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Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) => Reports & Expeditions => Topic started by: Brock Arifovic on February 25, 2009, 09:10:11 PM
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I was just wondering what people here have planned for there fishing trips for this year. For myself at this stage I have 4/5 trips planned, with the first one starting in March @ Bugatti with Nomad. Feel free to share your up coming adventures........................
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I'm planning some trips to the Cairns reefs..... Any day it's blowing under 15 knots.
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Wreck reef for 10 days in May ,Fraser Island at the end of the year ,some freshwater fishing in between
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I've got a trip planned to the Monte-Bello Islands on a private boat in April. Then it's off the Bugatti with Nomad in July.
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Going to The Andamans in two days time - can't wait! :) :) :)
Wolf Lake in the Yukon in July (lake trout & arctic grayling)
Fraser River in British Columbia also July (sturgeon)
Hopefully Seychelles in October
If anything else comes up between times, I'm easily persuaded!! ;)
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Jay which week in July are you doing?
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Just got back from Shoalwater Bay a few weeks ago, after spending half of January fishing in Townsville (just reefies and tuna with my bro in law) or Port Stephens (marlin)
Off to New Cal to fish with LPB for 3 days in early April
Will be fishing plenty of day trips out of Sydney when the yellowfin come on, probably from April through to late July/early August
Possibly Cairns in August, waiting on confirmation from a friend
Am currently weighing up whether to go Diamond Islets with Nomad in November/Dec or do a trip to Fiji next Jan and then Bugatti Reef next year as well instead....probably the latter will win by sheer force of numbers :)
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Jay which week in July are you doing?
20th - 26th ;D
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Jay, I shall see you there & probably get a fish in with you.
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Jay, I shall see you there & probably get a fish in with you.
Good stuff, can't wait... should be a good trip.
Maybe we can meet up in Hamilton for a drink or something before the trip.
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I'm in the middle of planning a trip to Rarotonga. I have been there once before but i was only young. Taking the family but am hoping to get a fair bit of fishing done while i'm there. Any one else had any luck round the Cook Islands?
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Off to New Caledonia next week with LPB.On a 10 day expedition to the Southern Lagoon and down to Walople Island.
Other two anglers are from France so will be interesting cultural experience. They have fished in madagascar and Djibouti amongst other interesting places.
May go on another Nomad trip later in the year. In between times hope to get a good Yellowtail Kingfish on popper whilst on a livebaiting mission to East Cape in NZ. in April
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i,m on waiting list if some one pull out on the bugatti reef trip ;D ;D
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I will be at Bugatti from the 30th of March, not long to go now. i have a few new things to be testing out. Getting excited.( that will be 1 down & several to go)
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got a heap planned this year, mainly barra fishing, will try for some early run off fishing at shady camp on monday, then hit the east alligator for a week in late march.
19 April will see me in Indonesia for a month (right in the middle of the run off >:(), but will have a go at some land based GT,s in lombok, north bali, and the gili islands, maybe west java if I can persude the Mrs...
want to check out a remote island in indo, seen some pics of nice black bass in an Indo fishing mag... ;)
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Going to East Borneo next this weekend for blackbass n barramundi at the estuary , if weather holds I will go into the freshwater upper reaches of the river to hunt for hampala n mahseer .
http://beraufishing.blogspot.com/ (http://beraufishing.blogspot.com/)
Jon .
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Going to East Borneo next this weekend for blackbass n barramundi at the estuary , if weather holds I will go into the freshwater upper reaches of the river to hunt for hampala n mahseer .
http://beraufishing.blogspot.com/ (http://beraufishing.blogspot.com/)
Jon .
Thats looks AWESOME Jon.. tight lines mate and share some pics with us when you're back..
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Only one big trip planned and thats with Nomad in june out to the bugatti reefs, should be an arm stretcher of a trip. ;D
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Off to New Caledonia next week with LPB.On a 10 day expedition to the Southern Lagoon and down to Walople Island.
Other two anglers are from France so will be interesting cultural experience. They have fished in madagascar and Djibouti amongst other interesting places.
May go on another Nomad trip later in the year. In between times hope to get a good Yellowtail Kingfish on popper whilst on a livebaiting mission to East Cape in NZ. in April
Good to see you aren't idle Graham ;D
I have only the April Bugatti trip booked for this year, I want to explore the local possibilities for GT's a bit more, Cape Moreton to the Hards SEQ
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Bun,
Best of luck at Bugatti, are you on the trip after Gordon?
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Yo Brock, we come after you guys have teased them up for us :D, we'll have a quick meet up on the boat ;D.
How time flys when it's getting close.
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I'm off to Nel Cal in April....yippee only 4 weeks to go.....not counting or anything.
then, Townsville with a mate and family on the GT'S
then to Canada for Sturgeon, salmon and halibut in October
then open to suggestion.
2011 = Abroholis Island in WA and trying to put together Kuala Rompin trip as I type...
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Place on the island of Vanua Levu, Fiji called Udu Point (pronounced Oondoo). Apparently the GTs there are so big the locals do not even bother to try and catch them. And these guys use 200lb handlines to catch wahoo and big yellowfin.
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wow - this site is obviously the domain of millionaires and financially supported homebodies :o :o :o
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Everyone needs some excuse to get out of the house & away from work, even if itcan become a litttle expensive.
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Everyone needs some excuse to get out of the house & away from work, even if itcan become a litttle expensive.
Was said with a fair dash of sarcasm Brock :D ;) I've got a Nomad trip to Bugatti booked in June, already done a 4 day shoalwater trip in my own boat at the start of the year, off to whistler for some mountain biking come July/August and i'm trying to convince myself that a Fiji popping trip in December is affordable. Plus plenty of local trips hopefully. Doesn't make me a millionaire - actually makes me dirt poor :D :D
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What does it cost to do a Fiji trip compared to say NC?
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Jay,
I would say that Fiji would be the cheaper option between a few mates given that the Australian dollar is stronger there opposed to the euro
(New Cal) I stayed in Fiji for two weeks and managed to rack up $3500 AUD in fishing charters for only 4 trips.
(3 1/2 day charters) I would definitely say there was better ways to go about it but most of them were sole charters.
I am going to New Cal in the beginning of May for an extended charter with LPB and given the way the currency has gone, it will cost more from when I booked it 12 months ago, but hopefully after the trip the only thing I'm crying about is my sore arms!!! I thoroughly enjoyed Fiji and its people and it will certainly not be the last time I go there.
Also off to Karratha in the beginning of August to fish a comp there.
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Travis,
All good mate, we all have to get out of the house & have some fun sometime. i have decided that this is my year to try to fish, Bugatti in 3 weeks, PNG for 2 weeks in June, Bugatti again late July & Cooktown for 2 weeks in early October.
I work, earn money, go fishing. How many of us do it? And then we get a great site like this so as we can share all our pics, fun & experiences with everyone else, in the hope that one day other people can go & do what you have done.
PS: Thanks Luke, Brandon & our main sponsor FishHead, well done
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Jay,
I would say that Fiji would be the cheaper option between a few mates given that the Australian dollar is stronger there opposed to the euro
(New Cal) I stayed in Fiji for two weeks and managed to rack up $3500 AUD in fishing charters for only 4 trips.
(3 1/2 day charters) I would definitely say there was better ways to go about it but most of them were sole charters.
I am going to New Cal in the beginning of May for an extended charter with LPB and given the way the currency has gone, it will cost more from when I booked it 12 months ago, but hopefully after the trip the only thing I'm crying about is my sore arms!!! I thoroughly enjoyed Fiji and its people and it will certainly not be the last time I go there.
Also off to Karratha in the beginning of August to fish a comp there.
Thanks for the info mate. I live in Karratha, might see you while you're here.
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I just had an invite to chase Sailfish in Malaysia in September, I presume they will fish the normal methods of trolling and livebaiting, but I want to catch one on a Stickbait or Popper.
Jon, I believe you have some experience from that neck of the woods, any feed back would be appreciated.
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Guys ,
Check this blog for my recent trip into the freshwater river of East Borneo province with my Punan guide ; http://s49.photobucket.com/albums/f292/kelaiberau/ (http://s49.photobucket.com/albums/f292/kelaiberau/)
Already making plan to o to Malinau in May 2009 .
Jon .
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Guys ,
Check this blog for my recent trip into the freshwater river of East Borneo province with my Punan guide ; http://s49.photobucket.com/albums/f292/kelaiberau/ (http://s49.photobucket.com/albums/f292/kelaiberau/)
Already making plan to o to Malinau in May 2009 .
Jon .
Jon,
That is so cool, I wished I could have made it.
Now you say your going S. Malinau in May....I spent many months exploring the remote headwaters of that river some years back, I hope it is not changed cause it is a magic wilderness. There were lots of large fish about, My Dayak crews used to spear them, we also came across Punan family groups up there that were fairly much unchanged, i.e. still hunter-gatherer existence.
I would love to revisit that area, but I've already booked for Bugatti >:( ;D
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Jon, thanks for the email, did you receive the on ethat i sent you?
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Andy, what date are you at Bugatti?
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Andy, what date are you at Bugatti?
Hi Brock,
May 4-9, depending on the bite I think there may be a plan to shift to Marion half way through the week!
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Any of you guy's on Nomads Diamond Islets trip in Nov/Dec this year. I've booked on both weeks back to back, it would be great to meet some of you guys. Other than that all I've got this year are a couple of exploritory trips around the Sulu Sea, and if i'm lucky a couple of odd days could be snatched from a few business trips I have to do.
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GREG, I was just over in Singapore yarning to some fella's that own a fishing shop over there, and they chase the Sails off Rompin in Malaysia, And they all pop and stick bait for them now.
They were telling stories and showing heaps of photo's.
September is the pick of the year from what they were telling me. Non-Stop Sail action.
Cheers Jarrad
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By this time in a week some of on this forum will be at bugatti having a few frothies (beers to you northern folk), there will also be many more at the same place the week after, best of luck to us all,take care & have fun.
PS: Fly fishing for GT's, What is the largest that you think the boys can get? Any takers? Better still any bets?
PSS: Luke/Brandon are we allowed to take bets on this site? If so do i get a commission on what you make?
You do have to admit GT/fishing is a sport & we do have sports bet so.......................
Just joking guys but seriously what do you think they could land out there?
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By this time in a week some of on this forum will be at bugatti having a few frothies (beers to you northern folk), there will also be many more at the same place the week after, best of luck to us all,take care & have fun.
PS: Fly fishing for GT's, What is the largest that you think the boys can get? Any takers? Better still any bets?
PSS: Luke/Brandon are we allowed to take bets on this site? If so do i get a commission on what you make?
You do have to admit GT/fishing is a sport & we do have sports bet so.......................
Just joking guys but seriously what do you think they could land out there?
25kegs max ;D have a good one mate, wish I could have joined you guys.
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Voltzy :'(
Brock,
I'd say around 35kg IF the RIGHT fish comes along on a corner where it is eating fusiliers, bashes the fly & motors off into the deep of one of the main gutters which can reach 60+m of water....It would be a loooong fight if it doesn't find a bombie in its initial dash.
It isn't a Christmas Island/Mid Way Atoll/flats fishing run-it-down-across-knee-deep-water kind of fight for most of the places I have seen out there, though, it CAN still be done.
Aaron.
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GTpopping does not accept any liability for any wager made by members, however, I think we would be grateful to take a 10% commission of any winnings by the winner! ;D
Brock, if you broker any wager and we get a commission, I am sure we can share it.
On the issue of the biggest GT to be landed on fly on the trip, that's a tough one. The guys are going to need some really good conditions to make this viable. I saw Ed Lester land one of close to 20kgs two years ago which he hooked off the back of the mothership. It took absolutely ages to land and they chased it everywhere!
35kg?! I think that would be an extremely fortuitous capture in that location. I have only had one fish so far actually run into the channel. Every other fish has run for cover
By this time in a week some of on this forum will be at bugatti having a few frothies (beers to you northern folk), there will also be many more at the same place the week after, best of luck to us all,take care & have fun.
PS: Fly fishing for GT's, What is the largest that you think the boys can get? Any takers? Better still any bets?
PSS: Luke/Brandon are we allowed to take bets on this site? If so do i get a commission on what you make?
You do have to admit GT/fishing is a sport & we do have sports bet so.......................
Just joking guys but seriously what do you think they could land out there?
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We can share the winnings Brandon, I will work out a wager on the first day we are out & see what happens, will let you know. Lets see what Mr Morse has to say about this?
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Brandon,
It's certainly possible. Though highly unlikely!!!!!!!!!!
I'll be keen to see what the fly rodders who own GT gear will think of their long wands after going 47 to nothing or some similar crappy stats.
Having said that, I enjoy the challenges fly imposes and IF I had the dough would gladly spend the time to get a honker on fly.
Give me the 16wt!!!!!
Aaron.
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Jon, I believe you have some experience from that neck of the woods, any feed back would be appreciated.
If you are talking about Rompin in Malaysia then there isn't much trolling at all but rather the boat will drift and catch livebait and then they will livebait . A few will pop for sailfish but the statistic between number of strikes and hook ups can be 50:1 , very frustrating but at the same time very exciting .
I have the top captain's phone number if you need it but generally the top of the season the chalet n the top boats are block booked by a fishing shop in Singapore , this I was told and there is no way but to go thru them .
Jon .
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Deep Sea Fishing Tackle on Beach road in Singapore is who was tell me all about it.
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If you are talking about Rompin in Malaysia then there isn't much trolling at all but rather the boat will drift and catch livebait and then they will livebait . A few will pop for sailfish but the statistic between number of strikes and hook ups can be 50:1 , very frustrating but at the same time very exciting .
I have the top captain's phone number if you need it but generally the top of the season the chalet n the top boats are block booked by a fishing shop in Singapore , this I was told and there is no way but to go thru them .
Jon .
Thanks Jon, I prefer the excitement of 'Fishing' rather than just 'Catching' [done that], one on a Stickbait would make me very very happy ;D ;D. The trip to Rompin is an organised one with six anglers, but I think my time will be later :(
Bun