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Robert Tapert

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new Cal sept 2012 with Olivier!!!
September 22, 2012, 11:30:09 AM

Jay Burgess

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Re: new Cal sept 2012 with Olivier!!!
September 22, 2012, 12:35:03 PM
Great report! That doggie is a very impressive catch, especially when tail hooked!   :o

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Re: new Cal sept 2012 with Olivier!!!
September 22, 2012, 04:47:56 PM
Great pics and awesome report Rob! Good to hear the trip was a success. Imagine how solid that beast must have been that smoked you!

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Re: new Cal sept 2012 with Olivier!!!
September 23, 2012, 12:47:22 AM
Great report!

You have got me worried about lures and hooks - off to S Oman next week ... err just popping down to the mancave to count them!!!

Jay Burgess

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Re: new Cal sept 2012 with Olivier!!!
September 23, 2012, 03:18:15 PM
Re-reading this report and I cannot beleive that you lost 27 lures on this trip  :o Of all the GT trips I've ever done the most I've ever lost was about 3 or 4, a reefing or two and a couple of losses to Spaniards/Sharks is just about it  :-\

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Re: new Cal sept 2012 with Olivier!!!
September 23, 2012, 04:17:46 PM

Jay, that's a reflection of the places you've been fishing. Spots like Shoalwater can get very messy but it is nothing compared to when the sharks are in a frenzy is places like New Cal.

Re-reading this report and I cannot beleive that you lost 27 lures on this trip  :o Of all the GT trips I've ever done the most I've ever lost was about 3 or 4, a reefing or two and a couple of losses to Spaniards/Sharks is just about it  :-\
If it swims; I want to catch it!

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Re: new Cal sept 2012 with Olivier!!!
September 23, 2012, 04:51:11 PM
Awesome report!! Makes you wonder how much you spend on lures, but usually forget the hooks..... Congrats though looks like a lot of fun! And good fishing!! 

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Re: new Cal sept 2012 with Olivier!!!
September 23, 2012, 07:06:44 PM
Mean report Rob, those sub surface Orion's did the damage for us too

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Re: new Cal sept 2012 with Olivier!!!
September 24, 2012, 08:12:42 AM
Great report thanks for sharing.Now I don"t feel quite so bad about losing 4 Orions on my last trip there.

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Re: new Cal sept 2012 with Olivier!!!
September 24, 2012, 08:18:29 AM
Great report Rob!
It's those big fish you don't land that live in your mind the longest... and give you the excuse to go back and do it all again.

Cheers

Duncan
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Robert Tapert

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Re: new Cal sept 2012 with Olivier!!!
September 24, 2012, 11:38:44 AM
Hi Guys

I brought all the lures so that  the losses were for 3 anglers fishing.  The sharks were really tough. Some times all day  and other times just  for spurts. They followed fish right up on to the swim step as we dragged the fish aboard. That said they  didn't ruin the fishing like I have had while live bait tuna fishing. I do think the Orions and some of the sub surface lures attract sharks with their vibrations more than popper do.

I also want to give a plug for Olivier and Quo Vadis. I have gotten some PMs about the operation.   The trip was 5 full days and 4 nights. The cost was reasonable considering what was provided. Quo Vadis  is a really  stable catamaran and the bow has all the room in the world for 2 anglers. The deck was very  non slip even in the rain. Olivier was very good on the wheel and positioned us so that  even when the wind was less than ideal we got a couple of cast with Gammas at every point.  The food was really great. I asked for some specifics like eggs and real coffee and real.milk and they  provided deliciously  prepared meals. ( although in all fairness Rob on Nomad wins my  chef on a boat  award!). 

Fred the #2 or deckhand was fantastic.  When we got off the boat  after the last night we left our gear. When I picked it up the next  morning it was washed, cleaned, organized and ready  to  be packed away. When I got home I realized that  everything was clan, salt free and  ready  to be stored. Also Fred helped with  the two new guys. If not for him they  wouldn't have had such a LUCKY trip.

Olivier can be reached at [email protected]

Rob




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Re: new Cal sept 2012 with Olivier!!!
September 25, 2012, 09:26:05 AM
Great trip mate,good to see a doggie landed especially hooked in the tail.


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Re: new Cal sept 2012 with Olivier!!!
September 25, 2012, 05:40:57 PM
Really, really nice report Robert and thanks very much for sharing.  I must say it is great to be getting some news from New Cal again.

A tail-hooked Dogtooth of that size much have been a lot of fun.

You have made me feel much less obsessive about the 35 GT lures I have just packed for 6 days fishing in Oman. It has been a long time since I have heard about losses as extreme as yours, but it really does happen that way sometimes!


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Re: new Cal sept 2012 with Olivier!!!
September 25, 2012, 06:55:34 PM
Really, really nice report Robert and thanks very much for sharing.  I must say it is great to be getting some news from New Cal again.

A tail-hooked Dogtooth of that size much have been a lot of fun.

You have made me feel much less obsessive about the 35 GT lures I have just packed for 6 days fishing in Oman. It has been a long time since I have heard about losses as extreme as yours, but it really does happen that way sometimes!

Mark, can you share the specs of the Oman's bullets i.e type, color and weight?

Thanks
Izhan

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Re: new Cal sept 2012 with Olivier!!!
September 25, 2012, 07:19:27 PM
Sure Izhan. It will be more meaningful when I am back I think.

But have a quick look here which is an idea of what I am thinking is a good spread in advance: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=285496001564847&set=a.185652848215830.39880.100003133473258&type=1&theater