Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) > Reports & Expeditions
jetty popping
John Campbell:
thanks bun i will have a word with mother nature and see if she will send a proper cyclone down your
way some time in the near future :D :D :D
Warwick Joyce:
Hi john, great fish! It's great to be able to get solid fish locally!
One question tho, do you think that holding the fish up with your fingers in the gill plates may cause damage to the gills?
John Campbell:
hi warwick
thanks mate yeah it is good to live in the tropics sometimes (except for the cyclones ) :)
about the fingers in the gills, i am not certain what the effects are but i do realise now that they
should not be held that way i get a bit excited when i get a good fish and forget sometimes sorry
in saying that i am not sure which would be worse for the fish having a couple of big single hooks in
your mouth being dragged around the ocean for 5 to 10 minutes really cant be all that healthy either
Warwick Joyce:
The way I see it is when the fish is in the water their body weight is supported by the water in terms of their boyancy. Wheras when they are out of the water they are ultimatly subject to the way we support their body so we must handle them in the best way we can. I noticed in a nomad brouchure it said that no fish shall be held thru the gills for any reason, I'm sure this is intended to ensure the most minimal damage is done to the fish so in can be released in the best possible condition.
Not trying to have a go at you, I'm sure I'm guilty of worse things.
:D I know what you mean when you get excited landing a nice gt!
So good to be able to fish tropical waters, most southern fishing mags only crap on about snapper! Tropical fishing is like a lucky dip sometimes! Never know what you might pull up!
Cheers
John Campbell:
no dramas i do understand were your coming from warwick its all still a learning curve for me so happy to
hear constructive criticism :)
where do you fish mainly sounds like you from up nq way as well, might have to catch up for a fish although
if you only fishing out of kayak ( profile photo ) i might give it a miss :D :D :D
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