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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Coincidently, this post coincides with the launch of the GoPro Hero4 which, looks very promising. Back to what this post is about – having the GoPro Hero video camera is great, when it works. Other than the bugs in the Hero3 (some highlighted in this post), the worse that happens is when you have something
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First of all, check out this photo sequence of a spectacular tail-walk I managed to get on film…errr…on camera. I think it captures the essence of what makes sailfish fishing so endearing – the speed and acrobatic displays by a beautiful fish. Do you agree? We have been quite busy and are halfway through the
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Most people (anglers and boat crew alike) often over-estimate the weight of sailfish they catch. This is partly due to the reason no one has ever put one on a weighing scale, at least not here in Kuala Rompin. It is not difficult to see why anyone will exaggerate the size of their catch (other
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This is the second time in two years that Saul is fishing with us at Kuala Rompin for sailfish. The year before, the sailfish gave him a good workout and he had a blast, you can read that post here. Saul even got a few takes on fly when he attempted them though none of
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