Christmas Island Kiribati Fly Fishing - Day 6 the Last Day
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- Опубликовано: 26 авг 2024
- Bonefish, Giant Trevally, Triggerfish, Bluefin, Christmas Island or Kiritimati has them all and is now open after being closed for three years!
We were the first group of anglers to fish out of the famous Ikari house since the closure! The bonefish, bluefin, giant trevally, milkfish and triggerfish were plentiful, untouched and hungry. I can't wait to go back in 2024
On day six, we set out with absolutely no expectations. After all, we had already accomplished everything that we came to do. I was happy to stand in one spot and catch Bluefin Trevally, the occasional GT and other random species, while Dave got his fill of bonefish fishing. I eventually went after Triggers and Bones. We had lunch asked about the back country. English was happy to give us a tour and we caught more fish in a different setting. As the day wore on, we could see the late afternoon storms gathering in the distance so we spent our final minutes of the trip fishing for one last shot at big GTs.
Christmas Island Day One: • Christmas Island Day 1...
Christmas Island Day Two: • Christmas Island Fly F...
Christmas Island Day Three Morning: • Christmas Island Giant...
Christmas Island Day Three Afternoon: • Christmas Island Kirib...
Christmas Island Day Four: • Christmas Island Kirib...
Christmas Island Day Five: • Christmas Island Fly F...
Christmas Island Day Six Final: • Christmas Island Kirib...
Special thanks to Jerry Swanson at Fish Head Expeditions for making this trip possible. I tried all the big name travel guides and only Jerry stepped up and made this trip happen.
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Gear used on this trip:
Trevally:
* 12wt custom Colton Leviathan, paired with a Reddington Behemoth reel
* 11wt Hardy Zephrus rod pared with Orvis Hydros SL-V reel
Milkfish:
* 10wt TFO BVK rod paired with Okuma SLV reel
* 10wt Hardy Zephrus rod and a size 9/10 Wright McGill Sabalo reel (Dave)
Bonefish and Triggers:
* 8wt TFO BVK rod paired with Lamson Liquid reel
Preparation for Giant Trevally:
How to make your own braided loop connections:
www.danblanton....
The best way to connect braided backing to a reel arbor:
• How to Attach Backing ...
An easy alternative to a Bimini twist backing loop:
• Creating a loop to loo...
Leader = 10 foot, 100lb straight to the fly high quality Fluorocarbon. If you are concerned about loosing a fly line, use a 16 inch 30lb class section from the fly line to the 100lb leader. Connect these with an Albright knot.
Knots to use:
from leader to fly line loop tie a perfection loop in the fluoro
from leader tippet to fly use a Steve huff figure 8 loop or a perfection loop.
Flies:
Giant Trevally - Modified Purple Brush fly. Purple NYAP Popper.
Bluefin Trevally - Small (2.5 inch) Whistler patterns, Small chartreuse and white Clousers
Milkfish - Modified green seaweed fly
Bonefish - Christmas Island Special, Modified Christmas Island Special, Modified Spawning shrimp, Bonefish Bitters (root beer colored head)
Trigger - Mark's crab, Modified spawning shrimp
Note - Modified means that they have some material additions that I like to use such as rubber legs or sparkle. The traditional patterns are the base flies and should be used if you are not a tyer
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Which reminds me. Some day, I want to travel out to Australia and catch one of those Blue Bastards. Mano a Mano. Bastard vs bastard.
Really enjoyed this series. Hoping to take my first trip in January
I have been all over the US and abroad fishing both fresh and saltwater. I would rank Christmas Island in my top 3, if not number 1. Yeah, probably number 1. Thanks for your kind words, and thanks for watching. I will be doing a short Tarpon video soon. I hope you have a great great time at Christmas Island. I would love a note on how you did.
Heading there in Feb. This was so amazing to watch and get amped for the trip.
Awesome. I hope you have a great trip!
I am going for my 3rd time in September. I love the place
Wow, I'm jealous. I'm ready to go back!
I’m jealous! I would love to fish Christmas Island someday before my journey on this earth ends. It would take quite the investment in gear though, don’t think my trout 5 weights would be much help haha. 😂
Aw man, I get it. The gear, the travel, and lodging are all costly. It was waaaay worth it to me. I saved up a little and sold some stuff I never used to justify it. I have been all over the place, and this ranks in the top 3, if not number one. As far as gear, I could have gotten away with an 8wt and an 11wt. But you need to know how to handle those bigger GTs with an 11wt. With no backup rod, I would have rigged my leader differently to avoid breaking my rod. An 8wt would handle everything except the milks and the bigger GTs. Plus, it can be used as a bass rod later. Neither rig would have to be high dollar. Nor should they be low-cost cheap stuff. I have found some great deals on Ebay for mid range gear that dropped the cost into low range. My 12wt reel is a Redington Behemoth that I got like new for close to $100. I wouldn't recommend it for an everyday saltwater fisherman, but it's perfect for a guy fishing salt, maybe 2 or three times a year. I have a few high end rods and reels, but I have never paid full price. Anyway, I still get what you are saying, but man, it's really worth it to go on these trips while you can. BTW, thanks so much for watching my videos!
@@skorflyfishing Thats great advice, I scour eBay and find great deals on my trout gear (like you said, I've found high-end gear at a fraction of the new price). Christmas Island seems to be easier to get to from the states than say the Seychelles. I just want to catch "Geets" someday before I'm too old. I noticed you weren't catching the bigger GTs in the surf like a lot of Christmas Island videos, has the fishing changed there? Are the geets smarter? Don't get me wrong, blind casting from boat still looked like blast, just was curious.
@@stevequincy388 Steve, the guys we hired were GT specialists. They are part of a GT package. You will notice that we had these two guys and their boat to ourselves. The regular package is a a little cheaper but you are subject to the desires of a group of 6 anglers. They are often left on flats in pairs with two guys to a guide. If the guide can't find GTS, or the fishing is slow, the boat man for those groups is constantly having to go back and forth moving clients who want to fish for GTs to different flats. So two out of the three pairs may have to wait until the other guys in the group are moved to a new flat. Not all of these guides are adept at finding GTs, so this process can take hours of fishing time out of the day. All of these guides, including ours, are really good at guiding for bonefish. But only one other was a GT specialist. I caught 6 GTs over 20lbs, 2 over 30lbs and one over 40lbs. and of course lost several more that might have been bigger than 50lbs. That doesn't count Dave. Anyway, to answer your question, yes I caught nice GTs on flats. I didn't always have my camera on so I missed some great action. If you watch the end of day 4 you will see a couple of these fish caught on a flat. Unfortunately I missed great takes from both fish. On day one our guide told us that the most consistent option for GTs was to fish the edges of deeper flats from the boat and that seemed to be the right call. We could move around a lot quicker and find bigger GTs more often from the boat.
@@skorflyfishing Good call, if I'm traveling all the way to Christmas Island i want make sure i have the GT guides. Nothing against bones, they look really fun and be a great way to break from the geets for a bit, but your GT success you described is exactly what I would be looking for. Still blows my mind you caught those on a $120 reel haha. Most higher-end saltwater reels are $700-$800. But hey good on Redington making a great reel at an affordable price!
@@stevequincy388 I know. Folks with expensive reels might get their feelings hurt seeing that, but they shouldn't. If I were fishing GTs and similar big game with a 12 weight reel consistently, that would be a different matter. I think the Behemoth is a great reel for low use or for a back up rig, but not for heavy long term use. I most often fish my 11wt rig which falls into that high end range.
What kind of sling pack were u using? 17:20
Fishpond Thunderhead submersible sling