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Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) => Reports & Expeditions => Topic started by: Chris Tan on October 07, 2009, 07:39:34 PM
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A few friends and I re-visited this remote location, hoping to get a monster class gt. Unfortunately all the monsters were not home and we had to contend with smaller gt bullies.
Logistics are a pain in such remote areas but the gts there are one of the strongest I've encountered. Rods used were Carpenter WV, EXH, TBL; Ripple Fisher 79H and Zenaq Pe8 and 10. Chuggers worked best with hammerheads, craftbaits and kaisar (or heru or nomad, depending where you're from) poppers accounted for most of the gts.
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A few more pictures
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And a few more
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Jeezus - is that a blue cod?! :o
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Yup....monster class blue cod!
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Looks like you had a good trip chris. Good stuff
Brandon are you jealous you didnt get a blue cod like that ;D ;D
Rob
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nice trip mate,well done,nice little doggie there and geeeze i love them black GTs
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Good trip! Which is the bigger GT; mark's or chris' ?
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Niiiice work, maybe no monster class GTs but some crackers at that ;D
Looks like a good trip, would love to fish these remote Indo spots one day...
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it's a good one!!
Looks like you had a good trip chris. Good stuff
Brandon are you jealous you didnt get a blue cod like that ;D ;D
Rob
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Mark's fish is definitely bigger. I'm sure there are big GTs in those remote Indo spots but getting there and getting back can be tricky......
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Hi Chris ,
Anyone going to Alor should include somebody who has been there , airline connections are tricky . Did you spend an overnight in JKT on the way to Alor ?
Jon .
Mark's fish is definitely bigger. I'm sure there are big GTs in those remote Indo spots but getting there and getting back can be tricky......
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Hi Jon. Yup stayed in Jakarta for the night on the way there
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Gees, it's involved getting there. Easier to get to NC?! :D ;D
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Awesome report Chris, great pictures too.... Some serious fish in that batch, I'd be well stoked with any of those fish!!
Very nice!
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Great stuff guy's, those east NT GT's just love to hit poppers over stick baits, at least for the time being.
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Gees, it's involved getting there. Easier to get to NC?! :D ;D
Not for some, I need to take 3 flights to get to NC! :o
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Quite a few nice fish there Chris!
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Hi Chris ,
Should have contacted me , would invite you for dinner and a few Bintangs at the very least , may be next time . :'(
Jon .
Hi Jon. Yup stayed in Jakarta for the night on the way there
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great report, good to see somthing slightly different
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Hi Brandon ,
Once upon a time it was easier , Darwin - Kupang n then Kupang to Kalabahi but since the flight between Darwin n Kupang has been terminated , the easiest for you guys from Australia is to go to Bali first and then to Kupang .
I have never had any of my fishing buddies refusing to do stopover in Bali on they way and/or on the way out , the surest thing every of by buddies does is to have 2 hrs. massage after the trip . ;D
Jon .
Gees, it's involved getting there. Easier to get to NC?! :D ;D
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thanks John
it is much further than for me to go to Hamilton Island for floatplane or Noumea. Still, will be interesting try fishing there at some point.
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Still some very respectable GTs! Great report 8)
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Hey Chris,
Great job and nice catches, despite the recent earthquakes.....maybe a new popper named 'Earthquake'!! Cheers!
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Hey Robin
Heard you got a big one in NC - congrats!
Post the CR and the pic of the big GT!!!
Hey Chris,
Great job and nice catches, despite the recent earthquakes.....maybe a new popper named 'Earthquake'!! Cheers!
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A CR would be good but I've posted a few pics already - http://www.gtpopping.com/forum/index.php?topic=8.30 (http://www.gtpopping.com/forum/index.php?topic=8.30)
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I finally compiled the pics from the group, will be doing a C&R....so stay tunned. The MOAGT deserves better pics.....I am correcting some colour issues on the pics. Cheers!