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The Asian Angler

Asia’s AnglingLifestyle Magazine

January 2016 Issue

The Classic Bluewater

From Sea To Lake

Abu Garcia Veracity ProSinisterly Nice

Coding The CatchOR Craft Code In Action

Keeping It DryRod Ford Dry Bag

Pflueger Tackle BagA Bag For Anglers

New Daiwa SV103New And Improved

New Launches: Pueger Supreme XT | ZCraft Muso Jig

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Test Drive: Abu Garcia Veracity Pro Rod 10

Test Drive: OR Craft Code Lures 20

Test Drive: Classic Bluewater F120 Lures 28

Introducin’: Abu Garcia Revo Toro S 34

Introducin’: RodFord RFC Dry Bag 42

Introducin’: PFlueger Camo Tackle Bag 50

Introducin’: Abu Garcia Fishing Gloves 56

Introducin’: Daiwa New Zillion-HD 62

New Launches: ZCraft Muso Jigs 64

New Launches: New Pueger Supreme XT 82

Skill Enhancers: Lure Fishing Basics Part 3: Bills 92

Knowledge Wise: All About Hooks Part 3: Types 102

ZMAN Lucky Draw Contest & Dec 2015 winners 112

Junior Anglers: Year End Fishing 122

Stuffs & Goodies: Casio WSD-F10 Smart Watch 134Stuffs & Goodies: Crosspoint Waterproof Socks 136

Stuffs & Goodies: Big Agnes Krumholtz Tent 138

Stuffs & Goodies: MSR Guardian Purier 140

Fun Things: Weirdest Baits 142

Highlights: Abu Garcia gloves, reels, rods, and more 144

Highlights: Decoy Hooks 150

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y ellow anglers and riends,

eetings to all and welcome to YEAR 2016.

elcome to the January 2016 issue o Te Asian Angler

gazine. I you have not subscribed to our ree magazineske sure you do.

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what’s new? Well, we tested a ew lures; the OC Craf Code and Classicuewater Lures with good success. We’ve also played with some new reels,ds, bags, etc. and in this issue we share with you the good stuffs and lef out

se that didn’t make the cut.

ere are also new product launches by Pflueger and ZCraf Muso Jigs. Pflu-

r recently launched the all new Pflueger Supreme X reel o which looksod and eels good too. As or the ZCraf Muso Jigs, we will be putting themough the test soon. Keep an eye out or our test drive report.

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Test Drives Philemon Foo

S o, you want to drive through the woods fast and get

to your friends at you secret shing hole somewhere in

the forest. Forget the pickup truck. A horse would have

done better. Take the rally ready Volkswagen Golf GTi

instead. Oh... ok. My bad. This is not a car magazine.

A bu Garc ia Verac i t y Pro

Par t 1

Series: Veracity Pro

Model: VERPC 602 MH A

Length: 6’

Lure Wt.: 1/4-1oz.

Line Wt.: 10-20lb

Confguration: 2 piecesWhat I am getting at is this; while it may be ne

and dandy to bring the old favourite tough looking,

thick, muscular, but oppy breglass rod to battle

the 10kg plus giant snakeheads (toman), a 30 ton

carbon graphite rod will do much better as it is stiff-

er with better rebound power. One of them is the

Abu Garcia Veracity Pro.

30 Ton Graphite

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The Veracity Pro comes in red. Not just any normal

kind of red. It comes in blood red. It looks like a long

vial of blood, perhaps making in the perfect rod for

vampires. For those of you who faint at the sight of

blood, this rod may very well be your kryptonite.

Sinister In Red

Jokes aside, the Veracity Pro looks good. Not to

ashy. Not too much bling. Just nice in my opinion.

It comes with good quality EVA grips, black metal

(not a music genre) butt end cap, blood red painted

reel seat, with black and silver thread windings.

American Design

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Completing the package are high quality compo-

nents from Fuji. They include Fuji’s tangle free guide

system of which allows for better casting distances

and provides less friction between line and guides

thus reducing line wear.

Quality Components

Another important component is the reel seat. The

Veracity Pro comes tted with Fuji reel seat that

holds the reel securely in place. If you have encoun-

tered reels going loose mid way through a ght with

a big sh you will understand the need for a high

quality reel seat.

Fuji Reel Seat

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Reel: Abu Garcia Revo STX

Line: Berkley Fireline

Poundage: 20lb

Leader: Berkley Trilene Big Game 40lb

Back at our lab we put the Veracity Pro through the

pressure test with 20lb being the target. Securing

the line to an anchor, we pulled the rod backwards

keeping the angle at about 45 degrees, tightening

the drag, reeling in line, and pulling again until we

thing got scary. The rod touched 20.7lb.

Lab Test

Thus far the Veracity Pro has proven to hit the marks.

It does come with good quality Fuji components, it

looks sinisterly nice, and it has decent power. How-

ever, we were unable to have it tested in the eld for

now. We’ll stay tuned for part 2 in the next issue.

Test Thus Far

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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

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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

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FRCII2500LL

FRCII3000

FRCII4000

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FRCII5000

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OR Craft Code Lures


When it comes to catching sh, the lure you use and

how you use it is important. You may have good rods,

uper smooth reels, tough and almost invisible lines, and

your sh nder is beeping like a cheap broken car alarm;

but without a good lure, your chances of catching any sh

would be really low.

Replicating Good Lures

Good lures catch sh and it is no secret that they

get replicated. Makes sense right? Who on earth

would want to replicate a lure that does not catch

sh? Thus comes the OR Craft Code lures. The OR

Craft Code lures are a replica of the M Blue Code

lures (or could it be M Blues Code).

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Nice Swimmer

With a few Code lures in our hands we decided to

take them swimming at a nearby pond. Using light

tackle we got the code ying out to very good dis-

tances. They cast easy and well. They swim really

well to with a tight wiggle.

Would Fish Eat Them?

We may like the way it swims but what about the

sh? Twitching them just outside some underwater

weeds did the trick. Pissed of peacock bass had a

eld day hitting the Code. Or was it the Code hav -

ing a eld day taking hits from the peacock bass...

Hmm, whatever. The code still won.

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Summary

Yes, we all want lures that catch sh and good

branded lures cost a bomb. Well, if you don’t mind

using replicas then the OR Craft Code is a lure to

consider. It swims well. It has proven itself to be a

lure that shes can’t stand and want to hit. And it is

“pocket safe.”

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The Classic Bluewater F120 lures are well built with good

cosmetics. The body is heavy walled and they are double

welded together for extra strength. They are tted with a

one piece through wire frame for better integrity.

Well Built

C l a s s i c B l u e w a t e r L u r e s

T he Classic Bluewater F120 lures were launched

last month here in Malaysia. These Australian lures

are made for saltwater shing being famed straight

swimming high speed trolling lures. Yippee! since it

is a proven saltwater lure we decided to take it out of

its environment.


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Quality Components

The Classic Bluewater F120 lures are tted with 3X strong

Permasteel treble hooks by VMC. These hooks ensure

durability and the much needed strength especially since

it is a saltwater trolling lure of which is targeted to catch

hard ghting shes. They also come with Superex HD

Stainless steel split rings.

Field Test

Since it was monsoon we decided to test it with fresh-

water predators. These lures are made for trolling and

thus they do not score high points for casting. However,

they swim really well holding tight and straight. Yes, they

catch sh too.

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Verdict

The Classic Bluewater F120 lures are good performers.

They swim fast and tight when trolled. They swim straight

too. Although they are made for saltwater trolling, fresh-

water predators take them too.

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Ab u G a r c i a R e v o T o r o Introducin’ Te Asian Angler

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E ver handled a power tool such as drill? A normal

drill can only do so much. For more power a ham-

mer drill will make the DIY guy drool. The Revo Toro

S is more like a jack hammer. What’s the difference

you may ask. Well, drill make holes. Jack hammers

demolishes surfaces.

The Revo Toro S could very well get featured in Star

Wars. It looks like a reel the Storm Troopers would use. It

comes with pearly white side plates and black, well, ev-

erything else. It is larger than your average bait casting

reel and when it sits on your hands, it looks somewhat

like a big robotic frog (meant in a nice way).

Pearly White

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It may look cute (hence the big robotic frog state-

ment). When you turn the handle it feels smooth.

But when you put it into battle mode, the jack ham-

mer sleeping inside comes to life and you feel like

you’re riding one heck of a bull. The drag is power-

ful. Abu Garcia claims 25lb.

Power House

Low prole reels do have limits. And when anglers

want low prole reels to do more, something has got

to change. Abu Garcia did so by increasing the size

of the reel and everything else inside. This gives us

a reel with line capacity and power of larger round

reels but in a smaller package.

Why Such A Reel?

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What kind of a monster would you want to battle with?

Well, for freshwater application the giant snakehead

comes to mind. No I am not talking about those lit-

tle 10kg brutes. I am talking perhaps 18kg upwards

nuclear submarine types that could easily drag you

into the snags or bust your low prole baitcasting

reel.

Looking For A Fight?

It certainly would work well with saltwater brutes the

likes of sailsh, trevallies, etc. I wouldn’t call this

reel a gladiator slayer. No, not this. For that, it has

a brother. However, the Revo Toro S certainly can

and will subdue many a gladiator.

Salty Gladiators?

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4 stainless steel HPCR™ bearings + 1 roller bearing

provides increased corrosion protection

Power stack Carbon Matrix Drag System™ provides

extreme drag pressures combined with unparalleledsmoothness

X-Cräftic™ alloy frame and sideplate for increased

corrosion resistance

Duragear™ Heavy Duty provides increased ghting

power and extended gear life

MagTrax™ brake system gives consistent brake pres-

sure throughout the cast

Aircraft grade aluminum spool allows for a high strength

spool that is extremely lightweight for greater casting

performance

Extended bent handle for increased cranking power

(50 size)

Large PVC knobs provide greater grip

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RodFord RFC Dry Bag Introducin’ Te Asian Angler


R odFord recently launched a new dry bag known

as the RodFord RFC. These bags look good and

they help keep your things dry. Made of tough ma-

terial the RodFord RFC dry bags are ideal for your

shing adventures.

Sealed Seams

Putting a bag of such together requires the combina-

tion of parts or sections. To do so, these parts are con-

nected together either through sewing, gluing, or hot

pressing. Whichever method chosen, it is essential

for the seams to be sealed in order to be waterproofed.

The RodFord RFC dry bags come with sealed seams.

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Like A Backpack

The RodFord RFC dry bags are designed to be car-

ried about like a backpack. It has got two padded

carrying strap as well as back ventilated padding

that provides for better comfort. Should you decide

to grab it and go, there is a handle with rubber grip

that you can hold on to.

Compartments

The RodFord RFC dry bags come with two netted

side pockets that can be used to carry anything from

water bottles to torch lights, etc. It also has a front

pocket that for storage although it is not waterproof.

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Reflects Light

When camping out at night in a jungle where the envi-

ronment is dark, the reectors at the front (below the

front pocket) of the bag comes into handy. With a little

light, these reectors will reect the said light helping

the bag to stand out and in sight.

Well, the RodFord RFC dry bag is easy to use and is

great for keeping your belongings dry. Furthermore it

looks great and is easy to carry.

All In All

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Flueger Tackle Managementystem - Camo Tackle Bag

Introducin’ Te Asian Angler


P ueger launched the new Pueger Camo Tack-

le Bag last year and it is now available here. The

Camo Tackle Bag is made to be brought into tough

conditions. It is made of heavy duty and durable ma-

terial that can withstand harsh conditions.

ProtectionProvided

The main compartment comes fully padded to keep

your shing tackle protected. The padding is thick and

will certainly provide good amounts of protection for

your shing tackle. The side pockets are semi pad-

ded.

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When it comes to storage, the Camo Tackle Bag cer-

tainly has lots to offer. Other than the main compart-

ment there are two side pockets. One comes semi

padded with a zip, and a net type pocket outside it.

On the other side is a netted pocket that is larger. On

the front is another compartment with a Velcro cover.

LotsOfStorage BoxesInABag

The Camo Tackle Bag comes with four bigger plastic

tackle boxes that t nicely into the main compartment

and a smaller one for the front compartment.

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The zippers are corrosion resistant zippers making

the Camo Tackle Bag a good tackle bag to be used

on sea shing trips where a bit of salty sea mist every

now and then will not cause the zipper to jam due to

corrosion.

GreatForSeaFishing

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Ab u G a r c i a F i s hi n g G l o v e s

Introducin’ Te Asian Angler

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Abu Garcia’s new gloves are not only stylish, they

are practical and made for all sorts of shing. They

are made to protect the hands and ngers from

braided lines that can slice through skin like a blade,

as well as spikes and thorns that are on sh such as

the bill of a sailsh.

These gloves provide for extra grip in both dry and wet

condition giving a much secure feel especially when in

battle with a hard ghting sh. This sense of security give

extra condence to the angler without having to worry of

the rod slipping off.

Extra Grip

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Comfort is important too and these gloves do feel

comfortable. They feel cool when worn and they

wrap the hands securely. They are made of Neo-

prene cloth plus a synthetic mesh. A Velcro strap

secures one’s hand in the glove.

Comfortable Feel

Gloves: Jigging, Casting, Versa (for all types of shing)

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N e w D a i w a Z i l l i o n- H D Introducin’ Te Asian Angler

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T o all fans of Daiwa reels, Daiwa has introduced

the new Zillion HD, a handsome reel I must say. It

certainly is a good looking reel with the good looking

swept handle and round EVA knobs. The new Zil-

lion HD comes with a 15.4lb drag making it good for

handling most of our sh species be it snakeheads,

peacock bass, etc. in lakes or estuarine shes.

1 Magsealed ball bearing (MBB)

10 Bearing System (1 MBB + 8 CRBB + 1RB)

T-Wing System (TWS)

Ultimate Tournament Carbon Drag (UTD) with 15.4 lbsdrag max

Large 100mm swept power handle with cutouts for re-

duced weight

EVA custom handle knob

Rugged, lightweight aluminum frame

Free-oating A7075 aluminum alloy spool starts faster,

spins longer

Durable Zaion lightweight side plate (gear side)

6 Point support system

Magforce®-Z cast control

Zaion swept star drag

Micro-click tension knob

Features

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NEW Launches

Z C r a f t MU S O J i g s

Z Craft recently launched the new Z Craft MUSO

Jigs. These “buttery type” jigs are well designed and

built. Cosmetics wise, they are coloured pretty well

too with laser type colours, Active UV colours, and

glow in the dark luminous paint to attract sh from a

wide variety of depths.

MUSO jigs are designed by Z Craft eld testers to pro-

vide better control and action. It uses a tuning method

known as the “EDGE” technology that has shaped the

MUSO in such a way that gives it a sh like swim ac-

tion through the currents.

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MUSO is designed to respond well to light and subtle

movements both upwards and downwards and this

allows it to look like a baitsh hovering about in the

current. While doing so it also vibrates and weaves

occasionally.

Targeted sh types: Pelagic and bottom feeders

Weight: 15g, 20g, 30g, 40g, 50g, 70, 90g, 110g, 130g,

160g, 200g

Colours: Available currently in 16 colours

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NEW Launches

N e w P f u e g e r S u p r e me X T

W hen it comes to Pueger, I feel that if a reel

manufacturer were to make a reel lighter than theirs,

they get pissed off and get down to making another

lighter reel in the said reel class. Here comes the

new Pueger Supreme XT and it is the lightest reel in

its class.

The new Supreme XT is certainly a good looking reel.

It comes in a dark grey body and rotor that looks some-

what metallic. Maybe it is. My eyesight has wasn’t

what it was. It also has gun metal chromed rotor cov-

ers on its rotor, and areas of the body.

Good Looking

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The spool comes ported and has nice looking me-

tallic orange lining that gives it a somewhat futuris-

tic look. The spool is also braid ready which means

that backing line need not be used with braided lines.

The spool comes with three rubber linings that allows

braided lines to be held in place.

Nice Orange Lining

The handle comes with a sporty carbon bre shaft

that looks good and saves on weight. The handle it-

self is EVA supported by metallic orange washer and

screw cover. While the design may not be new it still

looks good especially with the metallic orange lining

and gun metal colours.

Lo vel y Handle

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The magnesium body of the new Supreme XT is rigid

especially at the reel foot area. No one likes a reel that

exes during the battle with a brute. Reel foot exing

not only makes ghting the sh uncomfortable. It also

reduces one’s condence; not what you want during

the ght of your life.

Rigidi T y Is Ke y

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The rotor is made of magnesium too just like the body,

of which helps with the weight reduction. Unlike the

body, the rotor does have a little bit of ex. In terms

of smoothness, the rotor rotates smoothly and is well

balanced.

Well DEsigned Ro Tor

The new Supreme XT comes with sealed carbon bre

drag. Sealed drags protects the drag from dirt that are

in the water such as little particles from wood, vegeta-

tion, etc. It also gives protection from corrosive salt-

water. They come with a max drag of 8lb, 10lb, 12lb,

and 14 lb depending on model.

Drag Power

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The new Supreme XT comes with 10 corrosion resis-

tant stainless steel bearings that offers smooth oper-

ations and more importantly protection from the ele-

ments especially if the reel is to be used at sea.

Corrosion Resis Tan T

Bearings

10 Bearing System - Corrosion resistant stainless

steel ball bearings

Magnesium Body and Rotor - Feather light design

Braid Ready Spool - Allows braid to be tied directly tospool

Sealed Carbon Drag - Sealed system, always lubri-

cated, always smooth

Carbon Handle - 21% lighter than aluminum

EVA Knob - High density EVA, lightweight comfort

Slow Oscillation Gearing - Improves line lay and mini-

mizes line twist

Fea Tures

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C rankbaits come either with a bill of which is also

called a lip, or they come without one. In this article

we will discuss about the bill or the lip of which plays a

very signicant role in the action if the lure..

Skill Enhancers Te Asian Angler

Lure Fishing BasicsB i l l O r L i p Part 3

M anip ul a tin g H ydr od yn ami c s

One of the reasons for lures to have a bill is to use

the resistance of water to manipulate the lure’s actions.

Imagine standing in a pool and with your palm open

and ngers close, push the water with your hands. At

certain angles the resistance become either lighter or

higher. This helps manipulate the lure’s actions.

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B i g O r S ma l l

You’ll notice that lures come with bills of various sizes.

Some a big almost half the size of the lure and some

are smaller. The bigger the surface of the bill the higher

the resistance to water. Why the difference in sizes?

When the lure is being cranked, a downward force is

created. This force brings the lure down (called dive).

The bigger the bill the deeper the dive.

B i l l A n g l e s

Another thing you will notice is that certain lures come

with the bill set at a different angle. Some are set hori-

zontal to the lure. Some are set somewhat at a 45 de-

grees angle. and some are about 90 degrees. Changing

the angle affects the direction of which the downward

force comes from. This in turn helps with stabilizing the

lure, and gives the desired action.

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S h a p e s

These bills come in various shapes. However, in gen-

eral there are two main shapes and they are the round

bill and the square bill.

R ounded

Bills

One of the more common bill shapes is the rounded bill.

They have a larger surface and a thus a higher down

force. They are mainly used with deep diving lures.

These lures scrap the bottom creating commotion and

thus gets a whacked by a pissed off predator. There are

also round bills for shallow swimming lures.

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S q u a r e B i l l s

Another type of bill is the square bill. Square bills have a

smaller surface and they normally run shallow. Square

bills are good at deecting snags but this does not mean

that it is snag free. When they hit a snag they sort of

bounce off it or get deected off it.

O t h e r S h a p e s

Other bills are the cofn bill. While Square bills have

2 edges, cofn bills have 4 edges resembling cofns

used by vampires as shown in vampire movies. They

work pretty much the same as square bills. And there

is the triangular bill which allows the lure to be shed

slowly somewhat like smaller round bills.

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T o N o t e

What bill size, length, or design you choose to use is

generally determined by how deep or shallow you want

to sh. The action will mainly be determined by the de-

sign of the lure. So the next time you shop for lures

or choose lures for a trip, do give these words a little

thought. Cheers...

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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 used with soft baits.

Al l Ab o u t H

o o k s :

P ar t 3

HOokTyp

esUnlike what the name suggests, worm hooks are not

really made to hook real worms. You could but they are

designed to rig soft plastic worm baits. They can also

be used to rig soft plastic sh such as minnows that are

slim but still mainly used for worms.

Worm hook

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The shank of the worm hook is bent somewhat like the

hand crank of a car jack. They are bent that way to rig

soft plastic worms properly without deforming the them.

T h e B e n t

Sh an k

This is done by inserting the hook into the soft plastic

worm somewhat the length of the shank before the rst

bent of which is right after the eye of the hook. The hook

exits the bottom front of the worm and is reinserted into

the worm again at the body section the length of the

hook shank.

R i g g i n g

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The soft plastic worms and worm hooks are used in

quite a few types of rigs such as Texas Rig, Tex-posed

Rig (with hook point exposed), and Carolina Rig.

R e ad Y

T o F i sh

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The design of the general soft bait hooks or Carolina Rig

hooks are somewhat like the worm hooks with the bent

sank of which looks like the hand crank of a car jack.

The difference between the general soft bait hooks and

worm hooks is that the width of the gap. The gap of the

general soft bait hooks is wider.

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o f t B ai t

H o o k s /

C ar o l i n a

R i g H o o k s

The shank of the general soft bait hook is rounded after

the bent section at the eye of the hook. The shank then

curves into the bent and goes all the way to the point.

Due to the rounded or curved shank the gap between

the hook point and the shank is wider.

R o u n d

Sh an k

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The general soft bait hooks are used for all sorts of soft

baits from worms to shes to frogs, etc. The way of us-

ing them is similar to that of the worm hook but they can

be used to rig up thicker soft baits. The soft baits are

usually rigged weedless.

U s ag e

Well, if you are new to soft bait shing, you now know

what hooks to get and how to use them. So go out there

and catch lots of sh.

S t a y T u n e d

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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

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unior Anglers

Year End Fishing

H ello everyone!

ime really ies. In the blink of an eye, the end of 2015

omes and 2016 arrives. 2015 has been great for me. I

roke my personal Striped Snakehead record 3 times this

ear. Here is my second personal record snakehead that

ook the 2.4” Berkley Powerbait Saltwater Slinky Shad.

By Amirul Iran

It took me around 20 minutes to fool this sh with mul-

tiple lures. After switching to the Slinky Shad, it was nally

fooled and landed. This sh was hanging around the same

area for about 2 weeks. As the monsoon season iss begin-

ning, snakeheads will start to hang in grass for breeding.

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This juvenile snakehead was caught on a rubber frog.

Just a few minutes earlier I lost a bigger one because I

did not pay attention to my frog. Paying attention to your

frog is important when shing with rubber frogs to en-

sure perfect hookset.

Here is my younger brother with a solid snakehead

on the Zman MinnowZ in space guppy. The akes

really work well for snakeheads especially when it is

sunny. From our experimenting we have found out

that lures with akes tend to get more bites as com-

pared to lures without akes.

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Here is my youngest brother with a juvenile Striped

Snakehead on a 2” black Berkley Powergrub. We

searched for snakeheads by observing scattering

groups of baitsh and concentrating casts in areas

where baitsh congregate.

Here is a snakehead caught by my younger brother on the

Zman MinnowZ. Notice the emerald blue ventral ns. The

colours of the snakeheads are beautiful now as it is their

breeding season.

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The Berkley Powerbait T-Tail Minnow rigged on an un-

der spin worked well to fool this little snakehead and a

few more that managed to shake the hook. The blade

adds ash and vibration, perfect to get snakeheads to

bite when conditions are tough.

Here is my latest personal record snakehead at 46cm and

780 grams. It gave a powerful ght but I managed to coun-

ter it with the Surecatch D-Legend rod and the new Abu

Garcia Promax 3.The Promax 3 handled long casts and it’s

high ratio helped to get the sh out of cover quickly.

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Released to grow and I hope I will be able to catch

it again. 2015 has been an awesome year. I have

achieved most of my goals, except catching a Peacock

Bass. I am also happy to see more junior anglers on

social media. I know that there are many more junior

anglers out there. If you are a junior angler, keep up the

good work, never give up and always remember, safety

rst.

Bring Your Kids Fishing

Every child needs to spend time out-

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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 AnglerFun Things

Weirdest BaitsI am not sure if you’ve caught sh with things that are

generally not a shing bait before. Quite a few anglers

have. I have caught sh with the skin of Mandarin or -

anges before but there are more bizarre things used by

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Click the link below to read:

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