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Ryan Keith:
Nice report, Jed. Remember the old saying - "seek and ye shall find" - it's only a matter of time before you crack the big boys. I'll be searching for NT GTs next week off some isolated shoals... fingers crossed! :)

Jed Dupe:
Hey Ryan how are you ?


Are you based up here or doing a charter ?
Hope you guys find some fish. Interested in where you are heading at this time of the year.
 We have heard reports of decent sized fish around the top end really hoping to find them.

Ryan Keith:
I'll be doing a charter up there, Jed. Going with Arafura Bluewater and hitting one or more of the outer shoals accessible from Darwin (check their website for a list). Will decide exactly which area once I've got up there and chatted with the skipper. Last trip I did with these guys, we got some GTs on the troll and on bait at night (to 20 kg). This time, I'm taking some popping gear to see if any big mommas want to play.

John Cahill:
Really interesting topic that of Gt's and the NT.... Andrew Smith and I did a trip to the territory in September and one day was specifically aimed at topwater GT's on big tides out of Dundee Beach.  It was interesting to note two things immediately, many Territorians refer to any trevally as a GT (notably brassys) and they certainly like to troll for them!!!!  Prior to our trip our guide insisted we only bring up Pe 3 tackle as they "dont get very big up there".  Through the first part of the morning that was the case, little brassys and GT's in the 5 or a little more kg class taken trolling.  We coaxed our way into casting as the tide ran off the coffee rock reefs with our light outfits and proceeded to get smashed up 5 or more times by good fish - wont estimate the size of those, but we saw a couple of cruising GT's cruise under the boat that were very impressive creatures - .... I think in a way we opened up a couple of guides eyes up there and they quickly bought up on more appropriate gear themselves. :)

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