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2 00:00:02,660 00:00:04,750 - The Giant Trivalli - The Giant Trivalli
3 00:00:04,750 00:00:06,130 I've personally been lucky enough to chase I've personally been lucky enough to chase
4 00:00:06,130 00:00:08,571 after GT all over the globe, and now we after GT all over the globe, and now we
5 00:00:08,571 00:00:10,830 are presented with the opportunity are presented with the opportunity
6 00:00:10,830 00:00:13,760 to do so in a place I know little about. to do so in a place I know little about.
7 00:00:13,760 00:00:15,709 Hooking at GT is an unforgettable experience, Hooking at GT is an unforgettable experience,
8 00:00:15,709 00:00:18,389 unlike any bite I've ever encountered. unlike any bite I've ever encountered.
9 00:00:18,389 00:00:21,260 In a few hours, we embark on a 12 day mission In a few hours, we embark on a 12 day mission
10 00:00:21,260 00:00:22,500 to the Red Sea. to the Red Sea.
11 00:00:22,500 00:00:24,059 We thank you for watching this series We thank you for watching this series
12 00:00:24,059 00:00:26,378 and we will see you guys in Sudan. and we will see you guys in Sudan.
13 00:00:26,378 00:00:29,895 As always, keep fishing, never stop. As always, keep fishing, never stop.
14 00:00:29,895 00:00:33,395 (clock ticking continues) (clock ticking continues)
15 00:00:48,590 00:00:53,040 Today is day number 11 on the Red Sea. Today is day number 11 on the Red Sea.
16 00:00:53,040 00:00:54,530 Let me catch you guys up to speed. Let me catch you guys up to speed.
17 00:00:54,530 00:00:56,120 Over the past 3 days at sea, Over the past 3 days at sea,
18 00:00:56,120 00:00:58,909 I've really been dedicating all of my efforts I've really been dedicating all of my efforts
19 00:00:58,909 00:01:01,985 to try to get either a very large GT to try to get either a very large GT
20 00:01:01,985 00:01:04,900 or a very large dogtooth tuna. or a very large dogtooth tuna.
21 00:01:04,900 00:01:06,609 Two fish that I set out to catch Two fish that I set out to catch
22 00:01:06,609 00:01:09,200 before I came here to Sudan. before I came here to Sudan.
23 00:01:09,200 00:01:10,580 Both very difficult fish to catch. Both very difficult fish to catch.
24 00:01:10,580 00:01:13,042 Not only to locate and entice Not only to locate and entice
25 00:01:13,042 00:01:15,140 and bring up to the surface, and bring up to the surface,
26 00:01:15,140 00:01:16,850 but also just to land. but also just to land.
27 00:01:16,850 00:01:18,079 They're big fish. They're big fish.
28 00:01:18,079 00:01:22,660 A good GT is like 30 to 40 kilos, A good GT is like 30 to 40 kilos,
29 00:01:22,660 00:01:24,750 but a monster is 50 plus. but a monster is 50 plus.
30 00:01:24,750 00:01:26,990 As for the dog fish, those guys can As for the dog fish, those guys can
31 00:01:26,990 00:01:29,240 get up to, don't quote me on this, get up to, don't quote me on this,
32 00:01:29,240 00:01:30,870 but I want to say 100 kilos. but I want to say 100 kilos.
33 00:01:30,870 00:01:33,550 For US guys, that's over 200 pounds. For US guys, that's over 200 pounds.
34 00:01:33,550 00:01:34,780 It's a huge fish. It's a huge fish.
35 00:01:34,780 00:01:35,720 We're talking about a fish that you catch We're talking about a fish that you catch
36 00:01:35,720 00:01:36,570 on the end of rod and reel. on the end of rod and reel.
37 00:01:36,570 00:01:37,403 So that's kind of been the goal So that's kind of been the goal
38 00:01:37,403 00:01:38,460 for the past two days. for the past two days.
39 00:01:39,544 00:01:42,080 And with this goal in mind, you have And with this goal in mind, you have
40 00:01:42,080 00:01:43,900 to dedicate pretty much all of your time. to dedicate pretty much all of your time.
41 00:01:43,900 00:01:46,540 From AM to PM, either jigging or popping From AM to PM, either jigging or popping
42 00:01:46,540 00:01:48,620 and that's exactly what myself and Ben and that's exactly what myself and Ben
43 00:01:48,620 00:01:49,824 set out to do. set out to do.
44 00:01:49,824 00:01:52,991 (inspirational music) (inspirational music)
45 00:02:03,890 00:02:06,723 (music continues) (music continues)
46 00:02:17,300 00:02:18,797 Seeing as you're out in the middle of the sea, Seeing as you're out in the middle of the sea,
47 00:02:18,797 00:02:21,840 wind is definitely a huge factor. wind is definitely a huge factor.
48 00:02:21,840 00:02:23,188 But despite the weather, we did manage But despite the weather, we did manage
49 00:02:23,188 00:02:25,210 to catch a few nice giant trevally. to catch a few nice giant trevally.
50 00:02:25,210 00:02:26,740 Again, nothing that really surpassed that Again, nothing that really surpassed that
51 00:02:26,740 00:02:28,170 20 kilo mark, but still. 20 kilo mark, but still.
52 00:02:28,170 00:02:30,530 These are fish that I haven't gotten These are fish that I haven't gotten
53 00:02:30,530 00:02:32,420 a chance to catch in probably over a year and a half. a chance to catch in probably over a year and a half.
54 00:02:32,420 00:02:35,538 So I'm stoked regardless of the size. So I'm stoked regardless of the size.
55 00:02:35,538 00:02:38,650 Just annihilated the bobber. Just annihilated the bobber.
56 00:02:38,650 00:02:39,483 Oh, my god. Oh, my god.
57 00:02:40,755 00:02:42,120 (water splash) (water splash)
58 00:02:42,120 00:02:44,590 We then switched up gears and put away We then switched up gears and put away
59 00:02:44,590 00:02:46,590 the popping rods and did a little bit of jigging. the popping rods and did a little bit of jigging.
60 00:02:46,590 00:02:47,810 Which I am very foreign to. Which I am very foreign to.
61 00:02:47,810 00:02:49,550 Popping is something that I'm not Popping is something that I'm not
62 00:02:49,550 00:02:50,710 really used to doing, of course, really used to doing, of course,
63 00:02:50,710 00:02:52,410 but then jigging is a whole nother world for me. but then jigging is a whole nother world for me.
64 00:02:52,410 00:02:54,070 I felt like I was kind of learning I felt like I was kind of learning
65 00:02:54,070 00:02:54,903 how to fly here. how to fly here.
66 00:02:57,670 00:02:59,280 I guess beginners luck was on my side, I guess beginners luck was on my side,
67 00:02:59,280 00:03:00,670 because we did manage to catch a very nice because we did manage to catch a very nice
68 00:03:00,670 00:03:01,503 dogtooth tuna. dogtooth tuna.
69 00:03:01,503 00:03:03,393 Probably one of my biggest ones of the trip. Probably one of my biggest ones of the trip.
70 00:03:05,178 00:03:06,011 There we go. There we go.
71 00:03:06,011 00:03:07,610 There we go, that's better. There we go, that's better.
72 00:03:07,610 00:03:08,443 That's better. That's better.
73 00:03:09,560 00:03:10,890 Oh, yeah. That's better. Oh, yeah. That's better.
74 00:03:10,890 00:03:11,723 - That's better! - That's better!
75 00:03:14,320 00:03:15,987 Yeah, that's better. Yeah, that's better.
76 00:03:20,628 00:03:22,058 - Come on, buddy. - Come on, buddy.
77 00:03:22,058 00:03:25,472 (reel clicking) (reel clicking)
78 00:03:25,472 00:03:28,222 (wind whooshing) (wind whooshing)
79 00:03:35,863 00:03:37,196 - I see a doggy. - I see a doggy.
80 00:03:38,363 00:03:39,237 A doggy. A doggy.
81 00:03:39,237 00:03:41,507 - Come on, come on, come on. - Come on, come on, come on.
82 00:03:41,507 00:03:43,100 - Oh, it's got another one with it! - Oh, it's got another one with it!
83 00:03:43,100 00:03:43,933 - There's another one with it? - There's another one with it?
84 00:03:43,933 00:03:45,969 - There was another one with it. - There was another one with it.
85 00:03:45,969 00:03:47,719 - Oh, yeah. There is. - Oh, yeah. There is.
86 00:03:48,601 00:03:50,708 No no no, don't take my lines. No no no, don't take my lines.
87 00:03:50,708 00:03:51,541 Oh yeah. Oh yeah.
88 00:03:51,541 00:03:52,609 - That's a good doggy! - That's a good doggy!
89 00:03:52,609 00:03:53,770 - It's a good doggy, yeah. - It's a good doggy, yeah.
90 00:03:53,770 00:03:55,190 - (together) Yes! - (together) Yes!
91 00:03:55,190 00:03:56,023 Yes man! Yes man!
92 00:03:58,222 00:03:59,160 - I got him. Woo! - I got him. Woo!
93 00:04:00,160 00:04:01,180 Let's go, baby! Let's go, baby!
94 00:04:01,180 00:04:02,057 - Oh yeah! - Oh yeah!
95 00:04:02,057 00:04:03,630 - That's what we needed! - That's what we needed!
96 00:04:03,630 00:04:04,463 That is what we needed. That is what we needed.
97 00:04:04,463 00:04:05,620 - That's a doggy! - That's a doggy!
98 00:04:05,620 00:04:06,980 - That's a doggy. - That's a doggy.
99 00:04:06,980 00:04:07,990 - Now we're talking. - Now we're talking.
100 00:04:07,990 00:04:09,260 You can tell how they get their names. You can tell how they get their names.
101 00:04:09,260 00:04:11,640 Their teeth are hardcore, definitely meant Their teeth are hardcore, definitely meant
102 00:04:11,640 00:04:13,546 for killing, chomping, biting other for killing, chomping, biting other
103 00:04:13,546 00:04:15,199 little bait fish to pieces, little bait fish to pieces,
104 00:04:15,199 00:04:17,150 and in this scenario, he decided and in this scenario, he decided
105 00:04:17,150 00:04:21,890 to take my 250 gram jig in about 200 feet of water. to take my 250 gram jig in about 200 feet of water.
106 00:04:21,890 00:04:23,180 It was very cool. It was very cool.
107 00:04:23,180 00:04:24,640 Definitely a bucket list fish and I'm glad Definitely a bucket list fish and I'm glad
108 00:04:24,640 00:04:25,473 I got to tick it off. I got to tick it off.
109 00:04:25,473 00:04:26,710 Even though they get much bigger, Even though they get much bigger,
110 00:04:26,710 00:04:28,760 I was stoked on that one, no doubt. I was stoked on that one, no doubt.
111 00:04:28,760 00:04:30,630 Then after the dogtooh tuna, it was a lull. Then after the dogtooh tuna, it was a lull.
112 00:04:30,630 00:04:31,590 Just nothing, really. Just nothing, really.
113 00:04:31,590 00:04:32,870 The wind continued to pick up The wind continued to pick up
114 00:04:32,870 00:04:36,040 and it just seemed as if the fish weren't biting. and it just seemed as if the fish weren't biting.
115 00:04:36,040 00:04:37,140 The most frustrating part about it The most frustrating part about it
116 00:04:37,140 00:04:38,850 is we're fishing in these beautiful reefs. is we're fishing in these beautiful reefs.
117 00:04:38,850 00:04:40,250 We're fishing in areas that Ben and I We're fishing in areas that Ben and I
118 00:04:40,250 00:04:41,550 both know that fish are present, both know that fish are present,
119 00:04:41,550 00:04:43,080 but they're just not cooperating but they're just not cooperating
120 00:04:43,080 00:04:44,070 for whatever reason. for whatever reason.
121 00:04:44,070 00:04:46,830 Weather dictates everything when it comes to fishing Weather dictates everything when it comes to fishing
122 00:04:46,830 00:04:47,940 and even though the weather may seem and even though the weather may seem
123 00:04:47,940 00:04:50,409 like it's okay and the sun is shining and it's warm, like it's okay and the sun is shining and it's warm,
124 00:04:50,409 00:04:54,360 that wind just had the fish a little bit iffy. that wind just had the fish a little bit iffy.
125 00:04:54,360 00:04:56,148 Therefore we just couldn't rise any fish. Therefore we just couldn't rise any fish.
126 00:04:56,148 00:04:57,520 Not even a strike or two. Not even a strike or two.
127 00:04:57,520 00:04:58,947 It would be one thing if we were missing fish, It would be one thing if we were missing fish,
128 00:04:58,947 00:05:01,170 and just not capitalizing on opportunities, and just not capitalizing on opportunities,
129 00:05:01,170 00:05:02,930 but these fish just weren't showing themselves. but these fish just weren't showing themselves.
130 00:05:02,930 00:05:04,220 Which is the most difficult part Which is the most difficult part
131 00:05:04,220 00:05:05,053 to wrap your head around. to wrap your head around.
132 00:05:05,053 00:05:06,210 We packed it up and called it a day We packed it up and called it a day
133 00:05:06,210 00:05:07,760 after a long day of fishing after a long day of fishing
134 00:05:07,760 00:05:09,728 and decided to start fresh. and decided to start fresh.
135 00:05:09,728 00:05:12,645 (soft music plays) (soft music plays)
136 00:05:14,430 00:05:16,590 So, going into day number 3, I was wiped. So, going into day number 3, I was wiped.
137 00:05:16,590 00:05:17,950 Not going to lie. Not going to lie.
138 00:05:17,950 00:05:20,840 My pops weren't as strong, my elbow was a bit kinked. My pops weren't as strong, my elbow was a bit kinked.
139 00:05:20,840 00:05:22,660 The wind was blowing even harder, The wind was blowing even harder,
140 00:05:22,660 00:05:24,150 if you can even believe that. if you can even believe that.
141 00:05:24,150 00:05:25,280 It just started off pretty slow. It just started off pretty slow.
142 00:05:25,280 00:05:27,010 We jigged up a few dogtooth. We jigged up a few dogtooth.
143 00:05:27,010 00:05:29,959 Ben I think caught a nice little GT on a reef, Ben I think caught a nice little GT on a reef,
144 00:05:29,959 00:05:32,070 but yeah, it was slow. but yeah, it was slow.
145 00:05:32,070 00:05:34,320 We came back to the mother boat for some lunch, We came back to the mother boat for some lunch,
146 00:05:34,320 00:05:35,639 and I was thinking to myself, wow, and I was thinking to myself, wow,
147 00:05:35,639 00:05:37,668 what do I want to do here? what do I want to do here?
148 00:05:37,668 00:05:39,030 Do I want to keep popping? Do I want to keep popping?
149 00:05:39,030 00:05:40,770 We still have like at least 3 more days We still have like at least 3 more days
150 00:05:40,770 00:05:42,290 left in this trip, how do I want left in this trip, how do I want
151 00:05:42,290 00:05:43,160 to allocate my time? to allocate my time?
152 00:05:43,160 00:05:45,320 Especially when I'm making videos for you guys, Especially when I'm making videos for you guys,
153 00:05:45,320 00:05:47,690 it's tough to think, you know. it's tough to think, you know.
154 00:05:47,690 00:05:49,970 Do I want to chase after a personal goal, Do I want to chase after a personal goal,
155 00:05:49,970 00:05:51,240 that being catching one of these big that being catching one of these big
156 00:05:51,240 00:05:54,639 Giant Trevally or possibly a dogtooth Tuna, Giant Trevally or possibly a dogtooth Tuna,
157 00:05:54,639 00:05:57,020 or do I want to make something that I think or do I want to make something that I think
158 00:05:57,020 00:05:59,419 you guys will find more relatable and enjoyable? you guys will find more relatable and enjoyable?
159 00:05:59,419 00:06:00,730 Really wracking my head. Really wracking my head.
160 00:06:00,730 00:06:02,020 I was like, what the hell... I was like, what the hell...
161 00:06:02,020 00:06:03,890 How do I want to approach the rest of this trip? How do I want to approach the rest of this trip?
162 00:06:03,890 00:06:05,500 But I thought, you know what? But I thought, you know what?
163 00:06:05,500 00:06:06,333 We're going to give it one more shot. We're going to give it one more shot.
164 00:06:07,767 00:06:09,120 We've got 2 and a half, 3 hours left to pop. We've got 2 and a half, 3 hours left to pop.
165 00:06:09,120 00:06:10,940 So we steamed on over to a different reef, So we steamed on over to a different reef,
166 00:06:10,940 00:06:12,360 a much bigger, longer reef. a much bigger, longer reef.
167 00:06:12,360 00:06:14,600 I jumped up in the boat without Ben this time. I jumped up in the boat without Ben this time.
168 00:06:14,600 00:06:16,860 Just me, Alex, and our skipper Mahmood, Just me, Alex, and our skipper Mahmood,
169 00:06:16,860 00:06:18,120 who is an awesome dude. who is an awesome dude.
170 00:06:18,120 00:06:20,040 He definitely liked seeing the big fish eat. He definitely liked seeing the big fish eat.
171 00:06:20,040 00:06:21,890 So I felt like I wasn't only doing this for myself, So I felt like I wasn't only doing this for myself,
172 00:06:21,890 00:06:24,560 but also for Mahmood and Alex behind the camera. but also for Mahmood and Alex behind the camera.
173 00:06:24,560 00:06:26,800 Started working this reef edge Started working this reef edge
174 00:06:26,800 00:06:28,230 where there was a ton of wind and current where there was a ton of wind and current
175 00:06:28,230 00:06:31,365 and sure enough, got destroyed. and sure enough, got destroyed.
176 00:06:31,365 00:06:34,110 (music builds) (music builds)
177 00:06:34,110 00:06:35,495 Oh, yeah! Oh, yeah!
178 00:06:35,495 00:06:37,976 (grunting) (grunting)
179 00:06:37,976 00:06:39,598 (bleep) yeah! (bleep) yeah!
180 00:06:39,598 00:06:41,181 That's a good fish. That's a good fish.
181 00:06:42,405 00:06:43,325 Do not do that. Do not do that.
182 00:06:43,325 00:06:44,596 Do not do that. Do not do that.
183 00:06:44,596 00:06:46,045 Do not do that. Do not do that.
184 00:06:46,045 00:06:47,072 Do not do that. Do not do that.
185 00:06:47,072 00:06:48,587 Oh, my god. That's a good fish. Oh, my god. That's a good fish.
186 00:06:48,587 00:06:50,706 That's a good fish, dude. That's a good fish, dude.
187 00:06:50,706 00:06:53,039 Oh, (bleep) Oh, (bleep)
188 00:06:54,030 00:06:55,400 Oh, (bleep) Oh, (bleep)
189 00:06:55,400 00:06:56,503 Good fish. GT. Good fish. GT.
190 00:06:57,920 00:06:58,753 Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah.
191 00:06:58,753 00:06:59,840 As soon as I got that bite I knew that As soon as I got that bite I knew that
192 00:06:59,840 00:07:02,093 this was a fish I did not want to lose. this was a fish I did not want to lose.
193 00:07:03,520 00:07:04,663 Oh, (bleep). Yeah, help me out here. Oh, (bleep). Yeah, help me out here.
194 00:07:06,057 00:07:06,890 Help me out here. Help me out here.
195 00:07:06,890 00:07:07,723 Just put it back on there. Just put it back on there.
196 00:07:07,723 00:07:08,796 Put it back on there. Put it back on there.
197 00:07:08,796 00:07:09,947 Just hold it. Just hold it.
198 00:07:09,947 00:07:11,610 (bleep) (bleep)
199 00:07:11,610 00:07:12,486 - Good grip on it. - Good grip on it.
200 00:07:12,486 00:07:13,319 - Okay. - Okay.
201 00:07:13,319 00:07:14,359 There we go. We're good. There we go. We're good.
202 00:07:14,359 00:07:15,308 - You're good? - You're good?
203 00:07:15,308 00:07:16,277 - Kind of. - Kind of.
204 00:07:16,277 00:07:19,110 (music continues) (music continues)
205 00:07:26,238 00:07:27,765 Big dog. Big dog.
206 00:07:27,765 00:07:29,327 Oh, my god, Dude. Oh, my god, Dude.
207 00:07:29,327 00:07:32,964 If I land this thing it'll be a (bleep) miracle. If I land this thing it'll be a (bleep) miracle.
208 00:07:32,964 00:07:35,797 (music continues) (music continues)
209 00:07:47,731 00:07:48,840 Dude, right there. Dude, right there.
210 00:07:48,840 00:07:50,840 Oh, it's not giant, but it's a good one. Oh, it's not giant, but it's a good one.
211 00:07:51,760 00:07:53,037 Nice! Nice!
212 00:07:53,037 00:07:53,870 (bleep) me. (bleep) me.
213 00:07:53,870 00:07:55,340 Holy shi- Holy shi-
214 00:07:55,340 00:07:56,173 - Yes! - Yes!
215 00:07:56,173 00:07:57,006 - Yes! - Yes!
216 00:07:57,006 00:07:58,883 (laugh) (laugh)
217 00:08:00,216 00:08:01,265 (whoops) (whoops)
218 00:08:01,265 00:08:02,668 (laugh) (laugh)
219 00:08:02,668 00:08:06,253 Yes! Thank you! Ah, Mahmood. Yes! Thank you! Ah, Mahmood.
220 00:08:06,253 00:08:08,336 (laughs) (laughs)
221 00:08:10,195 00:08:13,255 Holy (bleep). Holy (bleep).
222 00:08:13,255 00:08:14,150 - Yeah, yeah. Its a good one though. - Yeah, yeah. Its a good one though.
223 00:08:14,150 00:08:15,850 Look at the little ramoras on him. Look at the little ramoras on him.
224 00:08:17,010 00:08:19,573 Whoa, buddy. Look at that! Whoa, buddy. Look at that!
225 00:08:19,573 00:08:24,080 That is a nice GT, man. That is a nice GT, man.
226 00:08:24,080 00:08:26,250 3 days fishing for a fish like this. 3 days fishing for a fish like this.
227 00:08:26,250 00:08:27,250 And we finally found one. And we finally found one.
228 00:08:27,250 00:08:28,630 DIdn't really anticipate the whole (bleep) DIdn't really anticipate the whole (bleep)
229 00:08:28,630 00:08:30,190 reel flying into the air, reel flying into the air,
230 00:08:30,190 00:08:31,576 but thanks to Alex and Mahmood, but thanks to Alex and Mahmood,
231 00:08:31,576 00:08:33,240 we're backing the boat up and getting we're backing the boat up and getting
232 00:08:33,240 00:08:34,160 the reel back on the rod. the reel back on the rod.
233 00:08:34,160 00:08:36,350 Holy (bleep) that was a gong show. Holy (bleep) that was a gong show.
234 00:08:36,350 00:08:38,006 Probably just shy of 20 kilos. Probably just shy of 20 kilos.
235 00:08:38,006 00:08:42,100 Pushing 40 pounds for you US guys. Pushing 40 pounds for you US guys.
236 00:08:42,100 00:08:43,120 Wow, that's a good fish, though. Wow, that's a good fish, though.
237 00:08:43,120 00:08:44,666 Look at that. Look at that.
238 00:08:44,666 00:08:46,510 (laugh) (laugh)
239 00:08:46,510 00:08:47,450 Unbelievable, man. Unbelievable, man.
240 00:08:47,450 00:08:48,710 Didn't think I'd land this guy, Didn't think I'd land this guy,
241 00:08:48,710 00:08:50,253 but wow does it feel good. but wow does it feel good.
242 00:08:52,328 00:08:54,776 (water splashing) (water splashing)
243 00:08:54,776 00:08:56,483 There he goes. There he goes.
244 00:08:56,483 00:08:57,975 Like a rocket. Like a rocket.
245 00:08:57,975 00:08:59,130 (whoops) (whoops)
246 00:08:59,130 00:09:00,500 Thank you, Mahmood. Thank you, Mahmood.
247 00:09:00,500 00:09:03,240 Man, two things, two things that made Man, two things, two things that made
248 00:09:03,240 00:09:05,025 that catch possible, one of which that catch possible, one of which
249 00:09:05,025 00:09:08,310 Mahmood backed the boat up when the reel fell off. Mahmood backed the boat up when the reel fell off.
250 00:09:08,310 00:09:10,930 It didn't fly off, it literally soared It didn't fly off, it literally soared
251 00:09:10,930 00:09:12,660 off into the (bleep) sunset. off into the (bleep) sunset.
252 00:09:12,660 00:09:14,760 And then Alex coming in there and threading And then Alex coming in there and threading
253 00:09:14,760 00:09:16,370 that back on so we could land that fish. that back on so we could land that fish.
254 00:09:16,370 00:09:17,790 I was certain it was like a 40 kilo, I was certain it was like a 40 kilo,
255 00:09:17,790 00:09:18,870 I thought it was really big, I thought it was really big,
256 00:09:18,870 00:09:21,555 but still a 20 kilo, 18 kilo fish... but still a 20 kilo, 18 kilo fish...
257 00:09:21,555 00:09:23,810 Beautiful. So freaking beautiful. Beautiful. So freaking beautiful.
258 00:09:23,810 00:09:25,930 And to be GT-less for like 3 days? And to be GT-less for like 3 days?
259 00:09:25,930 00:09:27,590 That makes it all worth it. That makes it all worth it.
260 00:09:27,590 00:09:28,500 Oh, I'm cranked now. Oh, I'm cranked now.
261 00:09:28,500 00:09:29,390 Let's go get some more. Let's go get some more.
262 00:09:29,390 00:09:31,600 By some miracle, we happened to land this fish. By some miracle, we happened to land this fish.
263 00:09:31,600 00:09:34,204 I don't know how, it should not have been a caught fish. I don't know how, it should not have been a caught fish.
264 00:09:34,204 00:09:37,240 I guess I got a little bit of good luck I guess I got a little bit of good luck
265 00:09:37,240 00:09:39,266 from the Red Sea, little bit of good grace, from the Red Sea, little bit of good grace,
266 00:09:39,266 00:09:41,560 and we did manage to land it. and we did manage to land it.
267 00:09:41,560 00:09:43,764 It was definitely one of the biggest GT's It was definitely one of the biggest GT's
268 00:09:43,764 00:09:45,860 that I feel like I've caught thus far. that I feel like I've caught thus far.
269 00:09:45,860 00:09:48,420 Not by much, but still an unreal fight. Not by much, but still an unreal fight.
270 00:09:48,420 00:09:49,520 And the take was amazing. And the take was amazing.
271 00:09:49,520 00:09:51,000 The take was so sweet. The take was so sweet.
272 00:09:51,000 00:09:53,010 That fish came up and annihilated the bait That fish came up and annihilated the bait
273 00:09:53,010 00:09:53,843 right when I least expected it. right when I least expected it.
274 00:09:53,843 00:09:55,810 That's one of the reasons why I love these fish so much That's one of the reasons why I love these fish so much
275 00:09:55,810 00:09:58,584 is they keep you on your toes 100%. is they keep you on your toes 100%.
276 00:09:58,584 00:10:02,285 Every single bite I feel a rush of adrenaline. Every single bite I feel a rush of adrenaline.
277 00:10:02,285 00:10:05,359 Doesn't matter how big or small, it's a fish that Doesn't matter how big or small, it's a fish that
278 00:10:05,359 00:10:07,130 I'll never stop loving and it's one of the reasons I'll never stop loving and it's one of the reasons
279 00:10:07,130 00:10:09,810 why I've got him tattooed on the side of my shoulder. why I've got him tattooed on the side of my shoulder.
280 00:10:09,810 00:10:11,760 I may or may not have been sober for this tattoo, I may or may not have been sober for this tattoo,
281 00:10:11,760 00:10:13,990 but I don't regret it whatsoever. but I don't regret it whatsoever.
282 00:10:13,990 00:10:15,840 After that fish, we celebrated, After that fish, we celebrated,
283 00:10:15,840 00:10:18,440 gave Mahmood a hug for being an amazing skipper gave Mahmood a hug for being an amazing skipper
284 00:10:18,440 00:10:19,970 and backing that fish out while Alex and I and backing that fish out while Alex and I
285 00:10:19,970 00:10:22,170 were dealing with the con-(bleep)-ulation were dealing with the con-(bleep)-ulation
286 00:10:22,170 00:10:25,174 of a reel setup that I had going on, of a reel setup that I had going on,
287 00:10:25,174 00:10:27,014 then we went right back to popping. then we went right back to popping.
288 00:10:27,014 00:10:30,370 It was the momentum that I needed to keep going It was the momentum that I needed to keep going
289 00:10:30,370 00:10:32,465 on day number 3 after popping and jigging, on day number 3 after popping and jigging,
290 00:10:32,465 00:10:34,200 I needed a kick. I needed a kick.
291 00:10:34,200 00:10:36,300 I needed a kick in the ass and that GT I needed a kick in the ass and that GT
292 00:10:36,300 00:10:37,460 really gave it to me. really gave it to me.
293 00:10:37,460 00:10:39,580 So I continued to pop, 5 minutes go by, So I continued to pop, 5 minutes go by,
294 00:10:39,580 00:10:42,160 10 minutes go by, 15 minutes go by. 10 minutes go by, 15 minutes go by.
295 00:10:42,160 00:10:44,523 Right on the 20th minute, it happened again. Right on the 20th minute, it happened again.
296 00:10:44,523 00:10:46,940 (soft music) (soft music)
297 00:10:49,494 00:10:52,089 Whoa, yeah. Oh, my God! Whoa, yeah. Oh, my God!
298 00:10:52,089 00:10:53,990 (bleep) No! Oh my... (bleep) No! Oh my...
299 00:10:53,990 00:10:55,200 Oh, he hit it again! Oh, he hit it again!
300 00:10:55,200 00:10:56,033 Oh, my God! Oh, my God!
301 00:10:56,033 00:10:57,890 That was so dirty, that was so dirty! That was so dirty, that was so dirty!
302 00:10:57,890 00:10:58,723 Okay. Okay.
303 00:10:59,730 00:11:01,505 Okay okay okay okay. Okay okay okay okay.
304 00:11:01,505 00:11:02,380 He's right there. He's right there.
305 00:11:02,380 00:11:04,146 Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Oh, my God.
306 00:11:04,146 00:11:05,673 That was disgusting. That was disgusting.
307 00:11:05,673 00:11:07,650 That was disgusting. That was disgusting.
308 00:11:07,650 00:11:09,825 (laugh) (laugh)
309 00:11:09,825 00:11:11,814 That was disgusting! That was disgusting!
310 00:11:11,814 00:11:13,553 Came at it twice. Came at it twice.
311 00:11:14,646 00:11:15,479 Okay. Okay.
312 00:11:17,233 00:11:18,743 It's a decent fish, too. It's a decent fish, too.
313 00:11:24,897 00:11:26,367 Okay. Okay.
314 00:11:26,367 00:11:27,997 It's a good fish, my god. It's a good fish, my god.
315 00:11:28,850 00:11:30,443 It's a bigger GT. It's a bigger GT.
316 00:11:36,068 00:11:38,421 (whoops) (whoops)
317 00:11:38,421 00:11:40,754 How about some passion boys? How about some passion boys?
318 00:11:47,859 00:11:49,442 That's a good fish. That's a good fish.
319 00:11:52,352 00:11:53,753 (whispers) (whispers)
320 00:11:53,753 00:11:55,980 Stop that. Stop that.
321 00:11:57,649 00:11:59,649 (bleep) (bleep)
322 00:12:05,849 00:12:07,005 (laughs) (laughs)
323 00:12:07,005 00:12:07,922 Oh, my god. Oh, my god.
324 00:12:09,790 00:12:10,623 Thank you. Thank you.
325 00:12:11,950 00:12:13,005 Wow. Wow.
326 00:12:13,005 00:12:15,147 If there's one thing that is on my side today, If there's one thing that is on my side today,
327 00:12:15,147 00:12:17,350 it's luck. it's luck.
328 00:12:17,350 00:12:19,770 Luck and Mahmood are both on my side today. Luck and Mahmood are both on my side today.
329 00:12:19,770 00:12:21,760 The weather is (bleep), the fishing's been The weather is (bleep), the fishing's been
330 00:12:21,760 00:12:23,530 tough, but wow am I getting lucky. tough, but wow am I getting lucky.
331 00:12:23,530 00:12:25,695 That was a pulled hook out of the mouth, That was a pulled hook out of the mouth,
332 00:12:25,695 00:12:27,810 and then a second attempt on a GT and then a second attempt on a GT
333 00:12:27,810 00:12:29,580 about as big as the last one. about as big as the last one.
334 00:12:29,580 00:12:30,530 Really good fish, man. Really good fish, man.
335 00:12:30,530 00:12:31,507 Check this guy out. Check this guy out.
336 00:12:33,034 00:12:34,170 (bleep) (bleep)
337 00:12:34,170 00:12:35,740 Hell yeah, dude. Hell yeah, dude.
338 00:12:35,740 00:12:37,870 This... this right here This... this right here
339 00:12:37,870 00:12:39,510 is fishing in the Red Sea. is fishing in the Red Sea.
340 00:12:39,510 00:12:41,240 Holy Moly. Holy Moly.
341 00:12:41,240 00:12:43,487 He's a bit lighter than the last one, He's a bit lighter than the last one,
342 00:12:43,487 00:12:45,565 but the fight was just as intense. but the fight was just as intense.
343 00:12:45,565 00:12:46,398 Man these fish... Man these fish...
344 00:12:46,398 00:12:49,080 These fish make you give absolutely everything, These fish make you give absolutely everything,
345 00:12:49,080 00:12:52,395 125% of all your fishing power has to go 125% of all your fishing power has to go
346 00:12:52,395 00:12:54,710 into landing these guys and even into landing these guys and even
347 00:12:54,710 00:12:56,480 the size that are about this big, the size that are about this big,
348 00:12:56,480 00:12:58,570 sometimes go harder than the bigger ones. sometimes go harder than the bigger ones.
349 00:12:58,570 00:13:01,780 Just a legendary fish and to catch two Just a legendary fish and to catch two
350 00:13:01,780 00:13:03,330 back to back like that is epic. back to back like that is epic.
351 00:13:04,806 00:13:05,833 (bleep) epic. (bleep) epic.
352 00:13:05,833 00:13:07,833 (laugh) (laugh)
353 00:13:12,625 00:13:15,458 (water splashing) (water splashing)
354 00:13:17,380 00:13:20,373 Nice little quarter kick and she's gone. Nice little quarter kick and she's gone.
355 00:13:20,373 00:13:21,560 (whoops) (whoops)
356 00:13:21,560 00:13:22,510 Thank you, Mahmood. Thank you, Mahmood.
357 00:13:23,360 00:13:25,320 We're getting them! We are getting them! We're getting them! We are getting them!
358 00:13:25,320 00:13:27,985 All those fishless drops and all those biteless All those fishless drops and all those biteless
359 00:13:27,985 00:13:30,900 pops really made it kind of worthwhile. pops really made it kind of worthwhile.
360 00:13:30,900 00:13:31,980 Just for those two bites. Just for those two bites.
361 00:13:31,980 00:13:33,700 Those two bites at the end of day number 3 Those two bites at the end of day number 3
362 00:13:33,700 00:13:34,757 as the sun set. as the sun set.
363 00:13:34,757 00:13:37,980 Ending on a high note is way worth it Ending on a high note is way worth it
364 00:13:37,980 00:13:41,330 than having 3 consecutive days of nonstop action. than having 3 consecutive days of nonstop action.
365 00:13:41,330 00:13:44,340 I felt like I in a way kind of earned that bite. I felt like I in a way kind of earned that bite.
366 00:13:44,340 00:13:45,830 And it was just cool, man. And it was just cool, man.
367 00:13:45,830 00:13:47,070 It was just cool to go into a place It was just cool to go into a place
368 00:13:47,070 00:13:49,700 I've never been before, fishing with people I've never been before, fishing with people
369 00:13:49,700 00:13:51,445 I don't get to fish with that often, I don't get to fish with that often,
370 00:13:51,445 00:13:54,650 chasing after fish that I seldom have chasing after fish that I seldom have
371 00:13:54,650 00:13:56,960 the opportunity to hunt down. the opportunity to hunt down.
372 00:13:56,960 00:13:59,056 This is a fish I get to chase once a year, This is a fish I get to chase once a year,
373 00:13:59,056 00:14:00,720 if I'm lucky. if I'm lucky.
374 00:14:00,720 00:14:04,313 And to be able to spend, dedicate 3 days And to be able to spend, dedicate 3 days
375 00:14:04,313 00:14:07,723 going for that fish, just popping is pretty epic. going for that fish, just popping is pretty epic.
376 00:14:08,570 00:14:09,403 But yeah. But yeah.
377 00:14:09,403 00:14:11,174 I guess to sum it up a little bit I guess to sum it up a little bit
378 00:14:11,174 00:14:12,393 Sorry, I'm reading off my notes a little bit. Sorry, I'm reading off my notes a little bit.
379 00:14:12,393 00:14:13,226 I've been writing down notes every single day. I've been writing down notes every single day.
380 00:14:13,226 00:14:14,510 One of the questions I want to ask myself One of the questions I want to ask myself
381 00:14:14,510 00:14:16,640 before ending this video is what I thought before ending this video is what I thought
382 00:14:16,640 00:14:18,780 of the trip so far, overall. of the trip so far, overall.
383 00:14:18,780 00:14:21,330 It's tough, it's really tough to kind of It's tough, it's really tough to kind of
384 00:14:21,330 00:14:24,366 put into one sweet synopsis, one sweet summary, put into one sweet synopsis, one sweet summary,
385 00:14:24,366 00:14:26,870 but I would say it's definitely a trip but I would say it's definitely a trip
386 00:14:26,870 00:14:29,210 that I'm so glad that I went on. that I'm so glad that I went on.
387 00:14:29,210 00:14:30,974 2 months before this trip, I was very unsure 2 months before this trip, I was very unsure
388 00:14:30,974 00:14:33,940 of going to Sudan and fishing new waters. of going to Sudan and fishing new waters.
389 00:14:33,940 00:14:36,337 There's always a bit of a reluctance, There's always a bit of a reluctance,
390 00:14:36,337 00:14:37,834 going on these big sends, just because... going on these big sends, just because...
391 00:14:37,834 00:14:39,290 You're putting your... You're putting your...
392 00:14:39,290 00:14:42,450 You're really putting yourself in a vulnerable spot You're really putting yourself in a vulnerable spot
393 00:14:42,450 00:14:44,480 going to an area that you've never been to before, going to an area that you've never been to before,
394 00:14:44,480 00:14:47,000 fishing after fish that you don't know much about, fishing after fish that you don't know much about,
395 00:14:47,000 00:14:49,690 but I'm glad I'm here and whether it's chasing but I'm glad I'm here and whether it's chasing
396 00:14:49,690 00:14:51,504 after little triggers on the flat or popping for after little triggers on the flat or popping for
397 00:14:51,504 00:14:54,734 giant trevally, I had fun doing either or. giant trevally, I had fun doing either or.
398 00:14:54,734 00:14:57,923 And I don't regret a single thing about this trip thus far. And I don't regret a single thing about this trip thus far.
399 00:14:57,923 00:15:00,804 - The Red Sea is just amazing and I really - The Red Sea is just amazing and I really
400 00:15:00,804 00:15:03,062 love coming back every year. love coming back every year.
401 00:15:03,062 00:15:05,240 Especially now with the the south, Especially now with the the south,
402 00:15:05,240 00:15:07,103 I've never been here before. I've never been here before.
403 00:15:07,103 00:15:11,270 It's just a new amazing, amazing place to go and visit. It's just a new amazing, amazing place to go and visit.
404 00:15:11,270 00:15:14,147 So yeah. It's been crazy already and So yeah. It's been crazy already and
405 00:15:14,147 00:15:16,520 I mean, you saw some places I mean, you saw some places
406 00:15:16,520 00:15:18,650 that I've never seen in my life, either. that I've never seen in my life, either.
407 00:15:18,650 00:15:20,416 So walking on them for the first time was... So walking on them for the first time was...
408 00:15:20,416 00:15:24,305 It was really special, so I'll remember it for a while. It was really special, so I'll remember it for a while.
409 00:15:24,305 00:15:26,722 (soft music) (soft music)
410 00:15:49,764 00:15:52,847 (background chatter) (background chatter)
411 00:15:59,450 00:16:03,840 - We leave in 34 minutes. Back home. - We leave in 34 minutes. Back home.
412 00:16:03,840 00:16:06,235 Sudan was fun, but, onto the next thing. Sudan was fun, but, onto the next thing.
413 00:16:06,235 00:16:09,485 (soft music continues) (soft music continues)
414 00:16:11,645 00:16:14,135 (music fades) (music fades)
415 00:16:14,135 00:16:16,802 (clock ticking) (clock ticking)