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General => General Topwater & Jigging Discussion => Topic started by: Kil Song on October 05, 2010, 09:27:09 PM
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Enjoy this video.
all giants are in 600 lb - 1000 lb range.
Top Lure Action: Giant Explosion in PEI 9/27/10 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G9dA1mxMrM#ws)
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That's incredible. Don't think I'd want a hook on the lure either!!
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That's just utterly ridiculous. :o
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Hi Kil ,
Are you taking the VIP from Japan to this place ?
Jon .
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Hi Jon,
Bluefin popping in Cape Cod is not great yet and weather has been terrible.
It takes about 10 hours from Boston to Prince Edward Island and the trip to P.E.I. is another option for them if tuna don't cooperate or weather is bad in Cape Cod.
But it is time giant start to migrate from P.E.I. in mid Oct.
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Hi Jon,
Bluefin popping in Cape Cod is not great yet and weather has been terrible.
It takes about 10 hours from Boston to Prince Edward Island and the trip to P.E.I. is another option for them if tuna don't cooperate or weather is bad in Cape Cod.
But it is time giant start to migrate from P.E.I. in mid Oct.
Hi Kil ,
Good luck to you and the VIPs from Japan , I will be fishing sailfish in Kuala Rompin - Malaysia when you are targetting BFTs , look forward to hear favourable report in due course .
Jon .
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Jon,
Even if we go up to P.E.I., catching giant in 600 lb - 1000 lbs with the takcles they bring is another story. :) I am still in learning curve. We did not use any hook on poppers or jigs for giant yet.
After catching 800 lbs and 900 lbs giant on standup, I got some confidence.
Finally my friend Greg got 773 lb giant with light 450g custom Black Hole rod which weighs only 13 oz even with alluminum reel seat and gimbal a few days ago.
Next step is to catch them on jigs or poppers and I have pretty good idea what to do now. The main issue is the line capacity.
Greg fighting 773 lb with light 450g jigging rod on standup.
773lb Giant (Fork Length: 107in) with 13oz Black Hole Custom 450g Jigging Rod in PEI 10/3/10 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5daPR-FX1g8#ws)
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God that makes GT fishing look lame
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Kil I sent you a PM on 360 tuna, not sure if you've seen it yet.
Cheers, Mark.
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Hi Kil ,
Big fish , I am sure he will bring the tackles required to handle such fish , e.g. : BB54 ( sg ) which was used in NZ for Southern BFT but I know he has been talking about casting rod to subdue such a beast and will bring prototypes to test .
One thing intrigue me is that the way the fish were released , in NZ video the fish never left the water . Bringing the fish onboard as seen in the video , wouldn't it hurt the fish ?
Good luck , they should be on the way to USA now .
Best regards : Jon .
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Insane is the right word. Jeez that would be such a rush.
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Hi Kil ,
Are you taking the VIP from Japan to this place ?
Jon .
Hi Jon,
Mogi-san already planned his trip to PEI since June 2010, the Japanese group will fish PEI in 2011.
Congratulation to Greg :)
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Hi Kil ,
Big fish , I am sure he will bring the tackles required to handle such fish , e.g. : BB54 ( sg ) which was used in NZ for Southern BFT but I know he has been talking about casting rod to subdue such a beast and will bring prototypes to test .
One thing intrigue me is that the way the fish were released , in NZ video the fish never left the water . Bringing the fish onboard as seen in the video , wouldn't it hurt the fish ?
Good luck , they should be on the way to USA now .
Best regards : Jon .
Jon,
Yes, they are on the way. He called me just before he left.
I made three trips to P.E.I in two weeks driving 16 hours.
I found you have to be there in right time in right place even in P.E.I. as giants are moving around and they don't bite everyday.
If they are around, you don't need poping rods to cast poppers and short, strong jigging rods could be better choice to cast popper and fight.
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Hi Kil ,
Big fish , I am sure he will bring the tackles required to handle such fish , e.g. : BB54 ( sg ) which was used in NZ for Southern BFT but I know he has been talking about casting rod to subdue such a beast and will bring prototypes to test .
One thing intrigue me is that the way the fish were released , in NZ video the fish never left the water . Bringing the fish onboard as seen in the video , wouldn't it hurt the fish ?
Good luck , they should be on the way to USA now .
Best regards : Jon .
Jon,
Yes, they are on the way. He called me just before he left.
I made three trips to P.E.I in two weeks driving 16 hours.
I found you have to be there in right time in right place even in P.E.I. as giants are moving around and they don't bite everyday.
If they are around, you don't need poping rods to cast poppers and short, strong jigging rods could be better choice to cast popper and fight.
Hi Kil ,
Good luck and don't forget to send me photos , thanks .
Jon .
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Kil, I see you are into the 'Acid Wrap' overheads, do you find them much better than a standard setup?
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Kil, I see you are into the 'Acid Wrap' overheads, do you find them much better than a standard setup?
I have been testing Acid wrap rod for years and all my conventional custom jigging rods are acid wrapped.
I landed 900 lbs bluefin with 6' prototype 'Nano' Black Hole rod. The rod was not acid wrap rod.
When tuna charged under the boat with angle the rod got twisted and I found later that the wrap of the first guide was damaged. It could have been prevented if I had used acid wrap rod.
I fished with Dennis Braid later and he showed me the same problem with his rod.
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What was the thing wrapped onto the line 1/2 way thru the fight?
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Here is a new video in which I fought 900 lbs giant on standup using 6' prototype Black Hole rod.
The light 18 oz rod is not designed for giant, but I wanted to test the strength of the rod.
Surprizingly I could fight with this soft rod much easier and more efficiently than with heavy duty stiff standup rod with which I landed a 800 lbs giant in one hour 5 minutes using the same boat's Okuma 80WII.
Kilsong Fighting 900lb Giant in PEI 9/27/10 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_hNE5mki9k#ws)
I am planning to catch giant on jigs and poppers on spinners on next trip as I gained confidence. :)
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Capt Tony with whom I fished landed a 1,049 lb giant one week later when commercial season opened for two days.
Prince Edward Island is truely land of giant.
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y2/ksong/2010/giant1000bytony.jpg)
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Another awesome vid. And you're right, gotta have a beer for a fish like that!! I bet you had another after as well!
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thats insain, some great footage, that first run on a stickbait would be crazy.