i knew there's a tackle shop at bangi their daiwa rod were dirt cheap.. interline(starting from rm280), stp10(rm280) n vip(rm290~300) you wont find any deal like that anywhere else.. my buddies get themself some stp and vip there... for the exact location i had forgoten as i been there only once before.

cheers.

im just fishing at wild lake...thanks man!!

what do you think bout the fishing tackle shop at kepong?
From what i see some of the things are quite chaep oso.

Hi Bro all, It depends on the target that you wanna catch and talking about going into the wild, it also depends on yourself. Some angler prefers luxury type where there is shades, kopi o ais and relax, some people prefer hardcore, where they need to camp in the wild and going thru the 6feet grasses. It's up to you.

Do share with us more of your style and we can suggest or arrange something out.

hey anglers and fisherman.. ..i need some recommendation for casting/spinning freshwater rod that can withstand 20-40 lbs ...any sifu can name some contenders ?? brand & model please..

also..i'm actually a mono line angler...so i'm not very familiar with braided lines, 50 lbs to be exact..planning to give powerpro and berkley fireline braided lines a try...coz i need 2 setup for my next trip..spinning and baitcaster where both reels will be using the same poundage but different brand...any other brands that lyn fishing sifu can suggest ...Brand & model please

Hi Bro Ser,

That is the targetted fish species?

Braided lines are usually under-rated where 50lb is usually snapped at 70+lb...

What is the weight of the lure are you casting?

Usually for me, if i need a heavy poundage rod, i will make one for myself, which suits my arm length, my strength and degree of holding the rod.

Having such heavy poundage rod, it also mean that you need to have strong powerful + smooth drag system.

Where are you going and what is your target species?

50lbs fireline kinda thick in diameter if i'm not mistaken, anyway my vote goes to Berkley Whiplash it's smooth and thin. Their 80lbs macam my 15lbs maxima mono line bro. , been using them more then 2 year,so far no line snap, never let me down.

powerpro line is thicker then bearkley and became very rough after a few offshore trip.. according to a friend of mine.

bro nicotine,

yes, you r right. Whiplash of 20lb is like a teeth floss. I have tried it personally. But not my preference cos it's flat line, not round in diameter.

My vote goes to Stren. Round, soft and thin. the only setback is the gold color Stren's color will come off in 1~3 round but ok after seasoned

my 2nd vote goes to YGK JigMan X4 or X8. Super thin, rounded, strong gila gila.... but still testing with that line cos only used it for few rounds.

thanks for your inputs..both sifu rorytate and sifu nicotine..

The targeting fishie is toman, toman bunga and haruan..but still depending on luck...kiaakkssss. Locations still unknown yet as i've not been there before..but according to the regulars, anything below 40lbs wouldn't stand a chance to land those big mommas because of few factors:- strength of those mommas , snags on underwater structure such as branches, big chuck of woods, downed trees and etc

hhmm, so for the lines I think i'll give berkley whiplash and stren a try.

as for the rod, i think i'll go for some shop window shopping on this weekend...hehe...need to test and feel the rod personally

I spoke to some custmers at RHA and they mentioned that those big toman mommas, you'd need to land them in about 5 minutes or less, cos after that, they will start to hide in thick roots at the bottom and chances of getting your lure back would be close to zero...

well said sifu tinkerfly. ..thats the reason why i need a heavy setup in the 1st place. , to stop those hot mommas from running back to their playground and hop onto a merry-do-round with my lure in their mouth coz i ain't want any of my trairao or smith froggie sitting on the merry-go-round.

I bought some rubber grubs and i was under the impression that it works quite well with haruans.Got the info from MFN(malaysian fishing net).Anyone of you tried it before?

hiya max...
grubs kar... not that easy to use leh... i remember i ordered 500 pieces from U.S... but of cos sold most of them to my kaki friends lar... but i kept about 100 pc for myself, so far only kena 1 Haruan before... but worth it lah... kaka....

i would suggest u take a look at the weightless way.... it'll look more natural and life like... downside, cannot cast far... and cannot use BC... kekeke...unless u got those big >4inch ones..

Bro Ser, i believe you are heading north to Bersia or Air Ganda or Temenggor Dam.

To my experience, that is the place where the toman are super strong

It's more to your skills to handle the strikes With a good strong smooth drag, you should not be having problems..

Regarding on rods, get the abu conolon to stop the run, that would be good enough. PE1~3 which at the same time you can do jigging with it


Maybe you can share the exact location you will be going? If i have been there, i would be able to advise you more I even have alot of GPS points around the same area for toman

sifu? hahaha maybe in 5 years lar...
i've only started fishing for a month..
now still in deep poison stage...

i'm planning to get a Daiwa Alphas and a medium fast action rod for my baitcasting outfit...
what lures should I get? any brands in particular?
wanna aim for haruan/toman/Peacock bass...
saw the prices at RHA kinda steep, compared to Tightlines..

Bro Tinkerfly,
it's a good choice to have Alphas for a BC setup.

Lure it's up to your knowledge of presentation ma, so it's up to you

I got a Daiwa Procaster Z with modified drag(carbonmatrix). Very light and durable reel. Selling at RM200 only. Very well taken care of, maintenance is done by myself and it's being lube with the right viscosity oil and grease. Not forgetting super smooth as well, an easy spin to the spool can last you more than 20secs

Weightless way?you mean not using weights on the line but only the grub itself?
And anyone knows any places to fish in kepong or selayang other than Empangan batu?Coz i cant go too far and i dont know the way.

This post has been edited by max_cjs0101: Jan 23 2007, 12:29 PM

Bro Chun is right,
rig the softplastic with just a hook

that would make the softplastic having natural movements. With just a small little rod twitch, the softplastic will be more erratic thus enticing a strike

Im in need for places to fish...

"...the softplastic will be more erratic thus enticing a strike"

erratic? or erotic?? kakaka...

Max, u want wild pond or paypond?

This post has been edited by chun: Jan 24 2007, 08:02 AM