First round matchup #12 - #6 Triggerfish vs. #27 Blue Bastard
- Thread starter CanoeGuy
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I had so many failed attempts, I had given up. I didn't say as much, but he saw it in my eyes when he asked if I wanted to chase triggers for a while. He told me a story about a guy who came up from Australia to catch a trigger. He went the entire week without casting at a bonefish or anything else. The last afternoon he told TJ he just wanted to catch a fish - any fish. TJ convinced him to keep trying for his trigger. He finally got one. I hooked mine about 30 minutes later. I also caught it on the first flexo I ever tied - sitting at the dinner table the night before. I caught another the next day while fishing alone. Those flexos are a game changer when trying to get an eat from a trigger.
I cast that rod once on the flats - had 2 GTs (20 pounds or so) that looked like they were going to eat and then turned away. 12 wt only got love trolling
The Blue Bastard is a tremendous sight fishing challenge and a relatively new flats gamefish species. They are just as tough as spooky permit to entice. There is nothing wrong with Titan or Yellowmargin Triggerfish, they are great sight fishing fun but easier to target.