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The Asian Angler

Asia’s AnglingLifestyle Magazine

December 2015 Issue

Fishing Just Got BeerHail The Swim Bait

Forcing AquaphobiaRod Ford Camo Aquahobia Dry Bag

To Cast Or To Jig?Abu Garcia Salty Stage BV8

Presidential GoodnessPfueger President Limited Edition

The Fast & The StableOR CRAFT Spearyu Lures

Skid JiggingAbu Garcia Skid Jigs

New Launches: Classic Lures Bluewater Poppers & F18 Lures

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o in the world o publishing. Who would have known that a small team o

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Test Drives Philemon Foo

S ome like it hot. Some like it cold. Some want it both

ways. The demands of human beings are a plenty. Take

for example the car. At rst we had them in manual

gearbox. Then came the automatic gearbox. Still driv-

ers were not satised. They wanted both and thus we

now have gearboxes than can do both manual and au-

tomatic the likes of Tiptronic gearboxes.

Abu Garcia Sal t y S tag e

Par t 1 BV8

The same goes to shing. We want our shing tackle

to be able to do lots of things. We want our lures to

be able to nd sh. We want rods that can do both

spinning and casting. We want lines to be thinner

than braid but invisible like uorocarbon. We want

a lot but let us take a look at a casting reel that is

also made for jigging.

Multipurpose

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The Abu Garcia Salty Stage BV8 is a reel designed

for both casting and jigging. More precisely, it is

made for inshore or bay type of shing where wa-

ters are shallow and the shing considered to be

saltwater light tackle shing.

Inshore Fishing

To be able to do both casting and jigging, the Abu

Garcia Salty Stage BV8 reel comes with both a dou-

ble handle and a single power handle. The double

handle with EVA knobs is like most handles you nd

on a baitcasting reel. this handle is 95mm in length

with a 4mm thickness.

Two Handles

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The other handle is a single EVA knob power handle

than can be set at a length of either 60mm or 70mm

depending on the user’s preference. Installing this

handle instantly transforms the reel into a jigging

reel.

Power Handle

Why the difference in handle lengths? Well, at cer -

tain angles a longer length gives you leverage al-

lowing you to exert more force on the sh without

adding more strength. A longer handle also quick-

ens the speed of retrieve. 1 turn of a longer handle

equals to more turns of the spool if compared to the

same spool being cranked with a shorter handle.

Handle Lengths

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I am not sure how many of you are fans of Robotech.

The Salty Stage BV8 reminds me of the Mechas

with its sleek somewhat robotic looks. The gunmet-

al grey and chrome parts add to the Mecha outlook.

Remember Robotech?

As with the Mechas, toughness is key. To hold every-

thing steady the Salty Stage BV8 comes with a tough

and robust aluminium alloy frame that supports ev-

erything within it even under heavy pressure. This

allows the reel to continue working smoothly during

the ght with a brute.

Tough Frame

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Lightweight Spool

To cast lighter lures the Salty Stage BV8 comes with

a highly ported lightweight shallow spool. That said,

it is capable of taking in enough line for most types

of inshore casting or jigging. The spool is capable of

taking 220 metres of 10lb mono lines or 250 metres

of 10lb braided line.

When a big sh is stripping line out of your spool,

your adrenaline starts running and the excitement

begins. However, most baitcasting reels remain as

quiet as an electric car as lines get stripped away.

This reel screams and thus heightens the excite-

ment level. Screaming reels add on a lot more fun.

Drag Clicker

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When it comes to casting, the Salty Stage BV8 uses

the “Magtrax II” magnetic brake system to control

the spool. Some of you may be wondering if the

magnets actually do what they are supposed to do

since magnets have no effect on aluminium; well

do refer to The Asian Angler January 2013 issue to

learn how they work.

Magnetic Brakes

These days most reels come tted with carbon drag

washers. The Salty Stage BV8 is no different. It

comes with Abu Garcia’s long proven “Carbon Ma-

trix” Drag system that has been powering the Abu

Garcia reels for many years now. The benet is a

strong drag that remains smooth.

Drag System

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Lab TesT Equipment Used Line: Berkley Fireline (fused)Poundage: 20lb

Abu Garcia claims that the Salty Stage BV8 has a

max drag of 7kg. With that in mind we reeled a few

yards of 20lb fused line and secured it directly to the

anchor. We increased the drag to almost full and

pulled. Our meter showed that it exceeded the 7kg

mark while the drag remained smooth. We maxed it

and got it to 18.4lb or 8.3kg with the drag still smooth.

So far we only managed to put it through the lab test

and the results are good. However, we have yet to

see how it performs in the eld. Lookout for our next

issue where we take it to the battle grounds and pit

it against some nned gladiators.

Summary

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ull Metal Body and sideplate keep precise gear alignment under heavy loads

Machined and anodized aluminium spool

Stainless steel main shaft

shielded stainless steel ball bearings

nstant Anti-Reverse bearing

Machined & anodized aluminium handle with soft touch knob

Model

FRCII1000

FRCII2000

FRCII2500

FRCII2500LL

FRCII3000

FRCII4000

FRCII4000LL

FRCII5000 FRCII6000

FRCII6000LL

FRCII8000

FRCII8000LL

Bearings Max Drag Gear Ratio Line Retrieve (in) Weight (oz)

4+1 7 5.2:1 22 7.8

4+1 7 6.2:1 30 9.3

4+1 7 6.2:1 33 9.7

4+1 7 6.2:1 33 10

4+1 10 6.2:1 35 11.7

4+1 13 6.2:1 37 12.3

4+1 13 6.2:1 37 14.8

4+1 20 5.6:1 36 19.6 4+1 20 5.6:1 41 21.2

4+1 20 5.6:1 41 24.2

4+1 25 5.3:1 44 28.4

4+1 25 5.3:1 44 32.1

Mono Cap. (yds/lb) Braid Cap. (yds/lb)

275/2 • 135/4 • 105/6 160/6 • 130/8 • 110/10

240/4 • 180/6 • 125/8 210/8 • 180/10 • 165/15

255/6 • 175/8 • 140/10 240/10 • 220/15 • 160/20

255/6 • 175/8 • 140/10 240/10 • 220/15 • 160/20

200/8 • 165/10 • 120/12 250/15 • 180/20 • 130/30

270/8 • 220/10 • 165/12 360/15 • 260/20 • 185/30

270/8 • 220/10 • 165/12 360/15 • 260/20 • 185/30

225/12 • 200/15 • 135/20 420/20 • 300/30 • 240/40

335/15 • 230/20 • 210/25 490/30 • 390/40 • 335/50

335/15 • 230/20 • 210/25 490/30 • 390/40 • 335/50

340/20 • 310/25 • 230/30 475/50 • 390/65 • 345/80

340/20 • 310/25 • 230/30 475/50 • 390/65 • 345/80

Model

FRCII1000

FRCII2000

FRCII2500

FRCII2500LL

FRCII3000

FRCII4000

FRCII4000LL

FRCII5000

FRCII6000

FRCII6000LL

FRCII8000

FRCII8000LL

FIERCE®

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Test Drives Philemon Foo

Rodford Camo Dry bagTest Drives

Philemon Foo

For Te Aquaphobic

Dry bags are super important to anglers especially thoseho love to sh on boats, kayaks, and other watercrafts.

ven to those who love Fishing along jungle streams and

vers.

ecently we tested out the Rodford Aquaphobic Camo

ry Bag. To test the dry bag we drafted a plan. The bag

eeds to be tortured and it need to be drowned. That way

e know for sure that it will be able to handle most situa-

ons not taking into consideration hardcore abuses.

Fooling About

First we took it to a eld, allowed air to ll up, and

we sealed the bag. We then decided to play catch

and threw it about. It ew up high and crashed a

few times. Yes, we were abusing it and I admit to

that. Anyhow, after our fooling about we inspected

the bag and all seemed ne. Of course we do not

recommend that you throw your dry bags about like

we did.

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Floating On A Stream

Next we took the dry bag to a stream, threw the

mobile phone of the guy who decided to play ball

with the bag in, and threw it into the stream. Not a

deep one. Just one that is about two feet deep. We

allowed it to oat about while we ate a sandwhich.

Out of nowhere someone’s kid sat on it thinking that

it would make a good boat but of course it didn’t. He

just tumbled and ended up in the water while our

friend who’s mobile phone is in the bag panicked a

little and “accidentally” let out an adult rated word.

Having A Splash

Next the dry bag with the mobile phone inside was

given a splash. Not just a splash. The amount of wa-

ter splashing on it was quite massive. Not as deadly

as the Niagara Falls but it will give anyone standing

beneath it a good massage and a pounding. Need-

less to say, our friend who’s mobile phone is being

tortured in the bag felt like he had a bunch of red

ants his pants.

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The Relief

After about 15 minutes of being pounded by lots of

water we decided to end the torture, especially that

of our friend. We wiped the bag dry and handed it to

our tortured friend. He opened the bag, put his hand

in, and took out his mobile phone. That followed with

a smile. The phone survived the torture. Our friend

survived the torture too. So did the Rodford Aqua-

phobic Camo Dry Bag.

Verdict

Personally I like the camo design. It also remaineddry inside despite the massive amounts of water

torture that it went through. Price wise, I nd it to be

decent. One thing to note, before you put your ex-

pensive cameras, mobile phones, and other expen-

sive gadgets, do test out your dry bag rst to ensure

that the one you have is not defective. This goes

especially for waterproof pouches. We tested some

(other brands) and some did leak.

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The weighted head of the Swim Shad helps with casting

allowing for greater distances. When it hit the surface

of the water it dives all the way to the bottom wiggling

its paddle tail giving the impression of a swimming sh.

This action has on many occasions generated a reaction

strike from predator shes.

Life Like

B e r k l e y P o w e r b ai t Sw i m Shad

Introducin’ Te Asian Angler

e: Products in this section may have not been tested by Te Asian Angler magazine

T he Berkley Powerbait Swim Shad is one heck of

a bait. They are great baits for shing snakeheads

especially the powerful and ferocious giant snake-

head (toman). They look like real sh and swim like

a live sh.

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Scent And Flavour

Another feature that appeals to the olfactory senses of

predator shes are its scent and avours of which scien-

tist at Berkley has spent more than 25 years researching.

How Powerbaits work is that they attract shes with its

scent and when the shes bite the bait, it releases avour

and that avour is said to make sh hold on longer.

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A b u G a r c i a S a l t y S t a g e Introducin’ Te Asian Angler


S k i d J ig

T he NEW Salty Stage Skid Jig was inspired by a

squid’s darting and attacking action. This innovative

motion is achieved by the keel shape on the bottom

of the jig.

It is a completely new style of jigging. While the typi-

cal metal jig catches sh after it touches the bottom

or during retrieve. The Skid Jig is designed to catch

sh even when it is falling by its ‘switch back’ action

imitating squid attacking bait sh.

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It also, mimics a squid skidding from side to side

when it is in distress and the skidding motion, cre-

ates lots of ashes in the water.

Mimics Squids

The Skid Jig can be jigged vertically or horizontally

to create that ‘switch back’ action, that has been

tested and proven to out sh other jigs.

Swtich Back Action

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flueger President Limited Edition



P ueger has been making some really good look-

ing and lightweight reels. The Pueger President

Limited Edition being lighter, better looking, and a

faster reel; brings the President reel series to the

next level.

Presidential Goodness

Black Knight

To me, the Pueger President Limited Edition conjures

up an image of a black knight (not the Dark Knight aka

Batman), the knights that would give King Arthur and

his knights a headache so big he’d wished he had not

pulled out the Excalibur from the rock.

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The President Limited Edition comes in a dark me-

tallic black body and rotor, with gun metal grey

chromed on its side (rotor) and at the bottom of the

reel. it has red lines to add character to its design.

The spool in gun metal grey with red linings. Put

them all together and you get a black knight.

Sinisterly Nice Spool

The spool feels light. It is ported with an unusual de-

sign of squares and rounded rectangles. The spool is

braid ready of which means that you can use braided

lines on it with the need of a monolament backing.

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Thick Bail Wire

The President comes with a thick bail wire, perhaps a

show of strength and power as with most knights; an

intimidating look helps psychologically. Yes, that ap-

plies to shing too. When an angler uses tough look-

ing and feeling shing tackle, his or her condence is

boosted. This help win battles.

The handle of the President looks really good. It come

in gun metal black with a carbon bre handle. The

knob is made of rosewood. Using rosewood not only

adds elegance to the reel. It also adds to its sinister

character since rosewood has red coloured grains.

Splendid Handle

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Smooth Performer

With 9+1 corrosion resistant ball bearings (6+1 on the

size 20), the President Limited Edition is one sleek

and smooth performer. Cranking feels smooth and

connected. The well balanced rotor certainly adds to

the smoothness.

Main Shaft & Gears

Pueger opted to give the President Limited Edition an

aluminium main shaft and aluminium pinion gear. This

is done to bring down the weight of the reel. Pueger

claims that by doing so they managed to reduce the

weight by 30% on the main shaft and 60% on the pin-

ion gear.

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Sealed Drag

To improve the performance of the drag, the President

Limited Edition comes with an advanced sealed drag

system that keeps water and dirt away thus giving op-

timum drag performance. This increases the durabil-

ity of the drag washers.

Thumbs Up

We have not tested the Pueger President Limited

Edition (as of time of writing) out in the eld yet but

so far it looks good and feels good. It has got a rigid

body, reel foot, etc. Well, stay tuned as we will be tak-

ing the President Limited Edition out to the eld soon.

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Features

10 Bearing System - Corrosion resistant stainless steel

ball bearings

Aluminum Main Shaft - 30% lighter than stainless steel

Aluminum Pinion Gear - 60% lighter than traditional

brass gear

Braid Ready Spool - Allows braid to be tied directly to

spool

Sealed Drag System - Sealed drag washers, always

lubricated, always smooth

Carbon Handle - 21% lighter than aluminum

Rose wood handle knob- Classic handle knob design

20 size reel is a 7 BB System

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Craft 0 Degree0 DegreeX Strong Jig Heads



Z Craft’s 0 Degree and 30 Degree is an extremely

versatile jig head. They feature Owner SW hooks of

which are very popular with serious game anglers.

The uniquely designed head provides very good

swim action for slow and fast retrieves. Together

with the new “X-Flex Locker”, they hold soft plastic

lures rmly in place.

&0Degree

The 0 Degree jig heads sits on the bottom at. This

allows the soft plastic bait to sit at at the bottom the

way a resting sh would. Giving it a twitch and letting

the soft plastic bait rest again for a few seconds will

attract hits from predators looking for a resting sh to

hit.

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30Degree

The 30 Degree jig heads on the other hand sits atthe bottom with the hook pointed 30 degrees upward.

This allows the soft plastic bait to be at a 30 degree

angle with its head facing the bottom like a feeding

sh or worm. Giving light twitches further enhances

the illusion attracting predators to hit.

Available in X2 and X3 hooks to meet your shing

needs.

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Te Asian AnglerHighlighting

Zen Zagan Slow Pitch Rod

By Zen X EA

W hen Zen Zagan started collaborating with Ex-

treme Anglers, there was a disruption in the force.

Zen Zagan rods took a step onto a whole new level

where occupying good rods can no longer just re-

main good. They have got to be better than good.

Here’s why...

The 0 Degree jig heads sits on the bottom at. This

allows the soft plastic bait to sit at at the bottom the

way a resting sh would. Giving it a twitch and letting

the soft plastic bait rest again for a few seconds willattract hits from predators looking for a resting sh to

hit.

C u s t o m R o d s

Then comes the folks at MGFA, the creators of Zen

Zagan who have been making quality rods and afford-

able prices for years. They too are anglers rst and

business people second, thus why their rods have a

cult following.

P r o d u c t i o n R o d s

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BridgingCustomAndProductionRods

The coming together of MGFA and Extreme Anglers

brings custom rods to the production oor which also

means anglers now get to use custom rods at an af -

fordable price. Oh what fun it is to ride on this train.

BrandConscious?

Of course if you are not brand conscious you would

be jumping for joy when you’ve got a rod that feels

better than one about 8 times the price. For the brand

conscious it would be like racing a Ferrari LaFerarri

on the track and being overtaken by a Nissan GTR

driven by a “Sunday driver.”

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The Slow Pitch

That brings us to the Zen Zagan Slow Pitch rod of

which is developed by Extreme Anglers Custom Prod-

ucts and produced by MGFA. With the slow pitch jig-

ging game kicking into gear, this rod has been making

waves around the jigging community.

WellDe signed

The Zen Zagan Slow Pitch rods are well designed

following Japanese rod design cues of which tends

to be the preferred design amongst anglers that pur -

chase rods of this price point. It comes with a split

rear handle section being separated by an X wrapped

carbon blank section.

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Spor ty R

eel Se a t

The reel seat is by Fuji which speaks volumes on its

quality. After all why use anything lesser than the best

when you’ve got a world class rod. A good quality reel

seat is not enough; Extreme Anglers “sportied” by

adding a carbon bre wrapped nut to it.

RoundedRearEVA

The rear EVA of the rod is rounded with the entire

thing designed somewhat like a light bulb. Why go

with a rounded rear end? Perhaps it could be anglers

these days being more macho, battling brutes with-

out the need of a ghting belt. A rounded rear end

perhaps reduces the pain although the battle scars

remain. Maybe it is just aesthetics.

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Qualit y Blank

Good quality blanks do not have to cost a kidney. The

Zen Zagan Slow Pitch rod comes with a good quality

blank that has a tip with good rebound power and a

butt section that is stiff and capable to taking a beat-

ing by brutes.

Quality Guides

When it comes to building one of the best rods, noth-

ing is left to chance thus the use of high quality Fuji

Guides. Fuji tangle free K Guides System is used on

the Zen Zagan Slow Pitch. This tough and smooth

guides reduces line wear and can take a beating.

They are also light weight of which brings the weight

of the rod down.

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Summary

The Zen Zagan Slow Pitch Rod By Zen X EA is no

ordinary rod. It may not have the brand appeal as the

Japanese names such as one that resembles a big

big bass or another one of which reminds us of some-

thing that will be always green; yet the Zen Zagan

Slow Pitch will hold its own and can stand tall with

ease amongst the big boys.

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Te Asian AnglerHighlighting

I f you are looking for a lure that swims well in ow-

ing waters or waters with current, or if you are sim-

ply looking for a lure that swims fast, the ORCraft

Spearyu is one to consider.

O R C ra f t S p ea r y u

The Spearyu lure comes in a at and slim body prole

giving it both good aerodynamics and hydrodynamics

which means that you get better casting distance and

you can make it can swim fast. It darts very well too

imitating eeing scared or panicking sh.

Lure Profile

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Spearyu lures are weighted with magnetic weights.

This helps with casting where the sudden shift in

weight of the of the magnetic weights thrusts the lure

forward giving it the extra push during the launch of

the lure at the beginning of the cast thus driving the

lure further.

Weighted

With the weights together, the lure is well balanced

sitting on the surface of the water. This also allows

for better manipulation of the lure during the retrieve

whether it is darting, twitching, or simply being re-

trieved at a constant speed.

Well Balanced In Water

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NEW Launches

C l as s i c

B l ue w at e r F 1 8 Lur e s

T he new improved Bluewater lures have a stronger

bib that ensures that they swim straight when trolling

at high speeds. In addition, is the exciting new colour

range with proven sh taking patterns. All Bluewater

lures are tted with VMC 3X-Strong Permasteel tre-

bles for strength & saltwater durability.

The Classic Bluewater F18 was designed for hard-

core Bluewater trolling enthusiasts. Fitted with a one-

piece through wire frame for integrity, whilst the heavy

walled body is glued & double-welded for maximum

strength; even when clamped between the jaws of a

monster.

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Available in 3 sizes; 200mm, 160mm and 120mm –

making them ideal for both inshore and offshore troll-

ing. Every lure is tted with VMC 3X strong permasteel

trebles and Superex HD stainless split rings. Ideal

for all trolling speeds from 2 to 10 knots; the Bluewa-

ter F18 is the rst choice of pros and amateurs alike.


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NEW Launches

C l as s i c B l u e w at e r

T he Bluewater P163 Rocket Popper is an extreme-

ly versatile lure that can be shed in a number of dif -

ferent ways. The P163 features a special tail-bias

weighting system that serves two main purposes.

The heavy tail weight causes the lure to y straight

and true through the air – meaning the P163 casts

like a rocket.

P o p p e r s

The tail weighting also causes the lure to sit nose-up

in the water during the retrieve. This nose-up position

causes the lure to literally skip and dart along the sur -

face during a straight, high-speed retrieve; perfectly

imitating a eeing surface baitsh.

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The P163 can also be shed with a slow, jerking mo-

tion which will see it swim with a “walk the dog” ac-

tion, much like a stick bait.

The P163 Rocket Popper is ideal for all bluewater

casting, and will appeal to all large pelagic species

including Mackerel, Queensh, Trevally, and all Tuna

species including Longtail, Yellown and Southern

Bluen.

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T here are so many crank baits available. They come

in so many shapes and sizes and with many names giv-

en by various brands. They are called different things

in different places. In general they are designed to look

like sh such as bass, gar sh, ballyhoo, minnows, and

shads. There are also those resembling bugs and frods.

Minnows and Shads are some of the most widely used.

Skill Enhancers Te Asian Angler

Lure Fishing BasicsC r a n k b a i t s Part 2

Minno ws

In general minnows come in a slimmer body design with

a longish prole. From the basic design, lure design-

ers have created a variety of different body designs de-

pending on the desired swim action of the lures. With

that comes new names and terms such as walkers, jerk

baits, etc.

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Shads

In general shads come in a body design that is some -

what taller in the mid towards the 3rd quarter of the

front end; and with a shorter prole. Again designers

have created a variety of body designs based on the

basic shad design.

Frogs

Frog crankbaits are designed to look like a variety of

frogs. They are mainly top water swimmers. From these

designs a few other frog crankbaits varieties are avail-

able with some given a bill or a lip.

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Ot her

Designs

With lure designers having to out-design one and oth-

er we have now got a variety of crankbaits that can

be found such those resembling snakes (head), vari-

ous insects such as cicadas and grasshoppers, gator

heads, etc.

Join ted

While most crankbaits come in one piece, there are

crankbaits that are jointed; meaning that they come in

two or more parts being joint together to make a lure.

This gives the lure a more lifelike swim action.

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L i p O r L i p l e s s

Crankbaits come with a variety of bills or lips depend-

ing on the desired swim action as well as swim depth.

There are also crankbaits that do not have a bill or lip.

They are called lipless crankbaits. More about these

later.

T o S umm a r i z e

There are many crankbaits out there but these are

amongst the common ones used. We could go deep-

er but then it would be better done in the “Knowledge

Wise” section. Next issue we will look at an important

part of crankbaits; the bill or lip as well as the lipless.

Pics Courtesy of Pure Fishing, MGFA, Rebel Lures

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Te Asian Angler

W hen it comes to hooks the choices are a plenty

and can get quite confusing. Hooks come in various

forms or types for a host of different purposes. With

this issue let us take a look at some of the types of

hooks that are available in the market starting off with

the more common ones.

Al l Ab o u t H

o o k s :

P ar t 2

HOokTyp

esOne of the most used hooks these days are Chinu hooks.

They are amongst the favourite hooks used by bottom

bait anglers catching shes such as mullets, breams,

tilapia, carp, and a host of many other shes.

Chinuhooks

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Chinu hooks have an eye that faces forward, meaning

that should you place it lying down on a at surface, the

eye will be looking parallel to the at surface. Should

you put a shing line through it will be parallel to the at

surface. The eye is very slightly bent backwards away

from the hook point. This is also known as “tuned up”

eye.

T h e

E y e

Chinu hooks come with a more rounded and offset bend.

An offset bend means that the hook point and the shank

are not aligned. This means that if you were to put the

hook lying down on a at surface the hook will not lie

at. The point is pointed slightly off to the right or the

left of the shank. This is said to allow for better hook up.

T h e

B e n d

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Another common hook used by bottom bait anglers is

the Beak hook. These hooks are used for shing an ar -

ray of sh both saltwater and freshwater species. Beak

refers more to the hook point and they come in a vari-

ety of names and types.

Be akhooks

Beak hooks generally have a point that is curved up-

wards towards the shank. It looks somewhat like the

beak of a bird. Beak hooks come in all variety of hook

eyes from tuned up to spade ends (at without hole).

Many of us take hooks for granted but as one get more

intimate with them one will understand more and be

able to choose hooks that are best suited for a certain

type of shing.

T h e

Ch ar act

e r

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Get Your Kids FishingAn Initiative By The Asian Angler Magazine

F ishing is a very healthy sport.As anglers we enjoy resh air, weexperience nature, we improveour analytical skills, we absorb

vitamins rom the sun, we expendour minds, we learn about theenvironment, etc.

Tere are so many benefits tofishing and we should reduce ourkids addiction to video games,

computer games, playing withmobile devices, etc. We should getthem to interact more with ourenvironment and teach them athing or two about lie and livinglie.

With this in mind we hope toencourage you to take your kid(s)fishing and have dedicated a sec-tion o our magazine to JuniorAnglers.

Junior Anglers

* Picture courtesy of Pure Fishing123



unior Anglers

Luring Snakeheads

H ere’s my buddy, Azrin with his rst snakehead. The

week before he scored a snakehead but it dropped right

efore he picked it up. It took him one year of shing to

nally score this snakehead. His hardwork nally paid off.

By Amirul Iran

A healthy juvenile snakehead caught in l ight rain. This sh

was aggressive but very smart. It took one hour of casting

into the same area before it nally decided to give a bite.

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A decent snakehead caught on the Surecatch Tiny

Frog. I added a spinner to help attract snakeheads. I

am still excited to see a sh chase a frog just like the

rst time seeing it. A snakehead will usually trail closely

behind the frog before blowing up on it.

A beautiful solid Striped Snakehead on the Abu Gar -

cia Tournament K. This sh was caught on a popper

in some thick grass which was not much of a chal-

lenge for the Tournament K. I fought and landed it

with ease.

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After a few minutes of being revived, this sh is ready to

go. All shes in this article were released to grow bigger

and badder.

Tight lines & happy shing.

Bring Your Kids Fishing

Every child needs to spend time out-

doors. Fishing in a safe and educationalsport that both your child and you can

bond with..

Put away those tabs, iPhones, Androids,

and pick up a reel, rod, line, hook, and

sinker... Don’t forget some bait.

Happy Fishing.

The Asian Angler Team

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Te Asian AnglerStufs And Goodies

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H ere is a lighter that will be with you through the storms.

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with you on your camping and shing trips.

Features

Piezo-electric ignition lights up to 30,000 times and works

when wet.

Designed for wind and water resistance, they perform

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mpact-resistant enclosure.

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Note: May not be available in some markets.


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Anglers being anglers, we spend a lot of time outdoors

enjoying our hobby. One issue that we face is battery

power. Imagine spending days on a boat without any safe

electricity source to charge your mobile devices. Solar

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Te Asian AnglerFun Things

Funny T-Shirts For An-glers

C afe Press does some pretty funny and witty stuffsand amongst them are T-shirts with funny words of an-

gling “wisdom” written on them such as...

“To shing or not to sh. What a stupid question”

“Master Baiter”

and my favourite... “the way to a man’s heart is through

his y”

Check them out at:

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Pics courtesy of Cafe Press

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