Fiji and The World's Best GT Popping resource
Built by Deep Vee Marine on the Australian Gold Coast in 2005, Bite Me is a 31ft custom rigged Blackwatch flybridge gamefishing vessel. The DeepVee 310 has a hull designed by the legendary Raymond Hunt with its reputation for excellend sea-keeping qualities and smooth ride.
Built by Deep Vee Marine on the Australian Gold Coast in 2005, Bite Me is a 31ft custom rigged Blackwatch flybridge gamefishing vessel. The DeepVee 310 has a hull designed by the legendary Raymond Hunt with its reputation for excellend sea-keeping qualities and smooth ride.
Bite Me carries a full range of offshore trolling gear but only medium weight casting and trolling outfits. We use Shimano Saragosas spooled with 50lb braid on Ian Miller T-Curve 15-24kg Bluewater Spin rods. This tackle is suitable for general reef casting for a variety of species inclusing GT up to 25kg.
Tease Me is an Islander 23 fiberglass Skiff custom designed for the Fiji Islands to best suit the shallow coral reef lagoons whilst still being more than capable of handling outer reef chop and ocean swells. She makes an ideal platform for GT Popping and Jigging.
The Islander 23 was designed for the Fiji Islands to best suit the shallow coral reef lagoons whilst still being more than capable of handling outer reef chop and ocean swells. Used extensively by many resorts and private owners, the vessel has proved itself as a versatile all-round skiff.
Most of our anglers bring their own tackle. The big GTs here will destroy anything less than Shimano Stellas or Daiwa Saltigas on heavy tackle popper rods. We strongly recommend you bring your own heavy tackle popping and jigging gear.
We take great care handling fish and have a policy of releasing all GTs. We also like to frequently release Dogtooth Tuna. Using heavy tackle shortens fight times and ensures fish are released quickly and in the best condition possible. We also crush all our hook barbs for a quick easy release.
We catch a wide range of species when deepwater jigging around Kadavu Island and most fish can be handled with medium weight tackle. There are however monsters in the depths. Bite Me holds the Fiji All-Tackle Dogtooth Tuna Record with a fish over 90kg. We have caught Grouper even larger. We recommend using heavy tackle whenever jigging outside the Barrier Reef.
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