KGS Fishing Competition

Lazy to write....just post a few pictures for the fishing competition at Kuching Golf Club on November 2007 :)

Rambungan Bridge

Date: 10 June 2007
Destination: Rambungan Bridge


Woke up pretty early this morning. Destination today: "Rambungan Bridge", a few kilometres away from Lundu ferry point.



Dennis's Prado heading to the battlefield....

and I m taking the picture from the back, in my old AE...


Time:10.46 a.m. We reached Lundu Ferry Point. Weather is nice, and hopefully the catch would not be dissappointing...


Reached the bridge around 10.52 a.m. Everybody is buzy setting up their own fishing gears.



Around 11:34a.m, weather started to change. Rain dropping from the sky, and we are still waiting patiently for our fish to "makan."
Few hours later............. a baby stingray, a few gelamas, one pufferfish. The best part of the trip is that we are accompanied by Uncle CrocS!!! Picture below!!!



Overall, this trip is pretty good. What matters the most is to get away from the hustle bustle of city life.


Heading back to kuching at 7:00pm. Tiring day huh.....Tomorrow have to work la. Sien dude......


Some photos taken on that day.


More updates will be on in our fishing diary. That's all for now and see ya .....

ASSIST HOOKS AND RIGGING A JIG

Assist hooks are used for various reasons. Some says that fish usually attack their victims at the head and also the swinging red Kevlar chord used to tie assist hooks attracts fish.

In my opinion, the assist hook works like a stinger hook and it also prevents jigs from snagging the bottom.

Choosing the size of assist hook is simple; just make sure that the gap of the hook is wider than the jig. I like to use bigger hooks, they increase hook up rates.

The below picture shows how a assist hook is prepared, a hollow braid is used in this method, when using Kevlar chords it is much easier to tie.

And the following picture shows how to rig a jig terminal:

Source: anglers-proshop.com

Talang Talang, Sematan

Date: 5 Aug 07

Though still tired from the rambongan trip yesterday, we off to Sematan at 4.am in the morning. And if u're asking, yes we are gila pancing... If go to work wake up this early sure get promoted 1.

*reached sematan at 6am+, the place looks great...


*our boat for the day.. nice view, i should wake up early more often...

*"i'll have a room for 3 with breakfast pls...."

*sun rise

*anchor up, its fishing time....

*the lonely fisherman...

*if u look hard enough, u will see some dolphins swimming around..

No, im not bluffing...

*Not much catch the whole morning..

*while we about to call it a day, found a school of fish and its a feeding frenzy...

No fish after 1pm+, so we headed back to shore at 2.30pm..

*we got some tired looking and sotong smelling angler on boat..

Catch for the day trip boleh tahan lar.. Only RM 150.. can try again some other day. But have to drive almost 2 hours back home.. die....

Rambongan Trip

Destination: Rambongan Jetty
Date: 4 Aug 2007

Breakfast at 8am+ at the famous Green Road kolo mee stall before heading to our destination.
*Burrp..!!



*Rambongan Ferry point


*Some fishing while waiting for the ferry. Young ppl these days, really no patience..


*the long road ahead......

*Excellent view, just hope there is fish..

* our driver and the fish mobile...

* Wat Cha lookin at ??!!??

*here fishy..

* No kang Tau.. luckily got ta pau some chicken rice for lunch..


* nice scenery at the jetty..

"u sure we're at the right place?"

catch for the day.. how disapointing...

Jigging Tips Pt 2

JIGGING RODS
As in any other type of angling, there is no one rod that suits every occasion. The basic requirement of a good jigging rod is its weight, a lightweight setup with enable us to jig longer periods.
I personally prefer parabolic rods; they are more forgiving on the angler when fighting a fish and easier to work a jig. A good jigging rod to me has to be light, parabolic action and also with lifting power.

TYPE OF JIGS

There are many different type of jigs available in the market. But the type of jigs used for vertical jigging are mainly the centre-balanced jig and the bottom heavy jigs.

Centre-balanced jigs are designed to flutter and dart during the drop which is more likely to induce hits on the way down. The best way to present them in my opinion is the long stroke style; dropping the tip far down and lifting it high up, on the down stroke line is quickly picked up, a higher gear ratio reel is preferred for this style. This jig is mostly used when targeting pelagic fish like tuna.

Some centre-balanced jigs in the market:

Bottom heavy jigs are designed to fall quickly and usually used for deep jigging and are usually heavy jigs from 14 oz up to 22 oz or even more. They are used when fish are holding the bottom and you want the jig to fall right into the hotspot before the current sweeps the jig away or the boat drifts too far from the spot. The style used for this jig is usually the fast short stroke method; this is best done with an overhead reel. This jig is mostly used when targeting fish like amberjacks, groupers and other bottom dwellers.

Some bottom heavy jigs in the market:

Some of the many different brands of jigs:


JIG SIZE
And again there are too many variants of jig, long & short, light & heavy, red, blue, hologram, night glow… and the list goes on.

When choosing the jig size, depth of the water and the current flow is considered. The deeper and swifter the current the heavier the jig, as jigging is pinpoint fishing; we don't want our jigs not land in the hotspot. The rule of thumb in choosing a jig size is; 100g (3.6oz) for every 100ft depth.

When it comes to choosing a long or short jig, my personal favorites are long jigs; I am the big lure big fish guy!! However, the best way to determine a jig size is to find out what the fish are feeding on. For example if the baitfish are small sardines, smaller jigs will be effective and vice versa.

JIG COLOR
With a wide spectrum of jig colors available, it is hard to choose a jig sometimes. But a true fact is pretty jigs will catch an angler before catching fish.

There are many factors in determining the right color and I have heard countless arguments on this topic. My take on this is the trial and error method. However I always start with jigs in shiny and blue hues, most of the time they work. Night glow jigs is effective in deep waters, overcast skies and at night.

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