braid mainline direct to hook seldom use .... gets bitten through easily
usually braid mainline fg-ed to FC leader to hook or to snaplock to hook

works for me whether baiting or luring

congrats bro katsu !

any suggestions and ideas for pulau ketam pls... ?
wanna spend a night or two there .. sorta team get together to chill and intro to fishing

land based bro ... these are greenhorns .. they just wanna try
spend some time together chillin, check out a fishing village
EAT lolololol

so, car or train .. nearest KTM station
ferry times
recommended places to stay
the works i guess + budget to prep
not sure if they wanna go out by boat or not
much obliged for any tips

thank you bro katsu and fau for the replies
will ask the team to check out greenway as well

kelong paradise has been a fave haunt of ujang and gang
sometimes get good sized fish sometimes white fruit

going to hulu selangor for wifey's co trip
seems there's a paypond in the area
hope i can get some fishin time

langkawi has become arab island

anything specific in mind, bro ?
plenty to choose from ...

Refreshing Spring Resort
http://wotmakesmetick.blogspot.com/

yeah bro .. wifey's co trip
family friendly ... nice amenities

kalumpang's a different and separate operation just before this place
water seemed ok while we were there
could be clearer but could be because of the rain over two days

saw it once on some forum (sorry can't remember which), one of the plates was replaced DIY
dat said, i'd go for ticas, abus (revo toro/winch[not sure which]/kalex/6600 series), ryoga .. sorry

do some reading, bro
you have low profile baitcasters, which is fine for ppl with small hands like me
and the round BCs .. again size 50 or 100 fit me jes' fine
they have various brake systems: centrifugal, magnetic, dual and almost everything else in between nowadays
i started with centri brake and like it better than mag brakes .. haven't tested out higher end mag brakes tho'

some believe investing in a better reel helps one learn faster
and if you don't like it, you can still sell it off with little depreciation
start off with thicker lines be it mono, fluoro or braid ... easier to untangle
BUT if you were to religiously follow basic BC training ... you'll encounter little singapore fried mee hoon

ABUs: max series, revo sx, stx, etc; C3, C4 (rbc)
shimano: caenan, curado ... scorpion prices seem to have begun to go tru the roof; older B versions of the calcutta
daiwa: laguna, tierra ... others are too expensive ... distro is nuts, even the lexa which is supposed to be cheap is going for as much as rm500-600+
the Tat is gonna cost more
banax: excima, big shoot, etc; starion (rbc)
ryobi: aquila, etc

there's something for everyone('s pocket)
mid-range is best, if can afford
get a rod you're comfortable with and try pairing it with the reel you like
different makers use different grips throughout their range .... try them out

50/50 bro if what i've read is anything to go by
ian pearl's experience http://www.wat-the-fish.com/showthread.php...jorcraft-Slicer ... he fishes quite exclusively from a yak
both kakis down south and ang mohs also say something similar bout the blank goin soft/tip taper http://www.fishingkaki.com/forum/viewtopic...df70dc1e4fe4776
Ian's not the only case i've read and he is one very experienced angler

really ?
man .. haven't even been there yet ...

high mod blanks ... pros and cons hehehhehe
no idea bout the green arrow, bro ... sorry
reading those articles ... kinda offputting

i'd just as soon buy some of the named rods below and bash the life out of 'em with every trip
lemax, xpuyu, relix, kewl (sometimes not cheap either)

eh, i'm not sifoo ar ... siput la ...


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wow ... feels like haven't been in for a few weeks ... lololol

bro viox ... am really sorry to know bout your condition ... get well soon

lines ... those JDMs generally fare better but if get defective batch still jialat
spiderwire+powerpro (moss green+yellow) > FINS+powerpro (moss green+yellow+bite motion)
haven't tried YGK or jerry brown yet
the PP bite motion seems to have passed the test on tuesday at fish valley ... last minute 2kg jelawat took the palm fruit ... mainline was joined ... can see the untrimmed edges ... but it held

can't really justify the JDM line pricing tho'
daiwa samurai, YGK, toray, varivas ... phew
one batch of toray 12lb wound up as knot practice line ... kept snapping

based on the feel of the line (since haven't used either yet), i'd take the YGK over the 832 ...

https://www.google.com/search?q=ygk+braid&b...Cw&ved=0CDcQsAQ
whole range of YGKs

great catch !

si beh siao rm200/2hrs ... that's from an employed person's POV

tow foo and fish valley have reasonable strikes for rm20 and rm30/day
wild ponds ... need some time to stake out
my sifu sez get the small fish first ... small fish cannot get then how to get big fish ?
sounds logical ... so, i get small fish and use them as baitfish ... works

haven't tried S24 shah alam but katsu has been getting fish regularly
*thumbs_up*

@_@ ... big ....

but when you stand by the water's edge ... all thoughts of danger fly out the window lolololol

haruan, keli, carp, tipalia ... schools of them ... pass by you without a care in the world