Bill Hayes Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Just returned from a 7 day free diving spearfishing trip to Tonga with some old dive buddies. Great trip all round. Some nice fish landed. I got my PB job fish at a whopping 11kg and also landed my first wahoo after several frustrating unsuccessful attempts. Highlights were diving around a live volcano and hearing the whales singing all around us. It's very surreal being surrounded by blue and levelling off at about 11 to 18 metres and hearing the whales as you scan the ocean for whatever might be attracted to the flashers. Here's a few photos of the catches. We ate very well with sashimi every night. All the fish were well received by us and the local community. Nothing much better than freshly caught fish and a few beers after a big day on the water. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westg Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Magnificent Bill.....I bet you loved the warm water... are they coral trout ? love the wetty mate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99call Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Yoiks!!! I have to take my hat off to you guys. I have major fear of sharks, and the thought of being attach to a prize fish that was twitching and chumming the water, would send me into a state of complete paranoia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Hayes Posted October 16, 2017 Author Share Posted October 16, 2017 On 13/10/2017 at 10:42 PM, westg said: Magnificent Bill.....I bet you loved the warm water... are they coral trout ? love the wetty mate Yep, the red fish are big coral trout. They are great eating. There is also a coronation trout in the third photo. I had to buy a new warm water suit because of my beer gut. It's a Riffe one piece suit and I use a lycra hood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westg Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Massive Coral trout.... easy pickings ...and bloody good eating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SloppyJ Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Wahoo. Yummy! Looks like an awesome trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnkleBead Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 So cool. Like @99call I️ have a fear of sharks. But would love to try something like this some day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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