INDIANANGLER

hey guys firstly sorry for the caps thats how badly i needed your help!

so here is the dilema i am facing i am coming home from new zealand for about 4 weeks roughly on holidays and having never fished in india i am stuck!

i will be staying in bangalore and unless a lot of changed there is no ocean there haha.

so looking to do a whole lot of fishing around ocean say around chennai and around in kerala where hopefully my relatives will allow me to crash at their place.

looking for some tips and location and ideas for where to fish without giving away your spot x.

most of my fishing and preferred way of fishing is done from the rocks with deep water and good current running though. i use whole lot burley and big pieces of baits and live bait. which has always worked for me same cannot be said for poppers.

here is some of my gear i will be bringing along with me

my trusty old abu garcia javeling 12ft surf caster which has never let me down and lasted me the longest! which i plan to use for bottom dwelling fish.

shimano aqua tip 24kg rod which i always use for live baiting fish.

the two reels i will be bringing along are

shimano tld25 loaded with 24kg mono line of over 300mts for larger fish.

fin nor biscyane 80 loaded with 30lb mono

okuma avenger sbf80 bait runner with 30lb mono and another spool with 50lb braid

hopefully this should be enough for my fishing for my stay there.

would really appreciate your advice on if this setup i am planning is enough or would you guys recommend different setup.

i have had a look at the fishing tackle website on this forum so i can buy hooks, swivels etc from Bangalore at tackle shop.

so your help would be really appreciated.

oh almost forgot i will be arriving in india in june first week and would be leaving back on july first week.

thanks heaps in advance and hopefully my post hasnt had many of you all nodding away!

If you are coming down to Kerala, as far as I think, it is not the right time ! The monsoons have started and at these times fishing is not as good as it would be, at least, I have not had much success. Have not heard much fishing from the surf over here, or probably it has not been explored, maybe, you could, if you find right spots. If coming to Cochin, the usual spots are Munnambam, Vypin, Chellanam etc. Carry the popular brands like rapala, yozuri, halco, bomber in the common colors if you can turn your outfit to spinning. Live baits can be had from the markets, chineese nets at these spots if you go in the early mornings.