Savusavu Day Out

Had a charter with a couple of Australian men who were here in Savusavu, waiting to do the Tui Tai Adventures.

There weren't many people around the town as we drove through & for the first time, the bread shop wasn't open.  Realized after that Fiji Bati Rugby team were playing, so everyone was still glued to the TV sets

It was a beautiful morning as we left the Copra Shed Marina.
Once at the sea mount there didn't seem much happening so we trolled around looking for birds working, soon some were spotted in the distance.

This morning there didn't seem to be the big work ups, just lots of little ones happening all over the mount.
We were soon catching Yellowfin, up ahead I saw nice sized ones jumping out of the water doing the usual teasing stunt they do then disappear, still it was nice to see that they are here .

After  a couple of hours of catching & loosing Yellowfin it went dead, we did a few more big circles around the mount then started to head home.

 A lovely thank you from our customers.

 ''The fishing trip was a very big highlight for Gary and I. You provided an excellent experience that we will     find hard to forget  Thanks and keep fishing till we return for a go at the big ones.

Savusavu Yacht For Sale

What a beautiful morning it is here in the Hidden (not any more) Paradise.

Fortunately this weather has been around for a few days now, so Tourist visiting our shores will be having a great time.

There is this beautiful yacht for sale in the Marina called Timelord.

The owner has paid all duty for the importation of the boat, it is Fiji registered & is ready for someone to buy & set up a Charter business in Savusavu or somewhere else in Fiji.

For personal reasons the family need to sell & move back overseas.

This is also a beautiful boat for a group of sailors to buy & leave here in Savusavu & just fly over & sail here in Fiji without the hassle of the passage from your overseas destination to Fiji.

A great place to spend holidays?

If anyone is interested in the vessel I will pass on details on how to contact  the owner.

Weather in Savusavu

This morning we all turned our clocks back as daylight savings started.

What a beautiful morning it is, the rain has gone & the sun is out, so now the ground will have a chance to dry out.

We said farewell to a dear friend last week, Taka ran the handy craft shop in the Copra Shed with his wife Koleta, for about 11yrs, yachties will miss him for the generosity he showed them.by supplied fresh fruit whenever he harvested.

A few of us gathered at the Copra Shed to say farewell, before they boarded the ferry for Suva

We have been out of operation since early July, had to rebuild one engine, it did a sad on us after we caught the Marlin in July. after ordering parts from NZ, & having the job done, we are now back in service.

We have our first trip to Koro in the morning, so hope the weather holds, it is like a mill pond out there.

Savusavu Sunrise & Sunset

What a beautiful sight it was at 6.00am as we got ready to take Searov up to Savusavu Marina to scrubb & paint her hull. it is days like this that it is good to be alive & witness these wonderful sights.


The sunset  was also one of the best I have seen in a long long time, it just left you with a wonderful feeling inside.

It has been a long time since our last charter, we had a problem with one of the engines on the last charter so have had to do a complete rebuild on one motor.

After ordering parts in from New Zealand, getting them through Customs, at a lot of expense, we  have  now got the motor back in, had sea trials, been surveyed, antifouled the hull & are now ready to start charters again.

John & Steve

Thank you both for the wonderful article.
We enjoyed the day & have some lovely memories.
Hope to see you both & wives back sometime in the future.

John & Steve's Marlin

July 8th 2013

Jan had booked this charter for her husband John & friend Steve about 6 months ago.

Having made arrangements with them earlier, we left our dock at the Copra Shed Marina a little after 6.30, once we got to the Lighthouse at Savusavu harbour entrance, it was decided to troll first along the reef on the way to the seamount.

There wasn't much happening along the reef so decided to start heading towards the seamount.at 7.50am one of the reels started to peel out, then the Marlin started jumping out of the water, this is when all hell broke loose.

It had to take the lighter rod with only 1 gear & less line on, so very soon we had to start the backing up process to try & gain some line back, there was a swell running, so soon all on deck were wet through.

This went on for the next 4 1/2 hours, at times John & Terry helped Steve, all taking turns to try & bring it in a little at a time, not wanting to put too much pressure on the line as it was only 24kg.

When it finally got close to the boat we found out why, it had line wrapped round the tail, probably done during one of the jumps, & was dead, sadly we were unable to tag & release it.

Time now for a short rest, before getting ropes out to secured the fish on the duckboard,
There is going to be some sore arms tonight.

Once back at the Copra Shed Marine, the fish was taken ashore & hung up on a tree, so photos could be taken, then back on the boat to start the process of cutting the fish up.

News soon spread around the town, so people from all over arrived with plastic bags to get a share of the fish, in the end there was a small piece left for us to take home, at least it wasn't wasted & many good meals was had by all.

Fishing

Over the last week or so, once the weather cleared, we had a couple of charters.

On Friday 5th we took out a couple from one of the resorts,  the wind had died down a little so thought we would give it a try

We worked our way to the sea mount, but nothing much was happening, so along the reef we went.

Had a couple of good strikes & ended up with a decent size Barracuda, managed to land this making sure everyone was clear as it was brought in.

Nothing else happened so worked our way back to the sea mount, where we had a hook up with a Marlin, once Henry was in the chair the Marlin started doing some good jumps then tail walked right across the back of the boat, snapped the line & was gone. .

We did a few big circles but nothing else happened, the Marlin was probably half way to Koro with our new lure still hanging out of it's mouth.

On the way home we came across a long current line with lots of seaweed, trolled along this for a while we managed to get a couple of Mahi mahi, lost a nice one at the boat but did manage to bring the next one onboard.

Our next charter was to be a little more challenging!