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Hurricane Tomas Taveuni Report
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I think I can safely say that Taveuni had it at a Category 5, when the airport tower went down the winds were clocking in at 170 knots/205mph/300kmph. It engulfed the whole island. I have been in m…
Started this discussion. Last reply by Roberta Davis Apr 9.
Bronze Whaler on the Fly
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Some of you were interested in the photo of the Bronze Whaler. The Photo is taken the day before with a Bronze Whaler that was released off a Popping rod and Reel. The next day the charter had a Bron…
Started this discussion. Last reply by Roberta Davis Jan 5.
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Your Kapena is lookin' good!
Nice photo! Big Island fisherman are no ka 'oi :-) We hope we get a chance to see you guys again soon.
Aloha Scott,
Roberta from Makaira Resort here. We have been part of some pretty extensive research with the Taveuni GT's and Gt's in general, since we have such a deep love for the fighting spirit of that species. . I can answer some of your questio…
Gamefishing in the Fiji Islands
Betsy if your husband loved the Caymans he is going to go nuts over the diving on the Rainbow Reef in Taveuni. Not to worry it is safe to come, the flowers have already started blooming, leaves are sprouting, the birds are singing and all the resort…
We are looking at a stay on Tavenui and at Qamea. These islands appeared to be in the path of the cyclone and from what I have read in the Fiji papers, received significant damage. My husband is a scuba diver and is looking forward to exploring new…
I was just in Fiji a week ago. Yes there were parts of Fiji where the Tomas did some damage but most of Fiji was spared. I didn't notice a thing different in Nadi or Suva and I was there over Xmas. I live in Hawaii and am well aware of what Iniki di…
My husband and I are in the process of planning at trip to Tavenui in late July but now we are rethinking this vacation. We could go the following summer. We were on Kaua'i in '92 a month before Iniki struck. We have been to that island a lot since…
Captain John's catches at Makaira
The resilency of people in Fiji is absolutely amazing. A lot of people are back in business, we are about 3 days from being back in business, actually we could be back to business but about 3 days from being back to normal. It was a nice quiet Sunda…
Bula Roberta...
Thanks for the update. Glad you guys made out ok. Will give you a jingle...I'm in Nadi for a day or two...
I think I can safely say that Taveuni had it at a Category 5, when the airport tower went down the winds were clocking in at 170 knots/205mph/300kmph. It engulfed the whole island. I have been in my fair share of Taveuni hurricanes and none of the…
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- John and I are originally from Hawaii and discovered Taveuni in the 80's. Taveuni reminded us of Hawaii of our youth that was lost before we could get tired of it. So we settled in Taveuni and run a small two cottage resort called Makaira.
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- At 1:34pm on April 12, 2010,
rasa manjari said…
- Hi Roberta!
Looked for you and Makaira on Facebook but found your here so i signed up! Beautiful Page you have and that is a nice photo of you.
- At 11:16am on January 4, 2010,
Scott Putnam said… - Hi Roberta,
You left out the "m" in makaira on the web link. Quick response, eh?
Cheers,
Scott
- At 1:33am on January 3, 2010,
Roberta Davis said…
- Aloha and Bula Scott,
The Shark was an approximately 250 lb Bronze whaler that was caught and released on a casting rod and reel on a popper. The next day , which was even more amazing, like it couldn't get more amazing, was the same angler had one up at about the same size on a FLY ROD for around 2 hours that was just a hand stretch away from being released when it finally broke line.
No (smile) we are not a manufacturer we have a place called Makaira Resort, although I don't know if resort is the right term, we have two cottages that we rent out, we kind of fall between the cracks of what would be vacation cottages and a resort and one of our activities is Fishing Charters. When I get the time I will put up a more complete fishing blog and try and post you the story about that particular shark for your entertainment.
I bet you loved the diving on Taveuni, so many great dives including the White Wall. The next time you come make sure before you just exit the tunnel that you look up above and to the right and you will see a ledge which is a cleaning station. Sometimes big Groupers and other large fish are in there for a little bit of a cleanup, with mouths and gills gaping open and the cleaner fish in very precaurious positions while they are performing their duties. Everyone is so excited to see the Wall they breeze past and underneath that ledge without noticing.
- At 8:48pm on January 2, 2010,
Scott Putnam said…
- Dear Roberta,
What magnificent fish! What type of shark was that on the line?
I clicked on the website and it linked to the Makaira manufacturer. Is this correct?
Thanks - Scott
- At 6:45pm on December 29, 2009,
Mika Leuck said…
- Aloha e Roberta! We are very happy to have you in the Fiji Guide community. Dan and I really enjoyed our time talking story with you and John. Makaira is beautiful!
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