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no: 4 - 400 meters

offshore saltwater fishing for big yellowfin &
bluefin tuna should be a must for you

imagine the speed & depth-changing abilities of a small fish like a mackerel, now try to think about a fish like this that might weigh hundred pounds. the 400 meters has always stuck to us as one hell of a painful race & every single thing we have either seen or heard about big-game-level tuna fishing on a lighter gear leaves us wondering why on earth anybody would actually want to do it!

yellowfin & bluefin tuna would make your waist exhausted,
back pain & feed up to play with!

a torture for you.. feel it!

n0:5 - 100 meters
giant trevally is one of the true brutes of the sea

the build up is massive with all amounts of tension & apprehension,
there is no other fish like gt!

if the 100 meters is the pinnacle of the games, then gt to us is right up there at the top of what fishing can be about when you go chasing a fish that does not know the meaning of being nice & subtle. out & out aggression!

completely explosive, either literally brutalise the fish as hard & as quick as you can, or the chances are that it will run you around structure, break you off and leave you gasping for air!

no: 6 - 110 meters hurdles

bonefish is a real speedster that is supremely talented
at running outrageously fast in multiple busts

your heart rate will certainly accelerates as well!

the bonefish is an out-and-out athlete that you should try
to fish for at least once in your life time!

credits: adventure fishing/ flickr/ various data

simple marine eco-system

getting ready...

water current & weather should be fine in order to drop artificial reefs

artificial reefs may also serve to improve hydrodynamics for surfing or to control beach erosion

70 feet depth... 40 feet long of artificial reefs

artificial reefs.. playground for marine life

feel it...

reel - quantum energy 40/ rod - eupro - amalthea pe 1-3/ line - stern 20 lb/ leader - steel # 28/ hook - pioneer chinu size 12 & bait - slice 'aur aur'

gotcha! 8 lb

african pompano, alectis ciliaris (threadfin trevally)

four boats 're witnessing the actions

lets fish!

here we go again...

giant trevally, caranx ignobilis

10 lb so heavy bro...

the name vmc is an acronym for viellard, migeon & company, the names of the two founders who started the company in 1835 specialising in iron works for the french market

the hook department was formed in 1910 by charles viellard & during this time 10 families from reddich in england who specialised in hook manufacture were brought to france to develop the hook making business


in 1968 under the guidance of christophe viellard, the business went through a period of global repositioning & his two strategies: firstly, to focus on automation in hook production & secondly, to establish a global footprint. it was during that time that christophe decided to focus all of his efforts on treble hooks & this move has paid off in spades as vmc is globally the largest manufacturer of treble hooks!

giant trevally... 18 blue rapala lure


in 1980s, vmc established international distribution throughout the us, germany, poland, ukraine, brazil & russia, becoming the market leader in treble hook output & sales

by 2000, the company merged with the rapala group! rapala was a globally dominant lure manufacturer & vmc the largest treble manufacturer

blackfin tuna!


french hook manufacturer vmc peche celeberates its 100 year anniversary of hook making in 2010

barramundi.. rapala lure.. vmc treble hooks


credits: vmc/ fishingworld/ sami omari/ flickr/ numerous info