Jigging and Popping charters in Raro/Aitutaki
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Category: Destinations
Forum Name: Rarotonga/Aitutaki
Forum Description: Rarotonga/Aitutaki destination and travel info, advice and trip reports here
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Printed Date: 27 Jan 2026 at 2:40pm
Topic: Jigging and Popping charters in Raro/Aitutaki
Posted By: Furstimer
Subject: Jigging and Popping charters in Raro/Aitutaki
Date Posted: 30 Dec 2013 at 10:06pm
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Gents, Intend to pick your brains and seek your recommendations. Keen to go after GTs and dogtooth. Any good charter recommendations please? Live on board/daily trips is all good. |
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Posted By: deacs
Date Posted: 30 Dec 2013 at 10:54pm
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Mike on Black Pearl in Aitutaki for GTs - I think you will find plenty of people on here will recommend him as per when I asked a similar question :) ------------- http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Furstimer
Date Posted: 31 Dec 2013 at 11:20am
Cheers Deacs. Just googled his website. It seems to give me the correct answers that I am seeking. Haha. Quick and jig/popping focused only. No trolling...chur 
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Posted By: alan syme
Date Posted: 05 Jan 2014 at 9:31pm
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Hi Furstimer, as deacs has said: Mike on Black Pearl in Aitutaki is the who you want for GT s and jigging. check out gtpopping.com for lots of trip reports and photos with him, also have a look at tripadvisor. Mike and his wife Mere are legends. Get on a plane straight to Aitutaki if you want GTs & jigging. Raro boats not really interested. |
Posted By: Furstimer
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2014 at 2:23pm
| Thanks mate for the thumbs up recommendation too. Black Pearl seems like the goto guy for a great trip. Yet to talk to him as my mates and I can't agree on a suitable time-frame in 2014. Do you guys know if there is a preferred fishing window etc? |
Posted By: alan syme
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2014 at 9:29pm
| GTs are resident in Aitutaki so available year round. Same for jigging for Doggies. Jan to April are my best months there if I had to choose but anytime you can get there really. Tourist busy season is NZ winter, prices go up. Low season is NZ summer, prices go down. |