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Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) => Reports & Expeditions => Topic started by: Jordan Hack on April 25, 2009, 09:21:32 AM
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awesome conditions on the weekend so ventured out to my favorite piece of reef in the cairns vicinity about 70km off the coast. Gts were chewing their heads off with countless strikes, plenty of hookups and quite a few fish landed. Macks (shark and spanish) were also getting in on the act. Nothing quite like mackeral and gts both competing for the same lure. Highlights included a spanish launching clear with cubera in mouth, drops it mid air, lure lands and is smashed by a gt as soon as it hit the water, numerous strikes involving several competing fish and some pretty cool underwater snaps that I took.
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and more. i don't know how to resize photos
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and a couple more. 5-10 knots forecast, think i might go back tomorrow
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Nice work Jordan - make the most of the good weather I say.
Great photo of the GT underwater with Cubera halfway down its gob. Warwick and I were just saying the other day how we've never had a fish swallow a lure like that - they're always hooked up on the outside of the mouth...do you work your poppers slow with a pause? We generally work our pretty fast...that's the only thing I can put it down too?
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yeah mate I do work them pretty slow with decent pauses in between. I think your right with your assumption. i also think that they tended to get the whole thing in their gob if they were competing with other fish for it. My mate who was fishing with me was working his quite quickly and although he didn't get nearly as many gt strikes the macks showed a definite liking for the quicker retrieve.
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Awesome underwater photos they're awesome!
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Fantastic session there Jordan... the pics are incredible, especially the underwater ones... and all those black GT's... nice!
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Wicked underwater pics there mate,well done..
Great conditions for popping and being able to see the stikes from the GTs nice and clear ;)
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Love those underwater pics. 8)
Great stuff.
Pete
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That's great Jordan, looks like a nice day, they're some big sharkies. I think I can guess where you were (wink wink nudge nudge)
cheers,
steve
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very nice we might have to start calling you Ben Crop or Cousteau if you keep getting shots like that on uncharted reefs. top stuff
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Cheers for sharing that Jordan, the underwater shots are great.
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Thanks for the compliments gents. I thought the photos looked pretty good too. I went out to the same reef again yesterday and the fish were not quite as willing, but still some very good fishing. Leaping spaniards, a few sharkies, plenty of gts , one trout and a lousy noah made for a very enjoyable days sport fishing with the added bonus of a good feed at the end.
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few more pics
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Mate well done agian,keep them underwater pics coming ;),becarefull old mate spanyid or wahoo aint come along and wack your hand as they would get attracted but the flash of the cameras chrome body or flash itself!! :o
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Fan-bloody-tatic stuff Jordan!!!!
Insane fishing with some fantastic imagery to accompany it... can't beat that!!!
Thanks for sharing and keep them coming, I hope the conditions maintain!
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yeah better watch out for those bities. The rate at which those spaniads hit those lures is frightning. I was just about to jump over the side the other day and a noah cruised pass. Just a reefy which didn't bother me much but i have also seen some decent tigers out there. I have had reef fish and tuna consumed by sharks however I have never had a gt chased let alone taken. Anyone out there had gts sharked?