Introductions :: Who Are You?

[Tim Richards]

Hi All

Keen fisherman from Perth here, fished all my life, popped for all sorts of fish but never targeted GT's specifically.  Get away for a fishing trip at least once a year mainly to the north of WA.  I have popped for Spanglies and Goldens in Exmouth, great fun.  I am heading to Coral Bay and then Shark Bay in May this year and hope to nail some GT's whilst I am there.  Cracking site this one, I joined a couple of years ago but have never looked much, that has sinced changed, there is enough content here now to read for a month non stop.  Credit to Luke and Brandon.
Cheers

Tim

[Tony Huynh]

Hi All,

I'm Tony from Florida in the US. I'm currently still in college and can't afford it but would love to eventually take a few trips to your side of the ocean to catch GT and Kingfish. Nice to meet you all.

[Lee Margrave]

Hello my name is Lee Margrave,  I live in the U.S. and am a newbie to GT fishing.  I have fished most of the Pacific Coast and most of Baja Mexico, Alaska,Panama, etc.. Can't wait to hook up on a GT. I've been reading and learning an enormous amount of information , equipment, and some of the finer points as well.  I also know know that their is no substitute for experience.  Everyone seems to be very helpful.  I am 56 years old and am a Construction contractor.  I have lived in Idaho for the last 18 years but will move in the next two years if all goes as planned.  I want to be closer to the fish. I love the ocean.  I also love to hunt big game, not much on bird hunting. I have been hunting deer,elk,antelope,wild boar and moose for the last 26 years or so. Have been fortunate especially with the moose. Couple of real monsters and a dozen or so respectfull size.  I might get together with Luke on the "newbie special" but might learn more watching some of you guys.    Cheers       Lee

[andrea pellegrini]

Hi all,
my name is Andrea Pellegrini and I'm from Italy.
Excuse for my poor english, I'll try to do my best for write something comprensible.
I'm Field Tester for SMITH Italy and writer for some italian and malaysian fishing magazine.
All infos about me on www.andreapellegrini.com
I'll be happy if some new friends would like write something on "Sign my Guestbook" on my
web site.
Tks to all and to Gt.popping forum team to accepting me in this forum.

Andy

[Jason Chiu]

Hey there, my name is Jason, I live in Sydney and study Economics at UNSW.
I mainly fish from the stones for Kingfish. I'm a fan of stickbaits and high end Japanese gear =D but poor wallet =[

[tony spiteri]

hi guys
my name is Tony Spiteri and I own and run Two Up Fishing Charters and also skipper a 51ft Riveria called Game Over.  We fish for snapper and tuna in victoria and marlin and sportsfishing from Port Stevens to Cooktown.  The last six years I have had the privalge to fish on board Game Over up north and in that time I have had a ball catching anything from gaint black marlin to all the sportsfish and the fantastic Gt. This year we are heading down to portland and want to give the bluefin a go on poppers and stickbaits, had a ball in 2008 where we ended up catching a heap of southern blue fin throwing soft plastics at them so i think you would have good fun with poppers or stickbaits can't wait to give it a try.

[Mark Bove]

Whats up guys,

     I am Mark and I am from Washington state and an mainly a salmon, halibut, trout, steelhead, muskie, and tuna fisherman in the Northwest part if the US. I am planning on doing a few trip to pop some GTs and have caught a few and speared a couple out of Hawaii. I want to learn more about this cool fishery of big poppers and jigging for big saltwater fish. I apreciate any info you guys are willing to share on getting set up.

Cheers
Mark

[Carsten Niederlag]

Hi

Im Carsten from Germany. First, sorry, my english is not so good, and some times verry funny. I like the Surfacefishing, popperfishing of GT. I start the Popperfishing bevor 3 yers. I hope, i can learn many Thinks in this Board. Im activ in the Big Game Fishing Board in Germany. My Nikname is GT Carsten.

Best Wiches Carsten

[Wan Izhan]

Hi All,

My name is Wan Izhan from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Started bottom fishing for snappers and groupers in 1997 in Strait of Malacca.
Been introduce to lure fishing since 2005 with 1st experience, popping for GTs in Maldives.
Now addicted to popping, jigging and lure casting.
Currently active angling in South China Sea i.e. GTs of oil rigs areas, sailfish, GTs, spaniard and diamond trevally in Rompin/Pekan area.
Considered myself a beginner.   Need to learn more.

Thank you GT Popping....

cheers
izhan

[Nathan Green]

Hi all,

my name in Nathan Green (Greeny), I live in Rockhampton Queensland, into all forms of blue water fishing, most recently GT popping. Looking at buying a boat right now which will allow me to fish stanage bay, shoal water area. Have spoken to quite a few people in the CQ area who chase GT's but always keen to meet more, send me a PM if your keen for another crew member, until i find the right boat!

Greeny

[Bahruddin Atwam]

Hi All,

I am Bahruddin from Malaysia and currently live and work in Saudi Arabia since last 3 years. I started lure casting in 2009 when my Japanese friend introduced me this type of fishing and I never look back since then. Now addicted to popping and lure casting, and most of the time landbase popping and lure casting on the Red Sea of Saudi Arabia. This forum is my learning tool as I am NB, so far this forum provided me with wealth of information and thank you very much to all forumers.

[Martyn Patel]

Hi All, I am a kiwi living in Auckland and very keen to tangle with a Gt. We don't have them in NZ so have to make do with Kingfish. I would appreciate any advice as to where to go and any good charters in Australia that  could put us onto a GT. We are looking at doing a trip somewhere in July/August so all or any suggestions welcome.
Cheers  

[Yudash Chetty]

Greetings Friends,

Thanks for a great site. As a newbie to the world of GT popping, the information shared by all
of you has been invaluable. Just sorted a Stella 20000 and a decent rod for myself this week
and am ready to take on those big GT's. Lots to learn ahead with improving the ol' technique, but I'm
sure I'll enjoy the learning curve.

I'd like to say a thankyou to the lads at Australian Bass Angler(Penrith) and Compleat Angler(Sydney CBD)
for their advice and for being top blokes.

Now to plan one of those Nomad adventures!!(They look awesome, just watched GT Mania on dvd)

"We're not here for a long time, so lets have a good time!"

Cheers Yudash

[Sam Morrison]

First off great site guys 

Quick intro, Another Kiwi here keen on top water fishing. I started out with mostly LBG fishing for Kingfish, but also enjoy popping etc on the boat.

My LBG background got me interested in "Pluggin" a style of fishing not widely used in NZ which has now created a obsession with lures, I started making my own and this has slowly transitioned into making lures for others and kept the obsession going. I know there are some great fisherman and a lot of experience on this site so I will be trawling through posts while the epoxy sets up...

I am really looking forward to getting my first GT trip under my belt, and getting a range of top water lures for kings and GT's dialed in

Cheers 

[Dan Colebrook]

howzit guys,
new to the site and allready learnt a shit load from all the info here.
background= grew up in a boating family in nz and really got into fishing in the past 5years, mostly soft plastics but branched out to jigging and then into topwater now.
fish mostly round the coromandel and outer hauraki gulf but did a bit of popper fishing in png 2years ago and had a bit of fun.
 thanks. Dan