Going fishing with Stevie Wonder tomorrow.

Post by **Mack The Knife** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 11:22 pm

They are! He kept telling he'd seen otters. Didn't get to see one though...

And we finally come to the end of the quiz.

Well done, Grumpy. Your eyesight is awful but you can certainly take a hint!

Night all!

Pran · Post by **Pran** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 11:23 pm

>Very stumpy Otters ? Giant Rats ? Extremely skinny enormous Turtles ? Pale Sea Lions ? Tiny trunkless Elephants ? Athletic Rhinos ? Rare four-legged Catfish ?

Grumps, haven't spotted any of the genetically mutated species you're talking about

Pran

Post by **Grumpy** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 11:31 pm

Obviously they were a lot closer than the picture suggested.
Forgive me for not being altogher impressed - I expected something rather more exotic ...... being India and all.
We`ve got Otters locally.......It`s nice to see them though. We also have Mink.........damn things. Wish there was a market for Mink coats nowadays as I`d wade into the so-and-sos. There`s even a Polecat in our kitchen.

Post by **Grumpy** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 12:46 am

Maybe not........but you`ve seen a Greater double-butted four-eyed Bana haven`t you ?

Post by **Mack The Knife** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 6:16 am

LOL.

They were approximately 50 yards away. It's at times like this you wish your camera had a lot more zoom.

Pran · Post by **Pran** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 7:01 am

Grumpy";p="30788 wrote: I expected something rather more exotic ...... being India and all.

Like a Bengal tiger?

Post by **Grumpy** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 9:47 am

"Like a Bengal tiger?"

Now even I could see they didn`t have stripes.............and if it had been a Tiger 50 yards away I doubt Dodger would have hung around to take a photograph !

Post by **eljefe** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 12:05 pm

Missed out on that one Mack The Knife, Been nursing the 'blues' - LOONG weekend.My joints hurt after several long drives in search of that elusive grail-the ideal fishing spot within 100km of delhi...
Grumpy, it's o' Toole if you please, never mind the freudian slip :twisted evil:
Well, after the great attempt at animal ID by Tiddler Prawn and Grumposaurus, I dont want to be riding a bicycle on that bund

Marral looking good, I'd choose WASI over the annual winter hol to Dubai.mutter mutter...

Risala · Post by **Risala** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 12:14 pm

eljefe";p="30815 wrote:Missed out on that one Mack The Knife, Been nursing the 'blues' - LOONG weekend.My joints hurt after several long drives in search of that elusive grail-the ideal fishing spot within 100km of delhi...
...

Asif,

Could you locate any good spots,did you try Usamanpur any feedback from Sam.

What about Garhmukteshwar.

Sanjay

Post by **Mack The Knife** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 2:16 pm

Grumpy";p="30805 wrote:and if it had been a Tiger 50 yards away I doubt Dodger would have hung around to take a photograph !

Been about 100 yards from a tiger for well over 45 minutes but once again, all I had was an ineffectual point and shoot camera. And before you think of dishing out a VC, I was in a Jeep.

Post by **Mack The Knife** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 2:18 pm

eljefe";p="30815 wrote:I'd choose WASI over the annual winter hol to Dubai.mutter mutter...

Do I cancel the booking for 22nd and 23rd December?

Post by **eljefe** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 3:05 pm

I just tossed a coin and you won Mack The Knife!

dont cancel...incidently, the beastmaster fits perfectly in the flambeau case i brought down for the uglystick(fully extended) thats solves my air transport problem.
The hookset dislodging is worrying...do mahseer spit out hooks too? I thought it was a marral trait only.Not a hook problem i hope?

Post by **Mack The Knife** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 6:46 pm

Okay, the booking stands but bear in mind that I may just have to cancel at the last minute. You know why. Will try and do a day trip at the very least but as of now we are still looking at a full weekend. Fingers crossed.

The uptide rod may not be needed. I will let you know.

The hooks were new Owners or Mustad Ultra Points. Both types were sticky sharp. There may be two reasons for the misses:

1) I was using hooks with a straight shank, which when struck was pulling the bait straight out without encountering top or bottom lip or encountering only the extremeties and tearing through.

On the other hand, Sahadev's brother only uses the Owner Gorilla and swears by them.

2) We were using the current to send the bait anything from 40 to 70 yards from where we were in the coracle. Whilst there was no power lacking in the actual strike, it is possible this was greatly diminished due to the distance and inherent stretch found in mono. Unfortunately, the use of braid in this part of the canal can be very dicey. Infact I had to cut off four feet from the 40 lb line as it had frayed badly. Considering it was only used to catch two small mahseer, you can well imagine what can happen to braid.

Pran · Post by **Pran** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 8:16 pm

>Well, after the great attempt at animal ID by Tiddler Prawn

Still blame the photo for it..

Post by **Grumpy** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 8:20 pm

Yeah, too right Pran...........that`s an insult.
...........
I`ve just got it....................
Why not insist on `Tiger Prawn` ?

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