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Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) => Tackle & Techniques => Topic started by: Sam Morrison on July 23, 2011, 03:09:34 PM

Title: How Big is Big?
Post by: Sam Morrison on July 23, 2011, 03:09:34 PM
Hey,

I am a small time lure maker and have a question for the GT fishermen out there...

How big is big when it comes to popper cup faces? I make a range of poppers but I want to go crazy big, but no point if you can't fish it  ???

So, what is BIG? and fishable... 50mm, 65mm, 70mm + ?

Any input is appreciated...  ;)

Title: Re: How Big is Big?
Post by: Christoffer Hansen on July 23, 2011, 05:11:26 PM
50 is big, 60 is massive! Not many blokes will work a lure with a 60mm cup for longer than 15min sessions effectively. Will need to be around the 200gram range too so it doesn't pull out of the water. Keen to see what you come up with.
      Cheers chris
Title: Re: How Big is Big?
Post by: Sam Morrison on July 23, 2011, 08:34:58 PM
Quote from: christoffer  hansen on July 23, 2011, 05:11:26 PM
50 is big, 60 is massive! Not many blokes will work a lure with a 60mm cup for longer than 15min sessions effectively. Will need to be around the 200gram range too so it doesn't pull out of the water. Keen to see what you come up with.
      Cheers chris

Thanks Chris  8)

61mm it is then!  ;) I will have to spin something up and see how it goes... 200g is easily achievable. Thanks again for the input, I have yet to fish for GT's personally so every bit helps.  ;)
Title: Re: How Big is Big?
Post by: Jay Burgess on July 24, 2011, 01:06:04 AM
Quote from: Sam Morrison on July 23, 2011, 08:34:58 PM
Quote from: christoffer  hansen on July 23, 2011, 05:11:26 PM
50 is big, 60 is massive! Not many blokes will work a lure with a 60mm cup for longer than 15min sessions effectively. Will need to be around the 200gram range too so it doesn't pull out of the water. Keen to see what you come up with.
      Cheers chris

Thanks Chris  8)

61mm it is then!  ;) I will have to spin something up and see how it goes... 200g is easily achievable. Thanks again for the input, I have yet to fish for GT's personally so every bit helps.  ;)

Wow! I can't beleive you're even considering making GT poppers when you haven't even fished for them!  :-[
Title: Re: How Big is Big?
Post by: Greg Burt on July 24, 2011, 02:07:55 PM
His std Kingie Poppers are tops and work on GTs..... but  :D
Title: Re: How Big is Big?
Post by: Sam Morrison on July 24, 2011, 02:32:56 PM
Quote from: Jay Burgess on July 24, 2011, 01:06:04 AM
Quote from: Sam Morrison on July 23, 2011, 08:34:58 PM
Quote from: christoffer  hansen on July 23, 2011, 05:11:26 PM
50 is big, 60 is massive! Not many blokes will work a lure with a 60mm cup for longer than 15min sessions effectively. Will need to be around the 200gram range too so it doesn't pull out of the water. Keen to see what you come up with.
      Cheers chris

Thanks Chris  8)

61mm it is then!  ;) I will have to spin something up and see how it goes... 200g is easily achievable. Thanks again for the input, I have yet to fish for GT's personally so every bit helps.  ;)

Wow! I can't beleive you're even considering making GT poppers when you haven't even fished for them!  :-[

I have to start somewhere Jay  ;) Why not catch my first GT on my own popper?  ??? I read the BIG mouth poppers raise the big fish, so naturally I asked how big?

Thanks Greg, They do work on GT's and I am keen to see what the boys can bring up in Tonga in a couple of months...
Title: Re: How Big is Big?
Post by: Greg Burt on July 24, 2011, 04:00:58 PM
No worries Sam, I watched Beni working one of your poppers at White Is in March and liked what I saw.
Are you doing the comp next week? if so I'll catch up.
     Bun
Title: Re: How Big is Big?
Post by: Christoffer Hansen on July 24, 2011, 04:02:53 PM
Hey sam,
              If your lookin at making something big I'd like to see a longer profile lure in the 250-300mm range. 
Title: Re: How Big is Big?
Post by: Sam Morrison on July 24, 2011, 04:39:40 PM
Quote from: Greg Burt on July 24, 2011, 04:00:58 PM
No worries Sam, I watched Beni working one of your poppers at White Is in March and liked what I saw.
Are you doing the comp next week? if so I'll catch up.
     Bun

No I won't be fishing, I was hoping to get up there but I can't make it work...I will however have some stick baits up there for testing, Ben will have a couple on the boat and Andrew will too, hoping they can find some top water fish to really test em'.

All the best for the comp  ;)
Title: Re: How Big is Big?
Post by: Sam Morrison on July 24, 2011, 04:45:45 PM
Quote from: christoffer  hansen on July 24, 2011, 04:02:53 PM
Hey sam,
              If your lookin at making something big I'd like to see a longer profile lure in the 250-300mm range.

Sounds interesting Chris, I will play with a few different ideas... I could always make a slim long popper with a large cup face that could be reverse rigged also to run like a pencil...Whether it would work is another story  :o