Original Marlin Poppers - GT Popping Applications?

[PeterD]

He has hooked at least several, but by no means is it a common occurrence. All the moons need to align!

He hasn't had a hook-up for 5 years I recall but has hooked a fish in excess of 300lb which he was connected to for 8 minutes before it wore through the leader.

I know that feeling!!

What gear were u guy's using??

I'v seen a few take 900m of line on their first run. But then again i have seen marlin hooked and landed without taking any more then 50m of line.

This is some thing that always sit's in the back of my mind when i have been throwing popper's down there during marlin season. Should i go the lighter 50lb line but with more of it or the heavier 130lb and hope it doesn't go for a run and just try to hang on!!

I guess i need to get on to take the popper first!

[Chris Young]

Luke, I can't see from the photos but does the lure also break away from the tow point to run up the line the same as a skirted lure?

[Brandon Khoo]

Luke is right - for seriously toothy critters, wire is the only viable option

[Tri Vi Ton]

brandon & luke..
dang, i was hoping there was something i hadnt come across, i hate wire 
are dogtooth tunas not as crazy in the teeth? more peg like structures?
thanks

[Andrew Poulos]

Wire being used while chasing Marlin is just one of those things Im havent seen a lot of around here. Did the leader wear through as its shorter than what would normally be used while using live baits?

[Kasey Leong]

Hi,
Are there any websites about marlin on poppers/stickbaits? I have seen some pictures I think through Carpenter and would like to know more 

[Luke Wyrsta]

Wire being used while chasing Marlin is just one of those things Im havent seen a lot of around here. Did the leader wear through as its shorter than what would normally be used while using live baits?

I'm not quite sure, but judging from what I observed it would've been a case of the leader wearing through at the bill and not necessarily being too short.

[Luke Wyrsta]

He has hooked at least several, but by no means is it a common occurrence. All the moons need to align!

He hasn't had a hook-up for 5 years I recall but has hooked a fish in excess of 300lb which he was connected to for 8 minutes before it wore through the leader.

I know that feeling!!

What gear were u guy's using??

I'v seen a few take 900m of line on their first run. But then again i have seen marlin hooked and landed without taking any more then 50m of line.

This is some thing that always sit's in the back of my mind when i have been throwing popper's down there during marlin season. Should i go the lighter 50lb line but with more of it or the heavier 130lb and hope it doesn't go for a run and just try to hang on!!

I guess i need to get on to take the popper first!

Mainly Stella's but there was another older reel there that Toru also used sometimes. I was using a GT Special to pop for Kings but Toru was using some 11ft Daiko sticks. Very nice.

[Luke Wyrsta]

Luke, I can't see from the photos but does the lure also break away from the tow point to run up the line the same as a skirted lure?

No, the lure itself does not run up the line.

[Greg Burt]

The multi-strand wire in the hook setups for skirted lures is more to save the 'expensive' lure from bite offs from toothy creatures, I have never experienced or seen a lite tackle Billfish [25-80kg Marlin] wear through 80 -130lb FC or 100-150lb mono, or heavy tackle Marlin [200kg+] using 300-400lb mono leaders through fighting the fish, even deep hooked ones fought over 2-4 hours.
  Maybe it's a case of the lure not being through wired as I have seen the same system used on big Minnows.

[Brock Arifovic]

Kasey,

Carpenter have a DVD that has Marlin being caught on stickbaits. i have a copy if you would like me to burn you one.

[Aaron Concord]

He's not mucking around with the 'cliff gaff' hanging off the rear of the lower image!!!

Looks pretty cool. I like the way he has come up with some rigging issues that plague people catching jumping pelagics such as billfish & mahi mahi.
Perhaps he found a sliding popper too hard to 'pin' in place BEFORE the hook up without the hooks fouling etc.....food for thought.

A marlin skirt is just vinyl skirted popper.....I wonder is he keen to switch bait for Blue Marlin with it

[Luke Wyrsta]

He's not mucking around with the 'cliff gaff' hanging off the rear of the lower image!!!

Looks pretty cool. I like the way he has come up with some rigging issues that plague people catching jumping pelagics such as billfish & mahi mahi.
Perhaps he found a sliding popper too hard to 'pin' in place BEFORE the hook up without the hooks fouling etc.....food for thought.

A marlin skirt is just vinyl skirted popper.....I wonder is he keen to switch bait for Blue Marlin with it

He gave me the lure bud! So maybe we can try it in the canyons off Fraser! 

[Aaron Concord]

Young Luke,

I LIKE THE WAY YOU THINK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bring on another Blue Marlin I say!

We will need to paint it like a tuna or mahi mahi to make the Blues beat the heck out of it!

Aaron.
PS.......this week will be the start of the Blues off the Cape...take a look at Sea breeze....

[MikeOsborn]

I had my first shot yesterday from a Nice sized stripey on a popper.
I came tight for about 4 seconds then line went slack it was a good bite and the lure looked like it was hit in a good way(not a stripey swat)

I've had a setup ready pretty much all season and this is only the second time we have been able to cast to a tailer.. it was very very hard not to pitch a livie and the boys gave me shit about it after but I was soo close now im hungry for it!.... another 4 days before I can get wide to the trench again