Maranatha Sport Fishing - Big Game Fishing

Big Game Fishing

The Maranatha invites you for a big game fishing adventure off the  mauritian coast, where the fish is in abundance throughout the year.  Fishing usually begins between 6 a.m and 8 a.m.You will be transferred from the beach to the fishing vessel in our annex boat.We will then head in the direction of a the natural entrance in the reef.

Just 5 minutes after crossing the barrier of coral and leaving the lagoon lures of different colors and sizes are pull out, drags are set. As from this moment at any time we can have a strike.

The techniques used

When trolling with artificial lures we sail at a speed of 6 to 8 knots in search of schools of tuna or bonito that we are able to detect by the presence of sea birds.At the same time we travel along the different lines marking underwater changing depth where warm current graze colder currents from the south. Using this techniques we can catch various fish like bonitoes, tunas, wahoos, doradoes and marlins.

We also troll using live bait. This technique is used mainly for marlin fishing, but we can also catch sharks and dog-tooth tuna by using this same method. This technique consist of trolling with one or two live bonito or young tuna at a speed of around 2 knot. This enables the bait to swim freely at the back. For this technique we use one or two 130 lbs reel. Fishing with live bait is an art in itself and requires a certain professionalism on the fisherman part.Because he has to be very precise on the timing when hooking the fish.

This technique is mainly used to catch wahoo, barracuda and Dogtooth and Yellow fine tuna.

Fishing Options