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Re: Jack Crevalle - if you have the guts...
[Re: The Zen Master]
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01/31/25 01:41 AM
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banker-always fishing
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![[Linked Image]](https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics/userpics/2025/01/full-76913-257452-img_2783.jpeg) About 5 lbs is as big as I get into jacks in the Everglades.. they can sure save a slow fishing day.. will never forget fishing Haulover Inlet, from the sea wall one night, when the big ones in the 20+ range came through. A large flock of pelicans that were gorging on mullet packed up and left as soon as the school surfaced.. chomping.. the sound of their jaws snapping shut was enough to scare the birds off.. always wondered if they knew they would be missing their feet if they had stayed. That is a beautiful fish! Plus #1. 
![[Linked Image]](http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/823/ycku.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/560/ukw3.jpg) IGFA World Record Rio Grande Cichlid. Lake Dunlap. John 3:16 Sinner's Prayer. God forgive me a sinner. I accept Jesus Christ as my Savior !
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Re: Jack Crevalle - if you have the guts...
[Re: The Zen Master]
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01/31/25 07:58 PM
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Meadowlark
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Jacks are fun in the right situations...but if we are talking about "if you have the Guts" nothing compares to their cousins in the Trevally family. Tevally and Jack Crevalle both belong to the same family, Carangidae. The mighty giant trevally (Caranx ignobilis) is highly regarded among anglers for their sheer size and tenacity. They are one of the largest species within the Carangidae family and can weigh well over 100 pounds up to 300 pounds have been reported. Imagine standing on sandy beach with a fly round in hand doing battle with the Giant Trevally. Few things in this life can rival that...if you have the guts My personal best GT was "only" 50 pounds and I can't imagine 300 pounds of that fury. ![[Linked Image]](https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics/userpics/2025/01/full-8953-258054-gt.jpg) My personal best Bluefin Trevally was also one of the largest ever seen on this South Pacific island going 24 lbs. ![[Linked Image]](https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics/userpics/2025/01/full-8953-258055-ci_bluefin_travelley.jpg)
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Re: Jack Crevalle - if you have the guts...
[Re: The Zen Master]
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02/01/25 12:49 AM
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Osbornfishing
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Beautiful fish. 
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Re: Jack Crevalle - if you have the guts...
[Re: The Zen Master]
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02/01/25 01:29 AM
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Jim Ford
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I’m sure I’ll never get to he opportunity, but GTs have always been at the top of my wish list.
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Re: Jack Crevalle - if you have the guts...
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02/01/25 01:43 AM
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Meadowlark
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I’m sure I’ll never get to he opportunity, but GTs have always been at the top of my wish list. I hope you do...and if you do for sure take it. Nothing out there can compare IMO. Unfortunately, my age probably means I'll never get another shot.
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Re: Jack Crevalle - if you have the guts...
[Re: The Zen Master]
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03/19/25 08:56 PM
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LastCastPodcast
Outdoorsman
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Outdoorsman
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There's a lot of weird superstitions and cultural taboos surrounding eating certain fish. In general, most fish taste like fish.
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Re: Jack Crevalle - if you have the guts...
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03/19/25 10:55 PM
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Pat Goff
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There's a lot of weird superstitions and cultural taboos surrounding eating certain fish. In general, most fish taste like fish. If you're talking cat food fish, or fertilizer fish, then probably so.
Pat Goff Seadrift TX
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