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louis soots

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7 Brothers Islands GT Expedition
August 01, 2009, 09:39:59 PM














58 kilos GT by Michel


51 kilos Gt by me!






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Brad.Bell

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Re: 7 Brotehrs Islands GT Expedition
August 01, 2009, 09:47:25 PM
WOW,  :o

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Re: 7 Brothers Islands GT Expedition
August 01, 2009, 09:57:44 PM
Thanks for the report looks like you had a blast!

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Re: 7 Brothers Islands GT Expedition
August 01, 2009, 09:58:23 PM
I second that WOW  :o
Just wondering if you could tell me some of the setups you were using and some of the lures you were using

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Re: 7 Brothers Islands GT Expedition
August 01, 2009, 10:49:07 PM
Welcome to the forum Louis and very well done to you and your crew.........some fantastic fish.  The numbers of fish you guys caught is up there with the Nomad's operation in the Coral Sea...... great stuff  ;D

Did you go with a recognized charter company?  I'm sure many of the forum members will be very interested in finding out more about your expedition.  ;) :D

Cheers

Craig




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Re: 7 Brothers Islands GT Expedition
August 01, 2009, 10:52:24 PM
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Re: 7 Brothers Islands GT Expedition
August 02, 2009, 09:23:29 AM

Louis, INCREDIBLE results, fantastic fish and report, could I also ask for Jean Michel Sy's contact.

Many Thanks
Set the ray to GeeT

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Re: 7 Brothers Islands GT Expedition
August 02, 2009, 10:40:58 AM
look's like you all had an incredible and awesome trip.

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Re: 7 Brothers Islands GT Expedition
August 02, 2009, 12:13:49 PM
Mate looks like that is a dream come true of a weeks fishing to get 188 GTs in one week,thats hectic,lots of double hook ups by the looks of it to..

Well done off the rocks also
Great pics..


Nath

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Re: 7 Brothers Islands GT Expedition
August 02, 2009, 12:36:48 PM
Hi Louis, fantastic work there, brilliant pics and report, thanks for sharing.

I am particularly interested in your land based efforts.......how do you stop these fish while casting off the rocks? Are there big structures they can swim around or down over to cut you off? And if running big drag settings, how do you avoid getting ripped off the rocks by the fish?  ;D

Cheers
Angus

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Re: 7 Brothers Islands GT Expedition
August 02, 2009, 12:58:00 PM
Louis - Great report & pictures.

You guys certanily had some good fun with awsome results.

What is the formula that you use for weight estimation of your fish? I am interested in what other people use how accurate they seem to be.

Welcome to the forum.

louis soots

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Re: 7 Brothers Islands GT Expedition
August 02, 2009, 07:56:41 PM
size of fish * "Chest size"*"chest size" / 800 = weight in pounds. We made test on the fish which couldn't be released and the result was that we were 2 or 3 kilos under the reality. So it seem to be a pretty accurate formula.

Here is a link to a small video I made:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNOEXB1nP8w#noexternalembed

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Re: 7 Brothers Islands GT Expedition
August 02, 2009, 08:54:52 PM
That is just insane fishing. Looks like the place to go...

Who up for it ?

I want to go... Actually I need to go !  :P

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Re: 7 Brothers Islands GT Expedition
August 02, 2009, 09:07:07 PM
WOW..!! 188 GT's in a week..  :o :o well done louis..

joey.. i'm up for it mate, so when are you planning?? give me a bell mate..  ;) ;)
AKA: Sunny

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Re: 7 Brothers Islands GT Expedition
August 02, 2009, 10:01:18 PM
That is just insane fishing. Looks like the place to go...

Who up for it ?

I want to go... Actually I need to go !  :P

Yep......I'm up for it Joey, another member of the Melbourne GT popping crew that wants in!!!  ;D

188 in basically three days.......and the weather  ;D........bring it on!! :D