INDIANANGLER

Spent Saturday fishing with Ali and Santosh at Powai lake.We all had a great time with Santosh catching a large 3.5 kg Magur and myself catching my first Mrigal.
The mrigal was released after it had recovered.
Looking forward to the rains,Ali tells us that the fish really start biting then
Regards,
Yaj.





PS: Santosh will post the Magur pic since he has got it on his cam.

hello yaj...

good going buddy...
congratulations...

regards
saiki

My 1st Mangur (Clarias batrachus) on a light 6.6 ft rod & 12 lbs line.. thanks Ali, had a wonderful time..

Nice catch Yaj..........

Great Pic too.........

Congrates yaar.......

Take care
Bye
Dev

Hi Santosh

Nice Magur.......wat did both of u use as bait & groundbait.......let us know

Bye
Take care
Dev

Yaj & Santosh

Congratulation once again,
The photos are great but the description, least to say, is below modest. Imagine every one, Yaj with all his height and bulk, dancing with excitement, beaming with happiness and the boat rocking by the happy assault of the frantic activity of landing the first carp caught by Yaj, while rest of us wondering whether the boat will hold or capsize, , it was angling at its best.
Adding to this when the real of Santosh started singing the happy song of ripping line off the reel, and santosh, pretending to show that he is calm and confident in his panicky state of excitement while fighting the fish, and for a moment, we all missed a heart beat when the line went limp for some time as the fish suddenly turned and started moving towards the boat, and after landing the 7.5 lb mangur with a rod, commenly known in our fishing circle as a tooth pick and the smallest possible chilwa hooks , it was again the burning example of angling at its peak.
Well, what about me, my fishes are still recovering from the corex effect.. thanx to Gavin.
Well mates, it was one of the best fishing trips I ever had. Not in term of fishes catched but by the standred it brought joy and happy ness to all of us.
Keep it up mates.

Ali

Hi Ali,

Had super fun in landing that mangur on a light rod.. and yes, i did missed a heart beat for a while when the line went limp

I am trying for Shahapur dam & tomorrow will come to know if we can get the permission for fishing & booking for the government guest house at the dam.. should be fun..

regards,

Santosh

Hi dev,

earth worm was used as bait..

Thanks for the vivid imagery Ali . You left out the part where the Mrigal was Huge but looked small in comparison to me LOL. It was great fun and can't wait to do it again.
Saiki , Dev, thanks guys. The hook bait was bread paste with condensed milk " milkmaid" and the ground bait was Ali's special mix so I will let him elaborate on it.
Regards,
Yaj.

well thats a nice elaboration by ali bro...
keep doing it people...
i think size of the catch doesn't matter...it's the joy, the happiness
ali is right...

regards
saiki

3.5 kg magur... man that must have been a pretty monster!!!

was he the desi typ or the thai hybrid types??? just want to know for information sakes... up north, there have been sporadic reports of the hybrid type getting out of stcked ponds and into natural waterways!!!

was watching "Jungle Hooks India" yesterday afternoon...
jeremy (anchor for that show)...was childish (he was literally dancing in joy) after catching some cute 2 inches long small babies of catfishes...

For sure a hybrid, the desi one I guess does not grow that big..

Hey guys, I sure am missing all the excitement......wish I was back in Bombay.

Congrats on your catch.
I guess fishing is all bout the anticipation & thrill you get while preparing & catching 'that big one'.

Hopefully will be able to go with you guys on a trip in Dec/Jan when I'm down.

hi,
those are more like the hybrids of the African type.. my younger brother keeps catching them at a lake close to my place.. have seen some specimens of 9-10 kgs there..

check this earlier post.
http://www.indianangler.com/viewtopic.php?t=174

cheers,
Alexis

Hi Santosh/Yaj

Saiki is right size of the catche doesnot matter.......it's the joy of fishing.

Ali tell us ur secret baba............let us catch some big 1 too

Take care
Bye
Dev

& Happy hanting.

Hi santosh,

Let every one hear the story of how you reached home when every one was sleeping and how you kept the mangur in the tub alive and how when your wife found it inspecting your bathroom in the morning...

Well this is your story and you should tell it..

Regards,

Ali..

waiting for santosh's story...

Hi Keyur,
You are most welcome man. Looking forward to go fishing with you when you are in Mumbai..

regards,
Ali..

I reached home at about 1.30 Am & kept the Mangur in small tub with some water to keep him alive .. I almost fell from the bed in the morning when my wife screamed after finding it moving in my bed room.. .. to be honest, I too was scared to handle it.. it looked damn scary..

Ali,Yaj,Santosh...

Looks like you guys really freaked out !!!!

Way to go man....

Jude

Thanks Jude..

Good going guys! Wish you many more eventful trips and hope you convert all foul hookers at lake Powai into true sportsmen.

Bops

Yaj, Congrats on the Mrigal.
I would like to see a 10 ft mako or hammerhead in your grasp-I'm sure they'll be dwarfed!
You boys had fun and here's wishing you more!
Enjoy and keep on doin it
Best
Axx

Amen