oman has new converts in all the guys I was with.  I want to be back there right now to be honest!

[Mark Harris]

One of the truly astounding things about the Hallaniyats is the all round huge size of the predator fish. We all know by now that the GTs are simply immense.

But the bream are also huge as are the spangled emperors as are the yellow-spot trevallies as are the bluefins... it goes on. Here's another one  - a massive tailor!  That's Roger Mortimore from the UK who was fishing with No Boundaries same time as us.

[Trevor Skinner]

Mark,


That's one big chopper!


Regards,


Trevor

[Chris Dennis]

Awesome place and some wonderful fish landed, I can't wait to get back there again but the end of March seems a loooooong way in the future.

Note to self - book an early season trip as well next year !

It'll also be interesting to see if any of last year's tagged fish turn up - any so far Ed ?

[Michael Sammut]

great report!  i'll definitely be coming up next year for a trip!

[Jay Burgess]

Note to self - book an early season trip as well next year !

That's what I did 

Going in a couple and weeks and then mid March as well 

[Brad.Bell]

Great Report mate, some nice fish there thats for sure

[Jon Li]

Mark ,

Great reports n congratz to Andy Rowe .

Jon .