The Asian Angler - November 2015 Digital Issue - Malaysia - English

Knowledge Wise What You Need To Know About Hooks

Ajiking Pro BoxNot New But Still Darn Relevant

Abu Garcia Ultracast Double StrikeThe Continuation Of Heritage

The Asian Angler Asia’s AnglingLifestyle Magazine

November 2015 Issue

Mongering WarBring The Warmonger To The Torture

Skill Enhancers Lure Fishing Basics: Part 1Angler’s Haven A Weekend At Kuala Selangor, Malaysia

Pflueger Patriarch XTThe Light & The Sexy

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- Full Metal Body and sideplate keep precise gear alignment under heavy loads- Machined and anodized aluminium spool- Stainless steel main shaft- 4 shielded stainless steel ball bearings- Instant Anti-Reverse bearing- Machined & anodized aluminium handle with soft touch knob

Model Product SAP Mono Cap. (yds/lb) Braid Cap. (yds/lb) Bearings Max Drag Gear Ratio Line Retrieve (in) Weight (oz)FRCII1000 1364031 275/2 • 135/4 • 105/6 160/6 • 130/8 • 110/10 4+1 7 5.2:1 22 7.8FRCII2000 1364032 240/4 • 180/6 • 125/8 210/8 • 180/10 • 165/15 4+1 7 6.2:1 30 9.3FRCII2500 1364034 255/6 • 175/8 • 140/10 240/10 • 220/15 • 160/20 4+1 7 6.2:1 33 9.7FRCII2500LL 1364046 255/6 • 175/8 • 140/10 240/10 • 220/15 • 160/20 4+1 7 6.2:1 33 10FRCII3000 1364036 200/8 • 165/10 • 120/12 250/15 • 180/20 • 130/30 4+1 10 6.2:1 35 11.7FRCII4000 1364038 270/8 • 220/10 • 165/12 360/15 • 260/20 • 185/30 4+1 13 6.2:1 37 12.3FRCII4000LL 1364048 270/8 • 220/10 • 165/12 360/15 • 260/20 • 185/30 4+1 13 6.2:1 37 14.8FRCII5000 1364040 225/12 • 200/15 • 135/20 420/20 • 300/30 • 240/40 4+1 20 5.6:1 36 19.6FRCII6000 1364042 335/15 • 230/20 • 210/25 490/30 • 390/40 • 335/50 4+1 20 5.6:1 41 21.2FRCII6000LL 1364050 335/15 • 230/20 • 210/25 490/30 • 390/40 • 335/50 4+1 20 5.6:1 41 24.2FRCII8000 1364044 340/20 • 310/25 • 230/30 475/50 • 390/65 • 345/80 4+1 25 5.3:1 44 28.4FRCII8000LL 1364052 340/20 • 310/25 • 230/30 475/50 • 390/65 • 345/80 4+1 25 5.3:1 44 32.1

• Full Metal Body and sideplate keep precise gear alignment under heavy loads• Machined and anodized aluminum spool• Stainless steel main shaft

• 4 Shielded stainless steel ball bearings• Instant Anti-Reverse bearing• Machined and anodized aluminum handle with soft touch knob

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FIERCE® II SPINNINGModel Product SAP Mono Cap. (yds/lb) Braid Cap. (yds/lb) Bearings Max Drag Gear Ratio Line Retrieve (in) Weight (oz)FRCII1000 1364031 275/2 • 135/4 • 105/6 160/6 • 130/8 • 110/10 4+1 7 5.2:1 22 7.8FRCII2000 1364032 240/4 • 180/6 • 125/8 210/8 • 180/10 • 165/15 4+1 7 6.2:1 30 9.3FRCII2500 1364034 255/6 • 175/8 • 140/10 240/10 • 220/15 • 160/20 4+1 7 6.2:1 33 9.7FRCII2500LL 1364046 255/6 • 175/8 • 140/10 240/10 • 220/15 • 160/20 4+1 7 6.2:1 33 10FRCII3000 1364036 200/8 • 165/10 • 120/12 250/15 • 180/20 • 130/30 4+1 10 6.2:1 35 11.7FRCII4000 1364038 270/8 • 220/10 • 165/12 360/15 • 260/20 • 185/30 4+1 13 6.2:1 37 12.3FRCII4000LL 1364048 270/8 • 220/10 • 165/12 360/15 • 260/20 • 185/30 4+1 13 6.2:1 37 14.8FRCII5000 1364040 225/12 • 200/15 • 135/20 420/20 • 300/30 • 240/40 4+1 20 5.6:1 36 19.6FRCII6000 1364042 335/15 • 230/20 • 210/25 490/30 • 390/40 • 335/50 4+1 20 5.6:1 41 21.2FRCII6000LL 1364050 335/15 • 230/20 • 210/25 490/30 • 390/40 • 335/50 4+1 20 5.6:1 41 24.2FRCII8000 1364044 340/20 • 310/25 • 230/30 475/50 • 390/65 • 345/80 4+1 25 5.3:1 44 28.4FRCII8000LL 1364052 340/20 • 310/25 • 230/30 475/50 • 390/65 • 345/80 4+1 25 5.3:1 44 32.1
















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My fellow anglers and friends,

Greetings to all. We are going through some changes as wewe grow for a fishing magazine to a publishing house. We will remove www.theasianangler.com and all our magazineswill be available at www.theasianpublisher.com.

This is done to streamline all our magazines into one website instead of havingto go to different websites depending on magazine titles. This makes things more convenient for you our readers. As of 27th November 2015 all maga-zines will be available on our new website. We have gone from choking haze to heavy rains. The good news is that we can breathe finally (cleaner air). It is also time to head out for some sebarau (Ham-pala macrolepidota) fishing. Bad news is that it is flooding in many places. We also have landslides and thus driving up to the hills can be risky.

Well, have fun fishing. Don’t spare the rod. Reels need to be used. Lures need to swim. Lines need to get wet. Not doing so could cause depression, especial-ly if you are a hardcore angler.

Thank you and happy fishing. Remember to ensure that safety is always first especially during the monsoons.

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Test DrivesPhilemon Foo

The Light And The Sexy Pflueger Patriarch XT

Test InformationModel TestedBrand: PfluegerSeries: Patriarch XTModel: PATXTSP35Line Cap. (yd/ lb): 180/6 140/8 110/10 (Mono)Max Drag: 14lbGear Ratio: 5.2:1

If you love cars, you would have prob-ably realized that sexy exotic cars are in a league of their own. It is not always about how fast they go but also how light they are, and how sexy they look. Of course heritage and technology behind these cars holds a lot of water too, prob-ably more than the reservoirs that feed water to whole neighbourhoods.

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Well, Porsches are exotics but Ferraris are sexier exotics. Lamborghinis are sexy too on the more ex-treme side. Where does the Patriarch XT fall into? Perhaps somewhere about the Paganis. Paganis are sexy and come with very extreme designs, so does the Patriarch XT.

Level Of Sexiness Lightweight

Like all exotic cars, weight reduction seems to be the race. Pflueger is running this race too trying to reduce weight on their reels. The new Patriarch XT weighs only 183g. The previous one of which was the lightest one during its time of launch, weighed about 210g. This new one is lighter by 27g.

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You seldom see white sports cars. They normally come in hot colours such as red or yellow. Some have gone with the extreme including florescent co-lour of orange or green. This reel comes in white, with gun metal silver, and black carbon fibre. In a way it looks like a Star Wars space trooper. Anyhow, it is one sporty looking reel.

Sporty In White Lots Of Holes

One thing that will not go unnoticed are the large holes that have been cut out at the spool. They look like huge air intakes. The rotor also has cut outs with carbon fibre inserted in place. The main body near the foot of the reel has two holes too. All these help reduce the weight of the reel and add on to the outlook giving it that extreme sporty image.

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Of course to achieve a lower weight, porting holes alone does help but the main materials have got to be lightweight too. The Patriarch XT’s body and ro-tor are made using magnesium that has been treat-ed to be able to handle saltwater, and the spool is made of aircraft grade aluminium. These materials are lightweight and tough.

Getting Light More Weight Loss

The carbon handle helps trim the weight by about 21% if comparing to a handle of the same design and configuration but made using aluminium. The main shaft is made of titanium of which adds to the weight reduction plus it gives better rigidity and toughness.

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The Patriarch XT is a very smooth performer. How-ever, I have to clarify this. When I first got the reel it felt a bit rough. I decided to open it, wipe away the grease, and give it a simple service. With that the reel performed as smooth as silk. This seems to be the thing with reels these days, even very high end Japanese reels. They need to be given a basic ser-vice before use.

Smooth Operator

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Lab TesT Equipment UsedRod: Abu Garcia Ultracast Line: Berkley Fireline BraidPoundage: 20lb

We started the drag pressure at 80%. The drag was smooth and we gave the rod a pull with the rod be-ing horizontal to give the least resistance from the rod guides; meaning the resistance will come from the drag. We managed to touch about 10.4lb.

Drag At 100%

Next we maxed up the drag to 100%. We secured the line back into our drag checker and piled on the pressure. The drag remained smooth without feeling sticky or jerky. At maximum drag the Patriarch XT touched 17.8lb of which is 3.8lb above the claimed 14lb.

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The titanium main shaft is tough and rigid. At max-imum pressure there is zero wobbly feeling when cranking the reel. This means that the stiffness of the main shaft allows the rotor and spool to stay aligned to each other even at maximum drag.

Rigid Main Shaft The Rotor

The rotor may not be rigid. It flexes slightly under pressure. However, the slight flexing did not have an effect on the cranking (at 17.8lb) although we pushed it over its limit of 14lb. No wobbly feel, nor was there any difficulty in cranking. The Patriarch XT performed as normal. I didn’t feel any flexing.

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Lovely lovely lovely looking reel. Can I say lovely again? Also a good performer and is one of the light-est spinning reels around. Of course it does have some cons but as long as you don’t stray too far off its limits, it will perform well without issues.

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10 Bearing System - Corrosion resistant stainless steel ball bearingsMagnesium Body and Rotor - Feather light designSkeletonized Spool - Extremely ported aircraft grade alu-minumSealed Carbon Drag - Sealed system, always lubricated, always smoothCarbon Handle - 21% lighter than aluminumTitanium Main Shaft - Reduces weight and improves per-formanceCarbon Inlay Rotor - Ultimate in lightweight rotor construc-tionCarbon Arbor - Lightweight spool design that combines carbon and aluminum

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Mongering War

Test InformationTesting Grounds: Natural Exotic PondSeries: Pop GTModel: PGT 702SLength: 7’Lure Wt.: 100-180gLine Wt.: PE 3-5Configuration: 2 pieces Offset (butt joint)Opponents: Amazon Redtail Catfish


Penn Warmonger Jigging

Warmonger. A person that encourages, urges, or tries to stir up war. Has Penn been doing so, urging anglers to go to war with the finned warriors that call the seas, oceans, lakes, dams, rivers, and even streams home? Yes or no, we anglers have been searching for a fight with these warriors since a few millenni-ums ago. Now Penn has made it official with the Warmonger.

Weapon: Jigging Rod

Recently Penn sent us a not so secret weapon to test. This is the Penn Warmonger Jigging rod. The Warmonger is by no means a weapon of mass de-struction as so many warlords seem to want these days. It is a weapon to hunt down warriors and bat-tle them one at a time.

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Section: Blank

The Warmonger comes in a black blank coated with clear epoxy of which gives it the ability to easily go into hiding in shops as it blends into the surround-ings hiding amongst rods of similar based colour of which is quite common. To spot the Warmonger you will have to look for metallic blue and silver thread winding, and a metallic candy blue windcheck.

Section: EVA Handle

The Warmonger comes with black high quality EVA of which is another colour that is commonly used but what makes it stand out from the crowd is its design. The fore EVA grip is designed like a flash bomb or a modernize grenade; while its rear is thicker at the reel seat area and contours down to a slim cylinder all the way to the butt cap section where it contours back into a thicker section.

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Components: Fuji

The Warmonger comes with Fuji guides which are tough and offers less friction as compared to normal guides. Not forgetting its heat dissipating qualities of which helps to lengthen the lifespan of fishing lines being used. The Warmonger also comes with Fuji reel seat of which offers a secure hold on the reel.

Config: 2 piece Offset

Many like the consistent curve of one piece rods but prefer two piece rods when it comes to conve-nience of transporting. To closer the gap between these two types of configurations, rod manufactur-ers created the offset or commonly known as the butt joint configuration. The Warmonger comes with this configuration for consistent curve and power, yet added convenience of transporting.

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Lab Test:

At the lab we put the Warmonger through the pres-sure test. With a rating of PE 2-4 we tried to reach the 4 as the target; or about 40lb. We pushed the rod until it bent very close to the fore EVA. The rod started playing a scary acoustic tune and we decid-ed to stop. The meter registered 22lb.I am sure we could push a little more but we risk breaking the rod and I doubt we could touch 40lb.

Equipment UsedRod: Abu Garcia Ultracast Line: Berkley Fireline BraidPoundage: 20lb

Casting baits with the Warmonger is pretty decent, a good thing since it is essentially a jigging rod. We got our baits reasonably far. We were casting baits of about 100g (half a palm size tilapia fish) and were able to reach into the areas where the Amazon red tail catfishes hid without issues.

Equipment UsedReel: Penn Clash 3000Line: Berkley Fireline Braid Poundage: 30lbLeader: Berkley VanishPoundage: 40lb

Lab Test:

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Fish Management

When it comes to fighting the fish or rather manag-ing the fight, the Warmonger performed decently. It isn’t too stiff till one has to fight both rod and fish, nor is it too soft. It has enough backbone power to man-age the fish and provide leverage during the fight.

Verdict

The Penn Warmonger Jigging is a decent rod with good quality components, a decent blank with a de-cent backbone. Looks wise it will probably blend into the crowd but should you look for it, you will find it to be a decent performer that will not burn a hole in your pocket.

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Test Drives Philemon Foo

Ajiking Pro Box

Every angler uses a tackle box making them an in-tegral part of fishing. From the simple use of keeping things to being a multipurpose box of which acts as a floatation device to a seat, I have never met an angler without a tackle box. In fact most anglers own more than one.

The Ajiking Pro Box is a box where you can keep your essential fishing items such as hooks, sinkers, lures, & more (I will explain later). It is one solid Box made up of good quality plastic.

Solid Box

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The Pro Box is tough. How tough? I am a heavy weight-ed person who takes extra care when sitting on plastic chairs after breaking a few of which I am sure isn’t my fault. After all I cannot be blamed for the poor quality of these chairs. The Pro Box however makes a decent seat on fishing trips. Being able to take my weight I give it the thumbs up.

Built Tough Keeps Dry

The Pro Box is not waterproof but what I do know from experience is that it keeps what you put inside dry in the rain. And if like me you do not like putting your stuff on wet grass or muddy grounds, the Pro Box is a blessing. I don’t care if the outside of the box gets dirty and wet, just as long as it doesn’t soak through and wet my things inside.

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Being a tough box that keeps water out quite effectively, the lower compartment of the Pro Box will keep precious reels safe in their pouch, away from the elements espe-cially if you are fishing on a boat out at sea. It also keeps them safe in the fully stuffed boot of a car.

Offers Protection Convenient Storage Areas

Easy and well thought off storage for smaller items such as hooks, sinkers, spoons, small cutters, scissors, spool of lines, etc. on top where the cover is. This makes reach-ing for them easy and convenient.

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The large storage space at the bottom is great for keep-ing large items such as reels, 1lb spool of lines, larger lures such as big poppers, and even mobile phones, or anything you want to keep dry should it rain. Such conve-nience in a box.

Large Storage Easy To Carry

Well, not as easy to carry as nylon bags but for a solid tackle box, it certainly is. The Pro Box comes with a strap and can be carried like a sling bag around one’s shoulder thus freeing hands to hold other things such as fishing rods, nets, etc.

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My only qualms with the Pro Box is its weight. Being a sturdy and tough box also means that it will weigh more as compared to a nylon type bag of the same dimen-sions. It is not very heavy but should one have to walk a long distance to one’s favourite fishing spot, the weight of the Pro Box will very certainly be felt.

The Downside Verdict

The Ajiking Pro Box is not a new thing and has been around for some time. I on the other hand must admit that I never liked such boxes as they look bulky and not something cool like the nylon bags that I am used to. This has now changed. I have found a new favourite tackle box. Tough, convenient, practical, and with good amounts of storage space. I like it.

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Carrying On The Ultracast Heritage

The Ultracast Double Strike carries with it the Ultracast heritage of which are power, toughness and being a very capable rod at very reasonable prices. These are the very essence that brought it to fame amongst snake head an-glers.

Abu Garcia Ultracast rods have long been a favourite amongst snakehead and pond anglers. Abu Garcia has made some changes to the Ultracast rod series and have come out with the new Ultracast Double Strike.

Abu Garcia Ultracast Double Strike Introducin’ The Asian Angler

Note: Products in this section have not been tested by The Asian Angler magazine

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24 Tons Graphite

The Ultracast Double Strike comes with a 24 ton graph-ite blank of which suits the type of fishing it is meant to handle. The blank is both forgiving at the tip for a good cast and powerful enough at the button section to man-age the fish, especially when there is a need to pull it out of cover or weeds.

Red And black

The new Ultracast Double Strike comes in red and black colours of which are the core colours of Abu Garcia. They come also with black carbon fibre wrap at the branding section.

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Components

The Ultracast Double Strike comes with quality Fuji reel seats that will hold on to reels securely. The guides are standard K-guides (non Fuji). The EVA used on the Dou-ble Strike is good quality EVA that is slim all the way to the button where it enlarges slightly ending with a rubber black cap.

Balance

The Ultracast Double Strike rods are a bit tip heavy with-out a reel on but balances out well with a reel on, as the weight of the reel shifts the weight back towards the rear of the rod.

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Verdict

Good and capable rod that is friendly to the pocket. That is what Abu Garcia Ultracast rods have been to anglers all these years. The Double Strike is no exception.

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Versatile Lure

Minnows Inc Beito Original lures are the answer. These ultra fast sinking minnow lures are extremely versatile. They can be used in many ways for both saltwater ap-plications for fishes such as mackerels, tunas, trevallies, and sailfish; as well as freshwater application for fishes like the giant snakeheads, Mekong catfish, etc.

Lure fishing has been a sport that has grown large and is still growing. The demands for different types of lures continues to grow. One of these demands is for a lure that sinks fast and reaches a certain depth fast. This means that sinking lures need to sink to depths faster.

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Weight Transfer System

The weight transfer system also gives the Beito Original lures a live like swim action during the retrieve and su-perb stability attracting nearby predators to attack. Using a system called the “Full Connect System” (FCS) the Bei-to Original uses a wire through lure system. This means that should the a strong toothy predator take and break the lure, chances are you will still land it.

Superb Castability

The Beito Original cast really well as it is weighted and well balanced. This allows it to be cast tail first being more aerodynamic of which also means greater casting distance as friction against the air is reduced.

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Many Colours

The Beito Original comes in many colours giving you choices especially during days when the fish seems to be choosy. Another thing about colours is that the Beito Original also has lures with dual colour schemes in one lure. These “twin face” lures could be your next secret weapon.

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Skill Enhancers

Lure Fishing Basics: Part 1

Lure fishing. Some call it a transition from bottom fishing. Some call it going up the grades. Some call it moving from the amateurs to the advanced. To me it is just a different type of sport. Not an upgrade. Not growth. Just indulging in a different sort of fishing. So if you have been bottom fishing and want to try lure fish-ing, this series is for you.

Philemon Foo

Fishing Lures

There are many types of fishing lures. Some people confuse lures as only hard lures of which could be plas-tic or wood. In fact lures are anything artificial whether they are soft baits, metal spoons, metal jigs, or hard plastic or wooden lures.

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Why Do Lure Fishing?

Well, there are many reasons why an angler would de-cide to do lure fishing. But I believe a general reason is to up the ante and make fishing a little more challeng-ing. After all natural baits are really food that fishes eat. Plastics, metals, rubbers, and wood are not food that a fish would eat. Tricking a fish to take your artificial bait is thus more challenging that handing them real food.

What Is Involved?

When it comes to lure fishing, a whole new learning pro-cess begins. There are many things to learn. Amongst them are the various types of lures, what these lures do or how they swim, manipulating them, fishing them at different depths, the sort of tackle to use, and so much more. My advice for beginners to lure fishing... be pre-pared to learn and experience a whole new world of fishing.

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Types Of Lures

As stated earlier, there are many types of lures avail-able. All these lures have got their own distinct features and methods of use. Different fishing areas or envi-ronments will call for different types of lures. As such, lures come in so many forms and colours. You could very well fill up an entire shop with lures of various types and colours.

Hard Lures

Since we have covered soft baits (or soft plastics) and spoons (please refer to previous issues); we will focus on hard lures the likes of crankbaits and poppers be-ginning with this issue. The objective is to help you un-derstand hard lures better and that you will be able to use them effectively.

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Crankbaits

Crankbaits are artificial baits that are cast out and that retrieved back using various types of retrieval tech-niques depending on the action of the lure. They are called crankbaits perhaps because they are baits that you cast out and crank back. They are called other things in different places.

How Are They Made?

In days of old crank baits were made out of wood the likes of balsa wood of which is made famous by Rapala and selected timbers in Halco’s case of which is still used till this very day. They were carved and sanded to their intended designs, painted with various colours, and then covered with a clear coating.

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Plastic Moulded

Most lures these days are made of moulded plastics and polymers. These lures are then coloured with a mixture of colours and designs, some with intricate 3D designs to resemble the scales of an actual fish. The lure will then look like the real thing at the end of the painting process.

Balancing The Lures

Balance is very important. Weights are placed inside the lures to balance them according to the action that the lure is supposed to present at various times of use such as during the crank and the pause; both of which will have a certain specific action depending on the lure.

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Balancing is also important for the cast where the an-gle of the lure during the flight until it touches the wa-ter must be well controlled. For better aerodynamics of which will also mean better distances, the lure should glide through the sky with its narrowest point (rear) first. Some manufacturers use a weight transferring system to achieve this by using a free rolling ball bearing.

Making Noises

Noises in the water attracts fishes. To create noise beads are placed inside the lures. This causes a rat-tling sound somewhat like a baby’s rattler. As the lure swims and vibrates underwater these beads roll about knocking onto each other and onto the body of the lure creating a rattling sound.

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Pissing Off Predators

So much is put into the manufacturing of crankbaits with one objective in mind that is to piss of predators (fish) with flashes, colours, vibrations, movements, noises, etc. causing it to strike. All these factors work on the fishes instinct and that instinct in return creates what we anglers call a “reaction strike.”

More Next Issue

We will discuss further in the next issue touching on body designs. For now, should you visit tackle shops, do pay attention to some of the lures you see there. No-tice the different designs and colours that they come in. This will be of help when you read the next issue.

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All About Hooks: Part 1 Knowledge Wise Philemon Foo

Being an angler you would have realized that the humble hook is one of the most important accessory in one’s tackle box. Without hooks it will be impossible to “hook-up” a fish, go through a respectful battle, and claim victory.

How Much Do You Know About Hooks?

I dare say all of us know hooks but there are a cer-tain things about hooks that we don’t bother getting to know and thus do not know. Let us be honest, there are anglers who do not know all the parts of a hook. But knowing all is not important. What is important is that they are sharp and we catch fish with them right? Well, a little more knowledge will do no harm.

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The Anatomy Of A Hook

For a start let us familiarize ourselves with the parts of a hook, or the anatomy of a hook. It is good to know this as it not only makes you look smarter when you are in a conversation with other anglers who do not know hooks and try to explain to you that they prefer a hook with a wider gap but do not know how to. It also helps you make informed buying and usage decisions.

Eye

Shank

Bend

Barb

PointGap

Point

Every hook has a point without which you will not be able to penetrate the fishes mouth. Imagine using a hook without a point, how on earth would you ever hook up a fish? Event with a point, hooking up a fish is not guaranteed.

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Barb

The barb is a reversed point that points back into the hook. The barb has got two main uses. One of them is to prevent baits from slipping out of the hook. The other reason is to make it difficult for the fish to unhook itself.

The Eye

The eye is where you secure your fishing lines too. The eye is the ring that makes it easy for you to tie your lines too. Guess what... not all hooks have eyes. There is a reason why some hooks do not have eyes and it is not to make the lives of anglers difficult. We will go into it further into the topic.

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The Shank

After eye comes the shank, the area between the eye and the bend. It is worth noting that not all shanks are the same. Some hooks have long shanks while some have short shanks. They each play a role in hooking up the fish of which effectiveness of the hook-up some-times depends on the angle of the hook during the pen-etration.

The Bend

From the shank we come to the bend, the section of the hook that is bent creating a curve as it reaches towards the barb and then to the point. The bend is important too. Some bends are wider or longer, while some are shorter. They each serves a purpose.

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The Gap

The gap is the distance between the point and the shank. Notice that some hooks have got a wider gap and some hooks have narrow gaps. The width of the gap has a role to play too. Using the wrong one could mean a bad hook-up.

The Hook

All these parts come together to make the hook. Con-figuring them differently makes different hook types for different types of fishing. Knowing these individual parts can help you understand the type of hook you need for a certain type of fishing. Stay tuned for our next issue where we go deeper into the realm of hooks.

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Anglers’ ParadiseBy Philemon Foo

A Weekend In Kuala Selangor

As anglers, when we bring our family for a holiday somewhere, we tend to want to do some fishing as well. Kuala Selangor offers you this. You could take your family to historical sites and attractions, and do some fishing too.

Gateway To Saltwater Bottom Fishing

Most anglers especially those from Selangor (Malaysia) and surrounding areas would have come across this historical town called Kuala Selangor. It was one of the earliest places where I went fishing out at sea with my uncle and a few of his friends. It has been many years since I fished here and decided to pay this town a visit.

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Snappers, Groupers, & More

The waters off Kuala Selangor are known for red snap-pers, mangrove jacks, groupers, triple tails, various catfish species, as well as smaller fishes the likes of silver whiting & various species of croakers.

Not Just For Saltwater Anglers

Kuala Selangor is not just for saltwater anglers. The main river (Selangor River) that flows through it is a good fishing ground for the blue pincer prawn. Should you decide to fish in the river do keep in mind that salt-water crocodiles call the river home too.

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Historical Sites

Kuala Selangor is rich in history. Being the administra-tive centre of the Selangor Sultanate back in the late 18th century to the early 19th century, it was a place where battles were fought, and a palace.

Melawati Hill

You could visit Melawati Hill (Bukit Melawati) of which used to be a fort during the reign of Sultan Ibrahim and was taken by the Dutch in 1784 and renamed “Altings-burd Fort” after the then Dutch governor-general. Sul-tan Ibrahim later managed to regain control of the fort.

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Lighthouse & Museum

On top of Melawati Hill sits a lighthouse right at the en-trance of the Historical Museum of the Kuala Selangor District. The Museum houses relics of the past includ-ing stories of how Kuala Selangor came to be.

Poison Well

In the past, torture was of a very different form. The poison well is where torture took place. Traitors were placed in the well with the water level reaching up to their chin. Doesn’t sound like torture does it? Well, the water was laced with latex from a bamboo shoot that causes intense itching. How’s that for torture.

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The Royal Mausoleum

The Royal Mausoleum is the burial ground of the first three Sultans of Selangor. They are Sultan Salahuddin, Sultan Ibrahim, and Sultan Mahmud. On the grounds of the Royal Mausoleum sits a canon wrapped in yellow cloth. This canon is called Penggawa Canon or Chief Canon.

The Chief Canon

The Chief Canon was found at the edge of Buluh River some 12 kilometres to the south of Kuala Selangor on 23rd September 1966. It was then called Petoi Boga which means white princess. The Chief Canon is said to fire on its own when a calamity is about to befall the Selangor Royals. It is wrapped in yellow cloth to pre-vent it from firing on its own.

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Panoramic View

The summit of Melawati Hill is also the home of the sil-vered leaf monkeys and long tail macaques. Long tail macaques are especially notorious for viciously attack-ing other monkeys as well as humans. However, they seem to be calm and relaxed here coexisting happily with the silvered leaf monkeys and humans.

Monkey Sanctuary

These monkeys hang out on canon that are pointed at the river mouth below probably an entry point of invad-ers back in the old days of war. You can purchase food and feed these monkeys. They are also not camera shy.

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Other Things

The other relics that you can visit on Melawati Hill in-clude the Seven Wells of which is said to never run dry, the Execution Rock where enemies and traitors were beheaded, and the Museum of Traditional Games.

Eagle Feeding

Langkawi Island is well known for eagle feeding activ-ity of which is an “eco tourism” activity that has become a topic of controversies amongst animal rights groups and activity operators. Kuala Selangor too has its fair share of eagles that will gladly swoop down from the sky and feed on the meat offered by the operators. Other than eagles, other predators too come to the river mouth to feed creating a splendid show.

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Firefly Watching

Firefly watching was the most popular tourist attraction in Kuala Selangor. You could board a boat at night and go visit the fireflies that fly about the trees that line the banks of the Selangor River. These little beauties can only be seen in total darkness. Just a little light and they are gone.

Nearby Town Of Sekinchan

Some twenty minutes away lies the little town called Sekinchan. While Kedah (Northern State on the Malay-sian Peninsular) is the rice bowl of Malaysia, Sekinchan is the rice bowl of Selangor. There are numerous paddy fields in Sekinchan and you can visit them. You can also visit the paddy processing plants within the area.

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Fishermen’s Wharf

Apart from paddy fields, Sekinchan has a big fisher-men’s wharf where you can see fishing boats head out to sea in the morning and back again in the evening. This wharf is at the river mouth of Redang Beach (Pan-tai Redang).

Redang Beach

Not to be mistaken with the beautiful beaches of Re-dang Island where the waters are crystal clear and the sand is white and powdery; Redang Beach is popular but not for its waters and sandy beaches. This beach is popular with its activities such as kite flying, soap bub-ble blowing, loud music, etc. Many couples come here to have their wedding photos taken.

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What About Fishing?

You could fish along the Selangor River for blue pincer prawns, catfish, croakers, etc. You could hire a boat and head out to sea for some bottom fishing. Alterna-tively you could cast for snakehead around the irrigation systems that line the side of the paddy fields in Sekin-chan. Another popular fishing spot is the river mouth at Redang Beach where I saw a good numbers of catfish being caught over the span of an hour.

Where To Stay

There are many small hotels in Kuala Selangor. My recom-mendation is Apps Hotel of which is about a few minutes’ drive to the historical sites. It is also conveniently located near a Giant hypermarket should you need any essential items or just in the mood for snacks and titbits.

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Apps Hotel

Apps Hotel is a boutique hotel that is reasonably priced and is quite new. It has a hundred rooms of various configurations. The rooms are designed with a modest yet modern theme, have comfortable beds, air-condi-tioning, and more importantly, they are clean.

Food & Beverage

What I like most about Apps Hotel is its food. They have some of the best local cuisines available. The Nyonya styled barramundi is superb. The Coconut Prawn dish is the best I have ever tasted. I love the pandan chicken where one actually gets the rich aroma of pandan leaves. My favourite green dish here is the fried kangkung (wa-ter spinach). These are dishes not to be missed.

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Activities

The Apps Hotel offers eagle feeding tours, firefly watch-ing, and sea fishing right at its backdoor. They also have karaoke should you want to flex your voice box, extreme ATV (All Terrain Vehicle) rides, bicycle rentals, and team building (for corporate events). In fact, they are promoting “training tourism” where one can learn new things while on holiday.

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In Short

No idea where to go for your next holiday? Why not give Kuala Selangor a try. Savour the seafood of which the town is famous for. Go do some fishing while the family relaxes in the hotel or when you take them to the paddy fields of Sekinchan, or the the Redang Beach. Stay at the Apps Hotel and savour the deli0cious food from their menu.

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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

* Picture courtesy of Pure Fishing157

Junior Anglers

Softbaiting Snakeheads

I love fishing with soft plastics as they are incredibly effec-tive especially for snakeheads like the Megabass Spark-shad that caught this decent snakehead. It was a tough session for me as the day was very hot and the snake-heads were passive. I noticed this snakehead hitting bait-fish quickly and diving down into weeds again. A quick ac-curate cast with a fast topwater retrieve managed to fool it.

My younger brother scored this juvenile on the Zman Min-nowZ. The flakes on the MinnowZ seem to be good at triggering bites especially from aggressive juvenile snake-heads.

By Amirul Irfan

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This solid snakehead was barely hooked on the Zman MinnowZ. The barbless hooked popped out right after this photo was taken.

Here’s another aggressive snakehead on the Zman Min-nowZ. The baitfish profile is great for fooling snakeheads.

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Aggressive snakehead which hit the 4” Berkley Power-bait Ripple Shad beside weeds. I took advantage of the early morning aggression of snakeheads as they were feeding on baitfish. This snakehead chased the Ripple Shad and gave it a subtle bite. The sensitivity of the Su-recatch D-Legend helped to detect the bite allowing me to make a hook set at the right time.

A decent Striped Snakehead by my younger brother at a pressured urban spot. Many anglers were fishing with frogs, but they did not catch anything. Me and my younger brothers noticed a lot of baitfish, so we fished minnow style soft plastics.

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My youngest brother managed to catch his first snake-head right before we packed up. He caught it on the Berkley 2” Powergrub.

Healthy and solid snakehead caught on the Berkley Pow-erbait Double Hawg. I had no problem to reel in this fish before it could run into cover as I was using the Abu Garcia Tournament K along with the Abu Garcia Promax spooled with 20lb Berkley Whiplash.

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The Double Hawg works great for snakeheads of all siz-es. This decent snakehead hit the Double Hawg in open water which surprised me. I had no problem to cast the Berkley Powerbait Double Hawg weightless with 20lb Berkley Whiplash braid.

Aggressive heavy cover snakehead that could not resist the scent and action of the Double Hawg. I prefer fishing the Double Hawg fast like a buzzbait, but slowing down and fishing it like a frog can produce fish too. I have caught countless snakeheads on the Double Hawg.Why not give soft plastics a try? They are versatile and they work great.Have fun fishing during this school holidays and tightlines!

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By The Asian Angler Stuffs And Goodies

Mako Escape Polarized Sunglasses

The Escape is a fishing focused frame with a range of lenses in polycarbonate and glass. The frame sits com-fortably blocking light from all angles.

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Note: May not be available in some markets.


Bear Grylls Survival Tools

Whether you are fishing, camping, or out for an ad-venture in the jungle; survival tools can save your life in time of need. Bear Grylls bring you some of the best high quality tools you can call friend when you go deep into the jungle.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzCjyK5CPo4

http://www.gerbergear.com/Survival/Tools

Note: May not be available in some markets.

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Quickboats

The Quickboat is the ideal boat for your next escape. Forget the hassle of trailers or the cost of traditional boats, the Quickboat is perfect for all ages to use and enjoy. Get yours today!

Seven Easy Steps

Step 1. Unzip the bags and remove the partsStep 2. Unfold the hull and hold it open with the poleStep 3. Lock and swing the transom into placeStep 4. Click the seats into placeStep 5. Attach the nose cone and foredeckStep 6. Add the motor and fuel tankStep 7. Start the engine and start Quickboating!Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMD6t3YDIi0

Site: http://quickboats.com/

Note: May not be available in some markets

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Zeko Shoes

The Ultimate Performance Deck, Boating, and Fish-ing shoe that have a ventilated sole that drains both air and water. Zeko Shoes are water resistant and have a quick-drying microfiber wicking mesh upper. The velcro strap makes these shoes easy to put on and take off. The sturdy ventilated EVA sole keeps your feet cool and dry on the deck of your bass boat and allows even the most active person to enjoy all their activities from boating, sailing, jogging to relaxing on the beach. Best of all these shoes are feather light, making it the most comfortable shoe you will ever put on your feet. An All-Terrain Vehicle for your feet.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiJBPcDCO-c

Site: http://www.zekoshoes.com/

Note: May not be available in some markets

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By The Asian Angler Fun Things

The Most Unlucky AnglerBill Dance is probably the most unlucky angler this world has ever produced. However, his antics will have you laughing and should you hurt yourself rolling on the floor laughing, we will not be held responsible. Here is volume 1 of his videos. Have a good laugh and enjoy yourself.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iK_h-2kot6s

Videos courtesy of billdancefishing

>>>Video available on the next page<<<

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Penn Warhorse IIBrand: PENNProduct Name: WARHORSE II

Fully improvised version Warhorse II reel made with 3 stainless steel ball bearings, with a one way clutch sys-tem. Dual anodized aluminum spool with stainless steel main shaft, thick bail wire and comes with CNC aluminum handle with rubber knob.

For more information please visit Pure Fishing at:www.purefishingmalaysia.com

Featuring

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Abu Garcia Veracity ProBrand: Abu GarciaProduct Name: Veracity Pro – Next Generation

A strong, versatile and reliable rod to suit our local fishing condition. Tangle free stainless Fuji K-guides for smooth casting every time. Made from 30 ton graphite blank for a light-weight balanced design. Fuji reel seats in both casting and spinning vari-ance. High density EVA handles provides a comfort-able grip and more durable. Made in convenient 2 pieces mid-joint rod for easy packing and portability.

For more information please visit Pure Fishing at:www.purefishingmalaysia.com

Featuring

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VERPC 562 MA (15) Length 5’6” - Lure 1/6-1/2oz Medium Casting

Line 6-14lb - Braid 8-17lb

VERPC 602 MHA (15) Length 6’0” - Lure 1/4-3/4oz Medium Casting

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VERPC 662 MHA (15) Length 6’6” - Lure 1/4-1oz Medium Casting


VERPS 602 MHA (15) Length 6’0” - Lure 1/4-3/4oz Medium Spinning


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