Komodo big game GT sport fishing adventure

Last week, we went out fishing with 2 anglers sent by a hotel in Jimbaran.
we pick them up at 10 am as they requested. that we usually we pick guests at 7:30am.

All set we went onboard at around 10:30, all check, good to go, we start cruising to the first destination at this trip, popping for GT. AT hollow rock at Penida area, I show them how to use and send the poppers, first throw…. around 70 meters, strong current, start retrieving the lure that floats perfectly with the hook on the tail 1 number bigger than the one on the belly.

Then its a sudden strike, captain saw the fish juped and hit the lure, try to hook up perfectly, fish trying to run away and … no luck, first strike fish able to released itself from the owner hooks.

Then lets try again,
we popping there at the are and moved to the rocky contour for 2 hours. no luck yet.

Then we decided to troll, lure set up, on exactly 8 knots by GPS reading, we start to troll, we chat aboout many things with this couple that fished with us that day. then strike !!! he grabbed that shimano TLLD 50 double seed and start cranking, a small tuna caught.

Set up the troll again heading jigging spot, agai strike, this one bigger, we cleared up the other lure and when we retrieve the lure, another strike !! double strike, both penn and shimano TLD now got fish at the end of the line. when landed, its a medium mackerel and small mackerel, seems like we troll thru the ackerel scholl.

Then we cleared up all and prepare for the jigging. all trolling gear cleared, and we directly to the sppot on cruising 20-22 knots. very soon we are at the spots. Then again i showed them how to jig.
Lower the 500 grams yellow GID glow in thedark jig deep into the waters, a 120 meters depth by the sounder/sonar reading. shake retrive shake retrie, They start to understand, then when i still hold the rods and doing the 2 jig drops, it became so heavy, one beast down there pull the PE-5 on our ryobi spinning reels so quick, i have the crew to wear the guest harness, and he’s ready for the rods, i transfered the rods to him, he is a big guy, and start holding the rods, still the fish running like a jumbo jet !!, 300 meters of PE-5 almost ran out ! we can see the bottom of the spool, i ordered to chase the line, we chased the line, then fish stop, he cranked the powerpro pe line then slowly slowly, around 100 meters reeled in.
then sudenly, this fish really pissed off, it swam again so fast !! again he has to cranking in the 100 meters that already into  the spool. the boat chased the fish here and there here and there like crazy. finally after 20 minutes of high gear chasing, it broke on the leader. man !! wat a day.

the giest are jigging again, now he himself got a strike, figh a sec, the snap clip broke !!!!
Damn, even the best strongest braided line only as weak as its swivel. We are all exhausted of the first strike tha we estimate over 50 kilos weight of fish.

got a little more jigging, and we headed back to the marina. What a day.. at the office we stil talking about the ’sub-marine’ we jiged just then. what a day …..