Main photo above: Banner designed and copy written by Juan Wei of Sport Fishin’ Asia Some of Kuala Rompin’s top skippers posing for photo next to the giant banner during the 2012 Royal Pahang International Billfish Challenge. Guest and participants duly signed their names on the banner as a show of support. Hopefully the state […]
If you are still thinking about experiencing the crazy sailfish fishing at Rompin, hurry up! The booking calendar is being filled up quickly, especially towards the peak season of late August, September, October and early November. Limited dates are available. All weekends are already booked out. Booking early may also get you good dates and
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Just got back from doing some experimental deep-water fly fishing at the Jarak Island and Sembilan Islands waters. Lost one whole fly line in the process to a good fish. Bummer! But more on that later. Fishing action is beginning to heat-up over here. The monsoon has come to an end at the east coast
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Watching videos like this always gets me excited. Not only are the action amazing to watch, it is also the effort that went into getting these footages. If you have ever attempted to make your own videos you will understand that better. This video spotted via Sport Fishing Magazine features Marc Montocchio’s work and it
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Main photo: Pete and Greg having a taste of local breakfast. There are seasoned fishermen and then there are hardcore seasoned fishermen like Greg and Pete, both from Australia. The two of them literally flew in, caught fish and flew out. No in-between activity nonsense! So I went to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport to
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Local names: Haruan tasik, toman laut. Other common names include black kingfish, black salmon, ling, lemonfish, crabeater, prodigal son, black bonito. Can grow to more than 60kg (130 pounds) and up to 2 meters (6 feet) in length. We get quite a few of them in Malaysia waters and they are a great fish to
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