Guys, i am also newbie to fishing. I am thinking of getting a rod + reel for myself. I have tried sea fishing at Pulau Ketam fish farm before but I still haven't try any pond or river fishing

I feel like getting a rod that can do sea fishing as well as fresh water fishing. Any recommendations ? Well, I am not sure what is the minimum weight of freshwater fish but I think for saltwater fish is minimum 1kg because the first ever fish i caught was a grouper which weighted around 1.5kg.

I have played around with this Ajiking Hyper Metal 4000 reel before and I found that it's 9+1 ball bearing is very smooth. It costs around RM120. Is it worth it ? suitable for saltwater and freshwater fishing ? does the weight of the fish matters when it comes to reel ? because the specs of this reel didn't say the max weight of the fish

http://www.tcetackles.com.my/hypermetal.htm

Thanks in advance

This post has been edited by kumanosuke: Oct 26 2011, 04:10 PM

Not a bad price Ajiking reels are okay. For a 4000 series reel you can fight fishes up to 6/7/8kgs.

It max out at 6-8kg fish, is it suitable for smaller fish like less than 1kg ?

Since there is maximum weight, is there a minimum weight ?

what is the average weight of freshwater fish in Malaysia ?

This post has been edited by kumanosuke: Oct 26 2011, 05:37 PM

Its suitable for small fishes as well but you need to ensure the line you're using isnt too thick. There's no average weight of freshwater fishes.

How about the rod ? i think the type of rod is highly dependent on the weight and the type of the fish because of the flexing on the tip of the rod, right ?

I am thinking of using the same reel but different rod when i need to fish something smaller

thanks Max for entertaining my noobie questions

If you're still new to graphite rods, get a medium action fibreglass+graphite one and when you have enough confidence then move on to full graphite rods.
Im not a fan of graphites so im using a fibreglass rod. Heavy but super powerful.

need hawtspot for fishing..any1 knows where to intro?klang valley area

This post has been edited by vioxmonsta: Oct 27 2011, 12:08 PM

In Klang got many paid ponds.
There's even a new pond in Pandamaran where its RM100/hour minimum 3 hours.

so exp 1...

salt water pond ?

Phuket Fishing

wow... iron tail ! bagus ~ !
hardly get it in malaysia nowadays

This post has been edited by max_cjs0101: Oct 31 2011, 10:11 AM

Any fishing activities lately guys?

Well every week i'll be at Sealion or Pandamaran fishing pond.

My fighting set in Pandamaran/Sealion ponds costs less than RM100 and still reeling up 2.7kg jenahaks. Fishing is 10% equipment,20% skills and 70% luck.

I would a little percentage on knowledge/experience. Especially on fresh water fish.

Thinking about going to kelong fishing in kelong paradise next month. Anyone is a kelong kaki?

Poll added.
Btw, kelong paradise is quite expensive and from what i see in the magazines, the catch rate is so-so only. Might as well go to Pulau Ketam's kelong to fish. RM10 only for whole day fishing.

Pulau ketam.... Hmm, not a bad idea, i havent been there before. Have you fished there before? How was the catch?

Not yet. Wanted to go there 3 weeks ago with my friend but we reached the jetty late so we cancelled the trip.

please PM me the details about this kelong or post it here if you don't mind.

The kelong i went was RM20 from 9am till 3pm, if i didn't remember wrongly.

pls pm me as well, thx..