Its fishy here and they don’t care for the wormie bait !

Last Sunday we went for a jolly trip. Just three of us Pradeep, Mahesh and Me. We went fishing to Akulam. . Nothing professional though !. Got some earthworms from our own compound, and packed them with little mud in a poly-ethene bag (bio-degradable!). Brought few hooks and the twine. And yes, 2 bottles of mineral water ! it was about 1 pm when we reached there. No one else in the serene spot with the beautiful kayal filled with paayal. There was few vanchees traditional boats tied to the nearby coconut palm, which was submerged in the water. It was a beautiful spot to spend the hot afternoon. And there were lot of fishes. We could see the little ones hundreds of them missile-ing around on the surface. And were so happy, dreaming of the heavy hunt and thinking of the bright future!. A Fortune that makes working income from software company look peanuts :D

We hooked the worm and put it in. That was when we saw the true professional fisherman arrive. It was his boat and he lifted few nets that were submerged near to the boat. Those were real jackpots. More than 10 of the karimeen like stuff (frankly I donnno wat that fish was) that he told would fetch him more than Rs 500. We chat with him and he talked about the mighty fish resources in the kayal these days. It has been almost half an hour and we still had nothing to show up with. The little ones swimming around and never minded our little wormie tied to the hook. I could see some coming and picking at the twine. . The Pro told us to take one of his catch, hook it and and take a pic with it.
Frankly, That made more sense.

It was later that he revealed us some secrets of fishing. First of all , he said, it was the time the fishes take a nap and watch the TV serials, they wont mind to have the lunch at 1 pm . and when the sun is shining so much they never do. He told us to try after 5 pm. And they do it almost till 10pm , yes night. And by that time that place will be crowded.

Moreover, the wormie, its just nothing. They use the chicken waste. Yaa all from the oesophagus to gall bladed and the intestine ! They hook those stuffs.
These days fishes feed on chicken. No wonder they dint care for our traditional bait: The earthworm.

The pro went by his boat for a trip. Just to see if anything has been caught in the nets he had laid there overnight. Its that easy, lay the nets, comeback after 12 hours. Do that twice a day and you are richer by thousands!