New Caledonia with Le Poisson Banane October 2011

[Ricky Lim]

Good report and some very nice fish caught.
Pitty about Glen's purple RF, tell him i say HI and that's what happen when you catch too many GT 

[Dan Colebrook]

awesome report dude with great pics. Bummer about the rod tho, shit happens ay

[Jay Burgess]

awesome report dude with great pics. Bummer about the rod tho, shit happens ay

Yeah that's right, shit happens. It's an inevitable part of traveling with and using GT rods on charters. It's not first I've seen broken on a trip and it won't be the last.

[Mark Harris]

hi jay, excellent report you've got there! well done.. but can't see the pix no more mate?

You might need to login in to Imageshack to see the pics.... this often happens to me.

[Peter Morris]

Great read Jay.

Some beautifull images there.

The shot of the Longnose emperor is a ripper as are some of the GT's.

Pete

[Al Morrison]

Fantastic, great read. About 4 weeks to go before my trip there ! A quick revisit of the supersized poppers and stickies might be in order!

[Travis Heaps]

Epic report Jay - sounds like you deserved it after the first one!  Also goes to show the results when you put the effort into making the most of a bad situation (ie 30knot winds). 

Out of interest how did the big gammas go in the rough seas?  Any tips on getting the best out of them?

[Jay Burgess]

Epic report Jay - sounds like you deserved it after the first one!  Also goes to show the results when you put the effort into making the most of a bad situation (ie 30knot winds). 

Out of interest how did the big gammas go in the rough seas?  Any tips on getting the best out of them?

We managed to work the big gammas in the rough seas quite fine, but it wasn't easy. It's not something that is easily explained, it's more something that you really need to be shown. Best advice is invest in a suitable rod and don't try to work them with a rod that's designed for chuggers. I used my MH80H for the 200 gammas and found that it was adequate enough.

[Marko Pekic]

awsome report mate cant wait to go gt popping for the first time bloody still waiting. Love my jigging but think its time to change that

[Lee Younan]

Nice fish mate, sucks about the rod! What happened to the first guide after the break? did that pull out from trying to fight the fish?

[Lee Younan]

Looking forward to the vid to!

[Karl Nelson]

Thanks for the awesome report Jay, well done.
  Its always hard trying to convert those memories into words, but you nailed it.
Yeah the weather was quite miserable at times, fishing was slow most of the time, well for me anyway, excluding the last day.
But nearing the end of the trip, last day, last hour, it all seemed worth it with my monster class GT.
Even if i didn't catch that fish, the time spent with Rudy as our guide, the Knowledge he passed on to me, That's the stuff that made my trip.
Its not every day you can talk to someone with Rudy's level of experience, probe them for information, have him coach you on certain lure techniques and retrieves, and just generally talk about fishing, it was Great. Cheers Rudy.

Thanks Glen and Jay for the good times had.

[Karl Nelson]

I Think this is when Rudy said to us No Dam ulua, NO bobara" Gamma Gamma GAMMA".

[Jeen Raj]

Super stuff ! Jay, Well what can you say... LPB the guys with the passion for GT. Very impressive fishing despite the weather.


Jeen

[Jay Burgess]

Thanks for the awesome report Jay, well done.
  Its always hard trying to convert those memories into words, but you nailed it.
Yeah the weather was quite miserable at times, fishing was slow most of the time, well for me anyway, excluding the last day.
But nearing the end of the trip, last day, last hour, it all seemed worth it with my monster class GT.
Even if i didn't catch that fish, the time spent with Rudy as our guide, the Knowledge he passed on to me, That's the stuff that made my trip.
Its not every day you can talk to someone with Rudy's level of experience, probe them for information, have him coach you on certain lure techniques and retrieves, and just generally talk about fishing, it was Great. Cheers Rudy.

Thanks Glen and Jay for the good times had.

Thanks mate, it took me quite a few hours to write up and I really only felt like I just scraped the surface so if there's anything you wish to add feel free.