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Shore based GT popper style fishing?????

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dante green:

--- Quote from: Brandon Khoo on December 19, 2012, 08:46:30 PM ---Ben, I don't think you want to be educated on the system used. As I commented in another thread some time back, there are some incredibly complex systems out there and some have been developed simply as a signature rig for some celebrity angler. They offer no real advantage.

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I agree with brandon here.  The more lines connected to each other the better the chance of a break-off.  Keep it simple, mainline to leader. ;)

cheers.

D

Ben Lai:
Right~
Some day I gonna develop my own signature rig consist of a specific brand of lifevest. LOL

Neville Haglund:
Hey Nathan,
Where exactly in Hawaii do you go to catch GT'S from the shore ??? In NZ most of our biggest Kingies are caught "land based" be it land based may need a canoe to get to it at low tide.They don't get the same level of publicity as boat caught fish because it is hard work carrying all the gear to the right spot.,you cannot reach it from the car park.Most fishing mag writers aren't into this.Live baits are first choice which can mean carrying then in!!!PE8 casting rods are the norm with 200lb leaders.Others use overhead out fits but these are more susceptible to line failure due to rocky terrain.

Nathan Tsao:
Wassup Neville,

You can catch GT from shore just about anywhere in Hawaii, though our fishery is quite poor comparatively to most places. Most of the time i keep a few rods rigged in my truck and fish the areas around my workplace before work in the early mornings. Just today while i was eating lunch my friend landed a 21kilo GT on a popper from right behind my workplace where some jumbo waves were hitting the cliffs.
Typically the farther you get from people, the better the fishing gets around here. When time allows, the best spots are anywhere from 1.5 mile to 9 mile hikes in to remote areas.
As for overhead rigs, i experience the opposite. My preference is to throw overhead 80% of the time with long leaders. I find much better abrasion resistance with these rigs compared to spinning outfits, along with much greater casting distance. Lava rock caves are the great equalizer in our fishery, and sometimes the fish just bury themselves too deep in them to get them out. PE8 with 12m of 100-125lb leader + 2m of 250lb tippet is my standard shoreline GT rig. Casting distance of 100m+ is critical to getting bites at my spots, and overhead reels are the only way to reach that distance with a long leader.


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This is a spot in the middle of nowhere, where the waves will kill you if you're not paying attention. This is also what it looks like getting your butt kicked by a 30kg+ fish with poor footing in a dangerous spot. Lost this one big time ;D


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Neville Haglund:
Hi Nathan, thanks for that,very usefull.We are not exactly comparing apples with apples but I understand where you are coming from.The overheads heads are often two speed and Livieswith ballons are lobbed out.Not the same as casting popper or sick baits.A Livie for a GT is definitely on my agenda .Reckon a Flying Fox Rig is the way to go.Will let you know if I have any luck

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