from sri lanka

[alantani]

damith send this over from sri lanka!

"Alan I am Keen angler. I one of recent catch. 53 kg GT"

[Keta]

NICE!

[Cone]

I bet that was fun!  Bob

[wallacewt]

oh boy
the magic 100lb

[Dr. Jekyll - AKA MeL B]

NICE!

x2, thanks for sharing...

[Newell Nut]

Nice Pic and a ton of fun. Get out the Bengay creme for those elbows.

[Alto Mare]

Very nice fish, Damith, Thanks for showing it to us.
Sal

[Dominick]

Damith:  Thanks for showing us the bait you are going to use.  Did you catch anything with it?  Dominick

[lawaia]

53kg...Wow, that's a big boy!  Nice catch!  Would love to see more details, e.g. deep dropping iron, or baiting; tackle; depth?

[kamuwela]

nice ulua

[broadway]

Beauty of a catch... bet you felt that for a couple of days
Dom

[ossipeter]

Thanks for sharing!

[Damith]

53kg...Wow, that's a big boy!  Nice catch!  Would love to see more details, e.g. deep dropping iron, or baiting; tackle; depth?

well we pop with poppers some which I make. Tackle Shimano Stella SW 10000 reel, Shimano-Caranx-Kaibutsu long cast 8'2 rod, power pro braid 45kg line, craft bait GT3 popper. reef near drop off 10-30m

[lawaia]

well we pop with poppers some which I make. Tackle Shimano Stella SW 10000 reel, Shimano-Caranx-Kaibutsu long cast 8'2 rod, power pro braid 45kg line, craft bait GT3 popper. reef near drop off 10-30m

Thanks for the additional info.  Must be really exciting to see a BIG fish like that hit a surface popper!  You must make a good strong popper to withstand the kind of force a fish that big must strike with, not to mention have a good strong grip on your rod'n'reel.  Fishing the reef drop off must present a challenge to keep the fish from running into the coral to cut you off.  Congratulations once more on a fine catch and thanks for posting the photo.

[alantani]

damith, welcome!!!!  you have a box en route with some items that you will find useful for reel repair.  for the anti-reverse parts, i am still looking.