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Striking the GT, is it necessary?

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Sam Morrison:
Some interesting answers here...

Stu,

Only having caught a handful of GT's myself I don't have a clue. But what I personally noticed is my landed fish where hooked on the bite (at least I think so).

The fish that didn't hook up (and for all money you thought you where solid) would bite the lure and just hang on, I had a few take the lure pretty deep where I had to wait for 5-8 seconds for the popper to surface, striking would have achieved nothing IMO, as Brandon stated... When GT bite down, that lure won't move. As I was testing my own lures I was inspecting the bite marks/position etc... pretty closely, what I noticed is the GT's didn't "chew" on the lure, they just smash and grab...and lock down. If a hook hasn't found home at this point I don't think it will.

I don't have a clue is what I summarised and just kept on casting  ;)

Brandon Khoo:
One of the reasons why GTs clamp down on the lure and then rush away is that I supect they're trying to get away from the other fish in their school so they can find the instant they need to swallow the fish. Fish like GTs tend to attack the head as with bigger prey, I think they need to swallow their prey head first.

I have seen on a number of occasions where one fish has managed to snatch the lure from the mouth of another fish. Amazingly, I've seen much smaller fish manage to do this from significantly larger fish.

Stu Hardy:
Thanks guys. My one GT was hooked on the bite and I therefore was interested in the experience of those more skilled. With Kingi's I have also felt both with jigs and poppers that they are either hooked or not on the bite.

Sam Morrison:

--- Quote from: Brandon Khoo on July 14, 2012, 07:56:41 AM ---One of the reasons why GTs clamp down on the lure and then rush away is that I supect they're trying to get away from the other fish in their school so they can find the instant they need to swallow the fish. Fish like GTs tend to attack the head as with bigger prey, I think they need to swallow their prey head first.

I have seen on a number of occasions where one fish has managed to snatch the lure from the mouth of another fish. Amazingly, I've seen much smaller fish manage to do this from significantly larger fish.

--- End quote ---

Quite correct Brandon, the competition between fish is pretty full on. Witnessed a few small snapper take on the big boy's too, I guess they have nothing to lose other than lunch.

What about "head butts" I had a few of these when a GT would try and stun the lure... I remember my guide Kurt yelling "Twitch,twitch,twitch" but either my twitch wasn't good enough or the fish got a better look at the lure? Who knows... Kurt mentioned it was common for them to head butt lures, sometime right out of the water.

joe sciberras:
ON MY LAST TRIP I HAD QUITE A FEW STRIKES AND EVEN THOUGH I HIT AGGESSIVELY I STILL DIDNT GET A HOOK UP

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