REVENGE IS SWEET part-II

 

                         REVENGE IS SWEET part-II

 

It has been almost a month now  since I last went about shaking my rod (fishing)  and it had already begun to show on me , as I get nasty & moody  when I don't go fishing for more than two weeks 

I need to wet my lines very often, you see only the  vastness of the sea  can calm the raging storms  inside this otherwise calm n composed Lion :)

As usual I called my  trusted  friend Tony Braganza    to join  fishing with me . But! It seems he was out in Goa fighting his own private battle with the GTs and Mangrove Jacks on the shores of Goa  , then tried calling Omesh  Moorjani  and he too was out of network coverage  

 

 So alone I went  to settle some old scores with the WaterWorld      if you correctly remember my earlier post titled "Revenge is Sweet part-I" dated 24 october 2011  I had said there " The Battle is Won but the War is far from over "  so this was a continuation of the WAR

I left Mumbai and reached my  friend's Farmhouse, which I so lovingly call The Mango Jungle :)  Thank GOD !!  :D  this one's not given on a 30year lease to some idiot from a big city

Upon arrival  I ofloaded my baggage , freshened up and headed straight to the seashore to mark my presence

It was time for the Fish to say their Prayers , write their Will and come out with their hands up , The LION has arrived 

    

Ha ha haaa  there was panic in the underwater world !! The sea was not in a good mood either, waves  throwing  tantrums , splashing and showering saltwater  all over me  and no fish was brave enough to kiss the Lion's  shiny dangling lure       first two days of fishing with local friends got me no catch !!  That’s when I decided to fish alone to break the Hex 

   Earlier at base in mumbai I had marked an interesting  place on the map which I wanted to fish and see what reserves it holds . so off I went  to this new unexplored place  hoping to find something fishy there

 upon reaching the place I  parked my vehicle at a safe location and entered the dense vegetation  , trying to be as quiet as possible  and not to disturb any creatures  but the scattered dried leaves crackled at every step I took and revealed my presence and the first one to take notice of the  lion's arrival in this fishy  jungle were the peacocks  who hurriedly flew from the ground  to higher branches in the trees  and then the langurs took notice of the peacocks calls and   wanted to investigate the intruder  , they  were parallel to me   following  & watching   my every move  and making nasty sounds as though they  wanted me out of their territory   I quietly loaded  and readied my defense just in case  if the situation calls for  and I  slowly  walked towards my destination without provoking them  , they should know that "Lion comes and goes  where ever he wants on his own free will  " a bunch of gray langurs ( monkeys)  or the Stray Dogs of Murud & Mumbai    cannot  regulate the Lion's Actions    

 here  lady luck favored me and  from the third day as the fish  saw that the Lion was alone, decided to  regroup taking up the challenge and so began their attack on my lure , I immediately suffered two casualties ( two of my favourite lures were kidnapped by some  evil underwater  monsters )  I quickly had to change my attacking position and strategy , this time I knew they had some new fighters in their ranks  , " the deadly Bara brigade " No!!  No !!!     My dear friends not the usual  sexy silver bodied barramundis but the Ugly ! Deadly !  Dreadful ! nail toothed  " BARACUDAS"  This was the first time I was tackling the Baracudas and it made no difference !! whatever comes in my way ! will have to face my wrath  

Next few days were spent  fighting a lonely battle,  in-between I would take some rest and recharge my batteries with the variety of  yummy Alphonso Mangoes  , the sweet jack fruits n Cashew fruits

 and all this while I fished alone and couldn't take much pictures of the catches  on the spot except a few

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End  result of the Fight between the Lion and the Water World is as mentioned below

Lionheart --------> two casualties of favorite lures Missing in Action + one cracked lure

Water World ---->  casualties of 28 Fish = 3 Baracudas + 15 Mangrove Jacks + 7 Silver Breams  +  1 Grouper  + 1 Dory Snapper  + 1  which looked and tasted  exactly like the Black Pomfret  so I 'll call it Halwa fish

time to start enjoying the pics

                                 Hook crushing  hard bony jaw  & human like teeth of the Silver Bream

 

                      sorry  about the incorrect dates of my pictures , my young cub is always fiddling with my camera

                                                                     Dory Snapper and a silver Bream
 

                                     Here comes the lists of Mangrove Jacks that fell for the lions lures

 

perched on a rock above the water level a smart Hermit Crab was the silent witness of lion's battle

another rare witness 

The yummy Alphonso Mangoes 

       Alert : there is a Lion in the Mango Jungle      

                                                                                  The Kesar Mangoes

 

the best variety of Jack Fruits

                                             
                                             here is a Proud Farmhouse COCK   I'm feeling Cocky too !!   
                                                                                                                                           

                                                                                                       

                              My first Baracuda gave a pretty tough fight and learnt its lessons the hard way

                                          

  Makeshift bed a la  Bear Grills style  made by the Nepali Gurkha who gaurds the mango plantations                     

       

                                                  A cool cat was always besides my bed

                                           A parting gift of four MJs were given to my friend  

                                                                  Silver Breams

                                       This one looks like a Black Promfret

                                                                My first Baracudas  

                                     The collective bounties of the battle which the lion fought alone

   Now this is what I love about Fishing , AGE is no Bar, you can hook new species anytime without upsetting your wife     

I would like to Thanks all my Facebook friends( names listed below) who wished me Luck for such a wonderful trip  ---> Gautam chima , Shagyy shagy , Saikat barik , Manish singh, Syed safdar arish , Yaser nayeem siddique , Rakesh patil , Atul patil , Margaret wilson reckling , Shakeel sk , Afzal babu and Tyson Eng .  Thank you  guys its all your best wishes that help get me those Fishes , else I would be wasting my time by the water holding my ugly stick 

Once again a very tired but  satisfied Lion with loads of Fish , Fruits and lots of Fishy memories drove back  towards  the safety of his Den in Mumbai's Urban Jungle
 on the way back I received  a call from a friendly angler , saying  that  " Sakku bai ,  the   lady faced  angler is out Phissing   with his pack & has caught this and that    "     
 "Relax " I said to my anxious friend   " Don't  worry Bro  Where they stop !! The Lion starts from there "  LOL  what they couldn't do collectively  the lion has done it alone and the Truth is out for all to see and judge   and thats the reason, why some mentally sick anglers are always jealous of the Lion and his achievements  

At the conclusion of  this fishy report   I repeat  Once again " The Battle is Won but the War is far from over "  Insha'Allah ( God willing )  I'll be ready after the monsoons to Hook anything that crosses my line in the water  ;-) ha ha haaa   "I'll be back" ( catchphrase of Arnold Schwarzenegger  , Terminator ) 

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