INDIANANGLER

Hi,
This was my first catch 'THREAD FIN',6.5 KGS from Vypeen(cochin) on 30.09.09 at 5.30PM.
It was quite a fight til i manage to land it along the beach.
Shimano FX4000FB,20pound mono line, 50 pound leader,lureHALCO 12cm,160DD,H57.

Sarath

You are one lucky guy to have fish like that still around your area. Where is the picture mate?

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great fishing!

Great catch.

Woohaaaaaaaa

Your first catch mate..

You are hooked for life..

Great fish and heartiest congratulations. Wish you many more fishes.


Regards,

Ali.

As Ali pointed out "tu to gya" hahahahaha great catch congrats on such a beauty

Wonderful, amazing first catch!

Sarath,

Thats a lovely threadfin.
Good show.

Jeen

Now thats a good fish, first catch Ravas, reminds me of the good old days in Bombay

Great catch there.
Got to love those shore caught beauties.

BTW, can some one tell if Threafin and Ravas are the same.
Are they similar to the Bluefish in the northeast coast of USA.
I used to hear stories about huge shoals of saltwater salmon in Chennai coast, not any more though
Also do they have razor sharp teeth, that are small but arranged closely and can snap fingers pretty easily?

Maruthu

Good catch ...must be Fine eating too....nothing like Ravas....Lure.....The Threadfin and Ravas same fish.....the ravas doesnt have teeth but very abrasive lips just like coarse sand paper....no they cannot snap fingers.

Nice!!!!

great catch mate, bet you had a great fight on yoiur hands!! thanks for sharing.,

All the best, Scott

Hi,

Great catch. First saltwater catch and that too a Threadfin is making us envious. Lucky to catch that one. Happy fishing.

Spoonangler.

Congrats Mate... That is a dream catch.

Santosh

Sarath,
Good show !! How I envy you !!

Bobby, those good old days of B'bay, are now dreams for us !
Syd.

Hey Sarath,
Great catch.
Godfrey

Hi Maruthu,

The threadfin and rawas are both the same. The blue fish is something different though both have simlar feeding habits and are good fish to catch and readily take lures when they are feeding. The so called saltwater salmon we hear about on the east coast is also the same. Yes they have small serrated teeth which some times easly cut a mono so a fluoro is a better option , though using a wire is also common. No they do not snap fingers the bite is similar to a snapper bite painful but bearable.

cheers,

Jeen

Jeen,

Thank you for the info.

Maruthu

congrats for a fish well caught

Heartiest Congratulations Sarath. The first Catch and that too a Threadfin! And what a size!

Wish you many more such successes.

Regards,


Arun

Congratulations !

you are now infected with the Fishing(+) virus.

Great catch !

Hey sarath fantastic catch keep it up happy angling and do inform us when the season for sea salmon stars so we'll be there too to have some fun
Happy angling
saravanan

Hey Sarath,

Is that your first catch??? Are you sure?? If YES, May GOD bless you in your angling addiction. I'll pray that your family supports you in your angling expeditions.

Cheers and tight lines.

DeZZ

Hey Sarath, Great Catch.

Nice catch Sarath, looks like the shimano FX4000 FB reel is a lot tougher than I thought

Hi,
Thanks..
No doubt Bops thanks, Shimano FX4000FB was working great and very sturdy, I was able to land a 8Kg barra with the same.

HI sarath,
welcome to salt water fishing mate, I say u didn't hook the fish but the fish hooked u for life,like all of us are addicted to fishing now u also