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Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) => Reports & Expeditions => Topic started by: Stephen Polzin on December 22, 2007, 06:44:15 PM

Title: Cairns 22/12/07
Post by: Stephen Polzin on December 22, 2007, 06:44:15 PM

Went for a trip to the reef today with a mate and his brother from pom-land.  Jason usually fishes for carp, so GT's made for a bit of a change. 

Did pretty well with GT's to about 15kg, Turrum and an 8kg Green Jobfish, as well as shark mackeral and Mac Tuna on slugs.  Here's some pics

Title: Re: Cairns 22/12/07
Post by: Stephen Polzin on December 22, 2007, 06:44:55 PM

Jason's first GT

Title: Re: Cairns 22/12/07
Post by: Stephen Polzin on December 22, 2007, 06:46:20 PM

This fish came from a double hook-up.  About five of his brothers came swarming after the lure, with this one getting the prize

Title: Re: Cairns 22/12/07
Post by: Stephen Polzin on December 22, 2007, 06:46:55 PM

another

Title: Re: Cairns 22/12/07
Post by: Stephen Polzin on December 22, 2007, 06:47:49 PM

jobbie

Title: Re: Cairns 22/12/07
Post by: Stephen Polzin on December 22, 2007, 06:48:28 PM

they pull harder than a carp

Title: Re: Cairns 22/12/07
Post by: Stephen Polzin on December 22, 2007, 06:48:57 PM

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Title: Re: Cairns 22/12/07
Post by: Mick Cunningham on December 22, 2007, 07:09:21 PM

DAMN .. there is a lot of g,s out there maybe i should move up there  ;D ;D

well done guy,s

Title: Re: Cairns 22/12/07
Post by: Cam Foley on December 22, 2007, 09:02:53 PM

Very nice, your pommy mate's would off loved that.

Title: Re: Cairns 22/12/07
Post by: Brandon Khoo on December 23, 2007, 07:24:17 AM

Stephen, how did the carp fisherman react to his first run from a GT?
I get great amusement from watching the odd fishing show from the UK when the carps are making a run and you hear the reel going "tick,tick, tick....." and the commentator is exclaiming "they're such a powerful fish....."

Title: Re: Cairns 22/12/07
Post by: Stephen Polzin on December 23, 2007, 07:52:15 AM

Yeah they love their carp that's for sure, apparently they're a  much revered sport fish in pom-land.  I don't think he wanted to give too much away, but I could tell he was pretty surprised by the G-power. 

Title: Re: Cairns 22/12/07
Post by: Brandon Khoo on December 23, 2007, 08:22:39 AM

one of the other guys on the forum (I think David Sharples) wrote that some of the carp have been caught so many times they have names!

Title: Re: Cairns 22/12/07
Post by: steve wallin on December 23, 2007, 12:58:23 PM

prime mate,
havent been online for a whiles (trip to flattery amongst others)
was gonna contact you to see if there were many critters about on this full... question answered!
driving to work this morning saw the drains full to overflowing with the big tide and was just hanging to be heading outside.  trip on 26th at this stage before a night shift.

them jobbies go hard for their size eh!

anyways
Cheers
Steve

Title: Re: Cairns 22/12/07
Post by: Stephen Polzin on December 23, 2007, 01:39:02 PM

Gday Steve,

yeah mate, a few around at the moment.  Will have to catch up for a fish at some stage - working for the next week or so unfortunately - good luck on the 26th

Title: Re: Cairns 22/12/07
Post by: Peter Morris on December 24, 2007, 11:56:49 PM

Awesome as usual Steve... 8)

You have it toooooo good up there...!!

Wish there was more around the Noosa area.

Pete