Angler Gajanand Khautankar (Gaja) - Goa

ANGLER GAJANAND KHAUTANKAR

Rocking it on the Rocks


Gajanand, a Physical Education teacher by profession, has been an avid angler for more than 10 years now. Living in the quaint village of Mandrem in North –Goa, he picked up angling when he was a small boy, when his uncle took him to his first fishing jaunt a bagful of shrimp in hand and a bamboo pole rested on his shoulders. It was on this outing that the then young Gaja (as he is affectionately called) got such a jerk from a fish that he let go off the pole in fright and his uncle has to walk into the small river to retrieve it. A laughable school day story as it may sound today, this left a big impression on him leading him into the beautiful sport of Angling.

From then on there has been no looking back. Moving on to coastal spinning and then to boat fishing, the day Gaja happens to get back home a bit early from work, up he grabs his fishing Rod and lure box and off he sets to the nearest spot to cast out a few lures in anticipation of this next big catch.

Gaja says he has learnt to pick the right lure patterns for targeting specific fish depending on the time of the year and he unabashedly admits that he must have purchased more than 600 to 700 lures as yet in his life time.

For now, Gaja uses the following Gear

REEL : Shimano Vanford 5000 XG

ROD: PENN Squadran 8 Feet Spinning rod

MAIN LINE: Ā Sufix X8 , Midnight Green 0.28 MM ( 22.5 Kg Break Strength) Braid Line

LEADER:Ā  Cassan Fluorocarbon Leader 0.70 MM

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You can get in touch with Gaja on his social media handles on Instagram and facebook below.






You can Check Gaja's Gear Right Here

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Shimano Curado DC 151 Ovs Baitcasting Reel | DC 151 OVS

SHIMANO CURADO DC 151 OVS BAITCASTING REEL

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Sufix X8 Carrier Braided Fishing Line

SUFIX X8 CARRIER BRAID, BRAIDED FISHING LINE

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Penn Squadron Spinning Rod

PENN SQUADRON SPINNING ROD



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Storm 360gt Searchbait Swimmer Soft Plastic Bait

STORM 360GT SEARCHBAIT SWIMMER SOFT PLASTIC BAIT



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Rapala X Rap Magnum Hard Lures

RAPALA X RAP MAGNUM HARD LURES

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Cassan Barramagic Hard Bait Lures

CASSAN BARRAMAGIC LURES



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Gillies Classic Lures Ghost Series Trolling Lures

GILLIES CLASSIC BARRA HARD LURES

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ZMan DieZel MinnowZ Soft Lures

Z-MAN DIEZEL MINNOWZ SOFT LURES



MARIA SQUASH FLOATING AND SINKING HARD LURES



Angler Gajanand Khautankar (Gaja) - Goa

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5 comments

Allapata Mallapu

Allapata Mallapu

I want to Fish in Goa. Nice writen

Julian Fernandes

Julian Fernandes

First time here, wish you good luck!

Raju P

Raju P

Good angler story. Nice to read angler blog

Jiuao Moses

Jiuao Moses

Where there is a will, there is a way.

Anil Ghokhle

Anil Ghokhle

Nice Article . Need More Like These

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