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Warwick Joyce:

--- Quote from: ashley cotter on July 29, 2008, 02:13:26 PM ---Is that shoalwater Bay or Halifax Bay?

Cheers
Ashley

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Hi Ashley, it is neither. I would imagine at shoalwater these little fellas would be a snack for the gt's up there ;D
The locations were purposely left out :-X however they in the Capricorn coast area ;)

Matthew Clem:
Geez, how'd you guys cope with that nasty looking weather?! And some nice fish by the way. Just a couple of quick questions about the general area - 1. Are super long casts a major requirement to hooking fish? And will a lesser distance affect the strike rate to any major degree? Or are location and tides a more important factor around there? The reason I ask is that the rod I use is not what you would call "specialist" equipment.

Travis Heaps:
Hi Matthew,
           as a general rule the further you can cast the more likley it is you will hook a fish. GTs can be fairly spooky and the ability to cast into them from further away is definitely an advantage.  That said - the pommie bloke who caught his first fish didn't exactly have the techniques down pat...the cast he caught his fish on went maybe 30m. 

Location is probably the most important thing rather than tide where we are although i've started keeping a diary to verify this.  Likely looking GT haunts aren't difficult to find - current, broken water, bait and shelter are all good indicators (ie a rocky point or bommie with current whizzing past it and a bit of whitewater breaking over it is a good start).  Don't pass up less likely looking spots though - our best fish at this destination was taken from a bay that I would have driven past if Warwick hadn't decided to have a quick cast into it. 

Matthew Clem:
Cheers Travis, thanks for the info. I'll be up that way in october and hope to tangle with a couple. Great trip report and keep them coming for us lesser folk who only have a couple of shots a year at these awesome fish!

Warwick Joyce:
Matthew, if your coming to the area and you need a free tour guide to gt fishing in the area myself and my rod might be available ;) ;D

As for the tides, we have been out on an almost neap tide and got a solid fish, also the last trip there was not much run in the tide and the most action was on the slack at low tide with the most movement from a small swell running thru. We are yet to try the spring tides in the area though i am sure they will prove excellent 8)

Cheers

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