Fishing in andaman

[Hamad Alroumi]

Hello all,
I'm going to andaman with Gamefishing India  on 26th of Feb
I'm looking for advice on the tackle to take and advice on the techniques used
Currently I own
Jigging rods :
1-valley hill Jack the Ripper 230 grams
2-sewage 310 grams
3-hots 250 grams I guess
My GT rods :
Temple reef Ronin PE 6-8 paired with stella 14000 and PE 8 this will be my stick bait rod max 180 g
Hots gipang 79 PE 10.. Paired with PE 10 and stella 18000 this will be my popping rod

For light tackle : I have maxel rod max lure 80 g and stella 6000 with PE 3


My lures I've got orion range , fishermen , siren , heru , hammerhead , strategic angler , BSC , shellshaping , reefedge , temple reef ..
How many popper and stickbaits shall I take for a week long trip?

[Courtland Babcock]

Did a week there last year. I lost 1 lure in 5 days and that was because I was picking out a wind knot and the bait sank to the bottom and got hung in the reef. I fished a 5000 Saltiga with JB#100 on a 7'6" Black Hole Graphite which is good to about 150G. I like topwater/poppers specifically and fished this way most of the time. Although I had other setups, both lighter and heavier, this one seemed to be perfect for the size of fish we were on. We did some jigging here and there but our group seemed to be more casting oriented. Anything in the 250G and 10K reel size should suffice for that.

Have a great time. Good group of people over there.

[Hamad Alroumi]

Thank you courtland for your reply
I have stella 10000 with PE 4 for jigging and will add a maxel spool 16000 with PE 6 to target the dogtooth
What colours or lures worked with you down there ?

[Courtland Babcock]

How about a few pics and a video?

Video from 1 special day:   

[Mayur Panday]

Nice!

[Chris Dennis]

We were there in early December and caught most of our fish on poppers in the 125 to 150g range. On an earlier trip last year yellow was a hot colour (which made sense as there were huge shoals of  yellow fusiliers) but on our latest trip a red head got the most hits, although black, and blue/yellow were also good.
No need to go heavier than PE8.

[Hamad Alroumi]

Thanks a lot to all of you for your reply

Tight lines !!