Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) > Tackle & Techniques
Big Trebles - Which is best!?
Christoffer Hansen:
Hey ben,
I use the shoguns in sizes 7/0-10/0 and the owners in 5/0 and down. My reason for this is the smaller shoguns points are turned in too far IMO and I don't think the gape is large enough for the jaws of the fish I'm always hoping to catch! The 10/0 shoguns are a very large hook and probaly could be used to anchor your boat to the reef if need be. I only use them on lures over 300mm n 200g. Even a hammerhead Icup cast and works better with 8/0 and there's plenty of hook exposure.
Chris
Scott Stonex:
I use 5/0 ST76 and Shogun 10/0
William had a 5/0 ST66 straighten on a 30kg GT on our trip to Tonga 3 weeks ago, with a little luck GT was landed.
Graham Scott:
I think the most important point is what the lure works best with. I have straightened a few ST66 5/0's but when I went up to ST 76 the action was affected on many lures so I am back to ST66 generally and 76 on a few bigger ones
For example a 140 ebi pop doesn't really get its head out of water with 2 ST76's so doesn't really POP, and 1 of my favourite stickbaits went from a floater to a sinker just changing from ST66 to ST76, so what? well I kept getting hit on this stickbait on the pause just as its head poked up through the surface, never got a looker as a subsurface stickbait.
Better to hook a fish and lose it than never hook one at all, after all isn't the strike the best part....after that its just hard work.
The best fun is telling lies to fish
Chris Webster:
I like ST-76 4/0 and 5/0 personally.
I guess if i was throwing monster poppers i would use bigger but generally the owners are good for me.
Mark Harris:
--- Quote from: Graham Scott on November 22, 2011, 03:43:51 PM ---The best fun is telling lies to fish
--- End quote ---
Not for the first time, you just made me laugh Graham ;D .
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