studio ocean mark
extreme anglers
anglers central
prime anglers
anglers outfitters

these are common
ocean anglers ... ain't heard of of it or them, sorry
no sifu la ... still learning

bottom fishing ?????

I went to a lake beside a forest for 2 days.that lake is full with weed.i bottom fishing using chicken liver,roti,chicken butt and my fren even use frog and small fish.we heard that place got a lot of big fish and we also saw some big or medium fish keep slapping water.we went there for 2 days sit for few hours daily but the fishes there don't even kiss our bait.why r?any idea from sifu-sifu?

Mind telling us where issit bro? Maybe one of us here had informatio.

it happens all the time lol, but i think key is to find out what fish is in there. i've been to a huge pond, not many ppl fish there, and a lot a lot splashes. what else, cast la. lures, soft bait, spoon, ntg work. and my hand was so tired cant even lift the rod, guess wat, a medium size fish splashed in front of my eye, BANDARAYA!! ahaha
have u tried cacing? universal bait. is the water clear or muddy? do u see a lot ikan longkang at the side? wat time u fish? again, key is to find out wat fish is in there. my 2cent newbie opinion

PD beach usually i see them use prawn (around 2 inch), u can get pari, kurau, gelama etc, using paternoster rig, rig the prawn whole with the shell.  there was once i was fishing in PD, saw small fishes jumping, casted in my prawn lure, retrieve in at fast pace, managed to land a barracuda. anyway bite rate is not good. if u happen to find a good spot, hope u can share it here bro. all the best 
btw u guys using surf casting rod?

hi sifu-sifu here,can recommend me a peng,leng,zeng casting set r(include rod,reel,line and about medium action type)? i never use casting set before,interest to try it.hope sifu-sifu can teach a bit 

Sorry not vendetta,.. Vengeance is the entry level... vendetta about 180 i think or 200+ cant recall.
Yeah if you;re club memeber at CWS,.. its worth going, bring light gears, I usually go with 6lbs setup

lol .. it really isn't that bad
remember wot i said earlier bout training the thumb?
that's training your thumb to 'feather', ie lightly touch the spool ... like an ultralight ABS in action

BCs have two parts you need to know well when it comes to casting
- clutch/spool control knob
- brakes

simply put:
the clutch determines how loose the spool is ... the looser it is, the easier it is for it to turn and lures go out faster (at this stage, very easy for bihun oso)
bihun happens when the spool turns faster than line goes out
then when line lay is not good and is loose, when line bites into the rest of the line

brakes are for slowing down the spool after a cast ... be it immediately or towards the end of the cast

for beginners, if you're using centrifugal brakes, set it three on, three off, alternate them .... one on one off one on one off
leave the brakes after setting it ....

play around with the clutch to find the drop/fall speed at which you don't mihun .. in the beginning, encouraged to be slower, then let it fall faster as you get used to it. getting used to casting with a looser spool involves educating the thumb to feather the spool as line goes out ... no short cut or two ways bout it ... worth the effort to learn

don't need to readjust brakes everytime really
for now, focus on getting your casts right, not distance
distance automatically comes as you get used to it
as you get used to it, change the 3-on, 3 off brake setting to 2-on, then 1-on .. then totally off
you'd be surprised with the 2-on after using 3-on
after some time .. you'll be itching to turn everything off lololol

can someone pls chime in for magnetic brakes?
desperate for a backup reel, i bought a DAM vittatus magnetic brake BC
don't make any difference to me
as for the lure weight ... follow the recommended range stated on the rod .. go for the heavier end first, ie 10-25g .. go for the 25g lure and practise with that
all the best