100LB and broken rod
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Category: Saltwater Fishing
Forum Name: Popper and Topwater Fishing
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Printed Date: 06 Jun 2026 at 3:54pm
Topic: 100LB and broken rod
Posted By: ET487
Subject: 100LB and broken rod
Date Posted: 26 Oct 2014 at 10:45pm
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Had a superb day out casting poppers with my mate. Very quiet until late afternoon when i hooked up on a massive GT. He missid the popper the first time but turned around and take it right down its gob and game on. Using my favourite Daiwa Demon Blood and Shimano 10 000 Twin Power with a JM 16000 spool i cranked up the drag way past what i normally do as this fish just kept going. A very loud snap and crack follows and the rod split in two at the join. I manage to grab the front section before it disappears and my mate in turn grab it from me. Super action ann fast thinking from him  He now hold the front section with his hands and i wind from the back. With lots of luck and team work, he pump with the rod and i wind we manage to bring the fish up. He was already bleeding from the gills so in goes the gaff and i am now member of my own 100lb club.    |
Replies:
Posted By: Rockstar from Mars
Date Posted: 26 Oct 2014 at 11:08pm
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Haha well done mate great story and an even greater fish... ------------- Winning..... |
Posted By: Falco
Date Posted: 26 Oct 2014 at 11:23pm
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What a horse, gotta love those big mouths. Beauty, well done on the salvage! ------------- as dead as dead is |
Posted By: Titahi
Date Posted: 27 Oct 2014 at 1:05am
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That's a Cracking fish, no pun intended!! ------------- "I love standing by the ocean and just knowing what its for" |
Posted By: laidbackdood
Date Posted: 27 Oct 2014 at 4:23am
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Awesome.....great recovery(Double meaning) ------------- Once the idiots turn up..Im outta here...No time for Drama Queens. |
Posted By: eynon
Date Posted: 28 Oct 2014 at 11:21am
| guttered about the rod mate, nice fish though. |
Posted By: Boxee
Date Posted: 28 Oct 2014 at 1:09pm
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Screw the rod, I'd break two of em for a fish of a lifetime like that! Well done both of you, good effort! ------------- http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: ET487
Date Posted: 28 Oct 2014 at 6:19pm
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eynon wrote:Posted By: ET487
Date Posted: 28 Oct 2014 at 6:22pm
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Thanks for replies guys, pretty sure i am very lucky to work here and have this GT's on my doorstep |
Posted By: Billy!
Date Posted: 28 Oct 2014 at 8:19pm
| Wicked fish mate. I'm sure that break qualifies for a warranty replacement... |
Posted By: the angler
Date Posted: 28 Oct 2014 at 8:48pm
| Wow great fish ,surely a warranty. |
Posted By: ET487
Date Posted: 28 Oct 2014 at 8:51pm
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Posted By: YeeHaa
Date Posted: 29 Oct 2014 at 9:54am
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Posted By: Daniel K
Date Posted: 04 Nov 2014 at 11:56am
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If you're gonna break a rod, best to break it on a massive GT! Wish i could break a rod on a GT
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Posted By: alan syme
Date Posted: 19 Dec 2014 at 8:14pm
| Just seen this saffayakker, well done. what a great catch! good work. |
Posted By: segador
Date Posted: 19 Dec 2014 at 8:24pm
| mean fish mate hope your guna buy a carpenter now |
Posted By: ET487
Date Posted: 22 Dec 2014 at 9:48pm
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Posted By: muchalls
Date Posted: 22 Dec 2014 at 9:51pm
| What was the popper? |
Posted By: ET487
Date Posted: 22 Dec 2014 at 9:58pm
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It's a Strada from Hunting and Fishing. Only $30 and that the only one's i use now. Got to replace the hooks with some Owners. May one or two fish on the original hooks but throw them away after that. I learned the hard way. That poppers a little heavier than the Halco Roostas but $20 cheaper and the cast like a bullet. Believe it or not i fish mine with stick bait rods and out fish my friends every time. No need for a dedicated popper rod. |
Posted By: laidbackdood
Date Posted: 22 Dec 2014 at 10:23pm
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Do you still use your Topshot Lalandi saffayakker?.......good excuse too now!
Did you have the dual tip.......one lalandi and the other one a popping tip? ------------- Once the idiots turn up..Im outta here...No time for Drama Queens. |
Posted By: ET487
Date Posted: 22 Dec 2014 at 10:37pm
   Yes mate. I recently pair it up with a Stella 10 000PG and found the set up hard to beat. I almost said it the ultimate set up. I caught this estimated 70lb Gt on Saturday. Look the lovely bend, lol.
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Posted By: tas-tackle
Date Posted: 22 Dec 2014 at 10:52pm
my bucket list is to just catch a GT let alone break a rod on one... great team work .. on an amazing fish.. im trying to imagine a guy pumping half a rod and another guy winding the line in keeping the weight on .. think it helped somewhat that he had the whole of the lure in his gob .. would have made an amazing video watching edit:: yes nice setup an nice bend... and another stonking good fish .. ------------- http://postimage.org/" rel="nofollow">  http://www.tas-tackle.co.nz |
Posted By: laidbackdood
Date Posted: 23 Dec 2014 at 12:39am
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Nice ------------- Once the idiots turn up..Im outta here...No time for Drama Queens. |