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Title: Rooster Fish in Rarotonga?
Post by: Aaron Levien on September 03, 2013, 04:32:19 PM

Hey guys

Just a quick question... Are these found in Rarotonga and Aitutaki? We are off there shortly and the two fish on the top of my list are:

1 Nice GT
1 Nice Rooster

I am not asking for much. Anything past this is a bonus for my partner and I.

Cheers

Aaron

Title: Re: Rooster Fish in Rarotonga?
Post by: Brandon Khoo on September 03, 2013, 04:43:46 PM

I think you might need to go to Central or South America for roosterfish!!  :o

Title: Re: Rooster Fish in Rarotonga?
Post by: Aaron Levien on September 03, 2013, 06:20:12 PM

Cheers mate. Looks like ill have to wait for that ROOSTER FISH a tad longer. a Nice GT would sit quite nicely with me.

Title: Re: Rooster Fish in Rarotonga?
Post by: Brandon Khoo on September 03, 2013, 06:31:42 PM

The closest thing in the Region is a poulet in Vanuatu. Poulet being chicken in French!!!  ;D
It's actually a ruby snapper - no idea why they call it a poulet

Title: Re: Rooster Fish in Rarotonga?
Post by: Aaron Levien on September 03, 2013, 07:21:46 PM

Cheers mate. Hopefully we can add a nice report on here when we get back. Going to do some rock popping and chase the T's with Mike. Super excited to get out with him.

Title: Re: Rooster Fish in Rarotonga?
Post by: Brandon Khoo on September 03, 2013, 07:29:53 PM

I can't think of anywhere to go rock popping on Aitutaki. You can walk out to the reef edge and cast out from there but good luck landing anything!!

Title: Re: Rooster Fish in Rarotonga?
Post by: Aaron Levien on September 03, 2013, 08:15:21 PM

Cheers mate, we are spending some time in Rarotonga as well as Aitutaki. We will try multiple destinations are the place. We are going super loaded with Poppers and Braid. So here is hoping some magic can be produced. If not the pressure will be on for Mike.

Title: Re: Rooster Fish in Rarotonga?
Post by: Rory McPherson on September 04, 2013, 04:52:49 PM

You'll have to move yellowfin , mahi mahi and doggies up the list .

Title: Re: Rooster Fish in Rarotonga?
Post by: Aaron Levien on September 04, 2013, 07:23:06 PM

Yeah the missus wants to Jig a Mahi Mahi up. A nice Yellow Fin would be cool to (so wouldnt complain with those).

Title: Re: Rooster Fish in Rarotonga?
Post by: Doug Terry on September 21, 2013, 05:44:16 PM

You will be OK with Mike A great Guy and he will put up on the Fish. Hope you have got good sealegs as it get a bit choppy as he will get you as near the reef as he can so you will need a long cast to drop you popper or stickbait onto the reef.
So hi to Mike from Doug and Pete from the uk we had a great time with him in Sept last year.