Big topwater GT tag and release
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- Опубликовано: 10 фев 2025
- Gear used:
rod - Shimano Bluewater Tcurve GTSpecial (discontinued model)
reel - Shimano Saragosa SW 20000
line - PE8 Pandora braid
leader - 150lb Jinkai
lure - CAST Lumo Trout 150g popper from castmag.co/
nice fight man !
That G towed your boat around like it was a kayak haha
He sure did! Very healthy fish. It had a massive tail even for that size.
Hutchies yeah ???
Awesome fish 👍 I thought you were going to cop a hook in your foot and leg a couple of times during that clip 😬 What gear did you use to capture that massive banger?
Haha thanks mate! Yeah it's probably only a matter of time until I wear a hook... I'll often quickly change lures and just leave it laying on the deck in a hurry to get another cast back out.
What had actually happened just before this was I had been reefed by an "unstoppable" MONSTER GT, losing a brand new popper I hadn't even caught a fish on yet. So I had to retie a new leader which took a few mins and that big blue stickbait(CAST Blue Lumo 150g OG) on the casting deck is the lure I had on after retying... I was motoring back up my drift line to start a new drift and up popped the lure I had just lost! So I quickly scooped it up, put it back on and started casting when this fish had a sudden rush of blood to the head and came for a play.
Gear used:
rod - Shimano Bluewater Tcurve GTSpecial (discontinued model)
reel - Shimano Saragosa SW 20000
line - PE8 Pandora braid
leader - 150lb Jinkai
lure - CAST Lumo Trout 150g popper from castmag.co/
@@pelagichunter9266 what size rod and reel did you use to get him in?
hey friend how are you. Can you please explain how you are fishing for GT. I watched the world record one you caught and you are far from the islands is it a reef you are fishing or some rocks? what depth is it approximately? I am new to GT fishing and I would love to be able to get good at getting them. I don't need specific location just how to catch them because I am in Hallaniyat Oman
Thanks for the question mate. There are 3 main factors to look for when identifying GT habitat. Firstly, you need high current. GT's love fast moving water! Secondly, there needs to be deep water close by. And then the final ingredient obviously is some form of structure, whether it's a reef or a rock, something that will create a "pressure point" as the current collides with it. Pressure points trap bait fish! The large GT's will always be patrolling the deeper water surrounding a piece of structure. The main spot I fish is a rocky reef that comes up to 20m from 50m. GT's often swim up from 50m to hit a surface lure.
@@pelagichunter9266 thank you so much for the help friend. I can fish for mackerel and wahoo at the same spot right? So I should fish the edge where it gets shallower?
@@fisherman7834 the pressure edge where it gets shallow is where the bait fish will be trapped, the predators will be sitting deeper and patrolling the bait looking for weaknesses. Start your drift well away from the pressure point as the pressure point itself wont be where the actual predators are patrolling. Sometimes you'll get fish right on the point but usually out deeper. There will be all kinds of pelagic species patrolling such areas, including Wahoo and Mackerel.
If you get some spare time here is a podcast interview I did explaining the whole concept...
doclures.com/brisbane-giant-trevally-anthony-cass/
@@pelagichunter9266 hey mate, so I should start my drift about 100meters up current of the structure and cast towards it? It mentioned something about the currents at 90 degrees, and them changing every day. Can you elaborate, what you mean with the currents hitting at 90 degrees and should I fish different spots deepending on the oceanic currents and why/which ones?
thank you so much for the help, I appreciate it more than I can write here. Really helpful for me beginning GT fishing
all the best and tight lines
stay safe
@@fisherman7834 Firstly it depends if the current in your area is tidal or oceanic. Tidal current is predictable and you know exactly when the tide will be flowing each day but oceanic current is less predictable. Once you find the current then you are looking to identify pressure edges. Tight contour lines on a chart, indicating a steep ledge or drop, facing square to the current so the current pushes directly into the face of it is what will create a pressure point. Bait then gets trapped in the "eddies" and whirlpools of the pressure point.
Your initial statement is true though. Start your drift up current of the structure at least 100m or more... 200... even further sometimes.
Yesssss!
YIEW! 🤙