Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) > Reports & Expeditions
New Caledonia with LPB - July 2009
Brandon Khoo:
there is one lure I know which works better than any other on big reefies and it is the Tailwalk Gunz 180 sinking model. Don't ask me why this lure works so well - it just does. I actually whack on a couple of ST-66 3/0s which are probably just a touch too big for the lure but they do make it sink even faster and this combination works great. It was after one session at Marion Reef where I had called it before I even cast the lure in that Nomad decided to start carrying these lures.
We were working a reef edge without much luck when I said to Damon I was going to throw in my coral trout killer. he looked at me and said "yeah right....." so I threw it in and bang - coral trout first cast. Two casts later, another trout comes in the boat and when another came in about five casts later, he said "let me have a look at the bloody thing!"
i would point out the 180 is for big trout. The do come in sizes down to a 120 which is more akin to something you'd cast for jacks and barra.
--- Quote from: Damien Phillip on August 07, 2009, 12:24:05 AM ---Nice! Love those pics! Which lures would you suggest for trout Brandon?
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Shane Hartstone:
Great report Brandon. I grabbed a Tailwalk Gunz 180 sinking on my last order from Nomad, I'm very keen to see how they go when chucked at blue water work ups over here in NZ.
Brandon Khoo:
I'm sure it will work well there too, Shane.I think the reason they work so well is that as they're sinking, the way they sit in the water is very similar to how baitfish sit when they stop. The only thing is I wouldn't be looking to target big yellowtail kings with them. I had one broken in half by a big GT a few years back
Shane Hartstone:
I was thinking things with a beak...
Brandon Khoo:
mmm, I have no expertise to call on there but it won't be a pretty sight if the beakies start slashing at it
--- Quote from: Shane Hartstone on August 07, 2009, 02:34:47 PM ---I was thinking things with a beak...
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