Fishing and travelling in Tonga to Ha'apai

Hello everybody, it's my first thread on lonely planet!

I'm Stéphane, 37 years old French people, I live on Réunion Island, near Mauritius
I'm a fanatic fisherman, who enjoy popping and jigging

I will travel with my rods and reels, so i'll have lot of weight with me (25kg), and a rod tube 1,90 meter long

did you have information about the possibility of going to ha'apai by plane with tis kind of luggage and this weight!
i try to have athampacifics, but i dont succed in

did you have informations about prices of ferries too,

thank you for your answers, excuse me for my bad english, and if someone is ok to share a boat or go fishing in tonga with me, i'll be there between october 5 to 10
and if someone wants to come fishing in reunion island let me know!
stephanegouy [at]yahoo.FR

Popping in Tonga doesn't always work very well.

I think it's because of so much floating debris from underwater volcanoes, baitfish don't orient to the surface as much as some other places-like Fiji.

Jigging does work though-as you can see here
Dusky Shark caught on Salmon jig and killed by greedy Tongans

hello!
thank you for your answer!
so i will try with jigging!!! because i have both rods!
did you have any contacts in order to go fishing in tonga?
i'm searching for boats, or share a boat with fisherman from all over the world, or locals fishermans, i have to make reports for a french magazine

In Neiafu town Vava'u, Paul Meade
and his wife Alisi run the Best Tackle Shop in the South Pacific

I fished aboard Paul's boat the Dora Malia

Dogtooth Tuna Sashimi