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    Posted: 10 Mar 2014 at 10:43pm
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Caught a PB GT here on the island a week ago. Use my new(second hand) Synit Lalandi and Twin Power with JM16000 spool, 70lb braid and 130lb leader. Weight in at 76lb.
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Nice work, that is one good looking beast of a fish, bet it fought like a ***** on heat. Wink
 
Did you release or eat it ? If ate what would you compare them to from over here ?
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Nice bend in that rod....Nice fish....Good to see it dealing to a GTWink....How did you find it?
They dont tend to eat them Darryl........stuff inside them i think.
Once the idiots turn up..Im outta here...No time for Drama Queens.
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very nice fish saffaThumbs Up popper or stickbait?
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That's a big GT Saffayakker, well done!

Impressive catch to land one of that size. Good work!
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Well done that man! 
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Well done man,
The drag should be run in now Wink
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awesome mate cant wait to catch one of thoseBeer

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Originally posted by smelli smelli wrote:

Nice work, that is one good looking beast of a fish, bet it fought like a ***** on heat. Wink
 
Did you release or eat it ? If ate what would you compare them to from over here ?
We kept it as my popper was well down the throat and it was bleeding. No ciguatera in the GT's in Tarawa. The locals eat them all the time. I prefer to eat the smaller bluefin trevallies. Even cut sashimi of the small one's.
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Originally posted by kaveman kaveman wrote:

very nice fish saffaThumbs Up popper or stickbait?
I use a Nomad Skipjack 150gr popper. It is my go to popper. Even caught a Mahimahi with it the other day.
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Thanks for all the comments guysSmile
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Hey mate just seen this. Congrats on the PB Boss. Nice and on the Lalandi to mate. Sweet. Stoked for you 

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According to graeme from synit a 120 gram popper is max on this rod(pretty sure i heard him say that on here somewhere) but i am familiar with the skipjack popper you are using......its not a big cup faced one is it?...ie not a blooper type......it can take max 170 gram stick.....so should be good but just dont use a big cup face one over 120.....I would have thought would be the go.
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Hi LBD You right it is the small cup face around 25mm in diameter. It does not make such a big splash but so far it work very well. I am taking a few stickbaits with me this time as i had bought another Lalandi.
The biggest popper i normally use are 80gr(Alive popper, rainbow colours) 
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Saffa... Got some nice 120 gram stickbaits for YA. 
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