Over here at Kuala Rompin, the most popular method to catch sailfish is live bait. In the peak season numbers between 20 to 30 fish per boat is not unusual. The most popular bait species are the slimy mackerel (ikan kembung), yellow tail scads (ikan selar), sardine (ikan tamban) and squid (sotong).
The backdrop you fish against in Mongolia can be absolutely breathtaking. In autumn everything turns yellow, brownish amber and the blue skies complements the clear river waters.
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A great video created by Saul who enjoyed his Rompin fishing tremendously recently. Great effort and video, man. Hope to fish with you again sometime soon. That first sailfish on fly (so, close!) is just waiting to happen!
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A pick-up and lay-down distance casting competition was held during the International Fly Fishing Festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Competitors have three chances to pick-up the line and make a single cast. The first cast starting with one rod length of overhang line. In this video we see Yusaku Tsutsui, owner of Drag Free Fly
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Source: RUSTY DENNEN / THE FREE LANCE–STAR I guess it is bound to happen sooner or later – world record snakehead catches coming from the west instead of their native eastern countries. And one possible reason for that is because the Americans have not started eating them yet! Many snakehead species are a delicacy in
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Sailfish fishing in general gets the heart pumping. Sailfish fishing on lure or popper raises the thrill up a notch. Fly fishing for sailfish, now that is excitement beyond words! In the video above, I manage to film sailfish going after the teaser and fly. If you look carefully at one scene you can clearly
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