Guess u stayed at the Mariotts...beautiful hotel to the left is the river mouth ,good GT action during the Ebb..also if u go to Matara the bridge is a great place for small Tarpon but draw back u have a big audience,The Nirwala ganga that flows have huge crocs so beaware...the river opens near polina beach again good action on ebb...The lighthouse 20 mins away furthest south is a good haunt.Any queries i help was my hunting grounds last 4 years.
Thank you Neil! Yes, we stayed at the Marriot. I did get into some great action with a large GT and a couple of MJs at the river mouth during outgoing tide. Will post video next week. I'll try and contact you for more info. I'm back in India now, but will go there again. Did try a bunch of places between Mirissa and Galle. Will try the other side towards Matara next time I'm there.
Hahaha... Jacks are used in the USA to refer to Jack Crevalle and some might have even carried that term to GTs (back in the day) . Snappers are commonly referred to as Jacks in the part of the world where I caught them. I'm sure you know all this already any way :)
@@KonkanFishing there is a big concrete fishing pier in weligama(adjoining weligama fish market)..its only about 1.5-2km from the Hotel you are staying at. this would be a good place to try too. i have caught GT there.
I fished that place only once. Didn't catch anything there. Had one small strike on a jig and that was about it. Too many boats were around and I didn't fish that place again. How big was that GT you caught?
@@KonkanFishing early morning is best. not much boat activity at that time. GT i have caught have been smaller ones (3-5lb size)..but my friend got spooled by a big GT, sadly could not land it.
mate nice fishing session there.. can I ask how many lbs/kg line your using on your slx r you using braid to leader or just straight mono.. Thanks in advance…
You are wonderful guy.i like your video .keep it up
Thank you, I will
Your videos likea top notch!
Thanks a lot and I'm glad that you like my videos.
Super bro Na Unga video yellam parkiren Yellame Arumayaga irukku valthukkal Sri Lanka trip Aruma👍
Mikka nandri bro!
Awesome brother.
Thank you brother
Excellent vidiyo bro
Thank you so much bro
Beautiful location at Lanka and excellent catches 🎣and enjoyed the video, waiting for your barracuda, Big GT landing 🎣 happy fishing
Nandri! I'll upload the next video from SL in a week. I'm now back in Bangalore.
@@KonkanFishing welcome bro I'm always a big fan of you 🙏
Thanks bro 🤜
good job
Thank you so much :)
Awesome video, loving it!
Thank you Om!
Super bro
Thanks bro
Nice catches bro
Thank you bro
super fishing 🎣.. enjoyed watching lovely video 😍👍
Thank you buddy!
Wonderful catches 🥰🥰 buddy. See you around.
Thanks buddy 😊
Happy to see u back catching MJ.
Thank you. Glad you like the video
Super bro! Nice to see you back in action
Thank you bro
Wowww, Niceeeeee catches ❤
Thanks man
Super video bro 😍
Thank you my friend.
Let's go there this year end
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Nice session 👍🏻
Thank you 🙏
I am from kasaragod Kerala
Cool stuff! What rod and reel are you using in this video?
Thank you! I was using a 7' Major Craft Basspara rod paired to a Shimano SLX 151 HG reel.
Wow lovely 👌👌
Thank you
That's Quite Interesting 🤠
Thank you :)
Insane catch.. Nice video ji..
Thank you ji
Hi, friend! Thanks for these documents. Is a licence needed for this type of fishing in Sri Lanka? Can someone say?
Great strikes.... beautiful session
Thank you 🙏
Nice catches bro.....seema good spot...
Nandri nanba! 😊
Beautiful bro..nice fun session
Yes bro. Thank you
Awesome fishing..
Thank you
Guess u stayed at the Mariotts...beautiful hotel to the left is the river mouth ,good GT action during the Ebb..also if u go to Matara the bridge is a great place for small Tarpon but draw back u have a big audience,The Nirwala ganga that flows have huge crocs so beaware...the river opens near polina beach again good action on ebb...The lighthouse 20 mins away furthest south is a good haunt.Any queries i help was my hunting grounds last 4 years.
Thank you Neil! Yes, we stayed at the Marriot.
I did get into some great action with a large GT and a couple of MJs at the river mouth during outgoing tide. Will post video next week. I'll try and contact you for more info. I'm back in India now, but will go there again. Did try a bunch of places between Mirissa and Galle. Will try the other side towards Matara next time I'm there.
We also near by the place and hope to go for fishing to the same place
Good luck! Hope you catch some nice fish there.
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Nicely presented mate 👍🏼👍🏼
Thank you my friend.
I should have got the camera a little higher up in my chest.
Still, it was a good video.
Glad you liked it
nice bro
Thanks bro 🤜
Nice bro
Hey brother, I think you meant to say Snappers not Jacks, those first 2 fishes 😜
Hahaha... Jacks are used in the USA to refer to Jack Crevalle and some might have even carried that term to GTs (back in the day) . Snappers are commonly referred to as Jacks in the part of the world where I caught them. I'm sure you know all this already any way :)
@@KonkanFishing sure, yeah I think they are Mangrove Jacks
Good catch bro 🎣
Thanks bro
Good action!!
Thank you
@@KonkanFishing there is a big concrete fishing pier in weligama(adjoining weligama fish market)..its only about 1.5-2km from the Hotel you are staying at. this would be a good place to try too. i have caught GT there.
I fished that place only once. Didn't catch anything there. Had one small strike on a jig and that was about it. Too many boats were around and I didn't fish that place again. How big was that GT you caught?
@@KonkanFishing early morning is best. not much boat activity at that time. GT i have caught have been smaller ones (3-5lb size)..but my friend got spooled by a big GT, sadly could not land it.
Thanks for the info.
I'll give that place another try next time I'm there. Which month were you there and caught the GTs in this place?
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Thank you
Do you put your rods on travel case while traveling on plane? And how long is the length of your rod?
PVC tube. The longer rod was 9', 2 piece equal section. So, the tube was about 60 inch long and about 4 inch wide
Are those Red Jacks? Or what is the species? I'm curious how they taste.
There are mangrove red snappers. They are an excellent table fare 😊
mate nice fishing session there.. can I ask how many lbs/kg line your using on your slx r you using braid to leader or just straight mono.. Thanks in advance…
Thank you! I was using 40# power pro braid
@@KonkanFishing thank you.. looking forward on your next videos…
Coming up next week 👍
@@KonkanFishing sorry 1 more question.. what rod brand & length and rod line rating on this ?? tnx
I was using a Major Craft 7' Basspara BXC-702H rod. This rod is rated for 12 to 25lb line and 10 to 40 gram lures. Hope that helps!
Sri lankan Jack's look's tough 😅⚡
Lol
How long it 2ook you to catch those fishes?
I fished there a few days and got lucky one day
What is the soft plastic luar you are using in this video
I don't remeber at this point. But back then, I was using a lot of DUO realis soft lures
Is using a leader always necessary
I prefer not to. I rarely lose fish due to teeth
pls guide me to buy full fishing rod setup , and shop were to buy 🎣🎣🐟🐟🐟🐬🐬🔥🔥🔥
Where are you located?
@@KonkanFishing coimbatore, but I'm looking for shops in Chennai to buy.
Check out Poseidon sports fishing in Chennai. They should be able to guide you.
Thanks
Hi bro
Hello 👋
If u untested mahseer fishing contact me
Sure man, the next time I'm there. Thank you so much for the offer.