My first catch

Post by **eljefe** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 11:28 pm

Pran, Ground bait is when you plan to fish in peace, not when you have to face an irate mob of local fishermen, worried about you catching ONE fish -seriously depletes their stock

Yes, more recipes for ground bait than the stars in the firmament! so stick to cheapo stuff like Konda and ragi balls or ground dog biscuits and a scattering of chicken guts.Dont spoil your cat fish rotten by using exotic recipes!
cast GB about 15-30 min prior to casting, at a suitable,chosen spot, in small quantities. then cast a few metres away and have fun! You can use a small 'catty' to cast your ground bait...
Best
Axx
PS have hooks to spare, PM add, will send some across.

Post by **Grumpy** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 11:45 pm

A priest is a religious gentleman.....very handy when fishing as the traditional way to kill a fish is to get a priest to headbutt it.

Post by **Mack The Knife** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 12:15 am

Pran,

It just occured to me that one of your home made knives is heavy enough to do duty as priest.

Post by **eljefe** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 12:45 am

...or headbutt the priest with a fish? preferably a 300lb marlin

Post by **Grumpy** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 1:10 am

Or a swordfish.....................

Post by **eljefe** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 1:18 am

You be badder than me, Grumpy!

Post by **Grumpy** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 2:06 am

I`m a baaaad man !

Pran · Post by **Pran** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 6:42 am

Asif,

Tried using small pieces of ragi ball for GB.Not sure if it works for catfish though.What's 'konda'?

>You can use a small 'catty' to cast your ground bait

How is that....

Mack The Knife,

Carried the knife with me.Did regret not carrying pliers and a nailcutter.

Pran

Post by **Grumpy** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 8:27 am

"Did regret not carrying pliers and a nailcutter."

Pliers ? And a nail cutter............as in toenail cutter or for cutting steel nails ? What the hell kind of fishing were you doing ? All I`ve seen is a couple of tiny Catfish ! The mind boggles at what you might have needed a pair of pliers and a nail cutter for !........Dental work for Sharks ? Or did you have to cut through a steel mesh fence to get to the lake......or when escaping from the fishermen ?
Or maybe you run a business doing pedicures/manicures on the bank ?

Pran · Post by **Pran** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 10:29 am

Grumpy";p="18542 wrote:"
Or maybe you run a business doing pedicures/manicures on the bank ?

Grumpy,
Had trouble removing the hook from the catfish.Mack The Knife had told me to keep a nail cutter to cut the line if and when required.The pliers were to remove the hook if it were lodged inside the fish.

Pran

Post by **dev** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 1:15 pm

I was just gonna lurk and congratulate Pran but then Grumpy had to make me die laughing

.

dev

Grumpy";p="18542 wrote: "Did regret not carrying pliers and a nailcutter."

Pliers ? And a nail cutter............as in toenail cutter or for cutting steel nails ? What the hell kind of fishing were you doing ? All I`ve seen is a couple of tiny Catfish ! The mind boggles at what you might have needed a pair of pliers and a nail cutter for !........Dental work for Sharks ? Or did you have to cut through a steel mesh fence to get to the lake......or when escaping from the fishermen ?
Or maybe you run a business doing pedicures/manicures on the bank ?

Post by **kanwar76** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 1:20 pm

Hey Congrats Pran,

Glad you had fun ..

-Inder

HSharief · Post by **HSharief** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 2:46 pm

Pran, Congratulations on the catch. When I lived in Iowa the easiest thing to catch was catfish. Use chicken liver with some weight and let it settle at the bottom and in minutes, they bite. Then there was no limit on catfish so we cd bring it home so it made it a much easier decision for me, what to go for. Other fish, there was an 18inch limit.

To, avoid the spines, this is what I devised and worked well for me, use a towel to grab around the head, wrapping the spines inside the towel, just exposing the mouth, gently squeeze the sides of the mouth to keep it open to remove the hook.

Pran · Post by **Pran** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 8:44 pm

Thanks guys.

Sharieff,
Landed the fish on a newspaper and held it with a towel while removing the hook.Didn't see the spines till I got back home.

Pran

conty1 · Post by **conty1** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 12:34 am

mehulkamdar";p="18487 wrote: Pran,

Congratulations on your first catch. Mine has eluded me for well over 30 years since I first tried my hand at fishing. Hope you have many, many more in the future.

Very best wishes and congratulations again. The first catch is always the greatest!

Don't worry... I promsie you at least some bluegills or perch if not a large mouth or a cat this summer

And Pran... nice start... congratulations. Let's see this cat's mama next time

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