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Big GT on flats!

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Cy and Kerrin Taylor:
Hi,

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We were wondering if anyone has any experience targeting Big GT on clear sand flats?

On a recent trip around the Whitsunday islands, we often spotted large GT cruising the sand flats individually.

Most fish were in about 1.5m of water.

They had a long escape route of about 50m to deep water!

Cy and Kerrin Taylor
Whitsundays QLD

Brandon Khoo:
I've done a fair bit of fishing for GTs along sand flats in the past. GTs like these areas as they go into the shallows looking for baitfish like mullet. It's a good place to hook them because you've got a really good chance of landing the fish. One thing I have noticed though is that the GTs inevitably head for deep water when hooked so don't be too liberal in how much line you give them.

Cam Foley:
Have seen some kingfish on the flats ,looked like they were chasing stingrays or flounder awesome sight and quite common here in NZ.

Brandon Khoo:
Cam - that would make them a viable target on poppers or stickbaits then, wouldn't it? Yellowtails would be amazing if you could target them this way.

Cam Foley:
Yer it sure would ,got to get me a flat bottom boat most of this action is inside the harbour ,in water under 1 meter deep,one could wade out there but you risk getting done by sharks ,there has even been orcas seen doing the same sort of thing [hunting stingrays]in a bit deeper water.

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