In the off season we have done a heap of work to get the boats refurbed and sorted out for the coming season. The boats were stripped down and then cleaned, painted and everything remounted. The engines were totally overhauled and ready for the new season. Cameron and the team have done a great job and good to be able to control the work being done on the boats and a big achievement to have the boats back into the water!
Using cranes to move the boats, all stripped down.
Salalah is not the easiest to work on boats but the guys all helped and was a great attraction for the local fisherman watching us work on our boats!
Nearing the end and remounting all the equipment.
Engines being delivered.
Sea Hawk 1 and Sea Hawk 2 refurbed, re-powered and ready to head for our island home by sea from Salalah!
After a lot of work and preparation we got the Southern Oman season started off with a bang! Jed Chamberlian, Russell Domingo, Greg Kurten and Neline (Rassie) Erasmus doing the first trip of the season. The khareef looked like it was calming down middle September but this was just a tease and we were all a bit concerned that the first trip would not start but we managed to get the guys out and fish for a few days before the weather turned bad. Luckily being based out on the island we did not have to bash through big seas and could run a few hundred meters and start fishing!
?The fishing was tough in the conditions and also raising fish but the guys landed a good number of GTs and lost a good number waiting for their return next October!??All the guys caught their PB GTs and a heap of other smaller species. Well done boyz!!??Rods Used:
Race Point 200
Carpenter EP86/40 ?Hots 79XH
Team picture in the marina in Shuwaymiyah before running 30 miles offshore to our lodge on the islands.
Early morning start before the suns up the guys were out on the water, ready for action!
All weather gear!!
Russell bending on his new EP86/40
Russell with his PB GT
Jed bending on a big fish on a Hots 79XH
Jeds PB 135cm donkey!
Russell back in action
Fiesty little geet!
Jed with another good Oman GT.
Rassie with his PB GT. Very chuffed!
Team picture the guys heading out early morning
Cruising on Sea Hawk 1
Sea Hawk 2 with Capt Saud.
Greg bending on an early morning sunrise GT on his custom Race Point 200
OA Cubera does the trick.
Fat Oman GT
Greg bending again on a big fish.
Gregs PB GT of 135cm
Russell with a smaller GT, don;t see to many this side in Hallaniyat!
Double hook up and land!
GT Team picture!
Loads of smaller Trevally on the light tackle.
Nice sized Yellowdot
Another Yellowdot.
We have been a bit late posting the start of the season but since then a heap of fish have been caught including a couple of fish in the 148cm/60kg range. Will post as the pictures come in. For more up to date info you can check our FB
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Nick
