INDIANANGLER

A baiting needle can easily be made using a piece of stainless steel wire. Make a small U shape at one end of the wire using pliers and stick it through the boilie. Then gather the hair in the U bend and pull the wire back through the same hole. This will bring the hair through the bolie. You can then pass a small piece of toothpick through the hair to keep the hair from going back through the bolie when casting.

For hard floaters like dog biscuits etc, use superglue on the hook shank and stick the biscuit to the hook.

Bopanna

Heat a large hook till red hot and then drop it in ice water. You will now be able to straighten the hook to make a nice baiting needle. The barb holds the hair well and the hole remains small.

Bops, this topic has veered from introductions and is generating a lot of useful info. Perhaps it should be moved to under its own heading - maybe "carp fishing techniques" ???

Thanks Owen,

Some day we two will go for fishing together and then I will try your rig. Its really great to interact with so many of fellow anglers and learn so many things. I will soon post the photo of how I use weight. Basically this method is used in Ganga to catch huge Rohus.

The method of using boilies was beautifully explained. We use to boil our maida bait or use to fry it with ghee from one side to make the bait hard from our childhood but this method of making boilies is new one to me and will surly try it. Thanks a lot mate.

Further to this, I would like all the members of this forum to answer one question. How many of you have caught 4 Kg. + Silver Carp or say any Grass carp where as the fish has taken the bait in its mouth and it was properly hooked.

regards,

Ali

Hey Ali dude,

Have caught a grass carp of nearly 8kgs.. Hoked proper in the mouth.. But I do admit that it was pure luck !!
My Old Man has caught a silver of about 5.5kgs.. Once again, properly hooked..

Hi Owen,
This is the way I use weight. Remember one thing, the hole of the weight should be polished very properly from the inside and the edges should be rounded off so as they do not damage the line. After polishing the inside of hole and rounding off the edges, paint the surface with araldite. The advantage of this system is that if the fish pulls the bait in any direction, the movement transfer to the float is immediate and maximum whereas the fish feels minimum weight. Hope this illustrate the method clearly.
Regards,
Ali

A trip to Powai with two of I.A. members, santosh and Dr. yadnish (dated 10 June 2007)

Hi Ali,

Had great time at powai, it was very good learning...

And thanks a lot for the 27.50 lb gift..

Regards,

Santosh

Hi Ali,

Nice fish. But who caught it ?

Are the fish from Powai safe to eat ? Remember reading, that the Powai lake is highy polluted.


tight lines

Makarand

Gavin,
, Grass carp on the hook !!, You are the most lucky angler I know of. Did you used ground baiting and what was your hook bait. I only know grass carp taking bait in such pounds where they are regularly fed by caretakers. was this catch in that type of pond or it was caught in some lake or river.

You have made me envious.



Ali..

Wow!

Big fish from Powai... And hooked the proper way.

This will hopefully change some attitudes and beliefs, I hope.

Thanks mates. Keep them rods bent.

Hey Ali,
Really enjoyed our outing.Never seen such huge splashes as i did yesterday at the lake.
By the way the Mrigal and Silver tasted great!
Thanks for being such a gracious host!
Regards,
Yaj.

Really a big one. You guys had a blast.

hey ali bro...

do ya use ground-bait of your own or calcutta masala?
just curious...

regards
saiki

Ali,
You didn't answer my question re: hook size and site/advance baiting.

hello Ali,

thanx for that, but don't need ground-bait at this moment...
in case of any mumbai visit in future...i'd definitely plan something for powai itself, there's a person named anisur, who is a member of that lake/association, not very regular though...
i've heard about big katlas of powai from him...
get hold of that person if possible, he drives almost 8 hrs from mumbai for ants egg to a secret location...

i'd definitely make a trip to powai...c ya then

regards
saiki