Maldives 07

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This latest trip was considered a tremendous success with a record THIRTEEN bonefish caught & released.

As they say, a picture tells a thousand words…so here goes…

Irhamy with two bonefish on his second trip…

I managed to renew my bonefish license with 2 as well… [:D]

Triggerfish on fly…this fella can run like an F1 car in shallow water…phew! [:p]

Dr Ling is the champion of the trip with 5 bonefish

Doc fighting his bonefish

Underwater shot of the bonefish…just beautiful [:D]

Uncle Amin with his bonefish

Nick with his bluefin trevally caught from the shore

Dr. Ling’s triggerfish…there were plenty of them around this year

David with his hard fought GT on 5wt…what a fight it was

He had some help…from guess who?? Mr. Shark…of course…yes, there are sharks even in water this shallow

Danny with yet another triggerfish [IMG]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p243/tackleboxadv/Maldives07/Image117.jpg[/IMG]

Nick Ooi also renewed his bonefish license with 2

Bluefin trevally from the surf

Check out this beach

It was tough when it came time to leave…but then, we have Maldives 08 to look forward to…let the countdown BEGIN!!!

"On the river, all of the other parts of my life disappear: all worries, all stress, all thoughts of work, of what I have to do tomorrow or the next day, they are all gone. Fly fishing is about living in the moment, being so caught up in your casting and search for trout, that everything else disappears."

From: The Fly Fishing Rabbi, Eric Eisenkramer

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Aiyooooh Andrew,

Congrats on a very successful trip, esp. to the good doc. with 5 bones at one go..“payback time” he says..and people like me have’nt even smelled one yet.[:)]..looking at them pics make me want to cry..sob,sob.

Btw what flies/size were the bones caught on?

<><ICHTUS><>

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congrat the tacklebox team on the catch

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quote:
Originally posted by tonywee
Aiyooooh Andrew,

Congrats on a very successful trip, esp. to the good doc. with 5 bones at one go..“payback time” he says..and people like me have’nt even smelled one yet.[:)]..looking at them pics make me want to cry..sob,sob.

Btw what flies/size were the bones caught on?

<><ICHTUS><>

Yes…Doc was a very happy man indeed. He’s making up for lost time since this is the 6th trip of his and the first time he’s caught bones on fly.

Aiyah…told you to come with us, didn’t I? [:D]

Mine were caught on No. 2 Olive/White Clouser Minnow. Don’t know about Doc’s. Mine was ONLY a 3.5 pounder and it gave a DAMN good account of itself on 7wt before coming in.

Tony…I can’t imagine the “syiokness” factor if we hook the 6 pounders and above. Anyway, the feeling of knowing that you’re hooked up to a bonefish cannot be put into words…no matter the size!!!

Ask Doc or Irhamy!!!

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Greeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen!!!</font id=“teal”> [:(]

Anyway… CONGRATZ</font id=“size4”></font id=“red”>! [;)]

Andrew… pinjam your photos for the BM Section report.
Cheers, bro… [;)]

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yahoo!now we can catch them in sabah too!dont tell anyone.shhh!tonite we will celebrate in tacklebox.

subang

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quote:
Originally posted by hfyong
yahoo!now we can catch them in sabah too!dont tell anyone.shhh!tonite we will celebrate in tacklebox.

subang

Aiyah master Yong,

You mean you and pple like Tarpon Mike have been keeping this a secret all this while?..Sabah, here I come … but where ah?[:)]

<><ICHTUS><>

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I just hope Not all the Bonefish in Sabah are in the Pasar Bro,s.

nick ooi

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Good Day,

Wow! Fascinating! Great fish there fellas! I think I will have to fly half way around the world someday to join you!

Christopher

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quote:
Originally posted by Christopher Soule
Good Day,

Wow! Fascinating! Great fish there fellas! I think I will have to fly half way around the world someday to join you!

Christopher

Chris, you are most welcome to join us on our next trip. In fact, there was a Russian guy who joined us on this one.

And I dare say, he had a BLAST fishing with us…though he didn’t catch too many fish. Well…since it’s his first time fly fishing in the salt, it’s a learning process for him.

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Originally posted by Dr.No
I just hope Not all the Bonefish in Sabah are in the Pasar Bro,s.

Hahaha looks like it. Very funny, Nick.

Congrats on a very successful trip.

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Good Day,

Tangyp… thanks! i would love to join someday… BTW, did the Russin guy bring enough sun tan lotion… don’t want to get burned!

Christopher

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quote:
Originally posted by Christopher Soule
Good Day,

Tangyp… thanks! i would love to join someday… BTW, did the Russin guy bring enough sun tan lotion… don’t want to get burned!

Christopher

haha funny u asked that…the first day he decided he didn’t need any sunblock…said he doesn’t burn easily. At the end of the day, we had a two toned colour Russian. [:D] Good thing I had some after sun lotion for him to apply.

The UV over there is pretty strong!

"On the river, all of the other parts of my life disappear: all worries, all stress, all thoughts of work, of what I have to do tomorrow or the next day, they are all gone. Fly fishing is about living in the moment, being so caught up in your casting and search for trout, that everything else disappears."

From: The Fly Fishing Rabbi, Eric Eisenkramer

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Good Day,

Yep, all the more reason to wear long sleeve shirt, gloves, big hat… sometimes even long pants to protect calves… Ouch…

Christopher

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Good Day,

Just wondering, what were the primary flies you guys were using? Charlies?

Christopher

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quote:
Originally posted by Christopher Soule
Good Day,

Just wondering, what were the primary flies you guys were using? Charlies?

Christopher

Hi Chris.

The flies we used the most were Clouser Minnows in various sizes. The bonefish also took Clouser Minnows tied on No. 2 hook.

Cruising triggerfish took Clouser Minnows but for a tailing triggerfish, a Merkin’s Crab worked wonders…provided you managed to get near enough to put an accurate cast in. [:D]

Other flies used were Deceiver’s and of course, Crazy Charlies were popular as well.

We also caught bonefish on a pink version of this fly…

Chris, any idea what’s the name of this fly?

Tks.

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Good Day,

There are a series of saltwater flies that, well, are known a shrimp. I know, kind of simple. What they all have in common are the use of two hackle tips. The bodies are usually dubbed or wrapped chenille. Some have bead chain eyes, some don’t. And still others also employ a little flashabou or hair between the hackles. I will have to do more research to see if the above photo has a specific name, but it might not… as it is part of a generic fly type.

Christopher

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quote:
Originally posted by Christopher Soule
Good Day,

There are a series of saltwater flies that, well, are known a shrimp. I know, kind of simple. What they all have in common are the use of two hackle tips. The bodies are usually dubbed or wrapped chenille. Some have bead chain eyes, some don’t. And still others also employ a little flashabou or hair between the hackles. I will have to do more research to see if the above photo has a specific name, but it might not… as it is part of a generic fly type.

Christopher

I do know that it’s supposed to mimic a shrimp but was kind of hoping that it had a specific name to it.

Thanks anyway.

"On the river, all of the other parts of my life disappear: all worries, all stress, all thoughts of work, of what I have to do tomorrow or the next day, they are all gone. Fly fishing is about living in the moment, being so caught up in your casting and search for trout, that everything else disappears."

From: The Fly Fishing Rabbi, Eric Eisenkramer

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Good Day,

Hey TangyP! Well I have poured over several pattern books and nothing specific in terms of name. Just shrimp this or that… well it was worth a try… hehe.

Christopher

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quote:
Originally posted by Christopher Soule
Good Day,

Hey TangyP! Well I have poured over several pattern books and nothing specific in terms of name. Just shrimp this or that… well it was worth a try… hehe.

Christopher

Hi Chris…thanks for checking anyway. Guess the name’s not that important…most important is that it catches them bones eh? [:)]

"On the river, all of the other parts of my life disappear: all worries, all stress, all thoughts of work, of what I have to do tomorrow or the next day, they are all gone. Fly fishing is about living in the moment, being so caught up in your casting and search for trout, that everything else disappears."

From: The Fly Fishing Rabbi, Eric Eisenkramer