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and Vokey climbed aboard , just as a nice GT crashed right next to the boat . Gould and Vokey immediately grabbed rods and started casting at the fish . The GT charged Gould ’ s fly right behind the boat , mouth open , and missed . We were all screaming , one of those great moments when everyone is together in a common pursuit . The fish reappeared on the other side of the boat and , without hesitation , Gould cast over the roof of the boat and landed her fly on the other side . I started laughing and said , “ What are you going to do if that fish eats it !” She simply said , “ We ’ ll figure it out .” It was a pretty funny moment for all of us . The fish didn ’ t return , but we were all left with some comic relief .
After lunch , we spotted a large GT cruising over a flat and decided to spread out and fish the flat together . This flat was about 75 yards wide and 200 yards long and it was loaded with big bonefish . There were anglers on each edge , GT rods in hand , waiting for a pig to cruise by .
The anglers in the middle of the flat were busy casting to five-to 10-pound bones that came one after the other .

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On the fifth day , we decided to camp on a beach near some great oceanside flats . The morning was very slow and the tide was too low to fish during the middle of the day . We lounged on the beach , swimming , drinking , and telling stories . Later , as the tide started in we geared up and fished near camp . Almost immediately we ran into a large GT that chased Crump ’ s fly . I had three GTs charge my fly in a coral cut and hooked the biggest one , which broke me off instantly on the coral edge . All of us had shots at nice GTs but none came to hand . That night we were greeted with fresh crab , caught by our guides . Then we camped under the stars , on a Christmas island beach , in the middle of the central Pacific , a truly awesome experience .
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