Kirinda, Sri Lanka November 2014

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A view from our beach house


A big GT stripped the whole lure and left us with the wire!











Farid Tight on the Custom Race Point




Tight on the Race Point 100 Prototype

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The local fish market


Race Point 300 with a Shell Shaping Chu Bar popping lure











When the Tsunami Hit Kirinda in the past there were 2 employee working at the lighthouse, the wave covered the entire lighthouse and the 2 guys made it safely but now they took refuge in the mountain and since that time worker have refused to work on it.

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Feasting lobster at the dinner table


















And it always end with a sunset.

[Sacco Gerard]

Hello Sami
 I expect this report with eagerness, you know why    at my age there is no hurry to grow old but I  look forward to go fishing at Kirinda in April 2015.
Excellent trip  however, I hope to have a more favorable weather, you seem to have had some tough days at this level.
Merci pour ce CR 

[Gerhard Delport]

Looks like an amazing trip Sami,

Some big GT's around Sri Lanka

Question...

Do you ever target smaller reef species on lighter tackle?

[Sacco Gerard]

HelloSami
One thing puzzles me, in all the photos I see the lure with the ventral treble, personally I put on my poppers only a big treble on the tail and possibly a short  assist with a  7/0 Kudako  at the head.
at Kirinda the majority of GTs  attack the popper by the ventral ??
Respect 

[Martin Gundersen]

Been waiting for this report, same reason as Sacco, I will visit Kirinda in March 2015.

As always , great read, great pictures
Thanks for sharing

[Viacheslav Kokorin]

Guys, as always you get the biggest fish!

[Jon Bunyard]

Looks like you had some great fun! Well done on some lovely fish.

[Saltywater Tackle]

Thank you guys for your support 

HelloSami
One thing puzzles me, in all the photos I see the lure with the ventral treble, personally I put on my poppers only a big treble on the tail and possibly a short  assist with a  7/0 Kudako  at the head.
at Kirinda the majority of GTs  attack the popper by the ventral ??
Respect 

Hi Gege,
I normally prefer to use single hook at the tail of the sticbait but since I wanted to check on the new generation of the Intence hook i was forced to use 2 treble at all time, in general Poppers work way better than stickbait in Kirinda with slow retrieve and yes GT's tend to attack the head first so most hook up we see is from the belly hook, Nicolas is waiting for you and i am sure you are going to have a blast 

Looks like an amazing trip Sami,
Some big GT's around Sri Lanka
Question...
Do you ever target smaller reef species on lighter tackle?

Hi Gerhard,
I asked the guys about the inshore fishing and potential and they said it is very decent but 90% of anglers that come to fish with them don't want to be involved in light tackle or inshore fishing, they all want to fish for GT 

   Tight lines
    Sami

[Gerhard Delport]

Thanks Sami,

But do you ever do inshore fishing?

You only battle the brutes on all your expeditions reports and videos...

[Sacco Gerard]

i am sure you are going to have a blast = thanks  Sami, I hope it will be so 

[Saltywater Tackle]

Thanks Sami,
But do you ever do inshore fishing?
You only battle the brutes on all your expeditions reports and videos...

Hi Gerhard,
I rarely do any inshore fishing but i do enjoy it when the opportunity arise,
I do like the challenge when battling with big fish as the behavior is always different and it is always intense just like my daily life style 

 Tight lines
    Sami   

[Gerhard Delport]

Thanks Sami,
But do you ever do inshore fishing?
You only battle the brutes on all your expeditions reports and videos...

Hi Gerhard,
I rarely do any inshore fishing but i do enjoy it when the opportunity arise,
I do like the challenge when battling with big fish as the behavior is always different and it is always intense just like my daily life style 

 Tight lines
    Sami

Thanks Sami,

Tight lines and screaming reels