Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) > Reports & Expeditions
Where is your next trip?
Ben Rivers:
WHERE:
Friday after next = Swains / Coral Sea for 10 Days.
WHY:
GTs, Wahoo, Mackerel, & Tuna - Surface Fish :)
Mark Harris:
Except for the sinking boat bit, that sounds like a fun adventure Chris :).
--- Quote from: Chris Tan on February 12, 2012, 02:36:33 PM ---I've been to these rigs twice a few years back. The boats heading there are pretty basic. One of the boats sank on one trip out while being towed to the rigs.
You'll need to have a commando style modus operandi, all lights out while getting into the rigs at night. And you're tied to one of the legs of the rigs while you jig or pop. Once the patrol boats come, you need to untie and get your boat out of the area quickly - like a cat and mouse game. As if GT fishing is not exciting enough.....
--- Quote from: Ben Furness on February 11, 2012, 10:10:51 PM ---Please tell me more about these Malaysian rigs. I have contacts in the region.
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Ben Furness:
--- Quote from: Chris Tan on February 12, 2012, 02:36:33 PM ---I've been to these rigs twice a few years back. The boats heading there are pretty basic. One of the boats sank on one trip out while being towed to the rigs.
You'll need to have a commando style modus operandi, all lights out while getting into the rigs at night. And you're tied to one of the legs of the rigs while you jig or pop. Once the patrol boats come, you need to untie and get your boat out of the area quickly - like a cat and mouse game. As if GT fishing is not exciting enough.....
--- Quote from: Ben Furness on February 11, 2012, 10:10:51 PM ---Please tell me more about these Malaysian rigs. I have contacts in the region.
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Any idea who the rigs belong to and could you share the location? If they are Petronas rigs I may be able to pull some strings and get security clearance for trip out there.
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Mark Harris:
I think off the coast of Terrenganu Ben, although there are also some in Sabah and Sarawak as well I think.
Chris Tan:
The ones I've been to are located off the coasts of Sarawak and Brunei. I know some are managed by Shell - not too sure which ones are managed by Petronas. But if you do get a chance to fish these rigs, there's every chance of monster class gts and I've seen pictures of mega gts.
Problem there is how to stop them from getting into the rigs and bust you off. It's an interesting location and I believe the gts there love big eye jacks. We'll hook these jacks and the gts will come and tax them
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