Catch of the day

When Shaiyad Ali left his home at 2am on Saturday to go fishing, he didn’t imagine he’d haul in the biggest catch of his life.

The 47-year-old panel beater from Navua, who usually fishes as a pastime, caught a kavu in Pacific Harbour.

He said he had to use every technique he had learnt just to reel in the massive fish.

“I’ve been fishing since I was very young. It’s a hobby, but this is the biggest catch of my life,” he said.

“I used a bit of technique, but I had to haul it in my boat somehow. I thought to myself that I just had to get it in the boat.

“I had to put my hand in its mouth to tie the rope and then, with great difficulty, I pulled it in the boat because I was alone.”

He said the fish weighed over 100 kilograms.

He decided to sell it to one of his friends in Navua for about $700.