mirama is less than 15km and imbi is less than 10km from my place leh. as for kepong.....if use mrr2 or jln ipoh....it is still far, can say twice the journey. but price is not that important though but if the ppl there is willing to share their tips n experience or not. if only a bit expensive than kepong, then no point cos wasted on time n petrol, right? and the guys there is willing to share n show how to set up leaders/rigs n how to fish in those 'public' pond/lake. at least i ask they explain in details......maybe i'm a noob cos only went to 2 tackle shops only.....

the things i wanted is already there.......found the rod stand there....sotong jig (as emergency la). but as u said that there is sotong jig for less than rm5, i cant seems to see it at the pandan mewah shop....i thought it was cheap but when i saw the price, it was more expensive than those for fish. but that shop most are own manufactured....cos the actual owner is also a keen fisherman, rich la so open a shop as a hobby n at the same time can get unlimited supply. some of the things are own brand as owner had one factory in china (if i'm not mistaken from what he said). and also they can lower the price as they don need to pay for rental cos the shop is owner owned. i dont talk a lot but can see how many things i learned from them.....sorry la, cos not many is willing to teach or give me some tips. so ask+google.....n learn from mistake.......beginner ma......somemore, the one who fish sleeps late.........next time if i need supply+extra knowledge, better go there on the saturday morning...hehe......

i'm here to share only.....help promote a bit cos i think not many knew that they moved here. somemore, they are really some nice folks who enjoyed fishing too...at least they will advise wat to buy n what not to buy. but i think it is better to have one shop to get the things....i mean the regular ones......maybe one day they will take me for a fishing trip (dreaming)....as for now....get a wild fish first.........haha........

**anyway, don flame me la cos jus wanna share only. i dont get a cent for promoting.....cos i also new to fishing n tat shop. maybe there are more cheaper shops but they claim they are the cheapest, i think....they wont bullshit kwar since one has fished for more than 30yrs.

This post has been edited by yothim: Nov 22 2009, 07:19 PM

err.....he said they moved from maharajalela 3 months ago, i think the shop name is great ono (from their own brand name). but if expensive.....i dont think so la quite ok to me. i'm not sure too..but the one that i bought is cheaper than the one at pandan mewah. or maybe now it is lowered since they had their own shop already........btw, there is 2 uncle, one is the one who jaga the counter one wor? this one speaks english although he knew cantonese while the other one is a bit tan n both wear specs, right?

hmm...i'm not sure but i find it is cheaper than pandan mewah n at least friendly la. at least don have to tengok muka lor if ask more. but if fish hunter then hope that they already lower their price la....as for brand, i'm not sure cos i'm not sure about the reel/rod price but the rod that i bought n the one available there is a bit more expensive.....so i guess, i might syiok sendiri lor....sorry la. but i wil go there again though...haha......at least can learn something.......

guys/girls....got one noobie question. i had a cardinal 104 but the line i got is a 10lbs line, can i put more heavier line on it? btw how do i know which is suitable for my reel? i mean is there any limit of for any reel? can i put a much heavier line on my reel? maybe 30 pound n etc? my line snapped when i used the crankbait for testing......so the bait gone...haii......

guys/girls....any tips for me? i had fished for 2 times at semenyih dam...lots of fish but none is hungry leh. saw some haruan.....throw the hard bait, don wan to hentam....all jus came up to surface for some 'air'. any nice tips to recommend?

the dam is quite deep....should have lots of weed deep there. or maybe i use dedak? wanted to use worm but tat day dunno y all shop closed...so forced to use dedak. or should i get some 'sacrifice' n pour those spareparts juice of chicken, fish or pig (sorry, how the fish is still halal) into the lake first? my fren dad said use dedak+chicken intestine n marinate for 1 day...sure lots of catfish hentam...anything to recommend?

btw, i went there on last sat morning, that place was nice...really nice. cool, windy and the best part is, no mosquito. u guys should try there...n the guards at the dam is kind enough to give some tips...haha

float? done that last time but got current leh...not big one but enough to wash my bobble back to me. yeah....next time will save the fish and chicken spareparts and freeze it. then when wan, take out n then use hang it on the side n let the scent out...haha.......

actually i don target haruan cos didnt prepare leh. suddenly got to work on friday n when i reach home, all shop closed....haii....yeah, i will cast the frog liao. as for the supply, i can get from my uncle since he got a arowana to feed. btw, i can just tie it to the hook right? cos a bit 'messy' later if cucuk.....yeah, reach bottom.....even the uncle nearby oso but no luck. that semenyih is damn huge....n this guy fish in the middle leh...of course got chance la...can do the trolling...i am at the bank.....

hey, if i'm not mistaken there are only less than 3 safe location to do a landcasting without having to launch the boat. for this, i think this guy launch a boat n land at some place n then fish....can consider as the middle of the lake. the place i fish is nearly at the end there. next round i'll buy some katak already.....if don eat then really have to pray la.....

guys/girls, damn quiet leh here. btw anyone knew where i can get the berkley scent spray? got ar at the pandan mewah tackle shop? plan to get it la instead of those live baits....and how much it cost? wanna use those things liao cos every time buy live bait also cant finish it and waste money...maybe this will be cheaper than live bait....

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Added on December 18, 2009, 11:12 pmwent to sabre tackle today, not bad but all are branded things and i think there is no china things. in the end, spend more than rm100 for 2 lures, 1 braided lines, berkley gulp and swivels. cheaper than the one that i frequent if compare with the same item by few ringgit.

lots soft/hard plastic occupies more than half the showroom but no rapala but most caters seafishing. and at the same time, make a new friend and exchanged numbers. will ask me to tag along on his fishing trip...hehe.......

This post has been edited by yothim: Dec 18 2009, 11:12 PM

guys/girls,

ask your opinion. i'm planning to invest on a baitcasting reel, which would you all recommend?

daiwa, shimano or abu garcia? the abu model i'm eyeing is revo stx which is rm495, quite nice but i met one guy who fish for nearly 2 decades (not the seller la) and he said i should consider to get good one if plan for a long term ones and slowly pick up on it. so, any recommendations on the reel? hehe......the guy tat i met, he is using 1st generation of shimano antares which is more than 2k 10 yrs ago and still using it until now. so guys/girls.....opinions!! thanks

hey QiW, besides abu, what about daiwa or shimano? anything around that price? i'm planning to get the reel first...as for rod, will get it another time...hehe...don wan to spend so much at one time. i found that shimano website got a lot more details on their reel but abu is more on the schematics only and nothing much to explain some of the reel parts. not sure about the maintenance leh....

understand but what i meant is that, would recommend me some few other models from daiwa/shimano so that i can check the things first before getting it. sorry la bro...just learning only. the abu, i had tried it and it was superlight and like the feel but wanna try to see how other models are in the price range.

btw, is rm495 for revo stx a good bargain? can still negotiate, any place cheaper? thanks

hi, may i know the price of shimano curado?

This post has been edited by yothim: Dec 23 2009, 02:39 PM

btw, in what way that it is better than stx? from the specs, it seems like stx is better. can elaborate? thanks

hmm...not sure leh, some intro abu and some intro shimano. my budget is just medium only.......good ones will wait till i'm good at it cos no matter how good the reel, i still cant appreciate it yet.

ok lor, no need to ask. i already ordered the revo stx (left sided) and will arrive soon. haha.....take this one first and if next time ok, will upgrade lor. btw, how u all choose the baitcast reel? i felt that it is different from spinning reel. i'm using left hand to reel in the spinning reel but when i hold baitcast reel, i felt that it is nicer to use the right hand to reel in. any opinion?

i'm buying the reel first then will get the rod from expert graphite......haha.......feels nice and light. since sabre didnt carry this brand n most are customs...so have to get at my place here. the revo stx at my place sells for rm700++ but the one at sabre for less than rm500. dunno if they really jack up the price or wat. but i think will do my shoppings at sabre now since the ppl there are nice. but will get the rapala lure from my place la since they still carry the 'old' lure which is not china made. hehe.....skitter pop for rm26, ok ar?

i was like u too when i saw it at first but didnt plan to get it so soon but the guys at sabre psycho me to get it, so since i am planning to get a new reel/rod, so get it lor. since i havnet found my dream home yet, so buy it before i found it. hehe....and since i found few nice ppl to ask for opinions and advice, better to get one for long term and start to learn. for start, i have to start with surface lure.........hehe.........wish me luck!

btw, how much did u bought the stx? i think i will mostly go to sabre now since the tackle shop nearby my house is quite expensive. the berkley line (mono) tat i bought at sabre is rm30 n they sell at 29 but at my place it was rm34.90. btw, any place tat u know tat sells rapala lures around kl area?

is this show at pudu is facing the main road? any place around cheras/ampang/pandan perdana area? pudu is a bit not convenient for me. today i went there the tackle shop nearby and thought of getting 2 topwater lure but end up buying 2 rattlin lure. there seems to be 3 'versions' with different packaging. i got 1 firetiger, quite different packaging n got booklet and the other one is made in finland while the rest is ...es..dunno the country name. the firetiger left 2 btw, i wont use it.....just keep it. haha......

btw, any rod to recommend for the revo? someone recommend me expert graphite and honestly it is expensive n looks good too but it was medium heavy. i'm looking for a medium and budget is below rm250. anything other than berkley or shakespeare. should i get the expert graphite although it was medium heavy? hmm......any comments?

antares should be around rm2k right? i met one angler, he is still using his first gen of antares (rm2500 that time) until now although the bearing is quite noisy. as for parts, it was still easily available. but he just bought a new antares too...so i guess it should be a good reel but too expensive for me to really appreciate it.

This post has been edited by yothim: Dec 27 2009, 02:28 AM

bro, as said, the ones i'm concentrating now is topwater. the rattlin rapala is for 'collections' since 1 is made in ireland n the other 1 from finland. since rapala lures are collector items, i think it wont depreciate over time kwar. for now, doing on poppers n those minnow ones first.

for the rods, will see how la. but should i get the medium heavy? wanted to use it for haruan, pb n seafishing. the spinning reel that i had currently will be used for those bait fishing lor.

most asked me not to get those less than rm100 rods and some even asked me to get a customized. but i think better get a better rods la. next yr might tag along with the sabre gang for sotong jigging in june. hehe......should be nice la.....

suffix line can get it at the pandan mewah tackle shop, they got a lot. but most braided lines are light n strong....jus wondering wat kite u're flying leh? later the price of the line is more than the kite but i guess u wont be flying those cheapo kites la.

bro, i also kena psycho by the sabre guy to buy one pack of braided line, got the cheapest which is around rm48/140yrds. try out n at the same time, scared of losing my lures liao. but still keep it la cos too expensive to use it on normal fishing. wait till i am ok with the baitcast reel, then reel on it.........

LC? err...what is LC.....don tell me it is Lan C***?? haha....noob la me.....

suffix line....no confidence already...i mean for mono. lost one lure because the line snapped . but i think braided ones are ok la.

guys,

i'm in a dilemma now....the revo stx that i ordered....haii....no stock, need to order for the left hand ones and most probably will arrive before CNY. Then there is the Toro which has the left handed ones. I went to the other tackle shop to compare the STX and they are selling RM100 difference from sabre.

the sabre dont recommed me the toro but the pandan mewah tackle recommend me the toro for harsh usage if compare to stx. and i heard the stx magnet is quite sensitive to saltwater unlike the toro which does not have one. my hand can fit to the toro btw since my hand is big....so...wait for the stx or toro? haii.......

the stx, gave up. found the revo inshore....between stx n toro. so now waiting for the sabre to look for me the left side ones, if got then buy from them. else, wait or just get the cardinal 704 first...hehe....cos i dont think my cardinal 104 can tahan the saltwater. got one cardinal 707LX which is way too huge which can multitask for jigging n casting.....

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Added on December 30, 2009, 4:43 pmalso i think tat i'm a bit 'kan cheong' to get it now, leave it to fate la. so better take it slowly....since cant find any fishing buddy, so y get so many expensive things when i dont have much chance to use it. haii.....a bit demotivated to fish liao.......

This post has been edited by yothim: Dec 30 2009, 04:43 PM

bro, the problem is...none of my frens are into fishing. so have to rely on new found friends to let me tag along. wanna try on a boat, the sabre gang asked me to tag along but u know la....ppl, saying is easier than doing. sometimes not tat i'm hangat-hangat tahi ayam but just tat sometimes u cant do things alone leh.....