Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) > Tackle & Techniques
First popping rod
Bent Inge Bentsen:
I'm open to alternatives and any suggestions on rod. Also more expensive rods than Black Hole. The nano rods have a more parabolic action, is this negative in GT fishing? As I mentioned before is the reason I'm positve to Black Hole because I've got a Black Hole jigging rod. Is it Jerry Brown Line One hollow braid you recommend? Or is it the JB Solid braid?
Here is a link to the rod:
http://www.jignpop.com/black-hole-cape-cod-special-76n-rod-nano/
Mayur Panday:
Hi Bent,
I have the cape cod nano 8.0 and I use it for GT fishing all the time. Excellent rod for the price IMHO. It's a very nice first rod (7.6 or 8.0). Later you can upgrade based on your preference/style of fishing/size of poppers or stickbaits. The 8.0 does both stickbaits (up to 150g) and poppers (up to 130/140g) well.
I know there are mixed opinions about aftermarket spools, however I have the SOM and the JM 16000 and never faced any problems whatsoever.
Andaman is a nice place! You will have a blast of a trip!
Bent Inge Bentsen:
Thanks for the advice! I'm really looking forward to the trip to Andaman :)
Trevor Skinner:
Bent,
You need to fish PE8 (100lb) for decent sized GTs. PE6 (80lb) is doable if you're an experienced GT fisherman but only in the right place at the right time. You can use the 10000SWB fine but you'll need to get a bigger spool as the guys have suggested.
In my experience, there are only two budget rods I've seen cope with big fish and would recommend either of them to anybody. The Race Point line (the 200 is the choice imho) and Hots, particularly the 77XH or the 79XH. I've seen both do great jobs on +50kg fish. I saw the 77XH put a 45kg fish on the deck yesterday, admittedly in the hands of a good angler. The Hots is also a great rod for lighter guys as it's physically light and very forgiving, the RP is less forgiving and is ideal for anglers who like to sit on a fish with high drag settings.
Don't get too carried away by length of the rod and casting distance. Yes it's important....eventually. Most beginners I've seen have read that an +8ft rod casts better and end up very frustrated when their spanking new distance machine is a fizzer. Learn how to load up a rod properly with 150g lures and then make you're own mind up as to what suits and what doesn't.
Regards,
Trev
Bent Inge Bentsen:
Thanks for the input on rods. I'm thinking on maybe buying the Jigging Master 2014 Monster spool 16000. Seems to me that the SOM only has 16000 spools for the SW reels and not the SWB.
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