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Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) => Reports & Expeditions => Topic started by: Ben Rivers on September 20, 2011, 02:37:37 PM

Title: Estimated GT Weight
Post by: Ben Rivers on September 20, 2011, 02:37:37 PM

Guys

Any ideas what this GT I caught might weigh?
Im 6ft - If your looking for scale.

Thanks Ben.

Title: Re: Estimated GT Weight
Post by: Travis Heaps on September 20, 2011, 05:08:01 PM

always hard but i'll throw an 18kg on the table

Title: Re: Estimated GT Weight
Post by: Gary Prerost on September 20, 2011, 07:09:18 PM

Yep I would agree with Travis  Gaz

Title: Re: Estimated GT Weight
Post by: Ben Rivers on September 20, 2011, 07:48:45 PM

I was hoping it was bigger, because man it was hard to reel in.

I know know how I would go on a 40kg+ fish, if this one is only 18kg!!

Title: Re: Estimated GT Weight
Post by: Kurt de Villiers on September 20, 2011, 08:03:21 PM

hit it on the head Trav, 18-20kg looks pretty accurate.

Title: Re: Estimated GT Weight
Post by: Brandon Khoo on September 20, 2011, 09:47:05 PM

I'll give you 40 for that fish

40 pounds  ;D

Title: Re: Estimated GT Weight
Post by: Warwick Joyce on September 21, 2011, 07:29:10 AM

Seems as everyone is roughly the same, I too would have said 17-20kg. As for the fight, some fish just have the GO in them ;D

I'll keep this thread rolling with a pic of my own, I'd be interested in some guesstemations on weight also.

(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j84/mcjoyce/P9180197.jpg)

Title: Re: Estimated GT Weight
Post by: Sacco Gerard on September 21, 2011, 11:30:46 PM

25k with a popper Cono-Cono 220 and one Decoy 10/0 in the mouth
Sorry for my english and the French humour  ;) ;)

Title: Re: Estimated GT Weight
Post by: Warwick Joyce on September 22, 2011, 02:33:34 PM

Maybe a better pic of the same fish?
I am 180cm and 72kg wringing wet  :P
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j84/mcjoyce/P9180198.jpg)

Title: Re: Estimated GT Weight
Post by: Luca Maiocchi on September 22, 2011, 11:15:17 PM

(http://s2.postimage.org/nfqwhmp0/P8190048.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/nfqwhmp0/)
This is 25 Kg. weighed, and it seems really big. I would like to see a picture about a really 50 Kg!

Title: Re: Estimated GT Weight
Post by: Luca Maiocchi on September 22, 2011, 11:18:34 PM

Excuse me, my heigh is 1,85 cm.