Musandam
Family Fishing Adventure! by Nick Bowles
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It is always great when
we are able to do a job that we truly love and can share with others, but especially with family. I had my Mom and partner, along with a few old family friends from South Africa visit us in Dubai. We initially had been playing tour guide around Dubai and showing everyone all the amazing sights and shops around the Emirate. I thought it was tough showing clients around... but family is 10 times harder as you want to make sure that everything is 110%! But it was all good fun and really nice to have them out here and show them what we do!
It is quite amazing. When I grew up, it was the same group of family and friends that used to take me fishing, camping and on various adventures in and around South Africa. I think this is where I get my longing for adventure and my passion for fishing. So it is really nice that I’m able to repay the compliment. Cameron with a kingfish caught by Murray
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After spending a few days in Dubai seeing all the sights like the Tallest Building, Tallest Hotel, Fountains and multiple Souks (local markets) we headed for our Ocean Active territory, Musandam Oman. I had arranged one of the 70ft liveaboard dhows that we use for charters so we could stay up in the Musandam for three days. I also took our 40ft Center Console “Al Sayyad” with Capt Cameron Mundy one of our captains and guides to help out. It was all a bit of a culture shock from Dubai as Dibba Musandam Oman is a rather rural little town, but has an amazing atmosphere and an old World vibe. It is a short 1.75 hours drive from Dubai but it is worlds apart. So after many pictures, we managed to pack all the gear onto the dhow and left for our 3 day adventure. From the start, we got into great fish. We were not using heavy popping gear as normal but mainly light tackle with small
Kelvin with a Ginat Trevally (GT)