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Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) => Tackle & Techniques => Topic started by: Andrew Poulos on December 27, 2009, 10:07:45 PM

Title: Full scale pencil poppers
Post by: Andrew Poulos on December 27, 2009, 10:07:45 PM

Hi

Just wondering which hooks would suit these pencil poppers best..5/0's trebles on the belly and rear, or a single jobu on the rear - if so which size...

cheers

Title: Re: Full scale pencil poppers
Post by: Chris Young on December 29, 2009, 06:53:46 AM

It will perform best with 5/0 trebles front/rear. I have also found an assist rig on the back works well.

Title: Re: Full scale pencil poppers
Post by: Andrew Poulos on December 29, 2009, 11:24:14 AM

Cheers..I rigged it with 6/0 decoy middle and 8/0 jobu on the rear. These decoy hooks are probably the same as a 5/0 or 4/0 st66n.  Will try the other one with 2 trebles and see how it goes. 

Title: Re: Full scale pencil poppers
Post by: Andrew Poulos on December 29, 2009, 05:39:26 PM

ready for action !

Title: Re: Full scale pencil poppers
Post by: Luke Wyrsta on December 29, 2009, 07:56:15 PM

Quote from: Andrew Poulos on December 29, 2009, 05:39:26 PM

ready for action !

HOT

Title: Re: Full scale pencil poppers
Post by: Aaron Concord on December 29, 2009, 09:45:04 PM

That was one of the Pencils I had my eyes on at work.....then Andrew came in!

Looks ready for battle  ;D

Title: Re: Full scale pencil poppers
Post by: Andrew Poulos on December 29, 2009, 11:03:40 PM

and the blue one looks just as good! The line was here waiting for me when we got back so will be spooling up and putting them to use very soon.