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Understanding Fishing RodsPart 9: Rod Guides

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Oakley Kevin VanDamSignature SeriesPolarized Sunglasses 142

Fuji Torzite GuideFuji’s Latest GuideSystem 80

Rod Ford SpartanA Warrior’s Rod

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The Case Of The Tortured HooksMorigen Hook Test

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L I G H T E R ＆ S T R O N G E R

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My fellow anglers and friends,

Happy Chinese New Year to all celebrating and we wish you (everyone) all the best with lots of success, good health, and better fishing in the year of the horse.

This happens to be one of the hardest issues to kick off due to the many holi-days as well as the Chinese New Year yet we managed to launch on the tar-getted date.

In this issue we take a close look at Abu Garcia’s new mid range baitcasting reel the Orra 2 SX-HS and we let the older Orra SX-HS have a go at it. For those of you considering the Orra SX-HS, this is for you.

Fuji has also launched a new type of guide called Torzite. The first rods into Malaysia with these super new technology guides will be the Limited Edition Kewl Mount Fuji Torzite. News is that the Torzite guide is much better, lighter, and tougher than the Fuji SIC. Interesting isn’t it?

Begining with this issue we have added other accessories that is indirectly linked to our sport such as sunglasses and watches. Did you know that KVD as in Kevin VanDam has a few signature series Oakleys under his belt?

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Thank you for your support and tight lines.

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Abu Garcia Orra SX-HS / Orra 2 SX-HS By Philemon Foo

Test Drives

Old Meets New

Reduced Weight, New Design, Magnetic / Centrifugal, Maximum Drag

Abu Garcia Orra SX-HS / Orra 2 SX-HS By Philemon Foo

Old Meets New

Reduced Weight, New Design, Magnetic / Centrifugal, Maximum Drag

Abu Garcia recently launched the Orra 2 family of reels. Orra being the mid level low profile baitcasting reels of Abu Garcia’s; like other Abu Garcia baitcasting reels, are known for their durability, low cost and easy maintenance, and value for money. But how does the new Orra or Orra 2 stack up against the established older Orra?

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When I first laid eyes on the Orra 2 SX-HS the first thing to grab my eye is its design. It’s got a lower profile with a differ-ent frame that gave it a some-what spaceship kind of look. From the front it looks like part of Robocop’s new helmet with monstrous sharp teeth sitting right behind the visor.

If Robocop were a reel, this is what

he would look like

Orra 2 SX- HS

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Rounder ProfileLooking at Orra 2 SX-HS from the top, I noticed that it is rounder; missing the sharpness of its pre-decessor of which had a front end that looked like a Corvette Sting-ray’s bonnet. This cleaner look gives the Orra 2 an executive im-age with a more expensive aura.

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The Ambassadeur

Is Gone

One thing that saddens me most is the missing Ambassadeur badge on the Orra 2. Its predeces-sor wore the Ambassadeur badge with pride. It is the symbol of a long proud legacy of invention, creativity, engineering, etc. that took root in Sweden.

The Ambassadeur badge on the older Orra.

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Differences Between Old

And New

There are quite a number of dif-ferences between the Orra2 SX-HS and its older brother other than design. The Orra 2 has cer-tainly gone through some upgrad-ing giving it better performance and a more comfortable feel.

New

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Reduced Weight

The Orra 2 SX-HS has been on a diet shedding some weight. The Orra SX-HS weighs 8.7oz (247g) and Abu Garcia claims that the Orra 2 SX-HS weighs 7.3oz (207g). In our lab the Orra 2 SX-HS actually weigh 7.1oz (202g) of which is lighter than claimed. So where did liposuction take place? We will share as we move go.

ORRA SX-HS

Reduced Weight

The Orra 2 SX-HS has been on a diet shedding some weight. The Orra SX-HS weighs 8.7oz (247g) and Abu Garcia claims that the Orra 2 SX-HS weighs 7.3oz (207g). In our lab the Orra 2 SX-HS actually weigh 7.1oz (202g) of which is lighter than claimed. So where did liposuction take place? We will share as we move go.

ORRA 2 SX-HS

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Pitch Centrifugal Brakes On The

Orra SX-HS

The earlier Orra SX-HS comes with the Pitch Centrifugal Brake System with engage able / disengage able brake shoes that uses centrifugal forces to control the spool. The Orra 2 SX-HS on the other hand comes with MagTrax™ brake system of which is a magnetic type braking system.

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MagTrax Brakes On The Orra 2

SX-HS

I cannot tell you which system is bet-ter to use as both of these systems have their own advantages. It is like comparing between automatic trans-mission and manual transmission. It will depend on the angler but in terms of casting distance, our field test shows that the Orra 2 gives bet-ter distance (many contributing fac-tors other than the magnetic brakes).

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Fat Burnt

Fat Removed: Side Plates / Covers

Orra HS-SX = 21g

Orra 2 HS-SX = 19g, with magnets and frame built in. This is Magic.

Total fat removed = 2g

Fat Removed: Side Plates / Covers at handle section

Orra HS-SX = 33g, with side plate release screw.

Orra 2 HS-SX = 28g,


ORRA SX-HS

Fat Burnt

Fat Removed: Side Plates / Covers

Orra HS-SX = 21g

Orra 2 HS-SX = 19g, with magnets and frame built in. This is Magic.


Fat Removed: Side Plates / Covers at handle section

Orra HS-SX = 33g, with side plate release screw.

Orra 2 HS-SX = 28g,


ORRA 2 SX-HS

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Handles And Stars

The handles on both Orras are dif-ferent. The older Orra comes with a flat handle and star drag. The Orra 2 comes with compact bent handle and star drag of which gives it a bet-ter ergonomic design and better field. The Orra 2 feels more stable when reeling in line.

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Fat Burnt

Fat Removed: Handle

Orra HS-SX = 38g

Orra 2 HS-SX = 29g

Total fat removed = 9g (fabulous)

Fat Removed: Star Drag

Orra HS-SX = 9g

Orra 2 HS-SX = 8g


ORRA SX-HS

Fat Burnt

Fat Removed: Handle

Orra HS-SX = 38g

Orra 2 HS-SX = 29g

Total fat removed = 9g (fabulous)

Fat Removed: Star Drag

Orra HS-SX = 9g

Orra 2 HS-SX = 8g


ORRA 2 SX-HS

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Spools

The Orra 2 has a spool that is de-signed with modernity in mind. It looks great being ported with holes and given a thin gold lining as com-pared to the earlier Orra. The old Orra’s spool comes with the centrifu-gal brakes built in and is a few grams heavier than the Orra 2’s spool.

The Orra 2 spool has got better ap-petite taking in 140 yards of 30lb braided lines as compared to 130 yards of 30lb braid on the earlier Orra. So, not only is the Orra 2 spool lighter, it also carries more lines.

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Fat Burnt

Fat Removed: Spool & Shaft

Orra HS-SX = 23g (with Centrifugal Brakes built in)

Orra 2 HS-SX = 19g


ORRA SX-HS

Fat Burnt

Fat Removed: Spool & Shaft

Orra HS-SX = 23g (with Centrifugal Brakes built in)

Orra 2 HS-SX = 19g


ORRA 2 SX-HS

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Main Gear And Shaft

While both reels use the same main gearing systems being Dura Gear, the main gear shaft that supports them are of different materials. The older Orra comes with a brass type shaft and the new one I am not very certain but I suspect that it is made of some alloy to lighten its weight.

Main Gear weight with drag washers: 34g (same on both reels).

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Frame And Components

The Orra 2 SX-HS certainly has a lighter frame. One other difference is that the older Orra comes with a met-al clutch (thumbar section) while the Orra 2’s is plastic. Anyhow, I decided to leave these components in tack and weigh both frames and compo-nents. The Orra 2 SX-HS is much lighter.

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Fat Burnt

Fat Removed: Frame and Compo-nents

Orra HS-SX = 82g

Orra 2 HS-SX = 62g


ORRA SX-HS

Fat Burnt

Fat Removed: Frame and Compo-nents

Orra HS-SX = 82g

Orra 2 HS-SX = 62g


ORRA 2 SX-HS

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Easy Lock Pin

One other improvement that I like on the Orra 2 over the older Orra is the lock pin of which unlocks the side plate. The older Orra uses a screw type pin to unlock the side plate of which can be a hassle especially when it’s stuck and you’re out on the water. The new lock pin is easy. Just slide it to one side and it unlocks.

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Drag Strength

Superior DragWhen it comes to drag, the Orra 2 wins hands down. Having tested both reels on our pressure test machine, the Orra 2 proves to be a lot more superior. It could be due to something called the Power Drag System that gave it a higher maximum drag and a smoother drag.

Smoothness Range

Orra HS-SX: up to 7lb

Orra 2 HS-SX: up to 8.2lb

Max Drag

Orra HS-SX: 11.6lb

Orra 2 HS-SX: 16.6lb (claimed 15lb)

Drag Strength

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Features Orra 2 SX-HS

7 stainless steel ball bearings + 1 roller bearing provides smooth operation

X-Cräftic™ alloy frame for increased corro-sion resistance

Graphite sideplates

Power Disk™ drag system gives smooth drag performance

MagTrax™ brake system gives consistent brake pressure throughout the cast

Compact bent handle and star provide a more ergonomic design

Duragear™ Brass Gear for extended gear life

Gear Ratio 7.1:1

29 inches per turn of the handle

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Attributes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10Design / CosmeticsReel Built QualityFinishingFeel (ergonomics)Feel (quality)Feel (weight)Smoothness (Rotation Of Handle)Smoothness (Spool)Smoothness (Drag)Drag StrengthBrakes (Effectiveness)CastabilityLine quantityLine LaySpeed (Retrieve)Power (Retrieve)Ease of Use (General)Ease of Control (Spool)DurabilityFuzzy level (likability)


Orra SX-HSAs Rated By Our Testers

VerdictComparing the Orra SX-HS and the new Orra 2 SX-HS, the new one will be my pick. It may not carry the Ambassadeur badge of which is sad but it is better where it matters and that is performance, weight reduc-tion, comfort, and it looks good.



As Rated By Our Testers

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Orra 2 SX-HS




Orra SX-HS or Orra 2 SX-HS, the choice is

yours

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Kewl Mount FujiBy Philemon Foo

Test Drives

I like blind testing. Having received two rods with zero information on them and told to go play with them opens the flood gates of chemi-cals that make what I do for a liv-ing worthwhile. It is like getting the keys to a new car without the slightest clue as to what car it is nor its capabilities.

Testers Love Them, Top Secret, Excitement, Blind Test

Kewl Mount FujiBy Philemon Foo

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It starts off with feeling the rod, checking out its built quality. Next we flex it to get an idea of its capabilities. Followed by running it through a super machine that tells you ev-erything you need to know about the rod. The last part is certainly rubbish but we do have something similar called a lab.

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High Grade Rod

High Grade Rod

I am afraid till now, I have not seen what the actual rod looks like cos-metically. I only had the prototypes to play with. All I was told is that it will be called Kewl Mount Fuji. What I can say is that it is well built and well balanced. It certainly was produced by a high grade factory that produces Japanese rods (I cannot confirm this).

So what I can share here is from what I can see as well as feedback received from some of our field tes-ters who had a play with it. They all liked it and most thought that they were Japanese rods worth RM600 to over a thousand Ringgit (USD180 to USD305). I did not tell them the brand as I was interested to know what they felt.

Feels like a high grade Japanese rod

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Light Weight And Well Balanced

Light Weight And Well Balanced

Light with strong backbone. A superb blank indeed.

Pick up these rods and the light-ness is instantly felt. At a horizontal level the rod is quite well balanced being a tad bit tip heavy without a reel fixed to them. Putting on a reel balances the rod really well.

The blank is carbon graphite with a backbone that spans about 65% to 70% of the rod (depending on mod-el). The rods do come with decent lifting power, more than enough to manage most types of fresh water fish such as peacock bass, large-mouth bass, snakeheads (depend-ing on size), paku (pacu), etc.

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Fuji Guides & Reel Seat

Fuji Guides & Reel SeatEvery cast feels fluid. The smaller guide sizes helps with accuracy and to some extend; fluidity...

The prototypes that we tested came with high quality Fuji reel seat and Fuji K Guides of which are tangle free guides with alconite ring inserts. These quality guides that are smaller in size makes casting a charm. The cast feels fluid as the line glides through the guide rings.

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Field Test

Field TestLight weight but strong enough to manage fish well...

I called some testers, packed our fishing gear, and headed off to the Exotic Pond in Rawang (town in Ma-laysia) to have these rods wrestled by the red tail Amazonian catfishes. These finned feline swimmers do pack a punch and we wanted to know how much punch these rods can handle.

When it comes to wrestling with brutes, the Kew Mount Fuji certainly can wrestle. It has a strong back-bone and enough power to turn the heads of the brutes. The red tail Am-azonian catfishes were coming up one after another even on the lighter rod of which feels a light to medium light action rod.

* Not being given any information on both rods’ limits we decided not to pub-lish our finding on the pressure test done at our lab.

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Casting aBILITY

Casting aBILITY

All testers who had a go with the Kewl Mount Fuji loved the way it cast. The tip flexes well with a con-sistent bend and the recoil shoots the baits out with ease. Quoting one of our testers, “poetry in motion is what I will define every cast made by these rods.”

At another pond in Cheras (outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), we had to cast out very light baits (little live shrimp balls) without sinkers for a better chance at catching fish. I took the lighter Mount Fuji rod with me and it shot these light baits out re-ally well.

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All testers who had a go with the Kewl Mount Fuji loved the way it cast. The tip flexes well with a consistent bend and the recoil shoots the baits out with ease. Quoting one of our testers, “po-etry in motion is what I will define every cast made by these rods.”

Mount Fuji Limited EditionThere will be a limited edition Kewl Mount Fuji Torzite rods coming soon. They will feature Fuji’s brand new Torzite guides that they (Fuji) claim to be 35% to 40% lighter than Fuji SIC guides, is more durable, thinner, and has less friction with lines.

Verdict

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ULTIMATE THINNESSFuji believes that the ideal ceramic ring maximizes the performance of the blank (action and power) and the performance of line (undamaged). TORZITE is the ultimate thin ring and has durability which metal rings can not achieve. TORZITE has successfully reduced the thickness approximately 40% compared with SiC.

Ring cross section / Strength Test

Recently developed high strength low density material has enabled super thin light weight ring.

2/6

Toughness against three-point bending

1200

1000

800

600

400

200

0

（Mpa）

TORZITE SiC Copy SiC Copy SiC

Fracture toughness

8

6

4

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TORZITE

SiC Copy SiC

L I G H T E R ＆ S T R O N G E R

S u p r em e r i n g . . . . . . . . . . . . .Maximize blank performance, maximize line performance. Fuji has been working on developing

a supreme ceramic ring which satisfies these two performance factors, That is to say “Lighter &

Stronger” as an eternal proposition. 32 years since SiC ring was launched now go beyond SiC with

the supreme ceramic ring “TORZITE” . Witness the birth of the next generation ceramic ring.

TOR of TORZITE represents “TORUS” . Unique and ultimate toric ring is created.

In combination with “ZITE” which gives the image of hard shining mineral, this next generation ceramic

ring is named “TORZITE” .

ULTRA LIGHT ULTRA STRONG

ULTIMATE THINNESS

ULTRA LOW FRICTION

Year 1981

SiC+ +

Year 2013

＝

DERIVATION

1/6

ULTIMATE THINNESSFuji believes that the ideal ceramic ring maximizes the performance of the blank (action and power) and the performance of line (undamaged). TORZITE is the ultimate thin ring and has durability which metal rings can not achieve. TORZITE has successfully reduced the thickness approximately 40% compared with SiC.

Ring cross section / Strength Test

Recently developed high strength low density material has enabled super thin light weight ring.

2/6

Toughness against three-point bending

1200

1000

800

600

400

200

0

（Mpa）

TORZITE SiC Copy SiC Copy SiC

Fracture toughness

8

6

4

2

0TORZITE SiC

（Mpa m）

TORZITE

SiC Copy SiC

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1-1. Light and Large diameter

ULTRA LIGHT

1-2. Downsizing

TORZITE has reduced the ring weight approximately 40% compared with SiC, and the total product weight is reduced approximately 10% by realizing ultimate thin ring. In addition the TORZITE ring inner diameter is approximately 15% larger than SiC.

The ultimate thin ring creates a larger inner diameter. Allowing ring to be 1 size down compared with SiC. Guide total weight and rod moment has reduced approximately 20-30% by downsizing. Thanks to downsizing, tip section is lighter than ordinary one, achieving more sensitivity, maximizing blank performance.

Reducing the ring thickness approximately 40% ･Weightsaving

Ring size can be reduced by one size compared with SiC size 4-12

･ Total guide weight / Rod moment is reduced approximately 20-30%･ Tip section is lighter than ordinary one, it has achieved more sensitivity

TORZITE SiC

TORZITE

SiC

Approximately 10% lighter as a product weight

3/6

Ring inner diameter size measurement

About 20% less

About 35% less

RING SIZE 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5 6 7 8 10 12

TORZITE 2.11 2.44 2.86 3.47 4.08 4.79 5.50 6.42 8.11 9.52 SiC 1.70 2.20 2.50 3.00 3.50 4.10 4.80 5.40 7.04 8.27

BALANCE 0.41 0.24 0.36 0.47 0.58 0.69 0.70 1.02 1.07 1.25

16 20 25 30 40

12.31 16.04 20.78 26.42 32.10 10.62 13.94 18.29 23.65 29.05 1.69 2.10 2.49 2.77 3.05

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Totalweight

momentN・mm

Totalweight

momentN・mm

SiC SPEC 6.395 71.7WEIGHT (g)

SPEC

WEIGHT (g)

3.57 1.056 0.459 0.258 0.137 0.137 0.137 0.137 0.137 0.367

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T-KLTG12H

T-KLTG7M

T-KLTG6L

T-KTTG5.5

T-KTTG5.5

T-KTTG5.5

T-KTTG5.5

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T-KLSG25H

T-KLSG12H

T-KLSG8M

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T-KTSG6

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T-KTSG6

T-MNST6-1.6

T-KLSG25H

T-KLSG12H

T-KLSG6M

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T-KTSG4.5

T-KTSG4.5

T-KTSG4.5

T-KTSG4.5

T-LGST4.5-1.5

T-KLTG20H

T-KLTG10H

T-KLTG5.5M

T-KBTT5

T-KTTG4

T-KTTG4

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T-LGTT4-1.5

T-MNTT5.5-1.6 5.249 58.1

2.92 0.977 0.359 0.205 0.100 0.100 0.100 0.100 0.100 0.288vs SiC

SPEC

WEIGHT (g)

SPEC

WEIGHT (g)

vs SiC

81.8% 92.5% 78.2% 79.5% 73.0% 73.0% 73.0% 73.0% 73.0% 78.5% 82.1% 81.1%

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

SiC 5.501 38.87 3.570 1.056 0.337 0.162 0.061 0.061 0.061 0.061 0.132

TORZITE 3.610 25.94 2.228 0.809 0.193 0.103 0.044 0.044 0.044 0.044 0.101 62.4% 76.6% 57.3% 63.6% 72.1% 72.1% 72.1% 72.1% 76.5% 65.6% 66.7%

KR concept / Sea Bass 9 feet (10guides) comparison

KR concept / 6.6ft Light Spinning recommended spec comparison

1-1. Light and Large diameter

ULTRA LIGHT

1-2. Downsizing

TORZITE has reduced the ring weight approximately 40% compared with SiC, and the total product weight is reduced approximately 10% by realizing ultimate thin ring. In addition the TORZITE ring inner diameter is approximately 15% larger than SiC.

The ultimate thin ring creates a larger inner diameter. Allowing ring to be 1 size down compared with SiC. Guide total weight and rod moment has reduced approximately 20-30% by downsizing. Thanks to downsizing, tip section is lighter than ordinary one, achieving more sensitivity, maximizing blank performance.

Reducing the ring thickness approximately 40% ･Weightsaving

Ring size can be reduced by one size compared with SiC size 4-12

･ Total guide weight / Rod moment is reduced approximately 20-30%･ Tip section is lighter than ordinary one, it has achieved more sensitivity

TORZITE SiC

TORZITE

SiC

Approximately 10% lighter as a product weight

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Ring inner diameter size measurement

About 20% less

About 35% less

RING SIZE 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5 6 7 8 10 12

TORZITE 2.11 2.44 2.86 3.47 4.08 4.79 5.50 6.42 8.11 9.52 SiC 1.70 2.20 2.50 3.00 3.50 4.10 4.80 5.40 7.04 8.27

BALANCE 0.41 0.24 0.36 0.47 0.58 0.69 0.70 1.02 1.07 1.25

16 20 25 30 40

12.31 16.04 20.78 26.42 32.10 10.62 13.94 18.29 23.65 29.05 1.69 2.10 2.49 2.77 3.05

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Totalweight

momentN・mm

Totalweight

momentN・mm

SiC SPEC 6.395 71.7WEIGHT (g)

SPEC

WEIGHT (g)

3.57 1.056 0.459 0.258 0.137 0.137 0.137 0.137 0.137 0.367

TORZITET-KLTG25H

T-KLTG12H

T-KLTG7M

T-KLTG6L

T-KTTG5.5

T-KTTG5.5

T-KTTG5.5

T-KTTG5.5

T-KTTG5.5

T-KLSG25H

T-KLSG12H

T-KLSG8M

T-KLSG7L

T-KTSG6

T-KTSG6

T-KTSG6

T-KTSG6

T-KTSG6

T-MNST6-1.6

T-KLSG25H

T-KLSG12H

T-KLSG6M

T-KLSG5.5L

T-KTSG4.5

T-KTSG4.5

T-KTSG4.5

T-KTSG4.5

T-LGST4.5-1.5

T-KLTG20H

T-KLTG10H

T-KLTG5.5M

T-KBTT5

T-KTTG4

T-KTTG4

T-KTTG4

T-KTTG4

T-LGTT4-1.5

T-MNTT5.5-1.6 5.249 58.1

2.92 0.977 0.359 0.205 0.100 0.100 0.100 0.100 0.100 0.288vs SiC

SPEC

WEIGHT (g)

SPEC

WEIGHT (g)

vs SiC

81.8% 92.5% 78.2% 79.5% 73.0% 73.0% 73.0% 73.0% 73.0% 78.5% 82.1% 81.1%

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

SiC 5.501 38.87 3.570 1.056 0.337 0.162 0.061 0.061 0.061 0.061 0.132

TORZITE 3.610 25.94 2.228 0.809 0.193 0.103 0.044 0.044 0.044 0.044 0.101 62.4% 76.6% 57.3% 63.6% 72.1% 72.1% 72.1% 72.1% 76.5% 65.6% 66.7%

KR concept / Sea Bass 9 feet (10guides) comparison

KR concept / 6.6ft Light Spinning recommended spec comparison

ULTRA STRONG

2-2. Impact strength

2-1. Abrasion resistance

The problem for Ceramic is external impact, TORZITE’ s impact strength is same level as SiC despite ring being 63% thinner than SiC.

Abrasion resistance level is same as SiC, it does not make ring abrade during fighting fish.

Enlarged picture

Test method

Braided line : 8lb Drag : Test for Sliding the line routinely by 70N load.

The number shows that lower is better.

TORZITE SiC Copy SiC

Impact Test

Abrasion test

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Test results of impact strength

Copy SiC

％120100806040200

TORZITE SiC

Results of Abrasion test

Copy SiC

μm121086420

TORZITE SiC

Inadvertent impact

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ULTRA LOW FRICTION

3-1. Protect the line (Cross-Sectional Shape PAT.P)

3-2. Low Friction (smooth surface)

Cross-sectional shape and mirror like finish enables great line endurance in high load situation.

Low contact pressure and mirror like finish make ultra low friction. Smoother retrieve became possible.

3-3. Improved line lifeTORZITE has 4 times line endurance compared to SiC.

Micro Pit

The graph shows Friction drag ratio. The lower % slides better.

0.01mm microscope image2

Sliding test

Low Friction test

Cross-sectional picture

Test method

Test method

Minimizing micro pits which damages the line with mirror like finish will protect the line.

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Copy SiC

Monofilament Fishing Line

120％

100％

80％

60％

40％

20％

0％TORZITEAbout 40% reduced About 25% reduced

SiC

Copy SiC

Number of slides36003200280024002000160012008004000

TORZITE SiC

Copy SiC

Braided line120％

100％

80％

60％

40％

20％

0％TORZITE SiC

764 322

3100（406％）

Double the length of length of line contact area andreduces the pressure to half.

Load concentratesLoad distortion

TORZITE

Line

SiC Copy SiC

TORZITE SiC Copy SiC

Monofilament line of 80lb

Weight : 3kgf

Slide30m/min

SiC

LINE

SiCmove!

move!

L a s e r M a r k i n g

H a n g T a g

All TORZITE insert guides have laser marking on each frame to show its premium status.We also design original hang tag exclusively for rods equipped with TORZITE insert guides.

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H a n g T a g

All TORZITE insert guides have laser marking on each frame to show its premium status.We also design original hang tag exclusively for rods equipped with TORZITE insert guides.

HEAD OFFICE : 19-3 MINAMICHO, SURUGA-KU, SHIZUOKA-SHI, JAPANPhone (054)285-2251 FAX(054)283-0050

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Test Drives

Rod Ford Spartan RodsBy Philemon Foo

When we hear the word Spartan we prob-ably think of warriors. The Rod Ford Spar-tan is a rod somewhat along those lines. It is one powerful rod with a tough blank. It is a rod that combines three things; modern design, practicality, and value for money price point.

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A Warrior’sRod

The Rod Ford Spartan is a warrior’s rod. I am not sure if the Spartans did any fishing but what I am trying to relate to is that like the Katana, a sword that samurais used to slash bodies in halves, the Spartan is a rod built with power and it wants to be bat-tling fishes, not just sitting pretty for all to see.

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Like the katana, the Spartan is a well bal-ance piece of weaponry that feels light when it is at the most common fishing position; with the rod in hand, of which is horizontal. This balancing act reduces the stress on the angler’s hands allowing him or her to fish comfortably for hours.

“Like the katana, a well balanced piece of weaponry“

Built To Fight

Built To Fight

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The model that I have in hand is a medium action rod. Its tip has good flex and recoil power of which makes casting great. If you enjoy power casting and love admiring how your lure or bait glides into the horizon, this rod will be giving you loads of fun.

The Spartan has a backbone that spans to about 70% of the rod and this gives you plenty of power to manage most fishes within its limits. Having good recoil power at the tip bestows upon you such an advantage.

Backbone: 70 / 30

Flex & Backbone

Flex & Backbone

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Fuji Guides

The Rod Ford Spartan comes with Fuji guides of which quality is indeed proven. This allows for smoother line flow and lower lev-els of friction. Of course within the Fuji range there are different levels of guides, yet comparing to replica guides, the quality of Fuji guides do make a difference.

Fuji guides dissipate heat well thus gives better support to lines with the least amount of damage caused by friction. You want such benefits on your side when you are battling brutes. Like the katana, good qual-ity materials are important.

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Fuji Reel Seat

The Rod Ford Spartan comes with Fuji reel seat of which is painted purple and also comes with carbon fibre reel seat nut. It does look good with a royal feel. Anyhow, purple is quite a risky color to use as people either love it or hate it. This I leave it to the beholder of which this rod is within his or her view.

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Battle Grounds

The Rod Ford Spartan will be at home in both freshwater and in-shore fishing. Picking a fight with gi-ant snakeheads, red tail Amazonian catfish, Mekong catfish (limited to size), snappers, mackerels, barra-mundis, etc. will be in its interest.

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Verdict

The Rod Ford Spartan is a value for money rod with good quality components. The de-signer probably worked on this triangular prism of which brings together modern de-sign, practicality, and value for money price point of which is a very good strategy for the current economic scene.

The Spartan may not be the best looking rod, in fact it wouldn’t stand out design wise but should you prefer practicality at a decent price point over superb exotic looks at much higher levels of wal-let burn; then the Rod Ford Spartan is worth your consid-eration.

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Test Drives

Morigen Chojin Kantsukichinu HooksBy Philemon Foo

Hooks are super important. They may not look like much but they are as important, if not even more important than your reel or your rod. Should your reel fail you can still land a fish although it will be like running with a foot stuck in a bucket. With a broken rod you can still land a fish. But if your hook fails, seeing the fish that was on the other end would take some imagination.

Recently we were given a few packets of hooks to test. These hooks are by Morigen and they are made in Japan. What would you do when you receive packets of hooks? Go catch some fish right? Wrong. The first thing to do is to test their sharpness.

Carbon HooksMorigen Hooks are carbon hooks of which are really sharp. Being carbon hooks we wanted to know how reliable or rath-er durable they are. We want to also know if they are able to survive the pressure of most fishes in our waters before breaking. So we ran some tests.

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These Hooks Are Sharp

Sharpness Test

This test does not require a lab. The tool that we test hooks on actually grows on our fingers and toes. They are called nails. Do this with caution and when you are free from any form of hallucinogens.

The first thing I did was to lightly run the hook point on my thumbnail (not the little pictures on the computer) but the organic thing that grows at the tip of the thumb. If the point catches the nail, the hook is con-sidered to be sharp. The Morigen hooks are sharp.

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These Hooks Are Tough

Break Strength

Next I took it to the lab for some test. First we arm wrestled it to see how much pres-sure they can take. We used a size 12 hook, rigged it up using 50lb lines, and had it wrestle the “machine.” Our break test me-ter maxed out with the hook still in tack. It can handle more than 40lb of pressure.

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Durability Test

Back At The Lab

Carbon hooks being carbon hooks, they tend to disintegrate slowly being in water. So we got gave our lab tech some hooks and had him drown them in freshwater and saltwater, spray them with water, and we also boiled one of them just to see if it would turn into some alien or monster.

The boiled hook remained in tack. No mon-sters or aliens were created. The hook that were sprayed with water and allowed to dry on its own didn’t show much signs of deg-radation under the microscope.

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These Hooks Are Durable

SurpriseThe hooks that were drowned in saltwa-ter and freshwater for 24 hours gave us a surprise. The hook drowned in freshwater remained in tack (no difference). As for the one that was drowned in saltwater for a day, there was a little brown haze at the bottom of the bottle of which is rust.

Closer inspection of the hook proved that the hook didn’t disintegrate much. We couldn’t see any rust spots. It wasn’t as sharp but still pretty sharp. This surprising result testifies of the quality and toughness of these hooks.

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Field TestNext we took the hooks and had them catch some fish. Being very sharp they easily penetrated the various areas within the fish’s’ mouth. We also did not need a change of hooks throughout the four hours of fishing. The hooks work great and they are durable.

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Attributes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10SharpnessToughnessDurabilityPenetrationFinishing

VerdictThe Morigen hooks are high quality carbon hooks that are really sharp and durable. They didn’t break under pressure (40 over pounds). They amazed us at the saltwater testing station. They caught fish. Need I say more?

Attributes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10SharpnessToughnessDurabilityPenetrationFinishing

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VFOX Fishing Bag With Rod HolderBy Philemon Foo

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VFOX Fishing Bag With Rod HolderBy Philemon Foo “I Found A

New Friend”

Convenient, protection, padded, water resistant.

When it comes to conve-nience and style during fish-ing trips, VFOX seems to have these covered. Building on a niche, VFOX is doing re-ally well. I have been toying around with some of their bags and I must say that they are a creative lot. Check out this bag which is my new found friend to take on fishing trips.

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Padded Safety Pockets

“I love these pockets. They’re padded...“

Pockets are important, just ask the people who design Columbia outdoor wear. This, VFOX fishing bag is one handy bag that comes with padded pockets. Well, not just padded pockets; water resistant pad-ded pockets. These pockets are a safe place to store mobile phones and compact cameras.

Padded Safety Pockets

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Water Resistant Zippers

“Keeps Electronics Safe”

The zipper is made in such a way that is comes together and to a certain extend blocks water from entering the pockets via the zip-pers. They look like flaps and they work but of course if you were to take a dip and join our finned scaly friends, it best to keep the bag and all in it, on the boat. You can get away with rain but better not mess with the storm.

There are three pockets with wa-ter resistant zippers and one really deep pocket that use Velcro to se-cure what’s inside. This pocket is just nice for a small tackle box that perhaps could contain hooks, small sinkers, snaps and swivels, etc.

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Handy Rod Holder

“Hands can be freed to...”

Another feature that I found to be of good use is the rod holder. What good about it is that when you need to do things like change lures, change baits, re-bait, or even to light a cigarette, use your mobile phone; you’ve got a place to put your rod. Should a fish take your bait while you’re lighting your ciga-rette, your rod will bend but not fly into the lake.

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Slots For Your Tools

“A place for tools”

There are also slots that hold on to tools such as pliers, scissors, hook removers, etc. These can be eas-ily slot into the four slots available. Should you use tools with a lanyard and a clip or carabineer, you can use one of the loops to lock the clips or carabineers to.

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A Case For Your Rigs

“The rig holder is super handy”

This VFOX fishing bag comes with a flexible plastic case that allows for the placement of rigs that have been tied earlier. It has two sec-tions with a thin rubber like mate-rial to secure hooks to and a plastic flap to keep them organised.

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Lots of Padding

Lots of Padding

I love the idea and I love the bag. This VFOX Fishing bag is a high quality bag and it feels tough. For a few hours of fishing around a lake or by the banks of a river, this bag will indeed be a friend.

Verdict

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Constructed from 36-ton graphite with Nano Technology, the Veracity series of rods delivers the perfect combination of sensitivity and impact resistance.

With actions specifically engineered for any freshwater technique, the Veracity family offers incredible lightweight performance for today’s serious angler. The Veracity’s titanium alloy micro guide system improves balance, while the increased sensitivity yields superior bite detection on both casting and spinning models.

The crankbait-specific Winch series is also available, offering models specifically designed for fishing everything from shallow diving square bills to deep diving crankbaits.

High-density EVA split grip handles give anglers greater sensitivity and durability. Each rod also features an Abu Garcia designed extreme exposure reel seat and Texas rigged hook keeper for all bait applications.

Twelve casting models, including 4 Winch models, are available ranging from a 6’6” medium-heavy action model to a 7’11” extra-heavy action Winch rod. There are five spinning models ranging from 6’9” medium-light action models to 7’6” medium action rods.

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Oakley Kevin VanDam

Signature series

Polarized Flak Jacket XLJ Sunglasses By Oakley / Revelstoke Sdn. Bhd.

Introducin’

Oakley Kevin VanDam

Signature series

Polarized Flak Jacket XLJ Sunglasses By Oakley / Revelstoke Sdn. Bhd.

When you hear of Kevin Van-Dam, what comes to mind will B.A.S.S. Angler of the year (5 times), pro angler, designed some lures, etc. Well, here is KVD’s Signature Oakley Sun-glasses.

As angler’s we spend lots of time under the sun and our eyes certainly need protection. We also would like a clearer view of what’s going on be-neath the surface of the water. Here is Kevin VanDam’s sig-nature series Polarized Flak Jacket Sunglasses. When you fish, why not fish in style.

For more information visit: http://www.oakley.com/prod-ucts/6533/24118

Note: May not be available in some markets (buying online could be the other option).

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Introducin’

Angler’s Time Piece: Casio AQW101-1AVBy Casio

Angler’s Time Piece: Casio AQW101-1AVBy Casio

There is a relationship between fishing and moon phases. Ask an-glers and they will tell you that fishing is not so good on a full moon, so on and so forth. The moon phases affect the tides and in return affects fishing.

There are quite a number of watches in the market made for an-glers of which tracks the moon phases, tides, etc. This here is one of them, a watch made for anglers that comes with cool features such as a fishing time indicator, moon data (phase tracker), thermometer, and many more that make anglers drool.

Technical Specs

• 200M Water Resistant

• EL Backlight with afterglow

• Thermometer

• Display range: -10 to 60 C (14 to 140 F)

• Display unit: 0.1 C (0.2 F)

• Temperature tendency graph

• Temperature memory

• Memory capacity: Up to 50 temperature records

• Fishing mode

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• The suitability of a specific date and time for fishing as indicat

ed as one of five levels

• Moon Data (moon age of input data, moon phase graph)

• World Time

• 30 time zones (50 cities), city code display, daylight saving on/

off

• 1/100 second stopwatch

• Measuring capacity: 99:59’59.99”

• Measuring modes: Elapsed time, split time, 1st-2nd place times

• Countdown timer

• Measuring unit: 1 second

• Countdown range: 100 hours

• Countdown start time setting range: 1 minute to 100 hours

(1-minute increments and 1-hour increments)

• Others: Auto-repeat

• Daily alarm

• Hourly time signal

• Full auto-calendar (pre-programmed until the year 2099)

• 12/24 hour formats

• Button operation tone on/off

• Accuracy: +/-30 seconds per month

• Battery: SR927W x 2

• Approx. battery life: 2 years

• Module: 5056

Note: May not be available in some market.

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Understanding Fishing Rods Part 9Rod GuidesBy Philemon Foo

Knowledge Wise

It has been said that we can fish without a fishing rod but with it, everything about fishing becomes more fun. I cannot agree more. Let us take a look at a very important component of fishing rods and learn how they affect our fishing; fishing rod guides.

Supporter Of LinesThe function of fishing rod guides is to support the fishing line. Fish-ing lines run through them all the way from the first guide at the butt section all the way to the tip or top guide. This support system is so important that it affects your fish-ing rod as well as your fishing in many ways.

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Provides Leverage

Rod guides provide leverage to the rod blank. As a hard fighting brute of a fish runs, the rod re-acts by bending. The rod blank not only bends but it also twists and it is the guides that provides leverage by reducing the pres-sure placed on the rod blank by spreading out the force (pres-sure) to various sections of the blank (where the guides are placed).

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Provides Resistance

As the fish makes a run for its life, you feel pressure as the rod bends. Other than pressure you also feel the move-ment of lines rubbing against something of which are the rod guides. This creates friction of which are good and bad.

The good part of friction is that it helps you tire the fish out faster. Imagine if you were to run dragging a long piece of rod on the ground that snakes through a few loops of which the rope rubs against. You will tire out faster as compared to running with the rope but without fric-tion. Same goes to the fish.

The bad part of friction is that fric-tion creates heat. As fishing lines rub against the rod guides heat is created. Heat damages both lines and guides. Anyhow, with advanced materials, such damages have since become almost nonexistent (depending on the types of guides used).

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Many Type Of Guides

Since the 17th century, fishing guides have transformed from simple wire loops to technologi-cal wizardry. No, not like how Ap-ple (the company) changed the world we once knew but some-where around those lines.

You see, we anglers are a de-manding lot. We want light weight, durability, good looking, sensitivity, and many more. Tech-nology plays a part in fulfilling our wishes. Don’t think so? Ever heard of Microwave guides (Mi-crowave Line Control System)? We’ll get into that some other month.

For now let us take a look at some of the earlier guides that changed the way anglers used to fish (cane and a line).

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Coil / Wire Guides

Coil / Wire Guides

One of the earliest and very probably the first guides to ev-ery got its foot tied to a fishing rod (or pole as it was known then) are wire guides. These simple guides are made of wire (metal), coiled into a loop, and attached to a fishing pole.

Wire guides also called coil guides, snake guides, or recoil guides are still used today but the materials used to manufac-ture them have since changed. These days they are made of nickle titanium alloy instead of metal wires. Why stick to old school fishing guide designs?

“One of the ear-liest fishing rod guides to be used on fishing poles ”

A good example from an old rod

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Modern Rod With Coil Guides

I do have modern rods with these guides and I love them. I like the classic look on a mod-ern, efficient, state-of-the-art, high tech fishing rod; but other than looks, they offer other benefits.

Modern rods such as the G.Loomis GLX rods, Fenwick rods, and Abu Garcia rods as well as many other rods (and brands) use these guides. They are lightweight (no ceramic or any type of inserts), durable (as in no cracking ceramics), and they bring rod sensitivity to a whole new level.

Modern Rod With Coil Guides“The Benefits of

using coil guides”

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Allow me to explain the sensi-tivity bit before I am accused of witch craft. Not having ce-ramic inserts or any inserts of any sort allows the vibra-tions from fishing lines to be transmitted directly to the rod guides, onto the rod blank, and to the angler’s hand. No witch craft involved.

“Vibrations from the fish taking

the bait gets transmitted to

the Angler”

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Some Disadvantages

Like with all things, there are some disadvan-tages too. Amongst them are sound effects (noise), inability to handle braided lines, lines getting stuck on them especially braided lines.

Sound EffectsCasting and fighting a fish with a rod that is equipped with recoiled guides is like playing a musical instrument. You get different types of sounds (especially on braided lines). These sounds could be cool in a metal, techno, kind of way; but when it comes to fishing, perhaps I should say this, it’s an individual’s preference.

These sounds could be due to the character-istics of the braided lines used as some lines are rounder than others, some smoother, etc. Looking at the brighter side; free built in fish bite alarm.

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Damage By Braided Lines

If you’re fishing fishes like largemouth bass, peacock bass, tilapias, and other not so hard fighting fishes, you will most certainly not have a problem with braided lines wearing out recoil guides. But if you were to be targeting hard fighting fishes like Mekong catfish, sailfish, etc. you may soon find grooves on them.

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Lines Getting Stuck

I have not faced such at issue but I do know of anglers who have and I have seen this hap-pen right before my very eyes. I believe this is due to wind. When the line catches wind, starts to flutter, and “one + one = two” happens, the line gets caught in the coil. Anyway, this seldom happens.

There you go. If you were one to think that fishing rod guides are boring components of which does nothing but hold lines, I hope this article has done you some good. Things will get even more interesting when as we journey further.

Being coils, lines can get caught in them

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Fishing With Soft Plastics: Part 8Scent & Soft PlasticsBy Philemon Foo

Using scent in fishing is nothing new. Many anglers have been us-ing them for decades. When I was little I used to attach a Seven Seas fish oil capsule to the hook with the intention of attracting fishes to the bait. These days we have scent made especially for angling and they can be purchase at shops.

Here I would like to share some tips on using scent with your softbaits. Before I do that allow me to explain this. Scent is used for a number of reasons and two of them are to attract fish and to hide the scent of human of which scares the crap out of some fish.

Skill Enhancers

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I am not sure if fishes can smell scent. The last time I had a conversation with a fish that question was left unanswered. What I do know is that they can pick up scent and follow a scent trail. Catfish are the best at picking up scent thanks to their “whiskers” or feelers. Other fish too, although not as strong.

“The Benefits of using coil guides”

Atrracting Fish With Scent

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Some soft baits come scented such as Berkley Gulp! and Berkley Powerbait (prick a few holes with something sharp to let the scent out). For those that don’t, scent can be added to them. Scent comes in forms of liquid as well as paste.

“Prick holes to allow scent out”

Scented Plastics

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Adding scent to your softbait is quite easy. Of course you could just drown your softbaits in a bowl of scent and allow them to soak. While some may soak up the scent pretty well and some may not; depending on the material used to make the soft bait. Here are some techniques to add scent.

“Soaking up scent”

Getting Scented

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Get yourself an injection, I mean... go buy an injection. Fill it up with scent and inject the scent into the soft bait. Inject all over but be careful not to inject your fingers with scent. Do not inject too much as do-ing so may cause your soft bait to deform.

“Injecting scent into baits”

Scented By Injection

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Another method is to prick lots of holes on your softbaits and allow them to sit in a tub of scent for some time. What you are trying to do here is to marinate the soft baits with the scent. The little holes should hold some scent. Stretching the soft bait while it is in the scent will ensure that the scent get into these holes.

“Prick holes and drown em’ “

Prick And Drown

Prick And Drown

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Scent can be inserted into soft baits. What you will need to do is to slid a hole in your soft bait and insert the scent there. Scent could be in the form of a scent capsule, pellets, etc. Pur-ist may call you a cheater but you would probably be catch-ing more fish.

“Make a hole and put them in“

Insert Scented Capsules

Insert Scented Capsules

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Scent in the form of paste tends to stay on longer as they take longer to dissolve. You can just rub some paste on your soft bait and cast it out. You could also make little holes in your soft baits and stuff them with paste. They will stay on much longer.

“Scented paste tend to stay on

longer“

Scented Paste

Keep Your Bait In The

Zone Longer

When using scent, try to keep your soft bait in the zone for as long as you can. The scent is used to create a trail to help fishes locate your bait. If it is not in the zone or if the trail is broken, your bait may be feeling pret-ty lonely and safe.

Do try using scent on your next fish-ing trip. It is not guaranteed to catch you fish as certain scent may not be suitable in certain waters and may even be a put off to fish there. You will have to experiment to find out what works and what doesn’t. Fish creatively.

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Malaysia’s Coarse Fishing Clinic By Tengku Izzudin The Guv’nor Photos : Torex & Guv’nor

Happenings

Malaysia’s Coarse Fishing Clinic By Tengku Izzudin The Guv’nor Photos : Torex & Guv’nor

11th January 2013 marked the first official Coarse Fishing Clinic in Malaysia. This special occasion was jointly organised by Coarse Fishing Malaysia FB group and also a soon to be established Persatuan Memancing Coarse & Match Malaysia at Fish Valley, Se-menyih.

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Among the main objectives of this clinic was to promote coarse fish-ing among local anglers, particu-larly the European style of fishing. Our long term project is to register with Confédération Internationale de la Pêche Sportive (CIPS), the international sport fishing confed-eration with the goal to send a Malaysian National Angling Team to compete in the World Angling Championships. As a short/me-dium goal, we are planning to send 2 of our anglers to compete in the World Pairs Championship in Ire-land, the experience will be crucial in setting up the national team.

“Send Our An-glers to compete

in World Pairs championship“

For this clinic, we had the honour of having my good friend and ‘an-gling consultant’ Mr. Steve Lockett from the United Kingdom (featured in TheAsianAngler Feb 2013) as the main presenter to deliver the basics of coarse fishing.

Steve is a well known angling re-porter and has covered many in-ternational events and is a regular contributor the Angling Times, one of England’s main fishing pub-lications. On top of that he has worked with many of the world’s top coarse anglers such as Will Raison, Bob Nudd, Tamas Walter and Dave Harrell, so obviously he’ll have some really good tips up his sleeves.

“Steve, a well known angler with lots of tricks up his

sleve“

In the 2 hour clinic, Steve talked on some of the basics of float fish-ing as he set up a waggler rod and a pole rig, stressing on the impor-tance of correct shotting and set-ting the float to be extra sensitive to register any bites.

He then explained about feeder fishing, starting by demonstrating how to properly mix groundbait. Starting from mixing dry ground-bait and adding water little by little, the whole mix was then pushed through a riddle to rid it of lumps. The result was a fluffy mix that would go on well in a feeder or a method feeder. Comparing with a local spring feeder and a purpose built method feeder, Steve showed why the chances of getting a hook-up with a method feeder is higher due to the hookbait facing upwards all the time.

“Setting is very important to

coarse fishing“

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We also had a booth set up which Steve brought over some coarse terminal tackle to sell which was snapped up pretty fast!

After the clinic, we proceeded to the back pond where a friendly match had been planned. 18 an-glers who took part in the match had to draw their pegs, and they are only allowed to fish from their respective pegs. This is typical how a match proceeds in Europe. There is no skill involved in drawing peg numbers, just pure luck!

“A friendly match after the clinic had all partici-

pants pulling out what they learnt“

The 3 hour match had a unique arrangement, the first hour anglers are only allowed to use the feeder, the 2nd hour only float fishing is allowed and the 3rd hour either methods are allowed. This really is to get the anglers to try out the dif-ferent methods that were thought during the clinic.

It was a scorching hot day and many anglers struggled for bites initially, but the 2nd and 3rd hour into the match the fish became more responsive and there were catches all around.

“fishing was tough but fishes were being caught“

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At the end of the match came the all important weigh in where the marshall comes over to weigh what anglers have caught. As per in-ternational rules, the total weight determines the winner, contrary to our local competitions where a single heaviest fish will win it. So, for example, if one angler catches one big fish of 5kg, that being the heaviest fish in the whole pond, a skillful coarse angler can still end up in top spot by catching 6 num-bers of 1kg fish. So this format fa-vours the skillful and hardworking angler.

“Mr Sinniah, a first time angler

who caught his first fish, proves steve to be a good

teacher“

With the results out, Steve showed why he is the master and we are his unworthy students with a re-spectable 37 pounds of fish, beat-ing everyone by miles!

“Experience, skills, and some amount of luck

makes the better angler“

Ending the day with presentation of souvenirs and prizes, we had some good laughs and made some new friends along the way. We had a good crowd ranging from seasoned anglers to school kids as well as some local angling sifus. The an-gling media from TheAsianAngler, Rod & Line and Sirip magazine was also there together with PeMM representatives and some tackle dealers.

“It was a fun and informative day and that makes

for a successful event“

Many thanks to the anglers who made this possible and to the me-dia who covered this memorable event and especially to Pure Fish-ing Malaysia who generously spon-sored the prizes and door gifts.

Till then, tight lines and see you on the bank!

“there will be more clinics in

the future and we hope to see you

there“

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