Rainbow Runner
Last week , a group of our guests went out fishing and before sunset they got some " Rainbow Runners " at the southern tip of Raja Noi Islands. This kind of fish have been disappeared from our water for quite a period of time,
but they come back occasionally and their first stop always be at " Raja Noi "
Why Raja Noi ? Because this Island located very near to the Continental Shelf or Drop Off , which is the same shelf from the west of Similan Islands ( please view the attached chart ). It is known that along the shelf is just like the Highway , where different kinds of car were drive around. The School of Fishes are also wandering along this continental shelf and frequently stop over at any coral reef , rocks and any Islands nearby , including Raja Noi.
Our Japanese guests called this fish " tsumuburi " , I' m not sure whether it is correct or not .
But when they go fishing apart from their tackle boxes , they also take with them the wasabi and kikkoman and some very sharp knife. Whenever this " tsumuburi " is gaffed on board it certainly become..tsasimi...shushi... immediately.
During this week those local fisherman from our village have got lots of this Rainbow Runners by jigging , while Anglers got it both jigging and trolling and even fresh baits of fish , squid and shrimp.
This is the reason why Raja Noi was named " Trophy Junction "
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