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A friend recently asked if I managed to hook anyone during my first fly casting session. Well, I did actually. Me! I got hooked literally on fly fishing. Not physically. Though that might happened with my wayward false-casts. See, I’m already beginning to speak the fly fisho’s language! Many thanks to Nick from Tacklebox Adventures […]
Humble Beginning, First Batch of Flies. Read More »
The Angling & Outdoor Recreational Fair 2010 (What a mouthful. I will just call it the KL Tackle Show 2010) is a 3-day event held from Nov 5-7. Back after a 3-years lapse, the local fishing community is full of anticipation and hungry for a good show. That may be the reason visitors we talked
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The river monsters have landed in Asia. Like a tit-for-tat of certain species of Snakehead invading US waters we too may soon see monstrous Alligator Gars in asian waters. Guess it is a universal problem. While strolling in a friendly neighborhood aquarium shop I spotted a bunch of juvenile Alligator Gars (A. Spatula) conspicuously lying
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The Olympus pictured here with a floating strap. Note the black paint that has come off from the front fascia revealing the chrome finishing. The Olympus Tough µ 1030 SW camera was acquired exactly 2 years ago in October 2008. I have to add that unlike today, there were not many choices for such cameras
Olympus’ Tough Camera Put Through the Real World Test Read More »
The last visit to the ex-mining town of Batang Berjuntai was last February, thats 8 months ago, for me. There are endless lakes, ponds and rivers to fish at here but they are also heavily fished. As they’ve been for decades. That’s OK really except for the fact that most fish, Haruan or Toman, big
Snakehead Fishing with the Wellingtons Read More »
[Updated and edited from a post published on Nov 6, 2008] The invention of the lip grip has made life easier for some anglers. We can now “grab” the fish, photograph it and release our catch all without even touching it. Gone are the days of slimy hands and bitten-off limbs. These gadgets are great
Lip Grips. Grip ‘n Grin? Or Jaws of Death? Read More »
