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Max Grimbacher:
Thanks for the suggestions (Graham, Andrew & Jay) on where and when to try. You guys have me thinking on where to try next time. There are definately some spots around the island that i think a worth another try - i might not have given them enough effort in the past. Maybe some different lures and different conditions might change the result. Like in all forms of fishing you would expect more time and effort  is required between the bigger fish, so i will have to persevere. I will report back
cheers
Max

Mark Harris:

--- Quote from: Max Grimbacher on February 19, 2012, 10:07:30 PM ---
--- Quote from: Andrew Susani on February 18, 2012, 10:42:57 PM ---We have caught some very big GTs in close but I don't really know what the secret is.  Very early morning helps, but we have also caught them mid morning if the boat traffic is not too high, and there is bait and current around.  Some of the places I have heard of people catching them are really 'un-fishy' spots most of the time.  I guess they have coincided large amounts of bait in close to the rocky headlands, with lobbing big poppers around.

Some days we get them first cast, if it is accurate.  Other days it will take a lot of casts into the same area.  I think you have to be throwing big lures to tempt these fish.  We don't use fancy poppers either but I have noticed that a quality stickbait will tempt a fish if poppers are drawing a blank.  Interesting that you love the haymakers so much, none of the people I fish with will use the roostas in any size.  They are durable and tough as hell but I have found they tend to slide too easily rather than keel themselves with stability in the water.  Plus they are way more prone to tumbling than anything else I have used.  Anyway, each to their own!

It would be worth speaking to divers and spearfishermen about what local spots hold big schools of GTs.  Recently we have found hot action in locations of no current and only small bait schools, when nearby the current was pumping and there were far more baitfish.  We always move around an area if we don't get any interest from the obvious spots.

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Very interesting how they don't work for you and the guys you fish with. A few people i have fished with think they work well. As you say, to each their own! I arrived at the haymaker after other lures i tried fell apart or were difficult to fish in anything but calm conditions. Maybe it suits the rod i have? Any suggestions on other lures worth trying that don't cost a fortune?

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Halco Roostas are good poppers for the money. no doubt about that. I would not think of using them when there is significant chop though as they tend to tumble and slide.

There is no doubt in my mind that the budget popper to kill all others is Heru Cubera 125 and 150.  Sometimes these end up being the first thing I reach for even when there are lots of $100+ options in my bag.

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