the asian angler - november 2014 digital issue - malaysia - english

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November 2014 Issue

KEWL MARUSHINWhen Double O Goes Fishing

Penn Sargus II Tortured & Lovin’ It

Major Stix Playing With The Chief

Snapper Vs. SailfishDon’t Mess With Penn

Shakespeare Ugly Stik EliteA Gem Waiting To Be Discovered

Vintage Daiwa ReelThe Daiwa 503

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Penn Sargus II The Game Changer

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Kewl Marushin Rod When Double OGoes Fishing38

Major Stix The Chief 76

Test Drive

New Launches

Berkley HavocPit BossDesigned By Pros(Skeete Reese)146

Berkley Havoc Devil SpearDesigned By Pros(Mike Iaconelli)140

Berkley PowerBait Saltwater Shrug Minnow126

Berkley PowerBait Saltwater T-Tail Minnow

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Ofmer Slayer Lures

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Highlighting

Featuring

ShakespeareUgly Stik GX2

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PENN INTERNATIONAL V / VS

PENN TORQUE SPINNING

• Full Metal Body and sideplates keep precise gear alignment under heavy loads• Quick-Shift™ 2-speed system easily shifts into high or low gear (only two speeds)• Push-To-Turn™ preset knob eliminates accidental changes to the drag• Dura-Drag® washers virtually eliminate hesitation, even under extreme drag settings• Ratcheted drag lever prevents “drag creep” caused by hours of trolling and vibrations• Shielded stainless steel ball bearings• Stainless steel reel stand• Braid Ready to handle the strain that braided lines put on a reel• 70VS and 80VSW have titanium handle blank• Ultimate Adjustable Clicker on 12V & 12VS only

Mono Cap. Braid Cap. Max Drag Max Drag Gear Ratio Line Retrieve WeightModel Material # (yds/lb) (yds/lb) Bearings @ Strike @ Full High/Low (in)High/Low (oz) 12VS 1186238 875/12 • 775/15 • 525/20 1425/20 • 1075/30 • 750/50 4 11 lbs 17 lbs 5.3:1 / 3.3:1 40/25 32

INTERNATIONAL V • VS

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The Push to Turn preset knob eliminates accidental changes to the drag setting by requiring you to push the preset knob in, to increase or decrease the drag. Remember to only adjust the preset when your drag lever is in the “free” position or you could cause damage to the reel.

TORQUE SPINNINGModel Material # Mono Cap. (yds/lb) Braid Cap. (yds/lb) Bearings Max Drag Gear Ratio Line Retrieve (in) Weight (oz)TRQS5G 1187639 340/12 • 300/15 • 210/20 550/20 • 400/30 • 290/50 7+1 38 lbs 5.9:1 38 21.2TRQS5B 1189214 340/12 • 300/15 • 210/20 550/20 • 400/30 • 290/50 7+1 38 lbs 5.9:1 38 21.2

TRQS7G

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TRQS9G 1187307 490/20 • 440/25 • 330/30 575/65 • 490/80 • 425/100 7+1 50 lbs 5.1:1 50 30.6TRQS9B 1189212 490/20 • 440/25 • 330/30 575/65 • 490/80 • 425/100 7+1 50 lbs 5.1:1 50 30.6

• Full Metal Body• One piece machined aluminum frame• Forged and machined aluminum spool, sideplates, and one piece handle arm• Fully sealed gearbox and drag system• Oversize HT-100 Versa-Drag system• Integral clutch sleeve eliminates any back play during hook set

• 7 Sealed stainless steel ball bearings• Machine-cut marine grade bronze main gear• Hardened stainless steel pinion gear• High strength 100% stainless steel bail system• Innovative bail trip switch allows the angler to choose between manual and auto mode

Model # - G - denotes gold/silver cosmetic, B - denotes black/gold cosmetic

Brilliat TackleVFOX Jigs, Shrimpfloats, WIN floats (waggler type), etc.308

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Penn SnapperSnapper Vs. Sailfish

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Shakespeare Ugly Stik Elite Messing With The Elite94

Shark Rig By Brilliant Tackle

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Berkley PowerBaitHollow Baby

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Ofmer Bolt Lures

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Skill eNHANCErs

Fishing Crank BaitsPart 1

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knowledge wise

Fish Attractant (Scent) Part 1

172Daiwa 503

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Vintage

Stuffs & Goodies

OakleyKillswitch WatchSolarmonkey SolarCharger, etc.196

Junior Anglers

Fishing Biddies: FishingBonds People

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Junior Angler

Contest Inside

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NewsWorthy

Coarse Fishing CompetitionReport: Ireland

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Fishing Songs:The Fishing Hole(The Andy GriffithShow Theme Song)272

Funterta-inMent

Kewl PescaGrande Rod

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Pure FishingPenn reels, and Penn rods 290

Sea TackleRyobi spoons, Trinity hooks, ODZsnaps, etc.296

Brilliat TackleVFOX Jigs, Shrimpfloats, WIN floats (waggler type), etc.308

MGFAAtom Rods,K-RU Pop softpoppers, etc.218

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Beware... UnauthorizedSellers Of RyobiReels In Malaysia266

Junior Angler Contest WinnerOctober 2014 230

Why Use Monofilament?By Pure Fishing Malaysia278

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My fellow anglers and friends,

We’ve just celebrated our 2nd anniversary and 2015 is so very close. Time certainly flies and waits for no man. I was thinking about this during one of our field testing trips. This is scary stuff. Before you know it graphite fishing rods feel a tonne and we’re talking fishing more instead of going fishing.

Anyway, back to this month’s issue. We tested a few rods and some of them really stood out. We wanted to see how much the new Shakespeare Ugly Stik Elite can take and we were surprised by its capabilities. Another rod is that we enjoyed messing with is the Kewl Marushin. Dragon groupers? Bring them on.

There are also new product launches by Sea Tackle, Pure Fishing, and Brilliant Tackle. Sea Tackle launched more lures recently while Pure Fishing launched its new Japanese market Berkley soft baits as well as the Havoc (finally). Brilliant Tackle had a brilliant idea and launched a shark rig. Having this framed in one’s fishing tackle room makes a good enough statement.

There are a lot more interesting stuffs to checkout in this issue and I hope you enjoy reading it and watching the videos.

Oh yes! Time really does fly by. Spend more time doing what you like... Pick up your fishing rod and go catch that fish with a bunch of fishing buddies.

Thank you for your support and happy reading.

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Test Drives

Penn Sargus IIThe Game Changer

By Philemon Foo

The Penn Sargus is the reel that turned things around for Penn establishing Penn spinning reels with the hallmark of qual-ity and toughness. The Sargus is also the platform that the Penn Battle and Penn Fierce spinning reels are built on. That was back in 2008. Following the success of the Sargus, Penn recently launched the new Sargus II.

Earlier model, the Penn Sargus

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The Penn Sargus II has a tough act to fol-low and it followed well. The Sargus II comes in a tough metal shell of which can take a beating protecting the gears and ev-erything else inside. This rigidity allows the gears to be kept in precise alignment even under heavy loads.

Its rigid qualities continue towards the tough stainless steel shaft, reel stem, and reel foot. There is no (unfelt) flex especial-ly at the reel stem and foot area and this is important when battling a brute of a fish. The solid / rigidity of the main shaft makes cranking easier and gives the angler better confidence during the battle.

Added Toughness

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The Sargus II comes with a solid spool made of anodized aluminium. Anodiz-ing increases corrosion and wear resis-tance. It also prevents oxidization from taking place all of which are qualities important to saltwater purposed reels.

What speaks muscles more than a thick and tough looking bail-wire. The bail-wire of the Sargus II looks more muscu-lar and tougher than the one used with the earlier Sargus. It looks like it was built on steroids. Such toughness will indeed overcome roughness.

Language Of Power

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Although the Sargus II comes with 5+1 stainless steel bearings it is a smooth and well balanced reel all thanks to Penn’s proven Techno-Balanced Rotor system and precise gearing. There are smoother reels in the market but for reels within the Sargus II’s price range and with its tough qualities, the Sargus II sits on the top.

Smooth & Balanced

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We were handed the Penn Sargus II SG2000 of which comes with a rated 7lb max drag. Back at our lab we put the Sargus II through a torturous pressure test to squeeze out every inch of juice within it. We managed to get the drag all the way up to over 9lb before feeling some deterioration in smoothness. The drag maxed out at slightly over 11lb (4lb above rated max drag).

Lab Test

Field Test

We took the Sargus II to Pekan (east coast coastal town of the Malaysian Peninsular) for a field test targeting ebek (diamond trevallies) of which will be a challenge. The Sargus II took battle upon bat-tle without fault. It performed really well landing about 4 diamond trevallies with the largest one being slightly over 9kg.

Features

Full metal and side plate keep gears in precise alignment under heavy loads

Machined and anodized aluminium spool

Stainless steel main shaft

5 stainless steel ball bearings

Infinite anti-reverse

Techno-balanced rotor gives smooth retrieves

Machined and anodized aluminium handle with soft touch knob

Heavy duty aluminium bail-wire

Sizes: 1000 – 8000

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The Penn Sargus II may not score high with its looks but when a tough reel is needed, the Sargus II excels. Even under heavy pressure the Sargus II feels planted and confident. It is one of the best reels within its price range.

Verdict

Rods: Penn Warmonger

Main Line: Berkley Fireline 20lb

Leader Line: Berkley Vanish 30lb

Used During Te

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Used During Te

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Rating: 7.6

Built qualityErgonomics (Feel)WeightSmoothness RotationDrag SmoothnessDrag StrengthBail-arm ToughnessLine ManagementSpeed (Retrieve)BalancePower

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Test Drives

KEWL Marushin

A lot of anglers these days like rods that reflect their personalities. For the sporty angler that likes to keep things less loud with subtle touch of classiness, the Kewl Marushin Rod is one to ponder over. The Kewl Marushin rod is like the Caterham Super 7 cars. They look classic yet very modern.

Testing Ground: Jugra

Model: FCC-662M

Power: Medium

Line Weight: 10-20lb

Lure Weight: 3/8 - 1oz.

Configuration: 2 Pieces

Opponents: Dragon Groupers

KEWL Marushin By Philemon Foo

* The James Bond theme actually played while I was looking at the Marushin.

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Classical Sportiness

Combining carbon fibre and cork dished out with a reason-ably lightweight carbon graphite rod blank brings about a world of classical sportiness. This com-bination plus the use of X scrim wrapping makes the Marushin a rod to savour with the classical theme of James Bond playing in the background. Seriously, give this a try.

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Good Balance

Picking up the rod alone, the Marushin feels tip heavy. Com-bining a reel to it magically bal-ances it and the weight disap-pears. This gives the Marushin a superb feel allowing for long hours of casting before tiring out. Sound like a tool that 007 would like to have in his box of toys dur-ing his off days.

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Good Blank

The Marushin’s blank has loads of power in them with a good flex. It has a very strong backbone that makes it a good rod for many types of fishing. The tip fights to springs back to its original posi-tion when it is flexed. This sort of power helps with fish manage-ment.

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Fuji Quality

When it comes to components, Fuji components are trusted worldwide. The Marushin comes equipped with Fuji guides and reel seat offering one of the best combinations of components thus making the Marushin a well built quality rod at good value for money.

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Under Pressure

Back at our lab we put the Marushin through the torture test. The model we had with us for test-ing purposes is the FCC-662M rated 10-20lb. We cranked up the reel drag until we hit almost max-imum and then we flex the rod at a 45 degree an-gle and moving backwards slowly. We managed to get the Marushin to hit almost 16lb and that is plenty enough for most types of fishing.

Field Test

Good Castability

We field tested the Marushin at a commercial fishing pond in Ju-gra, Banting (small coastal town off Selangor) where hard fighting brutes such as dragon groupers, red drums, barramundis, and trevallies stay in wait for a battle.

The Marushin flexes and whips lures out making every cast a satisfying one (unless the angler screws up somewhere). Give the Marushin an easy whip of the tip and lures start shooting out to re-ally good distances. This helps is great as it helps cover more water with every cast when blind cast-ing for elusive fishes.

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Power To Stop

It didn’t take long for the Marushin to be in battle when a dragon grouper hit my lure. However, I wasn’t familiar with the battle field and the brute swam right into some snag. Not long later an-other dragon grouper got hooked. The Marushin certainly has loads of power.

After losing my first dragon grouper to the snags I decided to thumb the spool harder as the shot towards the same snag. The Marushin managed to turn the brute and I dragged it out of the danger zone. Not long later we were posing for the camera.

Verdict

The Kewl Marushin is an impres-sive rod that is well built and has loads of power and then more in reserve. While we only managed to get it up to 15.5lb in the lab, it did exceptionally well on the field. I certainly am impressed with its capabilities.

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Tackle Used During Test

Reel: Abu Garcia Revo Elite



Built QualityFinishingErgonomics (Feel)BalanceWeightComponents (quality)CastabilitySensitivityPower

Rating: 7

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Test Drives

Snapper Vs. Sailfish by Philemon Foo

Snapper Vs. Sailfish by Philemon Foo

Model TestedTesting Grounds: Rompin

Model: SNS661MH SA

Length: 6 ft 6 in

Power: Medium Heavy


Configuration: 1 Piece

Opponents: Sailfish

When it comes to fishing rods, I have seen all sorts of names given to them from snakehead series for catching snakeheads to bass series for catching, well...bass. Here comes one called Snapper for fish-ing snappers perhaps, but that would be boring. So we though, sailfish perhaps...

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Bits And Bobs

The Penn Snapper rod is a boat type rod made to do some heavy lifting. It is one of those modern boat rods with good ergonomics, balance, and does not weigh a tonne. It has lots of power built into it with a strong backbone per-haps to shows those giant red snappers who the boss is.

Good Fit

The Snapper feels comfortable in the hands thanks to its er-gonomically designed compact EVA handle. They are not too thick as with some boat rods nor are they too thin. These handles are fit nicely reducing incidence of rod slips. A good grip allows for added confidence and better control especially during battles with finned monsters.

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Tough & Powerful

The Penn Snapper rod is like a sexy monster truck adorn in me-tallic red and gold threads over a glossy black finished blank. Its 24ton graphite rod blank is tough and comes with a power-ful backbone stretching 80% to 85% of the rod providing lots of power to handle most brutes.

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Fuji Components

The Snapper comes complete with Fuji reel seats to hold your reel secure in place and Fuji Al-conite guides that are lighter, stronger, and tougher as com-pared to copycat Fuji guides. These components do make a difference when you’re in a battle out at sea. Another good thing about Alconite guides is that they will handle braided lines well.

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Pressure Test

The Penn Snapper rod we tested is rated 20-50lb. We managed to get about 40lb out of it before but the reel used couldn’t give us more drag. That happened 3 times and we decided to stop. The rod certainly can take more but to reach 50lb, I am not too sure. Even at 40lb the bend was clos-ing in onto the fore grip. 50lb without breaking perhaps but the rods power would have been long drained.

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We tested the Snapper in Rompin (coastal waters east of the Malaysian peninsular) pitting it against sailfish. The Snapper handled battle after battle re-ally well clearly being in control throughout. We forced the Snapper really hard at every battle and it came through really well. At the end of our test the Snapper emerged winner over the sailfishes while we rested our sore muscles.

Field Test

Verdict

A good boat rod with lots of power but if you get it to 50lb of pressure, I believe that the bend will be past the reel seat with the Snapper not feeling so good anymore. Still more than enough power to handle brutes and perhaps one day we will test it on other brutes.

Features:Blank: 24 ton graphite

Handle: Compact EVA (contoured)

Colors: Black (gloss), metallic red, silver

Reel Seat: Fuji (graphite)

Guides: Fuji Alconite

Others: Stainless steel hook keeper, alu-minium gimbal

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Used During Lab Tests

Reel: Daiwa Saltiga SALD50HS


Leader Line: Berkley Trilene Big Game 80lb

Used During Field Tests

Reel: Penn Conflict 6000

Main Line: Berkley Fireline 40lb / Stren Sonic Braid 40lb

Tackles Used During Tests


Rating: 7

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Test DrivesTesting Ground: Exotic Pond Rawang

Series: The Chief

Model: MSS7’0 X (Spinning)

Length: 7 feet

Power: Regular Fast


Opponents: Amazon redtail catfish

Here is a fishing rod made with the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Depart-ment in mind. The Major Stix, The Chief adorned with orange camouflage han-dles shares a similar colour camouflage with the department. This is a brave and bold move by Sea Tackle using bright coloured camo instead of the traditional green.

Major Stix, The Chief

By Philemon Foo

Major Stix, The Chief

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American Bass Rod Style

American Bass Rod Style

The Chief follows the styling of American bass rods with muscu-lar butt sections tapering down to-wards the tip. The chief has strong backbone that gives The Chief the power and ability needed to con-trol the brutes. Being in control is what The Chief is all about.

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Ergonomically Contoured

Ergonomically Contoured

The Chief feels comfortable when held and the grip is good. The EVA handle is contoured from the reel seat tapering down slightly making slimmer and easier on the grip. The butt of the Major Stix is rounded and flattened off right at the end. A metallic red ring with the inscrip-tion “Major Stix” on it sits incon-spicuously right before the round-ed section giving it a little bling and needed weight behind.

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Power And Toughness

Power And Toughness

Weight wise, The Chief is heavier at the tip section as with many lure casting rods. This is also due to its blank being built with thicker walls. A thicker blank wall means tough-ness and better durability but with these benefits comes the added bit of weight. The Chief is not heavy but it is not light either.

The Chief is made to yank fish out of cover (areas with snags). Fishes such as haruans (brown snakehead / Channa striata) that ambush fishes from cover will find The Chief to be a strong contender to battle with. Tomans (giant snake-head / Channa micropeltes) on the other hand will find it a challenge shooting towards snags.

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Fuji Components

Enhancing The Chief further are the components that it comes fit-ted with. The Chief comes with high quality Fuji components from its semi micro guides to its reel seat. These quality compo-nents are durable and tough with guides being able to handle braid-ed lines and a reel seat that holds the reel firmly in place without slipping.

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Lab Testing

Torturing tackle is part of our job and The Chief had to be tortured too. The Chief has a 14-30lb rat-ing. We managed to get it up to about 22.4lb with scary sound-ing acoustics playing within the blank of the rod before pulling the plug. I believe that it can take more but to reach 30lb will be the life of The Chief will be literally “hanging by a thread.”

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Field Test

Fishing with palm sized tilapia as bait, The Chief cast really well. As expected the blank had loads of power and we had no issues man-aging the brutes (Amazon red tail catfish). The Chief managed to turn heads especially important since we were fishing very near the stilts of the restaurant. We man-aged to stop all of the brutes that ran towards these stilts. It did well on the test.

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Verdict

The Chief is a tough rod follow-ing the styles of American bass rods with a strong backbone. It is a good rod for fishing in places where the need to stop fishes as well as to yank them out of cover is needed. I am not sure if it will take 30lb of pressure but it sure has enough power for most types of fishing.

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Rating: 6.8

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Tackles Used During Test Tackle Used During Tests

Reel: Abu Garcia Stealth ST6000




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Test Drives

Shakespeare seems to be embracing modern technology, designing more modern rods. They have taken the route less travelled bringing both graphite and fibreglass rods (of which they are known for) together. One rod that sits on these quadrants is the Shakespeare Ugly Stik Elite, a modern graphite rod with a clear fibreglass tip.

Messing With The Elite by Philemon Foo

Testing Ground: Hulu Langat Fishing Resort

Model: USESP662M

Power: Medium

Line Weight: 6-14lb

Lure Weight: 1/4 - 5/8oz.

Opponents: Mekong Catfish 9kg upwards

Testing Ground: Jugra

Model: USESP502UL

Power: Ultra Light

Line Weight: 2-6lb

Lure Weight: 1/32 - 1/4oz.

Opponents: Dragon Groupers and Red Drums

Messing With The Elite by Philemon Foo

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Sleek Looker

The Elite is a sleek looking rod coming in a matte black blank with thin metallic dark red and sil-ver criss-cross threading. It comes with cork han-dle using a mixture of natural and artificial corks, thank God lesser of the later. Guides are gun-metal chromed adding to its elegant looks.

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Ugly Tech Blan

k

The Elite’s blank comes with Shake-speare’s Ugly Tech blank construc-tion that uses more fibreglass as compared to most other modern rods that are made of graphite. This gives good amounts of flexibility and toughness, yet it increases the weight of the rod. Somehow the Elite’s weight is not as heavy as ex-pected and falls within acceptable limits.

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Clear Eglass Tip

Talking about tips, the Elite come with a clear fibreglass tip that is flex-ible and gives better sensitivity. This makes it a superb rod for crankbait fishing as well as for bottom fishing. The slightest disturbance to the bait would cause the tip to twitch signal-ling a fish playing with the bait.

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Components

The Elite comes with the Ugly Tuff stainless steel guides that are tough and without guide inserts as the en-tire guide is built as a piece. It comes with contoured graphite reel seat that gives a good grip and feels great, and the cork handles comes stamp with the Ugly Stik brand.

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Castability

Our first field test was at the Hulu Langat Fishing Resort. It cast crank-baits and various other lures really well. However we didn’t manage to attract any takers. Casting balls of dough bait did.

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Battling Brutes

We were torturing Mekong catfishes using the 6-14lb medium powered model. The Elite has enough power to manage them thanks to its graph-ite section. We forced the rod really hard to see its curve.

Understandably it doesn’t curve well as the fibreglass tip is soft and it stiff-ens up as we reach the graphite sec-tion. The area where the ferule is located is stiffer and that too is less flexible, still it has very good lifting power and it fights really well.

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Field Test Saltwater

We next field tested the Elite at a com-mercial saltwater fishing pond in Ju-gra, Banting (small coastal town off Selangor) where we battled dragon groupers and the hard fighting red drums. Here we decided to torture the Ultra Light model of the Elite.

Even the Ultra Light model is im-pressive. It has very good amounts of lifting power for its stature and we managed to take on and land two hard fighting red drums and a drag-on grouper. All testers were amazed at the capability of the Elite.

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Verdict

The Shakespeare Elite is a nice rod to cast. Great for crankbaits and bot-tom fishing. Has very good amounts of lifting power and both rods tested managed to subdue very hard fight-ing fishes. I am personally amazed by its capabilities and so are those who had the opportunity to field test it.

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Tackles Used During Tests

Tackle Used During Tests

Pond: Hulu Langat Fishing Resort

Reel: Abu Garcia Soron STX 40



Pond: Jugra

Reel: Unknown

Main Line: Unknown


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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zl1m5eW1weg&feature=youtu.be

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Rating: 6.8

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New Launches


By Philemon Foo

I don’t know if you are into shark fishing but if you are the shark rig by Brilliant Tackle is the rig for you. The rig comes with a large and tough hook made to penetrate the mouth of a shark.


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Leader Of Chains

It also comes with strong chains in place of a leader. The use of a chain is needed as sharks are known to have really sharp teeth that can easily cut off almost every type of mono leaders.

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Focus Where It Matters

The shark rig is imported from Korea by Brilliant Tackle. They make a statement as a decorative piece but should you de-cide to fish those toothy predators, you will have your mind at ease not having to worry about a busted leader. You will in-stead be able to focus all your worries on fighting and landing the monster shark.

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New Launches

Berkley PowerBait Saltwater Shrug Minnow

By Philemon Foo

Berkley PowerBait Saltwater Shrug Minnow

The Shrug Minnow is designed for the Japanese market by Leon (Takumi Kaku) who is a finesse fishing legend in Japan. The Shrug Minnow comes with a T-Tail or paddle type tail that wiggles and fins up front that flaps back during the retrieve.

The Shrug Minnow comes with a jig-head designed by Jazz Lures called the Syaku Head D type of which looks like the nose of a Concorde. The D in D type stands for Dart. This jig head is designed to give good darting action.

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Watch Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loMxh1xlDsQ

The Shrug Minnow is designed for mebaru (rockfish), big eye scad, etc. fishing in Japan. We do have big eye scads in our waters as well as other fishes that may take the Shrug Minnow such as the goatfish, threadfin bream, whiting, etc. Although the Shrug Minnow is a saltwater series bait, they make good baits for freshwater fishing especially for brown Tilapia, feath-erback, snakeheads, peacock bass, etc.

Information:

Type: Soft Plastic lure / bait

Material: Secret formula

Weight: N/A

Length: 1 inch and 1.5 inches

Colors: Please refer to website http://purefishingmalaysia.com/catalogue/berkley/index.html#21/z


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New Launches

Berkley PowerBait Saltwater T-Tail Shad

By Philemon Foo

Berkley PowerBait Saltwater T-Tail Shad

The T-Tail Shad is designed for the Japanese market targeted for rock fish fishing. The T-Tail Shad comes with a T-Tail or paddle type tail that wiggles. It also comes with ribs on its body that creates vibrations underwater.

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The T-Tail Shad comes scented with Powerbait’s special formula that at-tracts fish. The design of the T-Tail Shad gives it a life like swimming appearance mimicking bait fish attracting predators nearby to hit.

Information:


Material: Secret Formula

Weight: N/A

Length: 2.5 inches


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New Launches

Berkley PowerBait Hollowbaby

By Philemon Foo

Berkley PowerBait Hollowbaby

The Hollowbaby is designed for the Japanese market. They come with a split tail design and live like eyes. The Hol-lowbaby has a hollow portion in its body that gives it buoyancy. This allows the Hollowbaby to roll.

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The Hollowbaby looks live like. It moves underwater like baitfish and bouncing it about makes it attractive to predator looking real. The Hollowbaby comes with PowerBaits proven scent and fla-vours that is exclusive to PowerBait.

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Watch Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnUk5ymJEN8

The Hollowbaby is a good bait for fishes such as snakeheads, peacock bass, cich-lids, as well as saltwater species such as snappers, scads, etc.

Information:


Material: Secret formula

Weight: N/A

Length: 3 inches

Colors: Various

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New Launches

Berkley Havoc Devil Spear

By The Asian Angler

Berkley Havoc Devil Spear

The Berkley Havoc Devil Spear was launched in America a few years ago but it was introduced only recently in Ma-laysia and Singapore. The Devil Spear was designed by Mike Iaconelli a pro-fessional angler and champion in the American professional bass circuit.

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The Devil Spear comes with ribbed body that creates vibrations and a tail that flaps and wiggles at high speed as well as low speed. Having these quali-ties help the Devil Spear attract preda-tor fishes nearby.

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The Devil Spear is a superb bait for dropshotting and splitshotting making it a good bait for bass, snakeheads, and pacu.

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New Launches

Berkley Havoc Pit Boss

By The Asian Angler

Berkley Havoc Pit Boss

The Berkley Havoc Pit Boss was launched in America a few years ago but it was introduced only recently in Ma-laysia and Singapore. It is designed by Skeet Reese a professional angler and champion in the American profession-al bass circuit. It is designed to mimic crawfish and baitfish.

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The Pit Boss comes with ribbed body that creates vibrations and appendages that flaps and wiggles at high speed as well as low speed. All these turns the Pit Boss into a sexy and attractive bait at-tracting predator fishes nearby and agi-tating them to hit.

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New Launches

Ofmer Slayer Lures

By The Asian Angler

The Ofmer Slayer lures are plastic lures designed for finesse fishing. They come in attractive colours along with 3D eyes that are made to piss off predator fishes and to give a somewhat realistic appearance.

Ofmer Slayer Lures

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The body of the Slayer has patterns designed to reflect light at differ-ent directions making it more vis-ible and attracting predators near-by. They are also designed to dart downwards and to float back up to the surface.

Information:

Type: Floating and sinking (0.5 – 1 ft per second)

Material: Plastic

Weight: Various

Length: Various

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New Launches

Ofmer Bolt Lures

By The Asian Angler

The Ofmer Bolt Lures are min-now type lures designed with ho-lographic laser colours that reflects light really well attracting preda-tors. They come with 3D eyes giv-ing them a more realistic look.

Ofmer Bolt Lures

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The Bolt comes with a weight transfer system that helps with long cast pushing the weight to-wards the back of the lure. It also helps it swim properly as the an-gler controls the lure with various actions.

Information:

Type: Suspending

Material: Plastic

Weight: 19g

Length: 130mm

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Skill Enhancers

Fishing Crankbaits: Part 1

Fishing Crankbaits: Part 1By Jon B.

Jon is an avid angler currently bsaed in Ohio, USA

It’s safe to say the majority of bass anglers have heard of crankbaits. Most of which vary in all styles, depths, and sizes that come into play during specific points in the bass fishing season. Each type of crank plays a vital role for an angler and is designed for certain situ-ations whether it be during the early frigid spring months or right before the summer leaves fall from their branches.

Unfortunately not all cranks produce the same results, in fact it’s key that an angler uses specific types of cranks in order to match different fishing patterns. Thankfully there are a variety of crank-bait styles making it easier for angler to choose the correct lure for the appropri-ate fishing applications. A prime exam-ple of a few specific styles of crankbaits that tends to land fish all throughout the bass fishing season are square bill crank-bait, lipless crankbaits, and deep diving crankbait.

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When spring begins to knock off some of the lingering ice on your favorite lake it is time to start using reaction lures. One crankbait that seems to excel quite well when water temperatures are on the rise and fish begin getting back into their heavy feeding pattern is the squarebill crankbait. A squarebill crankbait is usu-ally two to three inches long and earns its name due to the clear bill on the front of the bait that looks like a small square. Squarebills are usually meant to reach water depths ranging from 4ft-6ft of wa-ter and are designed to search and cover a large area of shallow water where ag-gressive bass roam.

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These little crankbaits are great for banging up against rocks and logs where fish often like to hang out and are notorious for their ability to be fished in tight corners where most cranks would get hung up and busted. Squarebills are extremely versatile, they can be fished around docks, rip-rap, pile-ons, laydowns, and brushpiles. It is best to throw a squarebill when you are positive the fish are feeding on baitfish or other live fish prey.

Once you’ve been able to tell whether or not the fish are feeding on baitfish your next step is to determine what kind of baitfish the bass are feeding on. This step is important and plays a huge role in choosing the right color and style of squarebill as it is for any type of crankbait fishing. An example of this would be to research what kind of fish spe-cies inhabit the lake you plan on fishing.

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If you discover that there are shad in the lake you’ve researched chances are the bass will be more attracted to a 3in squarebill in a light color pattern that mimics a shad such as white, pearl, silver, light blue, chartreuse, and many others. Don’t be mislead by the fact that the crankbait color have to look exactly like the baitfish color pattern, most of time the colors that are most off-beat will land the most fish.

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A few things you may want to make sure you have before you start throwing a squarebill is the ideal casting setup. A 7’-7’ 2” medium heavy or heavy action glass or composite rod is perfect for a squarebill crank and will allow you yank some of those hard fighting fish out of tight cover before getting tangled up. It’s important to use a slower gear ratio reel so that you are able to maintain a steady pace when cranking your squarebill back to the boat or shore. Baitcasting reels that have a deep spool with plenty of line capacity and a low gear ratio such as a 5.4:1 is perfect for the squarebill application.

Well, try out these ideas and have fun on the drink. We’ll explore further in part 2.

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Fish Attractant (Scent): Part 1

Knowledge Wise

Fish Attractant (Scent): Part 1 By Philemon Foo

Iremember the first time I used something to attract fish to take my bait. I cycled to the sundry shop near my place and bought a bottle of Seven Seas fish oil, not for eating because I hated fish oil, but for fish-ing. The thought process was sim-ple. Fish comes for the bait because it smells something it wants to eat. I was much, much, much younger then and that was how I analysed things.

Well, those oiled filled capsules worked sometimes and sometimes they didn’t. So I put one and one together thought perhaps fishes are like humans and variety is key. So I tried other fishy things as a means of attracting fish. Of course I didn’t know what I know now although they go along the same lines.

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What Is Scent

For the purpose of writing, we will stick with the word scent. Scent is basically something that is smelled. It can be per-fume or cologne as used by us humans. Oh not forgetting pheromones used by most if not all in the animal kingdom for various reasons. It can come from flow-ers, fruits, and almost everything found on earth.

Use Of ScentScent can be used to attract thus the word attractant in fish attractant. Scent can also be used to repel as in the case of the stinky skunk. Scent is also used to signal certain things such as the readi-ness to mate. Another use of scent is to mask other scents of which are less pleasant.

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Does Scent Really Work For Fishing

Do men get attracted to the scent of fine perfume used by a lady? Yeah! Scent works. Many anglers have used them successfully in fishing tournaments around the world. Of course they work. But sometimes they don’t. You’re fishing beside someone who is catching lots of fish and you’re not but you’re the only one using scent. Something must be wrong in this scenario, right?

How Does Scent Work?When it comes to fishing, scent works two ways. One is to attract a nearby fish to in-vestigate the bait. The other is to mask any unpleasant scents or rather odours that keeps fishes away such as the scent of hu-mans (predator), cigarette smoke, gasoline, etc. In this case scent is used to neutralize other odours thus not scaring away fishes from the bait.

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Fish Don’t Bite?

Yes, there are times when scent is used but without success although fishes are around. As mentioned earlier scent also can act as a deterrent. Some scents could cause fish to turn away and be wary. This happens when the scent used is something that the fishes in the waters that you are fishing in are not used to. Instead of attracting them the scent turns on their guard and they shy away.

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Not All Fish Are Created Equal

Another reason why scent may not work is that because the fishes in the water you are fishing in do not pick up on the scent trail. Some fishes are more sensitive and they pick up scents easily. Some are just not as sensi-tive. An example would be catfishes being more sensitive as they have barbells that pick up scent while other fishes like snakeheads are less sensitive.

This means that if you are fishing in a pond filled with snakeheads and catfish, chances of you catching snakeheads with the help of scent has dropped significantly as the catfish will pick up on the scent and take the bait be-fore the snakeheads even know that the baits are there.

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To Summarize...

Scent or fish attractant do work but there are a few factors to consider for them to be used successfully. Using scent is like using lures. Experience play apart and with that I mean, experience fishing a certain spot. Not all scent will work at one lake. It will depend on what attracts the fishes.

More in next month’s issue...

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Vintage

Daiwa 503

By Philemon Foo

This is one reel of which informa-tion is so elusive I think catching a kelah would be easier. Not much information is available. I managed to get bits of in-formation here and there. TCE Sports has been a great help too with the infor-mation hunt.

*Reel will be undergoing restoration work soon...

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Developed For USA

The Daiwa 503 reels were developed back in the 1960s to the 1970s and they were made for the USA market (mainly North America) and sold in Ted Wil-liams (SEARS). The Daiwa 503 comes exclusively as right handed reels. There were two types of the 503. One comes with an engraved label whereas the oth-er comes with a printed metal label (this model).

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The WorksThe Daiwa 503 is made in Japan. It is a medium sized full aluminium bodied reel weighing in at 395 grams. It has a gear ratio of 1:3.7. It comes with a line roller bail-arm, stainless steel bail-wire, sealed ball bearing system, and an anti-reverse lever.

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Stuffs And Goodies

Keeping up with the moment is just killing time, so we engineered a timepiece that keeps up with your attitude. Oakley Kill Switch™ evolves with your surroundings so your style never goes stagnant, your look de-fies definition and the world can’t pin you down. An interchangeable bezel makes it possible, and the range of options will continue to grow. Swap it out easily and go from a rugged job-site look to something that puts an edge on sophistication for after hours, and deck it with a diamond bezel for venues that demand the ultimate. Dress up or dress down — you’ll have all the freedom and versatility you need, and you’ll have it with a single timepiece.

Cradled in impact-forged stainless steel and comfortably strapped to your wrist with Unobtainium® rubber, a five-jewel Swiss Made quartz move-ment drives an analog display with authentic Oakley styling. The case is crafted with high-precision Computer Numeric Control machining and, matched with a pure sapphire crystal, it achieves a water resistance rating of 100 meters (330 feet). Convenience features include a date display and an End Of Life system to indicate when the battery has reached the end of its five-year endurance lifespan.

Website: http://www.oakley.com/en/kill-switch/product/KILL-SWITCH

Oakley Kill Switch

Oakley Kill Switch

By The Asian Angler

Movement:

Gold-plated, five-jewel Swiss Made quartz movement

EOL (End Of Life) system – second hand moves at four-second intervals when battery is low

Three-hand analog display (hours, minutes and seconds)

Date by mechanical display

Five-year battery

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Stuffs And Goodies

Dynamo Flash Light

Flashlights are important especially when spending time fishing in the jungle. However, batteries are limited and should a flashlight run out of battery, darkness looms reducing mobility at night.

Dynamo flashlights are the answer. They don’t run on batteries. All you need to do is to squeeze it a few times generating power and you have light. When the LED goes dim give it a few more squeezes and you have light again.

Malaysia: MR DIY

Note: May not be available in all markets

By The Asian Angler

Dynamo Flash Light

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Stuffs And Goodies

Solarmonkey Adventurer Solar Panel Charger

Watch Videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRfyYZ2TOFI&list=UUXEd0R4MsqUPxPd5-hgxwEQ

By The Asian Angler

Solarmonkey Adventurer Solar Panel Charger

The Solarmonkey Adventurer is a slimline, compact 2-panel solar charger with a 2500mAh internal lithium polymer battery. The clamshell design offers optimum weight-to-efficiency at just 265g and the 2 solar panels output 3 watt max. The adventurer features auto-load, self sensing switching technology, meaning when a device is connected, the adven-turer will automatically start to charge your device and will optimise the charging parameters required.

The polysilicon solar panel offers photovoltaic efficiency up to 17% and features a USB 700mA @ 5V output, fully supporting Apple iPhones, iPads, iPods, mobile phones and other 5V gadgets such as portable games consoles, handheld GPS systems, e-readers, etc.

Packed full with protection features including short-circuit protection, overload protection and low voltage protection and importantly, thermal insulation battery protection giving an operating temperature range of -10 to 90 degrees C, the solarmonkey adventurer adds an exciting new dimension to the existing Powertraveller range.

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Note: May not be available in some markets.

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Get Your Kids FishingAn Initiative By The Asian Angler Magazine

Fishing is a very healthy sport. As anglers we enjoy fresh air, we experience nature, we improve our analytical skills, we absorb vitamins from the sun, we expend our minds, we learn about the environment, etc.

There are so many benefits to fishing and we should reduce our kids addiction to video games, computer games, playing with mobile devices, etc. We should get them to interact more with our environment and teach them a thing or two about life and living life.

With this in mind we hope to encourage you to take your kid(s) fishing and have dedicated a sec-tion of our magazine to Junior Anglers.

Junior Anglers

Get Your Kids FishingAn Initiative By The Asian Angler Magazine

* Picture courtesy of Pure Fishing203

Junior Anglers

Fishing Buddies: Fishing Bonds People

By Amirul Irfan

Fishing Buddies: Fishing Bonds People

After my PMR (PenilaianMenengahRen-dah) exam in 2013, I decided to enjoy my holidays and enjoy every second I had with fishing. I was determined to be a better an-gler, fish harder and catch my first snakehead.The months after the exam were great and is still going good until now. I have made many friends from various countries and back-grounds. These friends have inspired me in many ways.

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Here is one of my buddies I have been for-tunate to fish with. He has been fishing for 2 months now. He’s really keen about lure fish-ing and it’s my pleasure to guide him.2 weeks ago he bought a baitcaster and he’s saving up for a rod to pair with it.

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Here’s another buddy, Khairul. He has shown me many good spots to fish at. I am very thankful for that. He fishes a lot and I’ve picked up some snakehead hunting skills from him.

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Here’s my uncle with his first fish on lure, a grouper on the Abu Garcia Tormentor. I have fished a lot with him since I was a young child. I remember fishing for climbing perch with him and some other family members. I was young and oblivious. All I had in my head was bass, so I kept casting a soft plastic grub without catching anything but snags.

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Here’s me and my friend, Fikri. I’ve spent a lot of time fishing with him too. Fikri has lost a few haruans on lures but he is working his way to hooking one. Being classmates for three years, we shared many fishing stories together and learned a lot from each other.

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Taking some friends fishing. They are really passionate and it makes me happy to help them. In my opinion, my friend Azrin, in the green shirt is the most passionate of them. He lives far from where I live, but he is planning to take a bus in the morning and fish with me. That’s pure passion.

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This is Mr.Jimmy, owner of JIMS Pro Tackle. Age does not matter in angling. I’ve been friends with him after visiting his shop in Batang Kali. He is very friendly, and he has taught me a lot of things about fishing from custom rods all the way to how a certain predatory fish eats.

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Fishing is going good for me. I’ve hooked countless haruans since the last article. This cute haruan was hooked on the Berkley 3’’ T-Tail Minnow in pink. A quick cast into some flooded grass area was all it took to trigger a strike from this haruan.

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Here’s a larger haruan, on the same bait. I used a texas rigged 2/O Fire Eagle EWG Hook which I fished weightless. I noticed some commotion caused by two to three haruans hunting in a pack. I have never seen anything like that before. I made a cast into the com-motion and I hooked this haruan. I used 10lb Stren Hi-Impact monofilament line and had no problem to pull this haruan out of thick weeds.

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This haruan was hooked on a Zman Diezel Minnow Z 4’’ in the nuked chicken colour. I used a 4/0 hook and texas rigged it. Fishing it weightless amongst grass is fun because I get to enjoy some topwater ex-plosions.

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This is my first fish on a popper. Trying out a lure I’ve never used proved to be successful. The water was re-ally murky and I decided to try out the DUO Realis Popper 64.After 10 minutes of fishing, a haruan hit the popper and gave a good fight before being landed.

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Watch Video

Here’s a video of my haruan fishing adventureswith my friends. Hope you enjoy the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7tLsAAstKg

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Junior Angler Short Story Contest

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Junior Angler Short Story ContestCalling All Junior Anglers…Email us your fishing adventure story and you may just win yourself some fishing gear.

Some Important NotesThis contest is only open to citizens and resi-dence of Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, Sarawak, and Singapore.

Ages: Group a (below 12) & Group b (below 17)

Closing date: 28th November 2014

Each paragraph must be accompanied by one hi-res photograph.

Articles and photographs submitted will be the owned by The Asian Angler and can be used in any way lawful / legal.

You can submit as many entires as you wish.

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An Unexpected DayName: Lim Yi Xuan

IC No.: t0120517f

Age: 13

It was the June holidays. My friend, Glenn, and I planned for a first light trip on Friday night. He also invited his friend, Aloysius, to join us. It was awkward at first but soon it felt like we knew each other for months. We arrived at first light, water was calm and it wasn’t as crowded. We started by using hard baits and soft plastics. 2 hours in and no takes at all. It was unusual as we nor-mally get a fish or 2 after 2 hour. We changed locations and soon the sky got dark. Aloysius checked his phone and said the rain is coming. So we headed to a nearby coffee shop to wait for the rain to pass.

October 2014 Winner: Congratulations

October 2014 Winner: Congratulations

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It rained cats and dogs and we waited for a long period of time. It was still drizzling but we decided to head out to get a fish. We didn’t expect much but after 15 minutes there were frenzies every-where. You could see the fish jumping around grabbing baitfish. They were taking any lure that we throw at them. There were so many fish that we even got a panta hook up(five fish hooked by five anglers at the same time)

Since they were hitting everything I decided to swap to a popper. 5 minutes in and BOOM 4 pounder peacock whacked my popper.

At the end of the day over 50 fishes were landed among us and by far this was the most craziest and bizarre fishing day up to date. I went home and hoped that one day the same thing would happen and until now I’m still waiting.

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Coarse Fishing Competition IrelandPart 1: What’s The Craic?

News Worthy

Coarse Fishing Competition IrelandPart 1: What’s The Craic?

By Tengku Izzudin @ The Guv’nor

Ireland! Always wanted to come here after seeing many photos of Nuddy with 2 netfulls of bream and roach in the 90s when I was studying in the UK. Finally made it after nearly 20 years, and to fish the World Pairs Angling Championship too. I’ll be fishing against some of the best match anglers around, including the current World Feeder Champs team members from England, what was I thinking eh?! Having set 2 modest goals of trying not to blank on any of the days and to not finish last in the championship, hope I’ll catch a few! Possibly adhering to Malaysia’s long fine sporting tradition of not winning anything, I’m here to enjoy the fishing and the craic!

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After a really long haul flight from Kuala Lumpur we headed straight to sunny Devon with Steve and Bob-bie Lockett where I stayed at their beautiful home for a couple of nights. After trying my best to earn my keep by clearing their shed and tying hooklengths, we went for a warm up session at Town House fishery catching some small roach and a ghostie.

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Rented a van, loaded it up with tackle and off to Holy-head to catch the ferry to Dublin. Met Michael Bu-chwalder on the ferry, and got some good tips from 2013’s Drennan Knock Out cup winner.

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Travelled quite a few miles already on the van to reach Fenagh, chauffeur driven of course. Taking in all the beautiful coun-tryside and scenery along the way, what an amazing place this is!

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Checked in at The Old Rectory, a real nice cosy place in Fenagh. Padraic the owner was there to greet us and showed us around. The Garden Cottage will be my home for the next week. Some good old Irish rain didn’t want to miss out in welcoming my arrival.

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Training Day!

Had a pratice session at Kiltybardan which was closest to where we were staying. Really needed it to get a feel for the tackle and the setup (I’m borrowing Steve’s kit by the way). After figuring out how to put on the chest waders on prop-erly (Steve’s waders came up to me ears!), I got my first taste of Irish fishing with some nice small hybrids eager to feed on the feeder.

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Met up with my partner, Kevin Locke. It was kind of a blind date, I did not have a part-ner from Malaysia so the organisers paired us together. Kevin is a really experienced match angler (really nice bloke too) and im-mediately some tips were shared. If you add the both of us together and divide by half, you’d probably get the size of an average an-gler.

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Second day in Ireland, and we headed off to Enniskillen to look at some venues and the town there, got some decent photos and then popped in at Tackle and Bait to do a bit of shopping and met John Potters , the only angler who has won the Classic twice. He says everyone knows about me now through FB which I thought was quite embarrassing!

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Pumphouse Practice Session!

We drove to Lough Scur @ Pumphouse for a quick fish on the way back. This time I set up just the pole to get a feel-ing for it, but holding a 13m pole with a side wind is not my idea of a good time! Caught a few on my 5m line loosefeed-ing casters all the time.

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Stopped at The Forge (Steve’s favourite shop) to say hello to Gabriel and picked up a few souvenirs.

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Finally met up with the Ringers who just came back from their practice match, makes a nice change seeing them in person and not on the internet. A quick snapshot with the feeder world champions ought to get the lads back home green with envy ;)

The Ringers, top feeder anglers and hot tub aficio-nados.

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The locals are friendly!

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Opening night at the Standing Stone hotel. Was greeted at Ryan and Tony Kersley at the door, they made me feel welcomed, then was called over by the reigning pairs champs Cathal & Jacko for a chat. All the big names and legends whom I till now only saw in mags and online were there!

Everyone was very friendly and shared use-ful tips and wished me luck but I politely re-minded them not to put any money on me!

After the opening speeches we continued with the rotation draws. I drew no5 so Kev-in and I will start our campaign at Ballyna-more. I can’t wait to get started!

Cathal & Jacko, the men to beat!

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Coarse Fishing Competition IrelandPart 2: First Day At The Office

Coarse Fishing Competition IrelandPart 2: First Day At The Office

In the Who’s Tallest Competition, Polly was rather excited to meet me!

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With 4 times World Champion Bob Nudd the legend, Fiona, the first lady angler to take part in the championship and the spon-sors representative from Lakelands & Wa-terways.

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Drew rotation 5 so the first morning draw for Kevin & I will be at Ballynamore.

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Announcement: Unauthorised Sellers Of Ryobi Reels News Worthy

Announcement: Unauthorised Sellers Of Ryobi Reels By Sea Tackle Sdn. Bhd.

In Malaysia, the only authorised distributor of Ryobi reels is Sea Tackle Sdn. Bhd. Sea Tackle Sdn. Bhd. is the only company in Malaysia given the rights to distribute Ryobi reels. Any Ryobi reels brought in by other means or tackle dealers (and sellers) will have their warranties void by Sea Tackle Sdn. Bhd.

As the sole distributor of Ryobi reels in Malaysia, it is the responsibility of Sea Tackle Sdn. Bhd. ensure that anglers are not cheated by unscrupulous sellers of Ryobi reels. It has come to the knowledge of Sea Tackle Sdn. Bhd. that a company called Arena Tackle Sdn. Bhd. have been making claims that they have a close business rela-tionship with Sea Tackle Sdn. Bhd. This is NOT TRUE.

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Arena Tackle Sdn. Bhd. has been selling Ryobi reels of which it claims to have been made and distributed by Ryobi’s factory in Thailand. These Ryobi reels are not the same of those sold by Sea Tackle Sdn. Bhd. Sea Tackle Sdn. Bhd. wants to make clear that Ryobi does not have facto-ries making reels in Thailand.

Waranty sticker with warranty card number on reel and waranty card.

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There have been cases of rejected Ryobi reels (defects) that have been smuggled into the country before by unscrupulous sellers. These reels have had their serial number scratched off. Another important thing to note is that Ryobi reels sold by Sea Tackle Sdn. Bhd. come with serial numbers beginning with G140.

With this notice, Sea Tackle Sdn. Bhd. affirms that they will not be responsible for any products that are not distributed by them and these include warranty claims, services and repairs, and spare-parts. To help you spot Ryobi reels that are distributed by Sea Tackle Sdn. Bhd. and to ensure that you do not get cheated or conned by unscrupulous sellers please take a note of this an-nouncement.

For more information please call Sea Tackle Sdn. Bhd. at 03-7875 9888

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Funtertainment

The Fishin’ Hole (Andy Griffith Show theme song)

Probably one of the most recognized TV theme song in America, The Fishin’ Hole is an easy going relaxing song that would help your stress and tensions flow away.

Get the song on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the... From Outdoor Music: Original lyrics of The Andy Griffith Show Theme Song “The Fishin Hole” fea-turing: Darryl Worley, Wynn Varble, Gerald Swindle, Terry Scroggins, Kota Kiriyama, and Brent Chapman.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jR7rWvj5s4k

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TERMS & CONDITIONS

1 October 2014 - 31 January 2015

Abu Garcia Ares Fenwick Aetos Abu Garcia Hornet Stinger

Abu GarciaOrra Sport 2500

RRP RM 600.00

RRP RM 800.00

Abu GarciaREVO STX-SHS

(Super High Speed)

STEPS TO JOIN STEP 1 : Purchase any Abu Garcia Hornet Stinger II / Ares /Fenwick Aetos

STEP 2 : Fill up your personal details on the lucky draw card that is attached with the rod that you have purchased

STEP 3 : Attach the official receipt & the lucky draw card together(Please ensure receipt is stamped with company stamp)

STEP 4 : Send in the lucky draw card together with the official receipt. (Refer to Terms & Conditions below)

LUCKY DRAW CONTEST VALID FROM1 October 2014 - 31 January 2015

LANGKAH 1 : Beli mana-mana joran Abu Garcia Ares / Hornet Stinger / Fenwick Aetos.LANGKAH 2 : Lengkapkan butiran peribadi anda.LANGKAH 3 : Kepilkan kad ini & resit rasmi (Resit mestilah dicop & tandatangan oleh peniaga berdaftar) LANGKAH 4 : Hantarkan kad lucky draw ini dan resit rasmi ke; (Sila rujuk Syarat & Terma di belakang)

LANGKAH - LANGKAH MENYERTAI

SYARAT & TERMA

PERADUAN LUCKY DRAW SAH DARI 19th May - 30th September 2014

NAMA (MR./MRS./MISS):

PERADUAN LUCKY DRAW ABU GARCIA & FENWICK

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ALAMAT EMEL :

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Abu Garcia Ares Fenwick Aetos Abu Garci Hornet Stinger

BELI MANA-MANA JORAN TERPILIH DIBAWAH19 May - 30 September 2014


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1. Peraduan ini dibuka kepada warganegara Malaysia, Singapura dan Brunei (”Peserta”), kecuali kakitangan Pure Fishing Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (”Penganjur”), pembekal/ pengedar, dan pihak lain yang terlibat dalam promosi ini serta ahli keluarga terdekat.2. Peraduan ini bermula pada 19 May 2014 dan berakhir pada 30 September 2014. Penganjur berhak untuk meminda/melanjutkan Tempoh Peraduan pada bila-bila masa tanpa memberikan notis terlebih dahulu.3. Setiap penyertaan yang dihantar MESTILAH menampilkan kad butiran peribadi ini & resit rasmi (dicop & ditandatangani oleh peniaga berdaftar - Authorised Dealer)4. Peserta HANYA layak menyertai peraduan Lucky Draw ini dengan pembelian joran Abu Garcia Ares / Hornet Stinger ATAU Fenwick Aetos sahaja. Resit rasmi mestilah menampilkan mana-mana joran tersebut dan layak bertanding dalam peraduan ini.4. Peserta boleh menghantar seberapa banyak penyertaan dalam Tempoh Peraduan.5. Untuk menyertai pertandingan ini, peserta perlu mematuhi syarat yang ditetapkan oleh Pure Fishing Malaysia. Kepilkan kad ini & resit rasmi dan hantarkan kepada alamat No. 4, Jalan Para U8/103, Bukit Jelutong Industrial Park, Seksyen U8, 40150, Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan.6. Hanya penyertaan yang dihantar melalui pos ke alamat kami sebelum atau selewat- lewatnya pada 30 September 2014 akan diterima.7. Penyertaan yang tidak lengkap, lewat dan penyertaan tanpa bukti pembelian (resit rasmi) akan dibatalkan.8. Seorang(1) peserta hanya boleh memenangi satu(1) hadiah Lucky Draw.9. Penganjur berhak untuk menggantikan hadiah Lucky Draw dengan hadiah lain yang mempunyai nilai yang sama tanpa memberikan notis.10. Penganjur hendaklah menghantar hadiah ke alamat yang diberikan oleh peserta dalam kad penyertaan. Peserta bertanggungjawab untuk memberikan alamat yang sah dan butiran peribadi yang lengkap. Penganjur tidak bertanggungjawab terhadap sebarang kegagalan penerimaan mana-mana hadiah.11. Semua hadiah tidak boleh dipindah milik atau ditukarkan dengan tunai sama ada pada nilai sama atau lebih rendah.12. Dengan menyertai Peraduan Lucky Draw, setiap peserta bersetuju secara sepenuhnya dan tanpa syarat untuk menerima terma dan syarat promosi ini.13. Semua keputusan yang dibuat oleh pengadil adalaha muktamad dan mengikat. Tiada surat-menyurat akan dilayan.14. Penganjur berhak meminda terma dan syarat yang dinyatakan di dalam ini tanpa memberikan notis terlebih dahulu.

PURCHASE ANY OF THE SELECTED RODS BELOW

& STAND A CHANCE TO WIN ATTRACTIVE PRIZES WORTH RM 14,000*

1.The contest is open to all citizens of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei ("Participants"), except employees of Pure Fishing Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. ("Organizer"), the distributors and other parties involved in this promotion and their immediate family members. 2. The Contest begins on 1 October 2014 and ends on the 31 January 2015. Organizer reserves the right to amend / extend the Contest Period at any time without giving prior notice. 3. All entries MUST send in the lucky draw card with personal details & official receipt (stamped & signed by the - Authorised Dealer) 4. Participants are eligible to participate in the Lucky Draw contest ONLY with the purchase of Abu Garcia Ares / Hornet Stinger OR Fenwick Aetos rod. Official receipt must show any description of the said rods. 5. Participants may submit as many entries during the Contest Period. 6. To enter the competition, participants must meet the conditions set by Pure Fishing Malaysia. Attach this card with official receipt and send it to the address No. 4, The U8 / 103, Bukit Jelutong Industrial Park, Section U8, 40150, Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan. 7. Only entries sent by post to the address prior to or not later latest by 31 January 2015 will be accepted.

8. Entries that are incomplete, late or participation without proof of purchase (receipt official) will be automatically disqualified. 9. One (1) participant can only win one (1) prize Lucky Draw. 10. Organizer reserves the right to substitute the prize with another Lucky Draw prize which have the same value without prior notice. 11. Organizer will send the prize to the address provided by the participant’s card entries. Participants are responsible for providing the valid address and complete details. Organizers are not responsible for any prizes that is failed to be received by the winner.12. All prizes are non-transferable or exchangeable for cash.13. By participating the Lucky Draw Contest, each participant agrees fully and unconditionally agree to accept the terms and conditions of this promotion. 14. All decisions made by the organizer are deemed final. No correspondence will be entertained. 15. Organiser reserves the right to amend the terms and conditions without prior notice.

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WHY USE MONOFILAMENT?THE EASY-TO-HANDLE, ALL-AROUND PERFORMERWith so many options on the market, choosing the best fishing line can seem a bit overwhelming. But it’s actually a simple matter of finding a line with performance characteristics that fit your style of fishing.

What Is Mono?

As its name implies, monofilament fishing line—or “mono” for short—is a single strand of material, as opposed to multi-filament lines, which are strung from multiple strands that are fused, braided or bundled together.

Monofilament can be extruded from different materials, but nylon is by far the most common and popular medium. Often, different varieties of nylon are blended together into co- and multi-polymers to produce vary-ing degrees of stretch, strength, abrasion resistance and other important attributes.

Benefits of MonoEasy To Handle - Thanks to its flexible nature, monofilament is easy to use and works well for many fishing situations. This flexibility often described as limpness makes mono more manageable and easier to cast than stiffer lines.

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With so many options on the market, choosing the best fishing line can seem a bit overwhelming. But it’s actually a simple matter of finding a line with performance characteristics that fit your style of fishing.

What Is Mono?

As its name implies, monofilament fishing line—or "mono" for short—is a single strand of material, as opposed to multi-filament lines, which are strung from multiple strands that are fused, braided or bundled together.

Monofilament can be extruded from different materials, but nylon is by far the most common and popular medium. Often, different varieties of nylon are blended together into co- and multi-polymers to produce varying degrees of stretch, strength, abrasion resistance and other important attributes.

Benefits of Mono

Easy To Handle - Thanks to its flexible nature, monofilament is easy to use and works well for many fishing situations. This flexibility often described as limpness makes mono more manageable and easier to cast than stiffer lines.

Stretch - Mono stretches more than superlines and more easily than fluorocarbon, which gives it a forgiveness factor other lines can’t match. If your drag sticks or you set the hook too hard, mono compensates by stretching up to 25 percent or more.

By stretching under pressure, mono also helps prevent your hook from tearing a hole in a fish’s mouth, which can make it easier for the fish to come unbuttoned. This is a factor both on the hookset and during the fight, especially when you’re dealing with big fish in close quarters. For example, many top bass pros and gamefish anglers (Marlin & Sailfish) prefer a beefy mono like Berkley Big Game over superline for pitching jigs.

Shock Strength - Stretch should not be confused with shock strength, which is a fishing line’s ability to absorb energy—and an equally important consideration. Shock strength comes into play when your line has to withstand the sudden impact of a hard hookset or a big fish thrashing violently at boatside.

Diameter - Mono is admittedly prone to larger diameters than fluorocarbon or superlines. While the added circumference can be a limiting factor in how deep your lures dive, you can use the extra breadth to your advantage—such as slowing the fall of a Berkley Gulp! or PowerBait softbait, or when threading a bait through cover as the thicker line makes it more abrasion resistant.

Sink Rate—Thanks to its near-neutral buoyancy, mono sinks slowly, making it a great choice for topwater lures and suspended subsurface presentations where you don’t want to accelerate the bait’s downward movement.

Color Palette—Mono is easier for manufacturers to tint than other types of line, so it’s available in a wider range of colors. You can choose from stealthy, low-visibility options such as green, blue or clear—or spin the color wheel the opposite direction and spool with high-vis shades perfect for line-watching presentations. Some monos, like Berkley Trilene TransOptic, offer the best of both worlds by changing color from bright gold in sunlight to low-vis clear below the surface.

Tying The Knot—Mono is knot-friendly. You can use a variety of strong, easy-to-tie knots without sacrificing the strength of the line. In fact, a Trilene Knot or Palomar Knot offers nearly 100 percent knot strength when tied with premium mono.

Inexpensive—The most affordable of all line choices, mono is definitely easy on the pocketbook. Considering the critical role line plays in your quest to catch fish, it ranks among the sport’s best investments.

Ease Of Use—Thanks to a combination of manageability, stretch, easy knot tying and other fishing-friendly features, mono is the best fishing line if ease of use is your main concern. This makes it a great choice for everyone from first-time anglers to looking to simplify their presentations or seasoned veterans utilizing the lines characteristics for specific techniques.

Tradeoffs

While mono has many benefits, there are tradeoffs. For example, because of its stretchiness, it’s not overly sensitive. If you need to detect ultra-light bites, discern subtle changes in bottom composition or feel what your lure is doing at all times—especially at long distances—a superline or fluorocarbon is a better choice.

Mono also has a lower tensile strength than either of these options, which means it has a thicker diameter at a given breakstrength. This can be a benefit in slowing sink rate, but it also means lures won’t run as deep on mono as superline or fluoro.

Also, prolonged exposure to UV light can weaken mono, although it may take hundreds of hours to incur appreciable damage. We recommend changing nylon monofilament lines at least once a year.

Which Mono, When?

As with other types of line, monos are designed for specific performance characteristics. Here are a few top picks to consider when choosing the best fishing line for your particular needs:

Berkley Big Game - Offers excellent shock strength and is built for battling trophy sailfish, cobia, barramundi, giant snakehead (Toman), jungle perch (Sebarau) and other big fish.

Berkley Trilene XT - An abrasion-resistant workhorse ideal for fishing in and around rocks or cover.

Berkley Trilene XL - More manageable and castable, and is a fine all-around choice for general fishing away from line-abrading snags.

Berkley Trilene Sensation - Extremely strong for its diameter, yet also sensitive and manageable, offering professional-grade performance in a monofilament package.

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Monofilament fishing lines absorb water, which means they behave differently beneath the surface than when you’re testing them in the tackle shop.

The degree varies. Some are sponges, sopping up 8 percent or more of their weight in water. Premium blends absorb less, but still soak up some.

In general, water absorption makes mono "looser," or more relaxed than when the line is dry. It stretches more, handles better and casts farther. On the flip side, abrasion resistance tends to suffer, along with both tensile and shock strength.

Stretch - Mono stretches more than superlines and more easily than fluo-rocarbon, which gives it a forgiveness factor other lines can’t match. If your drag sticks or you set the hook too hard, mono compensates by stretching up to 25 percent or more.


Shock Strength - Stretch should not be confused with shock strength, which is a fishing line’s ability to absorb energy—and an equally important con-sideration. Shock strength comes into play when your line has to withstand the sudden impact of a hard hookset or a big fish thrashing violently at boatside.

Diameter - Mono is admittedly prone to larger diameters than fluorocar-bon or superlines. While the added circumference can be a limiting factor in how deep your lures dive, you can use the extra breadth to your advan-tage—such as slowing the fall of a Berkley Gulp! or PowerBait softbait, or when threading a bait through cover as the thicker line makes it more abra-sion resistant.


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Sink Rate—Thanks to its near-neutral buoyancy, mono sinks slowly, mak-ing it a great choice for topwater lures and suspended subsurface presenta-tions where you don’t want to accelerate the bait’s downward movement.

Color Palette—Mono is easier for manufacturers to tint than other types of line, so it’s available in a wider range of colors. You can choose from stealthy, low-visibility options such as green, blue or clear—or spin the col-or wheel the opposite direction and spool with high-vis shades perfect for line-watching presentations. Some monos, like Berkley Trilene TransOptic, offer the best of both worlds by changing color from bright gold in sunlight to low-vis clear below the surface.




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Ease Of Use—Thanks to a combination of manageability, stretch, easy knot tying and other fishing-friendly features, mono is the best fishing line if ease of use is your main concern. This makes it a great choice for everyone from first-time anglers to looking to simplify their presentations or sea-soned veterans utilizing the lines characteristics for specific techniques.

TradeoffsWhile mono has many benefits, there are tradeoffs. For example, because of its stretchiness, it’s not overly sensitive. If you need to detect ultra-light bites, discern subtle changes in bottom composition or feel what your lure is doing at all times—especially at long distances—a superline or fluorocar-bon is a better choice.

Mono also has a lower tensile strength than either of these options, which means it has a thicker diameter at a given breakstrength. This can be a ben-efit in slowing sink rate, but it also means lures won’t run as deep on mono as superline or fluoro.


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Which Mono, When?As with other types of line, monos are designed for specific performance characteristics. Here are a few top picks to consider when choosing the best fishing line for your particular needs:




Berkley Trilene Sensation - Extremely strong for its diameter, yet also sensi-tive and manageable, offering professional-grade performance in a mono-filament package.


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Kewl Pesca Grande

Kewl rods have been around for a few years and they are modelled after high quality and expensive branded rods using similar built and components but provided at lower prices. From this principal comes the Kewl Pesca Grande of which means great fishing.

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Kewl Pesca Grande rods come with high quality blanks and components that are strong, tough, and sensitive. They come with Fuji SiC guides as standard and some models even come with the new and much coveted Fuji Torzite guides; all fitted onto a very well balanced rod blank giv-ing you one of the most complete rods in today’s day and age of fishing.

Kewl Pesca Grande rods feature high quality EVA grips for better grip and comfort of which is important for every fishing trip. For added sen-sitivity Fuji’s new Tight V reel is used on most models giving you more contact with the blank.

To take down monsters and to win battles get yourself the Kewl Pesca Grande rod.

Jigging ModelsName: The TANGENT The FLYER The DAGGER

Model: MJS – 61L MJS-62M MJS-73XH

Length: 6’1” 6’2” 7’3”

Lure Wt.: 8-20g 8-40g 20-100g

Line Wt.: PE 0.5-1.2 PE 0.8-1.5 PE 1.0-1.8

Spinning ModelsName: The DUMPSTER The RIPPER The PERFORMER

Model: RSC – 58X RSC – 60X RSC – 67XX

Length: 5’8” 6’ 6’7”

Lure Wt.: 1/8 - 1/2oz. 3/16 – 5/8oz. 1/4 – 2oz.

Line Wt.: 6-12lb 8-16lb 16-25lb

Casting ModelsName: The FISHCUIT The BISCUIT The WATERHOG

Model: HSC – 65X RSC – 69XX RSC – 73XXX

Length: 6’5” 6’9” 7’3”

Lure Wt.: 3/16 – 5/8oz. 3/8 – 1oz. 1/4 – 2 1/2oz.

Line Wt.: 8-16lb 10-20lb 16-30lb

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PENN GT LEVEL WIND PENN LEVEL WIND• Lightweight graphite frame• Machined and anodized aluminum spool• Built in linecounter for precise depth control (LC models)• High-strength marine grade bronze alloy main gear• Precision-machined stainless steel pinion gear• HT-100™ drag washers provide smooth drag under heavy loads• Stainless steel level wind• Stainless steel reel stand

GT LEVEL WINDModel Mtr # (Box • Clam) Mono Cap. (yds/lb) Braid Cap. (yds/lb) Bearings Max Drag Gear Ratio Line Retrieve (in) Weight (oz)

321GT2 1152017 Box 410/15 • 290/20 • 190/30 775/20 • 575/30 • 400/50 2 12 lbs 4.3:1 25 23330GT2 1152021 Box 450/20 • 330/30 • 250/40 900/30 • 625/50 • 525/65 2 16 lbs 3.6:1 26 27

• Machined and anodized aluminum spool

• Machine cut brass main gear

• Precision-machined stainless steel pinion gear

• HT-100TM drag washers provide smooth drag under heavy loads

• Stainless steel reel stand

• Counter-balanced handle with oversized paddle knob

LEVEL WINDModel Mtr # (Box • Clam) Mono Cap. (yds/lb) Braid Cap. (yds/lb) Bearings Max Drag Gear Ratio Line Retrieve (in) Weight (oz)

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PENN GT LEVEL WIND PENN LEVEL WIND• Lightweight graphite frame• Machined and anodized aluminum spool• Built in linecounter for precise depth control (LC models)• High-strength marine grade bronze alloy main gear• Precision-machined stainless steel pinion gear• HT-100™ drag washers provide smooth drag under heavy loads• Stainless steel level wind• Stainless steel reel stand

GT LEVEL WINDModel Mtr # (Box • Clam) Mono Cap. (yds/lb) Braid Cap. (yds/lb) Bearings Max Drag Gear Ratio Line Retrieve (in) Weight (oz)

321GT2 1152017 Box 410/15 • 290/20 • 190/30 775/20 • 575/30 • 400/50 2 12 lbs 4.3:1 25 23330GT2 1152021 Box 450/20 • 330/30 • 250/40 900/30 • 625/50 • 525/65 2 16 lbs 3.6:1 26 27

• Machined and anodized aluminum spool

• Machine cut brass main gear

• Precision-machined stainless steel pinion gear

• HT-100TM drag washers provide smooth drag under heavy loads

• Stainless steel reel stand

• Counter-balanced handle with oversized paddle knob

LEVEL WINDModel Mtr # (Box • Clam) Mono Cap. (yds/lb) Braid Cap. (yds/lb) Bearings Max Drag Gear Ratio Line Retrieve (in) Weight (oz)

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PENN PREVAIL JIG ROD PENN BATTLE POPPING ROD

• 30 Ton Graphite blank for incredible strength and sensitivity

• 1 piece graphite composite blank

• Heavy duty graphite reel seat

• FUJI Aluminum guides

• Contoured and ergonomic EVA grips

• Finely tuned actions and tapers for superior jigging performance.

PENN PREVAIL JIG

PREVAIL JIG 561M

1288267 Spinning 5’6” M 1 10 - 30 lb Max. 3.5 oz EVA

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Model Material # Type Length Action Pieces Line Weight Lure Weight Handle

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nylon and covered with Cordura® nylon)


• Double wall graphite composite blank for better backbone support

• Fuji graphite reel seat

• Fuji Alconite guides

• Ergonomic EVA grips

• Finely tuned tip actions for casting/popping topwater lures

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PENN PREVAIL JIG ROD PENN BATTLE POPPING ROD


• 1 piece graphite composite blank

• Heavy duty graphite reel seat

• FUJI Aluminum guides

• Contoured and ergonomic EVA grips

• Finely tuned actions and tapers for superior jigging performance.

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PREVAIL JIG 561M


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COMES WITH DELUXE ROD TUBE(The 2" PVC tubes are lined with soft

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• Double wall graphite composite blank for better backbone support

• Fuji graphite reel seat

• Fuji Alconite guides

• Ergonomic EVA grips

• Finely tuned tip actions for casting/popping topwater lures

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Ryobi Warrior Spoons

Ryobi Warrior spoons are specially tunes spoons to swim in a way underwater of which creates vibrations. These vibrations and flutter of the spoon attracts fishes to bite. Most fish will take the spoon on the drop while the vibration attracts fishes during the retrieve.

Every Ryobi Warrior spoon comes with a 2 times strong swivel for added strength.

For more information please contact

Sea Tackle Sdn. Bhd.: +603 7875 9888

Email: [email protected]

Ryobi Warrior Spoons

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Ryobi Knight Spoons

Ryobi Knight spoons are designed slender with curves made just right to vibrations in the wa-ter that attracts fish. These spoons are specially tuned and they have a unique flutter that gets fishes angry and induces them to bite. The shiny colors of the Knight spoons create fluttering lights underwater that further attracts fish espe-cially from a distance.

Every Ryobi Knight spoon comes with a 2 times strong swivel for added strength.

For more information please contact

Sea Tackle Sdn. Bhd.: +603 7875 9888


Ryobi Knight Spoons

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Trinity R-1 Treble Hooks

Trinity R-1 Treble HooksThe Trinity R-1 Treble Hooks are tough, sharp, and strong hooks made with 120 years of quality from Japan. Each hook is well measured to 120 degrees off each oth-er for better hook up rates.

Sizes: 1, 2, 6, 8

For more information please contact Sea Tackle at Tel: +603 7875 9888 Email: [email protected]

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ODZ Carolina Snaps

ODZ Carolina SnapsODZ Carolina Snaps are super tough snaps that are made in Japan. The swivels are made smooth giving op-timum performance.


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ODZ SW Grade Split And Solid Rings

ODZ SW Grade Split And Solid RingsThe ODZ SW Grade Split and Solid Rings are super tough rings made to withstand saltwater environments. They are strong and will give you countless hours of con-fident fishing.

Sizes: S, M, L


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ODZ Snaps

ODZ SnapsThe ODZ Snaps are super strong snaps made to take on brutes. They are built tough and can withstand saltwater as well as freshwater fishing.

Size: S, M, L, LL


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VFOX Magical Jig

VFOX Magical Jig

Jigging is gaining popularity and VFOX has joined the fold with the VFOX Magical Jig. These jigs come with laser printed stickers and luminous sections that shine to attract fishes. Whether you are fishing deep where it is dark or in shallow waters where the sun penetrates through, the VFOX Magical Jig will help you catch fish.

For more information please call Brilliant Tackle Sdn. Bhd. at:

No. 27, Jalan IMJ 4, Taman Perindustrian Malim Jaya, 75250 Melaka, Malaysia.

Tel: +606-334 4555 Fax: +606 336 2211 Mobile: +6012 631 3561 (Whatsapp available) Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.brilliant-tackle.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brilliant.tackle

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VFOX WIN Float

VFOX WIN Float

The VFOX WIN float is a float that is super sensitive al-lowing you to read what is happening around your bait as well as the least spooky to fish. When fish takes your bait, the resistance of the float will not be felt as com-pared to ordinary round floats. The VFOX WIN float will help you catch more fish.





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Bocean Kantsuki Chinu Hooks

Bocean Kantsuki Chinu HooksBocean Kantsuki Chinu hooks are amongst some of the best and sharpest hooks found today. The hook points are chemically sharpened to ensure that they are super sharp.

Bocean Kantsuki Chinu hooks are made in Japan.





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VFOX PE Line VF-122 Dedicated Scissors

VFOX PE Line VF-122 Dedicated ScissorsVFOX PE Line VF-122 Dedicated Scissors are made especially to cut PE lines. They are serrated, very sharp, and tough. The stainless steel blades are also corrosion resistant making them a good companion on your fishing trips.





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Lions Cs-84+ Sharp Point Hooks

Lions Cs-84+ Sharp Point HooksLions CS-84+ Sharp Point hooks are super sharp with the hook point sharpened to a knife type design. These hooks have been proven to withstand corrosion very well. They are also really tough.

Lions CS-84+ Sharp Point Hooks are made in Japan.





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Zen KON

Zen KON is a polyhedron shape jig that is designed for slow jigging approach and long fall method. Fishes usu-ally get excited and attack when the jig free fall with its enticing built in action. Comes in 2 different sizes ranging 20G &40G; Zen Kon offers 5 different colors in reflective laser effect which prove to be an effective visual attrac-tant for SW game fishes from afar. Color available: Blue smelt, Sardine, Dorado, Shinner, & Mullet.

For more information please contact:

MGFA (M) Sdn. Bhd.

Tel: 607-861 9289

Fax: 607-863 2189


Zen KON

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K-RU POPPop, Gurgling, slide and pushes water with each rod twitch, K-RU Pop float and maintain a horizontal profile even when motionless on the water. The enticing swimming leg action dur-ing retrieve sends lurking snakehead into frenzy, Made with TPR material, K-RU Pop is very lifelike and incredibly tough. Available in 7cm/4gm and 9cm/10gm with 3 colors to choose.


MGFA (M) Sdn. Bhd.

Tel: 607-861 9289

Fax: 607-863 2189


K-RU POP

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Rampage Standup Jig Head

Rampage Standup Jig Head

Rod Ford produces the perfect hard-bottom fish-ing stand up jig that features a strong Mustad 2X carbon hook. A spring on the head holds plastic without tearing giving a better presentation, more casts and more mileage out of your plastics. Be a pro. Fish Rod Ford.

Size Available: 3.5grams, 7grams, 10grams, 14grams.


MGFA (M) Sdn. Bhd.

Tel: 607-861 9289

Fax: 607-863 2189


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Rod Ford ATOM Tune Up Stage

Rod Ford ATOM Tune up stage rod designed for those crazy lure caster out there with made with quality composite graph-ite to make it light for long hours casting, sensitive and tough to suit the every challenging fishing environment where are the predator hiding. This Rod ford ATOM rod action which en-hances the lifting power with a handing feel while minimizing the fatigue and exhaustion experiences by the angler. FUJI component guide and reel seat.

Model available:

RFATCT501MRFB LINE 4-10LB LURE 1/8-3/8OZ



Rod Ford ATOM Tune Up Stage


MGFA (M) Sdn. Bhd.

Tel: 607-861 9289

Fax: 607-863 2189


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If life squid is the ultimate bait for sea fishing as what all saltwater anglers swear by; Rod Ford Loligos should make the ultimate metal bait for micro jigging and shore casting. 15gms in weight, the LOLIGOS flashes in day-light with its reflective laser sticker front and back body and glow in luminous green under dark conditions. The LOLIGOS slightly protruded fins imparts a irresistible swimming that provokes strike without fail. Either reel it in or let sink and jig it up. Highly effective for “Cencaru Kuda”.

Color Avalible: Green, Blue, Pink, Silver & Black.


MGFA (M) Sdn. Bhd.

Tel: 607-861 9289

Fax: 607-863 2189


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