Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) > Tackle & Techniques
sea frog
Andy Rowe:
Carpenter Sea Frogs 3rd and 4th from the right I believe, Brandon please confirm, I just searched on the web and found this pic. Craft 'bigmouth' or Heru 'Cubera' to name 2 should make a similar splash I would think. Potential substitutes for a good workout???
Trevor Williams:
--- Quote from: Luke Wyrsta on June 26, 2008, 08:07:08 PM ---
--- Quote from: Trevor Williams on June 26, 2008, 06:33:44 PM ---Anyone know where I can get a couple of carpenter Sea Frog poppers?. I tried one courtesy of the charter operator and while it took a little more effort to get it to work - it was lethal on GTs.
I tried my usual Japanese suppliers and none have stock.
????
--- End quote ---
Effort to work - what kind of other poppers were you using on your Fiji trip? Sea Frogs should be pretty easy to get good action/bloop.
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Sea frog - once we learned how to work it - lethal.
Halco haymaker roosta -- very easy to use , esp for beginners and caught most fish (it was the most used )
cubera - had a bit more trouble but once we got used to it ,almost as good as sea frog- just not the same bite reaction for some reason.
the other lures were more pencil type but also caught fish.They were less effort to use but spent less time in the target water.
A stickbait style that was very effective was one of the Operator's: a clear resin skinny stickbait , front weighted and with holographs embedded in the resin. About 150mm long.Hand made by some bloke in Hawaii. We offered to buy from the operator but they were not for sale at any price.
So Many Lures on the market to try......
and I thought Jigging was expensive!!!! :o
Travis Heaps:
--- Quote from: Trevor Williams on June 27, 2008, 06:11:36 AM ---
--- Quote from: Luke Wyrsta on June 26, 2008, 08:07:08 PM ---
--- Quote from: Trevor Williams on June 26, 2008, 06:33:44 PM ---Anyone know where I can get a couple of carpenter Sea Frog poppers?. I tried one courtesy of the charter operator and while it took a little more effort to get it to work - it was lethal on GTs.
I tried my usual Japanese suppliers and none have stock.
????
--- End quote ---
Effort to work - what kind of other poppers were you using on your Fiji trip? Sea Frogs should be pretty easy to get good action/bloop.
--- End quote ---
Sea frog - once we learned how to work it - lethal.
Halco haymaker roosta -- very easy to use , esp for beginners and caught most fish (it was the most used )
cubera - had a bit more trouble but once we got used to it ,almost as good as sea frog- just not the same bite reaction for some reason.
the other lures were more pencil type but also caught fish.They were less effort to use but spent less time in the target water.
A stickbait style that was very effective was one of the Operator's: a clear resin skinny stickbait , front weighted and with holographs embedded in the resin. About 150mm long.Hand made by some bloke in Hawaii. We offered to buy from the operator but they were not for sale at any price.
So Many Lures on the market to try......
and I thought Jigging was expensive!!!! :o
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If you're after a clear resin popper style lure with holographic inserts check out the kokoda roger lure - comes in a 150mm size. I have one and from memory it has a full through wire construction (don't hold me 100% to that though.
It's sinking (as you'd expect from 100% resin) but it does look pretty good, yet to give mine a run. And even better - it costs about $10 to $15 :) You'll need to upgrade the hardware but the rest of it looks tough enough to handle the job.
Brandon Khoo:
I can't see most photos on the site as a result of some bug
Travis Heaps:
http://www.kokodafishing.com.au/catalogue/bluewater-lures/roger-topwater-popper.aspx
there's a link if you want to check it out Brandon. The pictures are working ok for me at the moment?
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