Snakehead Fishing

Split-tail Fly for Sebarau – Hampala barb

A reader asked what ‘lure’ we use for fishing sebarau (Hampala macrolepidota in scientific lingo or Hampala Barb by IGFA) in Malaysia. The answer is we use many artificial lures, especially spoons. But one very successful and trilling way we catch them is by fly fishing and the go-to fly is the split-tail.

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Paul Arden of Sexyloops is back in Malaysia. The snakeheads had better watch-out! Before that though, he and some lucky ones are off to the Maldives. Read the screen-capture post from Sexyloops below. Paul will be testing the new Hot Torpedo rods, and introducing the new Thunderbolt fly lines in Malaysia. A year ago from

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Amirul Irfan, a reader of Sport Fishin’ Asia sent us this great shot of a haruan (striped snakehead) he caught using a Duo Realis Shad 59MR. Snakeheads often get hooked on the front set of hooks due to their ambush feeding behaviour. Although they do occasionally follow a lure and striking from behind, more often

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World-Record Northern Snakehead Caught in the U.S.

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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