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Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) => Tackle & Techniques => Topic started by: Darren Cook on August 12, 2009, 08:15:42 AM

Title: Hooks for GT mania.
Post by: Darren Cook on August 12, 2009, 08:15:42 AM

My Heru Gt mania's seem to sink with 2x 4/0 st76's.

What do hooks do you run on the Gt mania's?

Thanks for your help, Darren.

Title: Re: Hooks for GT mania.
Post by: Brandon Khoo on August 12, 2009, 08:40:25 AM

that shouldn't happen! The GT Mania should stay afloat quite comfortably with that hardware. Try changing the rear hook to a single and should float with that. The times I've used them, I've had 2 x ST-66 5/0 or 1 x ST-76 5/0 and a single off the tail.

Title: Re: Hooks for GT mania.
Post by: Darren Cook on August 12, 2009, 09:35:23 AM

Quote from: Brandon Khoo on August 12, 2009, 08:40:25 AM

that shouldn't happen! The GT Mania should stay afloat quite comfortably with that hardware. Try changing the rear hook to a single and should float with that. The times I've used them, I've had 2 x ST-66 5/0 or 1 x ST-76 5/0 and a single off the tail.

 No it shouldn't..... I'll try some other GTmanias I have, Maybe its a dud????
I tried it with a 11/0 baker front and 9/0 jobu rear (big hooks I know), sunk like a stone.
Thanks Brandon.

Title: Re: Hooks for GT mania.
Post by: Darren Cook on August 12, 2009, 10:04:33 AM

Yep, tested some others with similar rigging and they floated ........it's a dud :(

Title: Re: Hooks for GT mania.
Post by: Brandon Khoo on August 12, 2009, 12:21:16 PM

that one is definitely a dud!!