I forgot to add this to the previous post. :)
Tony
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...psogjipkcd.jpg
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I forgot to add this to the previous post. :)
Tony
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...psogjipkcd.jpg
I guess it is a Giant Trevally......
These are one of the baddest fish that you can catch while wading on the flats in the Pacific.
At Christmas Island we would have our guide carry a good 10 weight outfit just for
large Trevally and Barracuda.
Here is a video that shows how wild it gets when Trevally come in after something.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4mA6WsFJQE
Thanks Tony for the hundred of cutting edge post here.
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THAT was awesome.
I'll be back at Christmas Island again this coming April. I'll be targeting the GT's mainly over the bonefish though I've caught quite a few small GT's while fishing for the bones with an 8 wt. All of the trevallys are voracious feeders and don't seem to mind taking anything that gets in their way.
Here's a pair that I needed two rods for. After getting one in others were trying to take the fly out of it's mouth so I cast my light rod and got a second one.
https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b...psqookq9vw.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...ps26cfifai.jpg
These smaller Gt's are real fun too on a light rod. Sort of like chasing baby tarpon with a 9 wt. The problem comes when you run into a real giant,,,,,, and you're holding your light rod :)
Tony
The Huff Dam is always a good spot for them...
http://i.imgur.com/iTpNQjsl.jpg
GT on a stick bait right in front of sunset beach.
http://i.imgur.com/pC74Srul.jpg
Huffdam with Biita
http://i.imgur.com/LliLvErl.jpg
On a butterfly jig
http://i.imgur.com/ardiyG9l.jpg
Another Huffdam playmate
http://i.imgur.com/GpJn8Uxl.jpg
Couldn't agree more Tony, Love Ulua
Way to go Don. I know folks taken off the cliffs at night on the Big Island but is there anywhere there a person might go after them with a fly?
Tony
Halape, Kahuku ranch, A-bay, makalawena, I have caught them at all of these places on a fly. If you were to just target them I would only fish a 12wt. I usually target papio, like the pair you have in your last picture. I can tell you I have lost many big ones on an 8 wt and 15lb leader. You might get one or two shots at them just working an area with a 12wt. It would be a long day. Don.
Don,
Do you or anybody out there have a recommendation for a guide on Maui?
Thanks,
Randy Lee
Jon Jon Tabon local fishing knowledge he uses kayaks to fish for bones and trevally. Good luck, Don