Indians For Guns

It was not a bad introduction to angling but could have been better had the waters not been muddy.

Herewith a few pics from yesterday's trip to Forbes Sagar.


Iceman learning to cast and retrieve.


Ice hooks into his first fish - a murrel.






Got this one soon after Ice got his first.


Iceman get's his second murrel.


I follow up with another.


...and another, post-lunch.


Iceman tries his hand at ledgering and is quick to learn what the line is telling him and gets himself a rohu.


A small mahseer who was full of fight. Wish Iceman had hooked into this one to see how hard a mahseer can fight compared to a murrel.

Mo, you are next.

That's some introduction! Good murrel action
Thanks for sharing.
Regards,
Yaj.

Nice pics Rusty,

Looks likes a good outing..

-Inder

Yaj";p="56159 wrote:Good murrel action

Yaj, to give you an idea of what good murrel action can really be like at Forbes, chew on this...

A few weekends back, the water was clear and low and Viper caught 24 murrel and had 21 misses. That's a mind boggling (to me) 45 murrel strikes during just one day's fishing.

When are you introducing me????

diskaon...

You did not express any interest but if you are really keen, I will take you along sometime this coming November.

Really keen means you will have to buy your tackle before the trip or soon after.

sure why not... Will work out when in Nov..

diskaon..

(I think I beat Mo in this)

Caveman teaches Iceman to fish!

Harsh, nice murral you've caught. I'm sure you're now 'hooked'!

Btw, is that your own lifejacket that you're wearing?

Mack The Knife introduced me to angling and I first fished with him in Cauvery a year ago (on Nov 1).

Pran

Mack The Knife Bana";p="56162 wrote:

Yaj";p="56159 wrote:Good murrel action

Yaj, to give you an idea of what good murrel action can really be like at Forbes, chew on this...

A few weekends back, the water was clear and low and Viper caught 24 murrel and had 21 misses. That's a mind boggling (to me) 45 murrel strikes during just one day's fishing.

Thats mind boggling all right ! Place seems to be teeming with murrel.
Regards,
Yaj.

diskaon";p="56168 wrote:sure why not... Will work out when in Nov..

diskaon..

(I think I beat Mo in this)

I am sorry but you will have to make yourself free to suit my convenience, not the other way round. If Mo cannot make it next, most probably this coming Saturday, I will let you know.

I also recall GG telling me that he wanted to start classes for beginners. Pester him into getting started with this.

Yaj,

There are plenty of murrel and other fish at Forbes but getting so many murrel to hit the lure require good to ideal conditions. The previous largest bag I had heard of was 21 murrel earlier in the year.

Last but not least, it's best to try for numbers without another angler in the coracle.

Mack The Knife Bana";p="56179 wrote:Yaj,

There are plenty of murrel and other fish at Forbes but getting so many murrel to hit the lure require good to ideal conditions. The previous largest bag I had heard of was 21 murrel earlier in the year.

Last but not least, it's best to try for numbers without another angler in the coracle.

Yes i suppose the water gods have to be smiling . What are the water levels like right now?
Another thing I was wondering about: How much weight does the coracle support? On my account of course
Regards,
Yaj.

The water level was high yesterday but is known to fluctuate rapidly depending on heavy rains or how much water is released at the Headworks dam. The coracle we use will support our combined weights and a hefty ghillie to boot, so don't worry on that account.

Nice outing and another fisherman baptized..

best

Pran";p="56169 wrote: ...Btw, is that your own lifejacket that you're wearing?...

WASI has new life jackets..

@IcemanV - Excellent going buddy Nice catches... Actually, I would say, one of the best beginner's quota