Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) > Reports & Expeditions
Fishing in the Andamans
Jon Li:
Hi Darran ,
Thanks for the images , it's unfortunate situation with the mahseer of India , just imagine the fish such as those shown in the images you posted on a PE3 line boring down the rapid , you need a few hundred meters to stop it and a few more minutes to subdue it .
Our S.E.Asian mahseers are still abound in a few rivers in Sumatra and Borneo , in some areas they are protected by the local traditional law and nobody can fish them except during the special days which are not often , something like 3 days in a year . However they won't grow as big as those from India , a 10 kg is considered an exceptional speciment although some are thought to reach 25 kg but no picture to substantiate this claim .
We need to start protecting them too , especially in Borneo and I have given my advise to the dayak tribe boatman who took us fishing recently to insist on CnR to his clients but deforestation of the jungle may cause more damages than what a few dayaks can ever achieve in conservation of this magnificent species of freshwater river .
Jon .
lonhro:
Its Such a shame.
Now if i were PM of India Fish restocking and taking care of the rivers would be a No1 task.
we might have to have a little talk on how to con my mum Brandon i am getting good vibes from you all of a sudden of fishing India.
( NAtion of the world champions of the 20/20 cricket series ;D ;D ;D ;D ) sucked in Pakistan .
Darran whats with the cord they seem to use for fishing line ???
Brandon Khoo:
that mahseer, boy, I didn't realise carp grew so big! ;D
Darran Davis:
We were talking about the Islands, GT etc and suddenly this has become a freshwater discussion ;) ;)
Randy its not rope we are fishing with, big Mahseer should not be taken out of the water the way to do it is when the fish is tired to leader it open the gill flap being careful not to get your hands anywhere near the throat teeth and put the nylon rope through, that way when taking a picture you just cradle the fish and lift it out, you can keep a Mahseer for time like this and it helps to revive it as well.
The reason being a lot of the time you are either standing in water or have to make a dash over rocks to chase down a fish so a camera is the best thing to keep on your person.
Yes I agree something needs to be done to protect this fish asap, but when a large fish can feed a village in some places does conservation take first place??
Darran.
Brandon Khoo:
Darran - truer words were never said.
It's the exact same issue with the Taimen, the biggest salmonid in the world.
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