I’ve made no secret of the fact that Giant Trevally are one of my bucket list species, preferably on some pristine and idyllic flats like those found in the Seychelles or the Maldives. Their brute strength and willingness to eat topwaters makes them a no-brainer. I just hope that I have enough tackle to survive the inevitable break-offs.

To me, a GT tattoo is a pretty balls-out display. Anyone can get a largemouth or a musky or even a mahi and lots of people will know what it is, but by this choice you’re appealing to just a small group of masochists in the know. Here are some I’ve found online:

This one from Lionel Arts in Mauritius is badass by itself, but it’s especially impressive when you realize that it was build to cover up a previous rudimentary piece of dolphin ink.

Trevally Geet GT Tattoo Lionel Arts Mauritius

This one from Scourge Tattoo in Australia is absolutely insane. It’s amazing how the artist demonstrated the sheer power of the species through a non-moving, two-dimensional, black ink representation.

Scourge Tattoo Australia GT Trevally Geet Topwater

New Guinea is high on my list of places to go – both for geets and for the Niugini Black Bass. Here’s one by Rodel Barnardino, created at All Black Tattoo Studio in Papua, New Guinea.

Papua New Guinea fishing tattoo ink GT Geet Trevally Niugini Black Bass

It’s not just artists in the South Pacific getting in on the action. Damask Tattoo in Seattle made this one.

Damask Tattoo Seattle GT Trevally Geet fishing

I’m not sure that this post makes me want to get a GT inked on me – especially since I’ve yet to catch one – but it does make me want to buy a big Stella spinning reel, some 130-pound braid and a bunch of big poppers to fling at the mean bastards.

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