Matt Watsons Family Vacation: Aitutaki, Cook Islands 

Many years ago my wife and I honeymooned on Aitutaki, it was October and traditionally not very good month for pelagic species. There was not much fish to be had, everyone was saying it was not really worth it but I love to fish and any excuse to try fishing anywhere is a good day to me. There were some mahi mahi being caught but there were not yellowfin to be had anywhere but we went out and caught 5 shibi. When the captain dropped me back at the hotel the hotel bought every single fish I caught. The hotel was happy to serve fresh yellowfin on the menu for the first time since beginning our visit. My wife was so proud of me that she told everyone in the dining room that her husband caught the fish everyone was enjoying. She was so happy to celebrate my fishing skills. I fell even more in love with her that day.

The boy did an awesome job filming the mahi, up there with the best of them. You should be proud as bro.

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Loved that flounder trawling

Top show Bro. Its certainly is a magic slice of paradise!!! Thank YOU and your family for sharing. Some day I pray I can manage a father son or daughter trip. We honeymooned their 20 yrs ago come this DEC. Man I wish we were there now.

Wow the amount of species at the cook islands that are accessible is amazing

Same ya can't buy waxwings any more 😞 great vid 👍 👌

Wow mate, what an amazing vid. Can't wait to visit Cook Islands now🤙

Keys west florida also got plenty of bone fish

ahhhhh sooooo how do i join your family hahahaha mean trip

17:05 you know Matt’s excited when he has his swordfish laugh

Love your videos consider doing a colab with GT buster you both go after big top water fish

Those GTs at 19:02 are straight up pets. Thats why they came so close to the boat. Rua tried the same thing with me six years ago but I had been snorkeling the same spot the day before so I knew what he was trying to do. Too bad they haven't changed one bit. Getting their costumers into fish in any way possible even if it means taking advantage of someone else's business.

Great video. Beautiful place to fish.

That fishing deep with the rocks....better with no sinker let it float with the burley....used to do that for a job in rarotonga many moons ago...best job I've ever had.

Awsome as always 🤙

Good fishing Matt

Loved it !! Would be a dream come true. thanks for sharing

Wonder full video Matt seems like such fun

Weeew love watching...from Philippines

He got beat down lol!!!!!!!!!

I don’t think Matt need a vacation, every fishing day is a holiday

Yeeeeee buoy

Haha I love the repeated emphasis on “but this is a holiday, not work”… the best ‘not-work’ trip ever bro!

45 minutes?!? Fk yeah!!!!!!

Awesome ep

You should go to American and go out fishing with BlacktipH he also is a RU-vidr and he has court some world record fish

Fantastic

watch some old Lefty VHS for some fly tips , bro. He really was the best . BTW , still waiting for you to visit us in Veracruz ,MX . I wont disappoint you , Carnal.

Yea bro on the poito best way to get yellowfin in rarotonga

Great video bro love it 🤙

Come to Rotorua I will hook you up on some big rainbows and browns that will fight way harder then that

Mat you should seriously think of coming to New Caledonia for those bone fish, we have some of the biggest specimen here, you will really enjoy the trip for sure !!!

Awesome footage! Looks like you had on road trip. I’m so jealous. I’m heading there in about a month. I’m looking to do a charter or two, but looking forward to throwing some poppers off the beach and the reef. Just had a question or two, what pound braid and leader were you guys using? And what weighted road are you guys using just around the island I’d love to land even a small Trivelli Thanks

Yeah boy what a family holiday 👍👍🍺🍺

Ketika Rod melengkung tajam ...kegembiraan dimulai 👍👍

I think Shaw's golden trevally was a brassy trevally

good day sir, in 20:24 what kind of speed clips are you using to change wax wing to popper? and its rating? thank you so much sir, it would be a very big help!

Hi my name is caleb. I love fishing and love your videos.It has been my dream to go fishing with you for as long as i can remeber .Am 10 and recently went fishing and got the opportunity to catch my first marlin.I would love to go fishing with you soon. Caleb

Now that's what I call going on the ultimate vacation mate! 👍👍😉😉

Wow ikan ini separa ikan hiu ganas sekali👍👍😍😍🙏🇮🇩

Mean brother ! My homeland ! ❤️

Well this was pretty epic

what is more powerful, kingi or mahi mahi???

That first fish isn't a golden trevally, it doesn't have the blubber lips. looks like a juvenile GT

where can you buy waxwings??

I struggle to believe fisherman have spent more money on chasing bone fish than chasing marlin or tuna… I call you on that one bro!

Osome. Jealous much. Haven’t been home since COVID..I heard you say your pop is from there. What’s his name because it ain’t hard to reconnect if he’s from Aitutaki.. and yes everyone will be related.

@Ultimate Fishing - could you provide some more information regarding which resort you stayed at and names/links to the guide services you used in this video? My wife and I are seriously considering Aitutaki for a vacation destination!

Holidays are great even if you are only 'relaxing' definitely not fishing

Sorry but it wasn't a golden trevally!

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