Bryce of Okuma New Zealand and Emily: Splashing Time in Rompin

Sunrise at the Rompin river jetty

Bryce and Emily are here on their first visit to Malaysia, brought about by the sailfish of Kuala Rompin.

Before getting to Rompin, they took a trip to the islands of Langkawi and Penang for a holiday.

The sailfish are biting not too far from shore currently and this couple from New Zealand will not have too much trouble getting some fish.

Bryce is from Okuma New Zealand and he brings with him an array of brand new products such as rods and reels to be tested on the fastest fish in the seas. The sailfish obliged and many battles were had with some victory going to Bryce and sometimes the fish wins!

Too bad Bryce were not successful in getting any sailfish on lures, managing to get quite a few follows and some hits but no solid hookup.

Catching sailfish using poppers and stickbaits are challenging but very rewarding for sure. One needs to keep at it tirelessly to see success. The next challenge up the scale is to catch a sailfish on the fly, which Bryce has set his interest in.

Check out what Bryce says about his experience and follow his adventures in his page Fishing Adventures NZ

Screen shot from Bryce’s Facebook Page Fishing Adventures NZ

Bryce rigging his terminal tackle for the day’s fishing
Loving this t-shirt of ours, if I may say so.
Didn’t take long for the bites to start, including this beautiful fish by Emily.
I’ve started taking pictures with the DSLR again to capture action scenes with different perspective after putting it down for nearly 10 months.
The sailfish is undoubtedly one of the most visually exciting bluewater fish to catch

Schools of sailfish can be regularly seen working the bait balls

Bryce’s sailfish heads speeds to the front
Bryce with rod and Emily with camera in hand gives chase from the bow
Bryce wins the battle with a nice fish
Another sailfish giving Bryce a good workout
A sailfish breaches the water
Emily battles the next sailfish

Bryce takes a swim with the GoPro to get some shots
Emily with another nice fish
Bryce is very excited to having successfully tested all his prototype and yet-to-launch Okuma rods and reels on plenty of sailfish

A heavy storm did not stop Bryce from battling with more sailfish!
From billfish to hornbill – Bryce taking some shots of a pair of hornbill birds in the trees
Malaysia’s favourite breakfast, nasi lemak and roti canai. Make sure you try them when visiting!
With Bryce and Emily trying out the local delicacies for breakfast under the morning glow of the sun

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