The Rapala Insider: Jiggin' Jarak... Again (Part 3)

We also did try jigging for the supposedly ever plentiful Golden Snappers (Angcho) but they were elusive this time. Strangely enough in fact, all the bottom dwellers seemed passive though the current was ideal.

This lone ranger was the only Goldie that turned up. And it sure did look bruised up badly, as if it survived a fishy gangfight in the depths below. Either way, it gave a good account of itself on its way up. Caught on the ever faithful 150g Bluefox Herring

The casting game begins...

The stern roof was pushed back, allowing ample space for our elongated wands to propel our lures towards the reefline and drop-offs.

The fish seemed to wisen up to the surface lures. So the ever witty KH rigged up a Bluefox Reflect Pirk and began casting with the new upcoming Okuma Nemesis 6-12lb rod coupled to a leftie Curado E7 (a speedy oh la la reel!)... and was soon in business!

"Aye Mama mia! You love me, no?"

KH cradling his beloved

(D1: Shouldn't you be biting a rose??)

When dusk approached, we landed a nice Spotted Mackerel and all the hungry anglers smacked their lips. SASHIMI!!!!! Sensei Frodo-san the master sashimi chef brandished his beloved Rapala fillet knife and skillfully cut up some nice ite sized morsels of Mackerel. With wasabi & shoyu - WALLA!

Sashimi wiped out less than 2mins after photo taken *BURP*

As the sashimi was being wallopped, there were huge splashes near the front of the boat. Several Skitter Pops & X-Walks landed in the midst of the surface commotion but were bust off almost immediately.

Joey however connected and was soon battling it out painfully with GeeTee Jr. The Majorcraft Offblow handled the fish very nicely coupled with Okuma Trio 55. BTW, did I mention the sound whizzing out of that graphite/aluminum crossover spool is simply music to one's ears? Hint: it's very different from how an aluminum spool would sing when line fizzes out at high speed!