INDIANANGLER

Hi,
Currently I am looking to catch a decent size (2-3 kg as per our environment) Rohu.
My problem is that the place where i fish is full with USTAADs, they usually throw few balls of something called Chari in local to make fish hungry. then every one is with some kind of chemical oriented bait may be herb based or whatever. With this combination they use to catch some good fish and in comparison sitting next to them i remain empty handed or at the most just one around half kg fish after 10-12 hrs.
By the way i used plain wheat flour, with sugar, with shakkar, with haldi and also with vanila essence, but my bait usually becomes a treat for small fish and they clean the hook in 5 minutes so that i put one more to feed their bellies, so guys what am i doing wrong other than not having formulas USTAADs' have?
By the way I tried oil cake based ground bait mentioned on IA too (though without rum as have no access to things like that)

Rana

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i dont know what you meant by "FIX" but it usually means 2 things
1. Drugs
2. Getting neutured

and im sure what you had in mind wasnt either

Theres a third .... getting pronged by the watergod

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for susheel: i wrote 'fish' it came out 'fix', there must be some relation or i am just too bad at typing. but still message is well understood by experts and i m getting my share of advice.

Don't worry Fishman. 'Fix' is just fine after all aren't some of us addicted to angling.

God did not make the world with all its problims in one day- relax and enjoy your fishing and you one day when you least expect it you will get the fish you want till then enjoy the sport

Hi Rana
Its nice to hear that someone else has also experienced the same problems at Rawal lake as i did. Actually what you are calling a chemical is not chemical really. its a combination of a number of herbs/additives cooked/mixed together and as for its formula, i feel its easier to design a aircraft engine. it has a strong smell and there is nothing else wrong about it. The reason that you are not getting the fish is because if the fish is getting a bait that smelly in the area than it wont come for something like atta/haldi. Secondly i feel haldi and vanila essence dont go together as they have very different smells. Recommend using one of the two.
As for the charai, there is every thing wrong about it because, as you mentioned, it contains a herb which seriously effects the digestive system of the fish. Many of them, specially small ones, can not recover and either die or their growth is seriously retarded. I have been talking to the people about not using it but in vain. Many of them have no idea of ethical angling, conservation etc. May like to do the following
1 Dont sit at the place where the lake has been extensively ground baited with charai. Select a new spot for yourself, may be on the farther side of the lake (Bani Gala or recreational park side).
2 You must not use the harmful herbs, but ground baiting is essential.
3. Must carry the earth worms. Carps, specailly Gulfam can be caught on them. Today morning my son caught a gulfaam and a grass carp with earth worms.
4. Dont be disheartened. keep using new techniques. After initial failures, now i have started having some success. Good luck.
Cheers
Sualeh

Thanks Shaphan
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Sualeh

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