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Raivavae, French Polynesia February 2015
March 03, 2015, 11:47:53 AM
Tackle used

Rods
Saltywater Tackle Race Point 100/250, Outer Banks 300/400, El Maestro 710MH/77H, Ripple Fisher Reversal, Fanta-Stick, Ocean Arrow, Carpenter Endless Passion and Black Hole Cape Cod Special.

Reels
Shimano Stella SW, Daiwa Saltiga, Maxel

LuresJigsLine
Jerry Brown, Sunline, Varivas, Shout Sasame, Power Pro

Leaders
Saltywater Tackle Twisted Leader System, Varivas, Sunline, Momoi, Seaguar.

Hooks and Terminals
Intense Hooks, BKK Hooks, Smith, Varivas and CB One Split rings and solid rings, Owner ball bearing swivels.

Belts
MC Works TT Belt, CB One, Swage, Patriot Design

Apparels and footwear
Aftco, Pelagic, Shimano, Columbia, Siren and Saltywater Tackle.


Yellow lip emperor snapper on Shell Shaping Mahi Z Mame

Yellow lip emperor snapper

Small Jack on the Lamble Bait Haoli Pencil

Small Jack on the Lamble Bait Haoli Pencil

Turtles mating



2 buddies after a hard day fishing...

Henrik having a go at trolling - Tahitian style! Nice YFT!

Thomas bendo!

Thomas with a feisty Yellow fin tuna on his Black Hole Cape Cod Special.

Arnout putting a bend.

Something big at the end of the OBX 400!





Lizard fish on a jig - the fish was the same size as the jig.

Nice Grouper on the Lamble Bait Haoli Kampachi

Vivid colours on the Coral Trouts aka Ciguatera!

Another Ciguatera nailed this time on the Lamble Bait Haoli Half Pitch, tons of these all over!

Bohar Snapper, seldom see em but they're there.

Weird looking but tasty snapper! No ciguatera!


Blue fin Trevally

Double Trouble!

Another fatty for Arnout!

And another for Henrik!


Yeah baby!

Thomas with another deep water slob!

Amazing colours on the coral trouts.

One of the many grouper species.

How am i suppose to get this Marine Bait Shidenkai Jig out of his mouth??!!

Beautiful Lunar tail!

Love the frontal shot!

Henrik with a Green Jobfish on the Lamble Bait Haoli Flashing Jig.

Arnout with a juvenile Dogtooth tuna.


Henrik's Doggy.



More doggies!





Baby Yellow fin tuna.



Sashimi!



A bigger specimen of the Yellow fin tuna.



Arnout with a nice GT on jig.



Thomas GT.



Henrik's stud GT!







Ooommpphh heavy!



140 cm CFL PB broken!





Thomas Polynesian Dogtooth!



42kg of pure adrenaline!



Check out the teeth!





Last GT for Thomas and a BIG one!



The guys enjoying refreshing coconuts in the blistering heat!


Awesome fishing! Great crew and mouth watering Polynesian cuisine.



Glorious food!





Hike up Mount Hero! Not for every one!!!



The beautiful scenery on the way up Mount Hero.



I think i saw a dark shadow amidst the turquoise waters.



Yeap, we came up from down below and it was not easy.





Arnout and me at the highest point of Raivavae!



Proof that we did it!



Beautiful right? Understatement right?



Weird stone formation along the way up Mount Hero.


Some weird looking plants at the foot of Mount Hero.



The photo don't do justice... this tree had roots sticking out of the ground and in a wave like pattern.





It was STEEEEEP!





Breathtaking!



Thomas and me about 40 yards from the summit.



Mount Hero, standing approximately 500m tall. Took us over an hour to reach the top! Tough trail!



Awwwwwww... i'm comparing this to the snow outside now....



Our 8 stars accommodation.



Random picture of a random Tahitian Outrigger.

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Re: Raivavae, French Polynesia February 2015
March 05, 2015, 08:57:59 PM
That's a stunning looking location Paul and even better looking fish.

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Re: Raivavae, French Polynesia February 2015
April 13, 2015, 11:30:34 PM
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