What do u call this fish and....

[Shadowkiller]

It is NOT a Giant Trevally (Caranx ignobilis)

Both the body depth, and top jaw position are wrong.

[island_sands]

Originally Posted by sanadw

That is a (Giant trevally) locally called (yip or jush too) have a secret stone area... or as they call it the SWEET SPOT!!!
in the spine very near to the tail.... if you miss it, be ready to ski!!!
most of the time swim in groups near rigs or in shallow stoney beds, usually they come out of no where!!!

one good thing to bring them closer is shining metal or metal reflection, flashers will work great with them.... some spearos uses there knifes they just let it sink (in shallower water for sure) and the group will come closer to investigate

Your picture looks like a bluefin jack.. now i am confused

[SpeerO]

Its a golden spotted trevally.

[sanadw]

loool I meant Giant like very big thing only (Huge Trevally) ... I hope there is no fish called huge trevally!!!!

We call it locally (jush)

no sarah the photo is for trevally am sure... but the colors are not that good.

[miles]

Hiya

Since you're diving close to obstructions, rather remove the reel and use the float line and connect it via a break-away rig to your gun. This way, should a large fish foul up the line deep down, you'll only lose your spear and not your gun as well!!

Using your reel in conjuction with your floatline isn't advisable. You WANT the float to tire the fish out. With a reel on, the fish will simply run off all the line and the water might not be deep enough to allow the float to tire the fish out. You'll also have less control over a fish, like if the fish tries to tangle your line up, you can try and pull him off/away from the obstruction, if you're only using the floatline.

Regards
miles

[Shadowkiller]

Originally Posted by sanadw

loool I meant Giant like very big thing only (Huge Trevally) ... I hope there is no fish called huge trevally!!!!

We call it locally (jush)

Common names suck!!

I try to always include the scientific name to remove any confusion..

Ive seen people argue for hours over wether a diver had speared a Silver Trumpeter, or a Red Trumpeter... same fish...

[sickbugs]

if your hunting rigs on tanks, with those larger fish, a floatline can get tangled pretty bad, same as reel line, might make sense to rig up a riding rig, helldiver style, while i personally wouldnt want to use one, for the particular hunting conditions that you get on rigs, i can see why they are used.. basically, end of shooting line is connected to a short piece of rope with a loop through it, and you loop it around your hand, let the fish drag you till your tired... reason i dont like it is because i can imagine a fish pulling you headfirst into a rig leg, doesnt look like it would be fun

best bet with big fish like that is headshots, even if u dont stone em outright, generally you take a lot of the fight out of them.

[SpeerO]

Nope... No Tanks here

But thanx for the advice anyways!

I think im gonna take the reel off next time i hit up the rigs!

Zane...

[Amphibious]

used to shoot a very simmarl fish in the gulf (up near bahrain). they seemed to be very currious and if I banged a rock on the ground they would come in and investigate. only ever shot them in winter months as the summer meat was very tasteless of bitter. hope that helps

[widefinopen]

Old thread... but I'm pretty sure that's a Jack Crevalle