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Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) => Reports & Expeditions => Topic started by: Cy and Kerrin Taylor on April 23, 2007, 11:48:12 AM

Title: First Big GT on poppers!
Post by: Cy and Kerrin Taylor on April 23, 2007, 11:48:12 AM: Hi,

We scored our first Big GT on poppers yesterday.

We were casting Halco Haymakers at low tide from a large
rocky point.

It was Gumbrell island, just one of the amazing Whitsunday islands.

There was not much current run, but we found this bait school
in the shallows.

Our first Big GT was caught from the shore in 2 metres. The second
fish was caught off a shallow bommie, near the rocky point.

Both GT exploded our poppers and then ran into the shallows.

It was an awesome experience!

Here is the first GT, which was landed off the point.

Cy and Kerrin Taylor
Whitsundays QLD
Title: Re: First Big GT on poppers!
Post by: Cy and Kerrin Taylor on April 23, 2007, 11:57:20 AM: This image shows Cy hooked up to his first ever Big GT on popper.

The fight was tough around the shallow reef, so he standed on elevated nearby rocks to keep the line as high as possible.

It worked well!
Title: Re: First Big GT on poppers!
Post by: Cy and Kerrin Taylor on April 23, 2007, 12:05:04 PM: The gear that helped us was a:

Shimano T-Curve 10-15kg Bluewater Spin rod
Shimano Stella 8000 reel
20LB FINS and 80LB Saltwater leader.

We think the 8000 is an awesome reel.

With this gear, we landed both GT in under 2 minutes.
Title: Re: First Big GT on poppers!
Post by: Cy and Kerrin Taylor on April 23, 2007, 12:44:43 PM: This guy smashed the Haymaker near a big bommie, about 10 metres from where the first fish was captured.

Both GT were caught at 1:00pm in the Whitsundays.

Big GT are an awesome fish!

To get our first 2 on surface from the edge of a Whitsunday island is just sweet as.

8)

Cy and Kerrin Taylor
Whitsundays QLD
Title: Re: First Big GT on poppers!
Post by: Cam Foley on April 23, 2007, 04:57:25 PM: Nice going on 20lb thats awsome from one stella lover to another.
Title: Re: First Big GT on poppers!
Post by: Luke Wyrsta on April 23, 2007, 07:40:01 PM: Congratulations Cy & Kerrin....awesome work :D

Getting your first GT is great - the anticipation of the strike and then the adrenalin that comes during the fight is like none other.

Well done! 8)
Title: Re: First Big GT on poppers!
Post by: Peter Lowe on April 28, 2007, 09:16:29 PM: Fantastic - You should be wrapped that is so cool..... RESPECT-

Great photos and a excellent outcome..... Love it. ;D ;D ;D

Land based big GT's unreal.... :o

8)
Title: Re: First Big GT on poppers!
Post by: aaron on June 24, 2007, 08:37:23 PM: Quote from: Cam Foley on April 23, 2007, 04:57:25 PM
Nice going on 20lb thats awsome from one stella lover to another.
nice gt...looking at heading out to gumbrell island when wheather clears up hopping to get one like that......any hints
Title: Re: First Big GT on poppers!
Post by: Peter Morris on June 26, 2007, 09:17:08 PM: Top fish boys....
and being Landbased is all the more sweeter..... :)
That was my goal when I headed up there this year.....All I could manage was 5 follows from absolute monsters....but NO hits.... :'(

Great Fish
Pete
Title: Re: First Big GT on poppers!
Post by: Brandon Khoo on June 26, 2007, 10:33:17 PM: Pete - if you see the fish and are getting follows, you should persevere and wait for a change in tide. They have to start feeding at some point!!
Title: Re: First Big GT on poppers!
Post by: Nathan on June 28, 2007, 06:58:12 PM: Top effort guy's i hope their ,there when i head up in October.
How did you guys get out to Gumbrell?