Sunday, 14 March 2010
A sabiki rig, or simply sabiki, is a set of small lures
Typically used to catch plankton eating fish. A sabiki is typically fished off boats, piers, jetties, or any structure over the water. Sabikis consist of any number (usually between 6 and 10) of small hooks each on a leader which is a few inches long. The individual leaders are then tied to a longer leader in series, about 6 inches apart; a weight is tied to the end of the leader
The individual hooks are decorated as lures, usually resembling small shrimp, or tied like flies similar to those ised in fly fishing. Often they have a simple piece of metalic or pearlescent film attached to them. On any individual rig all of the lures will be identical
The type or size sabiki used depends on water conditions, species of fish sought or simply the anglers preference
Appolo or sabiki rigs with their many small, sharp hooks are easily tangled and can be a nuisance to the angler. If they are not handled carefully the angler can be hooked. This can be avoided by using a sabiki rod
A sabiki rod is a hollow fishing rod with a funnel shaped tip. The line is fed from the reel through the hollow body of the rod and out of the funnel shaped tip
When the the sabiki rig is reeled in the hooks and leaders are drawn directly into the rod where they will not tangle or injure the angler
In Brunei Darussalam, we called it anjun
lets fish! game on... feel it!
credits: wikipedia/ flickr / numerous data
Friday, 12 March 2010
braid
introduced by kryston in 1988 the radical hooklink material took the fish angling market by storm. braid is a strong, supple, non-stretch material made from woven man-made fibers!
with incredible strength compared to their diameter, it was the suppleness of the material that first attracted fish anglers! this allows the hookbait to act very naturally underwater
however, braid doesn't sink as well as mono & is prone to tangling..
fluorocarbon
with a light refractivity index similar to water, fluorocarbon is almost invisible to sea creatures!
it offers excellent anti-ejection properties & is very fast sinking. its only disadvantage is that it doesn't knot as well as mono, braid or coated braid..
it is available in stiff & limp versions for a variety of different rig presentations
coated braid
this sees a soft braided line covered in athin plastic coating. this stiffens the braid & makes it far less likely to tangle on the cast..
part of the coating can be removed near the hook to allow the hookbait to have greater movement on the soft braid core
the better known coated braids include kryston's snake-bite, nash's missing link, fox cortex, pallatrax steam link & koda's hybird
credits: the best of UKCarp/ flickr/ numerous info
Monday, 8 March 2010
sof alamrox & zul pudak were excited to witness luxury cruise vacation from regent seven seas cruises entering brunei darussalam's bay
sof alamrox, zul puak, hafiCF, zuk alamrox & abgCF were at muara drop off (nearly 400 ft), unfortunately aint single sea creatures 're hooked. with a sudden wwaaakkkk..ouukkkk somebody was hit by sea sickness (ada orang muntah bahh hehehe). hence, we went to muara putus & someone got heat stroked (fanninggg ia.. ampai ampai hahaha). what a day!
inorder to avoid any sickness, we simply off to pudak & sof alamrox was happy with his 1st catch (jangan muntah lagi hahaha & bapanya zuk alamrox lah yang ampai ampai.. paning yaa banggg)
lane snapper, his 2nd catch!
lane snapper (lutjanus synagris) - little snapper is identified by its pink & yellow stripes, the black edge of its tail fin & the large spot on each side between the dosal fin & the lateral line
although it usually weighs less than 1 lb (454 g), it's popular with anglers because it can be caught from piers & the shore.. good to eat!
for reference only, the size comparison & family hierarchy of snappers i.e. lane snappers (max less 454 g) then become gray snapper (max 10 lb, 4.54 kg), mutton snapper (max 5 - 10 lb, 2.27 - 4.54 kg), river roman (8 lb 13 oz, 4 kg), red snapper (35 lb, 16 kg) and cubera snapper (weight over 126 lb, 57 kg with a length 5ft)
credits: flickr/ the new encyclopedia of fishing/ numerous data
Thursday, 4 March 2010
anglers have a huge choice of hooklink lines, here's what they do..
monofilament
mono is not very popular as a hooklength these days, although it should not be overlooked!
it has high knot strength!
low visibility..
it also relaitively cheap & good abrasion resistance..
special braids
shockleaders are lengths of heavy line attached to the end of the main reel line & generally made from braid, although there are also mono versions. they take the sting out of powerful casts & make the casting of heavy leads or spods safe
they can also be used as hooklengths where there are hazards like sharp swan mussed shells that would make short work of lighter lines
nash triggalink is woven with pva which contracts & become elastic when wet, making it hard for fish to eject
credits: the best of UKCarp/ flickr/ numerous info
Monday, 1 March 2010
uncle os (oujan senior)
spoon (hook for trolling).. specially brought from
the kingdom of bahrain
hafiCF, oj, haz alamrox, uncle os & abgCF off to serasa, ujung muara & ujung pelumpong
haz alamrox - how's the actual sea life scenario in bahrain, uncle?
uncle os - the government breed various kind of fish, once they are about half kg or more, those fish will be freed to the sea. thousands of fish at bahrain's bay for anglers & fishermen
hafiCF - hehehe at the moment dont be surpised aint many fish in muara zone, may be it's time for the authority do beef up something
abgCF - lets pray & hope for the best, insallah
game on.. lets fish!
father & son.. in good spirit when come to fishing!
barracuda!
serasa zone
anduping
grouper 2kg
barracuda 2.3 kg
mj! 2.1 kg.. mangrove jack.. feel it! 
oj & uncle os...nice gulf air cap uncle hehehe
