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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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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