Of course, that got my attention and also the fact that the same places could produce some monster barramundi. Proof of that was shown in a short film he sent me of the man himself catching two barramundi of well over 20 kg!
Plans were made and by the beginning of November I was on my way to West-Papua again with three friends. Plan was to spend the first part of the trip fishing the rivers and estuaries for Papuan bass and barramundi and concentrate the second part of the trip on ‘blue water’, fishing the numerous islands, cliffs and reefs for GT’s and more.
Expectations were high as three weeks before departure Olivier told me that another group of anglers had recently hit the jackpot, catching numerous big barramundi and Papuan bass, with the biggest a whopping 23 kg; a new (unofficial) world record!