Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) > Reports & Expeditions
Cumberland Islands QLD
John Campbell:
Thanks for the tips Angus, i just spoke to my mate thats taking us and i had it wrong, we are fishing the lindeman group to the north of there, the smith group is definately on the radar though, maybe if weather
permits we might still sneak down that way but it looks like the southern part of the whitsundays will be
the target this time, oh well just means i will have to go again :)
cheers john
craig breadsell:
I've been fortunate to fish many of the islands from just south of Mackay to the top of the Whitsundays and there are literally hundreds of places scattered throughout. A general rule of the bigger the tide the more fun applies. I havn't cracked the magic 100 pound mark yet but i've hooked them and seen them around these islands. Yes I have my favourite spots but they are spread throughout the islands pretty evenly.
Have fun!!!!
Peter Morris:
Angus...maaaaate you must be satisfied now...well done mate.
I know how hungry you have been to knock over some GT's and on your own lures it must be even better..!!! 8) 8) 8)
Great to get some landbased to mate...awesome.
Cheers,
Pete
Travis Heaps:
Awesome work Angus. For whatever reason I haven't popped the Whitsundays yet, looks awesome by all reports though.
Very satisfying catching fish on your own lures, congratulations. That big one is a great catch, how long did you let it sink under the spanos for? Also that landbased action is some nice work indeed, what leader system were you runnning?
Angus Hulme:
G'day Pete and Travis, yep, I was absolutely gunning for the trip, so to come away with some decent results (in my books anyway) on my own lures is very satisfying. Obviously, one feels a little disappointed about lost fish, but that's what keeps us coming back for more, I suppose?!
Trav, the capture of the largest fish involved letting the stickbait sink for about 10 seconds before commencing the twitch & draw retrieve. That particular stickbait doesn't sink like a stone, it just wafts down gently, so 10 seconds of doing nothing would probably only get it about 4 or 5m down.
Leader system was just 120 lbs Jinkai twisted leader (rod length about 7-8ft), and if I felt like it, I doubled a foot of the leader back on itself to create a bite leader, which I nail knotted twice or thrice. I don't know if this system is the best actually, because a couple of the fellas did get rubbed off at the leader, so next time I might look at a more suitable material and bigger breaking strain? Happy to hear suggestions. ;)
Cheers
Angus
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