70kg gt

[Peter Agapiou]

Is this real,read this on the anglers outtfitter blog.Caught at Okinawa Island .70kg new world rec ? on the 15th june 2010

[Jamie Moir]

Pretty sure that image has been put up here before, in another thread?

[Jay Burgess]

Yep it was put up in a thread promoting the new Smith rod...

http://www.gtpopping.com/forum/index.php?topic=2450.0

[Luke Wyrsta]

And no...it's 2kg shy of the record.

Still one I hope to crack within my lifetime! (but I would not be killing/claiming it  )

[Sachin Chaudhry]

Giant Trevally
Location: Tokara, Kagoshima, Japan
Scientific name: Caranx ignobilis
World record weight: 160 lb. 7 oz. (72.8 kg.)
Angler: Keiki Hamasaki
Date of capture: May 22, 2006
Bait: cast plug from shore, 130# test line
Time of battle: 35 minutes
Previous record: 135 lb., Russell Mori

[David Clumpner]

Giant Trevally
Location: Tokara, Kagoshima, Japan
Scientific name: Caranx ignobilis
World record weight: 160 lb. 7 oz. (72.8 kg.)
Angler: Keiki Hamasaki
Date of capture: May 22, 2006
Bait: cast plug from shore, 130# test line
Time of battle: 35 minutes
Previous record: 135 lb., Russell Mori

They kept that fish, though.  Would this 70kg be a new catch-and-release record, Luke?

[David Clumpner]

I just heard it was caught in 70-80m of water.

[Sachin Chaudhry]

Would IGFA validate a catch and release record claim?
What really gets me thinking is that this place probably has the biggest GTs on the planet and Kozo has might have caught more 50kg plus fish than anyone else.
I understand Fukui also has a few mamas to his name from this area.
He got 2 over 60kg and a few in the 50kg bracket when testing the Tokara 60 and Komodo Dragon.
Anyone here fished these islands?

[Sachin Chaudhry]

To answer my own question. Taken from a Fishing World IFGA supplement.

IGFA constantly discourages the needless killing of fish and encourages catch-and-release fishing whereby the angler enjoys the thrill of the catch yet has the satisfaction of allowing the fish to live. IGFA offers portable scale certifying services for members to weigh and release their fish.

[Luke Wyrsta]

To answer my own question. Taken from a Fishing World IFGA supplement.

IGFA constantly discourages the needless killing of fish and encourages catch-and-release fishing whereby the angler enjoys the thrill of the catch yet has the satisfaction of allowing the fish to live. IGFA offers portable scale certifying services for members to weigh and release their fish.

So is that a yes?

[Luke Wyrsta]

Would IGFA validate a catch and release record claim?
What really gets me thinking is that this place probably has the biggest GTs on the planet and Kozo has might have caught more 50kg plus fish than anyone else.
I understand Fukui also has a few mamas to his name from this area.
He got 2 over 60kg and a few in the 50kg bracket when testing the Tokara 60 and Komodo Dragon.
Anyone here fished these islands?

Kozo maybe...but Kenji also regularly tests his products over there, i've lost count of the 50kg+ GTs i've seen his head hiding behind 

I will be fishing Tokara in October this year and 2011.

[Peter Agapiou]

i will be still working

[David Clumpner]

Anyone here fished these islands?

Just this morning!  I overlook 'these islands' from my apartment, though I should point out that the Kerama Islands (where the 70kg fish was caught) and the Tokaras are very different.  There's 100 miles or more between us.  I don't know which chain regularly produces bigger fish, but until this 70kg fish, I was only hearing about local GTs being in the 40kg range.

[Scott Maybury]

Only 40kg, sheesh, why do they even bother fishing for them....   

[Chris Tan]

Tokara's a beautiful place. Wish I had more time there but bad weather curtailed our trip and forced us out of the islands and back to the mainland.

The jetty is probably one of the best land based spots for GTs in the world. Saw a guy nearly dragged over one night - probably a monster class GT at the other end. Too bad the line parted.

Hopefully better luck next time round.