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Show Notes with Craig Richardson
05:00 – An average Giant Trevally size is about 75-85cm. A bigger one is about a meter. And a huge one is about 115-120cm.
14:05 – Craig got into competitive fishing at 13 years old when he joined the youth team in South Africa.
18:00 – Craig tells the story of how he was offered his first guiding gig in a tigerfish river in South Africa.
26:30 – Baitfishing for carp is the largest community of fishermen in South Africa.
28:10 – Craig based all of his fishing knowledge on the book, Trout Hunter: The Way of an Angler by Rene Harrop.
35:00 – Craig explains why focusing too much on tight lining is bad for euro nymphing.
46:00 – FlyCastAway.com and AlphonseFishingCo.com are great companies to book your Seychelles trip with.
46:30 – We talk about the Humphead Parrotfish and what makes this creature special.
48:25 – Giant Travellies are one of the maddest and most aggressive fish in saltwater.
49:10 – Parrot fish fights really hard. Their beaks are like bolt cutters.
50:30 – People usually come to Seychelles to target GTs but end up loving Triggerfish.
52:00 – Watch this Triggerfish attack a diver.
54:00 – We talk about Jeff Currier. Craig tells us how they used to fish together a lot when they became neighbors.
1:02:30 – Craig is in Los Angeles right now, working for Bob Marriot’s Fly Shop.
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In this podcast join Craig Richardson to know more about Euro Nymphing!