Meet my new ‘study’ subjects, the cichla temensis peacock bass aka speckled peacock bass. I’ve caught many peacock bass in the wild but has never kept them for observation. This will be interesting and they are such beautiful fish. The cichla temensis is the largest of the peacock bass species with a growth potential of […]
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How do I describe the 2014 season so far… erratic is perhaps the word. One notable difference this season are the huge numbers of smaller sized sailfish landed in the month of October. The big ones are about although they do tend to stick together with similar sized ones. If you start catching small sailfish,
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Penn has been churning out a lot of great products at very competitive prices. Including this new jigging rod – the Penn Prevail Jigger. Sure, many of these products are made in China. How else would the products be that competitive priced? Some may find that fact much to cheer about but if the products are good,
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Leeches are nasty. I hate these suckers and they’ve left quite a few marks on my legs. And the itch they cause, I don’t know which is worse between leeches and sand flies. Imagine a 50cm (20 inch) long leech, eating an equally impressive 70cm (27 inch) long earthworm. The local tribes of Mount Kinabalu,
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Thought I’d interrupt all the sailfish fishing posts with some freshwater action here – fly fishing for the golden and blue mahseer in Thailand. Dare I say this is the trout fishing equivalent of Asia? Let’s look at the similarities: Pristine rivers with clear cool waters Beautiful (mostly) undisturbed environment Big strong fish that readily
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