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Plano 1444
2007-08-14 08:57:00 Bought this Plano tackle box a while ago. I've been using this SureCatch tackle box for the past couple of years and it's perfect. Durable and waterproof. Can even sit on it. But very often, when I go on 2 days trips to places like Merchung, Rompin, Pekan etc where I'll be doing jigging, popping, bottom, trolling, balloon, etc, i find the box way too small. :-) Perfect excuse for an upgrade. The old SureCatch that's going into retirement. Plano Tackle Systems - Hard Systems - Guide Series - 1444 Solid handle with rubber grip. The clips for the lower and upper compartments.The top layer.Bottom layer, very spacious.The middle compartment.The other middle compartment.The clip to secure the compartmentsThe New and the Old.Here it is all filled up. :-)Jigs, spreaders, sotong jigs, poppers, scissors, hooks, sharpening stone, etc etc.Leaders, sun block, boga grip, poppers, kevlars, apollo jigs, gloves, containers, etc. I even put my Caldia Kix 4000 and Avet SX in there during my last t... More About: Misc
Merchung - 11th July 2007
2007-08-13 07:11:00 Went for a day trip to Merc hung over the weekend :-) No biggies, just some entertaining small fishes.Nice weather in the morning. Main entertainment most of the time - Kunyits and Kelisi :-DDerrick with baby AngkorMe and my baby Angkor / ParrotfishNice spotted grouper Jackpot of the day - 11lbs barracuda from trollingEric with his BarracudaJaws of the predator!Jaws of the baby Grouper :-pLater in the evening, the wind started picking up...Bad bad bad weather... :-o Time to head back...Chopy chopy chopy water... :-s :-s :-sSuddenly, a glimmer of hope...And a sign of relief...WE ARE BACK!!! Safely!! :-DThe catch :-) The transport...Nice...Comfy...Zzz...The best part of the day - Steam Parrot Fish x 2, Steam Grouper, Deep Fried Kelisi and Squid More About: July 2007 , July , Chun
Wreck Revisited & P9
2007-08-08 09:18:00 Initially, a trip was planned to Pulau Jarak with some kakis from MFN. But the multiple bust-offs I had when I last went to the wreck was just too tempting. So a decision was made to put our asses through a 2-hour bumpy boat ride to the Indonesia border to fish at the wreck once again. Unfortunately, history was not meant to be rewritten...The wreck was a total opposite compared to our last visit. No bust-offs at all. In fact, we didn't have anything close to a bust-off. We did in total lost around a dozen jigs to the Tenggiris. This was the only decent Tenggiri landed at the wreck :-) We also lost a barracuda by the boat side when we tried to gaff it. Fortunately, the Grouper spot was still quite obliging :-) 5kg+ grouper. Rod - Tenryu JigZam PE3-5. Reel - Shimano Stella 8000. Line - Kitaya Batline, 40lbs. Leader - YGK Castman 80lbs. Jig - Ever Green Caprice - 180g Another grouper, 4kg+. IMA jig, 100g. Kerisi, 100g? Hehehe...That's pretty much all we had around the wreck. Can't... More About: Wreck
JIGs JIGs JIGs
2007-08-07 04:21:00 Another expensive part of jigging, is the JIG itself. Of cos, there are always cheap and expensive ones. But like most jiggers I know, you tend to have MORE jigs than you need. And to make matter worst, any tackle shop you go to, there's an endless variety of jigs to choose from; long or short, fat or skinny, knife-shaped or needle-shaped, blue, pink, green, rainbow, luminous, reflective, etc. etc. And more often than not, these jigs are designed and packaged for the JIGGERs, not the fish :-) Anyway, going back to the 'expensive part of jigging', there are 2 school of thoughts that I've come across. 1 group believes that the JIG, is just a piece of metal. Any brands will catch you the big elusive ones. In fact, the cheaper, the better. You often hear them say 'No need to buy the expensive ones. My biggest Dogtooth was landed using a RM10 jig!!'. Makes sense? Yeah... :-) Afterall, there has been countless testaments by my friends, and myself :-pAnother group believes in the pri... More About: Misc
Rompin - 28th & 29th July 2007
2007-08-01 04:55:00 Gonna keep this write-up short and simple. It was a fun trip with 3 of my colleagues who rarely goes sea fishing. Day 1 was planned for Sailfish, and Day 2 was planned for bottom fishing.Sailfish day was good. We had many hookups, but unfortunately all but 1 were lost. Day 2 was spent bottom fishing. But mostly small fishes.Dharma with the beer. He lost 3 sails btw... :-p Terry, with the beer again.Nicholas, beer again. What's with the face? :-sNicholas disposing of some beer... Me and the one and only sail landed :-) Boatman estimate weight to be 45kg. Tackle used - Avet SX with 300m of 40lbs braid with GCraft Jekyll Super Short Rodders, 60lbs Xzoga leader. Lan Ciow Fish with Caprice Kid :-p More About: July 2007 , July
Daiwa Saltist 40
2007-07-26 05:03:00 Out of nowhere few days back, i realised that I've never posted this reel on my blog :-p Bought this quite a while ago as a backup to the Accurate 665. But have only used it once for bottom fishing. Loaded it with 300yds of 50lbs P-Line and changed the knob.
Jigging Assist Hook - DIY - Part IV
2007-07-20 04:42:00 Here are a couple more ways to tie assist hooks :-) Jigging Assist Hook - Knots Start off with a single strand through the hook. The end on the left will be use to loop the hook. The one on the right will stay stationery til later.Make a small loop along side the hook. Once the loop is formed, using the same strand, circle the hook several rounds and push the end through the loop. Then pull the other end to tighten the knot. DONE.Here's a another sample of the same knot. No glue needed in this. This is VERY secure and tight.Here's another way. This has got to be the easiest. A few drops of super glue here to prevent any slippage. DONE!! :-)Hope these 4 parts of Assist Hook tying is informative. Much apologies on the blurry pictures. If you have any comments, feel free to share. More About: Part
Jigging Assist Hook - DIY - Part III
2007-07-19 05:48:00 And now to add in a bit of variety. - Knotless double hook -Since its double hooks, a longer kevlar is needed. Lets start off splicing the kevlar with the solid ring. Same thing, splice the kevlar with the solid ring looped in. Pull the spliced kevlar all the way through.Until the solid ring is tighten with the kevlarSome gentle massage to tighten the spliced part. A bit of super glue on the neck of the 'Y' and the tip at the solid ring would provide additional security against slippage. With the solid ring in place, the 2 strands of extended kevlar will be spliced for the hooks.First spliced...Pull through. Trim and tightenSecond splicePull through. Trim and tightenApply super glue where necessary for added security.Insert hooks. DONE & ready to hook!!Neat and tidy :-)Hope this is informative :-)- to be continue - More About: Misc , Part , Assist , Hook
Jigging Assist Hook - DIY - Part II
2007-07-18 04:33:00 Jigging Assist Hook - Knotless / SpliceThis is one of my favourite DIYs. So lets go through some of the 'ingredients' needed :-)1) Hollow kevlar 2) Sharp scissor :-p duh....kekekeke....3) Splicing NeedleAnd off we go!!! It took me a few trials and errors in the beginning to get it right. And since the needles and kevlars comes in different sizes, you need to match them. And the main thing is to estimate the amount of kevlar needed, and the points where you want to insert the splicing needle. Start off by inserting the needle completely in the hollow kevlar. Once it's through, hook on to the other end of the kevlar and gently pull it through. Please note, no force or turning is needed here. Just some gentle massage will do. Once it's through, some trimming and massaging and it's done.The 'massage' helps to tighten the 'spliced' part of the kevlar so that it will not slip. And now to hook it up. And the same applies to the other end. The difference here is to loop in a solid... More About: Misc , Part
Shimano Stella 8000 - Line Cap
2007-07-16 05:29:00 Initially, I wanted to load the reel with 30lbs line. But after much consideration and research, I decided on 40lbs. And I choosed Kitaya Batline, #3.0, 400 metres. The beauty of this line is definitely the thin diameter and also the durability. I have the same line on my Accurate 665 and after several trips, the colour is still pitch black and no fur. But there is a downside. It's very very noisy, especially with spinning reels. Not that it bugs me as most of the time, I'll have my earphones with my MP3 player. Hehehehehe....good luck to those jigging beside me...Another reason I choosed this line is also the fact that they sell it by spool of 100 metres. Unlike others like Power Pro or Berkley or YGK, etc. they come in spools of 300/500 yds. So very often, you end up with too much or too little.400 metres of 40lbs braid. Perfect fit! My FG knot :-) Kitaya Batline - Power Up Dyneema More About: Misc , Line , Iman , Ella , Shimano
Jigging Assist Hook - DIY - Part I
2007-07-15 07:08:00 1 of the interesting part of jigging, is that you get to DIY a lot of stuffs. One of them being the assist hooks. Of course you can always buy them ready made with brands like Zenaq, Owner, Shout!, Varivas, etc. But there is always more satisfaction from DIYs :-p Also, with DIY, you get to have more variations. Most ready made assist hooks are usually singles. With DIYs, you can have them Doubles, or even Triples if you fancy. Here are some of my DIYs :-)Singles and Doubles Doubles, Even Length. This is my favourite. Hook ed the most fish :-) Single Hook Double Strand & Single Hook Single StrandDouble Hook, Uneven Length Here are some Knotless ones.The necessary tool for knotless assist hooks. My next post will be on how to tie one of these. Dunno why it got rusted... Some fancy ones...cut those from the plastic duster. Jig with Shout! Jaco sheet. Tied using dental floss. Splash of nail polish with gold & silver dust. More About: Misc , Part , Assist
Sitiawan - Wreck - 9th July 2007
2007-07-11 04:54:00 THE INTROThis is one of those trips where there was absolutely no anticipation at all. At least until the night we sat down and chat with some of the other boatman. We left KL around 9pm and head towards Sitiawan. We arrived around midnight, and unloaded all our stuffs in the hostel and proceeded to the cafe for some beer. Sitting around another table next to us, were several local boatmen whom from their looks and volume of speech, were clearly intoxicated. The location that we will be fishing the next day is a wreck close to the Indonesia border. A location (according to the boatman) that he hardly goes to due to the distance and also the security. Ah Chung, the boatman, has been quite popular lately with his trips to Pulau Sembilan and Jarak and the abundance Queenfishes/Talang, and also baby GTs. His old boat 'Talang' was recently replaced with 'Tuna'. The Tuna is bigger in terms of size and horsepower. But the Talang is higher in fuel consumption, hence the changed. I must ... More About: July 2007 , July , Wreck
Shimano Caranx Kaibutsu - Light Pleasure
2007-07-06 10:29:00 YEAH!! New popping rod :-) Shimano Caranx Kaibutsu - Light Pleasure . Matched with Shimano Stella 8000. May match it with the Daiwa Caldia Kix 4000, but looks really weird as although the rod is only PE 2-4, it's looks and feels too strong. Anyway, will be bringing it to Rompin end of the month to pop for sail and GT. PE 2-4. Just nice. Anything heavier, it'll go to my Extreme Anglers Custom PE7.Shimano Caranx KAIBUTSU - Wiki the word 'Caranx' and you'll get a bunch of fish names like GT, Mackerel, Kingfish, etc. Webster's will give 'A genus of fishes, common on the Atlantic coast, including the yellow or golden mackerel.' Kaibutsu simply means ??/ Monster. Some simple & nice details here...and there...No gimbal...may get it change like how i changed my Tenryu JigZam and G-craft. More details... EXTREME SALTWATER GAME! :-D More About: Rods , Iman , Sure
Daiwa Treble Hook Cover
2007-07-06 10:24:00 Last week, went and bought like 30 packs of these. Very useful to have around the tackle box. Keeps all the trebles out of harm's way. You can reach into your tackle box and just grab a bunch of lures and you will not get hooked. Most importantly, nothing gets tangle up. Somemore branded, Daiwa! :-pThe round extension is to let you to pull the cover off the treble. It snaps out quickly when you pull it. Very functional. Positoin the cover on the treble and push it through and it clicks. Once click, it'll be held in place. The cover does takes up a bit of space. Which is good. Less space means less purchase. More About: Misc , Cover , Treble , Hook
Lures Lures Lures
2007-07-06 10:13:00 Some new lures :-)- Strike Pro, FlexX Phantom -- Yozuri, Crystal Minnow Suspending - - Yo-zuri, Hardcore Minnow -- Yo-zuri, Hardcore Shad -Bomber Lure s, Model A's- Heddon, Salt Water Super Spooks - - Heddon, Super Spook (Yellow Red Shore Shad) -- Duel, Zombi Bug Pen (Bleeding Minnow) -- Duel Zombi Crank MR - - Heddon, Torpedo -- Yo-zuri 3D Crank - More About: Misc
Line Winding Station
2007-07-06 05:50:00 A friend wanted some pictures of this for some DIY, and hence this post. Definitely a very useful thing to have around, especially when you have back to back trips. After each trip, I will always take out all my lines from the reel and only load them before a trip. And it gets really tiring. So this helps a lot :-) More About: Station , Line , Stat , Winding
Kenyir - August 2005
2007-07-03 04:38:00 THE ONE WITH ALL THE CURIOSITY1 fine afternoon over a weekend 20 years ago, I went to my auntie's house with my parents to have a midday gathering. Upon reaching, I noticed my 2 elder counsins were packing some weird looking sticks and motors, which I later learned they are call rods and reels. I sat there with full curiosity, asking them how they use their sticks and motors, and how they catch fish with them. To push the curiosity further, they also have 'square nets', which they used for crabbing. 'How dumb can the fishes and crabs be?', I thought to myself; a perception which is opposite now.Feeling the overwhelming weight of question marks on my head and shoulder, I went to my parents and pulled a shirt tugging stunt with puppy eyes and angel smile, and a finger pointing at my counsins who are still packing, and said, 'I wanna go...' And my cooperative cousins noticed and said 'Don't worry! It's very safe. We'll take care of him.'My parents nodded. BIG MISTAKE!!! Hah... More About: August , August 2
Temenggor - 23rd June - 25th June - Pt III
2007-07-02 09:34:00 My setup for the 3 days 2 nights of fishing at Temen ggor - 1) ABU Revo SX with Berkley Series One, 14lbs. 2) Ryobi Zauber 2000 with TD Light & Tough, 10lbs.Btw, the Zauber was busted on the last day. Hahahaha... YEAH!! I'm went to Sykt Kepong yesterday at 6pm all prepared to get the Stella '07 3000, but unfortunately they were closed, suprisingly.All geared up on day 1 afternoon. Rods & reels. Lures. Straw hat. Boga grip. Pliers. Pouch with sunblock, chocolates, antiseptic cream and plaster, camera, mp3 player, compass, whistle, etc.Overall catch rate of the trip was very poor. But with such high water level, can't really complain especially when all of us caught something. Still waiting for more pictures from the other kakis as I didn't take much. Hope to get them soon, if ever :-s More About: June
Temenggor - 23rd June - 25th June - Pt II
2007-06-29 05:21:00 Here we are approaching the boathouse. One of the two chalets where you can stay, besides the boathouse.Closer view of the boathouse. To the left is the dinning on the lower floor, and rooms on the upper. To the right is the kitchen and toilets.This is the other side of the boat house, dining area. This is where we had our dinner on the 1st night, steam boat.Seriously, how high is the water level....Astro, DVD player with karaoke facilities, fan, spacious table. All in all, very comfy place to just chill and relax.Some watersports available; kayaking, banana boat, etc. Seriously, why would anyone wanna do banana boat in a dam/lake...you always see logs floating around in these places. Imagine landing on one when you are flipped from the banana boat. :-s Mahjong table for the gamblers.They are preparing our dinner on the second night, barbecue! :-)Some side entertainment.Hahaha...local resident...Mr Garfield..- to be continued - More About: June , Fresh , Temen
Temenggor - 23rd June - 25th June - Pt I
2007-06-27 05:34:00 This trip was planned almost 2 months ago. After so many disappointing trips, I've given up on the anticipation part of most trips. Usually, before my trips, I'll be really excited and kept on thinking what and how much I'll catch and all. Not anymore. 2 months ago, my friend called and asked if I wanna go Temen ggor, I asked how much and just said 'Go! Go! Go!'. And didn't think about it ever since then. :-)We (4 of us) left KL on the 22nd June (Friday) evening and drove all the way to Gerik to spend the nite. Another group is leaving KL the next day at 6am. We stopever at Ipoh for some Ipoh Chicken and taugeh. Here are some pictures from the journey. :-)Right opposite where we had our dinner/supper, a biscuit shop with very bright and delicious biscuits!Looks really nice. So we bought some for to Temenggor.This is where we had our tauge & chicken. Supposedly one of the better ones. 20 years ago, income tax people came here and sat at their shop to count how many chicken heads... More About: Fresh
Nenasi (???) - 27th May 2007
2007-05-28 05:12:00 40 days! That's how long I stayed high and dry since my KK fishing trip. I was supposed to have gone to Nena si couple times in the past few weeks but got caught up at work and stuffs. It was quite a tiring trip as we had to leave KL at 1am on a Sunday morning and we reached Nenasi, Pahang at around 5am. I was the part-time cum co driver so I didn't sleep at all. The boat ride to ???/Nail Island took us about two and a half hours. Our main objective to ??? was popping. But unfortunately, my only popping rod is a PE7 8 footer which I felt was WAY overkill. So I went 'light and easy' bringing my haruans outfit. Arsenal - 1) Throlling/Bottom - Jekyll Short Rodder PE6 with Avet SX 40lbs2) Popping/Casting - Berkley Series 1 (12-20lbs) with ABU Revo SX 15lbs3) Popping/Casting - TD Light & Tough (10-17lbs) with Shimano Technium 4000 30lbs4) Jigging - Extreme Anglers Custom PE1.8 with Daiwa Caldia Kix 4000 30lbsWe started off the morning popping round and round ???. On 1 of the kaki's f... More About: May 2007
Shimano Stella 8000 FA
2007-05-23 08:37:00 I can't believe it...it has been 37 days since my last fishing trip!! This is by far the longest gap ever in the past 1 year plus!! :-(And only 1 posting in the entire month!??! And even that also non-fishing related... :-(Anyway, it has been a really busy month with work and stuffs. Hence didn't really have time for fishing or any fishing related activities. Fortunately, the future is all bright and exciting!! I've got a trip confirmed to Burma Banks, Myanmar December this year, Spratly next year April, and possible Lucornia next year March. So it's ALL good!! :-DLets go back to the MAIN topic....SHIMANO STELLA 8000!!! kekekekkeke....Been waiting for this baby to arrive at Sykt Kepong for over a month! They have the SWs but I didn't want to pay another RM800 just to get a spare spool. Would rather use the money to pimp my reel. So 2 nights back, finally got a call from KC of Sykt Kepong - KC - 'Ken! Your FA arrived already! How?'KY - 'Really ah? What time is it now?' (was ... More About: Shima , Iman , Ella , Shimano , Stella
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah - 13th May - 16th May - PT II
2007-04-23 06:53:00 Lets continue on the KK trip. My Hutan Melintang trip a month back, I was under-gunned. So when I was doing a pre-packed a week before the trip, I told myself 'I'm so gonna OVER-PACK!!'. So it turned out, I was so OVER-gunned. I brought 4 rods (V Fox PE 6-8, Xzoga PE 5-6, G Craft Short Rodder PE 6, JigZam PE 5) and 5 reels (Accurate Boss Magnum 665-80lbs, Daiwa Dogfight-80lbs, Daiwa Saltist 40-50lbs, Avet SX-40lbs, Shimano Navi 8000-40lbs). Once we were on board, I set up my Accurate with my Xzoga, DogFight with V Fox, Avet with Short Rodder, and left the Jigzam and Navi in the bag. And I think after half a day of jiggin, the Accurate, DogFight, Avet, Xzoga, V Fox, all went back into the bag. Jigzam and Navi became the main arsenal throughout for jigging 100-200grams of jigs. And the G Craft Short Rodder was paired with the Saltist for bottom fishing.As usual, there's always a 'Gaya Centre' on boat. This was the catch on our first spot. The moment i saw the boatman reeling up... More About: Kinabalu , Sabah , Kota Kinabalu
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah - 13th May - 16th May - PT I
2007-04-20 05:12:00 Its been so long since my last posting. Its been even longer since I last have a GOOD fishing trip... So miss Crystal Coral... Anyway, just placed a verbal booking for Sea Maiden I for next year April to Spratly. So at least something to look forward to for the rest of the year :-pThis KK trip was a 'blind' trip. We didn't really know what we are getting ourselves into. We thought it was a private boat but of course we were wrong. We thought it was a pure jigging trip, but of course, we were wrong again. We thought we will have a date with Amberjack, well we didn't. So needless to say, it was yet another disappointing trip.Air Asia again... This is where we spent our first nite. The rest was on the boat.BIG FISH!!!! :-(The boat is very spacious. And it's even more spacious when there's only 7 of us jigging around. And it became even more spacious when most didn't do much jigging as most of their confidence were crushed when the boatmen and deckhands repeatedly said 'We do bo... More About: Kinabalu , Sabah , Kota Kinabalu
Pekan - 17th & 18th March 2007 (Part II)
2007-04-06 06:09:00 Some additional pictures taken from my friend's camera from the last Pekan trip. Went Semenyih last weekend for some haruans. Unfortunately it started raining the moment we got there. While waiting for the rain to stop, Uncle Wong, the pond owner came and told us it's gonna be LAST CALL fishing there as he just sold the pond... :-(((( Poor Conquest...she's gonna die a virgin soon... We left before the rain stopped...Watermelon shopping the night before. It's always heaven when you have icey cold melons under the scorching sun.Breakfast with anticipationThis is where we buy our lunch and snacksThe 'new' boat of Ah KeongThis is one MAMA puffer!! More About: Part , March , Marc
Shimano Calcutta Conquest 200
2007-03-30 02:15:00 1st new member of the 2007 family!! The much much much anticipated one :-)Ever since I bought my first baitcaster a while back (Shima no Cardiff 100) I've loooooong for a Conquest . Simply love the holes all over the reels. It's just so different compared to the many baitcasters out there. So last night was maximum 'kodak moment' snapping pictures of my new baby from all angles!!The moment of truth... :-D 14lbs Stren Super Braid. Have never used this before. Wanted to get the Power Pro Phantom Red but they don't have stock. The entire package. 'Leather' bag, oil, pins for the variable brake system, manuals and most importantly, THE Shimano Calcutta CONQUEST!! :-)Shimano Calcutta Conquest 200 :-) Holes...holes...holes... HOLES everywhere!!! Temporarily matched with my Berkley Series One. The knob to loosen the side plate. Pops out once the knob is loosen. The Shimano Variable Brake System, SVS. Loosen the cap, and out comes the spool Seriously can't wait to cast it and land so... More About: Quest , Iman
Kingfisher - No 86 - Pt II
2007-03-26 09:35:00 Received the package from TCE Sports last week :-D Reel, rod, leader & jig. USA Technology... :-o More About: King , Kingfisher , Fisher
Pekan - 17th & 18th March 2007
2007-03-20 09:10:00 1 year ago, the exact same day, my friends were fishing in Pekan for 2 days, and they ran into a group of Ebeks. That was the time when the monsoon is just over and the sea is still a bit choppy and sometimes strong wind. Having tasted the brute strength of the Ebeks, my friend booked a date with 'Ah Keong' or 'Ikan Hantu' or '??' 1 month before the monsoon is over. So having said that...this is a trip filled with expectations...heaps of expectations... Day 1 - Clear sky. Calm Sea. Scorching Heat. 1st catch of the day, by ME :-D Biggest catch of the 2 days. Jackpot winner!!The 1 and only 'Ang Kor'.Baby barracuda. We were swamped by these babies 2 days in a roll. I lost 3 jigs without landing a single one of them.The other of the 2 fishes I caught on jig :-( (???) Another baby on jig... Day 2 - Lighting & Thunder storm. Choppy Sea. Strong Wind.Nothing was caught on jig on day 2. The only excitement we had was in the morning during the thunderstorm. Lighting was striking all ... More About: March , Marc
KingFisher - No.86
More articles from this author:2007-03-14 03:16:00 Finally they published my picture!! :-) But out of 5 photos I sent them 2 or 3 months back via email, they published the one with the smallest fish :-s More About: King , Kingfisher , Fisher 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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