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Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) => Reports & Expeditions => Topic started by: Matt Hill on June 14, 2009, 11:08:07 PM

Title: not on a popper but worth it
Post by: Matt Hill on June 14, 2009, 11:08:07 PM

got this weapon out from tweed heads on a plastic fishing a certate hyper on a strudwick bluewater 8-10kg stick with 50lb castaway and 40lb fc100 leader. call me tin arse tony as many others including myself have but the pic can talk for themselves ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D




ps. this has been on some other sites but the grin i have still means i need to have a bit of a brag about it lol ;D

Title: Re: not on a popper but worth it
Post by: Warwick Joyce on June 15, 2009, 07:38:01 AM

nice fish there Matt. Must have been a fairly long battle? Did he release ok?

Title: Re: not on a popper but worth it
Post by: Aaron Concord on June 15, 2009, 10:13:22 AM

Hi Matt,

Epic GT on plastics gear mate.

That's the second big mumma I have seen come from the Tweed in a month by anglers casting plastics around.

Makes you think what you may raise on poppers eh???????

Aaron.

Title: Re: not on a popper but worth it
Post by: Nathan Cefai on June 15, 2009, 10:30:36 AM

Nice fish mate,solid fish for 50lb braid..

What plastic did he fall for ???

Title: Re: not on a popper but worth it
Post by: NathanMcNiece on June 19, 2009, 11:31:37 AM

yeah great GT for that size gear. you said it took you 15 minutes didnt it?

Title: Re: not on a popper but worth it
Post by: Matt Hill on June 20, 2009, 03:18:24 AM

yeah about 15mins we were chasing it a fair bit with the electric to keep on top of it


cheers

Title: Re: not on a popper but worth it
Post by: Peter Lowe on July 03, 2009, 01:34:50 PM

Great GT Matt,

What's with the bloody gaff mate....... :-\   ::)  and were have YOU been.....work work work ah ????

Did he release OK ?  :o

Last time I was popping thier a little black came to check it out.... Dont get their enough. Hmmmmmm


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Title: Re: not on a popper but worth it
Post by: Matt Hill on July 04, 2009, 04:29:11 PM

we had to get him in somehow only had 40lb leader on so we decided to lip gaff him. he swam off pretty good after a while of dragging him around the ocean.
yeah i have been working a bit i tried to give u a call but u must have a new number or something give me a call with your number 0448877558

cheers matt

Title: Re: not on a popper but worth it
Post by: Peter Lowe on July 06, 2009, 02:04:17 PM

Oh Good,

I was worried you were going to say he tasted great........


Cheers mate


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