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Giant Trevally

Giant Trevally

Caranx ignobilis

  • 2lakes
  • 92logged catches
  • 79.8 kg heaviest logged

Giant Trevally (Caranx ignobilis) is a large coastal semi-pelagic fish that is common in tropical and subtropical waters of the Indo-Pacific region. It’s the largest representative of its kind, reaching 176 lbs (80kg) in weight and 6.5 feet (2m) in length.

Its young live in shallow bays, lagoons, intertidal zones, and estuaries, while adults live in deep pools, near atolls in the open sea, and on deep water reefs. This fish is territorial and leads a solitary life, but sometimes creates small groups.

It hunts around the clock and in all layers of water, but prefers to spend most of the time at the bottom. The Giant Trevally feeds mainly on fish, crustaceans, cephalopods, and doesn’t mind carrion fish. You can successfully catch it with the bottom and spinning tackle.

What actually catches it ranked by real logged catches

Baits

Japanese Spiny Lobster 4 Crab 3 Small Flying Fish 2

Lures

Bucktail 50 g, #6/0 10 Trophy Double Hook Pilker 150 g, #7/0 6 Giant Popper 130 g, #7/0 5 Single Hook Pilker 80 g, #5/0 3 Bucktail 50 g, #6/0 2 Trophy Stealth Popper 170 g, #8/0 2 Saltwater Spoon 120 g, #7/0 1

Best setups by lake 2 lakes with data

Kaiji No Ri — 74 catches , best 79.8 kg

  • Bucktail 50 g, #6/0 Spinning 6×
  • Bucktail 50 g, #6/0 Spinning Boat 4×
  • Japanese Spiny Lobster Saltwater Curved Hook #8/0 Feeder bottom 4×
  • Trophy Double Hook Pilker 150 g, #7/0 Spinning 3×

Noomaa Kuda Atholhu — 18 catches , best 79.3 kg

  • Giant Popper 130 g, #7/0 Spinning Boat 3×
  • Trophy Stealth Popper 170 g, #8/0 Spinning Boat 2×
  • Trophy Double Hook Pilker 150 g, #7/0 Spinning Boat 2×
  • Small Flying Fish Livebait Trolling Hook #8/0 Trolling bait 1×

How to catch

How to catch a unique Giant Trevally? You can catch this fish either with bait or lures.

If you prefer to use natural baits, then the best way to catch Giant Trevally would be to use Japanese Spiny Lobster on a size #8/0 hook.

If you are more into artificial lures, you should go for some Bucktails. The most successful lure is Gold/Black/White Bucktail 50 g, #6/0.

Where to find it

Noomaa Kuda Atholhu Maldives Kaiji No Ri Japan

Also listed as effective documented, but not seen in the catch log

Gulf Shrimp Finger Mullets Scaled Sardines Japanese Jack Mackerel Japanese Anchovy Japanese Flying Squid Medium Fish Strips Large Fish Strips #11886#11889#131#2171#139#133#132#123#124

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