Introductions :: Who Are You?

[Dan Wulf]

Hi,

I'm Dan from Copenhagen, Denmark. My work often takes me to Eastern Africa and India, so most of my GT fishing has taken place along the Tanzanian coast with occasional trips to the Andamans. I've had the great pleasure to fish with Fukui-san/Big Dipper in Tokara, Japan last month (same trip as Luke W). I hope to return to Tokara Islands in a not too distant future.

Tight lines!

Dan

[Luke Wyrsta]

Hi,

I'm Dan from Copenhagen, Denmark. My work often takes me to Eastern Africa and India, so most of my GT fishing has taken place along the Tanzanian coast with occasional trips to the Andamans. I've had the great pleasure to fish with Fukui-san/Big Dipper in Tokara, Japan last month (same trip as Luke W). I hope to return to Tokara Islands in a not too distant future.

Tight lines!

Dan

It was great to meet you Dan!

[Dan Wulf]

Hi Luke,

It was also a great pleasure to meet you! Made a fast run to Tanzania shortly after my return from Tokara. Unfortunately, we did hit a dead period in the Pemba Channel for that specific weekend (between two jobs) - a few strikes but no fish...... 

Best,
Dan

[Sachin Chaudhry]

Hi All.
I am Sachin. Live in Fiji and have fished around these waters for some 12 years now. Love popping and jigging as well as all things pertaining to tech talk on fishing tackle and sportfishing boats. Cheers

[Michael de Min]

Hello.

Thought I'd say hi, it's great to see a forum dedicated to popping and I'm very impressed with the information available.

I've been fishing since I could walk, I grew up in Oman. Blessed with able to reach 200m+ water in about 5km form the shore. We would catch big yellow fin tuna, dorado, wahoo etc. My best fishing memory was when i was 13 I took my friends boat out, it was a little 4 man speed boat with a 90hp engine. Me and 2 mates skipped school this day because there were reports of huge pods of dolphins 6km out. So we headed out at 7am and were right in the middle of a feeding frenzy. Hooking nice Tuna of about 10-15kg. While I was bringing in the other rod because a friend was hooked up, this huge cow just came out of no where and look my lure right by the boat. Bam it was a fight I'll never forget, it took nearly 2 1/2 hours and we must have drifted out about another 5km. So far we could just make out the land! It weight in at 57kg.

I have since followed this passion for fishing, even quiting my job as a graphic designer to run a little fishing out fit on Havelock Island. These days my office is not the edge of the reef, and my computer is my rod and reel. Hearing the sound of feeding GT's and other monsters of the deep will always get my adrenaline pumping!

Mike

[Marko Pekic]

hello everyone im marko and im from perth. Been into the jigging scene for couple years now but the popping is all brand new. Going to be doing a couple trips hopefully very soon and have joined to get some good knowledge into my brains before i get over there ?(fiji, new cal).

[Ben Crarer]

He all, I live in Kingscliff NSW, love the forum, new to GT popping etc, have fished for years, anything on a lure, love it all!

[Ben Barnes]

 Hi guys,

Great to see a forum dedicated to the fine art of jigging and popping. Looks like a mine of great information.

I mainly fish off Byron Bay, Australia, but I always pack a rod when I'm traveling. I've caught a few small GT's off the rocks here when the water is warm but most of the action is with jigging Kings and Sambo's and the odd Cobia offshore; Snapper in winter, and there's a good run of pelagics in summer. I also moonlight as a Jew Fisherman off the stones in winter.

Look forward to chatting with you all about tackle and tactics.

[Bradley Chard]

Hi,

Been hooked on popping only since late 2010, so pretty new to it. Caught my first GT which was about 10kg off Tweed Heads,
over the first 2 days, I landed 8 GT's between 6 and 20kg, which i think was pure luck...haha 
Pretty much only fished off Tweed Heads and in Fiji for GT's so far, but will be organising some more trips in the near future.
Most of my fishing was normally done off Minnie Waters, mainly bottom bouncing before i moved up to Brisbane.

A good mate of mine got me in to trolling a couple of summers ago and now has got me into popping.
I'm getting that hooked on it that now i am starting to make my own poppers and stickbaits, already had some good results on them. 8kg Spanish off Tweed Heads and a few GT's, Red Bass, coral trout and bluefin Trevally on a recent trip to Fiji.
A few guys have bought some off me as far north as Cardwell and as far south as Melbourne and a few places in between.

Cheers Brad

[Kenny Koh Kee Koong]

Hi i'm Kenny 25
Very new to the popping game..
Have a twinpower 12000 and a Majorcraft Offblow 8'6ft Tuna spec
From singaopore and working in indonesia- Ambon, Tual, Aru/Dobo and Biak.

Just did my first popping trip last week. and i'm posion..

Planing to get a new set up
Care to recommend me what to get..??
i'm 6ft tall and 125kg. Love to play will large chuggers and poppers.
Reel to get stella 18000
what rod to match..??

thanks alot..
regards
kenny

[Adam Hogan]

Hi all,

My name is Adam Hogan and Im a keen fisho catching anything I can. I live virtually on the edge of tinaroo near Cairns. I have only recently become fascinated with Gt popping in the past 2 years. I am still on a very steep learning curve and I was referred to this site by a mate. I was very priviledged to meet Barry Cross through my old man. I have never learned so much over a couple beers!

Im now making my own poppers and stick baits in the back yard for that extra thrill! I look forward to ploughing my way through this wealth of info.

Tight lines,
Adam

[Shaun Ossitt]

Hi Guys, My Name is Shaun Ossitt aka 'shauno' for obvious reasons, I have done a bit of everything fishing wise, started land based baito till I was about 10 then got into lures and now fish very little bait (unless its live!). Started spinning minnows for Bream and Schoolies, evolved to creek and lake Trout, do enjoy beach spinning chrome slices for Australian Salmon, although I don't do it much these days.

I'm currently aged 28, on my 4th boat. Fished the Bream tournament stuff semi seriously in 2006-2009 with mixed results... Lately however I find myself enjoying chasing bigger creatures like XOS snapper, Mullies (yet to crack a truely big one) and Kings.

I probably enjoy Barra fishing the most, my best mate lives up there with my second boat (although about to upgrade in a  big way) so I try to get up there at least twice a year. Got 2 meter Barra last season- no guide help, all self reserched.

Slowing kitting my self out to be able to throw stick baits and poppers at our Kings over here....

I actually have acught a GT before. It was an 8kg Model off Mandora Jetty in Darwin Habour when I was 15 (it broke the ratchet on my first ever overhead reel!) taken on a live squid (no idea about poppers back in 1997!)

I hope to Get accross to Exmouth next year, I have regular Barra run off and a long range SA jigging trip planned also, so fingers crossed...

I've already learnt heaps from this great resource so thanks for having me on board, hopefully when I earn my stripes I can give something back...

[benno_reed]

Hi,

I am Ben from Maryborough, Queensland, though I am working in Kuantan Malaysia at the moment. I am relatively new to fishing (2 years), but thanks to some mad keen friends, I have fallen head first into the wonderful of fishing. Most of my fishing to date has been based around Dampier in WA, boat fishing for trout, rankins, and red emperors, with a little bit of shore/creek fishing. A lack of my own boat means most of my fishing at home is at Hervey Bay for whiting and flathead.

Recently I have really got into rodbuilding, and will be building my first popping rod, and hopefully giving it hell at Exmouth next year. I have gotten a lot of good information off this site, and look forward to receiving more, and hopefully adding a little of my own in the future.

Cheers,
Ben

[David Stirling]

G'day everyone
as you can no dobut see im Stirlo, the GT bug has bitten as of a few weeks ago i hooked a 9kg fish on light spin gear intended for mackrel.  now that was some fun, ive always read about them and couldnt wait for my first one.  so ive gone out and got myself a saragosa 14000 and pioneer dogtooth loaded with 65lb power pro and a small selection of poppers, just waiting for the weather to clear so i can get out there and give it a go.
im in townsville so if anyone has any local tips or any info to get me started it would be much appreciated
thanks

[Jonathon Hwang]

Hi All,

From Sydney but currently in Hong Kong.

Looking to get started and addicted.

Cheers

Johnno