Murrall Fishin in Forbes Sagar..

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Murrall Fishin in Forbes Sagar..

Post by viper » Fri Nov 14, 2008 2:57 am

Hi Guys….

After a long time of continuous working, needed a break, before anything could come up :wink: , found Myself on the road to WASI on My Pulser,
Man.. it was Freezing cold :roll: ,was shivering all the way & after taking deviation to Malavalli from Mysore …visibility was low as it was foggy…,
After reaching there, tried to relax my legs in the water & tried testing My torn frog near the bushes to test its buoyancy…bang…& the frog was gone …to my surprise :shock: it a mural of 2kg which hit was hiding next to my feet, after a few sec,,, could see my frog floating into the main canal with the flow….so before I could start fishing …had lost my lucky frog, :( ….

So tried spinning ,caught 2 Mahseers of 1-2 kg, then with the guard went into the lake for some Murral action,….seemed like it was not my lucky day :? as had caught only few small mural of 1-2 kg…then asked the guard to take me near the canal…casted my lucky spinner & the moment it hit the water, was taken….my reel screamed for few seconds & before I could do anything …..my line snapped & spinner was gone ….I thought this was one my worst days :( , had lost my lucky spinner & frog & no decent size fish…..so with heavy heart headed for Lunch & some shade, The Guard was trying to cheer me up by saying that murrls are there & due to high water level had gone into the vegetation,

After lunch was had some rest & then took to the lake to try my luck…seems like lake was coming alive….could see some small murrals playing…was not interested in catching them..so wanted to try a corner of the lake where the water was placid, guard informed that placed had been covered by previous guests without any success, convinced him to try it once, casted the frog & Boom…got a 2 & half kg Murrall. :shock:

With 19 murralls caught…decided to call it a day…paddling back…saw some disturbance near the canal…was informed that its some Big fish(rohu ),had a gut feeling. asked the guard to row over there to try a last cast…casted & started to retrieve….Another Big Bang…thought I had scared a gang of Rohu’s…suddenly My line became tight & there it was the Biggest Murral I have seen :shock: …doing Tail walking to shake off the Frog….was not sure what to do, was holding onto my dear rod ….was sure that my last frog is also gone….it was crazy …the fish was running in all directions…after 10 min…landed it…My Digital scale read 14.10 LB (6.4kg)..,released the fish after reviving,man..I was happy :D

Tackle Details :Rod :Shimano FX 6ft ,Reel: Shimano Symetre ,Line: PowerPro 20lb ,Lure:Scum Frog & BlueFox Silver Spinner #4,
Murrall :20 ,Mahseer :2,1 fish taken & the rest released.

Some Pics of the Trip

Sunrise On the way to WASI
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Foggy Morning
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Lake Placid
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Big Murrall
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Chk out the size its Mouth
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A bad day of fishing is better than a good day of work :)

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Re: Murrall Fishin in Forbes Sagar..

Post by Vikram » Fri Nov 14, 2008 8:24 am

Very nice pics,Viper.Thanks for sharing.

That Murrel, is the biggest one caught so far by any of our members here?Congratulations.

Lake Placid,eh? Did you see the Pig Pulling fat croc Rusty posted? Be careful.Be very careful.Y'all listening?LOL.

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Post by indian » Fri Nov 14, 2008 8:40 am

nice pictures viper :) that murrel must have made a good eating.i mean,if you had taken it home :)

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Post by TenX » Fri Nov 14, 2008 9:29 am

Wonderful Catch matey :) ... Congrats
Thats a fine monster you got... Hope you did not forget to tell they fish to please your friends when they drop in the next time ;)
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Post by Sakobav » Fri Nov 14, 2008 10:04 am

congrats on the catch nice one and thanks for posting

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Re: Murrall Fishin in Forbes Sagar..

Post by Mack The Knife » Fri Nov 14, 2008 2:00 pm

Vikram";p="59014 wrote:Did you see the Pig Pulling fat croc Rusty posted?
I doubt it. Unless I am mistaken this is his way of showing me two fingers for reporting him for not wearing his PFD....again.

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Re: Murrall Fishin in Forbes Sagar..

Post by lazybones » Fri Nov 14, 2008 9:08 pm

Good show Viper.
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