GT Fishing Rarotonga

[@soniu3023]

Beautiful! Brought tears to my eyes. Thank you for letting it go. I look forward to catching one in Rarotonga :)

[@edt2572]

Unreal vid mate, thanks heaps for posting. It's helps with my planned trip in September. I didn't know if my "little" 5000h saltiga would be up to the task of handling the brutes I'm chasing, but it's quite obvious that they go quite well.

[@mattwilsonfishing2450]

Ed T thanks for the feed back, yes the 5000h is a great reel I love it but don't be fooled there were many bust offs before I was able to land one.

[@desmondkarauna7320]

Pure GC. Just saw you let that taniwha go. Shows how humble you are brother

[@ELMEDIALUNA]

excelente video saludos desde mendoza!!!!

[@doofwack]

awesome Dude,nice fish and release ,good man....!!!!

[@bill_astro_music]

I fished this wharf in July 2016 - Busted up big time, the fish know where to run after being hooked - Well done on your catch, I know how much hard work you would have put into this catch!

[@atlanticdriftfishing6451]

Great fishing and video.

[@suzetterideb6449]

Great job. Awesome.

[@ghalihitmi]

Fantastic bro🤘🤘🙏🙏🤙😍😍

[@larewetanfishing1947]

nice fish..giant trevalys👍👍

[@AnglingAddictssrilanka]

old video..but awesome fish....gave you a proper fight..

[@hmoobvaj6345]

well done matt black GT are the best fighter

[@PhadedTim]

thats not a black gt

[@stevenvanheerden5467]

Hey Matt, i know this is an old video but where is this in raro ? Also do you know any land based spots for GT's ? Im heading to Raro in 2 weeks

[@janschot9580]

Those black gt in habour are tame. They are local, feeding on charter boat fish scraps Hense there size. Tourist attraction actually. . Lame! Try fishing in the passage!

[@akaufilm682]

i reckon, super lame.

[@mikew370]

They are pretty much pets. You can actually feed them by hand there. Easy to hook up, but still very tough to land one. I hooked two round by the passage and couldn't land either. It was just a shame he put his hand inside its gills to lift it. Not very good for the catch and release of local "pets". There are signs up now saying you cannot fish there.

[@henningradasewski509]

Fuck mate, well done. You Kiwi? Going there next year

[@seanpk78]

Epic

[@jackchn23]

Awesome!

[@yuripicancofilho1092]

Awesome catch man. I am planning on going to Rarotonga to fish for GT off the rocks, without a boat. What do you think?

[@ELMEDIALUNA]

suscripto!!"!

[@twahathefishingside2216]

Live bait lure bro?

[@twahanathudsaib5238]

Yes bro it’s been 7 years later❤live bait still rocks ♥️🫶🏻

[@hunterprice4278]

What the line test you had on

[@campingmountain]

mantap bos ngopi dulu

[@sefaz333]

Which hyper is that and what size saltiga?

[@henningradasewski509]

Ben Sefa the biggest you can get mate:)

[@mattwilsonfishing2450]

Ben Sefa it's the 792H and just the 5000H Saltiga

[@sefaz333]

hectic what line you running

[@mattwilsonfishing2450]

Ben Sefa 80lb Daiwa saltiga braid. I think it was pe6

[@seawayjoe]

Twaha. I think live bait you can see swollen line. I got 110 cm on big bream

[@preferredstock9338]

i've got the same rod matched with the Shimano Biomaster 10000

[@ibrahimghafoor9289]

From whre?

[@kierancasey1135]

What rod is that mate ?

[@CaptAdell]

Nice

[@salient_one]

Not sure what he had his rod in the sea for when the catch of the day was sitting up on the wharf ;)

[@myopenheartconz]

Hey mate where abouts on the island is this?

[@rookiecookieuka3369]

Rarotonga,cook islands

[@noelenenailatica650]

Avatiu wharf

[@lkmnhkmzlkfl]

heyy matt. what rod are you using?

[@kurtisbollard1231]

Lokman Hakim Zulkifli that the daiwa saltist hyper

[@mattwilsonfishing2450]

Lokman Hakim Zulkifli Daiwa saltist hyper 792H with the Daiwa saltiga 5000H reel

[@lkmnhkmzlkfl]

Matt Wilson thanks matt. awesome catch btw!

[@nzcu8253]

You killed that fish the moment you put your hands in its gills

[@sydneysmith8929]

Just an idea - do a catch and release video of a mermaid!

[@leonardogranados2733]

Full description of the music but nothing about the core business: bait or lure, rod, reel etc. BTW.. nice fish.

[@pattosfishing9072]

thats nuts

[@jac2384]

Baited?

[@xioumengkekek1214]

what the song name man?

[@mattwilsonfishing2450]

adams goldd 'one day baby we'll be old - asaf avidan'

[@paulholmes1181]

hands right in the gills, fish is fucked!!!

[@mattwilsonfishing2450]

paul holmes fish swam off perfectly, thanks for your input but stick to reading the news hahah

[@Braddah06]

mean!

[@ziaudeenmahomedsayid8022]

why is the fish black?

[@ChiefToad]

Male GT sometimes exhibit that coloration. When mature. Some believe it has to do with spawning.

[@djmocok]

Super lame - no self respecting fisherman would fish tame fish around the dock

[@jjseandxcefree]

those are tourist goldfish guys. Come on ~ the GT in the Raro wharf are like tame ducks. Yu may as well be catching fish in barrel. Shame on you to make it a big deal...

[@ptsplumber]

Agreed, they are the pets of the harbour here fed by the fishermen here when gutting their catch. This activity is frowned upon here at the harbour and could face some "stern" comments from the charter boats nearby....

[@austinprosser4179]

@@ptsplumber as long as the fish is looked after and not targeted with stainless steel hooks I don't see a problem. Here in Perth we have Samson fish upto 40kg plagued in our local marinas, and the Sambos that either bust you off or released, come to play the next day as many are easily distinguished from others. I'm yet to see a fish with a collar, they're wild not pets bud.

[@akaufilm682]

@@austinprosser4179 "here in perth"... this isn't perth. local rules apply.