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Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) => Reports & Expeditions => Topic started by: Michael Sammut on February 24, 2014, 12:58:03 PM

Title: Gambier Archipelago Video
Post by: Michael Sammut on February 24, 2014, 12:58:03 PM
hey guys,

i just finished my video from our recent Gambier Archipelago trip.  I hope you all enjoy it!

https://vimeo.com/87193219

Title: Re: Gambier Archipelago Video
Post by: Leo Sorbello on February 24, 2014, 02:07:24 PM
Geez Michael.........top notch shoot there bud and beautiful place indeed. Mate, there sure was bruised and battered action with the anglers, good work out on the tackle too. Boy, that popper fizzing lossely out of the water past that anglers ear  :o could of been nasty. I think saw another angler with what seemed a nasty arm cut injuiry with alot of claret, hope it wasn't to bad.

Nice healthy GT's caught......well done and congrats  :).

Tight Lines !.

Leo     
Title: Re: Gambier Archipelago Video
Post by: Michael Sammut on February 24, 2014, 05:45:01 PM
Hi Leo,

Thanks for that.  Yeah that was my arm i got the hook in.  No serious damage done, 12 stitches and it put me behind the camera for the last 3 days.

Great trip and great people.
Title: Re: Gambier Archipelago Video
Post by: Andrew Smith on February 24, 2014, 08:21:55 PM
Great vid there Michael! Looks like a great trip and you guys had a ball!
Title: Re: Gambier Archipelago Video
Post by: Mark Harris on February 24, 2014, 08:57:27 PM
Well done Michael!  Very well put together video.

Another interesting destination that JDM Tackle/Monster Fish has unearthed.
Title: Re: Gambier Archipelago Video
Post by: Gerhard Delport on February 25, 2014, 03:01:41 AM
WOW!!!

Brilliant video awesome fish!!
Title: Re: Gambier Archipelago Video
Post by: Michael Adolfsen on February 25, 2014, 04:06:36 AM
Hi Michael,
Great video.
I am fishing Gambier in 2 weeks and have been to Eiao/Nuku Hiva 2 times.
From your video I can see that it is so much different from Eiao, pure heaven as Teddy said

Title: Re: Gambier Archipelago Video
Post by: Cameron Mundy on February 25, 2014, 03:07:05 PM
Nice one Micheal looks like an awesome trip! dig the outtakes section should be mandatory on videos henceforth, hows the arm looking now?
Title: Re: Gambier Archipelago Video
Post by: Daniel Wen on February 25, 2014, 06:41:04 PM
wow!

really cool vid!

keep it up ;D
Title: Re: Gambier Archipelago Video
Post by: Jason Haack on February 26, 2014, 09:11:16 PM
Great action vid, love it.
Title: Re: Gambier Archipelago Video
Post by: Allister Tipney on February 26, 2014, 09:37:05 PM
That's awesome! What sort of camera do you use for your video footage?
Title: Re: Gambier Archipelago Video
Post by: Mark Tamim on February 27, 2014, 02:28:24 PM
That's awesome! What sort of camera do you use for your video footage?

ditto... what kind of camera was shot for this video!  picture quality is amazing
Title: Re: Gambier Archipelago Video
Post by: Arnout Weber on February 28, 2014, 06:24:47 AM
What happened with the angler with the Napoleonwrasse?
Title: Re: Gambier Archipelago Video
Post by: Michael Sammut on March 06, 2014, 03:05:24 PM
Thanks guys!

The cameras used were gopro3, nikon dslr and a panasonic gx1 (mirror less). I had heaps of other footage from ions but i wanted to use as clear footage as i could.

The angler with the napoleon wrasse was me unfortunately!

As i was changing its position for the photo it kicked out of my arms and got the 6/0 gt recorder in my arm and the weight of the fish made the hook tear downwards..  Raced in and 12 stitches later it all good.  I was lucky it never hit any main arterys or nerves!

But if it wasn't for the hook in the arm then i wouldn't have got all of the fishing action and surface strikes on camera that i did!

Its healed up well Cameron :)
Title: Re: Gambier Archipelago Video
Post by: Mark Tamim on March 08, 2014, 08:27:43 AM
Thanks guys!

The cameras used were gopro3, nikon dslr and a panasonic gx1 (mirror less). I had heaps of other footage from ions but i wanted to use as clear footage as i could.

The angler with the napoleon wrasse was me unfortunately!

As i was changing its position for the photo it kicked out of my arms and got the 6/0 gt recorder in my arm and the weight of the fish made the hook tear downwards..  Raced in and 12 stitches later it all good.  I was lucky it never hit any main arterys or nerves!

But if it wasn't for the hook in the arm then i wouldn't have got all of the fishing action and surface strikes on camera that i did!

Its healed up well Cameron :)

of the 3 cameras, which one took the best video?  there's one part where the image is so damn clear!  was wondering if that's go-pro or DSLR... the image, i'm referring to can be seen below.... thanks in advance!
Title: Re: Gambier Archipelago Video
Post by: Sam Colvin on March 10, 2014, 01:44:31 PM
That section of footage was taken off a Nikon D600 Mark
Title: Re: Gambier Archipelago Video
Post by: Mark Tamim on March 10, 2014, 02:13:43 PM
thanks sam!  very cool video
Title: Re: Gambier Archipelago Video
Post by: Michael Sammut on March 10, 2014, 04:50:02 PM
Hi Mark,

That one was with the Nikon DSLR.  That is my favorite part of the footage, turned out really clear.

Most of the gopro 3 footage was mainly the intro and the underwater footage, with a mixture of a couple of fight scenes.
Title: Re: Gambier Archipelago Video
Post by: Michael Sammut on March 10, 2014, 05:01:12 PM
that image you captured was also mr sam colvin who commented above :)