Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) > Tackle & Techniques

Pencil poppers

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Zeck Lim:
hm... i was only packing big chuggers and stickbaits. i guess i will have to bring along a couple of pencils just-in-case!

good to know i do not have to wind at rocket speed. mine is a low-speed reel. :)

Chris Young:
One of my standard retrieves with pencils is a walk the dog style as used on barra ;D

Jay Burgess:
On one of our last outings at our local spot it was a pencil that caught most of the GTs. I'm not sure why, but we only had follows on bloopers. My go to popper is always a blooper but I think it pays to have a few pencils in case they're a little quiet.

I've also noticed that trout are quite partial to a pencil  ;D

Warwick Joyce:
I have had great success in my fishing grounds with pencils, and at the moment if the fishing is slow they are the go to lure. Never really worked fast like they are intended but with more of a stop start medium to slow speed.

Luke Wyrsta:
Pencils should be in all keen GT lure bags but they have definitely fallen out of favour with me at least. I generally keep 2 or 3 in the kit with conditions are calm to slight when the fish aren't really cooperating.

Sometimes work them fast but as some have mentioned they don't need to be worked at lightning pace - it's more about getting the lure to really 'slap and slop' as you retrieve for me.

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