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Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) => Tackle & Techniques => Topic started by: Luke Wyrsta on December 08, 2010, 01:06:09 PM

Title: Testament to GT Resilience
Post by: Luke Wyrsta on December 08, 2010, 01:06:09 PM
Check this pic out from Tokara.

GT caught on a Gamma with an existing lure already down the throat. GT was still hungry and aggressive.

Not sure how long this lure has been lodged in the GT.
Title: Re: Testament to GT Resilience
Post by: Kasey Leong on December 08, 2010, 01:43:21 PM
Interesting remnants of a lure! Anyone care to take a guess?

Gee, that wouldn't be fun...  :o
Title: Re: Testament to GT Resilience
Post by: Peter Childs on December 08, 2010, 01:44:27 PM
Damn GT's it wouldn't want to be a Gamma down there - would be a sorry day indeed!
Title: Re: Testament to GT Resilience
Post by: Damian Fantozzi on December 08, 2010, 04:12:13 PM
so much for what  old Rex Hunt always said about how quickly hooks rust and fall out!!
Title: Re: Testament to GT Resilience
Post by: Ben Furness on December 08, 2010, 04:56:44 PM
so much for what  old Rex Hunt always said about how quickly hooks rust and fall out!!

I dare say it hasn't been in there long, a bit of rust forming on the hook eyelets and they shouldn't last too long by the looks.
Title: Re: Testament to GT Resilience
Post by: Kasey Leong on December 08, 2010, 05:38:25 PM
Luke,

Did you manage to remove the lure?

The angler probably wasn't using a bite leader for his stickbait  ;D ;D It doesn't even look like it's a wood based lure....
Title: Re: Testament to GT Resilience
Post by: Peter Morris on December 08, 2010, 07:32:51 PM
Geez what a bonus that would be.....Plucking a GT that had an existing Gamma or sea frog as Jewellry..... ;D

Not real funny for the poor fish ..... but a top score for the angler.

Luke what was the lure down his gob..?....It looks like trying to remove it would have been very difficult. :-\

Pete
Title: Re: Testament to GT Resilience
Post by: Luke Wyrsta on December 08, 2010, 07:41:30 PM
Luke,

Did you manage to remove the lure?

The angler probably wasn't using a bite leader for his stickbait  ;D ;D It doesn't even look like it's a wood based lure....

Hi Kasey,

It wasn't my trip - I actually saw it after being referred by Fukui in Tokara.

Doesn't look wood at all does it! Can't believe it myself - it's almost sacrilege to use anything other than a Gamma.