GT Popping La Nouvelle-Cal?donie

[flat rock]

Hey SFF Fishos,last week i got back from my yearly GT popping trip in the south pacific..9 Days of it and some great fish caught...I took my cousin Steve,for his first GT trip,he loved it,got some great fish..

Lot of by catch of coral trout,Baracudda,spanish mackeral,red bass,Cod,Emperor,blue trevally,GTs of course,small tuna and many more to name,all caught on poppers,stick baits or soft platsics..

Out of the 9 days of fishing we caught many GTs,from 12kg to 40kg,seen alot of big fish that just destroyed our poppers and stick baits that would of been in the hi 40 plus KG mark,some even 50kg plus..No matter what you always see some huge fish there...

We had great conditions,some days extremely hot with no breeze,some days overcast and really humid,some days rain but it never stopped our fishing,only strong wind would do that..

Got a 18kg Coral Trout on 20lb Braid...:headbang:

Outfits we generally use on these trips are PE 8 PE 10 and PE 12 for these brutes.

Iv never mentioned the outfits we take with us befor so i will this time to give you guys a rough idea what we use:
Fisherman TRSH GAME/PE8/Stella 10000FA
Fisherman R10 GT 72/PE10/Stella 18000SW
Ripple Fisher GT79H/PE12/Saltiga Dogfight 6500
Ripple Fisher Trevally 80/PE8/Stella 10000FA
HOTS Gipang 79XH/PE10/Stella 18000FA
Ripple Fisher GT79H/PE12/Saltiga Maverick 6500
Ripple Fisher UltimoM/PE5/Stella 8000
Shimano T-Curve Barra Flats spin/Daiwa Certate 3500HD/PE2

Leaders are 300lb single or 150lb twisted..
Poppers from 130G to 210G and stick baits from 120G to 170G..

Pics are below,dont hesitate to ask any questions..

Nath

[nuggos]

sick trip, great fish, nice weather unlike sydney

[imnotafish]

nice mix of fish too mate. looks like a great trip....
did you get that coral on a pencil/popper??

[midget]

Im planning on going up to north QLD at the start of next year so will pick your brains closer to the journey.
Great pics mate and some nice gear too

[catchnrelease]

Nice pics and fish Nath. :wiink:

[flat rock]

The picture with me wearing a bright yellow top and holding a trout,that was on a Orion Big foot custom..The other where I'm wearing a red shirt,big trout on 30lb with a squidgy slick rig in 10ft of water...that was a high lite for me..

[youareck]

Mate thats some nice fish there!!!

[neilm]

Niiice fish Nath, some real back pain in those captures. Sensational photos as well.
What a cracking trip.

[moses]

well done nath looks like you had a blast mate

[kajiki008]

Great pics and obvious of the fun you have had.
When's the right time to go i.e. months cos the last time my planned trip to Fiji was shredded by the storms. I know this is Vanuatu but given the way my work schedule - i dont have the kind of window opportunity.

:scull:

[snatcher]

Great fish and photos. Your guys sure have a wonderful country :hellyeah:

John

[flat rock]

Great pics and obvious of the fun you have had.
When's the right time to go i.e. months cos the last time my planned trip to Fiji was shredded by the storms. I know this is Vanuatu but given the way my work schedule - i dont have the kind of window opportunity.

:scull:

New Cal if fishable all year round,october-november-december are the months to go for the bigger fish but there is a definet chance of seeing a couple on a trip any time of the year,charters are the most expensive...

[oldsalt]

Nice one nath looks like a great trip
yes they do charge you a arm and a leg for the trip
but its a must do for all lure fishos.
You only live once hey!
What did you think of the locals did you find them to be friendly.

Nice pics
cheers
j

[flat rock]

The locals are always friendly there,i know alot of people threw our city shop which they come hear for holidays and always visit our shop to by tackle..I always see them in NC on the water or just on the streets...:cool-smiley: