Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) > Tackle & Techniques
Spooked fish?
Tri Vi Ton:
ever tried downsizing?
when it comes to gt popping im a noob, and i dont consider myself a monster chaser... but im pretty well versed in many other facets of sport fishing.
i noticed on a trip to the barrier reef recently that the first casts were indeed explosive... landed 1 lost 1... but the bait remained spooked so we persisted.
i persisted with 135mm popper whereas my brother and sister found casting smaller poppers more to their liking.... i got no more strikes, brother and sister had strikes, but never as explosive... by the end of the day a total of 5 hookups on the smaller profiles.
not conclusive but food for thought
Travis Heaps:
After typing my response I realised this was a pretty old thread! Will still post though as the info was relevant and a bit different to previous posts (I thought it was an odd question coming from you Jay!! ;))
Once you find your spot cast for a few minutes - if nothing then move on. If you hook-up then all well and good, we generally move on after that - occasionally we'll go and have another cast but it just about never gets a fish. If you have a few consecutive strikes on a popper and then nothing try switching to a stickbait, if this doesn't convince them then move on.
The best fish of our last trip was caught at a spot we had fished at least 3 times in the previous 2 hours or so. We'd go try some different points on the island, maybe chase some tuna till our patience ran out and then start the process again. It must have given the fish time to "forget" so to speak - either that or new fish moved into the area.
Jay Burgess:
--- Quote from: travis heaps on February 02, 2009, 06:48:41 PM ---After typing my response I realised this was a pretty old thread! Will still post though as the info was relevant and a bit different to previous posts (I thought it was an odd question coming from you Jay!! ;))
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hehe yeah old thread ;D was quite a bit less experienced back then 8)
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