Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) > Tackle & Techniques
Land-based GT work - a plea for some advice.
Leigh Turner:
Top looking spot. Is the area where the ledge juts out from, the same height off the water? Leigh
Alex Jordan:
Big drop net may do you :)
Mark Harris:
Aaron - someone else mentioned the barrel gaff and it is a neat design. I am very concerned though that pulling up a fish 4 metres through thin air will result in physical damage to the gill plate hinges, backbone or internal organs
Thanks Alex! Not sure it is achievable with a drop net except with smaller fish?
Leigh, unfortunately not. The ledge pictured is about 2-4 metres lower than the main part of the headland.
Cameron Mundy:
Is there not a spot near by you could walk the fish to? In SA the rock and surf guys catch massive sharks of much higher ledges once they have turned its head and have the upper hand they'll steadily make there way to a gully or lower ledge to land the fish.
Charles Cintron:
Howzit Mark,
Using a barrel gaff like Aaron said would bring it up without gaffing it but will probably still do some damage like you said if its a big fish, but its a great option for the smaller ones. Ever try making a net with a long piece of bamboo? I'm with Cameron a spot like that your best bet might be just walking it to where you can handle it by hand. One of the first things I look for when fishing cliffs or ledges is if I fall in where am I going to get back on land and where is the current going to take me if there is any. Once you find that spot maybe you could use that for your landing area. Also fishing with a buddy would be best too. The GT's I have landed from shore has been while casting with bait but I always fished with a friend and usually the other guy handles the fish when in tough areas unless you have a place where you can lead them in.
I've scaled down cliffs timing waves to land a buddies fish and successfully released it but dangerous stuff unless you know the area well, landing them was just as exhilarating as catching them and the catch was a crew effort which made it even sweeter.
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