INDIANANGLER

Greetings,

Today my dream came true. I had landed my dream Giant Trevally

Thanks everyone that helped me with information and also helped me with HOPE as I was targeting these guys for more than a year under the sun and the moon.

A local came jogging by that time and asked me to move about 300 yards toward the north (that is the spot where I normally fish) as there were GTs feeding in the past two three days. I took his advice and moved.

I had a GT hit a Yozuri hydro popper in a couple of casts and ran like crazy. I was fishing with an 8' spinning rod paired with a Shimano Stradic 5000 loaded with 150 yards of 30lb power pro braid. It took me about 15 minutes to bring him in (The fish weighed 15 pounds on a scale)

Pics coming soon. I asked a guy take a video with my digicam and hopefully it comes out okay on youtube.

Edited: Here is the link for Youtube video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_MOCVdT33E

Thanks,
Maruthu

congrats boss!

Great going Captain!

Super! Bring on the pics

Cheers
Bopanna

Well done dude, waiting for the pics.

Cheers
Ruler of Sun

Hey Maruthu,
Cool mate . Nice to hear this.. Glad that you caught it in Kovalam, brings us hope mate.. Waiting for the pics..

Regards,
Binu

Hey Maruthu .. Way to go .. welcome to the GT club ... Now you will never rest easy till you get the largest of all GT's ...youre hooked to GT fever ..

Congrats Maruthu.. landing them from the shore is very challenging... well done mate..

So far i have hooked and lost three

Hey! a quick question guys. Do GTs make good eating?

Geniuses

Yes, they are especially good barbequed or baked in a leaf. The meat is a bit tough and you may want to leave the skin.

Trevally and Cucumber in Cabbage Rolls

Ingredients:

8 large outside cabbage leaves (any variety, ie white, savory or chinese)
600g trevally fillets (skinned and boned)
200g cucumber (peeled and sliced)
100g butter
1 teaspoon sesame seeds
Sea salt
2 teaspoons peppercorns

Blanch the cabbage leaves for 1 minute in boiling water, then plunge into cold water and drain. In 100g butter softly cook the trevally fillets until half done, then remove.

Lay the cabbage leaves flat. Put some trevally, cucumber slices onto each leaf, then sprinkle with spices and drizzle with butter from the pan. Roll up into tight parcels.

To finish cooking use either a steamer, or pan with 1/2 cm of water and a lid, over moderate heat.

Serve with a fresh tomato sauce. Makes 4 servings.

Bops .. that recipe forum is long overdue

Mken, my views ... upto 12 lbs they are a good table fish ... have a cocunutty flavor to the flesh .... above that size look good in photographs only ...

Thanks Fred and Rulerofsun!

I'll stick with fresh/dried bombay duck, rawas, snapper and some great fried mandhali. Dam that little fish with a cold one is as close to perfection as possible.

Unbeatable...

Congratulations Maruthu for your first GT.

Share the pics soon. Has the Video been posted on Utube?

Regards,


Arun

Well done indeed! And only using light tackle as well.
Will you use heavier tackle in case you get a bigger one?
If so what heavier tackle will you use?

I'm green with envy!

Sorry for the late response. Here we go with the pics.





Thanks,
Maruthu

Arun,

Hopefully the video should in Youtube by this Saturday. Will let you know.

Yorkshire Boy,

Today I was fishing with a 10' medium heavy conventional rod for them.
I always miss hook up with conventionals , Missed a hook up with a GT and also a 4' barracuda that took the Hopkins metal lure and was up in the air like a rocket.

Maruthu

Thanks for the pics Maruthu, Yes Ken the Mandeli is amazing with cold one.

Thanks Murathu for sharing the pics.

If the phtograph is taken at the spot where you landed the fish, then it means you were casting from the Beach and the place is not rocky. Is it correct?

Regards,

Arun

Incredible fish. Just how far out from the beach did it take the lure.

Cool,
Landing one from shore is fabulous. Congrats for your first but not the last G.T.
Keep it up..

Ali..

Hi Maruthu,

Great catch! .Just one question... what distance were the GT's feeding at the time?

Cheers,
Madhur.

Hi Maruthu,

GTttttttt!! . You done it mate . Now Iam shure we'll see many more Gt pics from you.


Jeen

This is exciting...catching GT from the shore...great stuff Maruthu

lure_fisherman

Greattttttttttttt

Hey there Matey!

Was looking at the pictures again and drooling. Then I noticed that you reel was on the sand.

Just a word of caution mate but that's the best way to kill that reel fast. Sand is a reels worst nightmare.

cheers

Thanks again everyone for the kind and encouraging words.

Arun, you are right about the location.

Ken, the fish took the popper when it was within 10 yards from me.

Madhur, as far as I know the GTs were feeding in the first gut between the wash (i.e bottom of the foot) and the first sand bar which should be approximately 80 yards.

Maruthu

Uploaded the video in Youtube .
Sorry about the quality, I asked a stranger to capture the scene when the fish was almost done.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_MOCVdT33E

Thanks.
Maruthu

thats fantastic mate.

Congrats maruthu,

Its a great feeling, finally hooking into one & landing it...... I'm sure that the taste has got you wanting more action. Keep us posted with your experiences.

Congrats Muruthu...

Regards,
Saiki

Hi Maruthu,

Fantastic!! That's a very respectable fish on the gear you were using.

I hope this opens up a new world of surface fishing for you. But beware!!! It's a highly addictive form of fishing.

Please feel free to ask me for any info that you might want/need. Would be pleased to help.

Regards,

Mighty Marlin

Hi Maruthu,

Congrats for that nice fish

Cheers,
Apoo

Ahoy Capn!
Way to go, have yourself a cold one on me
Keep on doin it
Best
Axx

Congragulations Maruthu !

Nice GT, and to get one from the beach is really great.

tight lines

Makarand

Thanks again everyone for the encouraging words.

MM, Thanks for the input. I am now in the process of exploring more fishing spots around Chennai and hopely I find some fish

Maruthu

Nice video dude I finally got to see it. How far did you guys cast in the windy conditions to land the GT? Please keep us updated.

Nice Fish mate..

Very nice catch! Nice to see the video as well. Will be taking my tackle along with me on my next trip to Chennai after seeing your video.

hEYYYYYYYY GOOD CAMERA WORK ENJOYED EVERY BIT OF IT............KEEP IT COMIN

Great going Mapla, keep up the good work.

you did it!! good man. respect to all who helped and chipped in!! i will be trying tropical fishing in january , and i have learnt so much thanks to all you contributors. i am based in mallorca island spain if anyone wants any advice! would love to contribute back after having learnt so much! regards greg

thats a great catch brother... keep posting wish to come to chennai very soon to see u fishing aswell fish with u too ..

Congrats On your first GT.

Did a gr8 job hope to see more shows sooner!

Anoop

nice show

Hey Dude
an amazing video n a catch,
keep hooking
cheers!!!
M