What is the best popping rod?

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• favourite popping rod – Smith Tokara 60 (little bit heavy for GOM tuna though)
• best popping rod for the money – OTI Tuna Sniper (seen quite a few of them snap though, good warranty )
• best popping rod allaround – Smith Ocean Revolution Black Devil 100 (or 200)

What is a GT in fishing terms?

Giant trevally (Caranx ignobilis) is also known as giant kingfish, barrier trevally, lowly trevally, ulua (in Hawaii) or GT for short.

What fishing rod does Cyril Chauquet use?

1. My go-anywhere rod and reel combo. The combination I use the most is made up of a medium light, 6.6 ft (201 cm) rod and a 2000 or 2500 reel filled with a 15 pound (6.8 kg) braid.

What is a tuna popping rod?

Throwing poppers for tuna is one of the most fun experiences you can have on the water. We created the Dark Matter Tuna Popping Rod for anglers to have a great stick for throwing big plugs topwater. The Dark Matter carbon blank is light in weight yet has the power to put pressure on big pelagics.

Can jigging rod used for casting?

A jig rod is often (but not always) short and designed to work line classes and lure weights that are relatively heavy. Most (but not all) aren’t really suitable for casting lures.

How much drag do you need for GT fishing?

You can get away with fishing 24kg gear, but most likely a big GT will peel too much line from a reel with only 8kg of drag. Therefore 37kg or PE8-10 and drag pressure of around 11-12kg is what is required to stop that monster from dragging you back into the reef.

How do you target a GT?

How to target. Giant trevally will take live or dead whole fish and fillet baits as well as soft plastics and trolled minnows, but by far the most exciting and sporting way to target them is on large surface lures like poppers and stickbaits.

Are hamachi rods good?

2020 Hamachi Nano Xylimum Xtreme Jig They’re also an excellent all-round off shore rod perfect for, bottom fishing, live baiting, stray lining, trolling, jigging and much more, this versatility is why the Nano Xylimum series is so popular.

How do you catch a GT?

Can you catch tuna with a spinning reel?

The tuna game is ever-changing for the captains chasing them with spin gear. Catching big tuna on spinning gear isn’t the big news that it was just 10 years ago. Today, anglers routinely catch bluefin over 70 inches on tackle once thought only suitable for inshore species.

Can you spin with a jigging rod?

They’re rods suitable for fishing involving spinning with lures but really can be used to describe most kinds of fishing involving casting, where the rod is matched to a spinning (egg-beater) style reel (there are then a bunch of spinning rod styles themselves designed for specific purposes though…)

What is the best bait for GT?

Giant trevally will take live or dead whole fish and fillet baits as well as soft plastics and trolled minnows, but by far the most exciting and sporting way to target them is on large surface lures like poppers and stickbaits.