yeah hehe. thx. i hope i am not being a nuisance posting tiny fishes here lol. what is the name of the catfish?

hmm, wondering how long should a rod be. my current rod is 1.95 meters and it is longer than me. sometimes i feel its much easier and less pain in the neck handling a shorter rod ...

i suppose longer rods allow stronger and longer casts while shorter ones are weaker?

do long rods and shorter rods have different durability?

hahahaha!!!

the length is a little too long, maybe 6 foot would be better. and 1 more thing, my rod is metal .... DARN HEAVY lol ... i am thinking of switching to a graphite rod with a bait casting reel.

can i still do power casting with bait casting reel? say i attach it to a long rod. i love the reels used by tat jeremy wades, i cant afford and wont be buying the exact types but i am thinking of getting one with same design.

with a light rod and a good reel, i see people casting short - medium range with 1 hand by just a simple swing. so cool man. luckily i got my whole set for just RM70 haha, wan buang oso not so pain

i think putting in 1 - 2 exotic fishes or rare fish like the amazon or asean redtail would be sufficient. and then put in a few other local non aggressive species. that way your niche will be the red tail and since they are the kings there they can grow quick to large sizes, and which you could promote.

my idea is that people could associate your pond as being famous for "giant red tail catfishes" rather than "that pond wad oso got". but i think the key is to know what people would love to fish for. i was thinking perhaps people would like to fish for haruan or giant snakehead, coz a lot of action. but i wonder if many people kept casting baits into the water, the snakeheads would somehow start to figure it out and just stop biting... lol

but please take this with a pinch of salt. this is just some random thoughts of a mass comm grad lol.

eh guys, taman tasik titiwangsa can fish rite? what about semenyih?

are there rules and regulations as to fishing at these places?
are these 2 places over-fished?
what kinds of fish are found?

thx! hehe

owh u want to allow lures to be used.. didnt know that. haha

hey guys, i am looking for a rod, i need some suggestions. below are my specifications

light weight rod - carbon fiber or any other substitute
medium length - around 170cm
lever drag reel

* rod and reel strength for up to 20kg of weight

my budget around RM200, is this even possible?

hey guys, i wanna ask something

is it possible for attaching a lever drag reel (small one) on a bait casting rod?

and

where would you guys recommend for a fish tackle shop? Thx!

thanks a lot! really appreciate your advice

i am looking forward to get a shorter rod (baitcasting rod) and still be able to handle large fish but i think that is really hard coz the ones i saw back at my hometown can only handle
up to 20lbs at best lol.

hmm, omg i think i just realize something... the poundage of the line and reel does not have to be the same as the 'weight' of the fish?

its ok to tackle a fish with poundage lesser than the fish's weight?

actually it would be great if you could recommend me a set of gears.. hehe i am looking for a short, light weight rod with a lever drag reel. i saw Avet has the Avet SX 5.3 Single Speed Reel. from wad i read it's for smaller rods. reason why i want the lever drag reel is becoz i can preset the drag and not having to struggle with the star drag when i catch a fish. and i also like the outlook of the lever drag reel hehe.

This post has been edited by SneakyLeaky: Apr 14 2013, 04:38 PM

guys i wanna ask if fishing is allowed at Taman Tasik Titiwangsa? any place you guys can recommend?

been fishing at Tasik Kelana, wonder if you guys been there before... few ponds around there, could see fishes splashing water about, used lure but nothing bite, bottom fishing with worms and the worms are left untouched.

could see loads of dead small blue tilapia all around the banks of the ponds. any ideas what bait to use? or any guides to fish there? i am planning to try dedak this time since the fishes there has no interest in worms or bait lures

gosh i didn't know about that ... live keli huh? how can i bait cast live keli lol they will be ripped off the hook the moment i cast!

any ideas how? damn i wanna go try tomorrow

lol hmmm haven't seen any sign boards saying no fishing allowed. but there are many people fishing there so i assumed its ok to fish there. been there a few times too, nobody chased me away so far


lots of dead tilapia around the banks tho, makes me wonder why

thanks for the info guys. i really appreciate it. can't believe i could have all my equipment confiscated ... altho they are all cheap stuff

went to puchong yesterday ... tasik prima. huge lake... ive been told that there are plenty of fish there. well not having a boat we only could fish on the banks.

i marshmallows + strawberry flavour to fish lol, trying it out since i am bored with worms. caught nothing tho. been told that there are lots of toman there. used lures but nothing bite.

i think prob is with the huge area .. man i love and hate the lake at the same time. i feel so undecided and lost as to where to start fishing...

any ideas and guides for this problem guys?

thanks for the info! hmm i wonder what other species are found there... Tilapia, catfish, carp all these can be found there? what bait would you recommend for others?

i tried using bread back in my hometown when fishing but nothing bites ... i heard bread wif garlic would attract, still nothing bites.

planning to go fishing at Puchong IOI Mall lake ... any ideas guys what fish can be found there? anyone fished there before?

there's 1 spot at the left side of ioi mall, right below the open parking space there's one small curve-out where there's lots of vegetations surrounding it and it looks like a really good spot to fish. however last time i went it was 'netted'.

what about kepong wisma tnb? sungai batu, i wonder if anyone went there b4