New Caledonia - January 2012

[Mark Gwynne]

Awesome trip Brandon, love the big Trout!!

I would like to know the estimated weights. No matter what, debates like that will surface from time to time and it's life. I can understand it becoming an obsession form time to time but to me that just shows how passionate we are about our sport. Even if it's 5 kilos out I'd love to know approximately how big those GTs are, they are magnificent.

[Brandon Khoo]

Mark, I can't implement a new policy only to breach it immediately!! 

[Simon Bomholt]

It looks really cool. One thing i stumble over is the scars over the face? Is it to reduce the sun or what??

[Travis Heaps]

Nice trip Brandon - must be great to get a shot at testing some quality gear like that

It looks really cool. One thing i stumble over is the scars over the face? Is it to reduce the sun or what??

It's because they are GT ninjas.

[Luke Wyrsta]

yes, that was a really short fish but it was built like Mike Tyson. Here is a picture of a very sad looking leetle guy after an encounter of about thirty seconds with something monstrous

I spy with my little eye...

a leetle guy with a really short, fat feesh!

WOW 

[Michael Gordon]

Nice report & great photos Brandon.I was lucky enough to get on a charter with Oliver last year & can vouch for him being a very entertaining host.Just have to keep him away from any duty free whiskey!Thanks for sharing.

[Brandon Khoo]

the fish that did Tak over was amazing. it was one of those where the angler is simply powerless to do anything to stop the fish and can only hold on and hope. It looked so funny though. Tak was struggling to hold onto the rod and Kenji kept tightening the drag on him until he nearly got pulled in. The drag got to the point where the PE8 simply blew up.

[Jay Burgess]

the fish that did Tak over was amazing. it was one of those where the angler is simply powerless to do anything to stop the fish and can only hold on and hope. It looked so funny though. Tak was struggling to hold onto the rod and Kenji kept tightening the drag on him until he nearly got pulled in. The drag got to the point where the PE8 simply blew up.

Dogtooth maybe? Or did you get a positive ID on a big GT?

[Brandon Khoo]

No sighting - just basing it on experience based on speed and that it ran deep

[Dan Colebrook]

thanks for the report and great pics as uaual! i refitted and upgraded most of the refrigeration on that boat when it came back to nz 2yrs ago... hope the food and beers were cold   
remember thinking to myself "this boats cockpit would be mint for fishing out of", ya just proved it big time!!

[Brandon Khoo]

you did a great job of it, Dan - it was great having easy access to cold drinks through the trip!

thanks for the report and great pics as uaual! i refitted and upgraded most of the refrigeration on that boat when it came back to nz 2yrs ago... hope the food and beers were cold   
remember thinking to myself "this boats cockpit would be mint for fishing out of", ya just proved it big time!!

[Dan Colebrook]

awesome, havent heard anything from them since so that must be good. 

[Kasey Leong]

yes, that was a really short fish but it was built like Mike Tyson. Here is a picture of a very sad looking leetle guy after an encounter of about thirty seconds with something monstrous

I spy with my little eye...

a leetle guy with a really short, fat feesh!

This is a kawaii leetle guy!!! 

If only you could get him to Shoalwater 

[Brandon Khoo]

I reckon He was secretly happy when he got spooled. What he was dreading was that it would stop right when it reached the bottom of the spool and then he would have to reel it all back on! 

[Karl Nelson]

Any measurements of this fish Brandon?