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Pacific
Top Spots for popping in the Pacific
1. Papua New Guinea
Fish: GTs, dogtooth tuna, napoleon fish, barracudas
Hotspots: Bismarck Archipelago, Milne Bay
Charter: Rock Expeditions
2. French Polynesia
Fish: GTs, yellowfin tuna, mahi-mahi
Hotspots: Tuamotu Atolls, Bora Bora, Rangiroa
3. Australia (Great Barrier Reef & Coral Sea)
Fish: GTs, coral trout, tuna, groupers
Hotspots: Ribbon Reefs, Kenn Reef, Swain Reefs
4. Japan (Okinawa & Tokara Islands)
Fish: GTs, dogtooth tuna, large snapper species
Hotspots: Amami Islands, Okinawa reefs, Tokara currents
5. Hawaii
Fish: GTs (“Ulua”), barracudas, yellowfin tuna
Hotspots: Big Island, Oahu, Kauai
6. Christmas Island (Kiribati)
Fish: GTs, bonefish, yellowfin tuna
Special feature: Shallow lagoons are ideal for shore fishing for GT
Top spots for jigging in the Pacific Ocean
1. Papua New Guinea
Fish: Dogtooth tuna, amberjacks, napoleon fish, GTs
Hotspots: Milne Bay, Wuvulu Island, New Ireland
2. New Zealand
Fish: Kingfish, groper, wreck bass
Hotspots: Three Kings Islands, Coromandel
3. Australia (Great Barrier Reef & Coral Sea)
Fish: Dogtooth tuna, amberjack, grouper, GTs
Hotspots: Osprey Reef, Marion Reef, Swain Reefs
4. Japan (Tokara Islands & Okinawa)
Fish: Dogtooth tuna, red snapper, large grouper
Hotspots: Tokara Trench, Amami Islands, Okinawa Reefs
5. Hawaii
Fish: Yellowfin tuna, amberjack (“Kahala”), groupers
Hotspots: Oahu drop-offs, Big Island seamounts
6. Fiji
Fish: Dogtooth tuna, GTs, snapper
Hotspots: Outer islands
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