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Mack The Knife
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by Mack The Knife » Wed Jul 11, 2007 2:45 pm
There is also the small matter of compensating for refraction...
Depends on the calibre being used, Abhijeet. .30-06 (the calibre I have seen being used for this purpose) will stun the fish long enough for someone to dive in and retrieve the fish. I have only seen this technique used for murral and this is one fish that stays alive for hours out of the water, which means one can take home some very fresh fish - just wrap it in a damp gunny sack, if there is no icebox at hand.
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by dev » Wed Jul 11, 2007 3:33 pm
The moral of the story is that one should first inform themselves before passing judgement.
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Oh yes I forgot that I use the dim mak technique for fishing. Now go figure it out. I wasn't passing judgement I was stating my opinion and what's with you? Hug thy poacher day is it? Next lesson the intricacies of dynamite fishing...oh only for the pot. What a load of crock.
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by snIPer » Wed Jul 11, 2007 3:43 pm
diskaon";p="23134 wrote:This is more cool than the one I had heard off.
Night fishing can be done with a 0.22 rifle and a straight beam flashlight. Just focus the light on the surface fo the pond or lake(still water required for this one). when the fish comes up just pull the trigger.
I haver only heard this one from some elders (read ex- army guys) so i cannot validate the same..
have any of you guys tried this one??
Ive actually tried this while fishing in the Yamuna river in Agra - used an airgun and that worked pretty fine.
On my Epitaph - Off to Happy Hunting Grounds.
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by penpusher » Wed Jul 11, 2007 4:13 pm
I do not find using a rifle as un-sporting.It's akin to using a bow and arrow,requires skill and patience and you are not doing any needless destruction.There is however the possibility of a ricochet and a 30-06 bullet travels a looong looong distance.Even from a ricochet.
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by Mack The Knife » Wed Jul 11, 2007 8:13 pm
I wasn't passing judgement I was stating my opinion
You may call it what you like but the fact remains that you did not know enough about the subject. Next time engage brain before expressing an
opinion. It will save you the blushes.
Hug thy poacher day is it?
Erm... Dev, do you actually have permission to fish in the waters that you intend going to or have already gone to? I am talking legal permission, not the bottle of rum in exchange for fishing rights type of permission. What is it they say about people living in glass houses?
To answer your question the person I am refering to does have permission to shoot murral. He just so happens to own the lake....
Next lesson the intricacies of dynamite fishing...oh only for the pot. What a load of crock.
The only load of crock is that you cannot differentiate between shooting murral for the pot and as a sport and dynamiting fish for commercial reasons. There is a vast difference between the two and please do not preach down to me as I am paying my dues (however small) when it comes to anti-dynamiting activities.
Now go get stuck into some dhaba biryani and quit arguing.
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by Pran » Wed Jul 11, 2007 8:39 pm
All this talk about shooting fish reminds me of crossbows mounted with reels that allow easier recovery of the game.
Here's a pic of the same
http://www.newtribe.com/Images/trident72dpi.jpg
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by Sujay » Wed Jul 11, 2007 8:57 pm
"All this talk about shooting fish reminds me of crossbows mounted with reels that allow easier recovery of the game"
Burt Reynolds did something same in 'Deliverance' ...
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by dev » Thu Jul 12, 2007 12:14 pm
Now go get stuck into some dhaba biryani and quit arguing.
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Velly funny lustam, you upset me so much that I'm down with viral.
didn't you know how sensitive I is . So you owe me biryani when you come down...After all i had to get under your skin when not prancing around in a Tutu.
I have only been fishing to the toxic pond where they charge you and give you a receipt. Ab motu tu jagar airgun say khel, the pounding of your carpenters at home is making you like a bear with a nail in its paw.
And I don't have a brain for your kind information warna main bahut bada admi bankar tere dost ka lake khareed leta.
Dev
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