INDIANANGLER

Waited too long to get this fish( my favourite fish) cos the condition of pench dam is much more difficult & adverse to get these beauties. Water level is always high and the bhandara canal portion which is the one of the main spot of these beauties is full of weeds deep inside. well i had several unsuccesful trips to this dam but i was hopeful of getting results soon and it happened due to sudden opening of the gates some 20 days back. conditions were perfect on july 28th with sun shinning bright. i used my homemade spoon and on the very first cast got this beauty of 2.25 Kgs.



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sorry for the pic quality.....will be back with many more big mahseer

regards
Manish

Those were nice pics. it seems you used a spoon to catch it. Congrats.

Congrats,

Nice fish.

Congratulations one again. What a great time you are having.

Regards,

Ali.

congrats manish, what is the name of the river?

hey manish congrats on your Mahseer mate cheers

Manish .... good stuff mate !
cheers
samit

Congrats Manish!
Great fish and that too on your homemade lure. Must be a very proud feeling.

Congratulations in advance for your 7kg beauty.


Regards,

Ali.

Thanks All for ur nice comments

I could not resist myself going back to the same place for my precious mahseer. It was very tough time casting and retrieving but i was hopeful of getting results.......thanks to my higher power. it was around 11 AM i got this beauty of 8 kgs (weighed later) on the same spoon. sorry for the pic quality




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Thanks & regards
Manish

Congrats Manish.. very nice fish.. :))

Congrats.

I am proud of you Manish,

Great going with great results.

Keep on doing it.

Regards,

Ali.

Sorry bro could not talk to you the phone three cheers to you for the catch, "fantastic" really proud of you

ssollidd fish, show us the pic of the spoon

hi manish, did you wheigh the fish or is it a guesstimate? that fish looks bigger than 8 kgs.

my line is getting cut due to the rough surface below. i have lost 15 spoons in the span of 3 days....and i m sure the fish there is too big

If you are facing trouble with snags but can't afford to up your line size as it impacts your casting distance with light spoons, try putting a leader on of 18/20lb line (or higher if needed). A decent braid would be even better but if your not experienced in using it, stick to mono.

What is a leader? A length of line from your end tackle (spoon in this case) for 10 to 15ft connected to your main line.

To stop it from effecting your cast you want to do two things:
1) have it just long enough to have a couple of turns on your spool when you line up to cast. E.g. If you have a 10th road, and you let the lure hang 3/4th from the tip when you cast you probably want it about 11/12ft in length
2) ensure you use a good slim knot - see link

http://www.carp-uk.net/knots/Mahin-knot.jpg

Good luck mate.

hi guys,
went through a very bad and good times travelling in search of mahseer in various dams. These are some of my catches in last 10 days.
tor kulkarni (7 Kgs)


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Line : .35 MM mono for both fish
used the same spoon shown earlier for both the fish
rod : telescopic berkley

regards
Manish

Great catch. Congrats.