Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) > Tackle & Techniques
How to handle GTs - removing them from water, photographs and returning them
Mark Harris:
Like Andy I have a lot of experience with those hand-made big nets and they do work even with very big fish.
The key difference is though that Indonesian boats inevitably have a couple of deckies (a least) for lifting and the boats are either closed cabin cruisers or big liveaboards - so loads more storage space than on a centre console with low gunnels.
The net which Lars posted looks really interesting.
As Alex says, European anglers are miles ahead of others in the fish handling stakes and there just has to be something that is suitable for GTs.
Ed Nicholas:
I think what Alex mentions clearly highlights the difference between Fresh water anglers & Sea anglers. The majority of Lakes are all stocked across Europe so if you dont have the right landing equipment they wont let you on the lake at all. Seems people only really start caring for fish when they have to pay to put them in their lake and rear them to big fish creating an investment they want you to look after.
With the fish in the sea you never seen any fish given the same care because no one is spending money on keeping it alive.
Mark .. a couple of deckies equal about one of my guns so no worries :)
Andy Rowe:
Very good to see some conversation stimulated on this topic. As Ed says that folding form of net Lars posted could be ideal in a heavy duty version. I hope some new ideas / concepts come out of this for the GT's, we spend so much on the tackle it would be worth throwing a bit of thought and cash into advancing safe handling measures.
Mark Engelbrecht:
Hi guys, as a newbie I can attest to the value of information in this thread. on a recent trip we were very careful with supporting the GT's under the body and trying to be as fast as possible with photos but when back someone pointed out in the photos that all the fish had an odd diamond pattern on the sides, which was from the carpet floor in the boat.
I was quite embarrassed and hence find threads like this to be most helpful
Lets see if I can rustle up a pic of the pattern on the fish
Mark Engelbrecht:
Pic
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