"Frontier Reefs" Louisiade Archipelago, PNG - ROCK Expeditions - 11/2013 REPORT

[Andy Rowe]

Nuts!! awesome location/fish/report, well done Luke.

[Trevor Skinner]

Wow



Trev

[Peter Olesen]

Crazy, mr. Luke! That maori wrasse is amazing. Congrats to all involved.

Peter

[Tony Warnett]

Yep That Wrasse is truly amazing 
Great pictures Luke.
Love the boats which does certainly add to the degree of difficulty no plush comforts there!

[Andrew Smith]

Wow! That's some insane fishing!!!

[Alex Jordan]

Certainly reaping the rewards of exploring - that wrasse is simply stunning!!!!

[Mark Tamim]

friggin AWESOME pics!!! you guys got 2 napoleons!!!   my favorite pics are the coral trouts.  just amazing!!! 

[Ewan Macleod]

Love the cool PNG guides in the background of these capture photos!

Looks like a very special trip. Awesome range of reefies.

[Sami Ghandour]

Have i ever told you that i hate you 
well done Luke, I am so happy for you especially with the Napoleon!!!

[Christoffer Hansen]

That mackeral must be 2.5m long AT LEAST!

[Mark Tamim]

luke, if you don't mind me asking, what leader set up were you and the fellas using?  heading to the andamans in a couple months and want to make sure i'm using the right pound leader

[Luke Wyrsta]

luke, if you don't mind me asking, what leader set up were you and the fellas using?  heading to the andamans in a couple months and want to make sure i'm using the right pound leader

Hi Mark,

For PE8/10 Stickbaits, I typically run a 150lb straight leader connected via FG Knot. This is very much playing with fire, but I've been enjoying effortless casting and superb action on the stickbaits.

Usually, if I run a single leader it will most likely be 200-240lb Fisherman Super Stealth connected via FG.

Heavy PE10/12 monster outfits, I used a 1.5-1.7m 150lb Twisted to 400lb Varivas Bite Leader (double crimped).

Hope that helps 

[Luke Wyrsta]

Thank you all for the kind comments. It was a truely epic trip!

Still more photos to come - so many cameras to collate! Sorry for the delay but stay tuned 

[Brett Habener]

Epic trip Luke, a well deserved reward to all involved for the effort put in to explore the unknown. Look forward to the rest of the pics!!

[Mark Tamim]

luke, if you don't mind me asking, what leader set up were you and the fellas using?  heading to the andamans in a couple months and want to make sure i'm using the right pound leader

Hi Mark,

For PE8/10 Stickbaits, I typically run a 150lb straight leader connected via FG Knot. This is very much playing with fire, but I've been enjoying effortless casting and superb action on the stickbaits.

Usually, if I run a single leader it will most likely be 200-240lb Fisherman Super Stealth connected via FG.

Heavy PE10/12 monster outfits, I used a 1.5-1.7m 150lb Twisted to 400lb Varivas Bite Leader (double crimped).

Hope that helps 

thx dude!  that helps a lot!