Giant Trevally
(Caranx ignobilis)

Other common names:
GT.
Great Trevally.

Identification:
Upper body dark gray and lower body silver.
Blunt head and large eyes.
Curved and long pectoral fins.
Keel at junction of body and tail.

Temperature range:
21 - 30 Celsius (70 - 86 Fahrenheit).

Typical location:
Around reefs and rocky islands.
Around peaks on outside of outer reefs.

Fishing methods:
Trolling dead or live Mullet, Mackerel or Scad.
Trolling lures, minnows, spoons or poppers.
Deep jigging at drift or anchor.
Casting poppers.
Fly casting with chum.

Fighting characteristics:
An extremely tough deep fighter, that always heads for obstructions on the sea bed.

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