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Whitsunday monster!

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Cy and Kerrin Taylor:
Hi,

We just got back from an afternoon session casting for GT inshore of the Whitsunday islands.

We targeted the edges of deep rocks, with Nomad Ulua's in 120 & 150 sizes.

We found these Ulua stickbaits have an awesome action, they glide really well and thier movement is very natural.

Our technique was to work the stickbaits with a double jig motion, which made the lure do an erratic and sideways action.

On the second retrieve around the rocks, the stickbait was hit while it was rising underwater.

We didn't see a huge smash of the lure, just a fin slicing the surface.

The GT teared into the deep and we could feel it had a lot of weight!

We stayed calm and after 4 minutes it was at the boat and in the environet.

We couldn't believe the size and the weight of it! It looked amazing!

It took both of us to raise it for a photo!

We released it and it swam off strongly. Awesome fun!

Cy and Kerrin Taylor
Whitsundays QLD

Brandon Khoo:
great capture, guys!
That is a really nice fish indeed. That is a big environment net you guys must have got to fit a fish this size in!

Luke Wyrsta:
Congratulations guys.

Wasn't on that new Fireblood 1000FA hey? ;D

Weights are always hard to tell from pics but looks like a genuine 80lber+

Cam Foley:
Bravo. The Shimano lads do it again.

Stephen Polzin:
Great fish.  I've had a fair bit of success on those Ulua's lately - they've got a similar action to a Carpenter Livebait which the fish can't resist.

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