Sea Fishing India with Rich and Colin

Last month October 2010 I had the great pleasure of Popper fishing in India for GTs . It was a 6 day trip with some good fishing friends Richard Foster of Fosters of Birmingham Tackle shop and the best PR knot tier I know Colin:).This was my first trip to India and my first attempt at Popper fishing .

Colin organised the trip and I was invited along by Richard who I had met at Gillhams fishing resort in Thailand earlier in the year . I explained to Rich that I didnt have strong enough fishing gear to go on the trip . No problem you daft Canadian he says I will bring extra . What a great offer how could i resist ? This may not sound like a big deal but the special Shimano 20000 Stella reels and heavy duty rods required to catch these awesome fish is quite expensive and he had to lug it all the way from England . Thanks again Rich .

Colin was eager to show me a Dogtooth Tuna or "Doggie" as these avid poppers and jiggers call them. It didnt take him long to connect with this nice fish on only our second jigging spot.

Kanta the captain hooked a nice GT and took every opportunity to show us his casting prowess. In fact I had to elbow him out of the way just to get a cast in a few times. He just loves fishing so much he sometimes forgets he has clients LOL..

With some direction from all these good anglers is wasnt long before i hooked a nice GT. We caught a lot of fish but the bigger fish as usual came after a lot of work.

Akshay one of the owners came out with us one day and after just a few casts showed us how its done with this great fish . I was stood beside him casting to the same area and saw the fish half out of the water chase down his popper and devour it .. Just awesome action !!!!

The trip was a great learning experience for me in every way but by the end of it I was hooked on Poppers and GTs.
I have since then bought all my own gear and been lucky to test it out on a few great trips... See my blog nomadpopitlikeitshot.blospot.com showing some great fish from my Nomad trip on Bugatti Reef Australia. Also check out some fun vidoes on the video bar at the bottom of this page.

I will be returning to fish with Sea fishing India again in 2012 fishing from march 9th to march 14th inclusive. I have just booked a boat for myself so far so there are spots open for one or 2 fishermen on the trip . If anyone is interested you can contact me by email and i can send further details.. Or you can contact either Darran or Akshay of Sea fishing India direct at gamefishingindia@gmail.com. They are true professionals who love to popper fish themselves.