Fishing For Mahseer in India
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Fishing For Mahseer in India
I visited India recently , it felt good returning home. I sneaked a short fishing trip over a weekend, but a fruitful one. Got to spend some time with my Father, we both were looking forward to this trip for a long time .
The target fish was a hard hitting endangered native species called the Deccan Mahseer (Barbus Tor Khudree). A fish that grows over a 100lbs . Sadly the larger specimens have been decimated and now exist only in sacred protected locations within wildlife sanctuaries.
Traditionally , they are fished for with bait/live bait and spoons/spinners.
But considering they are an active aggressive species that are piscivorous and the place I was fishing served as a nursery for Juveniles, I broke out the trusty ultralight and bream lures.
Soft plastics, spoons , blades , hard bodies , even had a a few on top water walk the dog style lures at dusk/dawn.
I had an absolute blast, these fish had never seen these lures before and I caught them on everything I chucked at them and the little stradic was screaming all weekend. I did have some jig heads opened out and leaders torn to bits, but landed 95% of the fish.
Enjoy
Reaction Strike on an EVO Shad
Dad with a fish caught on a pop-up boilie, there was some baitfishing as well for the less lure inclined. Good Old Grubz
A jighead that got destroyed on the take, these fish pound for pound are the hardest fighting fish ive hooked in freshwater. Built to live in fast , rocky rivers and hunt.
The ZX35 worked pretty well, I even had a snakehead on it that slithered away before a picture, nIce
to see my fav lure for Albert Park Lake doing the damage abroad as well. TopWater Mahseer, They hunt baitfish at dawn/dusk. Little walk the dogs , absolutely slayed. All in all , it filled me with happiness to see the fish of my childhood at the end of my line again and this time on the Ultralight.
The target fish was a hard hitting endangered native species called the Deccan Mahseer (Barbus Tor Khudree). A fish that grows over a 100lbs . Sadly the larger specimens have been decimated and now exist only in sacred protected locations within wildlife sanctuaries.
Traditionally , they are fished for with bait/live bait and spoons/spinners.
But considering they are an active aggressive species that are piscivorous and the place I was fishing served as a nursery for Juveniles, I broke out the trusty ultralight and bream lures.
Soft plastics, spoons , blades , hard bodies , even had a a few on top water walk the dog style lures at dusk/dawn.
I had an absolute blast, these fish had never seen these lures before and I caught them on everything I chucked at them and the little stradic was screaming all weekend. I did have some jig heads opened out and leaders torn to bits, but landed 95% of the fish.
Enjoy
Reaction Strike on an EVO Shad
Dad with a fish caught on a pop-up boilie, there was some baitfishing as well for the less lure inclined. Good Old Grubz
A jighead that got destroyed on the take, these fish pound for pound are the hardest fighting fish ive hooked in freshwater. Built to live in fast , rocky rivers and hunt.
The ZX35 worked pretty well, I even had a snakehead on it that slithered away before a picture, nIce
to see my fav lure for Albert Park Lake doing the damage abroad as well. TopWater Mahseer, They hunt baitfish at dawn/dusk. Little walk the dogs , absolutely slayed. All in all , it filled me with happiness to see the fish of my childhood at the end of my line again and this time on the Ultralight.
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I hate you Man, seriously i do....
Those are one of the best fighting fish you can ever catch... its on my list to do when i go back to India Myself
what part of India were you fishing, im guessing south, which is also where i am from.
I cant see any of the Pics, but im sure they are awsome.
ill have to take some bream lures myself next time i go there.
Those are one of the best fighting fish you can ever catch... its on my list to do when i go back to India Myself
what part of India were you fishing, im guessing south, which is also where i am from.
I cant see any of the Pics, but im sure they are awsome.
ill have to take some bream lures myself next time i go there.
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purple5ive wrote:I hate you Man, seriously i do....
Those are one of the best fighting fish you can ever catch... its on my list to do when i go back to India Myself
what part of India were you fishing, im guessing south, which is also where i am from.
I cant see any of the Pics, but im sure they are awsome.
ill have to take some bream lures myself next time i go there.
Haha sure was fun!
Let me know if you are going down again, I am from Bangalore and this fishing is at the Wildlife of South India Cottage about 2 and half hours from Bangalore. If you let me know in advance , ill get one of my buddies to take you out.
It was ridiculously good fun.
Pics uploaded now
I'd say about 50 fish in a weekend landed, 6lb mainline, 15lb leader, FG Knot.
Shimano Travel Raider Bream , 2500 Stradic Ci4+ (poor little drag got molested).
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Cheers man,smokin_reels wrote:purple5ive wrote:I hate you Man, seriously i do....
Those are one of the best fighting fish you can ever catch... its on my list to do when i go back to India Myself
what part of India were you fishing, im guessing south, which is also where i am from.
I cant see any of the Pics, but im sure they are awsome.
ill have to take some bream lures myself next time i go there.
Haha sure was fun!
Let me know if you are going down again, I am from Bangalore and this fishing is at the Wildlife of South India Cottage about 2 and half hours from Bangalore. If you let me know in advance , ill get one of my buddies to take you out.
It was ridiculously good fun.
Pics uploaded now
I'd say about 50 fish in a weekend landed, 6lb mainline, 15lb leader, FG Knot.
Shimano Travel Raider Bream , 2500 Stradic Ci4+ (poor little drag got molested).
That would ahve been a hoot on 6lb line.
i guess you can sort of compare it to fishing for carp that aggressively take lures lol.
i am from Kerala, so might not be enough time to travel to Banglore and have a fish, but i know some spots locally that might have some.
That snakehead would have been awsome as well.
remeber fishing for them when i was lot younger, and also for The various Cichlids that live in the area.
im suprised the trebles didnt get mangled up hahah
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Towards the end the walk the dog lures had bent treble points lol.purple5ive wrote:Cheers man,smokin_reels wrote:purple5ive wrote:I hate you Man, seriously i do....
Those are one of the best fighting fish you can ever catch... its on my list to do when i go back to India Myself
what part of India were you fishing, im guessing south, which is also where i am from.
I cant see any of the Pics, but im sure they are awsome.
ill have to take some bream lures myself next time i go there.
Haha sure was fun!
Let me know if you are going down again, I am from Bangalore and this fishing is at the Wildlife of South India Cottage about 2 and half hours from Bangalore. If you let me know in advance , ill get one of my buddies to take you out.
It was ridiculously good fun.
Pics uploaded now
I'd say about 50 fish in a weekend landed, 6lb mainline, 15lb leader, FG Knot.
Shimano Travel Raider Bream , 2500 Stradic Ci4+ (poor little drag got molested).
That would ahve been a hoot on 6lb line.
i guess you can sort of compare it to fishing for carp that aggressively take lures lol.
i am from Kerala, so might not be enough time to travel to Banglore and have a fish, but i know some spots locally that might have some.
That snakehead would have been awsome as well.
remeber fishing for them when i was lot younger, and also for The various Cichlids that live in the area.
im suprised the trebles didnt get mangled up hahah
I also found a big school and had them taking freelined bread flake on a hook. sightcasting. Next trip, got to make some videos. lol
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yeah they love bread. videos would be awesome.
im hoping i can get a chance to go for a fish, between catching up with family members, unlimited invites to weddings and other functions, catching up with mates and so forth its going to be a hard ask for me.
im hoping i can get a chance to go for a fish, between catching up with family members, unlimited invites to weddings and other functions, catching up with mates and so forth its going to be a hard ask for me.
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purple5ive wrote:yeah they love bread. videos would be awesome.
im hoping i can get a chance to go for a fish, between catching up with family members, unlimited invites to weddings and other functions, catching up with mates and so forth its going to be a hard ask for me.
Story of our lives. Even i went for a wedding . lol
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Let me guess, you didnt even know or vaugely knew who was getting married. :rofl:smokin_reels wrote:purple5ive wrote:yeah they love bread. videos would be awesome.
im hoping i can get a chance to go for a fish, between catching up with family members, unlimited invites to weddings and other functions, catching up with mates and so forth its going to be a hard ask for me.
Story of our lives. Even i went for a wedding . lol
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purple5ive wrote:Let me guess, you didnt even know or vaugely knew who was getting married. :rofl:smokin_reels wrote:purple5ive wrote:yeah they love bread. videos would be awesome.
im hoping i can get a chance to go for a fish, between catching up with family members, unlimited invites to weddings and other functions, catching up with mates and so forth its going to be a hard ask for me.
Story of our lives. Even i went for a wedding . lol
lol. Thankfully, this time around it was a school buddy of mine who I grew up with.
I have a couple of the vague ones next year. LOL.
waste of precious annual leave.
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Top report mate!
That's one thing a mate of mine has been talking about for quite sometime now. Targeting mahseer in India! Hopefully one day I get around to doing that!
Awesome pics! Thanks for sharing :thumbsup: :a_goodjob:
That's one thing a mate of mine has been talking about for quite sometime now. Targeting mahseer in India! Hopefully one day I get around to doing that!
Awesome pics! Thanks for sharing :thumbsup: :a_goodjob: