QUOTE(Shoot@M3 @ Jun 2 2011, 12:02 PM)
Hi all, I'm from KK, Sabah and I'm quite new into fishing
I guess mostly to take away the tension and pressure from work life! That's how i started fishing
I've still yet to learn all the terms in fishimonology, but i guess I'm doing bottom fishing now at my place in Sabah. I wonder whether got any anglers here in Sabah as I need some guidance in this. The best way to learn is from some other anglers and me and my friends are yet to find few. Of course we do ask for advice from other ppl who are fishing, but not all are willing to share it.
We recently been trying to find good spots to fish but end up in a place call Anjung Gayang near the road to Tuaran here. Entry Fee is RM3 (small pelantar jetty), RM5 (middle of the bridge) and RM10 (Floating boat-without an engine! just got anchor LOL)
I think this Saturday we will try go into the floating boat and go to the middle of the river. The river is a mixture of saltwater going into the interior so our place would mostly be saltwater fish.
I myself bought a fishing rod on promotion from local supermarket here. Feels like the reels is not that good now that I've tested it. Of course, I wouldn't want to spend too much just in case I would not be doing it often. But so far we have been going fishing almost every weekend and holidays that we get and I think it's time to get some advice here on what fishing rod and reels are recommended. I tried to ask this in a local Sabah forum but didn't get much replies or even activities there, so if got any anglers here from Sabah, do pm me if you would like to organise some trips around here in KK or other places

I'm now looking to get a casting rod and also maybe to use as bottom fishing. Can anyone recommend me which one should I get? Things are quite hard to get in Sabah I would say (that's for the IT and other stuff), so probably let me know how to choose as well for the rod and reel?
I'm not that tall so probably something not that too long around 5.5 feet can suffice?
Plus need to know the shops recommended here and places to fish. I would like to try freshwater fishing but I don't know where to start. If anyone can give advice on this, please please do so

Ps: I still learning what kind of fish i get last few times but Ketambak, Kerapu, and one named 'sam pan tiao' in chinese which i duno what's its called in malay... lol
bro,
casting n bottom both were totally different type of game

For sea bottom i can give some advice.. usually we use damn big and heavy sinker.. eg number ranging from 12 to 32 depending on the current. Fyi size 32 were about 1 kg ++ in weight. You'll need a multiplier reel loaded with 65lb ~80lbs braid line and a rod with the rating of 10kg ~24kg. Total cost should around 1.5k-2k for a good reel and rod setup including etc accessories such as sinker, hooks, spreader, wire line, and etc etc. Oh yah do not settle down with those cheap kai chap tomman stuff.. you'll regret and keep on upgrading. Allocated 2k budget and get a reel and rod with quality such as shimano or daiwa !
bottom rod setup, a typical bottom rod length ranging from 5.6 ~ 6 feet.
bottom multiplier reel recommendation, shimano = torium, talica, tiagra or trinidad II. For Daiwa = saltist, saltiga or sealine
casting tarak sure, u can ask other sifu here.
san pan tiao should be talang in malay, in english.. queen fish if i remember correctly, very poisonous fish, consume with caution as these fish were highly toxic .. it may cause rashes all over the body if your body can't take it. Usually kampung ppl dried it to make "ham yu"