INDIANANGLER

While I'm going to get a lot of tongue in cheek replies to this one, whats this forum's experience with hemp seeds in India? Availability, cost, legality,and how-to-use?
I'm afraid, inspite of being a physician, experience is limited to 'book knowledge' only and that too the illegalities ...and the urine/blood tests to show some one's under influence of...
How come its sold legally in UK as 'failsafe' carp bait? Is the UK hemp something else?

best
Axx

Hemp is legal in many places. It has nothing to do with its wicked cousin.

Hemp is grown in various parts of the world for its fiber. In fact there is a famous chain called Hempest which sells designer stuff.


Coming back to fishing. Never used it but like you have heard lots about how it is the perfect ground bait.

Maybe we should start experimenting with other seeds like bajara, til or even melon seeds.

cheers

"Recreational" bait for recreational fishing

Dam could not resist it.

Ken, Bajra is Ragi.
Fresh stock coming up from Blr soon

Great!

The pumps are to be put off today. Shhhh!

Come on, TIGHTLINERS, ,Bajra is pearl millet, tamil-cambu, telugu-sazzala, kannada-sajje, oriya-Bonga- Marathi and Gujjus called bajra or maybe in some ending with the letter `i`, in botanical terms Pennisetum typhoideum.

Ragi Bot. name Eleusine coracana, hindi-mundal or makra, tamil-kizhvaragu, telegu-ragulu, oriya-mandi, Bongo-Madua and other names ginger millet.

Googly Bob Strikes Again

Sorry Bobee, pore ol South Indian in exile in North India mate!
hessaru gottilla!
All i know is outside of INA market, hard to get here...
Not as easy as asking the wasi ghillies to mix up 2 kgs ragi mix maadi!
Whats hemp then?
Ken, is hemp the stuff we see growing on the side of the road ?
I saw a crude wooden board 2 k from my new place saying 'bhang ka theka'...blimey, its not april 1st?

Yup thats the stuff Asif. Won't find it growng wild in the south though.
You need to soak hem in hot water before mixing it with your ground bait, otherwise they tend to float away. Boil indian corn taken off the cob with hemp seed, and mix it with oil cake.
Some anglers even use hemp seed as hook bait, the hooks would of course be pretty tiny, with quite a few seeds on a hook.
Works good once the fish get the taste for them. Nice nutty taste

Henry, please check the legality of sending Hemp to India before actually doing so. I have a feeling it could lead to problems.

Bops

FREEZE! You have the right to remain silent.....

It is illegal. Comes under trafficking.

hi eljefe.... have procured the hemp!!! the de-seeding will take time.... will let you know when its done!!!