The last week in April there was a large Fishing Contest in Tobago . We were so lucky to join the Swedish guy Gøran from manta Dive on his boat Viking. Gøran left Sweden many years ago with a plan to see the world from his sailboat. The voyage ended in Tobago where he now lives with his wife Amanda.
If you are taking part in a fishing contest you have to get up really early in the morning. The alarm clock was set to 4 in the morning. We were 3 girls and 2 boys onboard Viking this day, in addition to Gørans 14 year old son and 2 year old daughter who were sleeping most of the time. The contest took place between 7 in the morning and 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
Everybody was hoping for a Blue Marin to hock up on the line. Ray on the boat Why Worry had managed to catch a 320 kilo Blue Marlin, 2 days ago, only 10 kilo from the record. The boats compete for glory and honor and off course the money.
You have to be really patient while fishing for the big one, we had to wait a long time before it finally snapped. Amanda climbed the chair and got a 22 kilo wahoo, or was a little bit less… The fish almost made it to the top it was only beaten by half a kilo. Wonder how many flying fish that is???