Maldives

[Paul Arden]

Mr T, the guv'nor and moi are going there next week. Any tips? And what should I be tying?

Thanks!
Paul

[James9118]

Cool. Never been there myself but my default fly for an unknown salt destination is a chartreuse clouser. Never fails.

[petevicar]

Take some gotchas, with red heads of different weights, size 4 for bonefish.
Some crab patterns size 2 & 4 for triggerfish and permit.
Also take a big stick and some big shiny baitfish patterns for trevally size 2/0 to 6/0.

[Paul Arden]

Thanks! Any photos?

I have the 8-weight HT and a 10ft 10-weight prototype to throw (looking forward to testing that!).

[petevicar]

You want photos of the flies?

[Paul Arden]

I wouldn't mind some photos of the crabs! I was using a crab pattern in Exmouth that seemed to work but was bitch to cast and fell apart quite quickly. Do you think that the crab patterns have to look like crabs or is it the movement that's the trigger?

Do you fish with two rods? One for bonefish and the other for GTs?

[James9118]

Do you fish with two rods? One for bonefish and the other for GTs?

If you want to see GTs hold the bonefish rod, if you want to see bonefish hold the GT rod ready .

[petevicar]

Normal merkins will probably work.

Fish with 2 rods.
On sandy flats with water below your knee for bonefish. You can sometimes find GTs cruising edges.
In deeper water or off the edge use the bigger rod.
You may find trigger fish tailing on coral flats.

When are you going?

[Paul Arden]

We'll be there next Friday.