Mahseer fishing - On the plug

GasramGandu · Post by **GasramGandu** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 1:18 pm

I was out fishing with a friend on the Cauvery river this saturday and was using a plug on my spinning outfit.

It was a lovely day out on the water with no luck all morning and we were talking about how the fishing could have been better if the water wasn't so muddy. l had cast next to a rock in the middle of the river and was retrieving my plug when it snagged on something. I was just about to start cussin the rock when all of a sudden the rock started moving! I was using a 7 foot travel spinning rod with 30lb fireline braid, no room for error due to the lack of stretch in the line. I had the drag locked down tight and the heavy rod was bent over in a U-shape, despite that the fish managed to pull out 30 metres of line in one run. My right arm was really starting to hurt and I decided to tighten the drag further when I felt the braid start to rub on a rock. Braid and rocks don't go too well!

Applying sidestrain on the fish seemed to work and the fish ran towards me creating some slack in the line....there was a moment of disappointment when I thought the fish had thrown the hook. This had happened to me before when I lost some good fish. Fortunately this time I could feel the weight of the fish once I had reeled in the slack line and a few seconds later the fish was on the surface. After that it was relatively easy to land it and after a quick picture it was weighed using a sling and released unharmed. My 50 pound scale was almost maxed out at 43lb.

After many lost fish due to terminal tackle failure and abraded lines the fishing gods smiled on me at last

My best mahseer so far...

Folks please don't ask me for the location since I've promised a friend not to reveal it.

Cheers
GG

Post by **Mack The Knife** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 1:25 pm

Woohoo, you lucky son-of-a-gun! Can't wait to get one of my own.

YouTube · Post by **mundaire** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 1:36 pm

Sweet mother!!! Heartiest congratulations Gasram

Cheers!
Abhijeet

Post by **Mack The Knife** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 1:43 pm

GG,

I want to see a pic of what it did to the split ring.

GasramGandu · Post by **GasramGandu** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 1:49 pm

Thanks Abhijeet.

Rusty, will do that when I get home in the evening, at work now.

GG

badshah0522 · Post by **badshah0522** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 3:24 pm

Great fish Gandu.

snIPer · Post by **snIPer** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 3:28 pm

wow GG thats a nice one. and you smile says it all

Post by **dev** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 4:38 pm

You suck Gasram and I hate you

Oh Congratulations then but I'll have to check into envy management classes all over gain. Having Mack The Knife's fishing stories was bad enough and now et u gasram.

Dev

Post by **Mack The Knife** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 4:44 pm

dev";p="39173 wrote:I'll have to check into envy management classes all over gain.

You could always shift to Bangalore...

LeoDude · Post by **LeoDude** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 5:53 pm

WOW !!! Great Catch ...

Gopi

HSharief · Post by **HSharief** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 8:06 pm

GREAT catch Gasram. Very impressive.

Mack The Knife Bana";p="39154 wrote: Woohoo, you lucky son-of-a-gun! Can't wait to get one of my own.

Do I smell a competition coming ???

Post by **Mack The Knife** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 9:27 pm

Sharief, did someone swap the silver spoon for a shit stirring one when you were born?

The answer to your question is - bet on it

but it will be for the pleasure of playing many such and even bigger fish for my own satisfaction and little else.

Post by **eljefe** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 10:08 pm

2008-Year of the mahseer

sat · Post by **sat** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 12:02 am

superb catch bops.. congrats

sat

Post by **Grumpy** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 12:41 am

What a beauty !
Congratulations.

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