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Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) => Reports & Expeditions => Topic started by: Dave Schmidt on November 20, 2008, 11:06:36 PM
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Hey guys im kinda new to this forum and the whole popping scene. I thought i would put up some pics of a recent land based trip i had. I have never caught any GT's to speak of so i was stoked with the trip i had cause i found out just what an incredible fish the GT is and how hard they pull. Now im pretty muched hooked on the whole popping style of fishing and am spending way too much money... but its all good ;D
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Congrats on your first GTs Dave and welcome to the worldwide club of enthusiasts who all spend far too much time and money chasing these thugs - and love every minute of it!
Cheers
Colin
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Congrats on an epic first GT trip Dave, and welcome to the addiction!!!
hat is a serious baptism of fire for your fisrt trip with some great fish there!!
Well done and wish you many many more!!
Andre
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Land based GT's?! Wow, good skills Dave... catching those off the rocks/beach takes mean skills... where abouts did you get those suckers? Well done!
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Wicked fish mate, go the land based anglers!!! looks a bit like the west coast to me, exmouth fish? did you show peaky how it was done;)
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Wicked fish mate, go the land based anglers!!! looks a bit like the west coast to me, exmouth fish? did you show peaky how it was done;)
Yeah they sure are exmouth fish. Didnt get to catch up with peake i went about a month before he came down so didnt get to fish with him. Im in newman at the momont so hopefully be able to arrange some trips with him now he is in gero. Havnt fished with him since we both left home bout a year and a half ago
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Land based GT's?! Wow, good skills Dave... catching those off the rocks/beach takes mean skills... where abouts did you get those suckers? Well done!
Got these at exmouth. I heard a lot of stories of good G's land based there and thus far the stories are true!!!
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Nice fish Landbased Dave... 8)
I havent stopped a good GT landbased yet..Hooked some monsters in the Whitsundays but they have won. :D
Pete
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nice fish mate. will be good to get a trip or 2 or 3 or 4 in with ya next year.
take it easy..
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S'cuse my ignorance dudes, but where the heck is Exmouth? I'm from deepest darkest Africa, remember! ;D
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Antony,
Exmouth is in Western Australia.
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Thanks. Any space for a dentist in Exmouth?! ;)lol
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Thanks. Any space for a dentist in Exmouth?! ;)lol
Plenty of mining on offer mate! Australia definitely is a land of opportunity, maybe you should just come over with an open mind ;D ;D ;D
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Hi Dave,
You've done well from the oysters mate. I hate that spot - its very frustrating and I've lost a bit of blood there too.
Anyway, welcome to the addiction ;D
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are these GT's caught a night. I never thought GT can be caught a night how does the fish see the lure when popping? hope this is not a dumb question.
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Hi Marnie,
Not fished for GT at night but predatory freshwater fish will take a surface bait in the dark (muskie fishermen in north America do this all the time). From a fish's perspective there is the noise of the splash and, from beneath the surface, a lure will be outlined against the sky. I know of muskie fishermen who paint all their lures solid black - better outline.
Cheers
Colin
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Hey mate well done on your first few GT's and i bet many more to come...It gets very addictive and money involved!!
Enjoy,nath
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Hi Dave,
You've done well from the oysters mate. I hate that spot - its very frustrating and I've lost a bit of blood there too.
Anyway, welcome to the addiction ;D
Hey kasey yeah i class myself as pretty fortunate to land fish of that size from oysters. It could be quite a nasty place if things didnt go the anglers way! It would only take a good bust up and end up on your ass and the sharp oyster shells would make short work of your behind!! Are you a local in the area?? Ill be back on boxing day to give it another crack