Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) > Reports & Expeditions
Hawaiian GT Action
Nathan Tsao:
Yup 183lbs to be exact. I know the guy who caught it, he's a commercial fisherman. The way he told it to me was that he was trolling for ono (wahoo) off the Puna side of Big Island along the 40 fathom ledge (240ft) at Pohoiki bay. His penn130 went off and screamed deep, so he assumed it was a big ahi. After a long tugging match with plenty of the Potogee Pump going on, a giant ulua showed color and came to the surface.
As Charlie mentioned above, ulua dont really have much commercial value here since ciguatera poisoning has gotten bad. So the fisherman was all dissapointed that he wasted so much time on a junk fish. He threw the fish in his box anyways and later weighed it at the scale in commercial Hilo. The fish was cut up and eaten, which must've been a ton of work to deal with a fish that size.
183lb GT; not bad for a "trash" fish huh!?!
As Charlie also mentioned above, fisheries management and conservation is pretty much nonexistent here. There are, however, a few of us who are working hard to broaden the concept of a GT Sport Fishery in our fishing community. I truly believe that in the next 10 years, Hawaii will see a major shift in the way that GT fishing is perceived. Catch and release plug fishing will undoubtedly be at the forefront of this. The kids in grade school and high school who pick it up now will be dominating the scene in a few years.
I know Hawaii gets a bad rep in the world of GT fishing, but look for incredible things to come in the near future. The spot that Charlie fishes is guaranteed to produce some fish in the 60kg range. Hopefully its going to be next week when i'm there, hahaha!!! BOOST JU FAKA!
Sachin Chaudhry:
I recall an article some years ago about a commercial fisherman in Mozambique who got one nudging 200lb on his bottom long line. They do exist I suppose but most likely stay deep.
Luke Wyrsta:
Nice work guys.
I did a fair bit of GT fishing over there over several trips and never raised much more than one Papio :(
Keep up the good work and C&R way forward...
Nathan Tsao:
Luke,
You should be here right now, the bite is going off on the shoreline with this giant swell action pounding rocks!!!
Luke Wyrsta:
--- Quote from: Nathan Tsao on February 02, 2012, 09:15:09 AM ---Luke,
You should be here right now, the bite is going off on the shoreline with this giant swell action pounding rocks!!!
--- End quote ---
I'll watch the flight specials!
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