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Rock fishing: Vanuatu

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Aaron Strid:
I am currently living in Vanuatu.  When the weather permits I have found a few local spots that you can fish from the rocks.  I have also found that it is a very practical way to lose a lot of gear quickly. 

Luke Wyrsta:
Awesome work there mate - you should be proud of those captures off the rocks! That barracuda looks like it would've gone like hell and that 30kg'sih GT looks like he gave you murder :o

What kind of outfit are you running?

Run into any bigger Gees?

Also, I know he's only a little bloke but that bluefin trev looks massive! :o

Aaron Strid:
Luke

I currently have a dogfight on GT special with 80lb braid.  Seems to deal with 'most' fish.  Have been smoked by about 4 really good fish off one ledge.  They seem to like it when you wind them back into the rocks/reef. 

I didn't even relise that I had hooked the larger GT as it took the popper when it was stationary in the water (twice this has happened).  I was waiting for a wave to bring it up onto the rocks and went to lift it up and felt a weight at the end of the line.  I don't think the fish relised he was hooked for a while either. 

The barracuda took a spectacular take on the popper by doing a nice half pike about 5 feet in the air.

I have also had smaller GTs (10 kilo)chase poppers right up onto the rocks and have hooked them right at my feet.  But even these size on the wrong angle cut you off pretty quick.  That bluefin took a 150 skipjack and would have been over 5 kilos.

Aaron.

Scott Maybury:
Dude that is awesome, it is simply unfair that you have land based fishing like that near where you live

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Andrew Poulos:
Puts rock fishing here in sydney to shame  :-[

Great work though, and wished I had more time to scout ledges when I was in vanuatu a few years ago.

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