sifu rory..how much does it cost to buy a custom made rod like the blue one you posted eariler?

waaa .. u wanna pengsan aahh ??? hehehehe

just asking laa.. my uncle bought a g.loomis blank rod..79.99 usd.
convert to msia rm around 300+


This post has been edited by fookie: Mar 18 2008, 02:08 PM

The total build up price for the prototype rod is in the range of RM400+. Completed rod ler..

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Added on March 18, 2008, 2:47 pmPerhaps, you hang on for a while and i'll show you bro KJ's custom rod.

I have not started to build it yet

2 more rod order so gotta do it soon

This post has been edited by rorytate: Mar 18 2008, 02:47 PM

looks like everybody gone fishing liauu ... so i oso wanna cabuts liau lorr

hujan how to go pancing??

Wah... very professional looking leh.. somemore got blueprint....

Pictures also very professional... Minolta Dimage 7 not bad huh... (f3.5 also got good Macro effect huh...hehehe)

Great WORK!

Thanks for the compliment bro Chun

The blueprint was the initial draw up to show Unker Thomas, and he was quite ok with it.

DI7 not bad...F3.5 + 200mm is producing very good DOF... if i need more blurry effect, i can hit it up to 400mm with F3.5(digital zoom - quite good details and not having much grain)

Sifu ICE,

Yes, this friday nite i ON. sorry, going out for lunch just now didnt reply u at msn.

Sifu tate,
u r going also right this friday? still remember i bough a bait caster, i need ur lecture lah since i still CBH frequently. hahaha

Penguin pic exif --->



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Bro Geon,
Should there be no issues at home, i will be going to starcruise on that night.

Which BC did you bought?

1. Spinning
2. Bottom
3. & 4. I got no idea at all as never been there to fish before.

Bro Asurada,

Since you will be doing bottom at the oil rig, you are not likely to hold the rod all the time. Most of the time, you will not park your rod and waiting for the rod to bend That's bottom waiting game.

Since you prefer spinning reel(and i would not recommend you some expensive stuffs - reels that is more than enough to use will be recommended), i suggest that you get the BANAX GT. Honestly, it's on the heavy side, but since you are doing bottom you dont have to bother about reel weight Try to get the largest size possible such like GT5000.

As for your rod and not knowing the depth of the seabed, i ASSUME you might need to use 1kg+- weight. In such, you need a medium tapered rod and higher poundage. Those rod with the backbone of 15kg or 20kg would be good.

sifu tate,

ehh... red color, banex product. i forgot the model name lah.. shit

Bro Geon,
Banax Armis...

Did you adjust the hybrid brake system as i told you earlier?

BTW, what line poundage and paired with what rod?

In BC, all these plays a little role here and there to obtain the ultimate effects

sifu tate,

i think so lah banex armis. Yes, i adjust the brake to 8(max) to reduce chances of cbh, but when i try reduce the brake to 4 then keep on CBH.
i use 10lb mono line and pair with daiwa strikeforce 6ft.

Bro Geon,
Should be quite ok pairing ler.. but how come still CBH leh..

Did you adjust the tension knob?

If adjusting tension knob also CBH, then it must be your casting technique that is not right

hahaha.. i cant cast far. so i will use abit harder when cast out to archive my spot. so that time will cbh.... maybe this is the reason, so now would like to learn long distance casting..

ohh.... You already know the answer..

It's the technique...not the hardware..

Casting a BC is not like spinning where we can do hard cast.. BC is soft and using lesser strength to achieve the distance...that is one of the difference in BC and spinning

Oooo....lesser strenght? I always thought that to keep the thumb on the spool while casting?