GT Ownage in Aitutaki
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Category: Saltwater Fishing
Forum Name: Popper and Topwater Fishing
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Printed Date: 07 Jun 2026 at 11:55pm
Topic: GT Ownage in Aitutaki
Posted By: Helmsy
Subject: GT Ownage in Aitutaki
Date Posted: 02 Aug 2013 at 10:20am
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Just a short clip of one of the guys getting spanked by one of the reef hoodlums in Aitutaki- one of many spectacular bustoffs but the only one with decent video. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=158786550980191" rel="nofollow - https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=158786550980191 |
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Posted By: Gowest
Date Posted: 02 Aug 2013 at 10:57am
| HAHA straight out owned alright! |
Posted By: Eastender
Date Posted: 02 Aug 2013 at 2:26pm
That was awesome!! Bit too slow on the drag
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Posted By: YeeHaa
Date Posted: 02 Aug 2013 at 3:25pm
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the rod hasn't got enough stopping power -------------   WWW.YEEHAA.CO.NZ (09)5705058 30 Jellicoe Road Panmure |
Posted By: Helmsy
Date Posted: 02 Aug 2013 at 3:52pm
Yea not the ideal rod to be using, only rated PE6 but was all the little brother could afford at 16, he's not really in a postition to blow a grand on a topwater rod. It's pretty gnarly territory through that section of the reef too, we got dusted many times through there last year on Dogfights on PE8 Saltiga rods running as much drag as we could and still stay in the boat  Plenty of the fish we hooked didn't pull a meter of line and we tried to tow them out but its a long way before you're in the clear in that area and it's perfect territory for them to go to ground in a hurry.
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YeeHaa wrote:Posted By: BigHead
Date Posted: 02 Aug 2013 at 4:31pm
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I was expecting him to go for a swim Bad luck on the fish |
Posted By: Helmsy
Date Posted: 02 Aug 2013 at 4:56pm
I was secretly hoping he would go swimming, that would've made me feel slightly better about being stuck at work while he was in the tropics chasing GTs and Doggies
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Posted By: alan syme
Date Posted: 02 Aug 2013 at 7:52pm
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anyone who has fished aitutaki a bit for gts knows these sort of scenes well!! It's pretty gnarly territory through that section of the reef too, we got dusted many times through there last year on Dogfights on PE8 Saltiga rods running as much drag as we could and still stay in the boat Plenty of the fish we hooked didn't pull a meter of line and we tried to tow them out but its a long way before you're in the clear in that area and it's perfect territory for them to go to ground in a hurry. very true, stella 18k and high end rods can't stop many of them either. such tough terrain to pull a fish out of. |
Posted By: YeeHaa
Date Posted: 03 Aug 2013 at 2:01pm
awesome stuff! I would love to be there. those GT are choice fish to catch. good on you guys ------------- WWW.YEEHAA.CO.NZ (09)5705058 30 Jellicoe Road Panmure |